This can’t be a coincidence, and from what I’ve seen. No one has noticed these two things in the pack:
And the island living girl:
Too similar, right??
Well it gets better:
And that weird totem looking object in the island living trailer on the table,
Case and Point! This can’t be a coincidence! Tell me what you think down below. Is this just a coincidence or is this a hint to something in the pack not discussed, such as control over the ocean by mermaids? Who knows?
PSA: I am not saying that EA has copied the culture or anything along those lines. I am clearly stating that when I saw this pack certain things looked familiar, and I remember them faintly from Moana. I’m posting this to ring a bell in your head, along with speculating the possibility of it meaning there are possible Easter Eggs or it is just a marketing strategy.
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The first girl is Moana, the girl below her is the “lead” in the trailer.
The hook is Maui’s magic hook, and the totem thing is an object found in island living.
culture of the pack, moana and this just share the culture and will overlap in some areas
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
Something wicked this way comes!
I don't use MCCC.
It’s just something interesting I saw. I was thinking maybe it is a hint towards possible mermaid powers having to do with the water.
also the island does change depending on your actions as a player, which is kinda similar to the movie. i don't think there's anything more to that, but it has its nods towards moana for sure
I think they wanted to reference it not copy it
Sims 3 Hidden Springs world has characters inspired by Disney's Cinderella, and The Sims 3 Dragon Valley world has an entire family clearly inspired by Disney's Brave.
However I don't think it's hinting to anything deeper than that - I think they just used visuals that remind us of that movie and Moana as a character. When Disney researches and develops art for a movie based on the Polynesian Islands, the turnout will be similar to The Sims Team's research and art from the same inspiration. Obviously, as each artist and company has their own vision, there will be differences. But I think if you do your own research on Pacific Islanders, you'll find a lot of the same colors, materials, fabrics, relics, symbology, food, rituals, tattoos, traditions, etc.
I understand what you mean, I totally for a second thought that she was going to step into the water and become a stingray or something When she became a mermaid I was like "duh, this is a Sims trailer, not the actual movie Moana." The devs did encourage us to use the mermaid powers and befriend the dolphins though, so maybe there will be some connection to their powers and the water/ocean life. It would be VERY COOL if mermaids ghosts float around in the water as different sorts of sea creatures though... I'm buying into your theory more and more
I personally believe that there is a definite chance that mermaids have better socials with dolphins, and possibly other interactions. I also think maybe possibly that mermaids could turn into a sea animal, hopefully? Somewhat similar to Ursula. Just a hope, no real evidence to support it, besides the fact that vampires can turn into bats so it could be possible.
I know I was just being funny I forgot to put lol.
They clearly copied it.