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== Timeline Discrepancy Between ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3'' == |
== Timeline Discrepancy Between ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3'' == |
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It has been noted that Skip Broke's age between the two installments of the game in which he appears fails to add up. In ''The Sims 2'' he is shown to have died as an adult, presumably not too long before the start of the game, since his children are still very young. However, in ''The Sims 3'', which is set 50 years in the past, he appears as a child alongside teenagers Bob Newbie and Betty Simovitch, who canonically become the parents of his wife, Brandi. Some players have taken this to mean that Skip is in fact much older than was initially believed, that there was a significant age difference between him and his wife, and that he must have been close to the [[Elder]] life stage when he died. Others, however, have dismissed the discrepancy as an error on the part of the creators. |
It has been noted that Skip Broke's age between the two installments of the game in which he appears fails to add up naturally. In ''The Sims 2'' he is shown to have died as an adult, presumably not too long before the start of the game, since his children are still very young. However, in ''The Sims 3'', which is set 50 years in the past, he appears as a child alongside teenagers Bob Newbie and Betty Simovitch, who canonically become the parents of his wife, Brandi. Some players have taken this to mean that Skip is in fact much older than was initially believed, that there was a significant age difference between him and his wife, and that he must have been close to the [[Elder]] life stage when he died. Others, however, have dismissed the discrepancy as an error on the part of the creators. |
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Interestingly, a 2009 [http://www.thesims3.com/myBlog.html?persona=SimGuruRain&month=06&year=2009 blog post] by [http://mypage.thesims3.com/mypage/SimGuruRain SimGuruRain] on the official ''The Sims 3'' website addresses the issue directly. SimGuruRain, who was the producer responsible for the development of Riverview, makes the following comment about the Broke family: |
Interestingly, a 2009 [http://www.thesims3.com/myBlog.html?persona=SimGuruRain&month=06&year=2009 blog post] by [http://mypage.thesims3.com/mypage/SimGuruRain SimGuruRain] on the official ''The Sims 3'' website addresses the issue directly. SimGuruRain, who was the producer responsible for the development of Riverview, makes the following comment about the Broke family: |
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While the comment makes it clear that the producers of the game were aware of the discrepancy, the exact nature of the quote is enigmatic. Possible explanations include the Riverview Skip being the father of the Pleasantview Skip (which would place ''The Sims 3'' in an alternate timeline, since in-game both recognize Flat as their father), or Skip somehow becoming involved in time travel that allows him to 'skip' two generations in order to make the ages match - already hinted at by [[Don Lothario]]'s appearance in Riverview, and made possible in-game to an extent in ''[[Ambitions]]'' and ''[[Into the Future]]''. Other fan theories have speculated that perhaps the comment refers to Brandi, who would need to skip out and into the neighborhood in order to reach the same age as her husband. Alternatively, the comment may be taken simply as an [[Easter Egg]], referring to the fact that there are two versions of Skip Broke in ''The Sims 2''. |
While the comment makes it clear that the producers of the game were aware of the discrepancy, the exact nature of the quote is enigmatic. Possible explanations include the Riverview Skip being the father of the Pleasantview Skip (which would place ''The Sims 3'' in an alternate timeline, since in-game both recognize Flat as their father), or Skip somehow becoming involved in time travel that allows him to 'skip' two generations in order to make the ages match - already hinted at by [[Don Lothario]]'s appearance in Riverview, and made possible in-game to an extent in ''[[Ambitions]]'' and ''[[Into the Future]]''. Other fan theories have speculated that perhaps the comment refers to Brandi, who would need to skip out and into the neighborhood in order to reach the same age as her husband. Alternatively, the comment may be taken simply as an [[Easter Egg]], referring to the fact that there are two versions of Skip Broke in ''The Sims 2''. |
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Skip might also have used ways to slow his age like the [[Leon's Fountain of Youth|fountain of youth]]. |
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