The Sims 4

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2630 Ratings

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  1. naticat3927
    May 5, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the Sims 4 and 3 but I think they made the sims4 a bit simple when you are buying items, you cant create your own design and well it can get boring, the cities are too small and really the lots are usually only 20x30 at the most I only found one lot that had 40x50 I like big homes and I would like to see the school or a beach and some tall buildings, but no they made it a simple town with nothing in it, the towns also need more houses. if you put the cities from the sims3 in the sims4 game it would be better. the people are great you can make them better but the clothes and the traits really make me mad. so make the towns bigger and better and give more traits and clothes for them and they are good to go. :)… Expand
  2. whave
    May 3, 2015
    5
    Revised rating as they added some nice features in the patches. Still, the game is not nearly as immersive as the previous ones. But not a 0 any more, it's OK.
  3. Hitanonym111
    Apr 18, 2015
    7
    Okay, I don't think, what game is so bad(3.7!)
    I can say some pluses and minuses:
    +
    Sim-creator, create your sim from plasticine,
    Sim's emoji.
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    No open world.
    Many things is disappeared.
    Sometimes it boooring.
    7/10
    65/100
  4. femmefatal
    Apr 17, 2015
    1
    Have you noticed a lot of AAA titles are now just junk releases? Taking away what we love an enjoy and putting in crap like this with pretty pictures in it's place. Take games like Rome II and that new ELITE and Dangerous game and Beyond Earth by Firaxis and the X3 new game 4x in space.....just to name a FEW.

    It's these new indie games that are actually making headway because they are    Have you noticed a lot of AAA titles are now just junk releases? Taking away what we love an enjoy and putting in crap like this with pretty pictures in it's place. Take games like Rome II and that new ELITE and Dangerous game and Beyond Earth by Firaxis and the X3 new game 4x in space.....just to name a FEW.

    It's these new indie games that are actually making headway because they are probably hungry and starving not fat cats like EA and CA and DA and QA lol.

    Don't buy this piece of crap and wait for the reviews of ALL AAA titles before you buy them if you buy them as they are just producing milk money and donkey milking games and not worth the price of an out house.    … Expand
  5. iduncan91
    Apr 15, 2015
    0
    Don't trust any review that rates this game over a 5. This game, and the reboot of Sim City represent the dying days of EA and Maxis. I didn't think it was possible for the old EA games to be better than the new releases, but that is the case. EA did very little to update the Sims. The newest Sim City is a trainwreck, with very small towns that have less area than the original sim city.
  6. ajames600
    Apr 15, 2015
    9
    I'm a Simmer Since the age of 8 YEAH IT started with SIMS 1 then Sims City and SO on!!! Im Actually 19 NOW!

    PEOPLE are totally Crazy and keep on Complaining. THEY ARE MAKING A GAME WHICH IS "HARD PILL TO SWALLOW' BUT ITS TOTALLY WORTH IT...SIMS4 IS IN TRANSITION WHEN IT COMES TO ADOPTING THE NEW 3DCGI GRAPHICS AND EDITING .....Yeah They Trim a lot of FEATURES in SIMS 4 UNLIKE Its    I'm a Simmer Since the age of 8 YEAH IT started with SIMS 1 then Sims City and SO on!!! Im Actually 19 NOW!

    PEOPLE are totally Crazy and keep on Complaining. THEY ARE MAKING A GAME WHICH IS "HARD PILL TO SWALLOW' BUT ITS TOTALLY WORTH IT...SIMS4 IS IN TRANSITION WHEN IT COMES TO ADOPTING THE NEW 3DCGI GRAPHICS AND EDITING .....Yeah They Trim a lot of FEATURES in SIMS 4 UNLIKE Its Predecessor they CONTAIN a lot of Features, but they add a lot of features also that cant be found in other SIMS Franchise...... Like 3D and FEATURED RICH CAS making you can also create an ALIEN SIM, THE CLOTHES RICH OF CHOICES AND COLORS, the PULLING and Tagging of WAllS,Roof and DELICATE HOUSE Customization when it Comes to Building HOMES..... YOu CAn actually Control your Sims when it's Working Like the Scientist, Detective and Medical Jobs....Yeah Even My Boy Sim was ABDUCTED and and GAVE birth to AN alien..... The Hightech Laboratory Gadgets that can be placed on your Backyard..... Like the NASA TELESCOPE,SPECIMEN Analyzer and ROCKET LAUNCHER that you can actually UPGRADE and CONTROL, No need to take care those annoying BABY because it has no stats yet, YOu can Have an AMAZING PARTY Get-AWAYS!!!, You CAN MAKE YOUR OWN RETAIL STORES, YOU CAN STYLE the MANNEQUIN, MULTI TASKING FEATURES, QUICK LOADING.....

    SO SHUT UP TO THOSE MOTHER **** WHO KEEP ON BLABBING ABOUT THE GAME.......BECAUSE A REAL GAMER NEVER LOOSE HOPE TO THE GAME THEY LOVE!!!! IM A SIMMER FOR 11 YEARS!!! AND SIMs FRANCHISE HAS PROVEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS!!! THE THING I HATE IS THE OVERPRICED SELLING... haaahhahah 60-80$$?    … Expand
  7. Leediamond
    Apr 6, 2015
    1
    Where do I start, the sims 4 is a huge disappointment. This is like sims 1 , you don't have a car, a pool, a bigger town.The town is so small and boring. The only thing good about the entire game is that you can design your character like an actually human. They should have just kept making expansion packages for sims 3. Guys Please don't waste your money this game is a huge step down fromWhere do I start, the sims 4 is a huge disappointment. This is like sims 1 , you don't have a car, a pool, a bigger town.The town is so small and boring. The only thing good about the entire game is that you can design your character like an actually human. They should have just kept making expansion packages for sims 3. Guys Please don't waste your money this game is a huge step down from all the other sims. They should have made the sims talk English that would make a huge difference then all the other sims. I want to find the creator of this game and tell them they were lazy when they made this new version. Seriously you can't do anything on this. Thumbs down!… Expand
  8. SasukeKun
    Apr 3, 2015
    2
    The sims 4 is the best game ever.
    I have the sims 4 get to work and i have to say that it's perfect, BUT, There Are No Toddlers in the game and i cant play it like this just cant and I hope that some day they will add it and then i will play the sims 4.
    :)
  9. bateman94
    Apr 3, 2015
    1
    I fail to see how this is in any way a step up from the previous sims? If anything it's almost a step-down. There's nothing to do, there's no restaurants or shopping areas? This is so basic and boring. And if I even want to go anywhere I have to wait 5 minutes at a loading screen! I wish I would have just bought sims 3 again and all the expansion packs for the the same price I paid for this.
  10. MostlyOkay
    Apr 3, 2015
    0
    A poor game compared to its predecessors. Even with updates, missing a lot of base game features found in 2 and 3.

    You'll find many little annoyances, such as everyone being exactly the same height, and lots of big ones, such as no more open world and families dying out through no Story Progression.

    Overall a huge step back.
  11. CammTheGreat08
    Mar 30, 2015
    9
    No this isn't sims 3. This is the sims 4. Although they took away a lot of the features that the previous entry had, it's still a fun and enjoyable game. And with EA and Maxis patching the game, and eventually add expansion packs, it'll be even better! If you don't like it, just don't play it, it's that simple!
  12. DoAllGames
    Mar 29, 2015
    6
    Sims 4 is a good game, it's just like any other sims game though and that's because there hasn't been many features added to it as of yet. They have only really taken away features that made the Sims 3 better than the Sims 2. I think they need to add things like toddlers and Co back into the game for it to be better than The Sims 3. But it is still a good game, I especially like create aSims 4 is a good game, it's just like any other sims game though and that's because there hasn't been many features added to it as of yet. They have only really taken away features that made the Sims 3 better than the Sims 2. I think they need to add things like toddlers and Co back into the game for it to be better than The Sims 3. But it is still a good game, I especially like create a sim as you can customise your sims much more, I also like the gameplay a lot more as there are more/different interactions that you can do.

    Let's start with the good points. Create a sim has been improved compared to the previous games. The tools and mechanics are different and you can now really go into detail and change everything. There's a wide range of different clothing and hair styles too which is pretty neat. The gameplay is solid and the graphics are sharp and pretty, even though they are more cartoon like however I prefer this. I also like the community/online features because you can share buildings and sims with other simmers from around the world. I also like how EA are adding conent and features for free with each update.

    However there is a big list of negatives as well. The loading screens are annoying, in Sims 3 there was an open town but now when travelling to places you are faced with a lengthy loading screen. They ned to sort out the marriage feature as well. The woman's name does not change when she gets married and some things with the relationships are annoying too. They also got rid of create a style which is annoying, especially when creating a sim because i'd always use it to change the eye colour or hair colour. There are no toddlers which further annoys me. You can age a sim up from a baby straight to a child which means it's missing a stage and no doubt EA will bring this out in a paid expansion!

    It is certainly an interesting game and can get you hooked for a while but I would not call it an improvement over the previous installments in the series.

    Interest Level: 7/10 - The game is interesting and can be a lot of fun but is not exceptional
    Sounds: 7/10 - The sounds are basic but that is no problem
    Gameplay: 6/10 - With all Sims games the gameplay is never outstanding and this new game proves that
    Graphics: 8/10 - I really like the sharp cartoony style to the game
    Physics: 6/10 - You cannot really rate this game on physics so it can have a six!

    Final Score: 68 - Not really an improvement on the previous ones but is still a solid game.    … Expand
  13. glowy01
    Mar 28, 2015
    10
    This is the new entry to the Sims whether you like it or not. It is not as good as The Sims 3 but it is what we have. So stop complaining and get a life.
  14. anicoebaker
    Mar 24, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has positives and negatives, the positives being multi-tasking & the emotion stimulator & in my opinion I really do like the graphics Also, a lot more Food options!. However, its definitely not worth the price! This game is probably worse than Sims 2 (which was actually really good & the transition between 2 & 3 was outstanding by EA).
    The Negatives:
    - Create-a-sim , its completely pathetic the Sims don't look like real-life people. the hair is all clumpy & the bodies are very unrealistic, there is no height difference between teenagers, young-adults, adults or elders.
    - The traits are also very basic & boring.
    - There are no Toddlers?! and the Baby literally can't do anything and can barely be interacted with by other Sims.

    - NO OPEN WORLD! its just a bunch of loading screens after loading screens, can't see the Sims school, work & if you want to go anywhere... ALL is just loading screens.
    - There is also no Create Tool, you cannot personalize your Sims houses as much as compared to Sims 3...
    - LAME! No cars, & the neighbourhood is sectioned.
    - RANDOM SIMS WILL CONSTANTLY JOIN YOU CONVERSATION AND CUT OFF OTHER INTERACTIONS WITH SIMS YOU WANT TO TALK TOO!
    - NO STORY PROGRESSION    … Expand
  15. armorbullet
    Mar 21, 2015
    1
    Being a huge fan of sims playing since sims 2 on the gamecube then the huge leap too sims 3 on the computer with tons of dlc that took your money but it was still a good game and i enjoyed it played for hours on end and then a bug ruined it for me where all my guys turned invisible now playing sims 4 which is a downgrade with the town the graphics look super cheesy and close to a cartoonBeing a huge fan of sims playing since sims 2 on the gamecube then the huge leap too sims 3 on the computer with tons of dlc that took your money but it was still a good game and i enjoyed it played for hours on end and then a bug ruined it for me where all my guys turned invisible now playing sims 4 which is a downgrade with the town the graphics look super cheesy and close to a cartoon and there are still bugs my game crashed within an hour of playing after this frustration i stopped playing this game because its obvious that ea is only after money… Expand
  16. bbglop
    Mar 20, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is an insult to the Sims franchise! Seriously EA?!
    You can't explore the world.
    You can't place lots.
    You can't edit town.
    And it doesn't even have half the features of Sims 3.

