While EA may have not have been making good use of its Star Wars license for the past few years, the success of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has opted for them to try harder, and now they’ve decided to add the Star Wars brand to a game that they already have out, The Sims 4.
Check out the gameplay trailer for the incoming expansion Star Wars: Journey to Batuu:
Just in case you’re not caught up on Disneyland attractions, Batuu is the in-canon location represented by the park expansion Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge; and it looks like they’re taking that park’s experience and putting it into a Sims game.
Just like in Galaxy’s Edge, you can build a lightsaber, customize a droid, and mingle at the local cantina. You also have three factions going around, them being the First Order, the Resistance, and the money-loving Scoundrels; it will be up to you which one you would like to participate in.
Admittedly, reception has been poor for the trailer currently with 17k likes versus 30k dislikes. Then again, the Star Wars fandom has been notorious for its toxicity, and some people just demand that every new thing be for them.
If anything, I think there are some fans of Sims who would actually enjoy this kind of expansion of the world, and it’s admittedly great brand synergy that Disney could use this DLC to promote the actual Batuu park.
Catch The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu Game Pack when it becomes available this Sept. 8 The Sims 4 is now playable for Xbox One, PC, and PS4.