'It's pretty easy to get competent definitely without being overwhelming,' he says. Since Animal Crossing and The Sims are relatively easy, you can master them in a short amount of time, without a lot of video game experience, Ferguson says.
On the other hand, something like battle game Call of Duty can be somewhat relaxing, but can also be frustrating or overly complex - especially if you lose a mission. The game featured the same basic concept as the offline version - create a Sim, build a house and learn skills. 'Rather than, you know, worrying too much about how bad are things going to get.' The Sims Online brought Maxis popular The Sims series into an MMO virtual world space.
'Games like The Sims or Animal Crossing help remind us that we'll get this back, and return to normal life,' he says. But it also gives us something to look forward to. To some people, The Sims might seem a little boring, because all you do is work around the house and earn money at a job, Griebel says. 'The idea is to you know have a sort of fanciful version of life and the world,' Ferguson says. The 'problems' that your Sims characters or Animal Crossing villagers face are probably less stressful than the ones happening in your real life, and that's a good thing.
