There's an animated series (not for kids) on the Internet that a few of my friends have been watching, "Hazbin Hotel," by the cartoonist Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. Not long ago, I heard there was a sim based on the show, and went to check it out. On arriving, you find yourself at the pearly gates.
Going through you're in a room with some information about the place, along with a clerk behind a desk and a couple angel guards. Avatars need to be at least 30 days old to progress.
Greetings to new souls! My name is Michael! And here are news for you. Bad – you died. Good – you can complete the sorting and choose yourself an afterlife. Are you worthy of Heaven? Or condemned to Hell? The Eye of God will choose for you in any way. Behind me are rules regarding our home and I suggest you acquaint yourself with them to avoid problems.
There are gates to the left and right, the one to the left having a pentagram, and the one to the right looking more heavenly. Going to the one on the right, I heard Michael say, "Aren’t you optimistic! You sure this is the way for you?" Then the floor went out from under me and I plummeted through some weird darkness ...
For those unfamiliar with the show, the condemned souls rejected by Heaven don't live in fire and brimstone, but a dingy-looking urban setting.
That looks more than a little surreal. Some of the characters aren't exactly heartwarming, "I love watching you suffer! The faces you make when you realize where you ended up. Ha-ha-ha-ha!"
But others such as this street musician can make you momentarily forget you're supposed to be in Hell.
The products in the corner mart didn't look bad. They even had ice cream. But the prices and service were ... well, you know.
The place was generally odd and weird.
Not being a follower of the show, I had to do some reading up on it. It seems the really bad part about ending up in Hell besides the shortage of nice people is that every year angels from Heaven do a "Cleansing," and kill off many of the souls there to prevent the place from being too populated.
And among the places in the sim was Hazbin Hotel itself.
Sadly, one of the co-owners of this place had gone on to his reward, Urtm/Urtmiles/Vox.
There was a memorial up for him.
It should be noted when I dropped by, the place was due for a change soon. "Our sim is going through the stage of complete reconstruction. We fully remade the main buildings, the hotel, and build new locations." So the place may look a little different from when I stopped by to take pictures.
Bixyl Shuftan
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