Title: Ghosts in The Sims Series, a Primer
Fandom: The Sims
Content notes: none
Author notes: I dithered on this challenge for ages, and finally came up with this. Also, contains 17 pictures/screenshots to go along with the text.
Summary: How ghosts have evolved in the many games in The Sims series.
Witches, werewolves, aliens, and fairies. These all, at some point in time, have existed in one of the three games in the main series of The Sims franchise. One supernatural being, however, has remained a constant throughout all three games and their expansion packs: ghosts.
Ghosts have been haunting Sims since the game was first release 12 years ago, and they have evolved and become more interactive as the years went on.
Ghosts in The Sims
A series of tombstones on a lot in The Sims. Tombstones were randomly chosen.
Ghosts in The Sims.
Fandom: The Sims
Content notes: none
Author notes: I dithered on this challenge for ages, and finally came up with this. Also, contains 17 pictures/screenshots to go along with the text.
Summary: How ghosts have evolved in the many games in The Sims series.
Witches, werewolves, aliens, and fairies. These all, at some point in time, have existed in one of the three games in the main series of The Sims franchise. One supernatural being, however, has remained a constant throughout all three games and their expansion packs: ghosts.
Ghosts have been haunting Sims since the game was first release 12 years ago, and they have evolved and become more interactive as the years went on.
Ghosts in The Sims
A series of tombstones on a lot in The Sims. Tombstones were randomly chosen.
Ghosts in The Sims.
In The Sims, ghosts were rather basic. They would show up randomly at night and wander the lot. They didn't do much. Also, all ghosts were a transparent greenish-blue. Not much to it.
Ghosts in The Sims 2
Tombstones in The Sims 2. Note the fancier one.
A ghost that died of old age.
Ghosts in The Sims 2
Tombstones in The Sims 2. Note the fancier one.
A ghost that died of old age.
In The Sims 2, ghosts got more advanced. In this game a Sim's ghost's color was dependent on how he or she died. For example, Sims that died of old age are white, ones that died from fire are red, ones that drowned are blue, etc. Also, how they wreak havoc on the house is also depends on how they died. For example, drowned ghosts leave puddles all over, and starvation ghosts raid the fridge.1 A ghosts tombstone is also dependent on how they died. In most cases, the tombstone will be the dingy, simple stone. However, if a Sim died of old age while in platinum aspiration, his or her tombstone will be marbled, with gold trim, as well as their aspiration time displayed on it.
Ghosts also have the ability to haunt objects by jumping into them. Living Sims tend to avoid these objects while they're haunted.
Ghosts in The Sims 3
Tombstones in The Sims 3.
Ghosts in The Sims 3. These ghosts died from old age, starvation, and fire, respectively.
Ghosts also have the ability to haunt objects by jumping into them. Living Sims tend to avoid these objects while they're haunted.
Ghosts in The Sims 3
Tombstones in The Sims 3.
Ghosts in The Sims 3. These ghosts died from old age, starvation, and fire, respectively.
In The Sims 3, ghosts are the most advanced they've ever been. There are, however, some similarities to their Sims 2 counterparts. Like in The Sims 2, they're colored according to cause of death, but some of the colors are different and they're much fancier. For example, instead of clear, starvation ghosts are now pink, and fire ghosts are orange instead of red. In addition, the fire ghosts look like they've got a fire burning inside them. Drowning ghosts look like they have water flowing, and electrocution ghosts have lightning coursing through their bodies.1
A living Sim interacting with a ghost Sim.
The ghost Sim's tombstone now on the living Sim's lot.
A living Sim interacting with a ghost Sim.
The ghost Sim's tombstone now on the living Sim's lot.
What truly sets ghosts in this game apart from its predecessors is that ghosts can fully interact with living Sims as though they weren't dead. Living Sims can befriend, date, and even marry ghost Sims.
The ghost, now playable/controllable.
The ghost, now playable/controllable.
Once a living Sim has a strong enough relationship with a ghost Sim, he or she can take the ghost's tombstone and put it on their home lot. A few days after this happens, the living Sim will gain an opportunity to bring the ghost Sim's remains to the town science lab, where they'll make the Sim playable, but still a ghost (he or she will carry his or her tombstone in his or her inventory, and it must not be removed).1 It is also possible to bring the Sim back to life, but it's complicated and I ran out of time to make it happen before doing this primer.
Another reason I didn't bring the ghost back to life, was so I could bring up another new thing about ghosts in this game: ghost babies.
Ghost baby.
The ghost child, now a toddler, with his living twin sister.
Another reason I didn't bring the ghost back to life, was so I could bring up another new thing about ghosts in this game: ghost babies.
Ghost baby.
The ghost child, now a toddler, with his living twin sister.
If a living Sim has a child with a ghost Sim, there's a chance the child will also be a ghost. Ghost children will have the same "cause of death" as their ghost parent (and, like their ghost parent, carry their tombstone in their inventory), but otherwise are the same as normal Sims.
So, as you can see, The Sims development team took the concept of ghosts and turned it on it head, making them become more and more a significant part of the game as each game goes on.
1. Types of ghost in The Sims 2, The Sims Wiki ↩
2. Types of Ghosts, The Sims Wiki ↩
3. Oh My Ghost!, The Sims Wiki ↩
So, as you can see, The Sims development team took the concept of ghosts and turned it on it head, making them become more and more a significant part of the game as each game goes on.
1. Types of ghost in The Sims 2, The Sims Wiki ↩
2. Types of Ghosts, The Sims Wiki ↩
3. Oh My Ghost!, The Sims Wiki ↩
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