Every single version of the game has been a hit, so to dive deeper into the success of this franchise, Elise Favis wrote a piece for The Washington Post examining how the game managed to do it. One fascinating thing about The Sims is how well the game has been able to navigate maintaining relevance for over two decades. Throughout all of this time, 10 spin-off games have been released as well, including MySims, The Sims Medieval, The Sims DJ, and The Sims Bowling. The first iteration of The Sims was released on February 4th, 2000, but since then, there have been 4 full versions of The Sims, including 12 expansion packs for The Sims 4. But you probably already knew all of that, didn’t you?Īnyone reading this article can probably provide a low-down on The Sims much better than I can, but I’ll do my best to give you a little more insight into the background of the game and how it became such a widely embraced cultural phenomenon. Players have almost complete control over their “Sims” lives, including how they dress, where they live, what kind of job they work, whether or not they start a family or date, and much more. But the premise of the game is this: players get to simulate real life and control the lives of ordinary people. You can read our review of The Last of Us Part 2 to see if that was sound advice.If you’ve never played The Sims, well, I’m not really sure what you’re doing looking at this list of memes you won’t understand. We wrote back when it happened that you shouldn't judge The Last of Us Part 2 by the leaks. Because we did so much to try to protect this story.” “The worst way this game could be presented happened - our worst fear. “At some point, it took a few days, you realise the worst happened,” Druckmann continued. If internet comments around the leaks were a yardstick for hitting those emotions, it was a success. Naughty Dog wanted the players to feel how Ellie felt in that moment: angry, hateful, disgusted. On one level it proved to the studio that the scene works. “The thing that was hard to see is then people kind of dug their heels in the sand and took this position like, ‘I already hate this game, no amount of context is going to change it for me’,” Druckmann explained. But they weren't prepared for what happened. Frustration?”ĭruckmann says the studio knew there would be some fans who would be angry with how Joel is killed. I never thought it would reach this kind of hate? I don’t know how to describe it, even. I knew people would get upset at a character they love dying. A few hours later it’s everywhere and you’re starting to get hate on every social media you’re on, and soon that turns into death threats, anti-Semitic remarks, and just craziness I never could have anticipated. Then you just sit there and your fucking heart sinks, and you’re like, ‘It’s out there, it’s only a certain amount of time until it blows up’. It had maybe a thousand views when it all got taken down. Then there’s a lag so it takes like an hour to take it down. We’re all panicking, asking them to take it down. “It was one of the worst days of my life when the leak happened. They just live with that frustration and anger. Then we just have to sit there for two months being like, ‘There’s more to it, but we can’t say anything right now’. “The love that people have for this character, and that’s all they have is that, and then play as the person that killed them. “The thing that was really hard was when the leaks happened and you see that scene came out,” Druckmann said, referencing Joel’s death at the hands of Abby. We’ve pulled out the relevant quotes if you’d rather read than watch the video: So how did these leaks impact Naughty Dog? Creative director Neil Druckmann explained on Kinda Funny’s latest spoilercast below. Even now, if we put out an article about the game, someone will inevitably post something about Joel’s death. Some people saw the leaks, decided they didn’t like the story, and made up their mind. It also started what’s now turned into months of toxicity in the debate around the game. It’s a big, impactful moment - one that would have been best to experience for yourself. While it happens within the first few hours, Joel’s death is the thing that kicks off Ellie’s revenge mission, setting up the rest of the game. You’ll know because a Twitter account with a Joker avatar tweeted pictures of Joel bleeding out on the ground at you, along with some joke about golf. If you do go onto social media, you’ll know.
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