The Sims 4

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  1. Zomgclaude
    Nov 27, 2020
    1
    A perfect game if you want to purchase an empty shell.
    There is tons of content available, but it is conveniently segregated from the main game. It has been compartmentalized into bite size DLCs that all sell for the price of a full meal.
    Looking at the digital store today during Black Friday, it would cost well over $450 to purchase the entire game. The good people at EA are completely    A perfect game if you want to purchase an empty shell.
    There is tons of content available, but it is conveniently segregated from the main game. It has been compartmentalized into bite size DLCs that all sell for the price of a full meal.
    Looking at the digital store today during Black Friday, it would cost well over $450 to purchase the entire game.
    The good people at EA are completely off their rockers.    … Expand
  2. 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!"
  3. Esther16
    Nov 16, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is incredible. You have complete control over Sims, whether it's small choices (choosing a look) or big choices (choosing a career and building a family). For people who like to build houses or stores in a virtual way, The Sims 4 is a good recommendation. The graphics are excellent. Unfortunately, what I dislike about this game is not having an open world.… Expand
  4. garagem2
    Nov 16, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is incredible. You have complete control over Sims, whether it's small choices (choosing a look) or big choices (choosing a career and building a family). For people who like to build houses or stores in a virtual way, The Sims 4 is a good recommendation. The graphics are excellent. Unfortunately, what I dislike about this game is not having an open world.… Expand
  5. x56kot
    Nov 6, 2020
    8
    Nie przesadzajcie. The Sims 4 to całkiem niezła gra. Oczywiście względem TS3 jest nieco uboższe ale ma za kilka ciekawszych rozwiązań, a grafika stoi na lepszym poziomie niż poprzednik.
  6. pizzalover2788
    Nov 2, 2020
    5
    El juego base es el peor que han hecho sin duda. Solo mejora con el conjunto de expansiones, packs, etc., actualizaciones del juego base y todos los mods y contenido personalizado que crea la comunidad. Sin todo eso, no es nada.
  7. Colonial
    Nov 2, 2020
    1
    dearest sim community, my girlfriend & I would like to express our extreme dissatisfaction at the **** tier door selection in this subpar game
    thank you,
    peaches & cream
  8. 1942YT
    Oct 25, 2020
    2
    Bare bones cash grab that actually is a down grade from previous installments. Only improvement is the graphics. The only way to play this game is to download lots of mods and this only keeps it fun for a little longer. Also, the packs are just like the game, lacking gameplay, most are full or rabbit holes or are broken. Besides, EA does not care about the consumer, at best they will giveBare bones cash grab that actually is a down grade from previous installments. Only improvement is the graphics. The only way to play this game is to download lots of mods and this only keeps it fun for a little longer. Also, the packs are just like the game, lacking gameplay, most are full or rabbit holes or are broken. Besides, EA does not care about the consumer, at best they will give you a lack luster pack as compensation when the community becomes upset.… Expand
  9. Mikey252
    Sep 23, 2020
    2
    Unnecessary amount of updates. The Sims is only a game I play intermittently and only for an hour or two at a time. Every single time I want to play I have to wait. Sometimes it's just not worth it and I end up going months without playing.
  10. bvrdto
    Sep 5, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1 would be too generous considering the path it is taking. Save your money and buy a good PC and Sims 3 instead.… Expand
  11. philippus_i
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    This "game" is more of a tech demo because of the complete lack of gameplay, even after six years of patches and over 700+ dollars worth of DLC. Its missing most of the features from previous entries, and at launch it didn't even have pools, a series staple feature from The Sims 1. All improvements with making sims and building houses is cosmetic. The sims also have no personality and allThis "game" is more of a tech demo because of the complete lack of gameplay, even after six years of patches and over 700+ dollars worth of DLC. Its missing most of the features from previous entries, and at launch it didn't even have pools, a series staple feature from The Sims 1. All improvements with making sims and building houses is cosmetic. The sims also have no personality and all interactions feel repetitive. What's most insulting is the offensive lack of skin tones and makeup that works well with all skin tones. Many darker skin tones have texture issues after years of release. It took a full on bullying campaign for them to promise to include more and fix the issues with existing ones.… Expand
  12. marcuskaktus
    Aug 20, 2020
    5
    My sister play this game a lot, this game is not that bat but dlcs and this game is made more for girls, boys will get bored playing this game.
  13. kayrakaanonline
    Aug 17, 2020
    5
    Vanilla Sims 4 had nothing. No toddlers, no pools, just nothing. Also no open world and No cars. It was a bad, buggy and boring game.
  14. Demodestroier
    Aug 11, 2020
    5
    Fun game but it’s almost forcing you to buy the dlc that comes out in total as £400
  15. 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
  16. Mafaghafos
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    No começo é divertido. Porem, depois de algumas horas de jogo, ele fica bem enjoativo! com uma gameplay mecânica, principalmente se você só tem o jogo base. O que te força a comprar uma DLC. A construção do game é bem limitado, principalmente nas paredes. Se podesse construir paredes fora de grade, já seria muito bom
  17. ShefardAlex
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    The most disappointing game, even with add-ons
    And even with mods.
    After part 3, it was expected that the game would be without rat holes, without hidden objects, more opportunities. What we got, a closed world ... worse than the second .. How do you say so? And so, the developer decided that focusing on weak computers is cool. But after some add-ons, I took my words back, increasing    The most disappointing game, even with add-ons
    And even with mods.
    After part 3, it was expected that the game would be without rat holes, without hidden objects, more opportunities.
    What we got, a closed world ... worse than the second ..
    How do you say so? And so, the developer decided that focusing on weak computers is cool. But after some add-ons, I took my words back, increasing requirements, but at the same time, everyone, in each addon, has a smaller, fewer lots, no animations of cars as in the creative part, fewer lots than in the second part, less animations and elaboration than in the second parts. Business is worse than the second part, and worse than the second part, children are worse than the second part. Everything is WORSE. BETTER GAMES FROM 2005. And the most disgusting, downloads of 15 minutes, in a game focused on old PCs, on the damn 2070 and 7700k. WTF. Reloading stories is a separate spit in the soul. No more mysticism, istria. empty generic NPCs dressing random clothes and looking awful, without history, there are no more NPCs and their dynasties of stories, there were Goths and died, there is nothing more after them, but it's ordinary to say nothing about ordinary NPCs, they are just dummies.    … Expand
  18. Eeedora
    Jun 28, 2020
    1
    This GAME almost 6 years ago,
    many reason for make new Sims game,but
    there are more more DLC DLC DLC ............it is easy money tree?
    -
    too many DLC,
    bad AI,
    little game map,
    wrost of game sims.
  19. Nico49
    Jun 28, 2020
    5
    I'm a big Sims-Fan and I like this game also. But I can't give a good rating. The biggest reason are the DLC's. When you want see the full version of the game, you must invest a lot of money in expensives. With "a lot" I say up to 600€. And this is to much. Sims 4 is a big rip off. The game has also a lot of bugs. Sims walk through the objects. When the Sims touch another, then the bodysI'm a big Sims-Fan and I like this game also. But I can't give a good rating. The biggest reason are the DLC's. When you want see the full version of the game, you must invest a lot of money in expensives. With "a lot" I say up to 600€. And this is to much. Sims 4 is a big rip off. The game has also a lot of bugs. Sims walk through the objects. When the Sims touch another, then the bodys are inside the other. This looks creepy. The Sims 4 makes fun, but because of the many bugs and expensive DLC's, the game is only average, no more and no less.… Expand
  20. Marcusshsp
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    A EA simplesmente lança o jogo incompleto e e vai lançando DLCs com o preço de um jogo completo. Se eles quisessem lançar as expansões de forma justa, cobrariam muito mais barato
  21. LadyViper_23
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    First of all I have to say that i am a big fan of The Sims' saga. I played all of them with all of the dlc and I really play most to create Sims and World (houses, lots), so I'm generally less interested by the "life" part. If I have to judge only the BASE game i cannot say that i wasn't disappointed. We have no pool, no basement, no cars, no open world, no free lots' positioning, noFirst of all I have to say that i am a big fan of The Sims' saga. I played all of them with all of the dlc and I really play most to create Sims and World (houses, lots), so I'm generally less interested by the "life" part. If I have to judge only the BASE game i cannot say that i wasn't disappointed. We have no pool, no basement, no cars, no open world, no free lots' positioning, no TODDLERS and NO COLOR WHEEL. It was a big step back from TS3. Yes, now with all the patch and expansions we have some of that but it's really not enought if we compare it to the 3rd chapter or even the 2nd. I like the CAS, expecially the direct mouse manipulation and there are some big improvement with the build mode. For these reason and also because I like the new graphic I continued play The Sims 4 instead to go back to TS3. But even now with same good packs and dlc I miss these things expecially the color whell because, (I don't know why, maybe just to troll us players), EA can't put colors consistent with each other. For a build/buy enthusiastic like me this is really, really, annoyng. What's the point of put a bed in wood color that doesn't match with the bedside table? It's a mistery. Anyway I resigned myself to play with what we have and I try to see also the improvement and make the most of it. But I cannot say that TH4 was not a big missed opportunity to make a great game (with all the good aspects of TS2 and TS3 combined).… Expand
  22. margaridaoms
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    It gets very boring after a while, it lacks everything that was good in the other sims games.
  23. Piotr_R
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    You can't officially change the language of the game. The game publisher assumes you only ever speak one language and want to play your games in one language only. The steam version doesn't seem to have a similar issue so if you want to pay a second time for a mediocre experience that's one way out of this impas.
  24. nosTeD
    Jun 12, 2020
    6
    Not so terrible, but good in it is not enough.
    Things I liked:
    - Emotions - Character Editor - Multitasking sims - Construction mode Otherwise, the previous game is either better, or at least not worse. Removing many things really disappointed me. Not everything was returned even at the time of 2020. And it seems it will not be returned. Most offensively for: - An open world    Not so terrible, but good in it is not enough.
    Things I liked:

