Sims 4 introducing "disabled sims"?
I watched the University trailer, and I was very puzzled when I saw people wearing robotic arms. I thought did the sims 4 just hint at the addition of prosthetic arms, therefore sims missing limbs??? ...
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I'm autistic and have crippling anxiety to the point where I can't leave the house without one of my parents. It's miserable.
And my experiences are probably wildly different from anyone else with autism/anxiety/depression, because mental illness isn't a one size fits all type of deal. If the Sims were to implement it, they would not only rely almost entirely on stereotypes, but also gloss over the more unpleasant symptoms.
I mean, how would it even work? Will my sims start having panic attacks at random? Will they just get moodlets depending on the illness? Will they just be comically "quirky" so that everyone can have a laugh at the mentally ill sim?
Just no. Mental illness is complicated. It can not transfer over to a game like the Sims. If you want to pretend that your sim is mentally ill, go for it. There are even mods to help you out.
Physical disabilities, though? Maybe something like temporary broken bones that bound sims to wheelchairs/crutches for a bit. Or deafness/blindness, where sims can wear hearing aids or use canes. I can't really speak on it since I have no physical disabilities, but that might be doable. However, those disabilities are complex, too. The severity of each case differs just like mental illness, and someone will certainly be either unrepresented or misrepresented.
Which is why I don't think disabilities will ever be in any iteration of the Sims. Not real ones, anyway.
And my experiences are probably wildly different from anyone else with autism/anxiety/depression, because mental illness isn't a one size fits all type of deal. If the Sims were to implement it, they would not only rely almost entirely on stereotypes, but also gloss over the more unpleasant symptoms.
I mean, how would it even work? Will my sims start having panic attacks at random? Will they just get moodlets depending on the illness? Will they just be comically "quirky" so that everyone can have a laugh at the mentally ill sim?
Just no. Mental illness is complicated. It can not transfer over to a game like the Sims. If you want to pretend that your sim is mentally ill, go for it. There are even mods to help you out.
Physical disabilities, though? Maybe something like temporary broken bones that bound sims to wheelchairs/crutches for a bit. Or deafness/blindness, where sims can wear hearing aids or use canes. I can't really speak on it since I have no physical disabilities, but that might be doable. However, those disabilities are complex, too. The severity of each case differs just like mental illness, and someone will certainly be either unrepresented or misrepresented.
Which is why I don't think disabilities will ever be in any iteration of the Sims. Not real ones, anyway.
