The $ 159 expansion for Sims 4 lets you take off your shoes when you walk in

The 10th expansion pack of The Sims 4 – and who knows the last one first The Sims 5 – arrives for R $ 159 on Steam or Origin on November 13th and, as usual, adds items, areas and some new actions: like choosing to take off your shoes to enter the house.

This is a common practice in several Asian countries, but it will only be in The Sims 4 an expansion pack. In Fun in the snow, players move to a snowy region with three neighborhoods inspired by Japanese culture. There they can seek Zen status, decorate the house with tatami mats and paper lanterns, or create a garden with stones and a hot spring.

It’s an interesting package for players, I can’t deny it. Instead of the college hustle and bustle of work and fame and big cities Fun in the snow it seems to bring balance to those who simply want to relax while playing, while managing all the mechanisms of The Sims.

Controversial with symbols

But, in addition to charging R $ 159 for a lifestyle that is part of the daily life of Asians, the new expansion pack also sparked controversy among these players: South Koreans noticed a Sim bowing in front of a shrine and dressed in the image of the flag of the Rising Sun in the opening trailer.

These symbols, while harmless in Japan, may disrespect other Asian countries, seen as signs of imperialism, colonization, defamation, war crimes and oppression.

EA has even removed those elements from the trailer and package Fun in the snow. Graham Nardone, producer of The Sims, tweeted the change: “We won’t allow Sims to bow down in front of shrines” and then “fix some patterns on clothes and items inside. Fun in the snow which evoked images of painful historical significance. “On the other hand, the worship of shrines is part of Japanese culture, of the Shinto religion.

The Sims you don’t have to go far to find new expansion possibilities, for every lifestyle in the world – it’s, by the way, a big goose laying golden eggs.

However, natural behaviors, such as taking off your shoes to enter the house, should accompany the base game, not be an addition six years after the game’s release. I do not accept less than that in The Sims 5. After all, Sims know that money doesn’t grow on trees.

With information: Mashable.

The $ 159 expansion for Sims 4 lets you take your shoes off when you walk in