Key points
- A fan has created a nostalgic cover for The Sims 4's upcoming Life & Death Pack, resembling old physical record sleeves.
- Although The Sims series has moved from physical discs to digital versions, many clearly remember the times gone by, appreciating the homage.
- The Life and Death Pack promises new spooky mechanics for The Sims 4, as players will be able to control ghosts after dying in the game.
A creative fan of The Sims 4 has created a nostalgic cover for a hypothetical game case based on the upcoming Life & Death Pack that releases on October 31st, paying homage to the physical expansion packs of previous games in the series. The piece is faithful to the way the physical cases The Sims the expansions looked back to the days before publisher Electronic Arts switched to purely digital releases, making it a unique return to a relic of the past.
When The Sims made its debut in the early 2000s and beyond, additional content would come in the form of physical discs that gave players access to new features, in-game items, and various other things. This release method continued throughout the series' run, although the franchise gradually shifted towards using download codes and digital releases after the launch of The Sims 4.
Many fans are nostalgic for the days of physical disc versions of expansion packs The Simslike Reddit user No-Length-6250, who shared his interpretation of the album's physical cover for The Sims 4The Life & Death DLC in the series' official subreddit. The design features the main expansion art front and center on the main side of the cover, with the back showing several screenshots and detailed information formatted the same way as old physical disc sleeves.
The user's creation led to many other fans reminiscing about the series' history in the comments, with many sharing anecdotes about purchasing the new expansions on disc when they first launched. Specifically, fans remembered the days when The Sims 2 it was the newest game in the series and they could find the discs on store shelves, resulting in some fun personal stories.
Overall, fans showered the post with praise, saying how accurate the creation looked compared to the actual physical discs EA released and complimenting the attention to detail on the cover. Not only is the cover layout faithful to the look of the expansions, but it also features updated system requirements for both the PC and Mac versions of The Sims 4, along with ESRB ratings and copyright information.
Fans will have a lot to look forward to from the Life & Death expansion The Sims 4, which promises some spooky new mechanics when it launches on October 31st. Namely, players will be able to control Sims in the afterlife as ghosts after their death in the game, where they can continue to carry out household tasks and even torment their living Sims.
