The Sims 4

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  1. taylorcarman16
    Aug 25, 2015
    2
    I've been a fan of The Sims for years. Countless hours of my time have been spent creating sims, designing houses, and playing with my own characters. To me, this game was a total let down. The graphics are beautiful, but players have no opportunities to be creative. I understand this is the base game, but it is extremely limited. The only way you can have fun with this game is buying theI've been a fan of The Sims for years. Countless hours of my time have been spent creating sims, designing houses, and playing with my own characters. To me, this game was a total let down. The graphics are beautiful, but players have no opportunities to be creative. I understand this is the base game, but it is extremely limited. The only way you can have fun with this game is buying the expansion packs, stuff packs, and game packs, which is pricey. Speaking of pricey, I paid $80 for the base game last October and I've played it a grand total of maybe 15 times. Not worth the money. No Create-A-Style, toddlers, or open world...EA, what where you thinking? For now, I'm going to stick to The Sims 3. I will always support The Sims franchise, but The Sims 4 is definitely not for me.… Expand
  2. RandomWhorie
    Jul 26, 2017
    2
    Los Sims es uno de esos juegos en los que me doy cuenta de lo prosaico que es jugar a videojuegos además de una pérdida irremediable de tiempo, pero curiosamente desaparece esa sensación cuando dejo de jugarlo.
    Viendo intranquilamente como los muñequitos hacen sus necesidades y piden más caprichos que requisitos para portar el anillo en el Señor de los Anillos. Que si deseo ser el mejor    Los Sims es uno de esos juegos en los que me doy cuenta de lo prosaico que es jugar a videojuegos además de una pérdida irremediable de tiempo, pero curiosamente desaparece esa sensación cuando dejo de jugarlo.
    Viendo intranquilamente como los muñequitos hacen sus necesidades y piden más caprichos que requisitos para portar el anillo en el Señor de los Anillos. Que si deseo ser el mejor del mundo, que si quiero ser un guaperas sex symbol del país, o quizás un superdeportista de élite como Cristiano Ronaldo.
    Después de cagar el muñequito puede que necesite ir al trabajo, o se haya roto por 500.550ª vez el lavabo y haya que llamar a un fontanero u fontanera por aquello de la igualdad de género. Pero no suficiente con ello además te pide que ligues o se pone tristón, lo que quiere es fo ll ar.
    Y aquí llega lo interesante: parir sin parar un solo segundo, deberían de construir un hospital solo para la mujer del semental al que puedes controlar.
    Fruto de ello los hijos heredan sus genes y por tanto sus necesidades en ser algo en la vida: es posible que alguno te pida que quiera ser Cristiano Ronaldo, y yo le diré que si pero que estudie.    … Expand
  3. shabazz0401
    Dec 2, 2018
    4
    The Sims 4 is a mediocre game at best. It lacks many of the customization options that made the previous Sims games so good, and removed many classic features from The Sims 3. The sims themselves are two-dimensional and lifeless, and only have 3 traits each, which mostly just give them random buffs instead of adding personality to the game.

    Positives- The create-a-sim is heavily    The Sims 4 is a mediocre game at best. It lacks many of the customization options that made the previous Sims games so good, and removed many classic features from The Sims 3. The sims themselves are two-dimensional and lifeless, and only have 3 traits each, which mostly just give them random buffs instead of adding personality to the game.

    Positives- The create-a-sim is heavily improved from The Sims 3, and uses clicking and dragging to sculpt sims bodies, rather than vague and confusing sliders. The loading screens have been drastically shortened, and are only a few seconds long. Build mode has also been improved, since you can now click and drag rooms and walls easily. The UI is streamlined and far nicer looking than in previous games.

    Negatives- Many features from previous games in the series have been excluded from The Sims 4. This includes cars, open worlds, ponds, create-a-style, movable babies, editable worlds, 5 traits, and memories. The sims themselves are have far less personality than they did in TS3 and especially TS2. The "emotion" system that was heavily advertised for the game is broken and unbalanced. The worlds have been drastically shrunken down, and there are loading screens between literally every lot, even lots in the same neighborhood. The huge, beautiful worlds from previous games have been replaced with tiny neighborhoods with 2D backdrops. The worlds cannot be edited at all, and feel very lifeless and tiny. The game is plagued with "simulation lag" issues, meaning that sim interactions are delayed for up to hours on end, and time frequently skips, which can sometimes make the game nearly unplayable. Babies are now just objects, and can no longer be picked up or moved out of their crib. Teens are now identical to adults, both in height and appearance, aside from going to school and being unable to get married/have children. Due to the closed worlds, cars, which had been in every other sims game since TS2, have been excluded, and sims now teleport EVERYWHERE, which quickly breaks immersion. Many NPC characters from previous games have been removed, including burglars, police officers, firefighters, and the social worker. Starving children now disappear in a burst of sparkles since there are no social workers. The Cats and Dogs expansion pack, which, as it's name suggests, only includes cats and dogs, was very devoid of features when compared to previous Pets packs. Whereas The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 3: Pets included many small pets along with cats and dogs, small pets are a completely separate pack in TS4- My First Pet Stuff, which may very well be the first ever DLC FOR A DLC! This goes to show how greedy EA has become, and how they only care about money at this point.    … Expand
  4. zasalka
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Disgusting game, especially relationship system is COMPLETELY WRONG! I don't know who will play this (except for 11 y.o girls)
  5. BFG-1337
    Apr 21, 2021
    1
    Only good thing about this game is the sim creation tool, everything else is just garbage, why?
    The gameplay consists of "eat, shower, job, repeat"
    The sims are constantly stressed and constantly need something, JUST SHUT UP!
    Sims 1 is better than this in every aspect, its only outdated
  6. seventh_day
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    EA is a company of hypocrites and liars! Russophobes who do not care about their players from the CIS countries. #weddingsforrussia
  7. vicos341
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    EA's decision not to release the GP in Russia is a spit in the face of the Russian LGBT community, support for discriminatory laws and playing on the side of homophobia. LGBT people need visibility
  8. Azural
    Sep 14, 2014
    0
    I would love to leave a review about how wonderful or horrible the game is. However, I can not as I could never get the game to load. No matter what I did, installing/uninstalling Origin and the Sims 4, running registry cleaners, etc... I couldn't get the game to load past the "Unable to start: Initialization error at start up.
    [135dec40:984cba38:00000077]"
  9. JomartheGreat
    Sep 2, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just wait for the game that me and Will made, The Sims 4 Religions with personal intentions and beliefs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Sims 4 can be also a good game but without me lead tester Jomar Divina and Will Wright, the game would suck than The Sims 1 and 2, Plus with the Baptist Church, The Old Path and 700 Club Asia exclusive live doctrines, game coming soon early 2016.… Expand
  10. johnangel
    Sep 30, 2014
    0
    This is what happens when we morons buy ea games, I hope all the morons that gave it more than 3 would just stop gaming, YOU are destroying the industry.
  11. MetacriticWeeee
    Sep 20, 2014
    0
    I felt compelled to create an account and rate this game as low as possible. Now I'll carefully explain why.

    Every Sims release (until now) has been strides ahead of the previous version. DLCs aside, it was very easy to tell that Sims 3 was far ahead of Sims 2. The open world offered a level of exploration and customization that was absolutely unprecedented. Create a Style allowed you    I felt compelled to create an account and rate this game as low as possible. Now I'll carefully explain why.

    Every Sims release (until now) has been strides ahead of the previous version. DLCs aside, it was very easy to tell that Sims 3 was far ahead of Sims 2. The open world offered a level of exploration and customization that was absolutely unprecedented. Create a Style allowed you to make anything fit in exactly how you chose. There was no debate about whether the base game was an improvement over Sims 2.

    Now, to Sims 4. Gone is the open world, rather we are stuck with a district consisting of a handful of houses. It is a small handful at that. Want to visit a neighbor's house in the same district? Loading screen. Want to visit some random place on the map? Nope. All the while, other sims are free to roam past your lot, which seems to have more foot traffic than a park in London. Toddlers and pools are gone, which I was actually okay with, it's the other features, included in the base game of Sims 3, that put me a bit off. Create a Style is gone, revert back to the Sims 2 style of presets. Ponds and water are gone. Want to go fishing in the comfort of your backyard? Nope, you've been reduced to fishing and signposts. Along with ponds, changes in elevation are gone. The elevation tools allowed you to create massive castles, towering over the town, surveying all those beneath you. Basements are also nowhere to be found. Entire houses could be create under the earth in a seemingly empty lot. It seems the days of real creativity in designing your home are lost.

    Now to the performance. It is pretty clear that Sims 4 does run smoother than Sims 3, but is the cost really worth it? Below are a few factors that most certainly contribute to it running better:
    - No open world
    - Smaller lots
    - No Create a Style
    - No elevations
    Do the loss of these basic features for the gain of a bit of performance really make it a better game?

    Now for why I gave it a 0 instead of 3 or something... Too many reviews on this site (from those rating the game favorable to a point that is worthy of ridicule) make accusations against those who've rated it poorly. Rating it against Sims 3 w/ DLCs, don't like change, never actually purchased it, these are all things I've read in positive reviews. As a fan of The Sims since the original release, I am disappointed with this most recent installment.    … Expand
  12. DerAleckz
    Oct 11, 2014
    3
    Here's my rating for The Sims 4 (played on PC)

    +Create-a-Sim-tool
    +deeper emotional feelings

    -graphics
    -controls/UI
    -neighborhoods
    -lack of innovations
    -no cars, no toddlers, ...
    -very basic (bad value)
  13. Senjira
    Sep 7, 2014
    0
    EA PRIVACY POLICY ON REFUNDS

    You may return EA full game digital downloads (PC/Mac) purchased on Origin for a full refund within 24 hours after you first launch the game, within seven days from your date of purchase or within seven days from the game's release date if you pre-ordered, whichever comes first. This is in addition to your standard return or refund rights So I wanted to    EA PRIVACY POLICY ON REFUNDS

    You may return EA full game digital downloads (PC/Mac) purchased on Origin for a full refund within 24 hours after you first launch the game, within seven days from your date of purchase or within seven days from the game's release date if you pre-ordered, whichever comes first. This is in addition to your standard return or refund rights

    So I wanted to get a refund :) After 2 days.. no refund.

    I want to point out a key point 'whichever comes first' in the policy. Which means if you want your TS4 to be refunded you shouldn't have launched it at all in your pc otherwise you can only within 24 hrs.

    Or so I was told. Because as a not 1st language English speaker missed that "whichever comes first" point or not quite understood its meaning.

