The saddest picture I've ever taken in a Sims game

justin5812 · February 2015

Last night the patriarch of my family tree died and it was a really emotional moment because I got the notification 3 or 4 sim weeks ago that his time was ending. I had almost completely forgotten about it then BAM! Right after he had fed and changed the diapers of his twin grandchildren, he falls over and dies. His daughter was distraught and his son-in-law, who he had just started becoming good friends with, was visibly upset while Grim was tending to his business.

Game will hit you in the feels without warning sometimes.

rosemow · February 2015

It is a very sad picture. It is sad when the sims that we have been playing and have been enjoying seeing living their daily sims lives pass away. The reactions of their family members when they pass away make us feel sad for them.

Pamhamlet · February 2015

Awww. It's so sad when they die, especially when relationships were just beginning to come along. Maybe they can still be friends with his ghost?

makanivalur · February 2015

At least your sim was distraught. My sim's partner died and she wasn't sad at all. Mildly peckish yes, but she just walked past the corpse of her boyfriend to grill some hotdogs -.-

jaxie086 · February 2015

Awww! I feel ya, OP! My matriarch and patriarch are getting close to the end too

hotrod35075901 · February 2015

that is a sad picture at least your sims responded,I had one of my matriarch's die of old age then her daughter in law laughed herself to death while grim was doing his thing with her mother in law,I never did understand that one,they were good friends.

joleaco · February 2015

In one of my sim families, both the mum and dad died exactly at the same time. The dad was upstairs so I sent the son to him, he was very upset, crying his eyes out. He managed to plead successfully with Grim and his dad is alive again.

The mum died out the front of the house. Sims who were walking by stopped and gathered around her body with sad faces. I sent the daughter out to her mum - she stepped around her mothers body looked down and ...nothing. Then it was work time so she just went to work. When the daughter came home, I directed her to mourn at her mothers grave, she then had the sad moodlet for the next 4 hours, so at least that's something I guess.

Rubycube86 · February 2015

In one of the families I'm playing, the husband went to work, the wife cooked breakfast, set herself on fire, died, and the fire was still raging by the time the husband came back. He didn't even flinch at the fire, walked straight past the urn and started playing games on the pc...

When the fire started though, I purposely didn't save. I never intended for her to die, especially as they're just starting out and I'm planning on making a lot of generations with them. I just wanted to see how it would play out. I know he's a computer geek and all, but honestly, getting attached to your pc THAT much is going too far! I mean, the house was still on fire!

Oh, and another thing I noticed was that the grim reaper spent the entire day sitting in their living room watching tv. He vanished about an hour before the husband came back.

sillyangel0906 · February 2015

I always find this a little heartbreaking...when they cry in the tub after losing a loved one

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This one is sad because not only did he die, but it looks like he was alone

But he wasn't. His children were very upset

And this poor guy was upset for days after his wife died

Jonalin · February 2015

justin5812 wrote: »

Last night the patriarch of my family tree died and it was a really emotional moment because I got the notification 3 or 4 sim weeks ago that his time was ending. I had almost completely forgotten about it then BAM! Right after he had fed and changed the diapers of his twin grandchildren, he falls over and dies. His daughter was distraught and his son-in-law, who he had just started becoming good friends with, was visibly upset while Grim was tending to his business.

Game will hit you in the feels without warning sometimes.

I never let anyone in my game die... just too sad for me

Zeldaboy180 · February 2015

Rubycube86 wrote: »

In one of the families I'm playing, the husband went to work, the wife cooked breakfast, set herself on fire, died, and the fire was still raging by the time the husband came back. He didn't even flinch at the fire, walked straight past the urn and started playing games on the pc...

When the fire started though, I purposely didn't save. I never intended for her to die, especially as they're just starting out and I'm planning on making a lot of generations with them. I just wanted to see how it would play out. I know he's a computer geek and all, but honestly, getting attached to your pc THAT much is going too far! I mean, the house was still on fire!

Oh, and another thing I noticed was that the grim reaper spent the entire day sitting in their living room watching tv. He vanished about an hour before the husband came back.

Don't underestimate or computer geeks.

Computer > wife

On a serious note though that sounds like a bug. He should have at least reacted to the fire.

Zeldaboy180 · February 2015

sillyangel0906 wrote: »

I always find this a little heartbreaking...when they cry in the tub after losing a loved one

This one is sad because not only did he die, but it looks like he was alone

But he wasn't. His children were very upset

And this poor guy was upset for days after his wife died

buT thE sims 4 sims have no reaction to death!!!?
omg emotions are just over rated buffs that don't add anything to the game!!

Back to reality, people tend to forget how soul less sims 3 sims were. Family just died? Get an uncomfortable moodlet and be fine in a day. These sims visibly show emotions and you don't need read a moodlet to know what's wrong. You can see it on them. He's visibly sad and it's convincing and heart breaking.

