6 years ago

Sims 4 Worlds and Their In Real Life Locations

Hey! After looking at the beauty that is Sulani, I was wondering where the worlds in-game would be in the real world. Luckily, I made a map to show where they would be!

https://i.imgur.com/cUfiTAd.png
Let me explain... (in alphabetical order)
Brindleton Bay: I put Brindleton Bay in the U.S. region of New England. The aesthetic of the world just screams "New England!" to me!

Del Sol Valley: Two words... Los Angeles.

Forgotten Hollow: Ok... this one might be controversial. No real life location really fits this world. I chose the Transylvania region of Romania. I know the region does not really look like Forgotten Hollow, but based off of movies it fits.

Granite Falls: For this world I instantly thought of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. I see this as the best fit as the images of Yellowstone look a lot like Granite Falls.

Magnolia Promenade + Newcrest: There was no real place that came to mind with these worlds, other than the general United States and Canada. They are not on the map for this reason.

Oasis Springs: I chose the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico for this world. I debated choosing areas of Mexico, but I am not familiar with the region enough to pin point it.

San Myshuno: This one was hard. After looking online, I chose the areas of Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong. Tokyo because of the architecture and Hong Kong for the geography. Many neighborhoods of San Myshuno do not fit in Tokyo, but I see Tokyo as the best fit for architecture.

Selvadorada: The Amazon Rainforest really looks like Selvadorada. Having my sims go to the Amazon is a fun idea to me!

Strangerville: Due to the military base and odd happenings, I chose Area 51 in Nevada, United States. What's going on in Area 51... what's going on in Strangerville... who knows?

Sulani: Sulani looked like a Pacific island. It gave me Tahiti and Polynesia vibes. I also got a bit of Hawaii from this world too.

Willow Creek: Due to the steamboat, the swampy backdrop, and the trees, I chose New Orleans, United States as the location for Willow Creek.

Windenburg: This world gave me a central and southern Germany vibe, but with a bit of Austria too.

funny

50 Replies

GalacticGal
Legend
6 years ago
Well done. I thought about Roswell, New Mexico for StrangerVille, though. Been there and it's rather quaint. And a tad eerie. ;) I have also driven past Area 51 and read the signs posted on the fence. Scary place, that. In my ancestral game save Newcrest is the Settlements, which was western North Carolina and eventually became the Southwest Territory South of the Ohio, and then finally, East Tennessee.
amp107
Rising Veteran
6 years ago
I love this! I would just add that Oasis Springs also feels most like the Mojave Desert and 21 Palms area of California, which connects to Nevada and Arizona, so I think you’re correct just missing one location of it.

I don’t honestly play Newcrest enough to know what it looks like, but Magnolia Promenade to me looks just like an extension of Willow Creek and more of real life Louisiana. Either that or it could be Savanah, Georgia.
lemonade578
6 years ago
@nerdfashion : I have never been to the true Great Lakes region, unless you count Chicago, but I can see elements of Magnolia Promenade and Newcrest fitting there.

@GalacticGal : I'm not too familiar with the southwestern U.S. to pinpoint Strangerville with specific towns, but your description sounds accurate. I can see Roswell as fitting for the town elements of Strangerville.

@Wainwrong (pt. 1) : I agree 100% that San Myshuno really doesn't fit one location too good. I never though of Singapore... that's a good addition!

@amp107 : I agree that Oasis Springs could be a bit larger on my map, I just didn't want to crowd the map in that region. Magnolia Promenade does feel like a Willow Creek extension now that you say it!

@Sindocat : Yosemite is a good contender for Granite Falls! It just comes down to picking a location, and since Yellowstone came to mind first, it's what I ultimately chose. I agree that San Myshuno looks like San Francisco, but, in my opinion, there were too many Asian elements to ignore to pinpoint San Myshuno directly to San Francisco. I guess I could have added it to the arrow web that it is right now.

@Wainwrong (pt. 2) : Since the Sims team works in Northern California, San Francisco is a good base for San Myshuno. In the backdrop, I just saw too many modern Asian elements to not put it in Asia though. If only I would have added San Francisco to my arrow web...
karon_shiruba
6 years ago
Even if its set in an alternate timeline, i belive that the world/locations wouldn't change that much... So if Sims 4 is set in the same world as The Sims Medieval would be, the game seems to hint that the world is a swapped version of ours. The castles/kingdoms/old country would be in the west, instead of the east.
Here is the Ye Knowne Wyrlde map:
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thesimsmedieval/images/b/bf/Territory_Map.png/revision/latest?cb=20110408235103
I believe that Windenburg would be in this lands.
karon_shiruba
6 years ago
Also, there is this awesome world map by @keylimepiesims that i need to share with you guys:
http://orig14.deviantart.net/7268/f/2016/324/b/e/sims_world_map_by_hazzaplumbob-da9cndo.png

They talk more about their map in here.
amp107
Rising Veteran
6 years ago
"Wainwrong;c-17149990" wrote:
San Myshuno could also be Singapore maybe? Or just a semi-futuristic blend of California and Japan, like San Fransokyo and the Ace Attorney games.

Sometimes I see them all as next to each other and part of SimCity. But each feels like a diff world.

Sulani would be an island in the ocean a lot of miles off the coast of the other parts of the uberhood.

I agree with Wainwrong about San Myshuno. It feels like a mashup of San Fransisco and Tokyo...and I can even see hints of Harlem NY in the architecture of the Spice Market. The private karaoke rooms though are definitely a Tokyo element, and then of course there’s the obvious Asian-aesthetic build mode and CAS items that came with the pack. I think it might just be designed to represent multiple major cities.
lemonade578
6 years ago
"amp107;c-17150375" wrote:
"Wainwrong;c-17149990" wrote:
San Myshuno could also be Singapore maybe? Or just a semi-futuristic blend of California and Japan, like San Fransokyo and the Ace Attorney games.

Sometimes I see them all as next to each other and part of SimCity. But each feels like a diff world.

Sulani would be an island in the ocean a lot of miles off the coast of the other parts of the uberhood.

I agree with Wainwrong about San Myshuno. It feels like a mashup of San Fransisco and Tokyo...and I can even see hints of Harlem NY in the architecture of the Spice Market. The private karaoke rooms though are definitely a Tokyo element, and then of course there’s the obvious Asian-aesthetic build mode and CAS items that came with the pack. I think it might just be designed to represent multiple major cities.

I agree! I guess the team wanted everyone to feel welcome!
Movotti
New Spectator
6 years ago
Forgotten Hollow doesn't have much of a Romanian vibe to it.
It seems to be more of an american horror setting, it reminds me of Sleepy Hollow meets every teenage vampire/werewolf/witch themed tv show location.

Romanian architecture is more all Romanesque columns or clunky medieval style.
lemonade578
6 years ago
"Movotti;c-17150507" wrote:
Forgotten Hollow doesn't have much of a Romanian vibe to it.
It seems to be more of an american horror setting, it reminds me of Sleepy Hollow meets every teenage vampire/werewolf/witch themed tv show location.

Romanian architecture is more all Romanesque columns or clunky medieval style.

I do agree. I was just basing that location on the cliche vampire Transylvania. Much love and no shade to Romanians!
Purrloin9
6 years ago
I'm pretty sure Willow Creek was already confirmed to be based on New Orleans.