Wrong audio language

Just found out they speak Simlish instead of a real language. No idea the point of that.

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@21d3af8d1abcb309 wrote:

Just found out they speak Simlish instead of a real language. No idea the point of that.

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Indeed, Simlish has become one of the mainstay parts of The Sims since the first game.

The main reason for that is that the dialogue wouldn't become repetitive. According to The Sims Wiki's article of Simlish:

• Simlish was created because Will Wright, creator of The Sims, knew that the game needed dialogue, but thought that using real life languages such as English would cause the dialogue to be repetitive and would be expensive translating the entire dialog Sims may say.

While other reason was to have the player resonate on the emotion instead on their speech according to Wikipedia's article:

• While developing SimCopter (1996), designer Will Wright explicitly avoided using real-world languages such that players could resonate with the emotions of the characters rather than their speech.

So yeah, Simlish is something invented for the game and has become one of the iconic parts of the game.

Another benefit of having simlish as audio is that the audio doesn't has to be translated and recorded in every available language. Only the text needs to be translated.

Suly suly! I love Simlish, it's a beloved Sim's feature. The only problem is remembering not to use it in real life. I've nearly done that so many times.

I also love how songs on the music stations have been translated for the game. It's so cool how songs you might recognise from real life are being sung in Simlish. 

Simlish can also be a comfort when you play the game, if you have been a simmer for a long time. When you load the game and hear it each time, it is familiar and reassuring that it is a part of us taking a break from real life and all that our day has held. It is a different language and at the same time we know that lots of other simmers around the world are also listening to it at the same time.

Absolutely agree with you all.  Simlish is a very special and loved part of the game and it often helps me to relax when I hear it.  Should you be interested in learning more, there are simlish dictionaries and guides available in the virtual world - a quick search away.

Forgot to add that there is a written simlish alphabet guide available as well - that helps to read signs… create your own custom signs… or create custom tshirts…

Here's more about Simlish 🙂