Hooked on the Sims 4? He ultimate life simulator It is the paradise for those who fantasize about impossible romances or want to create their definitive home through the base game (which is free-to-play) and its thematic expansions. The next one will be available just in time for Halloween and it’s no coincidence: the great plan that Maxis has in its hands will make you scared. Even if it costs your own Sim the life. But don’t worry, when you become a ghost things get even better.
The essentials: all the contents of the expansion The Sims 4: Life and Beyond will be released on October 31, 2024 on PC and PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Electronic Arts does not give a single stitch, given that its themes revolve around everything beyond life and lend themselves wonderfully to celebrating both Halloween and, already in November, All Saints’ Day. But best of all is how it answers a classic question: what happens to our Sims when their time has come? As they say, the living bear the brunt. Especially if we put them a shock like ghosts.
What do you have The Sims 4: Life and Beyond that is not already offered in other expansions and content of the same theme such as Paranormal Phenomena o Lycanthropes. To begin with, its premise is quite original: at a given moment we will have to prepare to face “the last trip” by solving everything we want to do or what we have pending. But if you have something left unfinished, don’t worry: you can finish your list as a ghost and, already, help death itself. Your Sim’s last goodbye? I can tell you that this is just the beginning.
Death suits the Sims wonderfully
In The Sims 4: Life and Beyond We can play as living or as ghosts, but the second step requires (logically) that our Sim dies. Before that happens, because it will end up happening, We are asked to create our list of pending tasks, which can be designated according to the traits and family relationships that we have in our game. However, since this is our own list, it is also possible for us to choose what we want to do ourselves. Among other things because Our lives depend on that list.. Literally.
From here on, a clarification: once we have our list, we are not obliged to complete everything on it. Initially because we can eliminate what we don’t like, but also because when we are no longer in the world of living Sims we can continue it as ghosts. So even if our time comes, we can continue crossing out what was left undone… or dedicate ourselves to doing what we want as spirits.
Is it worth completing the list? The general idea of The Sims 4: Life and Beyond The more we have advanced in it, the better rewards we will have to match the theme of the expansion. And although many are still a mystery, the best of all is genius: we will be given the option to make our Sim reborn. And I emphasize, it is an option: Being a ghost also has its own advantages.
Dead… and partying
Let’s imagine that our priority in The Sims 4: Life and Beyond It is not rebirth. In fact, you might prefer to leave the list uncompleted now that you’re not even alive. What can I do as a ghost? The real question that you may be asking yourself right now, I will answer it now: ñiqui ñiqui is allowed for those who are in the afterlife.
When your Sim is a ghost, different possibilities open up to you, but in the end it all boils down to two big options: Help those who are alive or terrorize them. You choose. Ultimately, it’s exactly what you’d expect from a game where you can be the perfect neighbor or the nightmare of your own neighborhood, only now the same concept has been taken to the afterlife.
In fact, being a ghost Sim is almost, almost a profession: there are different ways to obtain simoleons in this state, so:
- If we help with household chores we will earn essence of goodwill
- And if we do mischief or evil we will win essence of fear. And be careful, because of the fright, coins may even fall out of his pocket that we can collect.
To The Sims 4: Life and Beyond A system of skills has been created that we improve as we use them, which allows us to do more elaborate tasks or go from the most subtle substitutes to real tricks. Which, no matter how you look at it, is also fun. That said, we won’t have to watch our Sim die to squeeze out everything that’s included in the expansion. Especially when we make deals with death itself.
You don’t have to die to be scared
We don’t know to what extent you believe in spirits, tarot and paranormal forces, but in The Sims 4 Everything that has to do with the paranormal is also an honest way to make a living. Both with other Sims and when using the scythe of death itself.
Among the new content of The Sims 4: Life and Beyond We will find three new traits, including the macabre personality. But also activities very in tune with the general theme of the expansion: the new Ghost Historian aspiration has been added and the option of working in thanatopraxy or dedicating ourselves to walking through crypts to see what is happening in the other world from the kingdom of the living.
However, if what we want is to fill crypts we can always Harvest souls as a member of the Grim Reaper team. He supplies us with our own scythe, the regulation uniform, teaches us a couple of tricks and that’s it. What we are not clear about is whether this ultimately adds to our “work life” or rather subtracts.
The activities and content do not end here: Maxis has proposed us to collect the lost tarot cards of Lady Ravendancer Lápida, which we can read, and we will win a pet very different from those of other expansions and packs: a demesticated crow that can give us a mortal scare. He who warns is not a traitor.
On the other hand, The Sims 4: Life and Beyond It not only takes into account those who – for one reason or another – end up saying goodbye to the world of the living, but also those who remain in it: there are four grief options depending on the type of Sim and their family members, which enables different ceremonies and tributes. And if we are “the protagonists” of the event, we can manage our will to distribute our assets as we see fit. Either fairly or with a view to giving you one last laugh from beyond.
Date, price and booking bonuses The Sims 4: Life and Beyond
Pre-order content for The Sims 4: Life and Beyond
As we mentioned at the beginning, the launch of The Sims 4: Life and Beyond is scheduled for Thursday, October 31, 2024 on PS4, Xbox, PC (including Mac). It is not necessary to purchase the base game, since The Sims 4 is Free-To-Play on all systems, but you will be interested to know that its price is 39,99 dollars on all platforms. That said, EA Play subscribers (included in Game Pass Ultimate and for PC) save 10%.
On the other hand, all those who buy the expansion The Sims 4: Life and Beyond Before December 12th they will have the Sinister Souvenirs pack as a gift, which is made up of
- A Family Portrait Once Timeless
- The Melancholic Melodies music box
- The Feathered Elegance mask.
Last but not least, Maxis has started a themed season both to match the Halloween celebration and as a countdown to the launch of The Sims 4: Life and Beyond. The proposal is simple: play the story in the game, carry out missions (from preparing recipes to making friends with the Grim Reaper) to earn in-game items such as new pants or the Green Lady’s lost tome. Not bad.
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