San Sequoia World Discussion
This Is the place to discuss San Sequoia the New World coming in the Next Expansion. It was revealed in the Roadmap and looks like San Francisco. There appears to be a lighthouse that our sims may be...
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As I said in the Speculation roadmap thread, when we first saw the picture with the bridge in the background late last year my original thought was, "suburb of San Francisco." Now I'm specifically getting strong Marin County vibes. Marin County has Muir Woods, and... as I also mentioned in the other thread... Marin County historically had tons of bears. The population had significantly dwindled in the last several decades, but it's starting to make a comeback in the last few years. So maybe there's a bit of a tie-in there; there could be bear themes/a local sports team with a bear mascot/a neighborhood and/or park with a bit of lore about bears in the description/etc. (I don't think we will get actual bears; it would be pretty weird to get bears before horses!)
Or the bears could just be a hint to more gameplay for children, since they already have the bear phase. But why not both?
This may be more of an American cultural thing, but people talk about parents being a "mama bear" or "papa bear." (I.e., a fiercely protective parent.) So maybe there will be new traits related to that? Regardless, to bring it back to the world, whatever is going on with the bear motif, the world seems very Marin County-influenced to me.
Edited to add this, from the Wikipedia page on MC: "Marin County is in Northern California, across the Golden Gate Strait from San Francisco. The sprawling Marin Headlands has Golden Gate Bridge views, trails and the 1855 Point Bonita Lighthouse. North are the giant redwood trees of Muir Woods National Monument. Mount Tamalpais State Park’s namesake peak has panoramic views. The Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Marin County Civic Center is in county seat San Rafael."
Personally, I adore Sausalito, so I would love if that's the primary influence. Also, this is major wildcard, but if we ever were to actually get houseboats in TS4, that would be a perfect opportunity for it, since they are all over the place in Sausalito. (I don't think it's likely, but it would be an awfully nice bonus.) I'd settle for two-person sailboats, though!
Or the bears could just be a hint to more gameplay for children, since they already have the bear phase. But why not both?
This may be more of an American cultural thing, but people talk about parents being a "mama bear" or "papa bear." (I.e., a fiercely protective parent.) So maybe there will be new traits related to that? Regardless, to bring it back to the world, whatever is going on with the bear motif, the world seems very Marin County-influenced to me.
Edited to add this, from the Wikipedia page on MC: "Marin County is in Northern California, across the Golden Gate Strait from San Francisco. The sprawling Marin Headlands has Golden Gate Bridge views, trails and the 1855 Point Bonita Lighthouse. North are the giant redwood trees of Muir Woods National Monument. Mount Tamalpais State Park’s namesake peak has panoramic views. The Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Marin County Civic Center is in county seat San Rafael."
Personally, I adore Sausalito, so I would love if that's the primary influence. Also, this is major wildcard, but if we ever were to actually get houseboats in TS4, that would be a perfect opportunity for it, since they are all over the place in Sausalito. (I don't think it's likely, but it would be an awfully nice bonus.) I'd settle for two-person sailboats, though!
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