Do Playable Ghosts Matter?
I was thinking about the fact that ghosts don't really make sense if you play them as an active character. I never do that because I can't get past the fact that they have hunger, bladder and hygiene....
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They have never done ghosts right I feel. Not in sims 2 and 3 either. 3 did them the best probably, but they just aren't very fun to play.
In 4 they keep breaking things too, I just want to get rid of them when I have a ghost.
Just once, they should actually put as much thought into ghosts as in other super naturals, there's a lot of potential there. And sadly like in many things, Sims 4 is a downgrade instead of an upgrade over past instalments. If it wasn't the only sims game that's actually technically stable, it would not be played much.
A few things I think they could do with ghosts if they ever put them in a game again:
-They can't leave the location they died, they haunt it. Happiness/satisfaction could have a reward that lets them move around freely.
-They sleep in their grave or urn by day, and only are around at night. A happiness/satisfaction reward could let them be around by day too.
-They can be invisible.
-They get unique interactions as a ghost.
-Each of their traits has an effect as a ghost, enabling at least one extra interaction or a passive lot trait.
For example, a neat ghost would keep the place tidy. Anything dirty automatically becomes clean the moment the ghost wakes up.
A handy ghost would do the same with broken things, nothing will ever be broken while they are awake, it automatically repairs itself instantly.
A prankster ghost would pull harmless pranks around the house, moving stuff around like instruments or such.
A mean ghost could play meaner pranks, breaking things.
An evil ghost could be a real terror to any sim who is not a friend, not letting them sleep, spoiling their food, breaking things a sim is using, and they could even be the death of a sim in indirect ways. Like scaring a sim who is already very scared so they die of fright.
A vain ghost could constantly be seen in mirrors, your sims never get to see their own reflection. But can speak with the ghost through the mirror.
A family person ghost could look after children and maybe even play with them, like at a doll house making the figures move.
A clumsy ghost could be always breaking things.
A musically inclined ghost could have anything that plays music playing their favourite music all the time they are awake.
A lazy ghost could sleep more, being awake only a few hours at night.
A glutton ghost would always be raiding the fridge even though ghosts don't need to eat.
A natural cook ghost could have a breakfast ready for the household by the morning before they go back to sleep, and dinner ready when they wake up right after dark.
A loner ghost could actively avoid any interaction with the living, getting uncomfortable around them.
A snob ghost could destroy low quality objects to encourage their replacement with something better.
A daredevil ghost could enjoy playing around with Sims, like playing airplane with a child or causing big waves in a pool.
A jealous ghost could strongly attach themselves to one living sim and do mean things to whoever spends time with that sim who is not their friend.
A childish ghost could enjoy possessing stuffed animals and making them do stuff (which would no doubt entertain child sims.)
Stuff like that, there's so many possibilities to make ghosts fun.
In 4 they keep breaking things too, I just want to get rid of them when I have a ghost.
Just once, they should actually put as much thought into ghosts as in other super naturals, there's a lot of potential there. And sadly like in many things, Sims 4 is a downgrade instead of an upgrade over past instalments. If it wasn't the only sims game that's actually technically stable, it would not be played much.
A few things I think they could do with ghosts if they ever put them in a game again:
-They can't leave the location they died, they haunt it. Happiness/satisfaction could have a reward that lets them move around freely.
-They sleep in their grave or urn by day, and only are around at night. A happiness/satisfaction reward could let them be around by day too.
-They can be invisible.
-They get unique interactions as a ghost.
-Each of their traits has an effect as a ghost, enabling at least one extra interaction or a passive lot trait.
For example, a neat ghost would keep the place tidy. Anything dirty automatically becomes clean the moment the ghost wakes up.
A handy ghost would do the same with broken things, nothing will ever be broken while they are awake, it automatically repairs itself instantly.
A prankster ghost would pull harmless pranks around the house, moving stuff around like instruments or such.
A mean ghost could play meaner pranks, breaking things.
An evil ghost could be a real terror to any sim who is not a friend, not letting them sleep, spoiling their food, breaking things a sim is using, and they could even be the death of a sim in indirect ways. Like scaring a sim who is already very scared so they die of fright.
A vain ghost could constantly be seen in mirrors, your sims never get to see their own reflection. But can speak with the ghost through the mirror.
A family person ghost could look after children and maybe even play with them, like at a doll house making the figures move.
A clumsy ghost could be always breaking things.
A musically inclined ghost could have anything that plays music playing their favourite music all the time they are awake.
A lazy ghost could sleep more, being awake only a few hours at night.
A glutton ghost would always be raiding the fridge even though ghosts don't need to eat.
A natural cook ghost could have a breakfast ready for the household by the morning before they go back to sleep, and dinner ready when they wake up right after dark.
A loner ghost could actively avoid any interaction with the living, getting uncomfortable around them.
A snob ghost could destroy low quality objects to encourage their replacement with something better.
A daredevil ghost could enjoy playing around with Sims, like playing airplane with a child or causing big waves in a pool.
A jealous ghost could strongly attach themselves to one living sim and do mean things to whoever spends time with that sim who is not their friend.
A childish ghost could enjoy possessing stuffed animals and making them do stuff (which would no doubt entertain child sims.)
Stuff like that, there's so many possibilities to make ghosts fun.
