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Free Realms

Anybody here used to play it? After it was shutdown on March 30, 2014, I didn't have anywhere to go. Free Realms was the game where I made friends, talked normally, and lived my life. You see, I have mild autism, and back in my elementary/middle school days, it really affected me. I just didn't know how to talk to people. I couldn't. As I went through high school, that all went away and now I feel pretty normal, except for a few things I am still affected by.

I loved Free Realms. Without it, I honestly don't really know where I would be. I may have committed suicide for having no real friends at school. I could've ran away. I have no idea, but that game was a life saver. I played it since 2010 and took a break in early 2014. I had no idea it was going to shutdown so I didn't log back on during the months of its shutting down announcement.

I loved the community. I actually had great friends there. Like, really great friends. We went around the world together, explored off-limit areas (bugged places), and partied almost daily. You see, in Free Realms, there are party items that could be bought from the marketplace. Boomboxes, which made players around dance to a certain soundtrack, were my favorite. Then you had firework stands, snowball machines, and other cool party stuff. There were so many boomboxes with their own dances and soundtracks. My goal was to have all of them. You could literally walk anywhere and place these items anywhere, starting a party anywhere you want.

I also loved housing. You could let your imagination run absolutely wild. You could build anything. You had houses, which were lots with houses in them. Then you had lots, with small to huge empty lots allowing for anything to be built. Here is a video of a player's Wugachug Lot. She aimed to build the Milan Cathedral.

People criticized the game, mainly due to the cartoonish artstyle.

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Re: Free Realms

I know that pain of a favorite game getting shut down, anyone played vector city racers? It was shut down in 2011 and I gave it a break too before it got shut down so I didn't even know they are taking it down

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