The Beautiful Illusion of Cozy Games

The first 500 people to use my link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare! Link here: Is the world of The Sims a utopia? Is Animal Crossing perfect? Are cozy games lying to us? Let’s find out. Sources (in order of appearance): ------ “Realism is Bad, Actually“ ( ------ @TheSims “The Sims 4 For Rent Expansion Pack: Official Reveal Trailer“ ( ------ “Game Master“ by John Seabrook in The New Yorker () ------ “Simplification: The Sims and Utopianism“ by Ann McGuire in Papers: Explorations into Children’s Literature () ------ @lilsimsie ’s channel: @lilsimsie ----------- “i built an ENTIRE STREET of shops in the sims“ ( ----------- “i’m only allowed to make money by STEALING in the sims“ ( ------ @BramdeGrootYT “The Ethics of Zoo Tycoon | a video essay“ ( ------ @PresCities “How Cities: Skylines Makes You Plan Bad Cities“ ( ------ @ThoughtSlime “Fake Economies in Minecraft“ ( ------ @BramdeGrootYT “The Sims (2000) as Anti-Capitalist Critique | a video essay“ ( ------ Zoe Bee’s Sims Playlist: All in-game footage captured by me! Music (in order of appearance): ------ Title Screen - Animal Crossing New Horizons ------ Buy Mode 1 - The Sims Soundtrack ------ Summer (Nature’s Crescendo) - Stardew Valley OST ------ Minecraft - Minecraft ------ Rito Village (Night) - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ------ Buy Mode 1 - The Sims Soundtrack ------ Treasured Memories - Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack * To Support Me: * ---Become a channel Member! ➤ ---Join the Patreon! ➤ ---Make a one-time donation! ➤ ---Join the Discord! ➤ ---Check out my second channel! ➤ @zoecee ---Watch my Warrior Cats Podcast! ➤ ---Watch my D&D game! ➤ @thejaycorn ---Watch my Blades in the Dark game! ➤