    How dare you charge us so much for this crap?!
    You suck EA!    … Expand
  17. Simsilikesims
    Mar 19, 2015
    8
    There are still a lot of missing features but pools & ghosts, & the business and athletic careers have been patched in. This game runs smoothly on older computers (like those running Win XP) & laptop computers, provided you do not add too much custom content to your game (always a risk with the Sims series). The loading screens between lots are shorter than the ones in Sims 2, althoughThere are still a lot of missing features but pools & ghosts, & the business and athletic careers have been patched in. This game runs smoothly on older computers (like those running Win XP) & laptop computers, provided you do not add too much custom content to your game (always a risk with the Sims series). The loading screens between lots are shorter than the ones in Sims 2, although many will find this a step backwards from Sims 3's open world. Family oriented players will find their play style is limited by the absence of toddlers, & the fact that babies are tied to their bassinets and cannot be carried around. Players wanting to play medieval neighborhoods are limited by the fact that the phone is a integral part of the user interface (every Sim has a smartphone in Sims 4).… Expand
  18. LifeWizMonkey
    Mar 14, 2015
    5
    This game is okay. I mean, yes the new features in build mode and create a sim are highly helpful, but it's extremely lacking. No basements? A 3-floor limit? NO OPEN WORLDS!?!?!? No toddlers? Limited interaction with babies? No create-a-style? This game was very rushed and definitely needs some major improvements if the creators want the series to live on.
  19. slreed
    Mar 12, 2015
    0
    I have played the Sims since the first game, and sims 4 game is so disappointing. I am mad I spent money on it. I am trying to figure out what is so great about this game. To me, Sims 3 was the best. How can you backtrack from that. In sims 3 you could roam the entire world freely. Go places, knock on other people's doors, and go to community events posted in the news papers, takeI have played the Sims since the first game, and sims 4 game is so disappointing. I am mad I spent money on it. I am trying to figure out what is so great about this game. To me, Sims 3 was the best. How can you backtrack from that. In sims 3 you could roam the entire world freely. Go places, knock on other people's doors, and go to community events posted in the news papers, take classes etc. Sims 4 has none of that. I liked Sims 3 because you were always meeting new people randomly as you went through the worlds and it was never hard to socialize or make friends. Sims 4 it is hard to socialize and much time is wasted trying to do so. Sims 4 world is small with like three places to go and little room to build your own community lots. When you want to go somewhere, its like Sims 1 all over again, going to the load screen and then picking a place you can't do anything in. In Sims 3 when you had a child the child turned out depending on how you treat it as a baby and toddler. In Sims 4 the baby can be aged up as soon as you have it no toddlers. I will say that in Sims 3 the baby and toddler seem longed, by they could have just shortened it as oppose to getting ride of it all together. Even if they come out with really good expansion packs I do not see how this game can be saved. They should have started from Sims 3 and went up from there. I am not even sure if this is better than Sims 2. The interactions are better, I guess and that is about it. But you are confined to your house, I did not see any cars you can buy. And if you want to go to somewhere else then you have to wait until the games loads. I am sorry, but I fail to see the improvements from Sims 3. I mean the graphic are better and you can make a more detailed sim, but I rather have better game play that those things. What a waste.… Expand
  20. Michaeln810
    Mar 10, 2015
    1
    I tried this game during the 48 hour demo a while ago. I've been playing the Sims since the Sims 2 and well the Sims 4 feels like a cheaper version of the Sims 2.

    The Positives: Multi-tasking is so helpful Runs better on computers Build/Buy aren't separate And that's about it.... The Neutrals: Create a Sim is vastly improved but due to the lack of create a style it wasn't as    I tried this game during the 48 hour demo a while ago. I've been playing the Sims since the Sims 2 and well the Sims 4 feels like a cheaper version of the Sims 2.

    The Positives: Multi-tasking is so helpful
    Runs better on computers
    Build/Buy aren't separate
    And that's about it....

    The Neutrals: Create a Sim is vastly improved but due to the lack of create a style it wasn't as intuitive as the Sims 3.
    Build/Buy: I'll admit the moving a room around never interested me mostly because i know where a room is going to go when i build it. Sadly due to lack of Create a Style possibilities are limited.

    The NEGATIVES (there's a lot of them):
    Create A Style is GONE!
    Emotions don't do much (I prefer the mood meter)
    Too many unlock-able items( I just want to buy a nice TV but nooope!)
    Very Small Town(s)
    No toddlers
    Warp Work is back
    No Open World (probably the biggest asset of the sims 3)
    Lack of clothing options (mainly due to no Create a Style)
    Making friends seems to take very long compared to the sims 3
    LOADING SCREENS EVERYWHERE (Short but very annoying)
    The graphics would look good... if I were playing on a mobile device

    Overall I think The Sims 4 is a massive step backward compared to the Sims 3. I do understand the Sims 3 was a bit rough on the computer, but that's no excuse to cut out so much content. Never have I felt that I needed custom content in a Sims game, but here I do. EA is ruining The Sims name just like they ruined many others like Burnout and Need For Speed. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS. Go buy Sims 3 and 2 expansion packs instead. At least that's worth the cost    … Expand
  21. guitarmaniac004
    Mar 2, 2015
    3
    Ok, so giving this game above a 0 was hardenough but I'll give it some amount of credit. I like the game to an extent. It's fun to play while the internet is down and it's nice to build a neat house or create the sim that you've always wanted to be. The thing is, this game doesn't supply all of that. The create-a-sim is better than it used to be because it interactsbetter with theOk, so giving this game above a 0 was hardenough but I'll give it some amount of credit. I like the game to an extent. It's fun to play while the internet is down and it's nice to build a neat house or create the sim that you've always wanted to be. The thing is, this game doesn't supply all of that. The create-a-sim is better than it used to be because it interactsbetter with the userface. The build mode would be alright if it didn't constantly bombard me with DLC, as if this game wasn't entirely based on DLC!

    As opposed to gameplay, this game has taken a definate setback. They slightly improved the graphics (yay I guess?) while removing access to the entire game without loading screens. This really ticked me off. The idea of bringing out a new game to a franchise isn't to just slap an extra number on there and to strip most of it's features. You're supposed to have a HOOK! Something newthat people can grab on to to make ther game new and exciting. This game did not supply that. I felt like I was playing The Sims 3 with a lot of removed features. I don't know what was going through EA's/Maxis's mind when they thought the next intallation of The Sims was going to be a success. This game sucks donkey balls but some features are ok... but it still sucks balls    … Expand
  22. apanos7
    Feb 28, 2015
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! I wish someone had told me this!

    A HUGE step back for the Sims, what a shame. Something I loved about the Sims 3 was the ease of walking down the sidewalk to the neighbor's house, or driving to the park - now we've gone back to a closed world? Also, remember how you could adjust your effort at work, or complete opportunities to improve your work rating or    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! I wish someone had told me this!

    A HUGE step back for the Sims, what a shame.

    Something I loved about the Sims 3 was the ease of walking down the sidewalk to the neighbor's house, or driving to the park - now we've gone back to a closed world?

    Also, remember how you could adjust your effort at work, or complete opportunities to improve your work rating or skills? Not anymore.

    You can't even use Speed Option 4 (fastforward through current action), and extremely useful feature in previous Sims games.

    Romantic interactions have been getting less and less steamy since Sims 2.

    Some people are saying this is more like Sims 2 - I say it's more like Sims 1 with beautiful graphics.

    Terrible, awful game.    … Expand
  23. sims
    Feb 23, 2015
    8
    The Sims4. Firstly, I would like to say the Create A Sim is fantastic! It's 1000 times faster than the laggy sims 3 (plus the variety of clothes has improved.) I'm annoyed at the fact that there is not Create A Style but it takes 20 seconds to load up so I can't really argue, speed wise, the game is a lot less laggy and smooth. I like the new graphics, its a new angle. One thing that hasThe Sims4. Firstly, I would like to say the Create A Sim is fantastic! It's 1000 times faster than the laggy sims 3 (plus the variety of clothes has improved.) I'm annoyed at the fact that there is not Create A Style but it takes 20 seconds to load up so I can't really argue, speed wise, the game is a lot less laggy and smooth. I like the new graphics, its a new angle. One thing that has annoyed me is to see your neighour you have to go through a loading screen. Going out to another part of town I understand, but just going across the road to see your neighbour!? This review is a lot later because its Feb (whoops) but I wanted to write a late review because I wanted to wait till EA has fixed the important bugs and added new stuff e.g. Pools and new Jobs. I'm SUPER excited for the get To Work Expansion Pack coming out soon. Anyways, BUILD MODE IS AMAZING! I started building a starter home on my sims 3 and the roofs were so hard to master:( We're a bit low on furniture but oh well!

    Overall I loved this game and I think that I'm glad to have spent £20 on this game (I got it on sale.) It is an upgrade from the sims 3 but not a massive one..    … Expand
  24. Skulb
    Feb 23, 2015
    0
    Compared to Sims 3 this game is basically missing everything that made its prequel good. And the list is too long to even remember and too long to write down expecting others to read. It is a travesty. I am glad I long ago made the decision to never buy ANYTHING from EA without first assuring myself that it is good by waiting for community feedback. After I had thus assured myself thatCompared to Sims 3 this game is basically missing everything that made its prequel good. And the list is too long to even remember and too long to write down expecting others to read. It is a travesty. I am glad I long ago made the decision to never buy ANYTHING from EA without first assuring myself that it is good by waiting for community feedback. After I had thus assured myself that Sims 4 was trash I tried a cracked copy (And I am not ashamed. EA deserves no support for crap like Sims 4 from anybody.) and rage quit/uninstalled after about 20 minutes, if it was even that long. Creating a sim was OK, but then the actual game started and by Helm it is bad!
    All I can say is that people who prepurchased this turkey are the real problem, not EA. They are the ones keeping companies like this alive and still able to prey on the consumer. If everyone would do what I do EA would either go out of business (Good riddance btw) or it would have to change its ways and offer quality and value for money when people buy their games. And no, not 400$ worth of heroin pump DLC releases, 12 expansions and 1500 patches later, but the base game you buy in the box. If that isn`t good you should go out of business. And Sims 4 is about as bad as it gets.

    PS: I love how the corrupt game reviewers (Who are undoubtedly getting bribes from EA.) are scoring this calamity of a game in the 70s while the actual customers are below 4 across the board. It actually deserves the big, fat zero I am just now going to give it.    … Expand
  25. AJWatson95
    Feb 22, 2015
    3
    The whole thing is a let down. I prefer the Sims 3 much more than the Sims 4. The fact that there is no open world and you have to load between lots reminds me of the Sims 2. I feel like everything is a step back and although there are more building options, it still just seems like a huge step back. There isn't even an option for a garage door in build mode... My biggest annoyance thoughThe whole thing is a let down. I prefer the Sims 3 much more than the Sims 4. The fact that there is no open world and you have to load between lots reminds me of the Sims 2. I feel like everything is a step back and although there are more building options, it still just seems like a huge step back. There isn't even an option for a garage door in build mode... My biggest annoyance though is the game play. The non open world feature just really annoys me. Honestly I think EA could have done a lot better than this. If you're thinking about buying it, I would say don't do it. Stick to the Sims 3.… Expand
  26. alliehue
    Feb 21, 2015
    1
    Let me just say I don't like it at all. I have tried to like it too, but I just don't like it at all. Why could they not expound on the good features of 3 instead of recreating the wheel? Building is easier, but not worth the money for an entire game. I don't like more about 4 than I hated about 3. So it's back to TS3 for me.
  27. eddroos
    Feb 21, 2015
    2
    No an interesting game!

