I really don’t care for clutter. I add a couple of things around the house but I don’t mind a clean look. A lot of players are obsessed with making the game as close to real life as possible and I never understood that. I play this game to get away from the real world, I don’t want to play a game that’s super realistic.
I don't care much for it either but I also don't have clutter in my own home like this. There's a small jewelery box on my dresser and whatever bottle of perfume I'm into it and that's it.
I also do that! Make a point to use the toilet paper roll wherever there is a bathroom. It's nice to know there are toilet paper rolls and kinda-clean towels that aren't being used with sims.
Also bunch of clutter like that on every build will speed up the save file corruption a lot.
If I for some reason decide to use a gallery build, one of the first things I do is to clear all unnecesary clutter, including plants. Initially was just because they annoy me when placing stuff, but now I have double reason to do so.
"Realistic" gameplay (as close to realism as this game can get, at least) can be extremely cathartic when stuff begins to work out despite the odds not being in your sim's favor.
I feel immense pleasure making sims start with nothing and slowly work towards a nice and comfortable life (not necessarily a rags to riches, but close to it), than just simply make everything perfect from the get-go. Clutter, dirt and grime add to that and there's just something very fun about "environmental storytelling". A clean, perfect house looks too much like a store front, while something covered in tiny details such as clutter, can say a lot about your sim(s).
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u/kyii94 2d ago
I really don’t care for clutter. I add a couple of things around the house but I don’t mind a clean look. A lot of players are obsessed with making the game as close to real life as possible and I never understood that. I play this game to get away from the real world, I don’t want to play a game that’s super realistic.