    So I am forced to remove my good review. It is a good beta/base game for more expansions to come and make it a game . It's a beta and I would avoid it for now or maybe avoid EA forever.    … Expand
  14. Moxd
    Oct 23, 2014
    0
    It's really good, y'know, if we were in some kind of alternate dimension where we were all enslaved by flesh eating robots. But we aren't, and it isn't.
  15. vitorxavier
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    O jogo é perfeito, sem mais. Ótima iluminação, gráficos lindos, mundo vivo, um verdadeiro The Sims! Esse sim da prazer de jogar. As novas ferramentas dos CAS são incríveis, ficou muito mais fácil criar seu simself, tudo ficou mais fácil. As ferramentas de construção também é outro aspecto muito bonito, nunca tinha visto algo igual na historia dos jogos! Enfim, é tudo que eu digo, The SimsO jogo é perfeito, sem mais. Ótima iluminação, gráficos lindos, mundo vivo, um verdadeiro The Sims! Esse sim da prazer de jogar. As novas ferramentas dos CAS são incríveis, ficou muito mais fácil criar seu simself, tudo ficou mais fácil. As ferramentas de construção também é outro aspecto muito bonito, nunca tinha visto algo igual na historia dos jogos! Enfim, é tudo que eu digo, The Sims 4 está perfeito, quem jogar não se arrepende.… Expand
  16. JolieStewart1
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I made an account just so I could let everyone know how horrible the wait time is to download this piece of poop game! i've been trying to download this game for 6 hours now and am still only at 46%! It is not worth the 60$. I wish I checked reviews before purchasing this game! if you did not make my mistake and decided to glance at reviews before buying, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!… Expand
  17. Mudget
    Sep 23, 2014
    4
    The Sims has been my favorite franchise since its release in 2000 and this is the first time in the series' long run that I have truly felt disappointed. Disappointed, I should add, in much the same way I was disappointed with SimCity and what's happened to that franchise. At this point I truly abhor EA, as it feels like the decisions made regarding these classic games have been made byThe Sims has been my favorite franchise since its release in 2000 and this is the first time in the series' long run that I have truly felt disappointed. Disappointed, I should add, in much the same way I was disappointed with SimCity and what's happened to that franchise. At this point I truly abhor EA, as it feels like the decisions made regarding these classic games have been made by the same committee who decided to improve upon the wheel by making it square.

    There are good aspects to this game, it's not a 0 or 1 rating game, as so many people are trigger-fingering here. The user interface has undergone a much-needed facelift and after a short and awkward learning-curve, you find it's far more intuitive and well-placed, opening up the majority of the screen to watch the game rather than be cluttered with information. The way specific skills level up seems more natural, and the addition of new skills like 'comedy' when talking or traits like 'introspective' when not being social for a while is cool. The graphics, lighting, effects, music, all still good, but compared to the difference between Sims and Sims 2 or Sims 2 and Sims 3, this is easily the smallest leap and I've noticed some people are annoyed at the slightly more cartoonish approach. I am not bothered by it.

    I'd love to say there's a lot more to love about this game, but there's not. Sims 2 introduced a whole host of improvements, notably an 'open world' type system. Sims 3 introduced a ridiculously innovative style system of textures and colors, among many other improvements. Sims 4 strips all of these things away and claims its big introduction (something so good it had to replace those other things) - moods and multitasking. If added to the already awesome additions of the previous games, fine. Great, even. I like multitasking - watching tv while eating and talking is nifty. But for as unexciting as that is, the moods system is even less exciting. Yes, now moods affect things, particularly how you engage in conversation (always has, though, really), but now you get corresponding facial expressions, body language, and animations. Again, add these innovations on top of the previous innovations, and fine.

    But removing previous advances, especially the style-swapping features of Sims 3, has caused this game to feel like a big step backwards. I mean big. Feverishly looking for the eyedropper tool as I style a room, only to be reminded yet again that the function was totally removed, is the hugest bummer. Yeah they took out swimming pools and toddlers and ... whatever ... I want the ability to style everything the way I like it. With that one single feature gone, the game has lost an entire level of engagement for me. Add to that the missing open world design of previous games, and then, yes, a freaking universe of items - and this thing feels like just a totally incomplete shadow of former Sims games. A real letdown.

    I am playing it and supporting the series for one reason and one reason alone - out of the hands of EA, I think this game could be revived (I feel the same way about SimCity). I honestly have no idea if EA is even directly responsible for these ridiculous design decisions or not, but I know that everything EA has touched in the last five years or so has turned to complete you-know-what.

    The game isn't worth buying for sixty dollars right now. Period. It's a practically empty shell of a game where your only real aspirations are to become friends with people in your direct vicinity and maybe eat and do dishes, watch tv, go to sleep, rinse repeat. There's practically nothing here anymore, feels like very little to do. The interest in seeing how moods affect things wore off after about 15 minutes of playing and I longed for the ability to at least lose myself in styling things to my content. I'll go back to the Sims 3 where I've got Sims in college, on vacation, and everything looks badass because I made it that way. I can do without the moods. I'll be in a better one myself with all the stuff missing from Sims 4.    … Expand
  18. ConcernedDaddy
    Dec 7, 2014
    2
    BOTTOM LINE... SIMS 3 WAS A BUG FILLED MESS, SIMS 4 COMES WITH AN ALL NEW BUG INCLUDED MESS, SHAME ON YOU EA YOU CASH GRABBING CROOKS. THINK OF THE KIDS THAT WANT TO PLAY YOUR **** ARSE GAME. AMATEUR PROGRAMMERS.
  19. eddroos
    Feb 21, 2015
    2
    No an interesting game!

    Without talking about the bad changes from Sims 3 to Sims 4, which were a lot!, I think this game is not that good. The only interesting part is making your avatar, or design any Sim you want, because when you start the game you only can select what your Sims are going to do, something that first is interesting but later is so boring. And you can't "invent    No an interesting game!

    Without talking about the bad changes from Sims 3 to Sims 4, which were a lot!, I think this game is not that good.

    The only interesting part is making your avatar, or design any Sim you want, because when you start the game you only can select what your Sims are going to do, something that first is interesting but later is so boring.