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

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

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

    And you can't "invent stories", always is the same even with expansions, is just real life but in a game. I don't want to make that somebody feel bad, but The Sims are for people who hate real life o itself and wants to make a different life in the game!    … Expand
  28. Henri123
    Feb 21, 2015
    4
    For me The Sims 4 was done lazily. It was sold incomplete and surrounded by excuses. Not counting the reported bugs, average graphics for myself and others. They had hurry to sell the game but ought to have given more time for producers. They also ought to have prioritized some important things for the players. Still for me they were more motivated in The Sims 2 that had few bugs, but itFor me The Sims 4 was done lazily. It was sold incomplete and surrounded by excuses. Not counting the reported bugs, average graphics for myself and others. They had hurry to sell the game but ought to have given more time for producers. They also ought to have prioritized some important things for the players. Still for me they were more motivated in The Sims 2 that had few bugs, but it was fun and with a strong base game.… Expand
  29. rprentice3
    Feb 20, 2015
    0
    Just stick with Sims 3! Sims 4 is such a step backwards in comparison to Sims 3. Sure the graphics are better, but it doesn't make up for the lack of features. Sims 4 has decided to delete cars, the entire toddler age, certain careers, general ease of play (such as key buttons ie camera angles) and many more. Really disappointed. I have owned all the Sims in the past and their expansionJust stick with Sims 3! Sims 4 is such a step backwards in comparison to Sims 3. Sure the graphics are better, but it doesn't make up for the lack of features. Sims 4 has decided to delete cars, the entire toddler age, certain careers, general ease of play (such as key buttons ie camera angles) and many more. Really disappointed. I have owned all the Sims in the past and their expansion packs and wish that Sims 4 wasn't part of my collection.… Expand
  30. ReviewScope
    Feb 19, 2015
    8
    The most controversial game in the series. I can see why, but does it deserve a user score of 3.7?

    Pros: The core Sims gameplay is still as excellent as ever. I had the time of my life playing it and it really brought back memories of playing The Sims 3 The UI has been improved for better. Everything is more organized and is less "In your face" than it has been in previous games    The most controversial game in the series. I can see why, but does it deserve a user score of 3.7?

    Pros:
    The core Sims gameplay is still as excellent as ever. I had the time of my life playing it and it really brought back memories of playing The Sims 3
    The UI has been improved for better. Everything is more organized and is less "In your face" than it has been in previous games
    There is a heavy emphasis on emotions and The Sims has always been about keeping your Sims happy and well taken care of, and the new focus has made the game a lot more interesting.
    The build mode has been improved, you can now easily resize walls and you can even pick up entire rooms! There are plenty of customization options to choose from as well

    Cons:
    The new Create a Sim mode has some interesting aspects, for example, dragging and dropping certain features to alter them, but you can only choose 3 main traits, there are less customization options, Create a Style is gone and you can no longer create toddlers (How much of a big deal is that to anyone anyway?)
    The open world aspect from The Sims 3 is gone. Now it is a bland and generic world map, with the inability to create new lots, you only get 3 empty ones and a few houses to choose from. If you want to travel a lot, instead of driving or running there, you have to sit through a loading screen, EVEN IF YOU WANT TO GO ACROSS THE F*****G STREET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Overall, I had a lot of fun with The Sims 4 and many things have been improved, but all of the innovations made in The Sims 3 have been ignored and it feels like a greatly improved version of The Sims 2.

    7/10 (Original Score)
    8/10 (COS I HAD FUN WIV IT BESIDES LACK OF OPEN VURLDZ)    … Expand
  31. Skitte
    Feb 19, 2015
    9
    The Sims, one of the most longevive franchise. We have to say, every one is a step forward from the precedessor, even the latest title in the EA studio, Maxis, Sims 4. Even though the game is seen as a massive disappointment, I gotta say that it is a better game than The Sims 3, but why ?

    - First of all, The Sims is a simulation game, where graphics fall on inferior stages. Where the    The Sims, one of the most longevive franchise. We have to say, every one is a step forward from the precedessor, even the latest title in the EA studio, Maxis, Sims 4. Even though the game is seen as a massive disappointment, I gotta say that it is a better game than The Sims 3, but why ?

    - First of all, The Sims is a simulation game, where graphics fall on inferior stages. Where the Sims 4 managed to bright is the realism, which is a better than the Sims 3, consisting in better interactions, better looking sims, improved AI and lot better game mechanics.

    - Secondly, even it lacks in content, it still brings a solid and comprehesive style of gameplay, which makes it a truly addiction.

    - Then, EA confirmed that The Sims 4 will have a lot more EPs than The Sims 3 had, and we can see that in less than half a year, the team put back the pools, cut some glitches and brought 2 ( 1 upcoming ) expansions.

    - I know the accustomed players with this series, like me are missing the common features like toddlers, open world and other items, but the team is working to make them possible by this year.

    For me, I mean, I understand that these things had to be pushed back to make space for other new stuff that will make the game a great universe of addiction, when all EPs are coming back.

    I say, let's give it a chance, stick with the Sims 3, until the game is complete and then compare it. It;s worth it, it gets better!    … Expand
  32. sunnyjolie92
    Feb 17, 2015
    0
    I didn't get very far in this game when I realized that my world and control had become nonexistent. Even when playing Sims 2 I had More freedom and opportunity with my Sims. I am truly disappointed because I had been looking to play this game for months waiting for it to be released on Mac and when it was it completely crushed me that they taken away everything that made the game funI didn't get very far in this game when I realized that my world and control had become nonexistent. Even when playing Sims 2 I had More freedom and opportunity with my Sims. I am truly disappointed because I had been looking to play this game for months waiting for it to be released on Mac and when it was it completely crushed me that they taken away everything that made the game fun and creative. I hope some time in the near future they do a major upgrade that will all me to have the open worlds that I had become used to in Sims 3 so that I can once again become a happy customer.… Expand
  33. thepancake1
    Feb 17, 2015
    0
    Horrible, this game is so garbage it might have been garbage that was slapped with The Sims logo and sent
    to publishing. THe graphics suck and the gameplay is horrifying than the previous sequels. I would rather play The Sims 3 if it actually ran smoothly but no, it doesnt
  34. gonzalo123
    Feb 16, 2015
    5
    It hasn't expansion packs, so is normal that it's uncompleted like The Sims 3. It's a good game, it has boring times, but the soundtrack was excellent, and I'll add that they are working on toddlers. Is a good game, and the updates were so cool, they really work hard for this game, but, another time, my expectation was other. It is a good game, but they said that the hair will move withIt hasn't expansion packs, so is normal that it's uncompleted like The Sims 3. It's a good game, it has boring times, but the soundtrack was excellent, and I'll add that they are working on toddlers. Is a good game, and the updates were so cool, they really work hard for this game, but, another time, my expectation was other. It is a good game, but they said that the hair will move with the wind, and would grow. Now, it's like The Sims 3 with emotions, multitask, new and best CAS ever, new build mode, new lifestyle, etc. Very good, I wll change my mark for all this I said.… Expand
  35. gietek
    Feb 16, 2015
    7
    PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU 'LISTEN' TO THE WHINING ONES. Oh, and also ignore the 10 score review, clearly written by EA.
    Yes, this game lacks some content available in previous edition. Yes, EA will try to sell us DLCs and empty our wallets. Yes, this game isn't what it could've been.
    But it's so damn good and entertaining! It starts with caracter creation - superb! You can create anything    PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU 'LISTEN' TO THE WHINING ONES. Oh, and also ignore the 10 score review, clearly written by EA.
    Yes, this game lacks some content available in previous edition. Yes, EA will try to sell us DLCs and empty our wallets. Yes, this game isn't what it could've been.
    But it's so damn good and entertaining!
    It starts with caracter creation - superb! You can create anything brom fat melon-like ameba to triangular lean beefcake. The clothing options aren't THAT great but they're satisfying.
    Interaction between characters has been taken to the next level. Multitasking works really good. You can play a game, listen to the music and talk to a friend at the same time. Only this makes this game brilliant.
    Loading screens everywhere? Ok, I've got SSD drive and loading takes about 5 seconds. Not a big deal. This isn't Skyrim with open world. Sims 3 wasn't super attractive just because of that.
    The improved careen system works very good.
    I would recommend two mods for this game - slower timescale and superfast speed. Works as should be.
    I've been lost for two solid days now. I highly recommend this game even though I myself see EA as evil money grabbing gits. The price, potential costly DLCs and no-Steam policy is at least -2 to the final score.    … Expand
  36. angeljs
    Feb 6, 2015
    2
    This review deals with my building experience, rather than with the gameplay - hopefully this will help other builders who are thinking of buying the game.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    There were several more things that I wasn't happy with, but these are the main bugbears. For game sequels, you need to add features, not take them away! I'm just happy they listened to people and brought back the pools after doing away with these, too, initially!    … Expand
  37. xenbaloch
    Feb 5, 2015
    5
    I use to enjoy The Sims 3 as much as I can, but this one is ... this one is quite disappointment. Sims 4 having more emotions, new CAS and Flexible Building Tools is a modified form of Sims 2. As far as graphics are concerned, Sims 3 was quite realistic whereas Sims 4 is cartoon-ic with somehow more polished graphics and faster processing. The only positive thing about Sims 4 that mayI use to enjoy The Sims 3 as much as I can, but this one is ... this one is quite disappointment. Sims 4 having more emotions, new CAS and Flexible Building Tools is a modified form of Sims 2. As far as graphics are concerned, Sims 3 was quite realistic whereas Sims 4 is cartoon-ic with somehow more polished graphics and faster processing. The only positive thing about Sims 4 that may appeal everyone is it loads and saves much faster as compared to Sims 3, but at the same time it lacks many features that Sims 3 may have.
    Overall, the game is still playable for those who really wants to kill their time.    … Expand
  38. InkPoison
    Jan 29, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm an experienced Sims player. I've invested quite a bit of money into the entire franchise (including a monthly subscription fee for The Sims Online.) I thought I might cover some of the aspects that some of the other reviews didn't cover.

    I was able to test this game for 48 hours through Origin, so I tried to encompass as much of the gameplay as I could.

    I think the graphics were actually pretty nice. The game seemed a little smoother, and the load times were a lot shorter. However, there are a lot of load times, and the division of the town into sections takes away from the continuity all together. It doesn't feel like a town at all. There's no grocery, spa, any of the buildings where your sim might have a career, and with a maximum of 12 or so houses, it feels more like a pre-made art farm. I had one sim wife go out on the town, she danced some, got hungry, and had to go home because I couldn't find anywhere for her to eat.

    Everyone likes the customization in CAS and build mode. I enjoyed CAS, but I felt like it was all a little flat. The hairstlyes were awful, most of the clothing was the same style with alternate colors and patterns.
    The sims seem to have more character, animation wise, while having less character because of the limited options of aspirations and traits. One of my sims enjoyed the outdoors, and aspired to be a botanist or gardener or something, So I built a garden outside. I'm used to gardening being a hassle from the Sims 3. It makes you sweaty and tired. But for my sim, it was completely unenjoyable. That doesn't make any sense. She aspires to be a master gardener, and she loves the outdoors. Gardening should be fun for her.

    I really wanted a grocery. Paying out of pocket everytime you open the refrigerator is ridiculous, and completely unrealistic.

    Hosting house parties is ridiculous. I don't see how one sim hosting a house party with two guests and a horrible time limit could ever achieve all the "requirements" for a great party. At least it could've been tailor made for the amount of sims at the party. My female sim has a girl friend and a guy friend over, and she has to flirt 5 times? Serve 3 drinks? Play an instrument for an hour? By the time she was done making them all drinks and multitasking with chitchat the entire time, the party was over and everyone left. Also, I wanted to avoid playing the instrument because she's not very good and would feel all embarassed when someone heard her. (Audible sigh.)

    Another hint: uncomfortable. Your sims get uncomfortable all the time. 70% of your sims life is spent being uncomfortable. 20% is feeling tense. Having to get your sims to feel a certain way for them to succeed at work or school is taxing. Having to get my culinary career sim to make 4 drinks and/or meals every day before work is silly, and a waste of money.

    There's also a moat the runs around your entire neighborhood behind all of the houses. That's where you fish! You're not lucky to have a house so close to the river. That's just a thing. If you don't live in the desert, it looks kind of like a concrete water ditch with a wall running around it. It really took away from my pseudo-Victorian style house.

    Overall, I can appreciate the effort. I get what they were trying to do, but they just didn't execute it as well as they could have. I've read a lot of people mentioning how the sims 3 was terrible without the EPs, but that just isn't true. The base game should be a full representation of the game and how it plays, and extras are extras. I'll keep playing The Sims 3 until I get bored with it.    … Expand
  39. Nyaachi
    Jan 28, 2015
    2
    There are too many feature removals from The Sims 3 to even justify the lack of content in The Sims 4. Although loading times may be shorter, there are substantially more of them. I feel like TS4 is actually moving away from the series we know and love.
  40. Dreammer
    Jan 26, 2015
    9
    En başta herkes bulaşık makinesi ve havuz olmamasından yakınmıştı. Ben de hak vermiştim sonuçta havuz yoktu ama sonra patch geldi ve havuz eklendi. Bulaşık makinesi yok hala... Biraz düşününce diğer sims oyunlarından farklı olarak bunda bulaşıkları siz sürükleyip bırakabilirsiniz o yüzden çokta sorun olmaz.
    Sims 4 genel olarak en iyi sims oyunu her şeyi yapabilirsiniz gibi bir şey... Tek    En başta herkes bulaşık makinesi ve havuz olmamasından yakınmıştı. Ben de hak vermiştim sonuçta havuz yoktu ama sonra patch geldi ve havuz eklendi. Bulaşık makinesi yok hala... Biraz düşününce diğer sims oyunlarından farklı olarak bunda bulaşıkları siz sürükleyip bırakabilirsiniz o yüzden çokta sorun olmaz.
    Sims 4 genel olarak en iyi sims oyunu her şeyi yapabilirsiniz gibi bir şey... Tek bir sorunu var o da renk paletinin olmaması. Umarım diğer patchlerde gelir.    … Expand
  41. CorAngars
    Jan 24, 2015
    3
    This game is pure disappointment, I've played all three earlier games with much of their expansion packs.
    The way I felt playing it is best described as "uninspiring", it barely adds anything to the franchise while removing or messing up several features. And that stupid tutorial when you first play the game, I'VE PLAYED THE LAST 3 GAMES I KNOW HOW THIS WORKS!
    With the graphics they've    This game is pure disappointment, I've played all three earlier games with much of their expansion packs.
    The way I felt playing it is best described as "uninspiring", it barely adds anything to the franchise while removing or messing up several features. And that stupid tutorial when you first play the game, I'VE PLAYED THE LAST 3 GAMES I KNOW HOW THIS WORKS!

    With the graphics they've gone from half-realistic to compleatly cartoony along with muddy textures and low-poly models.There is almost no customization whatsoever just preset colors and patterns, several steps down from sims 3.
    And yes, multitasking... Technically it sounds great but practically it just falls flat and is annoying.
    When I want someone in a hurry to eat mac n cheese I don't want them to cease doing that to talk to someone across the table and then continue.
    The sims AI has apparently become dumber too, often I find sims standing looking into a wall wondering what to do.
    And the emotions? So far they only seem slightly annoying and only created to make the game look somewhat deeper then it really is.

    Just about the only upgrade from previous games is the sim creater (if you ignore no color/pattern customization and terrible looking, low selection of hair.) you'll be able to create characters in far better detail then before.
    Did I mentione I played the sims for apple products too? The sims 4 feels pretty much like that, scaled down and simplified.

    So my advise? If you really must have this game, buy it once it's like 50-75% sale or better yet, just get the "create a sim" demo and play that, at the moment that's as fun this game is getting.    … Expand
  42. pikeman101
    Jan 23, 2015
    9
    Overall, I find the Sims 4 to be stunningly underrated - and for bizarre reasons.

    Although many aspects of gameplay have been removed from previous generations (such as Create-A-Style and open worlds), there are clear reasons for these removals, the most obvious being the Create-A-Style removal, due to the extreme lag experienced by many players during almost all Sims 3 gameplay.    Overall, I find the Sims 4 to be stunningly underrated - and for bizarre reasons.

    Although many aspects of gameplay have been removed from previous generations (such as Create-A-Style and open worlds), there are clear reasons for these removals, the most obvious being the Create-A-Style removal, due to the extreme lag experienced by many players during almost all Sims 3 gameplay. Moreover, the multitude of design options available in Create-A-Sim allow for a large variety of options. The loading screens, while present while changing neighbourhoods, are quite short and a small price to pay for nearly-lag-free gameplay.

    One important improvement for the series made by this game is that of family connection. In previous games, families living in the same household required player-directed interaction in order to build relationships, however the Sims 4 allows friendships to be made through simple daily activities like eating a meal together.

    My biggest complaint about this game is its ease. Most aspirations are unrealistically easy to complete and many can be accomplished within the course of a week in-game, any student can achieve a grade of A within four in-game days, without a great deal of focused activity on the part of the player.    … Expand
  43. SkyLegend16
    Jan 22, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is awesome I love how they made upgrades for the games and I don't care if they took out pools or cars that doesn't lower how great the game is. I also love how it is similar to other sim games which means if your a sim fan like me then you would want that because we wouldn't want it to be completely different that means it wouldn't be considered a sims game. This is a great game even though there are some flaws but for you people who hate it for its upgrades then fine but if you hate it because of small things then why are you even a sims fan it's like other sims games so you're being irrational. I love this game and I hope it gets better ratings.… Expand
  44. Ornetuis
    Jan 15, 2015
    0
    EA at it again !! compared to all previous sims, sims 4 is a downgrade to the franchise, this is 2014 and it would be more expected to have a decent graphics and gameplay mechanic, at the very least an open world like the 2008's sims 3 was, how could a 2008 game beat a 2014 game ?? this doesn't make any sense ! sims 4 lacked tremendously on features like Create a style,Open world,EA at it again !! compared to all previous sims, sims 4 is a downgrade to the franchise, this is 2014 and it would be more expected to have a decent graphics and gameplay mechanic, at the very least an open world like the 2008's sims 3 was, how could a 2008 game beat a 2014 game ?? this doesn't make any sense ! sims 4 lacked tremendously on features like Create a style,Open world, extreamely limited customisation, clay like furinture, lifeless and decoy neighborhood..ect..… Expand
  45. Ricketta
    Jan 14, 2015
    1
    To me, the Sims 4 seems about 5 % better than the Sims 3 but 95% worse.
    The top two things in this list are what killed the game for me. These things made me stop playing and is why I have no plans to get any Sims 4 EPs.
    1. No open world. Compared to the Sims 3, the Sims 4 closed world to me means no spontaneity, an overall claustrophobic feel/atmosphere, gameplay lacking fun, no sense    To me, the Sims 4 seems about 5 % better than the Sims 3 but 95% worse.
    The top two things in this list are what killed the game for me. These things made me stop playing and is why I have no plans to get any Sims 4 EPs.
    1. No open world. Compared to the Sims 3, the Sims 4 closed world to me means no spontaneity, an overall claustrophobic feel/atmosphere, gameplay lacking fun, no sense of adventure, no control. Also, the Sims 4 boasts about multitasking, but the Sims 3 open world provided better multitasking for me as a player. For instance, I could send my sims out on different outings simultaneously. I would multi-task what my sims did, juggling all their activities at once, switching between them. It was challenging and very fun and satisfying. I would separate them, then bring them back together, all at different times. Very spontaneous. Compare this to the Sims 4 multitasking, of eating on the toilet or playing games on their phone while drinking juice. Yes, this is multitasking, but throwing away the open world and all the options that came with it was a horrible trade off. For instance, if one of your Sims wants to suddenly go fishing in the Sims 4, your other sims stop existing, unless they go with. Boring. In the end, I mostly stopped having my Sims 4 sims leave the house because I became so sick of not being to play all of them at once. Not really a life simulator but just playing a group of people in their homes. More of a personality simulator. This brings me to my next biggest problem with the Sims 4.

    2. No toddlers. For a game so centered on home life why would they not just remove an entire age group so central to family life but limit several other age groups as well? Personally, I enjoy playing families the most in the Sims 3 and toddlers are an essential part of that. Aside from that, infants are very limited. No ability to see their needs, and you can’t even carry them anywhere or click on their portraits. Teens look the same as adults. Same heights. Same bodies.

    3. No customization or color wheel. It’s like a phone company saying, 'designing mobile phones is just too hard for us. So sorry, were going to stop making them. You have to use traditional wall mounted phones from now on like what was around decades ago.'

    4. Socializing is boring. They “chat” for hours on end, no break in conversation, just rambling endlessly. It makes what they say have no real meaning and I can’t, as a player, empathize with them. I ended up trying to play antisocial sims just so they would stop rambling on and on, but it didn’t work. Which leads to the next problem.

    5. Stalker friends who visit 3 times a day. If it wasn’t bad enough that my sims were stuck at home most of the time, they couldn’t actually do anything at home or get anything done because “my pal” is back for the third visit today. Yes, lets spend another 5 hours with our friend just chatting non-stop about absolutely nothing. Maybe we can try to eat before bed, if we're lucky.

    6. The animation is a step back, not forward. It’s one thing to have the animations be stylized and unique (not overly realistic) but it’s another to have it drawn badly, with objects angular and jagged and overly cartoonish. The Sims 3 didn’t have perfect graphics, but it was better than this. And for a game that boasted about the “great new create a sim tools” I found it very hard to get my sims to look different from each other.

    7. You have to login to the EA site to play.

    8. No cars.

    9. No diners to eat out in. I send my sims out to eat all the time in the Sims 3. I missed that in the Sims 4.

    10. My sims 4 sims look like corpses. They look like they have some kind of horrible skin disease. The pale skin tones are the worst, which are actually blotchy and from some angles look bruised. Also, the one or two blond hair colors available (yes, that’s all you get to choose from) look awful, like some kind of cheap bleached dye job. In the Sims 3 I enjoy playing all different hair and skin colors. I really enjoy customizing different hair, skin and eye colors. It’s so much fun. And I’ve never had a problem with the quality of any of them. So different.

    11. Very small towns.

    12. Sims only get 3 traits. This means that children have 1 trait.

    13. No story progression.

    The things that I think are improved in the Sims 4 (over the Sims 3):
    1. The new mood types are interesting and can be entertaining. They are more in depth and complex than the Sims 3 moods. For instance, the new sad, flirty, playful moods, etc.

    2. Build mode is improved. For instance, you can move an entire room at once, with all the objects in it.

    3. Colors of certain objects like plants, furniture, clothing and water are better in the Sims 4. They are prettier and more vibrant.

