Summary
TheSimsfranchise has always provided very expansive and ever-growing games with a lot of customization available for players to mess with, and this approach should be carried into the fifth installment. As more progress is made on the newSims 5game (which is currently under the codename Project Rene), Maxis should keep its players' wants and needs in mind, as it has a very diverse community where no two players do the same thing. So, when it comes to the next game’s holidays, allowing players to go wild with them in the base game would be ideal.
There are so many cultures and religions in the world that celebrate holidays differently. Some people simply abstain from certain holidays, while others make up ones for their family and friends to celebrate. There’san infinite number of possibilities thatSims 5could play with, and being able to add holidays and customize them for the player’s needs would be a priceless addition. On top of this, there are small holidays that happen every day in real life, like National Donut Day on the first Friday of June, that players might want to include in their gameplay.
The Sims 5 Should Add Custom Holidays to the Game
Diverse Simmer Community
TheSimshas an incredibly diverse community of players from all different cultures. Everyone has a different history and a unique background, and this comes into play when they enage withThe Sims. Gamers have different holidays and celebrations they want to take into account when playing the game, and sinceThe Simsis a role-playing gameat its core, as it’s a game where players can use the Sims as their dolls, giving them more role-playing tools would be ideal.
Holiday Versions Translated Into The Sims
Some religions have different takes on the same holidays and players should be able to add their own special dates orcustomize The Sims' existing holiday templates. Christmas, for example, is also celebrated as Yule or Yuletide.Simsplayers should be able to choose holidays like this that they celebrate while also adding their own to make the game feel like their own. It would be wonderful to gather friends to celebrate different versions of a holiday and enjoy that holiday season together.
The holidays may have been Sim-ified to some degree, with Valentines being referred to asLove Day inThe Sims, but that isn’t enough. Making a holiday vague doesn’t make it a new holiday, it’s just a very clear general term for celebration. WithThe Sims 5being multiplayer, there are going to be players interacting with one another and learning new things about new friends made in that online space. They should be able to learn about new holidays from other groups of people as well.
However, serious holiday discussions aside, there’s also an opportunity for fun and jokes to be celebrated as if they were a holiday. Making a custom holiday event for any number of reason could help bring friends closer together as they try and achieve goals like blowing out the birthday candles oropening presents inThe Sims. A fully customizable holiday event option would add even more depth to the series, as gamers could make their own fun with the feature and add custom challenges and goals to achieve. Some fun ideas players could turn into holidays are:
