Stories about the sims game code#
Stories about the sims game simulator#

Stories about the sims game code#

The game packвЂ™s new planning menu includes a feature that allows players to assign a dress code for their wedding guests. It is when the event begins that the problems start. Planning the wedding events is alright вЂ“ the new planning menu allows for far more customization, which was excellent. The Sims 4 base game weddings lack a lot of depth, so this new level of gameplay would be fantastic вЂ“ if it worked. It allows the player to host pre-wedding events like bachelor parties and rehearsal dinners, create wedding parties with Sims of Honor and officiants, and overall, host more enjoyable and cohesive weddings than the base game allows. вЂњMy Wedding StoriesвЂќ is supposed to create a fuller wedding experience for players. Thankfully, the Sims team heard the outcry and reversed their decision, releasing вЂњMy Wedding StoriesвЂќ globally last Wednesday.ДЄs soon as it was released, players who purchased the pack took to social media to air their frustration at the completely broken and unstable game pack. вЂњWho cares about Russia, right, it is a small and poor market.вЂќ вЂњFrom our perspective the whole move is about looking good in the eyes of the western simmers,вЂќ they wrote. Russian Sims 4 player SimplyHao on Twitter wrote in a statement that they felt the Sims team was prioritizing a fictional story made for marketing purposes over real, vulnerable people living under oppressive regimes. Being blocked from playing a game you love for the same reason only compounded that pain, and players felt as though Electronic Arts, the publisher of the Sims 4, did not consider them at all in their decision. It is difficult enough to be treated like a criminal by your own government because of who you love. LGBTQ+ players in Russia were especially hurt. While it was admirable for the Sims team to stand by their values and oppose homophobia, the decision to restrict Russian players from the pack was met with contention.

Stories about the sims game simulator#

The primary advert for the popular life simulator game featured a same-sex Sim couple, leading the Sims team to initially ban the game pack in Russia, where the LGBTQ+ community faces criminalization. Since its announcement, the latest game pack for The Sims 4, вЂњMy Wedding Stories,вЂќ has been marred by controversy.

KESTRA ENGSTROM, Evergreen Opinion Editor