Rene Speculation: Lore and Narrative Design
A thread to talk about all things related to lore and narrative elements in Project Rene.
Forum Discussion
"simmerorigin;c-18198055" wrote:"ncisGibbs02;c-18198041" wrote:
What if they have to choose between lore and build mode? How do they choose which gets the most attention? Hopefully we can influence them as storytelling and lore really needs focusing on.
Sims 4 has great worlds that are lovely to look at. The build tool is the best. CAS has a lot of elements and clothes.
What it lacks is the ability to play out stories and consequences. I have to imagine Ralph still remembers Sally beat him at chess so that’s why he’s going to give a mean greeting at the park. Lavania Chopra was forced to retire as mayor to make way for someone younger so she’s plotting her revenge on the villagers of Henford-on-Bagley.
I love playing Pleasantview in Sims 2 as you can get right into the story of who lives there. I would love that captured in Sims 5 with updated graphics. ?
It’s one thing to make each premade family with lore but connecting them to each other is what really makes the town shine.
I agree with the point about imaging things in your head. A lot of video essays have been made about this topic. Carl’s Sims Guide has a great one with over 100k views:
https://youtu.be/7WDDnET2Sh8
Thanks for the video. Bookmarked! ? 100% agree that it would be better if Sims engaged in making their own story sometimes. The worlds of Sims 4 don’t feel alive.
Even the newer Neighbourhood Stories addition has issues.
Enable adoption and all 8 slots get filled before it stops. It’s not a natural progression. Both pets and kids don’t stop until the set limit. I’m constantly getting rid of the extras and end up unticking adoption. Not everyone would add six or seven extra people constantly!
For jobs, Sims are constantly leaving and getting new jobs but it’s random.
The only thing that adds a bit of spice is the ‘accidental deaths’ but some of the things are too silly for me to enjoy. Cereal catching on fire?! ???♂️.
"simmerorigin;c-18198107" wrote:
Some of the Strangetown families are iconic as well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrn1_-J7nIA&list=PLETPCDPU4vUs7EkTOmVHKdMs34Td6TpBU&index=11&ab_channel=Plumbella
Great video suggestion! ?.
I must play Strangetown again.
