Summary
OneSims 4player’s funeral for their recently departed Sim ended in absolute disaster as what appears to be the majority of all Sims present weren’t able to walk out of it alive. Granted, all the deadSims 4residents at this funeral had lived out their natural lifespans, but it was still a stunning spectacle this player was not expecting to see.
The Sims 4Life & Death expansion was releasedback in October. With a focus on what happens at the end of Sims' lives, the expansion introduced new Reaper and Undertaker careers, gave players the ability to control ghosts and level up their supernatural powers, and let Sims take an interest in the macabre with the Ghost Historian aspiration. But it also gave players a more realistic way to bid farewell, allowing Sims to bequeath their possessions in wills, learn different ways to get over loss, and hold funerals for the departed.
That’s just what Reddit user GreenVenus7 did when one of their elderly Sims passed away naturally.Planning aSims 4funeral, this player invited four other elderly Sims, whom they referred to as their departed Sim’s “gentleman callers,” admitting that the Sim for whom the funeral was held was a bit of a flirt while she was alive. All four attended the funeral, but the player was shocked as, one by one, each fell over and died within moments of the funeral service ending. The player also shared a few different images of the somber scene, including the aftermath, with all four gentleman callers' urns flanking the one containing the remains of the players' Sim.
Sims 4 Funeral Makes Almost Everybody Die
There are more than 30 differentways a Sim can be killed inThe Sims 4. Aside from the more grisly deaths like drowning, electrocution, fire, and being eaten by a Cowplant, there are also deaths associated with Sims experiencing intense emotions like anger or embarrassment. One of these emotion-based deaths is dying from a broken heart, and while many fans responding to this story wistfully hoped for a mass romantic ending, the player confirmed that they all happened to die of old age at almost the exact same moment in a brilliantly fitting setting.
Some think the synchronized dying may not be so coincidental. There areSims 4householdoptions that allow a player to choose whether time passes in the households they aren’t actively playing, but some players report that the game seems to be letting Sims in these households grow old and die regardless of whether this setting is switched on. One player reported a similar mass death event just after they had moved all the elderly Sims in a neighborhood into a retirement home lot that they had created.
The Sims 4 Life & Death Expansion Pack
WHERE TO PLAY
Peel back the veil to uncover the secret to richer Sim lives and beyond in The Sims™ 4 Life & Death Expansion Pack. Achieve your dreams in life by ticking items off your Bucket List or pursue them as a Ghost with Unfinished Business. There is a ghastly new world to haunt, a career that’ll bring you closer to Grim, Wills to write, Crypts to explore, and even ghostly skills to master. There are no real endings — only transitions — as you move between life, afterlife, and even rebirth.KEY FEATURES:An Endless Journey— Build your Bucket List by collecting goals throughout your Sim’s life, starting as a Young Adult. Items will appear on your list based on your Sim’s traits and family relations, and you can also choose your own. Removing items is possible, but completing them yields powerful rewards. If a Sim’s life ends with items still on their list, they can devote their afterlife to completing their Unfinished Business. The ultimate reward for experiencing everything on their list is the option to be Reborn, though you can still choose to Move On or remain on this plane as a Ghost.A Ghastly, Gorgeous Life— Make death your life’s work with a career of reaping souls, helping Ghosts, dispersing hauntings, and more as a member of Grim’s team. Or, you could become a Mortician and deal with death more from the perspective of the living. Outside of work, you might spend your days exploring Crypts and building your Thanatology skill for the new Ghost Historian Aspiration. These things — among other dark diversions like bonding with your Pet Crow (careful, provoking it could be deadly) or collecting and reading the lost Tarot Cards of Lady Ravendancer Goth — will have a special appeal to Sims who are Macabre, one of 3 new traits.Goodbye (For Now)— Different Sims will grieve in different ways. There are 4 types that will tie in with both Sims’ personalities and their relationships with the deceased. Grieving Rituals are customizable and unscripted, allowing you to hold whatever type of event (or events) fits your story. In life, Sims can create Wills which can be used to pass down Heirlooms, assign guardians for surviving dependents, distribute their Simoleons, and more. Sims can honor the departed with a memorial display featuring their portrait and by interring their urns in Crypts or with Custom Caskets and Gravesites.Friendly or Fiendish?— Linger on as a Ghost, and spend your afterlife helping or terrorizing the living. Ghosts will grow in their abilities as they do everything from assisting with household chores to levitating living Sims and hanging them upside down (fun AND profitable — they may drop Simoleons!). Their interactions with the living can earn them Fear or Goodwill essences, which can both be sold for Simoleons. There’s a lot to do after death; Ghosts can even pair up for a special, spectral Woohoo.A Town Worth Haunting— The veil between life and death is thin in Ravenwood, a 3-neighborhood town. Visit the countryside and perhaps take a swim by the mysterious face in the cliffs. Or, head into the village where you’ll find some odd goods for purchase near the old Specter cemetery, a haunted house to brave, or a festival to attend. The residents of these first 2 neighborhoods are (mostly) alive, but it’s Ghosts who will feel most at home in the third, where you’ll find 2 more festivals and a spectral support group. Living Sims can use its Baleful Bog to have an out-of-body experience and try their hands at being temporary Ghosts. Well, it’s usually temporary. Don’t overdo it.
