Kits and commodifying cultures
So I learned a new word recently: Commodify commodify 💼 Post-College Level verb (used with object), com·mod·i·fied, com·mod·i·fy·ing. to turn into a commodity; make commercial. to treat...
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I dislike they're marketing. Honestly, as a minority I often feel like they treat other cultures as an exotic thing you view in a zoo rather than normal things that exist alongside American culture. It upsets me more than anything.
The things they should be including is gameplay and world's that represent reality and fiction and give us the tools we need to make the game look and feel like we want. I love including different ethnicities, religions, traditions, etc. In TS2 and TS3 I was able to build my own world. My characters had traits that defined them. TS4 is lacking all that. Instead we get clothes so we can pretend like our Sims are different when they all act exactly alike.
The things they should be including is gameplay and world's that represent reality and fiction and give us the tools we need to make the game look and feel like we want. I love including different ethnicities, religions, traditions, etc. In TS2 and TS3 I was able to build my own world. My characters had traits that defined them. TS4 is lacking all that. Instead we get clothes so we can pretend like our Sims are different when they all act exactly alike.
