Summary
- A Sims fan gets an iconic Bella Goth tattoo on their forearm, paying homage to one of the most recognizable characters in the franchise.
- The Goth family has been a staple of the series, bringing unique family dynamics to players.
- Bella Goth's mysterious disappearance in Sims 2 has sparked theories of alien abduction, adding to her fame and the intriguing lore surrounding her character.
One dedicated fan of The Sims franchise has decided to get a tattoo of the iconic original character Bella Goth added to their forearm. There are many iconic families throughout The Sims' history, but this tattoo pays homage to one of its most recognizable characters.
Since the series' original launch in 2000, the Goth family has been a fixture in every mainline game, giving players a chance to play as or interact with some combination of Bella, Mortimer, Cassandra, Alexander, and whatever other offspring they may produce. Essentially The Sims' equivalent of The Addams Family, the Goths have carved out their own path of fame in Maxis and EA's life simulator, and they have cemented their place among the most popular preloaded Sims in each installment.
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One obvious fan of the family's matriarch, Reddit user commercial-effect, has recently shared some newly acquired ink tattooed on them by a talented friend. This longtime player says they have wanted a Sims-based tattoo for a good while, and they finally decided to add Bella to their arm given her status as the franchise's unofficial diva. While The Sims 4's 2014 release gave its characters a much more current-gen look than the series' earlier offerings, this player shows that The Sims' first game has aged well in the eyes of many fans, opting for an earlier, more blocky-looking front-facing view of Bella from the first game, saying it was the model they grew up with.
Sims 4 Fan Shares Iconic Bella Goth Tattoo
While the Goths' long tenure in the series, coupled with their eerily abnormal tendencies and aesthetics, have earned them fame in the game's community, there's a reason Bella is the standout star of the family. For a sandbox game series centered around players crafting their own tales, there's a lot of lore centered around Bella Goth that adds to her curious appeal. Her mysterious disappearance in The Sims 2 has spawned theories of alien abduction, especially following clues left in the Pleasantville and Strangetown expansions. Her fate is further compounded by a ghostly appearance in The Sims 3's interplanetary Lunar Lakes neighborhood, though the family was once again happily reunited and fully alive at the start of The Sims 4 with no explanation.
Maxis currently has no plans for The Sims 5, instead opting to continue building upon its decade-old latest entry with frequent releases of expansion packs. While recent additions like Businesses & Hobbies and Life & Death have added a lot of fun new features, the release strategy leaves the increasingly bizarre tale of Bella at a standstill, though she remains one of the series' most iconic characters.
The Sims 4
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 70 /100 Critics Rec: 26%
- Released
- September 2, 2014
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Maxis
- Publisher(s)
- Electronic Arts
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Cross-Platform Play
- Xbox, PlayStation, and computer versions of Sims 4 are all separate games incompatible with each other
- Cross Save
- no
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