They're changing the townies in The Sims 4?!

Let's talk about the Goth family update this week!

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This video is family friendly, but The Sims 4 is rated T for Teen and this video is intended for an audience aged 13 and up.

[CupOfCheeese]

They could give Johnny an angry sentiment with his parents! Would be a cool scenario to either make up with his parents or not as well. Like become mortal enemies with his parents.

[winifreddie]

absolutely iconic of mortimer to just throw on sunglasses for hot weather and gloves for cold

[bluefluffyunicorn]

i like that they are updating the townies, i just wished bella would have kept her iconic dress

[jenniferschmidt]

Age up Alexander, then look at him from the side. They did him dirty. You'd think after 8 years of this game they'd know that toddlers and children don't look anything like their adult form. There's even a CAS "toddler to adult" challenge because of this.

[Littlespongeysnail]

I’m so glad Cassandra got new hair and looks like a normal teen now

[fivosfivos]

Wouldn't be a GREAT idea to do the same thing with the houses too??

[lukevanwyngaardt]

My only complaints about the Goth Update are that Bella is no longer in her Signature Red dress, Alexander ages up poorly and while I appreciate that Bella and Cassandra have darker skin tones, they look a bit ashy

[candalalala]

If they had given the townies lore from the get go this wouldn’t be so time consuming for them 😅

[amandastevenson]

Okay, I’m from Alaska and the moodlet lamp is like Happy Lights! In places that don’t get a lot of sun, happy lights give you UV rays that simulates sunlight to produce natural Vitamin D that you’re probably lacking in higher latitudes. So this tiny detail is actually so cool and realistic!

[elenas]

They did Alexander dirty! He’s spot on as a kid but as a teen he’s a completely different sim!

[yuhhbiscuit]

Despite all of our disagreements, we can all agree they did Alexander dirty.

[WHAATEVEN]

The irony is the problem with Bella was that her skintone was not warm enough and they actually made it cooler. darker yes, but cooler. Bella is meant to be Mediterranean with a warm olive tone, they did not meet this expectation and instead it comes across as ashy (which given their track record with skin tones is very disappointing) ESPECIALLY since they got this feedback of her looking ashy when they revealed the concept art questionable paint over that people were already not vibing with as she was not recognisable as Bella!

[clarehealy]

Sentiments are a great way to add lore that they should take advantage of!! Like johnny zest and the Landgraabs could have that festering grudge sentiment. I really hope they use their own mechanics to bring these townies to (better) life!

[SGast]

I am also annoyed that they did not add likes and dislikes. I also thought that Cassandras black and grey wardrobe was a rebellion against her Mom and her obsession with red. So it seems weird to me that she now suddenly also dresses in red and black.
I also hoped that they would give the family some more skills and maybe relationships. That was a reach goal but it seems odd to me that the NPC have such random skills that make no sense to me. Bella should have some parenting skill if you have Parenthood and Mortimer is supposed to be a writer but no writing skill if I remember correctly. Makes no sense for someone this established. We are not allowed to start a game playing with the NPCs anyway so why not give them a better fuller backstory with real careers and skills. It would be funny to me if the Goth household had already a maid service and if I started playing with them it would just show up.

[gaysonorthotdaughta]

im still feeling a little 50/50 on the “updating townies” idea, it could be a good thing but ill still miss the old charm that a lot of the original townies bring. ill admit that bella goth got yassified like hell and it came out amazing, but it’ll be surreal seeing the familiar old faces in the sims have complete wardrobe makeovers.

[Gafafsg]

9:14 the issue with the lamp’s “lighting” is that it isn’t actually lighting. It’s a translucent image on a flat plane that’s locked to the angle of the camera, but it cuts through the floor which is why it looks like it stops so suddenly.

[miss_sjo]

I like how Kayla is happy about "iconic hair of Bella" being kept for formal wear....
When it is not THE hair. 😅

[peterhsu]

I love their new appearances and make up but I prefer their old outfits tbh

[honorablesix]

Old Bella: in her late 20’s

New Bella: in her mid 40’s

[Cokytron]

Even if they dont go and revamp all of the townies, i would love a fashion update. 2014 fashion feels so outdated already, specially on townies like the laandgrabs and the calientes, that are supposed to be fashionable. Like the Calientes are supposed to be these pretty, young ladies and i feel it would make sense for their outfits to reflect that in 2022 context. The landgraabs are a rich family and i would love their clothes to reflect that too, like Nancy could definetely feel the kind of woman who shows her wealth through her straight-off-the-runway clothes. I thnk that would be pretty nice.