The Secret History Of The Specter Family In The Sims 4: Life & Death

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reintroduces the Specter family into the town of Ravenwood. Their matriarch, Olive Specter, was one of the most iconic residents and starting characters in. Rumors swirled that she was a mass murderer, obsessed stalker, or crazed recluse. It was up to players to either find out the truth or help the Specters bury those secrets along with any enemies. further touched on the life of a younger Olive, raising her son, Nervous Subject, alone but not out of the sights of the Grim Reaper.

franchise doesn’t have the tightest continuity or most realistic gameplay without mods. While it tries to follow themes and ideas, specific events can be contradictory. Between each game, characters may go missing, backstories could change, or the age of a Sim may be entirely different. The current state of the Specters in can fit into the existing history, but not perfectly. It is best to think of all the storylines as “what if” scenarios that can be altered at any point.

While the Specter family first appeared in, the third title serves as a prequel where many Sims are younger or not even born yet. The Specters were part of the DLC world Midnight Hollow, a horror and gothic-themed town released near the end of ’s lifecycle. It was late enough that Easter eggs could be found in some objects, which continued in referencing games like

One new Sims 4 event is exhausting players, displaying some of the problems that arise when something new is added to the game and it is constant.

At this point in, Olive Specter is an adult living with a toddler Nervous. Buried at her residence are the graves of Ichabod Specter, Hugh Thanasia, and Rigger Mortis, all Olive’s ex-husbands. Many believe she killed them, while others think it was a ploy by the Grim Reaper. Either way, it led to an encounter between the two, and an unlikely union — Nervous might very well be Grim’s illegitimate child.

Olive’s life is more open-ended in. She begins only knowing her son’s nanny and the local mailwoman. Maybe you’ll