Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.

I accidentally invented supernatural purgatory in The Sims 4. Dead potted plants lurk like hex bags in every corner of this pink fairy cottage, granting persistent red moodlets to all six inhabitants.

The Sims has always been one of EA’s most recognizable franchises, a life-simulation juggernaut that has defined a genre for nearly 25 years. But with the long-awaited Project Rene shifting identities ...