User blog comment:LostInRiverview/Happy anniversary!/@comment-23540344-20150206054321

Picture it- Sunset Valley, 4 years ago.

I was 11 at the time, and The Sims 3 was the only game I played. After countless hours of playing the game as soon as I got home from school, I had finally gotten the girl of my dreams- in The Sims, of course. Bella Bachelor. It was wedding day, and we had just driven down to the beach to tie the knot. My whole family was there- along with hers, too.

And... when we got married in front of the sunset the valley was named after, I couldn't stop smiling. I would have played about 50 hours of the game up until that point, and even though I have played hundreds since then, it will always be my favourite moment, because it opened a door.

A door to our new house. A door to the nursery. A door to the office. A door to the inside of our new supercar. A door to a new life, a fresh beginning. And that says a lot in itself, I think. My sim and Bella lived a very long and happy life, our kids ended up topping the career ladder, and one even had a child of his own. We were able to not only move once, but twice. We died in our dream home, by a waterfall. I continued to play right up until my hard drive crashed. Who knows, I might even be able to scavenge the save file someday, but for now, all I have is the memories.

But that one will always be the best.