Who would buy a Simlish language book?!

MollyG1997 · February 2015

You know..so you could learn Simlish or to see what your Sims in game would be saying. I would totally buy it!

Darkslayer · February 2015

I think there would be a market for it, after all there are people who have learned how to speak Elvish and Clingon

blueasbutterfly · February 2015

I don't think most of Simlish is actually real words that could be translated. Unlike other fantasy genre languages, it's designed so that the voiced interactions don't get too repetitive, being the same thing over and over and over. Since it is more or less gibberish, it doesn't get annoying. There are websites that translate specific words, like dagdag and nooboo, but I think the test is just stylized gobbledygook. I could see some novelty in, for example, a photo book with screen shots of your sims captioned in "Simlish." But I doubt an actual "learn to Simlish" book is possible.

fatbat21 · February 2015

I would defiantly take simlish over spanish

Evalen · February 2015

I guess they speak Simlish so every language can relate. It would be so hard for the game to translate in every language.
I guess I like it because I have a hearing problem, so I rely on their actions and emotions at the time.
Maybe that is why I like Sims 4, I understand them better. I know when they are sad, down, happy, or like someone by their emotions.
But a simlish book would be fun to read.

Erpe · February 2015

Simlish is a language created by Will Wright and first appeared in SimCopter. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simlish

If you want to learn the language then look at http://learnsimlish.blogspot.dk/p/simlish-dictionary.html

It is actually a real language. Just a simple one which isn't meant to be understood because we would then know much too well how repetitive and primitive the conversations in the game actually are

friendlysimmers · February 2015

Well i would not buy such a book

catmando830 · February 2015

I have a RL, so no I would not.

Piperbird · February 2015

I really adored in TS3 the stereo would play RL songs, sung in Simish by the RL artists. Have they done that in TS4 at all?

RARAW · February 2015

I rather learn a language that can be useful for me in real life.

ArchD · February 2015

I think what would be more interesting is stories written using Simlish for the dialogue, so that the reader has to discern the intent behind the conversation by what else is going on in the scene... And even then every interpretation could be different. I've read a few Simlish stories like this on tumblr and they're fantastic.

Glen_Coco · February 2015

why would i do such thing.

jaxie086 · February 2015

No, I wouldn't buy it. The whole idea of having a simlish language is so that the player can decide what the sims are talking about. It's actually a crucial part to letting the player make their own story.