    4. The game runs smoother in the Sims 4 and has less lag than the Sims 3.

    Overall, I think the Sims 4 is actually EA’s attempt to just recreate the Sims 2. IMO even the Sims 2 is better than Sims 4.    … Expand
  46. simfreak
    Jan 6, 2015
    0
    I honestly have no idea how anyone who is a sims fan could write a good review of this game. I was that excited when it was announced that there would be a sims 4, I cant believe I wasted my time and my money. I am beyond disappointed. What the heck were they thinking? What on earth is going on with the camera angles? I understand that this game would be different than the previous Sims 3,I honestly have no idea how anyone who is a sims fan could write a good review of this game. I was that excited when it was announced that there would be a sims 4, I cant believe I wasted my time and my money. I am beyond disappointed. What the heck were they thinking? What on earth is going on with the camera angles? I understand that this game would be different than the previous Sims 3, but isn't it supposed to be better? Its awful to play, its awful to navigate , all the things that made Sims so awesome are gone. Why am I travelling to go next door? I have literally spent hours on this game trying to just look at my bloody sim from a different angle other than above. it sucks. I would rather play sims 2 than spend another minute on this frustrating joke of a game. i feel really ripped off. sorry EA, but i wont be spending another cent on anything sims 4 related.… Expand
  47. mazah
    Jan 5, 2015
    1
    the graphic is cool and that's it.... everything else is boring and not interesting... cant wait for the expansion packs hopefully not as disappointing
  48. jing57
    Jan 5, 2015
    2
    SMALL SMALL WORLD! I have 2 words for the game producers of Sims 4 lazy and greedy. Yes the graphics in Sims 4 is way better and customizing the look of your sims is pretty impressive but that is simply it. Purchased the game played it for 3 days and I was already bored of the game. Not much to do with a very limited world and the constant loading screen which drove me nuts after a while.SMALL SMALL WORLD! I have 2 words for the game producers of Sims 4 lazy and greedy. Yes the graphics in Sims 4 is way better and customizing the look of your sims is pretty impressive but that is simply it. Purchased the game played it for 3 days and I was already bored of the game. Not much to do with a very limited world and the constant loading screen which drove me nuts after a while. The original Sims has a better world map than Sims 4. It's almost like they went backwards and made this game simply for noobs. For a game that's been around for quite sometime and have generated a huge fan base. I would imagine that the game producers would at least come up with something that will wow and impress it's fans but nope. Only disappointment and waste of money. Stick to Sims 3.… Expand
  49. GolfGirl598
    Jan 2, 2015
    0
    I was so excited to hear that a new Sims game was coming out. EA has done so well in the past that I thought it would be great. I was wrong. There were so many things that the Sims 3 had that 4 doesn't and I'm very disappointed. You can't design clothes in Create-a-Sim anymore and the graphics aren't that good even when you change the settings. I thought that this game would be great andI was so excited to hear that a new Sims game was coming out. EA has done so well in the past that I thought it would be great. I was wrong. There were so many things that the Sims 3 had that 4 doesn't and I'm very disappointed. You can't design clothes in Create-a-Sim anymore and the graphics aren't that good even when you change the settings. I thought that this game would be great and while I don't regret buying it, I enjoy the Sims 3 so much more.… Expand
  50. Gandpug
    Dec 29, 2014
    6
    The Sims 4 isn't the best but still holds potential in ways but still is missing features that I loved in the Sims 3 with it's expansion packs like: How you could send your Sims to the park can would get in his or her car and drive over there and you wouldn't have to wait for a loading screen, oh no you could switch between Sims even though they were in totally different areas. But in TheThe Sims 4 isn't the best but still holds potential in ways but still is missing features that I loved in the Sims 3 with it's expansion packs like: How you could send your Sims to the park can would get in his or her car and drive over there and you wouldn't have to wait for a loading screen, oh no you could switch between Sims even though they were in totally different areas. But in The Sims 4 even though your Sims are in the house next door if you had 4 Sims and you sent two Sims over you could only play as the Sims in the house next door and not switch between the two.........

    NOT COOL EA!
    Alot of features that I love are gone really........ the game can get boring with loading screens and your Sims just doing whatever
    NOT COO..... sorry
    But hopefully next year expansion packs and maybe they will change the game the map and MAKE IT FUNNER TO PLAY AND TAKE AWAY THE BLOODY LOADING SCREENS!. Let's just hope so!    … Expand
  51. Wolter19
    Dec 28, 2014
    6
    The customization on the game is over the top. There are a lot of options to customise your house. However, that is everything that is new. I see no need for you to buy the game if you have the other ones. But it is, indeed, a pleasant experience if you don't have them, like me, who played around 3 hours of the Sims 3 before game breaking bug happened.
  52. SimmerS
    Dec 27, 2014
    3
    The game promises a lot but it turns out to be boring, empty, buggy and lacks the fun and enjoyment that one would expect from a Sims game.
    The Sims 4 feels like playing some facebook free game and that might work for someone who's new to the sims franchise, but for the players who are used to the large amount of content of the previous sims games this is just disappointing.
    The Sims 2    The game promises a lot but it turns out to be boring, empty, buggy and lacks the fun and enjoyment that one would expect from a Sims game.
    The Sims 4 feels like playing some facebook free game and that might work for someone who's new to the sims franchise, but for the players who are used to the large amount of content of the previous sims games this is just disappointing.
    The Sims 2 and Sims 3 base games have a lot more to offer and not even mentioning The Sims 1 that for the time when it came out was an amazing, mind blowing game.
    As far as now I can't truly recommend the game, it might get better as time goes by but as far as now It just doesn't worth what it costs.    … Expand
  53. bacontea
    Dec 25, 2014
    5
    I like the sims4 its just that I with it was more like sims3.because sims3 gives more options. Like just installing it without having to log in all the time, open worlds where you can drive around
  54. EazyDuzIt
    Dec 22, 2014
    0
    Even more disappointing than the new SimCity. It's like they rebuilt the game for a $3 phone app and ported it to PC for $60. I shudder at the thought of EA scheming to charge us for a dishwasher as DLC.
  55. Missy
    Dec 14, 2014
    10
    I really love the sims 4 compared to what the sims 3 was...I have a high end computer and sims 3 was uneplayable thanks to the constant crash lag and routing issues...Anyways, Sims 4 has been very smooth the graphics are very neat and so are the sims, I find there is no need to use CC in order to make the sim look beautiful. I really like the gameplay and how they have been adding back aI really love the sims 4 compared to what the sims 3 was...I have a high end computer and sims 3 was uneplayable thanks to the constant crash lag and routing issues...Anyways, Sims 4 has been very smooth the graphics are very neat and so are the sims, I find there is no need to use CC in order to make the sim look beautiful. I really like the gameplay and how they have been adding back a few missing features with free updates. The world is very beautiful. This game look like it has a potential, even though it has a few features still missing like toddlers, when they start adding EPs despite all the negativity and all the bad reviews people are leaving...Im so happy i can be playing for hours and my game doesnt crash or lags!!!!!!!!… Expand
  56. atriums
    Dec 13, 2014
    0
    Really, Im a fan of The SIms series. Ive been playing it for YEARS (1,2 & 3, all EPs) but THIS one has got to be the worst by far. for clarity's sake Ill make a list of why it deserves a round "0". This trash needs a warning people, and Ill consider this to be it. Use it or dont, up to you.

    1) the graphics are shockingly bad. Like a child's colouring in book. Its painful to look at.    Really, Im a fan of The SIms series. Ive been playing it for YEARS (1,2 & 3, all EPs) but THIS one has got to be the worst by far. for clarity's sake Ill make a list of why it deserves a round "0". This trash needs a warning people, and Ill consider this to be it. Use it or dont, up to you.

    1) the graphics are shockingly bad. Like a child's colouring in book. Its painful to look at.
    2) excessive unnecessary loading screens. Seriously.. they put loading screens everywhere. This is so much worse than TS3 - loading screens are needed, perhaps, but they made it game breaking.
    3) no customization. Everything looks exactly the same. Like cheap plastic toys. Even the sims themselves. You get more customization from a lego set.
    4) exceptionally un-user friendly... just TRY and have two people play the game on one pc. wont even get into that dramabomb. ALso.. how to create new families while youre playing? Nope. you have to quit to the main menu.
    5) a crapton of bugs.. or maybe intended 'features'...like the fact that there is no option to add tattoos once a sim has been created already...or no change of last names when married. (both have to be done with a pretty severe cheat, which destroys family ties)
    6) sims exist as clones of exactly the same mold. They act the same, they all look the same, with slight tweaks here and there.

    I can go on and on. really i can. But I wont. The sad thing is that I really really wanted to like this game. I even defended it.. give it time.. see if it grows on you.. and it does.. like a fungus. every day is just a trawl through CC sites looking for replacement textures and gameplay mods to actually make it playable.

    The fun has well and truly been sucked out of the series.. this is a withered husk of its past glory.
    Maybe Ill give it another go in a year or two.. but until then, ill stick to TS3.

    SERIOUSLY... when DRAGON AGE INQs character creator kicks your life simulation;s ass in SO MANY WAYS.. its time to pull the plug. How can a game of THAT size and amazing splendor run so perfectly and look so amazing, but you cant get your game thats around 1/3 of its size (on disk space) run a second without a few loading screens all while it looks like plastic children's toys?

    utter nonsense. move on for your own sanity and wallet. Rather go play TS 2 or 3. Its cheaper .. and a lot better,    … Expand
  57. luckykay
    Dec 12, 2014
    3
    The first day I played this game I was impressed with the actions of the Sims themselves. After playing a few more times, however, I came to the realization that I was Bored! I missed the open neighborhood which I assumed would be better than in the Sims 3 (never assume anything.) One of my favorite aspects of playing the game is building lots. Although the producers advertised thatThe first day I played this game I was impressed with the actions of the Sims themselves. After playing a few more times, however, I came to the realization that I was Bored! I missed the open neighborhood which I assumed would be better than in the Sims 3 (never assume anything.) One of my favorite aspects of playing the game is building lots. Although the producers advertised that building would be even better in the Sims 4, I find that the opposite is true. I finally gave up on the game entirely and uninstalled it. In my opinion, the game is a giant step backwards and definitely not worth the money--no matter what the selling price might be.… Expand
  58. JulieSims
    Dec 7, 2014
    0
    I have never complained about a game before in my life. I'm pretty forgiving. But this game is a scam, it's daylight robbery. Though it's meant to be a sequel to three other Sims games, it's a total downgrade in every aspect. Even if there hadn't been three previous versions to compare it to, I'd still feel robbed. They must have made it with 2 year-olds in mind, because the game play,I have never complained about a game before in my life. I'm pretty forgiving. But this game is a scam, it's daylight robbery. Though it's meant to be a sequel to three other Sims games, it's a total downgrade in every aspect. Even if there hadn't been three previous versions to compare it to, I'd still feel robbed. They must have made it with 2 year-olds in mind, because the game play, cartoon graphics, ridiculous Duplo style furniture and embarrassing amount of loading screens are just insulting. They shouldn't call it a life simulator, because it's not. It seems rushed, cheap, and it is full of software bugs. Technically it must have been programmed by apprentices. Saved games get lost, broken and bloated, so that the appalling amount of loading screens take longer and longer the more you play. Seriously, it's no more than a mobile app at best, not worth more than 1.99$. And it's dreadfully boring. Once you realize how limited it is, and how useless the NPCs are, and how flawed and game driven the emotional system is (forcing you to complete tasks all the time just to control your Sim's emotions) there is nothing fun about it. It has been stripped down to the bone. EA takes pride in having released 7 patches already. That is how broken and buggy and unplayable this game was on release, nothing to be proud of, however they seem to think it's very amusing. The people who are still playing have modified it to the point it hardly resembles what EA made at all.
    I can safely say this is the worst game I have ever played in my life, despite being a hardcore Sims player since 2000 and owning every single title and EP of the Sims franchise. At first I hoped an eventual Sims 5 would repair the damage it's left in it's wake, but I'm afraid it's so bad I'll never trust EA again. After SimCity and Sims 4, I believe the company just doesn't have what it takes to make games. Even if they did make a Sims 5, their vision would probably ruin that too, because they just don't know what they're doing. This game is a disaster and a rip off.    … Expand
  59. ConcernedDaddy
    Dec 7, 2014
    2
    BOTTOM LINE... SIMS 3 WAS A BUG FILLED MESS, SIMS 4 COMES WITH AN ALL NEW BUG INCLUDED MESS, SHAME ON YOU EA YOU CASH GRABBING CROOKS. THINK OF THE KIDS THAT WANT TO PLAY YOUR **** ARSE GAME. AMATEUR PROGRAMMERS.
  60. Shayvar
    Nov 30, 2014
    0
    A Gigantic disappointment. Honestly, I have been trying to think of even one thing tat is better then in previous games. I could not find one. Create a sim is supposedly better, but it is very limits, no color wheel, clothing is extremely limited, etc, etc, etc.

