Launch Theory: How The New Careers Tried to Replace Old Ones
This is the theory I have been thinking for so long, so I thought I share it here.
So, we know that when the game launched, the following full-time careers were in the game:
Let's look back at what were the base game careers in the previous games (list long, so it's under spoilers):
Looking at the branches of the careers that are in The Sims 4 since launch, I can't help but feel like these are the "modernized" versions of the old careers. Here's how I feel:
This does leave out the following careers unfortunately:
Yet many others is attempted to be replaced with the new careers. As the time has gone on and fans have given feedback, more have been added with updates (Business, Athlete, Style Influencer) and DLC (Doctor, Scientist, Politician).
What do you think? Do you also think that the launch careers feel like "modernized" version of the older careers or not?
So, we know that when the game launched, the following full-time careers were in the game:
- Astronaut
- Criminal
- Culinary
- Entertainer
- Painter
- Secret Agent
- Tech Guru
- Writer
Let's look back at what were the base game careers in the previous games (list long, so it's under spoilers):
Spoiler
The Sims 1:
The Sims 2:
The Sims 3:
- Business
- Entertainment
- Law Enforcement
- Life of Crime
- Medicine
- Politics
- Pro Athlete
- Science
- "X-treme Career"
The Sims 2:
- Athletic
- Business
- Criminal
- Culinary
- Law Enforcement
- Medicine
- Military
- Politics
- Science
- Slacker
The Sims 3:
- Business
- Criminal
- Culinary
- Journalism
- Law Enforcement
- Medical
- Military
- Music
- Political
- Professional Sports
- Science
Looking at the branches of the careers that are in The Sims 4 since launch, I can't help but feel like these are the "modernized" versions of the old careers. Here's how I feel:
- Astronaut tries to replace the Military career. The reason is simple: in the previous games, one level (usually 9, 10 in TS3) is named Astronaut, which even includes the astronaut suit. In addition, one of the Astronaut career branches is being a space officer.
- Criminal career is Criminal career...
- Culinary career is Culinary career...
- Entertainer is trying to replace Music career from The Sims 3 and Entertainment career in The Sims 1. Yet one branch focuses on comedy and the other focuses on classical music.
- Painter career is something that has appeared in The Sims 2 University (as Artist career) and one of the branches is like the career in The Sims 3 University Life (art appraiser).
- Secret Agent is a strange one. It tries to replace Law Enforcement career, yet one of the branches tries to replace the Criminal career. Yet there is such a career in the base game.
- Tech Guru is an interesting one. Two of its branches try to replace two careers: Athlete (E-Sports Competitor) and business (Start-Up Entrepeneur).
- Writer career replaces journalist career, especially with one of its branches.
This does leave out the following careers unfortunately:
- Medicine
- Science
- Politics
- The unique ones (Slacker and X-treme)
Yet many others is attempted to be replaced with the new careers. As the time has gone on and fans have given feedback, more have been added with updates (Business, Athlete, Style Influencer) and DLC (Doctor, Scientist, Politician).
What do you think? Do you also think that the launch careers feel like "modernized" version of the older careers or not?
