Sims 2 Castaway, A Sims picture let's play Options

[Renee]

Okay, yeah, I know this is weird.

Sims 2 Castaway, a game which features a bunch of Sims who have quite a story to tell. Not the usual 'doll house' sort of theme most gamers are familiar with. Instead, this is a game with some rather surprising features and unusual roleplay. I first played S2C long ago in 2007, and it was one of my daughter's first videogames as well, at the age of 4.

Honestly, I have no idea how this will go. But I need to get my mind off some wicked serious things going on. We all do, right? So let's enjoy this weird Renee gaming phase while it lasts, at least.



For this thread, I am going to post fuller-sized pictures instead of links. Mostly because this is a Playstation 2 (lower resolution) game. I wouldn't want to burden anybody with clicking on a bunch of links only to bring up shoddier graphics. There is a PC version of Sims 2 Castaway, but ironically its story isn't as compelling.

Meet the star of the show, whose name is Jenna Rossity.



Jenna is a teacher from Los Angeles. She is very giving and caring, with a knack for dealing with tough situations, as any teacher is wont to possess at times. Some time in the early 2000s, Jenna went on a cruise to celebrate the anniversary of one of her friends. Two of their girlfriends also came along for the ride, which was piloted by a dude, all of who can be seen below.



From left to right we can see Captain Crank, the sole male of the group, and (of course) the boat's captain. Clara Fye (nerdy scientist) is pictured in the striped Polo shirt. She's got red hair. At the boat's steering wheel is Jenna Rossity, and next to her, wearing a black tube top, is their slacker friend Mona Lott (musician / artist). Finally we have Anna Verssary (businesswoman). Everybody's on this boat ride because of Anna, who is having her anniversary, I guess.



As we can see, plenty of partying commenced upon this boat. As the boat drifted farther away from the city, and eventually past the island of Catalina, Jenna herself is shown tipping a wine cooler in the picture above.



Their revelry continued as skies grew dark... even Captain Crank was too blitzed to notice.




As we can see, something is wrong in the picture above. What could it be? What could it be??




Oh no!!!

The next couple hours were a blur to Jenna. As their boat got knocked over by a gigantic wave (I guess) poor Miss Rossity was forced to grab hold of a chunk of the boat's wooden planking, and hope for the best. She dog-paddled in fear, sadly getting separated from the rest of her group, hoping she was not about to become shark food, wondering if she'd make it back to civilization alive.

When the ship capsized, the captain was sloshed drunk. Everybody was. So no distress calls were made. No planes were flying overhead at the time, and no other boats or ships were nearby to witness the accident.




The next morning Jenna found herself here, beached apparently upon an island. Unfortunately this island did not seem to be Catalina, as she could see no human structures or establishments nearby.

She awoke and coughed and shook herself off.




Oh no! What will become of Jenna Rossity???

[Renee]

Day 3 after the shipwreck begins, and Jenna Rossity awakes in a panic, well before sunrise.




Today is Sunday, she realizes. October 28, 2007. Why... grandma's birthday is today! And everyone in her family will be at the party, but her. Her father, her mother, her sister, her brother, along with all sorts of relatives and friends of relatives, at least fifty people were expected! The food would be catered, a polka band had been hired ... this party was going to be grand. It had been planned since June. Oh... no!

How long would it take people to realize she is not present? Does anybody by now even notice she is missing?

Jenna begins to backtrack, going through all the little things which had been going on in her life.

... The student she'd hired to take care of her cat and goldfish ... Her date with Phil Mypockitz was supposed to be last night ... She had left her Mazda sports car parked at a marina in Long Beach! ... ... All these thoughts crashing through her head at once. Jenna finds herself apprehensive and panicking, big time!




Who exactly had she told about that stupid boat trip? Anybody? Well, yes, of course. She had sent that email to Beth, one of her fellow teachers, right? ...And she had called a couple friends, mentioning to them in casual conversation that she'd be going on 'that boat ride' with Anna Verssary and a few others. At least a dozen had been invited by Anna, yet only four of them showed. Four of her girlfriends, plus the captain. All the others who hadn't gone? Well, they'd still be living their normal lives, unaware of how lucky they are.

She had also lied to her boyfriend Phil! There's no way he would understand what craziness their stupid day trip was supposed to be about. No way at all. So she had lied to him. Told him she had an extra caseload of papers to grade. Because otherwise, he would could get all jealous about their trip, surely. "Aren't I feeling stupid now?" Jenna asks herself as waves crash nearby endlessly.

Overall answer: she hadn't really told anybody within her closer circles where she'd be going on Friday. They'd eventually realize she was missing, but news would travel slow. Therefore, her grandma's delightful lawn party up in Palos Verdes would eventually become a nightmare.




A couple hours later, the sun rises. Another day full of perfect weather, and not much to do. Jenna is hungry, but she's sick of coconuts by now. Time to see if there's anything else to eat on this island. She decides she'll finally explore its jungle.




An unknown amount of time passes, it's hard to be sure how long, as Jenna scrambles through underbrush. Dodging vines, getting her feet stuck in deadfalls. By the time she emerges into a clearing, her clothes are dirty and torn!



These were the clothes which she'd so carefully picked out at J.C. Penney a week ago, in anticipation of Anna's stupid party. Her new mostly-cotton, plain-weave, ivory-colored blouse (Liz Claiborne, $39.00) damaged and shredding, as though it'd been worn an entire year without care. Her slate-colored, mid-length skirt (Izod Lacoste, $49.95, 50% rayon / 50% polyester, with elastic waistband!) which she'd been previously swishing around to music a couple days ago as they all got drunk from wine coolers, dancing to Cardigans and Bananarama. Look at it now. If Jenna walked into class tomorrow looking like this, they'd all assume she'd become homeless!




But the good news is, at least there are other things to eat. Bananas and berries and starfruits and cucumbers, as well as stuff she doesn't know about.



Hmm, what's this? Jenna finds this strange plant for instance, and decides she'll experiment. To her, it looks like one of those exotic herbs they sell back at Whole Foods.




Yuck, shouldn't have eaten that, oh no!




Well at least she knows what that plant is, now. Somehow.



Jenna is also surprised to learn that the island does have a few inhabitants. As they scramble and dash around for attention, they remind her of shorter, hairier versions of her students.

In the end, her trip into the jungle was a success, she thinks. Time to head back to the beach ...




... for another night of rest by the fire.



This post has been edited by Renee: Jan 4 2021, 04:19 PM