Something that needs to be clarified is that not all TS3 worlds are set 20-25 years before The Sims 1. Some store worlds, such as Midnight Hollow, are set at the same time as The Sims 1; other worlds are set 10-15 years after The Sims 1 (Sunlit Tides), and some of them are set many years (Roaring Heights), or centuries before the main games (Dragon Valley), or in the future (Lunar Lakes). In fact, the real Bella Goth is buried in Lunar Lakes. This was confirmed by the developers. She never found a way to get back home after being abducted.
Roaring Heights and Dragon Valley aren't placed centuries before TS1... Each store world has a few premade sims from Sims2's main three neighborhoods. And Dragon Valley is therefore placed in the same point in time as Sunlit Tides, while Roaring Heights and Monte Vista share their point in time with Sunset Valley and Riverview...
I definitely don't mind the idea of an alternate timeline, but they really should have played into the "alternate" part if they really wanted to commit to it. Put some interesting differences into the stories so it really does feel different, yet familiar. Even something as simple as "Alexander was born first and Mortimer disappeared instead" could have made some impact in changing things up.
I remembering hearing a theory once that 4 is on an alternate timeline because Alexander's name appears in 3 as the author of Where's Belle? The theory went that there was no one else in the Goth family with the name, so it was implying Alexander as an adult travelled back in time and stopped his mother's disappearance, leading to her being safe and well in 4. I like the theory in that it adds lore reasons for the timeline diverging, though I'm doubtful that it's actually canon.
i think the lore, of lack of there of, shows how much passion and care was put into the game. i always say, the devil is in the details. in the sims 2 you could tell they put the hearts into it, they cared about the game mechanics and how it would feel when the players used them. now with all the bugs, all bland and disconnected expansion packs, you can tell they were just throwing stuff together, without caring about how it merged into the game or how it affected the immersion and overall feel of the gameplay. the lore and the story telling to me reflects how the company views the game. either as a passion project, or a money grab. i have to say, imo, nothing will match the passion and love that was put into the sims 2. you can tell the developers had fun and where exited about it. the sims 4 feels like a bunch of underpaid overworked people trying to please the CEOs (and i dont blame them)
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Something that needs to be clarified is that not all TS3 worlds are set 20-25 years before The Sims 1. Some store worlds, such as Midnight Hollow, are set at the same time as The Sims 1; other worlds are set 10-15 years after The Sims 1 (Sunlit Tides), and some of them are set many years (Roaring Heights), or centuries before the main games (Dragon Valley), or in the future (Lunar Lakes). In fact, the real Bella Goth is buried in Lunar Lakes. This was confirmed by the developers. She never found a way to get back home after being abducted.
Roaring Heights and Dragon Valley aren't placed centuries before TS1...
Each store world has a few premade sims from Sims2's main three neighborhoods. And Dragon Valley is therefore placed in the same point in time as Sunlit Tides, while Roaring Heights and Monte Vista share their point in time with Sunset Valley and Riverview...
The sims went from a passion product to a cooperate shell of its prior self EA will greedily milk to death
I definitely don't mind the idea of an alternate timeline, but they really should have played into the "alternate" part if they really wanted to commit to it. Put some interesting differences into the stories so it really does feel different, yet familiar. Even something as simple as "Alexander was born first and Mortimer disappeared instead" could have made some impact in changing things up.
I remembering hearing a theory once that 4 is on an alternate timeline because Alexander's name appears in 3 as the author of Where's Belle? The theory went that there was no one else in the Goth family with the name, so it was implying Alexander as an adult travelled back in time and stopped his mother's disappearance, leading to her being safe and well in 4. I like the theory in that it adds lore reasons for the timeline diverging, though I'm doubtful that it's actually canon.
i think the lore, of lack of there of, shows how much passion and care was put into the game. i always say, the devil is in the details.
in the sims 2 you could tell they put the hearts into it, they cared about the game mechanics and how it would feel when the players used them. now with all the bugs, all bland and disconnected expansion packs, you can tell they were just throwing stuff together, without caring about how it merged into the game or how it affected the immersion and overall feel of the gameplay.
the lore and the story telling to me reflects how the company views the game. either as a passion project, or a money grab. i have to say, imo, nothing will match the passion and love that was put into the sims 2. you can tell the developers had fun and where exited about it. the sims 4 feels like a bunch of underpaid overworked people trying to please the CEOs (and i dont blame them)
Love this video! 🤍🤍🤗
Please do some let’s play