The Sims 4 For Rent wasn’t designed ‘to be edgy’ but to draw on reality for a lot of players
The Sims4 recently released its latest expansion pack: For rent. Within this pack, players will have the opportunity to develop closer relationships between tenants and landlords, explore a new type of lot, and introduce an entirely new map for you to explore. All this is incredibly exciting for an enthusiastic Simmer.
While the vast majority of this sounds fine, the reality of rental properties was also translated into the pack. Sims can now face eviction anxiety if they mistreat their property, and malicious mold can now affect your Sims' health if left exposed for too long – perhaps two things you don't want to have to deal with in what is usually a fairly light-hearted simulation is game. However, one developer had a good explanation for why the package was created in the first place.
In a interview with PCGamesN, a senior member of the team emphasized that the pack was not designed to be “edgy.” Senior Sims4 designer Jessica Croft said: “I think it's important for us to be able to approach subjects that are a bit raw. For many people these are recognizable experiences.”
So when approaching the contents of the For rent pack, Croft explained that the team aimed to “navigate that with caution and respect” rather than continuing The Sims4's clumsy humor into serious business. That said, this process wasn't entirely easy either, and the team struggled to find an “optimistic lens through which we can portray that story.”
As most expansion packs do, The Sims 4: For Rent builds on the base game to provide players with an immersive experience. While it touches on a few topics that may feel “raw” to players, it also helps introduce a reality that many may not be aware of: it earns itself the title of one of the “most impactful” releases for The Sims4 from Croft. So if you're looking to bring a little more realism to your save, this is a pack worth considering for that very reason.
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