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Did she push him, did he commit suicide, or did he simply fall while doing repairs?
Its a thinker of a flick.
Had me Googling things like French court hearsay fine?
and HIPAA France can therapists testify?
The film hangs on theunknowability of the the truth.
Well, screw that.
I can hear the haters now.
The movie issupposed to beambiguous!
Assigning a fixed meaning to its ending is betraying the filmmakers intentions!
To which I say, Shut up.
Thatambiguiteshit might fly in France, but this is America.
Including Snoop (played in the movie by Messi, thebest dog actorsince Moose a.k.a.
Eddie onFrasier), thanks to the Cats & Dogs expansion pack.
You give Sims traits that impact gameplay, so I made Sandra ambitious, an overachiever, and commitment-phobic.
Sam was gloomy, jealous, and a perfectionist.
Kids only get one trait, so Daniel simply loves dogs.
you could also give Sims likes and dislikes.
Finally, I added mods to the game.
With all the pieces in place, it was time to fire off the scenarios.
Surely this method cant be worse than the trial we saw in the movie.
1: Murder, She Wrote?
Next, it was time to get Sandra cheating.
(More on the exception to that rule later.)
But hooking up Sims is harder than it used to be.
The game has introduced sexual preferences, which means NPCs are no longer bisexual by default.
Is that truly progress?
I dont think so.
When the family went to the beach, Sandra struck out repeatedly.
Was it because her flirting took place during Talk Like a Pirate Day, thus significantly diminishing her rizz?
Eventually, a woman fell for her charms.
But then the problem became getting Samuel to notice he was getting cucked.
For about two seconds.
If a Sim is in a well-designed room, they get an emotional boost that makes them happy.
And its way overpowered.
Samuel and Sandra could not stew in their resentment.
He couldnt get sad; she couldnt get mad.
The house was just too nice.
When they discussed his relationship fears, they had healthy communication?
It was the opposite of the You are not a victim speech, all thanks to the decor.
It was only after I got Sandra to cheat withfucking Santa Clausthat Samuel lost it.
He threw a drink at her; she insulted his woo-hoo skills.
They physically fought on the balcony.
Finally, I was sure Sandra would go in for the kill.
But then the clock struck 2 a.m., ending the Winterfest holiday event.
Apparently, the two had done enough Winterfest activities that they got the Winterfest was great!
moodlet and immediately were happy again.
They did big, Santa-like belly laughs and went to bed.
This is actually the main problem I have with the murder theory irl.
Why disrupt their equilibrium if she has everything she wants?
Sandra can write under any conditions, she can cheat, Sam can take care of the house.
Why ruin a good thing with a homicide?
Especially if a major thing on the Maslow hierarchy of needs (cute house) was taken care of.
But inThe Sims,I could actually use decor to my murderous advantage.
Enter the tragic-clown painting.
2: Suicide, He Tried?
I had Samuel view the clown enough to spawn one.
I then added her to the household.
Sandra wrote more novels.
Unfortunately, the game didnt really acknowledge his professional jealousy.
So Samuel was mostly fine, clown notwithstanding.
He cooked Daniels meals, he helped with homework, he took Snoop for walks.
But mostly he danced.
I was starting to lose it.
They hadnt even had a kitchen fire, for chrissake.
Sandra couldnt get cruel enough, and Samuel was nowhere sad enough.
Is living in a sick chalet really that effective an antidepressant?
Would I be happier in France?
Should I abandon my responsibilities (playingThe Simsfor work) and become an interior decorator in the French Alps?
But then I discovered something new: If Samuelbecamethe tragic clown, he could not escape it.
I also remembered a whole new way he could die, and it was built into the game.
3: Oops, He Fell!
Snowy Escape added a few new elements to the game.
It made the Japanese-ish neighborhood of Mt.
Komorebi, where Id already placed the Maleski chalet.
It also added rock climbing to the game, and a new death.
They can die of embarrassment, of poisoning, of rabies.
And they can die while climbing.
The Sim I chose?
Olivia Wilde, from myDont Worry DarlingSims play-through.
Master climber Olivia Wilde and her apprentice, Samuel Maleski, set off for adventure.
Just getting to the potentially fatal climb was a slog.
At one point, it started thunder-snowing and Olivia Wilde got struck by lightning while I wasnt looking.
Samuels needs were way down.
He was tired, he was stinky, and he had to pee.
Almost exactly where I wanted him.
The coup de grace was making him climb wearing the tragic clown costume.
Thats when it happened.
The depressed, smelly, exhausted man fell and he could not get up.
So thats how it happened.
Did Sandra Voyter kill her husband inAnatomy of a Fall?Non.
Did he kill himself?
Daniels dog-science experiment was for naught.
Samuel Maleski died while rock climbing with Olivia Wilde, wearing a clown costume.
Notify the French tabloids.
The people need to know!