    - Emotions
    - Character Editor
    - Multitasking sims
    - Construction mode

    Otherwise, the previous game is either better, or at least not worse. Removing many things really disappointed me. Not everything was returned even at the time of 2020. And it seems it will not be returned. Most offensively for:

    - An open world (what prevented it from being turned off - an optional option for weak PCs and consoles?)

    - Transport, those cars that are present - it's just a visual effect

    - The remote mode of changing the city, and what is connected with this - the lack of the ability to place the desired site in the desired location

    - Cut the functionality of pets. The inability to hire them or directly manage them. Cat training has not yet been returned.

    - Lack of elaboration of trifles, as in the Sims 2. For example, what prevented the characters from getting kitchen appliances from the cabinets? Or did chess really move during the game?

    - Even more fragmentation of the game into paid addons. For example, if in the Sims 3 with the expansion “Pets” you received a whole bunch of possible pets and items for them, then in the Sims 4 they managed to break it into two separate additions.

    - The possibility of free painting objects

    This is not a complete list. Personally, I think that the new parts of the games should get better, not improve only some things, taking away many interesting features in return.    … Expand
  25. 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.
  26. liebenmin
    May 15, 2020
    0
    The developing team clearly cares only about the profit, not the content they are providing for a quite solid price. This lack of love and passion for their product is showing in everything: lackluster DLCs and an absence of details make a sloppy game overall.

    Do not buy this game.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. yungwallnut
    Apr 15, 2020
    10
    Had 12 kids with 8 different women, became president, then died when I tried cooking spaghetti. 10/10
  31. fridge24
    Apr 13, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Never wrote any reviews but after that i had seen ohh God, I have to write it. I was playing in The Sims 3 I gotten a lot of awesome feelings!This is Game is the best all of the entire line of games The Sims.So what I see here...1)Very small maps of worlds2)Inability to edit them3)Closed world4)Grafics for five years old children, everything is artificial not natural5)Plasticine faces6)Fake of objects and etc. You back to 2004?Cmon we are in the future we have more resources and brains for **** amazing Video Games!What happened to you EA Games? Its pity.… Expand
  32. GleBaSV
    Mar 29, 2020
    8
    I like this game! More additions to buy, and in general it will be gorgeous. Here is my list: City Living, Cats and Dogs, and Seasons! Good.
  33. Hunterblaster
    Mar 19, 2020
    2
    It is a good building simulator. However, The Sims title has always been known as a life simulator, and I can't call it The Sims 4. Traits for your characters do not affect gameplay in any way - they change your emotions from time to time by adding so-called buffs and that is it. Story progression is not a thing either - it was there in The Sims 3, for instance (your neighbours could getIt is a good building simulator. However, The Sims title has always been known as a life simulator, and I can't call it The Sims 4. Traits for your characters do not affect gameplay in any way - they change your emotions from time to time by adding so-called buffs and that is it. Story progression is not a thing either - it was there in The Sims 3, for instance (your neighbours could get married, adopt children, etc). Do not buy the game unless you are into architecture and building only.… Expand
  34. 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
  35. 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.
  36. PrincessRose
    Feb 27, 2020
    0
    I bought sims 4 when it was discounted to around $12AUD and bought pets for $25.

    It's sort of fun at first but becomes boring very quickly. Tiny closed in world, horrible load screens all the time. Sims completely vanish when they go to work and school. Lack of customisation. A base game should be fun and enjoyable and not feel so empty and lacking and not need eps that end up    I bought sims 4 when it was discounted to around $12AUD and bought pets for $25.

    It's sort of fun at first but becomes boring very quickly. Tiny closed in world, horrible load screens all the time. Sims completely vanish when they go to work and school. Lack of customisation.

    A base game should be fun and enjoyable and not feel so empty and lacking and not need eps that end up costing a lot. And because of being so bland I wont be spending another $ on Sims 4 and I worked out all EP's game and stuff packs bought at full price cost $910AUD total. I could buy so many good complete games for that price.

    A EP should enhance and add to the game play not make the game feel boring and unplayable without it.

    I bought sims 3 Ep's most at full price and didn't mind as I enjoy the game so much.

    The only good thing is the game doesn't crash at all.

    I wanted black curtains for my emo sim but nope that is not an option, it's so limited I can't make and decorate the house the way I want. And you can't play multiple sims efficiently. I wanted to have 1 sim stay at home and write books while I sent the other sim off to make friends. But nope when you go somewhere else the sims at home stop doing what you assigned them to do and are instead wasting time watching TV.

    You have to keep your sims all together to be able to control them all.

    So many steps back. There is so much I miss from Sims 3, the open world, CAS, vehicles, horses being able to control multiple sims at different locations at the same time, story progression.

    Never played the first sims.

    Sims 2 was alright.

    Still absolutely love sims 3 and it's the only one worth playing and bought every EP for it. And will still keep playing it.

    Sims 4 is not even as good as sims 2 and will not buy any more ep's for it as it's not going to change what I hate about it. Not going to play it again.

    Terrible money grabbing game that is not fun and so much content needed to buy that should be in the game already. It doesn't even deserve a 1.    … Expand
  37. 4y4
    Feb 15, 2020
    8
    It's ok game with mods. Without mods this game would be worthless. I only bought it because it has great mods.
  38. erdogfu96
    Feb 9, 2020
    9
    With the all DLC's its the best sims game ever. Optimized and fun. You can create many character and play so many stories with interesting gaming features. It is the game that you will like if you like roleplaying also.
  39. NooroxWorm
    Feb 1, 2020
    8
    While its major flaws, being the closed world and the lack of Create-a-style, likely won't be fixed because they're hard wired into the code, many missing aspects were handed out after the release over the past five years. Nowadays the base game without any addons already gives quite a solid experience. Among the features added after the fact are:
    * Pools
    * Toddler life stage *    While its major flaws, being the closed world and the lack of Create-a-style, likely won't be fixed because they're hard wired into the code, many missing aspects were handed out after the release over the past five years. Nowadays the base game without any addons already gives quite a solid experience. Among the features added after the fact are:
    * Pools
    * Toddler life stage
    * Basements
    * Missing household appliances, such as a dishwasher and a laptop
    * Ghosts
    * Many of the paid services from previous games, such as the repairman
    * Photography
    * An entire new city ("world") with plenty of lots
    * Lot Traits
    * a whole bunch of CAS and build mode items, mostly décor.

    Going back to the release version of The Sims 4, and my personal experience, it was quite unpolished indeed, but I'm glad so many bumps were ironed out, and being released by EA I didn't expect this to happen free of charge.    … Expand
  40. Joe2126
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Oh boy, EA ruining another Maxis game here we go again. Now I know it is rather late to be expressing my concerns with the series after this game's release 5-6 years ago but I just want to talk about how this series has gone terribly wrong ever since EA introduced the fourth instalment.