    And you can't "invent stories", always is the same even with expansions, is just real life but in a game. I don't want to make that somebody feel bad, but The Sims are for people who hate real life o itself and wants to make a different life in the game!    … Expand
  20. SasukeKun
    Apr 3, 2015
    2
    The sims 4 is the best game ever.
    I have the sims 4 get to work and i have to say that it's perfect, BUT, There Are No Toddlers in the game and i cant play it like this just cant and I hope that some day they will add it and then i will play the sims 4.
    :)
  21. MrWezz23
    Jul 3, 2015
    2
    what happened EA ruined another good video game series first sims city than battlefield4 now the sims
    why EA look the creator fantastic but loading time here loading time there it is bizarre how last year they had open world now loading time to next door neighbor
  22. Eidolon23
    Aug 30, 2015
    2
    I will give it a 3 just because it is fun WHEN you can play. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game(s) and origin client 20 times since I bought it. Keep it minimized and you may be ok, but DO NOT shut it off. They have me being timed out of the forums now so I cannot complain.
  23. arostislavna
    Feb 29, 2020
    4
    Good mod support which makes it the definitive way to play, awful DLC monetization, and awful neoliberal globalist propaganda.
  24. pjonsson
    Feb 1, 2023
    0
    Has been turned into woke trash. Should have an R rating now and definitely not for children.
  25. Doniazade
    May 31, 2019
    1
    There is a lot of content, but the awkward game mechanics and massive number of bugs/issues constantly bog down the gameplay experience. Your sims are still incredibly dumb even after four games, the controls are utter garbage (unrebindable and pause on 0 instead of space, for instance), everything is sanded down to be as PC and inoffensive as possible and the game generally lacks 'soul'.There is a lot of content, but the awkward game mechanics and massive number of bugs/issues constantly bog down the gameplay experience. Your sims are still incredibly dumb even after four games, the controls are utter garbage (unrebindable and pause on 0 instead of space, for instance), everything is sanded down to be as PC and inoffensive as possible and the game generally lacks 'soul'. Different skills and activities are also very poorly balanced - among the creative skills writing is basically a money printing license while music is basically useless even though they take similar amounts of time and effort. This really limits what your sim can do if you're aiming to be as successful as you can. Of course, there's also the trait system which can turn your sim into a perfect inhuman cyborg with no needs beyond fun and bladder in relatively short order.
    If you're not a fan of The Sims I would not recommend starting now. If you are you're probably already playing this so whatever.    … Expand
  26. MNecromancer
    Jul 31, 2022
    2
    It's just worse than Sims 3 in every way and all of the content seems to be locked behind these weirdly expensive expansions. I don't know who's buying these though. I'm a couple of days in and I don't feel the need to ever pick this one up again.
  27. BalicanBreeze
    Oct 1, 2014
    4
    While a pretty good game in itself, it's hard to judge Sims 4 without comparing it to the previous versions in the franchise. The constant loading screens are quite annoying and the lack of features compared to release versions of 2 and 3 are very blatant. The good.. the character creation and house building is much better and more streamlined than in S3, but lacks options. TheWhile a pretty good game in itself, it's hard to judge Sims 4 without comparing it to the previous versions in the franchise. The constant loading screens are quite annoying and the lack of features compared to release versions of 2 and 3 are very blatant. The good.. the character creation and house building is much better and more streamlined than in S3, but lacks options. The multitasking feature is a great addition, and would have been worthy of its own expansion to S3.… Expand
  28. Mudgee
    Nov 20, 2014
    4
    Never been a fan of the Sims series but when I bought this for my girlfriend a few months back, I thought I'd give it a try. Firstly, she is a die-hard Sims fan, and she doesn't even play this. Whilst it seems intuitive, bright and bubbly, I must warn Ye' it's all a facade. Behind the initial wall of pop is a long line of mediocrity in all shapes and form. I only put two hours into thisNever been a fan of the Sims series but when I bought this for my girlfriend a few months back, I thought I'd give it a try. Firstly, she is a die-hard Sims fan, and she doesn't even play this. Whilst it seems intuitive, bright and bubbly, I must warn Ye' it's all a facade. Behind the initial wall of pop is a long line of mediocrity in all shapes and form. I only put two hours into this game, before turning it off. That was 3 months ago. No intention of going back. This game is not entirely bad, but it doesn't offer anything either. Confirmation to why I ever enjoyed the series.… Expand
  29. Panoptical
    Sep 17, 2014
    3
    The biggest problem with this game is that there is no reason to buy it instead of The Sims 3 with it's expansions. It's stripped down and a dreadful step in game making. I long for the day where some indie or other developer creates something based on The Sims that will surpass this to the moon and back.
  30. motleycruefan
    Oct 19, 2014
    2
    I was so happy when I got this game. When it was done downloading, I like **** my pants. Then when I found out it was awful I wanted to cry. My grandparents spent like 90$ (with tax) on this game, and it sucked.
    There's no more open world. That basically ruined it for most people.
    Loading screens take a while, like five minutes. Some bull**** there. We have to BUILD our own house? Why    I was so happy when I got this game. When it was done downloading, I like **** my pants. Then when I found out it was awful I wanted to cry. My grandparents spent like 90$ (with tax) on this game, and it sucked.
    There's no more open world. That basically ruined it for most people.
    Loading screens take a while, like five minutes. Some bull**** there.
    We have to BUILD our own house? Why can't we just buy one like in Sims 3? It takes forever, and I bet most people, Like I, don't even understand half of the **** it says!
    The only reason I am giving it a 1 is because I love the character maker. That is ALL I like about this game. The controls are hard and annoying. Please, make like, a new one or something. An expansion or something! This right now, is awful, and lots of people agree. I suggest not getting it. Everyone wanted it so badly, and like mine, our wish didn't come true. Don't get this game. Just don't    … Expand
  31. angeljs
    Feb 6, 2015
    2
    This review deals with my building experience, rather than with the gameplay - hopefully this will help other builders who are thinking of buying the game.

    As an avid Sims fan with my own dedicated website, I was very eager to receive a copy of the Sims 4. I'm mainly a builder and was looking forward to being able to create stunning homes using what I hoped would be, some brand, new    This review deals with my building experience, rather than with the gameplay - hopefully this will help other builders who are thinking of buying the game.

