Why do the townies in the "Far East" NOT look Asian?
Corylea:
I took my sims on vacation to what the game describes as the Far East. The decor is all Asian, and we have tea ceremonies, tai chi, zen gardens, and so on. Clearly, we're supposed to be in Asia.*
Then we have the people who inhabit the place, who seem to be the usual assortment of townies (not the SAME townies, but the usual variety of types). There are just not this many blondes and redheads in Asia! It looks really weird to see all these blonde, blue-eyed people running around in kimonos. If Maxis was going to make an Asian locale, WHY didn't they make some Asian people to go with it?
I've been using Christianlov's hacked clothes rack to bring the townies in and at least give them straight black hair. But there are still an awful lot of blue-eyed Asians and African-skinned Asians running around. I find that it really undermines the whole feel of the Asian locale!
*What's in the version of this EP that's being sold in Asia? Did EA make a different third locale for them, or are they being sold a vacation at home?
fytj:
a) It looks more Japanese to me. And NO Chinese and Japanese is NOT the same thing.
b) Well, we don't now why the people from EA Games did that. But I agree; it is annoying.
Corylea:
Quote from: fytj;926415
a) It looks more Japanese to me. And NO Chinese and Japanese is NOT the same thing.
It seems really rude to me to assume that your fellow members of Insimenator so stupid that we don't know that China and Japan are different countries.
I've never been to either one, myself, so my knowledge of Asian culture comes mostly from Boston's Chinatown -- not exactly the best possible source. :-)
J-Star:
It's a hodgepodge of Asian culture. For example, Tai Chi and Majong are Chinese while Zen and the tea ceremony are Japanese... not that EA would ever know the difference. Therefore I can't say I'm particularly surprised that the so-called locals look no different from any other townies in Sims 2.
I'm also from the Boston area though I've never spent any significant amount of time in its Chinatown.
Sam the T-man:
Note to self: as soon as SimPE is updated and one is in possession of BV, go extracting all the Eastern townies, make them over and Sim-surgerise them all ;)
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