The Ultimate Goths vs. Goths Smackdown
The iconic Goth family, a true staple of The Sims franchise, just got a makeover in a recent update. They have been around since the beginning, living in the macabre mansion with a graveyard in The Sims 1. In The Sims 2, they were the focal point of multiple scandals, some of them being Bella Goth’s disappearance and possible alien abduction, Mortimer’s subsequent relationship with a much younger Dina Caliente, and Cassandra’s tumultuous engagement with Don Lothario, who himself had an affair with previously mentioned Dina and her sister Nina!
The Sims 3, set around 50 years before The Sims 2 and 25 years before The Sims, gave us a glimpse into previous generations of the family and their legacy. There we find out that the Sunset Valley was “founded by the Goths and built up by the Landgraabs.” Revealing the longstanding grudge between two families we all knew existed.
But what about The Sims 4? The Sims 4 is officially considered an alternate universe from the previous installments of the game. The family has four members now: Mortimer, Bella, Cassandra, and Alexander. An adult, a young adult, and a child. Living their lives outside of the lore like the rest of their fellow The Sims 4 NPCs.
Along came the new update with changes in face shape, outfits, and the entire vibe. Of course, the change can’t come without controversies and naysayers. It seems like a lot of players think that the new version looks a lot like the Addams family. But was that the point of the original Goth family?
That is why we have gathered here today to determine once and for all which version is better in the ultimate Goth on Goth combat!
All in all, was this makeover successful? Tell us in the comments who’s your favorite Goth!
the new Mortimer Goth looks like President Isimo from the movie De Club van Lelijke Kinderen! And I like it!
Poor Alex the refresh made him part of the Ugly To Beauty Challenge. More so when you age him up.
I got them backed up so I can use the original ones always. I just gave Bella her darker skin from Sims 2. The new one is like an impersonator. Mortimer however I’m fine with for the most part.
I’ll say this the refresh is still better than what they did to Bella in The Sims Bustin’ Out. Nothing like her at all.
I like the new looks aside from Alex, I wish they would have made the kids more a mix of their parents genetics though.
Looks like Cass and Alex swapped glasses…
I do prefer the refreshed Goth household over the dated version. I need to age up Alexander to see what he’ll look like as an adult. Since he’s a Sim I tend to make a child Sim befriend and eventually date.
I’m not a fan of any of the new looks, except for Casandra. She looks so much cuter now and I would usually edit her to make her look a bit more like her parents because the before didn’t add up with her parents looks.
I like pretty much all of the makeovers except for Alex — I prefer his old hairstyle and clothing!
I’m okay with Cassandra’s new look but none of the rest. Bella/Cassandra/Alexander look black when Bella if I recall correctly is supposed to be Latina which would make the kids half Latinx. Alexander has been white passing through Sims history so changing him darker doesn’t fit if they’re going for a more accurate to passed games thing. Same for the much darker than in previous games skin tone for the women.
Bella’s new face doesn’t fit either – she looks older than she is (unless they retconned the age difference between the two) and just isn’t very good looking. Which again, doesn’t fit Bella Goth AT ALL.
Latinx isn’t a race. There are black Latinos too, as well as white, Asian mixed etc. The Latino heritage has all races of peolple
I like the originals of them all. They should have just downloaded the new ones to the gallery so then, if people wanted to, they could just switch out the old ones with the new ones. I do not like the new ones at all.
I wish they would have given us the option to change out the Goths instead of just doing it themselves. The Goths used to be my favorite family to play, but now they’re just… disgusting. and yeah, I know I could just grab the “New Home New Goths” family if I want to return to the classic look, but it doesnt feel the same
You realize that you used old Mort in the pic of new Mort’s body, right? The clothing colors don’t even match new Mort’s headshot.