    Live game play is boring! No stores to shop in, no watching your sims drive places. That was so cool in 3. Seriously, I feel    A Gigantic disappointment. Honestly, I have been trying to think of even one thing tat is better then in previous games. I could not find one. Create a sim is supposedly better, but it is very limits, no color wheel, clothing is extremely limited, etc, etc, etc.

    Live game play is boring! No stores to shop in, no watching your sims drive places. That was so cool in 3. Seriously, I feel cheated. I have played sims since the very beginning and saw great improvements from 1 to 2 and from 2 to three with 4 I feel like I am back to one. Sure the Sims are more lifelike, but everything that made the game so great in 2 and 3 is gone.

    I keep thinking of going back to playing Sims 3, I feel so cheated that I have been unable to do so. It is really sad.    … Expand
  61. doncsoo
    Nov 28, 2014
    8
    I don't understand why is this game so underrated. Because it's don't have all features it"s not that bad. They have cool CAS and improved Building and emotions. That makes it a good game but too expensive!
  62. Watersson
    Nov 26, 2014
    6
    I'm a big fan of The Sims series, but unfortunately I have to say-TS4 is boring! EA cut a lot of content for the expansions. Where are the animals? Events on the town? Newborns? Cars ...? Well, they have added at least pools and ghosts ... But nevermind, let's talk about the present state of the game. The graphics are "plastic", but the sound is quite pleasant. Say what you want, butI'm a big fan of The Sims series, but unfortunately I have to say-TS4 is boring! EA cut a lot of content for the expansions. Where are the animals? Events on the town? Newborns? Cars ...? Well, they have added at least pools and ghosts ... But nevermind, let's talk about the present state of the game. The graphics are "plastic", but the sound is quite pleasant. Say what you want, but building houses and create a sim has been done very well. The same can be said about emotions Sims. The biggest problems of the game are predictable, boredom, loading screens, future DLC .... Ohhh EA. You destroyed a game that had a chance to be a good thing. To summarize- TS4 made one step forward and two steps back.… Expand
  63. pjson12345
    Nov 22, 2014
    3
    A half-assed attempt at a Sims game

    Pros Create a Sim is fantastic you can make pretty much whoever you want it is very detailed apart from the clothing selections and colors. Multitasking is a great feature to the series allowing you for example to talk to a person while watching TV or cook and talk at the same time. In previous games you would have to cancel a task to do the thing    A half-assed attempt at a Sims game

    Pros
    Create a Sim is fantastic you can make pretty much whoever you want it is very detailed apart from the clothing selections and colors.

    Multitasking is a great feature to the series allowing you for example to talk to a person while watching TV or cook and talk at the same time. In previous games you would have to cancel a task to do the thing you wanted and prioritize what you do first but here it is quick and simple to do.

    Gallery is a great way to see what the community has built

    Cons

    Blatantly no content here screams EXPANSION PACKS while flailing Sim Guru X liked XXX

    Game does not live up to the tag line "Smarter Sims Weirder Story's" the sims themselves are pretty dumb they will do what you tell them to forever without considering basic needs such as hunger, Freewill is pretty much dead if you tell them to do something.

    The game is buggy as F*** Sims will not wash up they will just hold the plates until these "Smarter Sims"
    just put them on the floor and i have run into 3 corrupt save files in my 10 hours playtime.

    Tutorials is F****** annoying they come up in the most annoying spots either hiding something you want to click or just fail to explain what the hell to do.

    Verdict

    Game is a real disappointment i have loved the sims my entire life and to see it just be a cash grab for EA just saddens me. We should go back to the good old days of The Sims 2.

    3/10    … Expand
  64. Mudgee
    Nov 20, 2014
    4
    Never been a fan of the Sims series but when I bought this for my girlfriend a few months back, I thought I'd give it a try. Firstly, she is a die-hard Sims fan, and she doesn't even play this. Whilst it seems intuitive, bright and bubbly, I must warn Ye' it's all a facade. Behind the initial wall of pop is a long line of mediocrity in all shapes and form. I only put two hours into thisNever been a fan of the Sims series but when I bought this for my girlfriend a few months back, I thought I'd give it a try. Firstly, she is a die-hard Sims fan, and she doesn't even play this. Whilst it seems intuitive, bright and bubbly, I must warn Ye' it's all a facade. Behind the initial wall of pop is a long line of mediocrity in all shapes and form. I only put two hours into this game, before turning it off. That was 3 months ago. No intention of going back. This game is not entirely bad, but it doesn't offer anything either. Confirmation to why I ever enjoyed the series.… Expand
  65. oldtimegamer
    Nov 19, 2014
    5
    How you like to play the Sims will determine how much you like this game. I've played over 200 hours and just had to give up because I don't like rotational gameplay. In case you don't know, there is now no story progression. There is only 1 active lot at a time, all other lots are inactive. The lack of customization (no color wheel, no CASt - create a style from Sims 3) really frustratesHow you like to play the Sims will determine how much you like this game. I've played over 200 hours and just had to give up because I don't like rotational gameplay. In case you don't know, there is now no story progression. There is only 1 active lot at a time, all other lots are inactive. The lack of customization (no color wheel, no CASt - create a style from Sims 3) really frustrates me as I like to build houses. There is only one style of interior door that is not white! All other interior doors are white (well sort of, it's kind of a grayish white). The hair styles are limited with only a limited range of color options. So if you enjoy rotational gameplay and don't care about generational type play you'll probably enjoy TS4.

    The positives: the new emotions system (not that big of a deal) and the multitasking (which is the only shining part of TS4 to me). Your Sim can eat while watching TV and having a conversation with their friends or family members. Also, when you can bear to go through the loading screen to a community lot, you will see many Sims who are actively interacting with each other which is a big improvement over TS3.

    Supposedly the reason that EA has given for dropping the open world and going back to the single active lot was to have a more stable game that would run smoothly on lower end computers. Which might be acceptable if it worked that way but unfortunately it doesn't. There are bugs and glitches galore. More disturbing are the core problems that will always be with TS4 like Sims walking through each other. I'm not kidding, they walk completely through another Sim. There is also a lot of clipping like hands passing through another Sim or a desk or counter. Just go to the official Sims forums and check out the posts in the technical discussions section and you'll see what kind of issues people are having. My game on a $1600 custom build desktop that exceeds specs for the game crashes to the desktop every few hours of gameplay. The price has dropped and if you look around you can buy it online cheaper than in the stores (I paid $43 for a Limited Edition version the week after it came out). Or if you're not certain about it, buy it through Origin early on a day that you can spend hours playing it and return it in less than 24 hours and get your money back if you don't like it. If you like the open world of TS3 and the customization of TS3 and if you don't like rotational gameplay, stay far, far away from this game as you'll end up like me just removing it from your hard drive and forgetting about it.    … Expand
  66. FSimmer
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Disparado o melhor da franquia. Ele tem muitas inovações e é muito divertido, trazendo de volta as raízes da franquia. Tudo é novo, há mais vida neste jogo, os detalhes são surpreendentes. Tem algumas falhas, mas isso não significa que o jogo não merece nota 10, e todos os símmers sabem disso.
  67. heime2003
    Nov 16, 2014
    5
    its better than sims 3 but fans have expected more
    it looks better and more charming everything buildings, objects in houses, including little sims
    peronally i didnt like sims 3 on how emotions of sims changes and affects their lives now more simpler and straight forward. yes, a lot of features are removed and it angered people who have loved the franchise overall decent game .. still    its better than sims 3 but fans have expected more
    it looks better and more charming everything buildings, objects in houses, including little sims
    peronally i didnt like sims 3 on how emotions of sims changes and affects their lives
    now more simpler and straight forward. yes, a lot of features are removed and it angered people who have loved the franchise
    overall decent game .. still i think the series needs more refreshing formulas that will sims gamers get excited once more    … Expand
  68. babygirl22
    Nov 16, 2014
    10
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  69. lealam
    Nov 8, 2014
    0
    DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SELL A USED COPY OF THE SIMS 4:

    I made a metacritic account just to talk about the horror story I just went through with this company. So I bought the Sims 4- I can't really expand on the problems with it beyond what everyone on this site has said. I didn't enjoy it, so I tried to sell it. I figured someone would like it. I certainly couldn't return it! EA doesn't care    DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SELL A USED COPY OF THE SIMS 4:

    I made a metacritic account just to talk about the horror story I just went through with this company. So I bought the Sims 4- I can't really expand on the problems with it beyond what everyone on this site has said. I didn't enjoy it, so I tried to sell it. I figured someone would like it. I certainly couldn't return it! EA doesn't care they sold you a terrible game and stole your money. I sold the game on ebay, I spent about $10 in fees selling and shipping it, but was relieved to make about $30- only half of what I paid for the game. Then complaints from my seller started coming through. They said that their activation code was invalid. It was the activation code sold with the game, so I didn't understand the problem. I sent them a few links to EA customer service and figured I could put this to rest. But then they demanded a refund, so I had to look into the issue myself. And guess what I find out! You can't even resell the game you hate! The game is tied to an Origin account, and can only be used by that Origin account from that point on! That's great news! Just terrific. Now I have to pay to have then ship the game back to me, and offer them a refund. This company has disgusting ethics.    … Expand
  70. Smellfire
    Nov 8, 2014
    2
    No more open world. Loading Screens for Everything. Tiny Neighbourhoods. Taken away the 10s of thousands of combinations for decorating your home and replaced them with a few hundred. Got rid of job lots, restaurants, schools, town hall, Beauty Salon, Cafe etc. No more colour wheels, no more hundreds of materials to choose from. Limited scope in create a Sim, though the models do lookNo more open world. Loading Screens for Everything. Tiny Neighbourhoods. Taken away the 10s of thousands of combinations for decorating your home and replaced them with a few hundred. Got rid of job lots, restaurants, schools, town hall, Beauty Salon, Cafe etc. No more colour wheels, no more hundreds of materials to choose from. Limited scope in create a Sim, though the models do look better.

    It has a load less features than the basic Sims 3, and after the expansions of Sims 3, its more like a demo.

    Added a few nice features, but not enough to balance the many its taken out. Shambles of a game. Don't buy it until at least two expansions are out and it might have improved.

