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Which Sims 4 worlds resemble real places?
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This is my interpretation in how each world resembles a real place and why. I linked screenshots of each world for comparison 
What is your interpretation?
Do you live in one of these real world places and do you feel my assessment fits?
If you could live in one Sims 4 world which would it be and why?
A.) Willow Creek is Maryland, USA because of the colonial-styled homes that are prevalent in that state.
B.) Oasis Springs is Arizona, USA because it is mostly flat desert landscape scattered with palm trees.
C.) Newcrest is Illinois, USA beacuse it has a notable large canal running through it just like the state. *Typo on image
D.) Unknown. Anys suggestions?
E.) Windenburg is the Netherlands because of the thatched roof styled homes that are common in that region such as Holland, etc.
F.) San Myshuno is New York, USA because of towering apartment buildings and city hustle bustle.
G.) Forgotten Hallow is Colorado, USA because of its rocky mountains and pinetrees.
H.) Brindleton Bay is Maine, USA because of the docks edging the shoreline and the variety of trees.
I.) Del Sol Valley is California, USA because of the beach life and show biz combo.
J.) Strangerville is (Southern) Utah, USA because of its famous red rock Grand Canyon and cactus desert.
K.) Sulani is Hawaii, USA because of its tropical islands and famous volcanoes.
L.) Glimmerbrook is Virginia, USA because of it's two waterfalls which there are about 275 waterfalls in that state.
M.) Britechester is Michigan, USA because of its many inland lakes which there are over 11,000 lakes within the state.
N.) Evergreen Harbor is Indiana, USA because of its industrial demographic which the state is the 2nd largest manufacturer in the US.
O.) Mt. Komorebi is Japan because of its similar landscape of snowy mountaintops and lush green valleys.
P.) Henford-On-Bagley is the United Kingdom which encompasses the countryside rolling hills and small towns found throughout the UK.
Q.) Tartosa is Greece because of the similar old world architecture, hidden waterfalls, and breathtaking beaches.
R.) Moonwood Mill is Wyoming, USA because of it's diverse terrain of boulder mountains, forests, and industrial logging.
S.) Copperdale is Oregon, USA because of its evergreen forests, scattered lakes, and beautiful shoreline sunsets.
What is your interpretation?
Do you live in one of these real world places and do you feel my assessment fits?
If you could live in one Sims 4 world which would it be and why?
A.) Willow Creek is Maryland, USA because of the colonial-styled homes that are prevalent in that state.
B.) Oasis Springs is Arizona, USA because it is mostly flat desert landscape scattered with palm trees.
C.) Newcrest is Illinois, USA beacuse it has a notable large canal running through it just like the state. *Typo on image
D.) Unknown. Anys suggestions?
E.) Windenburg is the Netherlands because of the thatched roof styled homes that are common in that region such as Holland, etc.
F.) San Myshuno is New York, USA because of towering apartment buildings and city hustle bustle.
G.) Forgotten Hallow is Colorado, USA because of its rocky mountains and pinetrees.
H.) Brindleton Bay is Maine, USA because of the docks edging the shoreline and the variety of trees.
I.) Del Sol Valley is California, USA because of the beach life and show biz combo.
J.) Strangerville is (Southern) Utah, USA because of its famous red rock Grand Canyon and cactus desert.
K.) Sulani is Hawaii, USA because of its tropical islands and famous volcanoes.
L.) Glimmerbrook is Virginia, USA because of it's two waterfalls which there are about 275 waterfalls in that state.
M.) Britechester is Michigan, USA because of its many inland lakes which there are over 11,000 lakes within the state.
N.) Evergreen Harbor is Indiana, USA because of its industrial demographic which the state is the 2nd largest manufacturer in the US.
O.) Mt. Komorebi is Japan because of its similar landscape of snowy mountaintops and lush green valleys.
P.) Henford-On-Bagley is the United Kingdom which encompasses the countryside rolling hills and small towns found throughout the UK.
Q.) Tartosa is Greece because of the similar old world architecture, hidden waterfalls, and breathtaking beaches.
R.) Moonwood Mill is Wyoming, USA because of it's diverse terrain of boulder mountains, forests, and industrial logging.