    This game is the prime reason as to why fans are losing faith in the developers because they feel the    Oh boy, EA ruining another Maxis game here we go again. Now I know it is rather late to be expressing my concerns with the series after this game's release 5-6 years ago but I just want to talk about how this series has gone terribly wrong ever since EA introduced the fourth instalment.

    This game is the prime reason as to why fans are losing faith in the developers because they feel the need to turn the product into a cash cow. Some how this has succeeded but it isn't because of EA but it's because EA is now involved in very dodgy influencer marketing. As a marketing student, while EA is doing an amazing job at inflating profits by doing so, the problem is that in the end they will have no source of credibility or a positive reputation to continue the series after this instalment. I'm always keeping up to date with what they do with the sims 4 because it is a marketing lesson but it seems that to have any source of fun with this game you need to purchase a few of the many expansion packs on offer (32 of them). To get this game with all the expansions you'd be paying over £400, how generous! and what's criminal about what they've done is that this DLC only adds very little to the game. With other games, DLC will usually add a whole new plot or chunk to the game but not with the sims 4 because pets and a weather system has to be separate.

    Now why are people throwing money at EA when they know this is a ludicrous money making scheme? it's because of the marketing. It has nothing to do with EA being EA. YouTubers are promoting this game the same way Ninja promotes Fortnite only difference being is that Epic's Fortnite is FREE and probably offers more fun to a consumer when comparing it to the sims 4. YouTuber's who promote the sims 4 get all the expansions from EA for free because they know that these opinion leaders will encourage their followers to buy the game and that's what it all boils down to. Then, because of the strength of these opinion leaders, their followers will anticipate the next money grabbing DLC that EA throws out to them because the opinion leaders are going to make a radical cool video expressing how excited they are for all the new features that their audience has to pay for while they get it for free.

    Even when YouTuber's criticise EA's money making schemes, the opinion leaders will of course, defend EA the same way that politicians defend companies involved in bad schemes.

    It is clear now that EA Is ruining the sims as a series and its gotten so bad that people are still playing the sims 3 and 2 even though they are no longer supported. They aren't ruining it through "forgetting to add Toddlers at base game", they are ruining it by being extremely greedy and somehow their marketing works. But if they make a next sims game, it will not make as many profits due to the amount of DLC available for this game and that fans will go into an uproar of buying the same old DLC all over again.    … Expand
  41. Tasknyldz
    Jan 16, 2020
    0
    The sims 3 better than the sims 4! Where is the open world ? Every time ı see, wait screen ! That's crap!
  42. Smtm1819
    Dec 27, 2019
    0
    I've had all 4 games and this is the worst. Dont like the controls at all. Also i absolutely adored being able to customize everything in the other game but u cant do that here its horrible. Fortunately I still have the sims 3 so I've been playing that instead. Love that game.
  43. YukineUchimaki
    Nov 8, 2019
    5
    Juego vendido por partes que te quieren cobrar por un objeto decorativo que no tienen ninguna función sobre tu sims con dlc's aburrimos a excepciona de algunos que si valen la pena.

    Si no fuera por los mods este juego kk para alguien que se pille la standar edition, como hice yo.
  44. Saartje
    Oct 22, 2019
    9
    Always been a fan of the Sims! Please don't let my sims die anymore when I don't play, I find it so sad! Other than that I absolutely love this game!
  45. 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)
  46. 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
  47. audra1776
    Sep 3, 2019
    4
    I LOVED The Sims 2. I banned myself from playing because I was addicted, so I never played Sims 3. Recently allowed myself to play Sims 4. I'm glad that it wasn't as addictive as Sims 2 because that made it easy to give up. I'd give it 5 stars if I had never played The Sims before, because, overall, on its own, it's not bad. But there are tweaks they made to v4 that made it not asI LOVED The Sims 2. I banned myself from playing because I was addicted, so I never played Sims 3. Recently allowed myself to play Sims 4. I'm glad that it wasn't as addictive as Sims 2 because that made it easy to give up. I'd give it 5 stars if I had never played The Sims before, because, overall, on its own, it's not bad. But there are tweaks they made to v4 that made it not as gripping.

    The CAS was pretty cool. Even though it lets you move shape vectors around (to design the curve of a cheek, for example), somehow I wasn't able to create the avatars I wanted. In Sims 2 I used to be able to make myself and my friends pretty easily, and it was fun to play with all these people who really looked like people in my life. You could do funny things with them. But in Sims 4, despite the advanced tech, I couldn't make avatars that were recognizable as me or my boyfriend. The one thing better about Sims 4 was that you could design your avatars' bodies with more variation. For example, it was nice to be able to use the contour manipulator to give my females smaller breasts, and to make all the characters' body shapes more realistic.

    It's difficult to say what was less compelling about the game, all around. The aspirations part changed. It should have been better, but somehow it wasn't. There wasn't a feeling of, "I want to accomplish THIS" or "I must accomplish THAT" ... the whole thing felt a little more apathetic than v2. I suppose that's realistic, because the world has become averse to rewarding accomplishments for fear of making the underachievers feel bad. Somehow The Sims 4 has captured this new "We're ALL blue ribbon winners!" feeling.

    Differences that I noticed are:
    - there are no cars - that bit was fun before
    - there are no diving boards - realistic to life now ... no biggee, really
    - there is no private school, and no doing homework - your kid just all of a sudden is at school and it's treated the same way going to work is. This was kind of a bummer, because I thought schmoozing with the headmaster was kind of fun. I presume that the designers wanted to abolish social caste distinctions, but The Sims was a world where anybody COULD get to private school and get a nice house and a maid and a helicopter if they worked for it. That was fun. Now it's lame.
    - The first kiss, first woo hoo, and proposals used to trigger a little close-up movie scene, which was fun. Now they don't.
    - The neighborhood doesn't seem to be as big. There were less empty lots to choose from.
    - House-building and decorating used to be my favorite thing. It's still pretty good in v4, but they made it more complicated.
    - The characters now spend way too much time talking to each other. They're always gabbing, gabbing, gabbing. When you want them to get stuff done (like eating when they're starving) it's annoying to have to keep trying to control them from talking. On the plus side, the animations are well done. It's kind of cool how a character can take a plate of food, sit on a bed, and talk to a toddler playing nearby. Even though I can appreciate the tech, I don't like the result in the game play.
    - The characters have a lot more options now. I understand how this would seem like a good thing, but it's not. Too many options slow the game down. For example, when you clicked on a character in v2 you had, I dunno, maybe 12 options for ways to interact with them. Now, in v4, you have a ton more options. While I do like the color-coding and the grouping them in motive categories, I think having this many options actually makes the game less fun. Similarly to how you have to constantly control your Sims from talking to each other, the multitude of character action options forces you to spend too much time clicking in order to get them to do what you want.

    All in all, I think The Sims 4 is a fun game to try if you've never played The Sims before. However, for me, I was hooked for about a week, and then I hated it. There was a lot of work required for not much reward. I liked Sims 2 better.    … Expand
  48. DerekSCritic
    Aug 14, 2019
    6
    An average game at launch and still a very average game that can't fix its problems despite its new additions. The Sims 4 is a majorly disappointing sequel to the great previous titles. While all previous games in The Sims franchise improved the gameplay, this game takes a major step back. First, it gets rid of the open world and Create-A-Style present in The Sims 3. Second, the game wasAn average game at launch and still a very average game that can't fix its problems despite its new additions. The Sims 4 is a majorly disappointing sequel to the great previous titles. While all previous games in The Sims franchise improved the gameplay, this game takes a major step back. First, it gets rid of the open world and Create-A-Style present in The Sims 3. Second, the game was missing a ton of content at launch including pools and toddlers which is all content that should be in the base game. Despite the launch, this game in The Sims franchise has to have the worst DLC, the game is oversaturated with stuff packs and most of the other packs, expansion and game packs, don't add much noteworthy to the game either. Even though the updates have added necessary content, there is some additions that have annoyed me during gameplay: mostly the monster under the bed and death notifications. Fortunately, this game does make building easier, but it also isn't clear on how to place foundations on your household, something very easy to do in The Sims 3. Also, the Create-A-Sim mode has improved greatly and the emotions system, although too easily manipulated, is a great addition. Although the game is much better since its launch, The Sims 4 still has to be the worst game in the franchise. At this point, I'm ready to move on from this game and I'll instead play the previous versions as they were more fun, had more content, improved on the gameplay with expansions and don't annoy me with unnecessary gameplay additions from new updates. The Sims is one of my favorite video game franchises and it's very unfortunate that this game in The Sims franchise is a major disappointment.… Expand
  49. Larrynautik
    Aug 4, 2019
    0
    The game became so buggued now that it's absolutely implayable. Example amongt a ton of others : if a kid has a toy in his hand or in his inventory, and you try to make him take a bath, he will start the interaction, and cancel it before ending it.... because the toy just bugs the action.

    The developper has reached a stratospheric level of amateurism about bugs issues. This bug is known    The game became so buggued now that it's absolutely implayable. Example amongt a ton of others : if a kid has a toy in his hand or in his inventory, and you try to make him take a bath, he will start the interaction, and cancel it before ending it.... because the toy just bugs the action.

    The developper has reached a stratospheric level of amateurism about bugs issues. This bug is known by them since 2 years, and nothing is done.    … Expand
  50. 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
  51. Mateusamorim
    Jul 12, 2019
    7
    O jogo é legal, gráficos bonitos, mas o uso do mapa é muito limitado, pelo menos no jogo base. The Sims 3 segue sendo o melhor da franquia.
  52. Jppf08
    Jul 3, 2019
    0
    This is truly the worst Sims game ever created by EA. They are destroying Will Wright's legacy in my opinion. The gameplay is extremely superficial and shallow. The Sims, originally a fun, witty and detailed life SIMULATOR, is nothing more than a doll house where the simulation aspect only happens in your imagination.
  53. 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
  54. Bbplayer
    Jun 22, 2019
    6
    Pros: Worked out multi-tasking very well. Added a good amount of cool skills and social interactions, fixed loading times that the sims 3 was known for. Sims actually go to community events when you are there. Much better create a sim with sliders. First person Camera

    Cons: Got rid of the free-roam world, made the cites much smaller, Butlers are an added feature, No Fire fighters for    Pros: Worked out multi-tasking very well. Added a good amount of cool skills and social interactions, fixed loading times that the sims 3 was known for. Sims actually go to community events when you are there. Much better create a sim with sliders. First person Camera

    Cons: Got rid of the free-roam world, made the cites much smaller, Butlers are an added feature, No Fire fighters for some weird reason, No Cars or driving.

    Overall it is a big step down from The Sims 3.    … Expand
  55. 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
  56. miccael
    May 27, 2019
    5
    I have just played this game after so many years for the first time. I have played Sims 3 and 2, and big fan of Sim City 4. Game works well, technically speaking, but there are so many DLCs that it feels like game is missing half of its content that you should have gotten without paying extra. Yet here we are.
    I pretty much never review games, started to do so recently. But I hate to    I have just played this game after so many years for the first time. I have played Sims 3 and 2, and big fan of Sim City 4. Game works well, technically speaking, but there are so many DLCs that it feels like game is missing half of its content that you should have gotten without paying extra. Yet here we are.
    I pretty much never review games, started to do so recently. But I hate to review this game as 5 because it is technically great game, but has so many limitations without DLCs that it feels empty, and now much to do. Why are there only parks gyms nightclubs and museums to visit? Seems like a lot places could have been easily made with editor, like restaurants, cinema, amusement park, cmon, where is your imagination? Graphics are good but Loading screens everywhere.
    Game had poor support from what I read in other replies and frankly makes me sad.    … Expand
  57. huntershaw111
    May 23, 2019
    2
    Customers: "Oh hey look a new Sims game, what do you have for us this time?"
    EA: "Build your Sim family! Build your Sim family house! Uhhh...buy the rest of the game through DLC!"
    Most of Customers: "Wait what? Hold on, where's the rest of it?" EA did NOT go easy on the expansions. Expansions are supposed to expand currently complete games, not complete unfulfilling incomplete    Customers: "Oh hey look a new Sims game, what do you have for us this time?"
    EA: "Build your Sim family! Build your Sim family house! Uhhh...buy the rest of the game through DLC!"
    Most of Customers: "Wait what? Hold on, where's the rest of it?"

    EA did NOT go easy on the expansions. Expansions are supposed to expand currently complete games, not complete unfulfilling incomplete messes. Examples:
    -Weather and Seasons are their own Expansion
    -Events for hosting parties are an expansion
    -Family Pets are an Expansion
    -Interactions for Jobs/Careers are an Expansion
    -THE CITY FOR THE CITY WORLD IS AN EXPANSION
    -An expansion for house objects (yeah that's right, we took out half the available items)
    -Restaurants and Night Clubs are separate expansions

    -Current Cost for the full game: est. $520
    -Honestly there is no fixing this void of content unless about a third to half the "DLC" are given to you through free giveaway events.    … Expand
  58. koyukon
    May 22, 2019
    0
    I did't like it. I couldn't create myself in CAS. Easy in sims 2 and 3, impossible in 4. I feel like I only have negative things to say about it so i'll just move on.... Sims 5 needs to be innovative and different.
  59. death12123
    Apr 22, 2019
    5
    The Sims 4 is a huge step down from Sims 3.
    The good things are
    > Much better Create-A-Sim > Ease of building with premade rooms > The emotion system is kinda fun Now for the bad things > Lots are locked and traveling around is basic like SIms 2. > Removed open world > Expansions are split between Expansion Packs, Game Packs and Stuff Packs. None and I mean NONE OF THEM give the    The Sims 4 is a huge step down from Sims 3.
    The good things are
    > Much better Create-A-Sim
    > Ease of building with premade rooms
    > The emotion system is kinda fun

    Now for the bad things
    > Lots are locked and traveling around is basic like SIms 2.
    > Removed open world
    > Expansions are split between Expansion Packs, Game Packs and Stuff Packs. None and I mean NONE OF THEM give the amount of stuff Sims 3 gave. In fact many of them give WAY LESS.
    > No cars, just teleporting.
    > Neighborhoods are small and BORING
    > The lifetime rewards are just plain broken.
    > CAS has no color options
    > Lack of good jobs
    > Things that were free in last games ended up coming as updates later proving it was unfinished
    > Game is stripped of all it's content in base game
    > More game breaking glitches than ever. Lots of the time I find my sim stuck next to beds.
    > Terrible graphics at many places
    > Basic Sims features that are missing from this game
    > Load screens everywhere
    > Much less life states
    > Pets are uncontrollable...
    > Cats and Dogs. 40 Dollars for just Cats and Dogs. Sims 3 Pets gave you WAY MORE than just that including controllable animals, horses, stray animals, raccoons, small pets, etc.
    > Over priced DLC especially compared to what Sims 3 offered on every expansion and stuff pack.
    and so many more problems.

    The base game had me playing for only 10 hours before dropping it. Sims 3 had me on for weeks. There isn't even that much to do in Sims 4 and if it is, it's the most boring thing ever.

    This is basically Sims 2.5. It's not even good enough to be 4 and even with all the DLC included, it's still a boring game especially compared to 3. I mean this game was like it was made with 2004 standards with somehow less content and more to pay for. The only people I'd recommend this game to is people with low end PCs. That's all it's for. Everyone else might as well skip over this and go back to grabbing 3 or 2.    … Expand
  60. derHausmeister
    Mar 17, 2019
    5
    An sich ist Sims 4 kein schlechtes Spiel, aber es ist so viel schlechter als die Sims 3.
    Es ist ein Rückschritt. Allerdings hat Maxis hier sehr performantes Spiel gebastelt. Man muss es nicht wie Sims 3 auf einer SDD installieren um ein überaus flüssiges Spielerlebnis zu erhalten. Ebenfalls wurden die Online-Features besser eingebunden als in den vorigen Teilen.
    Ich spiele es nur auf dem    An sich ist Sims 4 kein schlechtes Spiel, aber es ist so viel schlechter als die Sims 3.
    Es ist ein Rückschritt. Allerdings hat Maxis hier sehr performantes Spiel gebastelt. Man muss es nicht wie Sims 3 auf einer SDD installieren um ein überaus flüssiges Spielerlebnis zu erhalten. Ebenfalls wurden die Online-Features besser eingebunden als in den vorigen Teilen.
    Ich spiele es nur auf dem Laptop unterwegs, aber selbst dann greife ich auf Grund der vielen DLC's lieber zu die Sims 2.

