We spoke with The Sims 4 dev team to glean some insight on what went into developing the new features in Lovestruck as well as the inspirations it drew from, and more. Since the original Sims 1 days, romance has always been one of the core features of the game. The idea of having your Sim build a relationship with someone they like was always exciting.
The only problem was...
after having your first WooHoo, relationship, or marriage, you were likely to notice that there was some kind of pattern. Your Sim meets another Sim, you talk to them until you exhaust all options, and voila, in just a matter of minutes, they’d go from a stranger to someone who wants to spend their life with you, which can obviously feel unrealistic at times. Fast forward to 2024, however, that’s no longer the case thanks to The Sims 4 Lovestruck expansion.
I had the opportunity to chat with Lead Producer JoAnna Lio and Senior Creative Director Anna Huerta to learn more about how this pack changes relationships and how it reflects real life better than ever. Learning from real-life As a hardcore Sims fan, some of the new pack features somewhat reminded me of the “Wants and Fears” feature from The Sims 2. Hence, my curiosity led me to ask the team what initially inspired them to develop the new features for Lovetruck.
“It’s really about real life, right?” JoAnna said. “We want to do a pack that’s inspired by modern dating, modern romance. So we really look at what’s going on in the wor.