S.) Copperdale is Oregon, USA because of its evergreen forests, scattered lakes, and beautiful shoreline sunsets.
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The only question left is where do you think Granite Falls and Selvadorada is?
Newcrest: My head cannon for Newcrest is that each neighborhood is a different county in the DC suburbs, I can see where you get Illinois, though.
Magnolia Promenade: The environment has almost identical assets to Willow Creek, right down to the riverboat. I agree with EgonVM. It's just down the Mississippi River from Willow Creek.
San Myshuno: Reminds me of Hong Kong, but simmified and less cramped. I feel like the prominence of East Asian culture there makes it unlikely to be on America's east coast, if it's in America. I generally think of it as a sort of Pan-Asian city.
Forgotten Hollow: Transylvania, of course. The twisted trees make me think of Hoia Bacu.
Sulani: The houses make me think of Tahiti, which also has volcanos.
Britechester: The architecture makes me think of Cambridge England.
Tartosa: Amalfi coast, Italy.
All of the others I either agree with you, or I don't know them well enough to form an opinion.
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Strangerville reminds me more of Nevada, where I lived for almost 20 years. Nevada, not Strangerville.
Henford On Bagly reminds me of European look in general, as HOB is another one of my favorites to play.
Forgotten Hollow looks like the boreal forests of dark places, like Romania, Carpathian Mountains...with vampires.
Sulani is the South Pacific in general. Beautiful island living, easy, no muss no fuss.
Brindleton Bay is like the Northeastern US coast, while Del Sol Valley is the west coast.
And then there's OS, another of my favorites to play in. I love the dust blowing, the wind blowing the tumbleweeds around, just like in rl.
My first instinct was also Hong Kong (lived there for a couple years!) but then I decided to go with NY. I would agree that HK was probably the better fit! Thanks for sharing your interpretations!
Strangerville really could pass as any of the four corner states, and Nevada is so close to Utah, there are definitely similarities!
I actually forgot all about Granite Falls and Selvadorada! I'd have to think on it a bit...
I think Willow Creek, Newcrest and Magnolia Promanade are all supposed to be the Mississippi River Deep South (Louisiana and/or Mississippi). The vegetation, canals, paddle wheel river boats and bayou type settings kind of suggest that.
Oasis Spring seems based on Palm Springs, CA, with the desert resort and mid mod architecture.
Windenburg’s timber frame architecture suggests Germanic influences.
San Myshuno is influenced by Tokyo, but I think the team said there’s a bit of San Francisco in there, too?
Forgotten Hollow is Transylvania
Brindleton Bay is the Northeast Coast, so Cape Cod or Maine is good.
Del Sol Valley is definitely Los Angeles/Hollywood
Strangerville has Area 51 vibes, so the Nevada desert
Sulani is the Pacific Islands
Glimmerbrook is just magic… it’s everywhere and nowhere. 😀
Britechester seems kind of Ivy League, so I’m just going to say Massachusetts (Harvard) or Connecticut (Yale). There’s also an Oxford/Cambridge vibe.
Evergreen Harbor is any industrial city, so Yeah.
Mount Komorebi is undoubtedly Japan
Henford on Bagley is definitely British countryside
Tartosa seems inspired by Greece
Moonwood Mill had a mill, so maybe Oregon?
Copperdale looks like the Appalachian Mountains, to me. Mountains, mines and pines.
Granite Falls looks like the Pacific Northwest
Selvadorada is South America
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Granite Falls is just Granite Falls, isn't it?
Well, that hidden entrance to the deep woods is certainly easier to find in real life 😀
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Please do not correct me, I know how I feel about the worlds being based on. Also I would say Del Sol Valley, because it's beautiful, glamourous, and prettier than Newcrest
A. Willow Creek- For me it is New Orleans. The art style, with the moss draped trees, the plantation style mansions, and the buildings which have a real French Quarter flair and the shotgun style homes.
B. Oasis Springs- This is a toss up for me. Mostly I think of it as a high desert city like Bakersfield or Barstow, California. I could see the case for Phoenix or Tuscon.
C. Newcrest- I've never really played it except in my current main save and it's acting as a bit of a Washington D.C. kind of place.