    Sims 5 bitte so performant wie Sims 4, aber mit dem Gameplay von Sims 3. Bitte danke!    … Expand
  61. Aaaa5555
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Прошло много лет, а дополнения симс 4 все еще стоят 2к рублей. Не смотря на то что с выпуска симс 4 уже прошло 5 лет. В то время как в стиме постоянно происходят распродажи. И того же ведьмака 3, который вышел тоже около 5 лет назад уже можно приобрести за копейки со всеми дополнениями. А Ведьмак признанный шедевр в отличии от симс 4.
    Как уже многие писали, новые симсы хуже старых. По мне    Прошло много лет, а дополнения симс 4 все еще стоят 2к рублей. Не смотря на то что с выпуска симс 4 уже прошло 5 лет. В то время как в стиме постоянно происходят распродажи. И того же ведьмака 3, который вышел тоже около 5 лет назад уже можно приобрести за копейки со всеми дополнениями. А Ведьмак признанный шедевр в отличии от симс 4.
    Как уже многие писали, новые симсы хуже старых. По мне так нет ничего лучше симс 2. Симс 2 путешествия, времена года и петомцы. вот лучшие игры которые вы выпустили. К тому же в базовой версии еще и был крутой сюжет.
    Я думала что симс 4 такой пустой только на старте. я думала игру будут дополнять и улучшать, но ничего подобного. И редактор который все хвалят мне абсолютно не нужен, старый был норм. Мне нужен разнообразный геймплей. Мне казалось что в симс 2 его недостаточно, но как же я ошибалась. В СИМС 3 и 4 его вобще УБРАЛИ,
    Вы теперь не можете открыть свою булочную и печь пироги, не можете замтить с вампиром в ночном клубе, не можете создать робота и сделать из него одновременно и зомби и вампира и веревульфа.    … Expand
  62. HunterCastle
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    I know, they people on metacritic hate EA. Anthem: One crash, They people: Zerooooooo!!!!!!. I not like Electronic Arts but the people hate. The Sims 4 is a great game better than other The Sims, the graphics are beautiful (cartoon), the gameplay is good, the problem is the artificial intelligence, ignore this, the game is 9 Score. After a while, it's nauseating (if you not play differentI know, they people on metacritic hate EA. Anthem: One crash, They people: Zerooooooo!!!!!!. I not like Electronic Arts but the people hate. The Sims 4 is a great game better than other The Sims, the graphics are beautiful (cartoon), the gameplay is good, the problem is the artificial intelligence, ignore this, the game is 9 Score. After a while, it's nauseating (if you not play different to normal).… Expand
  63. 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.
  64. MNaccarato
    Feb 9, 2019
    4
    Everything about this game is disappointing. Everything I remember that made me enjoy the Sims franchise is missing from this iteration. No open world, the neighborhood is terrible, there’s no personality to the game. The story goes nowhere. There is NO story. This is just another money grab for a company like EA. Everything I enjoyed about the Sims series of the past has been utterlyEverything about this game is disappointing. Everything I remember that made me enjoy the Sims franchise is missing from this iteration. No open world, the neighborhood is terrible, there’s no personality to the game. The story goes nowhere. There is NO story. This is just another money grab for a company like EA. Everything I enjoyed about the Sims series of the past has been utterly ripped out and stripped down. No cars, no open world, no uniqueness to this iteration. Every expansion and stuff pack I buy I feel robbed. I thought maybe it was because I was getting older, maybe I didn’t enjoy these games anymore, but nope I can play part 3 for hours at a time. I don’t mean to be so harsh, but sometimes the truth is just that harsh. If you’re considering this game, just buy part 3 and save yourself the disappointment and don’t expose yourself to this. There are a few things that are done well, yes it look amazing, yes it runs smooth, yes the Create-a-sim is the best and easiest ever, building lots has never been more streamlined and impressive, the Gallery feature is a perfect addition, but beyond those few things you will find yourself bored after just 30 minutes with every new game you try to start. The people responsible for creating this iteration should lose their jobs and feel remorse for what they’ve done to such a strong gaming community. EA just wants to make as much money as possible and take advantage of the average consumer.… Expand
  65. mynameisyours
    Dec 30, 2018
    10
    I don't get why so many people hate this game. It's fantastic! I play the sims series since the first and it's been a great part of my life. I didn't like 3 so much and this game brought me back in
  66. Mat4014
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    this game gave me massive **** spree for few minutes (not rlly)

    THE GAMEPLAY IS WORSE THAN SIMS 3

    TODDLERS WERE ADDED VIA GOD DAMN PATCH (same with pools)

    AND MADE ME WANNA KILL MYSELF!

    but good create a sim tho (needs create a style to make it better)
  67. 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
  68. PoofBurrito64
    Oct 23, 2018
    10
    I'm failing to see why everyone is so upset with this game. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the Sims 3, but this one seems like a great improvement. A lot of my in-game time was wasted in 3 due to my sims taking [sim] HOURS to get from point A to point B- and the loading screens were the longest in any game I've ever played. A lot of user reviews are criticizing certain features for not beingI'm failing to see why everyone is so upset with this game. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the Sims 3, but this one seems like a great improvement. A lot of my in-game time was wasted in 3 due to my sims taking [sim] HOURS to get from point A to point B- and the loading screens were the longest in any game I've ever played. A lot of user reviews are criticizing certain features for not being there, but a lot of those features are among those added by expansion packed **even in the Sims 3**. When is the Sims ever finished in the base game? Never! That being said, I think that the base game for the Sims 4 is still a great starting point. The way that they've evolved sims' dreams, desires, and emotions adds a whole new aspect to the game that I will never have spent enough hours delving into. I run into glitches and bugs from time to time, but I've been playing the Sims since the beginning and, from what I can recall, sims games have always been that way. It just comes with the territory of a game that's constantly evolving. When I'm playing the Sims 4, I feel like my sims have fuller lives than they ever did before. It's easy to dream up dialogue in your head while you're playing because of all the different emotions and the way that sims engage one another. 4 is personally my favorite installment.… Expand
  69. vvmax
    Aug 23, 2018
    9
    I love this game. This is my first The Sims PC game, I don't know why so many people hate it?. I have found the other The Sims PC games a bit hard but this is easy to pick up and play. There should be a console release, It's less detailed than other games in the series but still a good game especially to start out with the sims games
  70. Buseto_Kaiba
    Aug 14, 2018
    3
    The worst The Sims game ever, at least at my opinion, without the free roaming that you already have on the others games, and without many things, like cars. for me, this game is ridiculous, and btw it's fully of loadings.
  71. ireviewbadgames
    Aug 12, 2018
    0
    What a disaster- Electronic Arts continually displays a complete lack of **** for the consumer. When the game was released, people made an absolutely staggering lost of all the features and basic game-play elements that Sims 4 lost compared to previous iterations. . . and what a surprise, we see those features and basic game-play elements coming back as paid DLC. . . how interesting.What a disaster- Electronic Arts continually displays a complete lack of **** for the consumer. When the game was released, people made an absolutely staggering lost of all the features and basic game-play elements that Sims 4 lost compared to previous iterations. . . and what a surprise, we see those features and basic game-play elements coming back as paid DLC. . . how interesting.