    Oh, and Gameplay wise, it is very dull indeed to play at the moment. The actual UI looks good at first, but is clunkier than the old one.    … Expand
  71. Amoz
    Nov 7, 2014
    2
    I was so exited when I bought this. I couldn't wait to play. I installed. And opened it up. At first glance I thought wow. This looks great .. I loved the charcter building mode. but there was no design feature. Then bang! Disappointment. I am such a Hugh sims fan but I feel let down. There is a lot of features missing. I thought it was going to be the sims 3 but with a lot more.I was so exited when I bought this. I couldn't wait to play. I installed. And opened it up. At first glance I thought wow. This looks great .. I loved the charcter building mode. but there was no design feature. Then bang! Disappointment. I am such a Hugh sims fan but I feel let down. There is a lot of features missing. I thought it was going to be the sims 3 but with a lot more. Unfortunately not. I feel they have down graded back to sims 2 but with better graphics. You are very limited to what you can do. Worlds are much smaller. You miss the toddler age step. No design features. Only plus side is. It's more realistic and the sims can do there normal day to day things and socialise at the same time. So upset with the lack of creativity that's gone into this game. Wouldn't recommend. Going to go back to sims 3… Expand
  72. teganmooreyx
    Nov 6, 2014
    1
    Compared to sims 2 and 3 this game is really dissapointing and it could've been so much better. For example after playing Sims 4 i uninstalled and re-installed Sims 3 and it just felt so much better. I can play on sims 2/3 for hours and wonder where the time had gone, however with sims 4 i just got bored after an hour. Previously after looking at old Sims 2 trailers i realised how much iCompared to sims 2 and 3 this game is really dissapointing and it could've been so much better. For example after playing Sims 4 i uninstalled and re-installed Sims 3 and it just felt so much better. I can play on sims 2/3 for hours and wonder where the time had gone, however with sims 4 i just got bored after an hour. Previously after looking at old Sims 2 trailers i realised how much i missed it and it reminded me of my childhood so i re-installed and again it is so much better. I wish they made sims 4 like sims 3 but with all of sims 2 detailed content. So dissapointed its a huge step down.… Expand
  73. skarr
    Nov 4, 2014
    0
    If you like to throw your money on Premium smelly garbage, then this game is for you. However, In order to appreciate the full Aroma of Garbage, you have to buy all DLCs and expansions to spice it up.
  74. hagatha1
    Nov 4, 2014
    1
    The Sims 4 is a huge disappointment! I've been playing the Sims since Sims 1 came out. The town is too small, will not hold half as many new houses, or people, the cheats don't work as in Sims 3, every time a Sim leaves the lot, the needs start coming up again. Building a house is ok, not great, just ok. No more making your own designs, wall papers, colours. I'd go right back to Sims 3,The Sims 4 is a huge disappointment! I've been playing the Sims since Sims 1 came out. The town is too small, will not hold half as many new houses, or people, the cheats don't work as in Sims 3, every time a Sim leaves the lot, the needs start coming up again. Building a house is ok, not great, just ok. No more making your own designs, wall papers, colours. I'd go right back to Sims 3, but this game was bought as a gift to me, now I'm stuck with it, or I hurt someones feelings, as they wanted to get me something I really liked, and this new one sucks!!!! Don't buy it!!!… Expand
  75. AEcheverria123
    Nov 4, 2014
    10
    Juegazo, sin dudas, me atrevo a decir que el mejor de la saga y de su género. No sé que es pero este juego tiene algo que te tienta a jugarlo, las cosas que quitaron no valen nada, las que agregaron son lo mejor!
  76. thecoolguy5
    Nov 4, 2014
    9
    I am so happy that Maxis has put in these new updates! cant wait to see what's next. P.S cars would be nice a new map would as well.
  77. tuzenfouting
    Nov 4, 2014
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was a The Sims 2 lover and self-proclaimed pro (built an empire from zero to millionaires and no, I didn't cheat) and I was a The Sims 3 hater and quitter. If you are somewhat like me, you are going to love Sims 4. If you prefere the neighbourhood-focused, eagle-eye type of gaming (and did I mention nasty neighbourhood-focus?) that was in the Sims 3 you're probably going to dislike it... With the Sims 4 it depends on what your preferences were with the old games.

    I read many reviews before deciding on if I should put my hard earned money on this game and I wasn't so tempted to do so after I got so disappointed with Sims 3. But my oh my am I happy that I decided to buy. IT IS LIKE THE SIMS 2, but MUCH BETTER!

    WHAT HAS IMPROVED:
    The sims are much more complex, they can multitask, they are more fun to work with and develop. The architectural tools are precise and fullfilled, the build-your-sim-tool obviously the best so far with the minor letdown of no height adjustement (and strange fact that the teenagers are as tall as adults?). The many small tedeous details that were so time-consuming from earlier games have dissapeared, for example how easy the Sims pick up plates to how you can pay bills and choose to travel from your cellphone, you don't have to wait an eternity for a visitor, it's possible and easy to visit another lot and control your home-lot at the same time, people around your household also get older when you do (and you can switch that function off but I think it makes the game more real), you control music playing from the radio without the sim having to do anything, you can eazy breazy breastfeed your baby (yeye because I'm a momma!), I could go on and on. Simply improved and more fluent gaming!

    I've read many complaints about the personalization tools from Sims 3 being gone (well I think it's a big relief) and that you don't get much stuff in the game and I think that is incorrect. The Sims 3 personalization tool was too heavy, took forever to load, had too much to choose and after a while you would just say "f*ck it, I don't care" and stop using it. You get a lot of clothes, furniture and stuff with Sims 4 and many choices of colour and design for each product which makes the personalization of your home and clothing much more comfortable yet stimulating. I also like how much furniture gets unlocked depending on your sims development. The career climbs and assignements are much more fun then ever before and you have to lead a pretty complex fake-real life in the game to reach you goals!

    BIG plus for that your different households can interact with each other which makes it even easier to control the destiny of your family.

    WHAT I THINK NEEDS IMPROVEMENT:
    The career choices are far too few to match all the types of sims you can build. For example my bodybuilder-bro sportsloving guy, would he be a secret agent/astronaut/journalist irl? No, I think he would be a carpenter, a plumber, maybe working as a fitness guru. I mean come on, why can you be a stand-up comedian but not a doctor, teacher, handyman or even gold digger? Why can't you choose more current careers like personal trainer, reality star, fashion designer, office bearer aso. It will all probably (hopefully!) come with the expansion packages (since EA Games are greedy bastards....) but ultimately I think it was a case of "let's just pick it and run with it" when it comes to the careers you can choose. Somewhat rushed.

    It is quite disturbing as a gamer and viewer that the teenagers look exactly like adults and are of the same height... That should definitely get changed in the next update, with all the realness updates this is a backlash in the irl-departement. Also I was furious when I first read about the lack of toddlers before I bought this game, and now after playing and building a sims-family, I think it isn't as bad as I thought but also a stepback when it comes to the realness of the game. I mean if my life-ambition is a big happy family, how can I fully enjoy my ambition without having memories of having fun with little todleroos? I doesn't have to be that profound, it can be as easy as having babies but you simply have toddlers, please EA Games?

    The only tool I wish was more complex for personalization is the hair/eye colouring tool... Now I simply can't hit the spot when designing my favourite celeb, myself or real people I know.

    SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, a review by someone that focuses on MY family, MY empire, MY household, MY gaming. With the Sims 4 I have much more control and I can be more focused then with The Sims 3, yet the game is much more fluent and complex then the Sims 2.    … Expand
  78. King_Scorpion
    Nov 3, 2014
    5
    This game is a shame. An epic fail. There is no fun in the gameplay. to childish this game is. the graphic did not improve at all after all these years. the only good part of the game is creating sims and houses.
  79. Ziggle
    Nov 3, 2014
    3
    The multi usage is fun, but it gets really boring fast without anything from the first or last sims. No cars for work. no ghosts no anything. just walk in a circle and enjoy all that was in sims 3 is now not in sims4 untill you pay for the DLC they have yet to make. EA is junk and it shows strongly.
  80. allyseid
    Nov 2, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As an avid simmer, this game was something I looked forward to since the announcement of its release. Having as much experience as I do with The Sims and EA, I expected great things from this game. Unfortunately, this game has been nothing short of a disappointment. With the additions of loading screens each time a sim leaves their home lot, it feels much less communal and the fact that there are only two defined "hangout" spots in the game does not help. The over rated Create A Sim features in this game are indeed different and put the sims in a brand new light, but the personalization does not change the fact that the sims look like characters from a Saturday morning cartoon. Unlike The Sims 3, the sims look lifeless and are now much less relatable. The feature I have found the most over rated has to be the emotions. Although it is nice that actions do effect my sims' moods, they are simply renamed versions of the moodlets from The Sims 3. In fact they are much less realistic than the "moodlets" from the previous game, they're over exaggerated and definitely not in a good way; which has caused them to feel a lot less relatable. I don't know about you, but when I need to go to the washroom I don't walk with a limp or slouch like a sloth when I'm hungry. In summary, EA you have disappointed. You have taken the game I've grown to love and turned it into a nightmare; I can honestly say I will never buy a new sims game again.… Expand
  81. Zeanilex
    Nov 1, 2014
    0
    Since playing the Sims since I was seven years old, I don't even know how to respond to such a horrible game.

    I was expecting to get excited and that they would have major changes... but totally obtainable since Sims is all about changing how you look at games and pushing the limits... or at least they use to be. These are things I was expecting: 1.) Rabbit holes are now accessible    Since playing the Sims since I was seven years old, I don't even know how to respond to such a horrible game.

    I was expecting to get excited and that they would have major changes... but totally obtainable since Sims is all about changing how you look at games and pushing the limits... or at least they use to be.

    These are things I was expecting:
    1.) Rabbit holes are now accessible and you can follow your Sims into cafe, work and school.
    2.) Sims look realistic and have a height slider.
    3.) Neighborhoods can be connected.
    4.) Toddlers can go to daycare and preschool.
    5.) Weather is included in base game.
    6.) You can create your own patterns for CAS in-game.
    7.) You can place hats, boots and jackets over your Sims' clothes.
    8.) Aliens in the base game
    9.) Sims can multi-task better. Ex. Can talk and exercise at the same time.

    These are things I wanted, but wasn't expecting.
    1.) More traits.
    2.) You can design your own neighborhood in-game with terrain paints, etc.
    3.) Lots have a snap-to-grid feature for easier placing so you can connect them to roads easier.
    4.) Neighborhoods can be bigger.
    5.) An expansion pack where you can visit the aliens' Home world.
    6.) You can choose to make totally empty worlds, like in Sims 2.
    7.) Can delete custom content in-game.
    8.) Your Sims' hair grows and they can visit barber shops.
    9.) Males have the option to take off their shirt when they get hot or sweaty at the gym. More realistic.

