Paranormal Stuff Item Description speculation
I got the new pack today, and naturally started scouring the CAS item descriptions for any possible hints: 1) More references to love and romance, with Guidry being a 'serial romantic' and 'beloved...
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"Babykittyjade;c-17789246" wrote:
Love these threads you guys are private investigators ???
Lol, an English degree taught me how to analyse texts, and now I bring these skills to the Sims!
The Scottish Highlands would be a great location for a werewolf pack - I was looking up An American Werewolf in London, which is probably a similar horror/comedy vibe to what Maxis would go for, and the main characters were attacked on the Yorkshire moors. Moors and highlands are very similar, and would be a good setting for a "the wolves are out there!" sort of situation, or a mini-storyline if they wanted to do something like that again. Not that I'd want it to be completely story-based, but some 'steps' you have to take to get made into a werewolf in-game could be cool.
I've had another thought though, looking at the items again. The main ghost character is Claude René Duplantier Guidry, which is a very French-American sounding name. The main city associated with French-American things is New Orleans, which (rightly or wrongly) is also associated a lot with voodoo. Zombies are also associated a lot with voodoo, and are something the Sims have done in the past. There was also that super-cool looking bayou-themed piece of concept art they put out for Sims 4 a long time ago. But also, one of Claude's middle names is Duplantier - and they have made other botanical/plant references in these items. Plants Vs Zombies is another EA property, and we know they love to mix their properties together and push - or at least reference - them in other games. So now I'm wondering if there's a pack in the works based in a Bayou/swamp type of area, with zombies roaming around, and you have to ward them off with voodoo or magic based on plants or potions. It's just a thought, but it seems like something Maxis might do.
It's worth remembering that a lot of hints are not necessarily hints for the next upcoming pack. Magic/Harry Potter was hinted at in Laundry Day, and I think it was a year or so after Laundry Day that Realm of Magic was announced. It's possible that this pack is hinting at a number of Occult packs and ideas the team have in the works. Even the Egypt thing would fit in with that, as they might have mummies in that sort of pack.