    Stop supporting EA, stop buying their games and encouraging this behavior. Every time you do, the gaming industry takes one more step towards the edge and when it comes around for Sims 8 Deluxe, you're buying DLC just to build a house or put on a shirt. Remember Sim City.    … Expand
  72. Otisnemes
    Jul 24, 2018
    4
    The fact that you can't dress your sim, or pick the colour that you want for every piece of clothing, sets the tone for the rest of the game.
  73. chillbaron
    Jul 18, 2018
    4
    The worst entry of this legendary title. A lazy, shameless and greedy move by EA. Not only the game feels incomplete, but they also butchered the world mechanics that once made this title great in other entries. They expect me to pay for expansions? Hell no!
  74. AnnieBitencourt
    Jun 19, 2018
    7
    Gráficos bonitos, um jeito mais fácil de criar os personagens.
    MAS
    falta praticamente tudo. Muitas DLCs e coleções de objetos caríssimas que já deveriam ter vindo com o jogo base. E aquela tela de carregamento, que eu entendo que é pra fazer o jogo rodar em mais pcs e tal, irrita demais.
  75. Legendb2015
    Jun 6, 2018
    0
    Another despicable release by EA, I think the current 1224 red vs 566 green user reviews show that gamers are fed up with these predatory "DLC" practices. Its obvious the "DLC" is cut from the shallow main game release to be sold to you later at predatory prices just to get that "full" experience. Vote with your wallets people, do NOT buy DLC in games anymore...if a game is obviously cutAnother despicable release by EA, I think the current 1224 red vs 566 green user reviews show that gamers are fed up with these predatory "DLC" practices. Its obvious the "DLC" is cut from the shallow main game release to be sold to you later at predatory prices just to get that "full" experience. Vote with your wallets people, do NOT buy DLC in games anymore...if a game is obviously cut up and shallow like The Sims 4..do yourself and the rest of gamers a favor...REFUND IT and give it bad reviews/shout outs on metacritic/youtube/promotional videos/twitter/reddit/facebook and EVERYWHERE you can to get more people like us..the smart ones that know to steer clear of EA games. Its gotten so sick with this company that now they are selling DLC FOR DLC. "DLC" shouldnt even be called "DLC" anymore it should be "CFM"..."Cut From Maingame". Crooks! Avoid EA like a plaque.… Expand
  76. WillyR1
    May 9, 2018
    0
    A EA desenvolveu uma incrível habilidade de estragar grandes franquias. Decepcionante!
  77. Kire_92
    Apr 24, 2018
    4
    The Sims games have been part of my life for a long time. I started playing the first one when it was released in 2000 and have played every new release after that. Every game in the series have made big improvements, compared to previous versions, and made it a more enjoyable game with new and exciting mechanics. Every game… except The Sims 4.

    The Sims 4 takes a few minor steps forward    The Sims games have been part of my life for a long time. I started playing the first one when it was released in 2000 and have played every new release after that. Every game in the series have made big improvements, compared to previous versions, and made it a more enjoyable game with new and exciting mechanics. Every game… except The Sims 4.

    The Sims 4 takes a few minor steps forward in some areas but takes giant leaps backwards in others. The positives are not many, tough they are worth mentioning. The best change is that it’s now easier and simpler to create a sim and you have greater control over the appearance. And when you play the game your Sims can now multitask, which is a nice change, but not a huge change and don’t make a big difference. Besides that the game runs much smoother than The Sims 3 and you don’t need a good computer to play the game. But that’s about it when it comes to the positives. Sure there are some other new changes like the graphics and the new mood system. But those are neither better nor worse than previous games. They are simply just different and don’t change the game in any meaningful way.

    The negatives on the other way are plentiful. Simply put there is less content in every area. There are less traits, less careers, less customizable settings (can’t for example customize how many days every age period should be), less furniture’s/stuff, no open world (which is a HUGE step back), can’t customize clothes, no cars/transportation and on it goes. There is simply less of everything.

    But my BIGGEST complaint about the game is the removal of story progression. In this game your neighbors don’t do anything with their life except grow old and die. They don’t get new jobs and promotions, they don’t marry and have kids, they don’t move out and new Sims move in, they don’t make new friends and live an active life. This makes the world feel bland and boring. The only thing that happens is that when a whole family is dead the game generates a new one and move them in. And the way the other Sims in the world act in public areas feels extremely fake and forced. When you go to a public location a lot of Sims spawn in and join in the activities, which is how the game should be. But if you choose to leave and go to another location the majority of the people in the previous location have now also decided to follow you and go to the same place. Which makes it feel like that the only reason other Sims are there is to fill up the background and that they are there for your amusement and not because they want to. Which makes the whole game feel fake and chatters the illusion of a life simulation with real individuals.

    This game is a huge disappointment and the only reason I could recommend someone to buy this over the Sims 3 is if their computer can’t handle the Sims 3. Overall it feels like the developers didn’t even try to make a new and exciting game. If they at least would have tried to make something new I could understand that it lacks content compared to previous titles. For example if they made it into an online game or changed the mechanics completely, then I at least could understand the reasoning. But there is no excuse for what has happened to this game and in the end it feels like a money grab without any vision or passion.    … Expand
  78. VMuraviev
    Mar 3, 2018
    1
    It is unbelievable that you have to pay £30 and then after a few hours it crashes. And no I don't have a bad computer (£2550 in fact). I mostly agree with the other reviews saying that the only good things are 'make a sim' and house builder.
  79. blossom
    Mar 2, 2018
    9
    I have indeed spent ....... a lot of hours on this game. I probably spent at least 5 hours just trying to make a perfect copy of my dog when I downloaded the pets expansion recently. I love Sims games, and Sims4 did deliver a lot of needed changes and improvements (namely in character creation, thank GOD)

    I've played this game on and off since it came out, and jumped back in because of    I have indeed spent ....... a lot of hours on this game. I probably spent at least 5 hours just trying to make a perfect copy of my dog when I downloaded the pets expansion recently. I love Sims games, and Sims4 did deliver a lot of needed changes and improvements (namely in character creation, thank GOD)

    I've played this game on and off since it came out, and jumped back in because of the pet expansion. I played pretty feverishly for a few days and am currently on another "cool down" phase with the game. I'll probably buy another expansion and jump back in when summer break is here, though. :-)    … Expand
  80. Amcat
    Feb 22, 2018
    2
    Apogee of excuses, laziness and greed from developers and the publisher for the whole time of the franchise.
  81. kisa122
    Jan 26, 2018
    0
    No cars, no open worlds, just like the sims 2, colors coustomizing is worse than the sims 3 - EA, what the hell? A lot of usseles DLC's, like "The Laundry"!? Toodlers was added by force, because everybody was mad. It's very dissapoitment how EA was trying to make players stupid. Money Money Money....
  82. TheBlueFox
    Jan 19, 2018
    7
    This game is not bad, it's just gutted. It is exactly what you'd expect from the company behind Battlefront 2 - EA is looking to sell you every past feature of the Sims games bit by bit, via expansion and stuff packs. If you only played the base game, of course you'll hate it. There is nothing to do in it. Build up the whole collection, and you'll see how charming and entertaining thisThis game is not bad, it's just gutted. It is exactly what you'd expect from the company behind Battlefront 2 - EA is looking to sell you every past feature of the Sims games bit by bit, via expansion and stuff packs. If you only played the base game, of course you'll hate it. There is nothing to do in it. Build up the whole collection, and you'll see how charming and entertaining this game could have been, had they not broken it up across a hundred expansions that make the game experience you wanted cost a fortune. There are a few unforgivable features as well, no doubt, such as the loading screens replacing open worlds, as well as the complete inability to edit or create your own maps, which limits those of us who buy this game to build worlds. It also forgets that its target audience was pretty diverse - those who build, for example, were cut right out of the game. City Living brought apartments, but you can't build your own. There isn't even an option to place your own lot size on a map, as you have to work within the confined plots they give you, which are at a minimum as is. And even if you do buy expansion packs, many don't exceed what we already had in past iterations of the series. I really like Sims 4, but it is held down by its limited vision and won't have the longevity Sims 3 had.… Expand
  83. evii1975
    Jan 14, 2018
    6
    A very addictive game. Maybe it isn't as good as the previous Sims releases, however it is definitely worth a play.
    However, the base game doesn't come with much content, and if you want the full game experience, you have to pay hundreds of dollars for all the expansion, game and stuff packs they release. While they are worth getting if you play the game lots, they are really overpriced.
  84. SpazeGoat
    Jan 7, 2018
    2
    Bought this when it first came out, decided to give it another try recently. Just insanely gutted and completely bad. I can't believe this game still has bugs after all this time. They are charging $40/expansion pack now, which have also been gutted. They have 10 "stuff" packs, all are $10 each. Apparently, EA doesn't mark down prices. You get so little for your money, it'sBought this when it first came out, decided to give it another try recently. Just insanely gutted and completely bad. I can't believe this game still has bugs after all this time. They are charging $40/expansion pack now, which have also been gutted. They have 10 "stuff" packs, all are $10 each. Apparently, EA doesn't mark down prices. You get so little for your money, it's insulting. Still, judging by the amount of uploads to the community, people are shelling out hundreds for this game. For a company that nets over $1 BILLION every year; it's truly shameful.

