New Sims Delivery Express Today! 5/25

The old Goths were my Goths, especially Bella. Sure, these new Goths look more subtle and sophisticated, but I liked the cutesy cartoony look the old ones had - that's what made them part of the kooky Sims world for me. And we've known them for so long now that they're kind of like old friends, just right the way they were.... (I hope the old ones will still be on the gallery!)

But maybe I'll decide that these new Goths are long-lost relatives living in romantic Tartosa - I think one of the mansions there would be perfect for them!

I got my first in game look and my opinions on Bella and Mortimer haven't changed. If anything Mortimer is even better looking in game then in the screenshots. Alexander is.....yikes. Cassandra, oh my, even as an elder she's still wearing the same outfit and hairstyle. Oof! I've already been experimenting with new outfits for YA Cassandra. Unlike Alexander she aged beautifully. Edit: Oops wrong link.

https://i.imgur.com/3HimbU9.png?1

There were always going to be differing opinions after the update of a family like the Goths. And Bella is just such an iconic Sim. But I like the new look, she looks more realistic. Not just her features but also her physique. I removed the mouth crease when I played around with the new Goths in CAS and made some outfit changes - obviously they could only use BG items - and I like this Bella. She is less cartoonish, but I still feel there is something familiar about her. I am not going to start playing a new save, but I may replace the current Goths with the new ones in some of my saves.

https://i.imgur.com/WVcb9p9.jpg

Yeah I don't see them as the goths I make them over quite a bit but the base is the same, and Bella looks like she could be the long lost sister of Hilary from Tartosa. Morty is much closer to a younger Jacques Windenburg and their kids I have no words. I'm just glad they didn't override my chosen makeovers in my active saves, next time I need a new save I'll delete them or change their name and move them just my personal thought.

Mortimer looks fine, but I'm iffy on his new outfit. Bella looks pretty, but I hate the hair and outfit they gave her. She looks so little like her usual self. At least the old look screamed classic Bella Goth.

Cassandra's closer to her Sims 1/2 look, but it's still quite off. Her skin tone doesn't match her old look, her ponytails are even less similar to what they looked like, and her classes are less nerdy. And the new sweater seems like a random change, since it doesn't really say much about her character. It's just a change for the sake of it.

Alexander's outfit and hair are bad and don't suit the family aesthetic as well as his old look. I'm also against darkening his skin. I know mixed race kids tend to be darker/have skin that's more of a mix of their parents, but it's not accurate to his old appearances. And mixed race kids can take after one parent, it's pretty normal. (It's pretty common in my family, actually. My dad's dark and his brother is pale. Me and my siblings have a whole range going on.) It's part of a bigger problem I have with portrayals of biracial kids in media, but I'd rather not get into that on a video game forum right now.

I know they don't have to be like their old selves, but it's pretty disappointing.

"Onverser;c-18115343" wrote:

"BlueR0se;c-18115328" wrote:

"Onverser;c-18115311" wrote:
Honestly wasn't expecting much but I'm disappointed... The skin color doesn't even match their old skintones, it's way too cool toned and ashy compared to 2 and 1. It took me 10 seconds to match their actual skintone :|

https://i.ibb.co/mcgbK7X/oh-lordy.png
https://i.ibb.co/5Ftp0cS/oh-lordy-2.png

Also I feel like Bella's makeover has just taken away her personality... She had a fun cartoony look before, now she just looks tired, and even the iconic dress is gone. I just don't get this makeover all round, seems not very well done and a waste of development time. If they're not gonna add any new assets they could've just got players or gamechangers to do the makeovers as I've seen base game player made makeovers that are a lot better done

Can I ask which skintone you are using? Asking cause I can NEVER find the right one when trying to recreate past sims. You are spot on about the problem with the skintones though, they're too "cool" and ashy looking.

Sure, it's this one in maximum darkness

https://i.ibb.co/nLdrxy0/skin.png

Thank you! That really helps.

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Dumb question, where are y'all getting the new Goths? Do you have to update your game for that? I figured the SDX would have them available without needing to do that. But I can't seem to find them.

I didn't feel like starting a new save so I just downloaded a version of the new Goth household from the Gallery. I might make a few changes once I have them in my current save.

https://i.imgur.com/r7S8Tjb.png

I really don't see the point of those makeovers, seems like another useless thing to waste time on that could be spent fixing bugs instead. But I do like the items that came today. That lamp is so cute! I can see myself using it a lot.

@BlueR0se they're only available in a new game start.

"crocobaura;c-18115291" wrote:

"SweetieWright_84;c-18115287" wrote:

"crocobaura;c-18115281" wrote:

"simgirl1010;c-18115261" wrote:
https://twitter.com/LuddySimmer/status/1529509871250739200?s=20&t=l_X8NNNHPD0tgseTsv4n1A

Mortimer and the kids didn't change much, but Bella looks older and more like a proper lady now. I am sure she kept her old red dress somewhere. :lol:

They kept Bella as a YA when she and Mortimer are supposed to be around the same age, according to TS3.

Not sure about the age, but Bella was always the hot younger wife. The new one doesn't look like Bella anymore.

I agree, it doesn't look like Bella.