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Do you think The Sims will ever implement more unfortunate/disappointing aspects of real life into the game? (leminal.space)
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In The Sims you never really have to worry about taking a step back in life like downsizing to a smaller apartment or moving back in with your parents. I was wondering if you think EA will ever try to break away from this?

Things like a lack of career advancement, job uncertainty, and pay not scaling with rent hikes could be a neat twist. I feel like a lot of people use The Sims for a bit of escapism and things have gotten significantly more cartoony with The Sims 4 so I don't really see it happening.

I could see them adding mental disorders or homelessness but I feel like they'd whitewash a lot of it. In the case of homelessness for example I could see them depicting it like camping or off the grid living.

Maybe one of the Sims rivals that's being developed will tackle this? Who knows?

Some of this may have been implement to various degrees. I still mostly play The Sims 3. I've tried getting into 4 over the years but it's never stuck for me and it's been a while since my last attempt.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

None of that makes seeing misery and suffering and wanting to play at it make sense to me, or makes your suggestion sound any more like a good idea in the way it seems to do for you (and by the looks of the other comments, only you).

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

I am not talking about some kind of misery porn. I am talking about dealing with hardships and coping with them. I feel like it's what makes games like Life is Strange and To the Moon so powerful. What is there really to overcome in the Sims?

I am not surprised the 5 other comments don't seem too keen on the idea. They refer to the series as a form of escapism and it would be a departure from it's current course. That said you can find a sizeable amount of people online who want this kind of change. Maybe it just stems from the Sims being a unique kind of life simulator that doesn't really have much in the way of direct competition yet.

Here's an example from Reddit but there's a lot of custom content around there for it