    As an avid Sims fan with my own dedicated website, I was very eager to receive a copy of the Sims 4. I'm mainly a builder and was looking forward to being able to create stunning homes using what I hoped would be, some brand, new tools to work with. How disappointed I was!

    Firstly, the foundations - If you want a foundation on your house, it applies to the entire lot, whether the parts are joined to the house or not. I sometimes like to build a fake garage or a little garden shed, but now I can't as they all end up with the same foundation as the house! Also, you can't make the foundation match the walls any more, you just have to pick from the feeble choices of foundation patterns they provide. It's also very difficult to join fences to the foundations - you have to build walls where you want the fences to be and then apply a fence to the walls.

    Secondly, you can't delete floor tiles, just entire floors. I like to make my landing areas inside the house interesting and for that I need to be able to take away parts of the floor. Not any more I can't! They say there are ways around this, but they all make weird things happen when you try them. Sometimes the roof comes down into the house etc. There is a sledgehammer tool, so you can build a mini room where you want to delete the floor, then you use the sledgehammer to smash the floor and delete the tiles, but as soon as you delete the walls, the floor comes back! I have searched for hours for a solution/workaround for this, but just come across many people having the same issue with no way around it. However, you can make the foundations different heights, which is a definite improvement.

    Thirdly, there is NO pattern tool! You receive a paltry amount of content that you can't do anything with, so everyone's houses all end up looking the same. One of the things I loved about the Sims 3 was how highly configurable everything was, even the Sims themselves. This, IMHO, is a definite step back for the game.

    There are 2 carpets, both the same colour, with little pattern difference. Unless you want to download tons and tons of custom content, your Sims houses are going to be very boring affairs. I can't even select different bedding for your beds, you just have to be happy with the bed sets they provide.

    I'm not sure if this is something I haven't figured out yet, but if I want 3 or more sets of stairs next to each other and I want to have railings at the side, I can't - the railings appear between each set and I can't just add them to each end.

    Annoyingly, the moveobjects on cheat doesn't work in this game. That means I can't move objects where I want any more. :(

    There are one or two improvements that I like - one is that you can move your entire house if you need to, and now your roofs can all have different patterns.

    There were several more things that I wasn't happy with, but these are the main bugbears. For game sequels, you need to add features, not take them away! I'm just happy they listened to people and brought back the pools after doing away with these, too, initially!    … Expand
  32. Exwin0880
    Oct 6, 2014
    3
    Sims 4 is a major disappointment. It is hard to put your finger on a single failure, but as a whole it just isn't a very good game. It feels very shallow.

    The world is tiny, so tiny that you have to load to go visit the next door neighbor. While this does help the loading of the game, a lot (in Sims 3 it could be quite lengthy) it detracts from the feel of an immersive and interactive    Sims 4 is a major disappointment. It is hard to put your finger on a single failure, but as a whole it just isn't a very good game. It feels very shallow.

    The world is tiny, so tiny that you have to load to go visit the next door neighbor. While this does help the loading of the game, a lot (in Sims 3 it could be quite lengthy) it detracts from the feel of an immersive and interactive world. Careers seem dumbed down compared to the last version. Non player characters, instead of interacting, it seems like they are just sort of parading by.

    I'm sure they will be adding many of these missing features as paid DLC, but that itself is offensive. The base game should at least be enjoyable. In it's current state, it is not.    … Expand
  33. Colonel_Kit
    Nov 1, 2014
    4
    This game is mainly for big fans and I am a very big fan of The Sims series. Unfortunately, this took me by surprise. Look, I understand that I am going to get some hate by some real die hard fans about this but I can assure you that I have my good and bad reasons. The first thing I notice was that the loading screen was quicker than The Sims 3 and I figured that that was some improvement.This game is mainly for big fans and I am a very big fan of The Sims series. Unfortunately, this took me by surprise. Look, I understand that I am going to get some hate by some real die hard fans about this but I can assure you that I have my good and bad reasons. The first thing I notice was that the loading screen was quicker than The Sims 3 and I figured that that was some improvement. The next improvement was the interface. It looked beautifully sharp and was no doubt an upgrade to its counterparts but that's when I realize that the Sims 4 is just another SimCity (New One). With all of its improvement it seems to me that they dispose so many great aspect that made its counterpart so popular. The Sims 4 is a dumb down version of The Sims 3 believe it or not. Yes, the way your Sims act (emotion wise) is more 'real' than The Sims 3 unit but that's barely an improvement that could had easily been implemented on The Sims 3. Also, don't expect global view. Why? Because it's not there anymore. Another thing to not expect is color customization. Yes, you read it, no more creativity on how different you can make your avatar look. There are only a few things that The Sims 4 has really improve on. One as I mention before, is emotions and the way your avatar interacts with other Sims. Two, the way you build homes and how easily you can turn a box into a glorified piece of art. Last but not least, interfaces and loading time. And just to point out why it loads so fast is because there's no more global view and what I mean by that is, rather than seeing your Sim drive to the local gym or the local dance club, you get a beautiful loading screen instead. Oh yeah, did I also mention that you are limited to where you can live? Maybe this is just for now but it doesn't excuse the fact that you're limited to how your Sims can live. Overall, this version of The Sim is just a big disappointment. Wait until it goes on sale, gets improved updates, or have some type of bundle with extra DLC's because for a full $60 or $70 for the deluxe edition, it isn't worth it. The Sims 4 is meant to be played with medium-end performance, meaning most modern computers should be capable of running it without having to get high-end graphic card or CPU in comparison to The Sims 3 (If you want to run it without much difficulty). And if you do happen to like this version of The Sims, more power to you but this isn't my cup of tea.… Expand
  34. tjh98
    May 7, 2015
    4
    Loading screens, loading screens, loading screens! A perfectly good game franchise ruined by constant loading screens and a very limited and lacking base game with the idea that DLC's will replace this once readily available content from previous games that came with their base game.