MegandtheMoon · February 2015

Jonalin wrote: »

justin5812 wrote: »

Last night the patriarch of my family tree died and it was a really emotional moment because I got the notification 3 or 4 sim weeks ago that his time was ending. I had almost completely forgotten about it then BAM! Right after he had fed and changed the diapers of his twin grandchildren, he falls over and dies. His daughter was distraught and his son-in-law, who he had just started becoming good friends with, was visibly upset while Grim was tending to his business.

Game will hit you in the feels without warning sometimes.

I never let anyone in my game die... just too sad for me

Me too @Jonalin! I actually did let one of my Sims die, but I felt so guilty I spent two whole weeks doing everything required to resurrect her with ambrosia.

It took ages. I hate when one of my Sims dies

Hagfisher · February 2015

I...I'm actually crying. Whenever a sim dies that I like I cry. When I see other pictures of sims that die and look sad I begin to cry. When I see the other sims in mourning I cry.

I cry easily when it comes to games like this. My heart is broken right now. Heck, when one of my sims died I cried longer than his sister did in the game. I was still sobbing even when I reloaded the save and he didn't die.

Evalen · February 2015

Sorry to hear your sims died, I know how it feels, I hate it when they die and it is sad. It does make you cry.

justin5812 · February 2015

sillyangel0906 wrote: »

I always find this a little heartbreaking...when they cry in the tub after losing a loved one

This one is sad because not only did he die, but it looks like he was alone

But he wasn't. His children were very upset

And this poor guy was upset for days after his wife died

The creators missed a lot of things in this game but they 100% delivered on the emotions they pumped up so much. You can feel the emotions from your sims when something incredibly funny or sad happens. After a few more updates and expansion packs, I think this game will finally start to grow on people. At least I hope so.

Surreal · February 2015

Hmph. I guess my family is buggy then. Patriarch died - not one person in household even blinked an eye. They just didn't notice. Sigh.

Jonalin · February 2015

MegandtheMoon wrote: »

Jonalin wrote: »

justin5812 wrote: »

Last night the patriarch of my family tree died and it was a really emotional moment because I got the notification 3 or 4 sim weeks ago that his time was ending. I had almost completely forgotten about it then BAM! Right after he had fed and changed the diapers of his twin grandchildren, he falls over and dies. His daughter was distraught and his son-in-law, who he had just started becoming good friends with, was visibly upset while Grim was tending to his business.

Game will hit you in the feels without warning sometimes.

I never let anyone in my game die... just too sad for me

Me too @Jonalin! I actually did let one of my Sims die, but I felt so guilty I spent two whole weeks doing everything required to resurrect her with ambrosia. It took ages. I hate when one of my Sims dies

Twice when I was playing Sims 2, I nearly lost a favorite sim. I quickly exited w/o saving. I'm just not into the whole death part of it. Then again, I don't play legacy style so there's no need for my sims to die off.

snurfles · February 2015

I am actually jealous of all these sad pictures. My Sims generally do not react when a family member dies.

SprinklesBonBon · February 2015

snurfles wrote: »

I am actually jealous of all these sad pictures. My Sims generally do not react when a family member dies.

Don't feel bad...my sims hubby passed away, but she was too busy socializing in the pool XDD

Badmagic · February 2015

I've always found the bathtub one intriguing, just because its the only shot I've ever seen of it, I've never seen it in game or any other footage/shots.

edit~ Ah, I think I understand now, there are objects on the bath behind the sim, shampoo bottle, soap etc, its maybe just staged.

IgnitedTobi1 · February 2015

My patriarch recently died too and everyone in the household was sad for days.

Starglitters9909 · February 2015

I know your pictures are sad but I just had to comment on the older guys hair. It looks like it was melted and poured on. I just can not get use to the hair along with a lot of other things in the sims 4. Sorry.

sillyangel0906 · February 2015

Badmagic wrote: »

I've always found the bathtub one intriguing, just because its the only shot I've ever seen of it, I've never seen it in game or any other footage/shots.

edit~ Ah, I think I understand now, there are objects on the bath behind the sim, shampoo bottle, soap etc, its maybe just staged.

Here is the uncropped screenshot. It's not staged.

Badmagic · February 2015

sillyangel0906 wrote: »

Badmagic wrote: »

I've always found the bathtub one intriguing, just because its the only shot I've ever seen of it, I've never seen it in game or any other footage/shots.

edit~ Ah, I think I understand now, there are objects on the bath behind the sim, shampoo bottle, soap etc, its maybe just staged.

Here is the uncropped screenshot. It's not staged.

Thanks for the link, I still find it odd I've never seen this anywhere other than this one shot though.

elanorbreton · February 2015

Badmagic wrote: »

Thanks for the link, I still find it odd I've never seen this anywhere other than this one shot though.

I've had a sim cry in the bath. It wasn't because of a death though, I haven't played long enough for anyone to die yet. I think it was because I forgot to celebrate her birthday...

I was gutted! She was so sad about it, moping around and crying. I swore I would never forget another sims birthday ever again!

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