D. Magnolia Promenade- Is a New Orleans suburb.
E. Windenburg- Germany is an excellent reference, but also Switzerland and Austria. Definitely Central Europe anyway.
F. San Myshuno- There are some aspects, like the Spice District, that feel like New York City. The Fashion and Art District have a bit of that too, but when you pull the camera all the back and look at the whole panorama, it feels more like Tokyo or Hong Kong.
G. Forgotten Hollow- Romania. It just drips, pun intended, with the Bram Stoker, classic Dracula vibes.
H.Brindleton Bay- I like the reference to Maine. Anywhere in New England fits really. I tend to think of it more like coastal Massachusetts. Not quite Cape Cod, but close.
I. Del Sol Valley- That one is Hollywood and Malibu all rolled up into package. This world deserves to be so much bigger.
J. Strangerville- Roswell, New Mexico/Area 51. Aliens. Secret military base. That was an instant connection in my headcanon.
K. Sulani- Hawaii is the obvious first reaction, but it could be any of the Pacific Island countries. Usually in my stories it is Hawaii.
L. Glimmerbrook- Like Newcrest it's hard for me to say. I was so disappointed in it and the whole pack that I haven't played it enough to really get a feel for it and never plays a role in any of my saves. It's just taking up hard drive space.
M. Britechester- Oxford, England. Another one that for me the connection was there before the pack even dropped.
N. Evergreen Harbor- Portland, Oregon. This one could easily be Seattle too, but I tend to go with Portland.
O. Mt. Komorebi- Japan. It's hard to see that one as anyplace else, but it's still whatever anybody wants it to be.
P. Henford-On-Bagley- The English countryside. I'm not sure exactly where in England, but definitely there. I have seen The Cotswolds region mentioned by others.
Q. Tartosa- In my headcanon it's Italy, specifically the West Coast, Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, that area.
R. Moonwood Mill- That the Pacific Northwest, but it could be anywhere in that larger region. The coastal logging towns in Washington and Oregon are what come to mind. I don't know if they mentioned what the mill produced before it shut down, but to me it was a lumber mill. If it was a steel mill, I could see that possibly being in the Allegheny Mountain region of Western Pennsylvania.
S. Copperdale- To me it feels like the Appalachians. Western North Carolina and Virginia up into Maryland and Pennsylvania.
My regions are:
New Orleans/Suburban New Orleans:
Willow Creek and Magnolia Promenade. I agree that the graphics and prop houses also suggest that Newcrest is NoLa, but that would make this region unfairly big so I don't include it.
Suburban Illinois (outside of Chicago):
Newcrest. Again, fully knowing it has the NoLa style but just choosing to ignore.
Hudson River Area:
San Myshuno standing in for NYC even thought it feels like a mishmash of NYC, SF, and Hong Kong
Copperdale standing in for any of the small towns upriver from NYC: Poughkeepsie, Saratoga Springs, etc. I think Copperdale could really be any number of places but I know that team was heavily influenced by the show Riverdale and the town of Riverdale is meant to be along the Hudson River.
New England:
Brindleton Bay stands for any number of NE towns in Maine or Massachusetts
I actually plop Forgotten Hollow here too even though I know it's meant to be somewhere in Eastern Europe. Since I play in a very realistic style, I boot the vampires out and turn it into essentially a Salem, Mass type of place that is very popular with tourists during Spooky season.
The Southwest:
Oasis Springs standing in for Albuquerque
Strangerville standing in for a town in northern Arizona or southern Utah
California:
Granite Falls stands for Yosemite in my game
Glimmerbrook is a mountain town outside of Yosemite where park rangers live and folks pick up their Winterfest trees
Del Sol Valley stands in for LA though as a current LA resident--Sims team, what were you thinking giving this metropolis like 6 lots lol
PNW:
Evergreen Harbor and Moonwood Mill are neighbors in my game, both cities clustered in either Washington State or British Columbia
The UK:
Having visited the UK quite a bit I feel these are almost the easiest to map over. Britechester is very clearly meant to be "Oxfordlike" at the very least, and Henford on Bagley is meant to be the Cotswolds, which are a very lovely cluster of villages not too far from Oxford. So I just make that a very tight knit region. I have a few Britechester professors that live in the Henford country estates.
