There’s yet another release date for Dragon Age 4 in sight, and we’ll all do it our own way. I’m keeping an eye on my copy of Tevinter Nights for another reading. Meanwhile, a more diligent Dragon Age fan, KawaiiFoxita, is recreating Dragon Age Inquisition placements in The Sims 4, and these beautiful builds make me long for Thedas.
I’ve been reminded of KawaiiFoxita’s Inquisition-inspired buildings thanks to SimsCommunity, which featured this latest building inspired by the Skyhold pub, where your junky companion Sera hangs out. I admit I didn ‘t exactly spend much time with Sera, so I had to load my old savings account to check out her bard pad for comparison, and boy did Foxita get the cozy, cluttered interior.
Sera’s Room (Dragon Age: Inquisition) @TheSims # TheSims4 #ShowUsYourBuilds #DragonAgeInquisition pic.twitter.com/rzQCecFUCJMarch 17, 2022
As an avid but amateur Sims 4 builder myself, I can only imagine all the time Foxita spent carefully placing each book, basket, and decorative pillow. It takes a hell of an effort to make a room look so perfectly cluttered.
As you would guess, no, the heraldic banner from Inquisition is not native to The Sims 4. There is no Dragon Age-inspired official game pack – though I certainly would be thrilled to have one. Instead, many of the things stored in this build, Sims 4 CC, are content modified in the game by many other creators.
I remember the first time I came across Foxitas builds last year when they shared one inspired by the party’s first home base Haven. I immediately sent it to a friend whose first reaction, like mine, was “it’s not a screenshot from Inquisition?” The Sims 4 may not be able to support a complete one-on-one recreation, but Foxita’s aesthetics are really fine. Just look at all the snow-covered pine trees in the background.
The Garden of the Dragon Age: Inquisition. @TheSims @EA #ShowUsYourBuilds #DragonAge pic.twitter.com/fIuhg3CB0lDecember 31, 2021
Foxita has even more Inquisition-inspired builds: one based on the river ruinsan inspired at Solas’ roomand oh, also a little Mass Effect.
All in all, Foxitas’ builds make me long for the next game in a series I’ve been with since the beginning. The wait for Dragon Age 4 has been long, and I’m no stranger to being the resident Dragon Age fool in space, but it’s a good reminder that there are plenty of other fans hanging out at the intersection of Dragon Age and The Sims building. -a bigger friend-chart overlap than you could imagine.
I’m already excited to see what new locations Dragon Age 4 takes us to in Tevinter and how talented Sims builders end up imagining them.