    I refuse to pay £30 for a DLC which adds a few more jobs and outfits, nor will I pay £15 for a DLC that    Loading screens, loading screens, loading screens! A perfectly good game franchise ruined by constant loading screens and a very limited and lacking base game with the idea that DLC's will replace this once readily available content from previous games that came with their base game.

    I refuse to pay £30 for a DLC which adds a few more jobs and outfits, nor will I pay £15 for a DLC that adds tents and an outdoor fire!

    Boredom: check, overpriced: check, limited in content: check.    … Expand
  35. longuigon
    Feb 12, 2019
    4
    The problem with EA is that they make their money ambitions way too obvious. It's 2019, I'm waiting for The Sims 5.
  36. Koricito
    Jan 22, 2021
    0
    Es sin dudas, el peor de la saga. Es un retroceso a lo que las sagas anteriores ofrecieron. Sin mundo abierto, poco gameplay, y sims que parecen robots. EA realmente ha lucrado con esta entrega dando pack de expasiones realmente vacios y malos, vendiendo todo por separado. Espero que en los sims 5 logren mejorar todo el mal que le han hecho a la saga de los sims. Mientras tanto seguiréEs sin dudas, el peor de la saga. Es un retroceso a lo que las sagas anteriores ofrecieron. Sin mundo abierto, poco gameplay, y sims que parecen robots. EA realmente ha lucrado con esta entrega dando pack de expasiones realmente vacios y malos, vendiendo todo por separado. Espero que en los sims 5 logren mejorar todo el mal que le han hecho a la saga de los sims. Mientras tanto seguiré jugando a los sims 3 y 2.… Expand
  37. flakerZ
    Mar 15, 2020
    4
    It's been almost 6 years since the release, and still being the same cashgrab as it always was. What's the point of playing this, anyway? No story nor gameplay, ugly cartoon-ish graphics, disgusting emotion system that was made exclusively for advertisements, limited features compared to the older iterations (people's beloved openworld, create-a-style, etc.). There sure are some advantagesIt's been almost 6 years since the release, and still being the same cashgrab as it always was. What's the point of playing this, anyway? No story nor gameplay, ugly cartoon-ish graphics, disgusting emotion system that was made exclusively for advertisements, limited features compared to the older iterations (people's beloved openworld, create-a-style, etc.). There sure are some advantages over The Sims 3 and The Sims 2, like quite powerful CAS and Build Mode, but these were made just to excite a new player for near 5 days until the game will have been started to glitch a lot, and they'll begin to look forward to the older games, which are A LOT more superior. For veterans of the series, mainly nothing of The Sims 4 would be as addictive as the previous games.… Expand
  38. Shalder
    Jun 30, 2019
    1
    Why the **** has this Stupid **** been the Top Torrent of All Video games for 5 ****ing Years. I Never even Heard about this game or Seen it in Any other Media other than the ****ing Torrents List. Why the **** would Anyone want to Play the Sims in the First place, Who wants to Tell their Character to go and Take a **** that's the Stupidest ****ing thing in the World. What a Waste ofWhy the **** has this Stupid **** been the Top Torrent of All Video games for 5 ****ing Years. I Never even Heard about this game or Seen it in Any other Media other than the ****ing Torrents List. Why the **** would Anyone want to Play the Sims in the First place, Who wants to Tell their Character to go and Take a **** that's the Stupidest ****ing thing in the World. What a Waste of ****ing Time & Space, When will there Ever be a ****ing Game more Popular than "Take a **** Simulator 5"? I Really don't ****ing Understand. There are Games where you Blow **** up, There are Games where you Build **** There are Games where you Kill Bad guys, & then there's the Most Popular Game of All Time Forever & Ever until the End of Time "Take a **** Simulator" It's Really Frustrating & Confusing to me, Good games come out, like RE 2 Remake, Many thousands of Seeds at one Point, but it Never caught up to "Take a **** Simulator". The Witcher 3 was a Cultural Phenomenon, Everybody was Talking about it, YTP Videos about it with Many Millions of Views, at One point it had Many thousands of Seeds, but Never Caught up with "Take a **** Simulator". WTF? I'm Sure the ff7 Remake is Gonna be Yuge, another Cultural Phenomenon that Everybody will be Talking about & Playing, but I Wonder if it will Ever have as Many Seeds as "Take a **** Simulator", Makes me Want to Blow my ****ing Brains out, What the **** is Wrong with you Idiots?… Expand
  39. Zerobyte
    Aug 4, 2019
    4
    10 Points
    -3 Points because it's an EA game and has TOO many Dlc which are too expensive
    -3 Points because it's just fun for a short while
  40. Pardoow
    Sep 8, 2019
    2
    Not a bad game itself, probably would have given it a 6 or such, but the amount of dlc’s should tell you how much is missing from this game. I got this game for free, and I still feel bamboozled. Unless you **** money, it’s not finished or original, it’s a rehash from the others, but putting interesting stuff as an 20 part expansion
  41. Lelik_mc_kawai
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    вроде те же симы, вроде что то новенькое, новый графический уровень, но уже что то не то! цена за фул игру свыше 50 тысяч рублей, серьезно? оставьте себе такой "шедевр!"
  42. SrCre
    Mar 10, 2020
    0
    [ ] Perfect
    [ ] Awesome
    [ ] Good
    [ ] Good Bad
    [x] Fail

    Não vejo necessidade em escrever um longo texto analisando uma arte, a nota é apenas um conselho para saber o quanto ela vale para sua vida.

    I see no need to write a long text analyzing an art, the note is just a piece of advice to know how much it is worth in your life.
  43. enbyenvy
    Apr 28, 2020
    4
    The only problem I have with this game is the pay gap with male bodies vs female bodies.

