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Key Takeaways
- A fan made a nostalgic cover for the Sims 4’s upcoming Life & Death Pack, resembling old physical disc cases.
- Though the Sims series shifted from physical discs to digital releases, many clearly remember the days of old, appreciating the homage.
- The Life & Death Pack promises spooky new mechanics for The Sims 4, as players can control ghosts after in-game deaths.
A creative fan of The Sims 4 made a nostalgic cover for a hypothetical game case based on the upcoming Life & Death Pack that’s set to release on October 31, paying homage to the physical expansion packs from previous games in the series. The piece is true to the way physical cases for The Sims expansions used to look back in the days before publisher Electronic Arts shifted to purely digital releases, making it a unique throwback to a relic of the past.
Back when The Sims first hit its stride 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 method of release persisted far into the series’ lifespan, though the franchise gradually shifted toward the use of download codes and digital releases following the launch of The Sims 4.
Many fans are nostalgic for the days of physical disc releases of expansion packs for The Sims, such as Reddit user No-Length-6250, who shared their rendition of a physical disc cover for The Sims 4‘s Life & Death DLC in the series’ official subreddit. The design shows the expansion’s key art front and center on the main side of the cover, with the back showing off several screenshots and detailed information formatted in the same way as the old physical disc cases.
The user’s creation caused many other fans to reminisce in the comments about the series’ history, with many sharing anecdotes about buying the new expansions on discs when they first launched. Specifically, fans recalled the days when The Sims 2 was the newest game in the series and they could find the discs on store shelves, leading to some amusing personal stories.
In general, fans showered the post with praise, stating how accurate the creation looked when compared to the real-life physical discs EA used to release and complimenting the attention to detail present on the cover. Not only is the layout of the cover true to the way expansions used to look, but it even features up-to-date system requirements for both the PC and Mac versions of The Sims 4, along with its ESRB ratings and copyright information.
Fans will have a lot to look forward to in the Life & Death expansion for The Sims 4, which promises some spooky new mechanics when it launches on October 31. Namely, players will be able to control Sims in the afterlife as ghosts following their in-game deaths, where they can continue to do household activities and even haunt their living Sims.