Europe:
It's a bit of stretch to have these be one region but this is all pretend so...
Windenburg--Windenburg has pieces of it that are obviously meant to be Bavaria in southern Germany but other pieces that are obviously meant to be Copenhagen or another Scandinavian city. I was in Copenhagen this year and was walking in a park with pink trees next to it and had a very "OMG, this is meant to be Hare Square park!" thought which I kept to myself. So since Windberg is so big I actually pretend the top half ( the pastoral neighborhood and the big town square) is Germany and the bottom half (the more modern town square with the pool and gym and the crumbling isle) is Denmark.
Tartosa: I similarly split these up--the bottom half has Greek architecture and the top has Italian/Spanish influenced architecture.
Selvadorada, Mt. Komorebi and Sulani are on their own, they do not have regions. I'm pretty sure that Mt.Komorebi is supposed to be Northern Japan, for example Sapporo, where the ski resorts are. I'm going there next year and I'm so excited to see it IRL. Sulani reminds me a lot of Kauai. I think Selvadorada is probably any Amazonian bordering country (Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela) etc.
1. My interpretation is that they are Sim Nation places, not real world places. I don't like associating my Sims with reality, it takes the fun out of it for me. Loosely based, sure, a little, but anything could be a Sim reality in my game, anything could happen. It's very freeing that way.
2. I live in a place that probably most closely resembles Brindleton Bay, in the Northeast, Massachusetts, in a smallish coastal city, so if I were to place BB somewhere "real", it would be coastal MA. There's a little touch of Forgotten Hollow here as well.
3. If I could choose to live in one? Well, I'm pretty happy in Brindleton/Forgotten Hollow, but I'd also like Glimmerbrook (I love woodsy and rural, and often visit New Hampshire for hiking trips and the mountain rivers and waterfalls,) Windenburg (old world, yay!), and Henford (English countryside and cottages!)
I agree with this. My list was only meant to convey where I think the inspiration comes from, not how I think of the worlds in game. I think the worlds are inspired by real places, but not meant to be literal interpretations of them. I play them as their own locations in a fictional sim world, not real representations of actual locations. Getting hung up on what they are supposed to represent is also why we have so much controversy over what areas of the world get included. If I approach the game as if the sims don’t live in our world, that their world is just a vague simulation of ours, their world can be literally anything. That’s also why I hope the devs never put real world spoken dialogue in the game. I want my sims to live in their own world, have their own customs and eccentricities, and speak their own language*. I don’t want them to be bad imitations of our world.
*Edit to add, this is also why I avoid cc with real world logos or typography.
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I have lived in CA for over fifty years. Finally escaped nearly sixteen years ago. I've been through southern Utah, but I live in the north in that state, now. The red rocks are gorgeous and quite unique.
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Thanks for your insight! The states were more of an overall generalisation, as CA varies a lot, as does Utah where I currently reside -- southern Utah is hotter than Hades but 4 hours north we have some of the best snowiest ski resorts in the world! Park City probably one of the more famous ones. (Hello fellow, neighbour!)
That's a great observation, too!
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Asian: 8
Black: 4 (counting Penny Pizzazz, which is controversial)
White: 3 (assuming Darling Walsh isn't biracial, which isn't clear).
As for the items, most of the better quality ones show a distinct Asian influence. The less expensive items are cheap mass-produced modern junk. Believe me, they have that in Asia, too. You're right about the careers though.
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Willow Creek-Alabama
Oasis Springs-Arizona
Newcrest- could be anywhere in the world
Windenburg-United Kingdom
San Myshuno-New York City
Forgotten Hollow-Translyvania
Brindleton Bay-Maine
Del Sol Valley-Hollywood,CA
Strangerville-New Mexico
Sulani-Polynesia
Glimmerbrook-somewhere in Europe
Britechester-United Kingdom
Evergreen Harbor-could be anywhere in USA or Canada
Mt. Komorebi-Japan
Henford-on-Bagley-United Kingdom
Tartosa-Italy
Moonwood Mill and Copperdale-could be anywhere in Canada or USA
Granite Falls-Canada
Selvadorado-South America