    That's EA, they buy popular franchises. Strip them, chew them up, spit out a polished alpha version of the game, then nickel and dime their customers for every little bit of content. Rinse and repeat until people have had enough and stop buying. Then they retire the series and it's never heard from again.    … Expand
  85. Forsakenboy1
    Dec 27, 2017
    7
    Há um mix de erros e acertos, comparando com o anterior, que era mundo aberto, houve um retrocesso, algo entre a 2ª e 3ª Geração, possui telas de carregamento ao sair das vizinhanças, que para mim não é algo tão ruim, visto que a transição é bem curta, algo entre 3 e 5 segundos. Os gráficos são realmente muito bonitos, dando um visual moderno ao jogo, nesse ponto acertaram. Mas assim comoHá um mix de erros e acertos, comparando com o anterior, que era mundo aberto, houve um retrocesso, algo entre a 2ª e 3ª Geração, possui telas de carregamento ao sair das vizinhanças, que para mim não é algo tão ruim, visto que a transição é bem curta, algo entre 3 e 5 segundos. Os gráficos são realmente muito bonitos, dando um visual moderno ao jogo, nesse ponto acertaram. Mas assim como todas as versões anteriores do jogo, no modo base, sem DLCs, chega um momento em que não tem nada pra fazer, um verdadeiro tédio. Faltou de fato uma grande inovação, o jogo não saiu da mesmice de sempre.… Expand
  86. vault2wasteland
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    This is not a terrible game by any means but it does smell like a cash grab. Features have been stripped down, you can't visit more than a tiny slice of land without a loading screen and objects like sprinklers are mysteriously missing. I was given this game by a friend who knew I loved sims 3 (bought the dlc heavily discounted and did not want to pay full price for a stripped down simsThis is not a terrible game by any means but it does smell like a cash grab. Features have been stripped down, you can't visit more than a tiny slice of land without a loading screen and objects like sprinklers are mysteriously missing. I was given this game by a friend who knew I loved sims 3 (bought the dlc heavily discounted and did not want to pay full price for a stripped down sims 4). I was very wary of this game and kept noticing things that were missing. I started playing because I had nothing else to play and then next thing I knew I had spent 40 hours on the game. Eventually I got a bit bored and eventually was gifted Get Together and Get to Work and that added to the game but definitely not worth the $50 asking price (Get to Work only has 3 careers) . I say this is a pretty good game to eat up some hours but definitely not worth full price. I do love the improved graphics and flow of the game. Sims can now talk while eating and they can walk through each other rather than getting stuck or insisting they can't get past. I think the get to work and get together dlc should have been included in the base game because $89 for sims 4 plus $50 for get to work plus $50 for get together is an absolute joke (just like the 'Australia tax' on games in general).

    Edit: (score dropped) EA should quit making games and go into the casino business. They know what they did. Loot boxes and micro transactions can go to hell, EA is destroying gaming. This is too far and it's time to make a stand.    … Expand
  87. SuperkenGaming
    Nov 22, 2017
    7
    Sims 4
    Addictive Simulation
    Sims 4 is a simulation game where you live out the life of your created sim.. Though sims 4 introduces a genetics system to allow your sims to have babies that borrows traits from their parents.. I chose to live my sim life as a husband with my son and wife.. You start out by choosing 1 of 3 areas to live in, you then purchase a plot of land and get to    Sims 4
    Addictive Simulation
    Sims 4 is a simulation game where you live out the life of your created sim..
    Though sims 4 introduces a genetics system to allow your sims to have babies that borrows traits from their parents..
    I chose to live my sim life as a husband with my son and wife..
    You start out by choosing 1 of 3 areas to live in, you then purchase a plot of land and get to building with a small but decent budget, enough to get a house going with your essentials..
    Its then up to you to fulfill your sims needs based on their characteristics and traits you choose at the start…
    I was an athletic romantic husband with a smart and crazy wife, and a charming toddler..
    Eventually my wife and child would signal they needed certain items so it was up to me to get a job to afford entertainment for them to keep them preoccupied and happy..
    As my mai n character didn’t need too much.. he just needed to workout to keep his mind clear..
    But my wife needed mental support, she needed help with our child, cleaning the house, repairing items, while she took breaks to be with herself.. hide from the world a little bit, talk to herself to calm herself down, she had a need to make friends and discover, she has a dork so she needed to play video games to stay happy, another thing for me to take care of…
    I was surprised how invested I ended up being in my sim family, of making sure my wife was happy, that I gave her just the right amount of attention and free time…
    That I took her on dates and cheered her up by being dumb…
    Ending our days occasionally making sweet love…
    Which brings me to baby making.. your sims can get pregnant and have babies..
    And youll check on your wife constantly, feel her tummy, make her feel beautiful and wanted while you you wait for the baby to come out…
    this is how I chose to live my sim life, but you can live yours any way youd like.. you can start out single and go out into the world.. just focus on earning cash to build a massive house…
    Its all up to you..
    And you can go back and forth between the different members of your family and interact with eachother any way youd like, you can roll play, make them fight, or keep them happy… or just let the sims do their thing on their own..
    I enjoyed my first sims experience..
    I get why so many people get addicted to it..
    I got my fill of the sims in about 5 hours of fast forwarding and managing everyones needs
    but it was an enjoyable 5 hours
    I give the Sims 4
    a 7/10    … Expand
  88. blizpix
    Nov 14, 2017
    1
    Hoo boy. I created an account just to say how much I hated this game. I have steered clear for three years since this game came out, since I was very happy with sims3 and thought sims4 sounded like a disaster. But then sims3 has been causing my computer problems, and sims4 got some content added in, and I figured it was time to check it out. I'm glad I got this on sale, because SWEET BABYHoo boy. I created an account just to say how much I hated this game. I have steered clear for three years since this game came out, since I was very happy with sims3 and thought sims4 sounded like a disaster. But then sims3 has been causing my computer problems, and sims4 got some content added in, and I figured it was time to check it out. I'm glad I got this on sale, because SWEET BABY JESUS it is terrible.

    I won't go into all the nitpicky details of stupid design choices. The bottom line is: this is an extremely unfun game. Everything feels clunky and awkward, I'm not sure if that's due to the general empty vibe the game gives off, but there is very little flow to gameplay. It's hard to describe how the sims4 base game is inferior to the sims3 base game. It's not the lack of open world (though that is a feature I sorely miss), I think it's just the depth of gameplay and little fun details. The sims3 felt fun, light hearted, and playful, but very complex. The sims4 just feels very flat, there's very little depth to gameplay. I gave sims4 a chance and played about 10 hours, but I have already uninstalled the game and just wish I could get my money back.

    I am literally counting down the days until they make a REAL sims game, so here's to hoping sims5 will receive the time and care to properly produce it, to make it an improvement on the already established game concepts that work in sims2 and sims3. In the meantime, I'll be playing sims3, even if it causes my computer to kill itself.    … Expand
  89. Apacz
    Nov 11, 2017
    9
    Another great Sims game.

