Bella and Mortimer Goth as kids?

These screens are new to me and I decided that I’d share them with you just in case they’re new to you as well. I know that the “Bella and Mortimer” screen has been around for a while with lots of speculation about who the people in the picture are. Your guess is as good as mine but “mortbell” is part of the file name. Very, very interesting…

My favorite screenshot is the last one in the cemetary. I can’t wait to get my hands on this game and see what it’s like to be able to play ghosts. I wonder if there are restrictions on when you can control them-time of day restrictions. Like Vamps in that they only come out at night. Since the aliens and vampires are gone, I hope that the playable ghosts make up for the loss of the other two.

Images|EA

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Are there “real” vampires in Sims 3?

These screens are floating around the interweb right now of a male and a female vampire:

They look like “real” vampires but Maxis has come out and said that they were user created characters and that though you can make your Sims look like vampires, they won’t function like vampires like we have in Sims 2.  [EA has clarified that while you can indeed make a Sim that appears to be a vampire, you cannot actually play as a vampire. - Snooty Sims.com]

But, if you read AlaSims.com, they make it pretty clear that there are vampires in Sims 3.  [There's a LOT of really cool stuff in that article...too much to list here.]  SO, I’m left wondering if the vampires will be NPCs only and though they will be in the game, you won’t be able to be bitten and then become a vampire like you could in Sims 2. Granted, I haven’t been able to find the “official word” on this from EA so all of this is just me thinking “out loud”.

If true, this actually bums me out a bit since I’ve always thought that the vampires in Sims 2 added a really cool element to the game.  Then again, Ala Sims says that you can now control ghost Sims so I guess if I have to give up vamps then at least I gain the ability to control ghosts.

Fair trade?  I’m not sure yet.

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I’m such a sucker for a pair of great Sims that have a great story to go with them.

Their story is a very simple tale of tragic romance: the two lived happily in London, during the year 1850. The young man by the name of Victor fell in love with his childhood friend, the innocent Victoria, and he proposed to her, preaching to her of his eternal love for her.

Don’t you love ‘em already?

If you want to get these love birds, head on over here. [There are more screenshots too.]

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