    I have both male and female working in the space unit--they are currently at the module cleaner level. M is getting paid 37/hr while FM is getting paid at 33/hr. Seriously???? How hard is it to get equal pay FOR THE SAME JOB? I'm going to bet it happens with other careers(I'm not sure though).    The only problem I have with this game is the pay gap with male bodies vs female bodies.

    I have both male and female working in the space unit--they are currently at the module cleaner level. M is getting paid 37/hr while FM is getting paid at 33/hr. Seriously???? How hard is it to get equal pay FOR THE SAME JOB? I'm going to bet it happens with other careers(I'm not sure though).

    The game itself is really fun, I also wish there was a graveyard or something to reflect the whole town's death as the game progresses.    … Expand
  44. makeshiftjesus
    May 6, 2020
    1
    CW/ bleeped out cursing. I don’t want this reported bc then I’d be even more mad lmfao. Where do I start with this stupid game? Firstly, I wanna break it down. I’ve loved this game since sims 3. I might not be a veteran, and a bit late to the party, but I loved the idea of creating the perfect me for different lifestyles. But, it’s changed. And here’s why. Sims 4 is boring. It’s the mostCW/ bleeped out cursing. I don’t want this reported bc then I’d be even more mad lmfao. Where do I start with this stupid game? Firstly, I wanna break it down. I’ve loved this game since sims 3. I might not be a veteran, and a bit late to the party, but I loved the idea of creating the perfect me for different lifestyles. But, it’s changed. And here’s why. Sims 4 is boring. It’s the most painful and boring game. I guess you could argue that’s just how a life simulator is. But I remember having so much fun going to clubs and restaurants and bars in sims 3, at my own will. Call me a hater, but the fact we didn’t get open world in the “newer” sims is laughable. And yeah, this complaint has been beaten into the sims 4 developers minds but they certainly have a fun time defending their precious ugly a** baby from criticism. I found it so funny that when I was first watching video for the Sims 4, they praised the character creator for its amazing abilities. Instead we got some cool sliders on the bodies and nothing else. What happened to the customization? Sims 3 let’s me pick accurate and unashey POC skin colors, and now I get absolutely disgraceful skin tones that people have complained about since they appeared. But it’s been a good few years, and alas no improvement! Because the Sims team and EA doesn’t care about its fans. It’s so heartwarming to look at these amazing surveys and actually get excited before remembering, oh right, it’s EA, it won’t happen. I looked at the website and saw school, accurate relationships, improved babies, and I got tears. I was finally going to get the sims 4 we all deserved. Instead they come out with the WORST pack I’ve seen. A eco pack. For 35 DOLLARS. If you are spending 35 of your hard earned money for rehashed ideas from two other packs fluffed with stinky old cheese.... I’m sorry but please save it for something else. I’ve never been more embarrassed for a company. The fact it passed so many people and they looked at it and thought “This won’t look like an obvious cash grab at all!” Because that’s all they think. They don’t care about us. Why would they when people still throw money at the company like h*rny straight me. I also find it soooo hysterical that there are literal fans, working for no money or limited money from patreon, are making BETTER packs and expansions for FREE or for cheap, better than the f*cking devs. I could not be more proud of a community for actively owning the sh*t out of this team that constantly uses “non realistic/ impossible” as a reasonable excuse. The fans give us matching furniture, realistic teens/babies with skin problems and moody days, actually good and relevant clothing other than the disgusting style Maxis gives us, beautiful skins colors and amazing hair. It’s so sad these people work so hard to make the game actually enjoyable content that is being eaten up by EA. I can’t get over the blandness and ugly and boring Sims 4. We’ve gotten unfinished packs, unmatched devs, awful buildings, horrendous packs, all for what. We have suffered so long and I just. This is the last **** straw. I can’t kept waisting my money on a game I know won’t improve. It’s heartbreaking to me that I put so much hope only for EA to piss and sh*t all over my dreams. I genuinely hope that people on the Sims team learn to read feedback. It would be beautiful to see actually good builds, good packs, and content that makes even 15 bucks f*cking worth it.… Expand
  45. woodbc21
    May 8, 2020
    2
    This game is full of glitches. It spends more time crashing and not working more often than not. Updates distube the files on this game very easily. Users in the community are always talking about losing files and the game completely crashing itself and they loses on their progress. Thisis a wast of time and money
  46. Linton_Lee
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    EA being EA, everything is DLC. shame. I hate the pop-up sims 4 dlc ads so much when you launch the game.
  47. Heos_PL
    Jul 18, 2022
    0
    It is just big machine to earn money from underage gamers, nothing more.
    You can add ever 999+ genders but it wont change that this is s$%^y game.
  48. LindaRavz
    Feb 27, 2021
    0
    Worse than The sims 3 and that's for sure! Sims are too much stupid, too much just standing around somewhere, and they're always trying to communicate with someone they don't know, which looks strange. Still in the game is very, very boring.
  49. Lex_x
    Jul 19, 2020
    3
    Прежде всего хочется заметить, что игра отошла от жанра симулятора, к которому относятся предыдущие 3 игры серии, The Sims 4 скорее можно отнести к жанру "песочница". Игрок имеет некий инструментарий и вынужден сам создавать себе развлечения, но инструментарий довольно скуден, поэтому без пользовательских модификаций игра наскучит в первые 2-6 часов. Единственным хорошим решением, можноПрежде всего хочется заметить, что игра отошла от жанра симулятора, к которому относятся предыдущие 3 игры серии, The Sims 4 скорее можно отнести к жанру "песочница". Игрок имеет некий инструментарий и вынужден сам создавать себе развлечения, но инструментарий довольно скуден, поэтому без пользовательских модификаций игра наскучит в первые 2-6 часов. Единственным хорошим решением, можно назвать графику. По факту у разработчиков был выбор: уходить в реализм или в мультяшность. Мультяшная графика отлично подошла серии.