    The only con for me, is that it doesn't have open world and cars. But everything else is great and fun! I doon't really get the people that are just complaining and complaining. Yes, I get that it isn't as good as Sims 3, but it still is a great game, and it still gets new gamepacks, so it may some day be as good as Sims 3.
  90. thebestbarmy
    Sep 30, 2017
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um jogo extremamente razoável. Adicionaram muitas coisas novas e que não vou mentir, adorei, e estas coisas são a multitarefa (algo que gostei muito, por exemplo, agora você consegue comer um macarrão com queijo tomando uma água ao mesmo tempo, além de assistir TV) e as emoções (seu Sim pode ficar furioso, paquerador, feliz, inspirado entre outras emoções que afetarão muito a sua jogabilidade), além de terem revolucionado completamente o CAS e modo compra/construção. Mas o jogo não consiste apenas em "criar bonequinhos" ou "construir uma casinha". Dois aspectos que na minha opinião ferraram muito com o jogo e literalmente regrediram a franquia foi a falta do mundo aberto (algo que já existia no The Sims 3), que foi substituído por telas de carregamentos estúpidas. O outro aspecto é a progressão de história, que também já existia no The Sims 3, mas mudou completamente no The Sims 4. Agora os Sims não-jogados não criam sua história nem continuam sua vida por si só, apenas envelhecem. Uma coisa que pra mim contou muito ponto para o The Sims 4 foi a volta da planta-vaca, que chegou através do jogo base, que chegou à franquia primeiramente no The Sims 2 com o pacote de expansão Vida de Universitário, e simplesmente foi abandonada no The Sims 3, voltou apenas como um objeto pago da Store. Algo que simplesmente me chocou, foi que coisas extremamente básicas como os bebês, as piscinas, os fantasmas e até mesmo a árvore genealógica não chegaram na primeira versão do jogo, isso me fez sentir com que eu estivesse jogando um jogo beta. Tudo isso chegou através de atualizações gratuitas, mas é triste saber que atualmente um jogo da ilustre franquia "The Sims" depende de atualizações para realmente ficar completo. O jogo deveria ter sido lançado em 2017, já que pelo menos os conteúdos básicos chegaram este ano. Como dito anteriormente, é um jogo meramente razoável, nada de muito bom ou extraordinário. Se houver um The Sims 5, espero que sejam menos negligentes com o jogo e até mesmo com os Simmers de longa data, que compram esperando um jogo extraordinário.… Expand
  91. Bagoas
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    Depressingly bad. It's no longer a "life simulation" game but (per EA's own words) the Sims franchise is now a "time management" game... a shallow, wrist-slitting, boring, truncated, iPad-oriented, numbing, braindead-and-drooling-pools-of-saliva stupid... "time management" game. EA has gleefully destroyed this franchise and scraped it flaming and wavering in stink on our faces.
  92. Mavic
    Sep 11, 2017
    0
    Disappointed.
    I was hyped about sims 4 CAS and new build mode options, but when the game actually came out, a lot of things were unnecessarily removed.
    First of all: Open world. I loved the fact we had open world in The Sims 3, it made the game more realistic (it is a life simulation game after all) and it was a huge step forward. And now with better graphics and all, we got back to,    Disappointed.
    I was hyped about sims 4 CAS and new build mode options, but when the game actually came out, a lot of things were unnecessarily removed.
    First of all: Open world. I loved the fact we had open world in The Sims 3, it made the game more realistic (it is a life simulation game after all) and it was a huge step forward. And now with better graphics and all, we got back to, what? The sims 1?
    Second of all: Freestyle modifications like Create a style tool in build and CAS mode were removed. After all these years it's impossible they didn't notice we like to create our own style and for example, be able to create L type stairs. If you don't want us to do this, AT LEAST import it in game and give us more options/designs to choose from. EA couldn't care less about their fans opinions and wishes.
    Third: Prices. Base game doesn't have cars, toddlers or anything and it is instead added in patches? Base game is basically like bread, and if u want a burger you are forced to buy all expansions (which are about the same price as the base game?). There is NO discount if you buy more expansions, so if you like the game and want to play it, you will end up spending at least $300 for all expansions.
    I don't know what the point of giving us a few upgraded things and removing all the awesome stuff was, but to me it seems terribly greedy, since I believe all of this will be added again in the sims 5 so people will think "oh, wow we have open world with great graphics and so many options i need this", which should've been there in the first place.
    Everyone hates EA for a reason(s). Extremely greedy and don't care about their fans wishes at all    … Expand
  93. Kaneris
    Sep 8, 2017
    0
    This game is a uncomplete peace of ****
    Not even with 350€ in DLC's the game feels complete.
    The personalization sistem is horrible in a game that's all about that. Saint's Row 2 did it way better and that game is from 2008. (you can't even change the high of your Sims...) The vanilla game is so empty that your Sim can only visit 4 locations: A gym, a museum, a coffee and a park.    This game is a uncomplete peace of ****
    Not even with 350€ in DLC's the game feels complete.

    The personalization sistem is horrible in a game that's all about that. Saint's Row 2 did it way better and that game is from 2008. (you can't even change the high of your Sims...)

    The vanilla game is so empty that your Sim can only visit 4 locations: A gym, a museum, a coffee and a park. Two of the DLC's locations are good, the others are terrible. (40€ every single DLC)

    DON'T BUY THIS GAME: CRACK IT
    You will delete it after 5 hours of terrible, slow, bad configurated, bad pathfinder gameplay.    … Expand
  94. 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
  95. AidenDaniel
    Jun 18, 2017
    7
    It's not a bad game, But way too expensive

    The base game it self is OK, i spent hours on end playing it and it was decent But if you expect to have fun without paying here and there, it's definitely Not going to last very long.
    if you'll consider buying expansions and modding the game will be playable

    7/10
  96. CasuallyGaming
    Jun 18, 2017
    1
    I really don't recommend the Sims 4. I never played any of the Sims (1,2, or 3) and I had watched some humorous Youtube videos that gave me a false sense of the enjoyment/fun I'd have playing so I went ahead and bought it when Origin offered a sale. I regret that purchase. For one, they're offering it even cheaper now, so at least if I bought it now, it would have been less money toI really don't recommend the Sims 4. I never played any of the Sims (1,2, or 3) and I had watched some humorous Youtube videos that gave me a false sense of the enjoyment/fun I'd have playing so I went ahead and bought it when Origin offered a sale. I regret that purchase. For one, they're offering it even cheaper now, so at least if I bought it now, it would have been less money to have wasted. But mostly, I would have not bought it at all had I known then what I know now. First off, I hadn't had the game that long and I didn't play it that much and I tried to get a refund, but Origin never acknowledged me. Then the time I would imagine elapsed so instead of having the game on my computer taking up space, I played it. It was fun at first because I like building the houses and creating the families, but after that, the game play was hollow. It was literally doing tasks over and over and hardly anything I would maybe have found fun. Send your sim to work, make them eat, make them cook food, send them to the bathroom, take care of the endlessly needy baby sims that don't do anything aside from lay in their cribs. Then I added in some content like different houses but many houses I found to download required expansion packs I wasn't ready to pay for. It's already expensive to play the base game, to add in all these other packs would be well over $100. Unless you get a sale and even then, you could buy 5 packs at $20 and still spend an arm and a leg. This game is a hollow shell. You get lured in setting it up. You waste an hour or more setting up the family , the house, getting it all going. Then if you add in more Sims and houses and maybe some mods for different things, the game starts to malfunction. One baby I had was invisible. You have to load a new screen to visit anything. A neighbors house, the park, whatever, it's all waiting. This game is set up so that you're wasting so much time. I thought this would be fun and stupidly I bought the game and now I know that the Sims isn't for me. Maybe you'll like it, but if you never played it before like me, it's not that fun. I'd rather get some other type of game than this, or invest in a console. Not at all pleased with my purchase, not happy with Origin's customer service. I thought I had x amount of time and game play to test it before I had to let them know I wanted a refund, and even though I thought I fell within those ranges I still was never refunded or even acknowledged with an explanation as to why I didn't receive a refund. There are more fun games. This is playing house if you want to act out real life. I don't want to feed Sims all day long. I don't want to play for 3 hours and only get a house built and regular tasks like showering or using the bathroom done. Sometimes my Sims wouldn't do as I was playing them to do and they'd have a bladder failure or get really tired. Oh well. I will chalk this up to a waste of money. I hate this game now.… Expand
  97. sierpinin112
    Jun 4, 2017
    8
    Very good, EA do it again, i dont know but its FUNNY and now the important things are the graphics for a lot of people but me and The Sims 4 say no to this.
    One word to summarize The Sims 4: Funny
  98. Hecatone
    May 29, 2017
    6
    The games is alright. Most of the UI is an improvement and things like dating have been dramatically improved, even interactive. The AI is much better, my sim's date actually shows up on his own fairly often. At the moment the neighborhoods are just too small and without more content the game is just mediocre. There isn't really anywhere to go or anything to do.
  99. Trollosaurus
    May 6, 2017
    0
    It should be called loading screen simulator. There is no town, nothing really. Not even CC can save this mess. Overpriced on all levels. Why does this even exists on the shelves it's a greatest mistery. Talking about anything else or about it's halfassed overpriced expansions is pointless. Sims series are dead for me EA games is finished forever. I will care again for Sims games when itIt should be called loading screen simulator. There is no town, nothing really. Not even CC can save this mess. Overpriced on all levels. Why does this even exists on the shelves it's a greatest mistery. Talking about anything else or about it's halfassed overpriced expansions is pointless. Sims series are dead for me EA games is finished forever. I will care again for Sims games when it will be made by a different company, by different people who are passionate about their creations.
    Who ever plays this and praises this game or EA is an lost idiot not sure what else to say about them. Sadly looks like there will be always some amount of clueless people trowing money at EA and EA will ofc milk them with their unfinished products. So congrats to those people being idiots and funding the broken corporate world. Hope you're proud of your self, being an lost idiot.    … Expand
  100. Wake_loms
    Apr 27, 2017
    7
    Su punto bueno es una libertad de creacion que jamas habia existido en esta saga, pero es lo unico bueno, perdieron muchos elementos de entregas anteriores, casi no mejorando nada mas
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#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#7 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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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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