Katrina Caliente is a CLONE!? Another Bad Attempt to Fix Sims 4 Lore?

In this video, I'm talking about the most hated Sim in the world of Sims 4 Lore - Katrina Caliente. According to a recent "Behind the Sims" video, she's actually a clone created by Nina and Dina. Personally, I think the story could have worked - but now it just seems they're scrambling to make up for the botched job they did with the lore in the first place. What do you think?
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[@Tensimoles]

thank you Cindy for expressing how annoying ea’s approach at the lore was at sims 4 release. Complete misread by the devs over the community’s appreciation for the pre-made sims. Can only hope sims 5 leaves the sims 4’s alternate timeline to pick up where we left off with sims 2

[@spikeghost666]

for me the most frustrating bit of "lore" in the sims 4 is the fact that Johnny Zest and the Landgraab aren't connected in any way. And the excuse they gave that it's because he was disowned is so full of shit. If he's been disowned he should have negative relationships with them from the start, but as far as anyone is concerned he's just a random townie

[@oddieshow]

Looking at how they manage to create shitlore 10 years later about Katrina is very telling. Project Rene is gonna suck ass in my opinion if they wont be continuing the official real lore. Life By You looks just like sims3 but slightly better. Thank you Cindy for amazing videos recently!

[@Luna-ps2nc]

There's no ancestry in TS4, because if you remember, they delivered this game with no family trees and no ghosts. And they just never bothered to add any later for their premades.

[@OneinaMilianSims]

I feel like they did something similar with Johnny Zest recently. Teased his background but not tying up loose ends?

[@wildtamer4461]

Its SUCH a shame because i dont actually mind an alternate universe take on the sims. A universe where bella wasnt abducted might've caused an entire butterfly effect that changed the timeline, but then they just left out most of the sims 2 or 3 cast and made weird decisions like making cassandra a teenager even though her most well known moment is being left at the altar by don, whos an adult in the sims 4 when shes a teen. They could've done it with other characters too, what if nervous subject hadn't been taken from olive, what if skip broke never died, they could've confirmed or explained dozens of theories! But nope. Loreless alternate timeline out of sheer laziness.

[@megsyworld]

I think this “lore” is indicative of TS4 as a whole really. Desperately trying to sprinkle something into this game to make it interesting but it’s far too little too late. You can’t just SAY something and that’s lore. TS2 lore was great because we figured out the stories on our own through the game, family trees and memories. TS4 will simply never be able to achieve something like that with how the game works, so to do this now after so long is a waste of time imo. What’s the point of this lol. Sorry that was a rant but…i just hate this game 😂

[@Karabear6996]

Yeah, I agree with you, Cindy. The clone lore would've worked at release and not 10 years later. Lazy work imo.

[@christywakeen229]

The thing with the names is what bothers me. Nighat is a legitimate name. The developers really think they did something?!

[@simolauren2718]

The problem is it’s pointless. They say she’s a clone, ok. But nothing when you play would suggest or show she’s a clone.

[@LifeOfTheAngels]

Plus it’s funny how they acknowledged the alien ancestors bc aliens aren’t even included in the base game, it’s in gtw, so how would they be able to tell this story when the two main plot features aren’t even in the original game to be utilized 😭 that makes it very obvious that Katrina and the lore theyre suddenly trying to hand fist into the game was an afterthought and nothing more

[@averymembrane9833]

The sims team adding lore to Katrina 10 years after her debut gives me the same vibes as them saying that the empty strangerville houses "adds to the strange".

[@DinaMarBoobs]

Why not just retcon Katrina into being their aunt?

[@viddeliten]

I always hated Katrina being there. Don having both sisters feels a bit naughty. Him living with their mother and screwing all three is just incestuously jucky to me! I usually just ignore their existence, wait for everyone in the family to die off and just interact with their descendants.

[@holymotherofshitt]

Cindy please put in a writing application at Maxis 😭🙏

[@BubblegumPatty]

I think it would have just been simpler to make Katrina a different relative, or just explain her as an adopted mother for the twins bc they're orphans in this timeline (And maybe have them researching their family and discovering their distant alien ancestry as plot hooks).

[@timpancakes2011]

For me the eaiest "solution" would be to say Katrina is a step mom. That I would buy in this alternate universe but, on the whole, your take is SPOT ON.

[@bencejonas2055]

I've already burried this thing deep into my soul. I was so dissapointed back when it turned out, that there will be NO lore with the original timeline.. I don't really care anymore tbh, it's been 10 years, I'm over it. Also, with this team, I don't even want them to screw up the original masterpiece, that The Sims 2 created..

[@Hendrik_McSims]

If there was at least a slight teeny tiny hint in the game that Katrina could be a clone I would have totally bought it, but thats just bizarre.

[@joannemurray1025]

I love the story of Nina and Dina, making a clone mother, because they just wanted their mum, but it feels hollow because of a couple of reasons. As you said, it’s been so late retroactively added into the story, but the other reason is neither cloning, nor aliens are in the Sims 4 base game. They both are added to the game with the get to work expansion pack, So the “lore” is really only a applicable if you have get to work as well which the Caliente family weren’t introduced with.