    В остальном полная лажа. Игра скучная (даже дополнения не спасут, лишь добавят 2-3 часа геймплея), настроение персонажей почти ни на что не влияет, а если и влияет, то незначительно. Персонажи почти не отличаются характерами, так что выбор черт значения не имеет. И минусов много. Их явно не уложить в 5 тысяч символов, но главное я уже назвал: игра пустышка. В сравнении с 3 частью это шаг назад, к тому же ценник, как оригинальной игры, так и дополнений не соответствует содержанию.    … Expand
  50. eplate2
    Jul 24, 2023
    4
    I guess i just don't really understand the appeal of a game like this. I think it's super repetitive to take over the life of a sim and live a standard human life while you build up a networth to buy more...furniture? I dunno, I hate it
  51. Game_Matrix
    Feb 26, 2021
    4
    Got it for 4 euros on sale. And absolutely regretting it. It's because, all the content that I wanted in this game is in form of an overpriced DLC, and i don't like playing incomplete games.
  52. neckezz
    Dec 22, 2020
    4
    This game is a big miss, it's just leagues down from Sims 3, **** expansion which costs a lot of money.
    The only good thing about this game is sim creation. Also, the graphics can be better.
    If you want to play sims, and you don't care about music and graphics, download Sims 3.
    Shame on EA, money-hungry bastards.
  53. mdang90
    Feb 2, 2021
    4
    being a simmer since 2001, I've been playing from The Sims for over 15 years and I have to say The Sims 4 is a mess :) Everytime 1 single new content released, I gave it a chance and I felt so disappointed over and over and over again.... Just because The Sims 4 is not The Sims anymore!
    a boring gameplay, meaningless content, bunch of decoration only items, no charming NPC .... everything    being a simmer since 2001, I've been playing from The Sims for over 15 years and I have to say The Sims 4 is a mess :) Everytime 1 single new content released, I gave it a chance and I felt so disappointed over and over and over again.... Just because The Sims 4 is not The Sims anymore!
    a boring gameplay, meaningless content, bunch of decoration only items, no charming NPC .... everything makes me get bored super quickly. I nearly have nothing to do with this game although the create-a-sim and build system are cool and easier to catch up!
    All the production care about seems to be money    … Expand
  54. Frankeyowski
    Feb 22, 2021
    1
    Druga najgorsza gra i najnudniejsza w jaką grałe. Nie polecam nikomu, ta gra powinna kosztować 10 złotych. Jak mogłem kupić tą grę
  55. Swimming4Ten
    Jul 15, 2022
    0
    Sims 4, isn't the Sims any more, it hasn't been for years, this game feels like a micro transaction, the base game, and the rest of the expansion packs. The game has no replayability, and it will get boring eventually, if you need to watch a YouTube video that says "10 ways to make the Sims 4 fun again" the game isn't fun to begin with. While the newest generation of Sims players whoSims 4, isn't the Sims any more, it hasn't been for years, this game feels like a micro transaction, the base game, and the rest of the expansion packs. The game has no replayability, and it will get boring eventually, if you need to watch a YouTube video that says "10 ways to make the Sims 4 fun again" the game isn't fun to begin with. While the newest generation of Sims players who haven't played the past games will gladly spend thousands on a broken game. I will wait for paralives. Cause we all know it's gonna steal the Sims audience.… Expand
  56. PenetratorGod
    Sep 1, 2023
    0
    Too much DLC. It's funny that the game is free on Steam. Because you have to buy 70 DLCs to get the actual game. I can't stand EA.
  57. HHaendchen
    Aug 31, 2023
    2
    Very pretty looking simulation but lacking gameplay features to an extent that I do not consider it a game. It is nice for building houses and creating sims but it is not actually playable as the Sims and worlds are very shallow, all alike and repetitive. The game can be very buggy as well. Also the DLC system is out of hand and way too expensive. You have to pay over 1000 US Dollar if youVery pretty looking simulation but lacking gameplay features to an extent that I do not consider it a game. It is nice for building houses and creating sims but it is not actually playable as the Sims and worlds are very shallow, all alike and repetitive. The game can be very buggy as well. Also the DLC system is out of hand and way too expensive. You have to pay over 1000 US Dollar if you want to play the whole game.… Expand
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#7 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 42 out of 75
  3. Negative: 2 out of 75
  1. Cubed3
    Jul 23, 2020
    60
    While an enjoyable title that has been polished up and seems generally very modern, it cannot be expected that The Sims 4 is not going to be compared to The Sims 3. In this respect, it seems that while the game took a few steps forwards, it also took a few steps backwards by abandoning features that were very helpful and appreciated in the previous versions. It does have new features that people have been waiting for, such as emotions and more personality for the Sims. As for now, for some players it may not quite be worth to abandon The Sims 3 for it, but for new players looking for a first experience with the franchise, they may have an easier time navigating than former The Sims 3 players. People that have previously enjoyed the latter may be disappointed by the menus (Sim creation, building, or navigating town), as they have been so massively oversimplified that they are now actually confusing.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 25, 2014
    80
    The Sims 4 is once again a new beginning. Needs more content and soon, please. [Oct 2014]
  3. CD-Action
    Oct 24, 2014
    40
    The Sims 4 is just a foundation of a game. How would you react if you bought a new Elder Scrolls game and realized that half of the cities are unavailable (because TES6: World Adventures is around the corner), there are only 4 weapons (TES6: Accessories), you can’t ride horses (TES6: Pets), there are only 12 quests (TES6: Careers), 2 guilds (TES6: Friends) and 3 spells (TES6: Supernatural)? [Nov 2014, p.50]
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