    But this... this is just sad. This is worse than Sims 1. I would play Sims 1 before Sims 4. It feels like they're destroying one of my favorite franchises... like Mass Effect 3. This to me is not playable. I would rather have them work on the game for two more years than release it as it is, but my dad tells me it's not fixable and that they should just scrap it and start from the beginning. That Sims 4 is unredeemable. Now I'm just worried that there won't be a Sims 5 or worse... that there will be and it will be total crap.    … Expand
  82. rebeccaandisaac
    Nov 1, 2014
    5
    To put it simple, EA are up to their old tricks again. My fiance (Sims enthusiast) told me that EA made the Sims 4 smaller than the Sims 3 to allow owners of a laptop to have the same experience. So with that being said i understand why its limited. But its inexcusable. This game is too empty and not satisfying enough to be a successor to the Sims 3. And charging full price for expansionsTo put it simple, EA are up to their old tricks again. My fiance (Sims enthusiast) told me that EA made the Sims 4 smaller than the Sims 3 to allow owners of a laptop to have the same experience. So with that being said i understand why its limited. But its inexcusable. This game is too empty and not satisfying enough to be a successor to the Sims 3. And charging full price for expansions with DLC that should have been in the base game will not make things right. The ability to do two things at once, model character faces and build houses with my detail and ease are some fine additions to this sequel, but not enough of an addition to make it acceptable. The Sims 4 gets thumbs up for its Sim character additions, such as the moods, although they do change too frequently.
    Overall, not bad for a Sims game, but not worthy to call a sequal to Sims 3. Expect tp keep your wallets open for EA to dig their hands in and take all of your money, just so you can have a dog, swimming pool and the occasional rain. Things that should already be in the game.    … Expand
  83. Colonel_Kit
    Nov 1, 2014
    4
    This game is mainly for big fans and I am a very big fan of The Sims series. Unfortunately, this took me by surprise. Look, I understand that I am going to get some hate by some real die hard fans about this but I can assure you that I have my good and bad reasons. The first thing I notice was that the loading screen was quicker than The Sims 3 and I figured that that was some improvement.This game is mainly for big fans and I am a very big fan of The Sims series. Unfortunately, this took me by surprise. Look, I understand that I am going to get some hate by some real die hard fans about this but I can assure you that I have my good and bad reasons. The first thing I notice was that the loading screen was quicker than The Sims 3 and I figured that that was some improvement. The next improvement was the interface. It looked beautifully sharp and was no doubt an upgrade to its counterparts but that's when I realize that the Sims 4 is just another SimCity (New One). With all of its improvement it seems to me that they dispose so many great aspect that made its counterpart so popular. The Sims 4 is a dumb down version of The Sims 3 believe it or not. Yes, the way your Sims act (emotion wise) is more 'real' than The Sims 3 unit but that's barely an improvement that could had easily been implemented on The Sims 3. Also, don't expect global view. Why? Because it's not there anymore. Another thing to not expect is color customization. Yes, you read it, no more creativity on how different you can make your avatar look. There are only a few things that The Sims 4 has really improve on. One as I mention before, is emotions and the way your avatar interacts with other Sims. Two, the way you build homes and how easily you can turn a box into a glorified piece of art. Last but not least, interfaces and loading time. And just to point out why it loads so fast is because there's no more global view and what I mean by that is, rather than seeing your Sim drive to the local gym or the local dance club, you get a beautiful loading screen instead. Oh yeah, did I also mention that you are limited to where you can live? Maybe this is just for now but it doesn't excuse the fact that you're limited to how your Sims can live. Overall, this version of The Sim is just a big disappointment. Wait until it goes on sale, gets improved updates, or have some type of bundle with extra DLC's because for a full $60 or $70 for the deluxe edition, it isn't worth it. The Sims 4 is meant to be played with medium-end performance, meaning most modern computers should be capable of running it without having to get high-end graphic card or CPU in comparison to The Sims 3 (If you want to run it without much difficulty). And if you do happen to like this version of The Sims, more power to you but this isn't my cup of tea.… Expand
  84. sampom
    Oct 31, 2014
    2
    At first i thought the new interface was hard to handle but managed to find it quite user friendly 5 minutes in. It is actually a great balance between freedom to navigate around town and CPU usage. The new life goal system is really nice and encourage to keep on playing. But after a generation of sims i actually managed to play through most of the games features and got bored. The tons ofAt first i thought the new interface was hard to handle but managed to find it quite user friendly 5 minutes in. It is actually a great balance between freedom to navigate around town and CPU usage. The new life goal system is really nice and encourage to keep on playing. But after a generation of sims i actually managed to play through most of the games features and got bored. The tons of game updates on the way might make the game pretty interesting in the end but will not the 300$ or more invested at that point. Maybe EA should consider a new way to distribute the game? A monthly fee would be a way better option. Considering how little the games evolve from one edition to the other, having a continuous game update system à la World Of Warcraft could make it way painless. At least i would feel a little less dumb to pay for it,,,… Expand
  85. kadorseyusaom
    Oct 31, 2014
    1
    I sincerely dislike this game. Inferior to Sims 3. When other sims have been release I spent all day playing with them. This one 10 minutes a day is too much. All of the choices in previous releases have disappeared, I don't like the trade in for moods what idiot thought of this? I will not purchase any new releases until it plays
  86. LoneRangerZA
    Oct 29, 2014
    8
    It might not be perfect, but it does a pretty good job for a base game. Pools etc are coming back. Maxis has confirmed this, not having pools never bothered me.
  87. porgiie
    Oct 27, 2014
    0
    After playing the create-a-sim demo for sims 4 I could honestly say that I was beyond excited for the new release chapter in the game. What a load of rubbish. It is such a backtrack from sims 3 it feels more of a very slight improvement to sims 2. Save your money, just purchase sims 3 instead.

    One thing EA did not do that terribly on is with the new create a sim which is one of the only    After playing the create-a-sim demo for sims 4 I could honestly say that I was beyond excited for the new release chapter in the game. What a load of rubbish. It is such a backtrack from sims 3 it feels more of a very slight improvement to sims 2. Save your money, just purchase sims 3 instead.

    One thing EA did not do that terribly on is with the new create a sim which is one of the only things you can see an improvement in but even so, I feel restricted on what I can do since I can no longer edit items to how I please which, for me, takes the whole fun out of the creative process since it was the editing tool which I used so much of in sims 3.

    Gameplay is bleak and boring, no open world anymore so we have to wait for those irritating and boring waiting screens before it loads and since the buildings have so little to do in them, within five minutes I find myself moving to another building and waiting frustratingly for another loading screen to end.
    Careers are far worse then before with less choice and less opportunities whilst in those professions it really makes such a big part of the game boring and non-interactive. Well done ea, it feels as if I'm replaying sims 2 again and not in a good way.

    Emotions are a good feature but as much as everyone seems to like this idea, it bothers me some. It grew irritating fast and I found the emotions feature more bothersome then enjoyable.

    Building is a good added feature but since the game is such a let down it really makes little difference whether I can make a house quicker or not.

    Overall if you are thinking about purchasing this game, from my own opinion just don't. If you're new to the world of the sims, buy sims 3. Heck even buy sims 2. Sims 4 is a rip-off for its money and due to how big the game is now, I wouldn't even buy it for half the price after having played it. This is the only sims game that I have bought, played for an hour and turned it off when I could have played the game for days on end. I hope EA do something spectacular to makeup for the disappointment of this game. In fact, I hope they burn the sims 4 and just skip onto a sims 5 with open world and all of these fantastic features I loved so much in the sims 3.
    Even though it hurts to find out the good, the positives are the new create-a-sim and build mode but these factors alone cannot create a good game.    … Expand
  88. Rivers1141
    Oct 27, 2014
    3
    I played The Sims 4 for about 18 hours, then switched back to 3. I hate that there is now neighborhoods, instead of open access to the whole town. Limited amount of lots to build houses on. The build mode is great, aside from not being able to change/create a style. CAS is pretty cool. I had a lot of hope for this game, but one of the things that turned me off completely, is the lack ofI played The Sims 4 for about 18 hours, then switched back to 3. I hate that there is now neighborhoods, instead of open access to the whole town. Limited amount of lots to build houses on. The build mode is great, aside from not being able to change/create a style. CAS is pretty cool. I had a lot of hope for this game, but one of the things that turned me off completely, is the lack of Family Tree. I'll definitely be playing 3 for a long time to come.… Expand
  89. Roguer
    Oct 26, 2014
    0
    Another vehicle for EA to milk a ton of money from DLCs from The Sims franchise fans. Under the excuse that they "didn't have resources" - laughable for a company of that size, EA dropped about 90% of what The Sims 3 had, pretty sure with intend to capitalize on DLCs adding all that back again at a later time, same way The Sims 3 started when it just released, same thing all over again.Another vehicle for EA to milk a ton of money from DLCs from The Sims franchise fans. Under the excuse that they "didn't have resources" - laughable for a company of that size, EA dropped about 90% of what The Sims 3 had, pretty sure with intend to capitalize on DLCs adding all that back again at a later time, same way The Sims 3 started when it just released, same thing all over again. Not again, no thanks. Pass.… Expand
  90. beyondabraxas
    Oct 25, 2014
    0
    This game is very revealing to the husk of a great studio that Maxis used to be. Why not just make it into a simulation at this point? why even bother having user input? why did you idiots sell yourself to EA? Goodbye, you zombified corpse of a once great studio you.
  91. dateless_loser
    Oct 24, 2014
    0
    The Sims 4 is the worst game I've ever played in my life. Okay, not really. But it was a MAJOR disappointment. I say "was" because I returned it for a refund. This is the first and only time a game was so bad that I actually took it back. So I suppose in a way maybe it IS the worst game I've ever played.

    First SimCity and now this. Well done, EA..... Way to ruin two of the most    The Sims 4 is the worst game I've ever played in my life. Okay, not really. But it was a MAJOR disappointment. I say "was" because I returned it for a refund. This is the first and only time a game was so bad that I actually took it back. So I suppose in a way maybe it IS the worst game I've ever played.

    First SimCity and now this. Well done, EA..... Way to ruin two of the most successful video game series of all time. Missing features and a fatally restrictive ingame world are becoming hallmarks of EA's new releases. It's one flop after another, and they don't care because they know they'll make money regardless.... EA is like the Nicholas Cage of the video game industry.

    Who knows, maybe things will turn around in a few years with The Sims 5. That's if EA hasn't already killed the franchise.

    Well TS3, I guess it's just going to be you and me for a while....    … Expand
  92. Moxd
    Oct 23, 2014
    0
    It's really good, y'know, if we were in some kind of alternate dimension where we were all enslaved by flesh eating robots. But we aren't, and it isn't.
  93. whitepawn
    Oct 23, 2014
    3
    This is mobile gaming blown up for the PC. Repeat that to yourself 3 times. There's a trend right now that says mobile gaming is where the money is (see: microtransactions). It's like that don't get that while we may play that crap on our smartphones, so we don't have to do nothing during downtime away from home, what we want is to return to our PCs or consoles with our BIG screens andThis is mobile gaming blown up for the PC. Repeat that to yourself 3 times. There's a trend right now that says mobile gaming is where the money is (see: microtransactions). It's like that don't get that while we may play that crap on our smartphones, so we don't have to do nothing during downtime away from home, what we want is to return to our PCs or consoles with our BIG screens and comfortable controls.

    Look at the base of this game. It's FB. It's tablet. It's not PC. The lack of choices on the character creation menu alone makes me sad. It only took two characters for me to realize how similar they would be...even wearing the same pair of pants, cuz, there's only one pair of pants!

    Blame mobile gaming for this farce.    … Expand
  94. Rekragamm
    Oct 22, 2014
    0
    Ok guys, I know! Let's copy paste sims 3 (not even all of it!) put some nicer models in and charge 60 dollars and say it's new. this is basically the sims 4, it doesn't even have some of the core features of the other games for example swimming pools, connected world, and not NEARLY as many careers. Guess what guys? It's going to be another DLC fest from EA what a surprise and unless youOk guys, I know! Let's copy paste sims 3 (not even all of it!) put some nicer models in and charge 60 dollars and say it's new. this is basically the sims 4, it doesn't even have some of the core features of the other games for example swimming pools, connected world, and not NEARLY as many careers. Guess what guys? It's going to be another DLC fest from EA what a surprise and unless you want some features that should be included in the normal copy you have to pay 10 dollars extra.

    Yet another example of EA's greed when it comes to gaming, buy the sims 3 if you want a good life sim game the only thing sims 4 adds is certain moods and when you're in those moods you do certain things like "take an angry poop" not very original EA. In fact I wouldn't buy from this company at all after everything they've done to the industry. 1/10 introduces some ok features but leaves out core gameplay and also why the hell isn't it a connected world? Loading screens between everywhere you go isn't necessary even with the updated graphics.    … Expand
  95. Deroni76
    Oct 21, 2014
    5
    Lemme just start out by stating that The Sims 4 is not the worst game in the world. It's disappointing, but disappointment almost never means 'bad'. People who rate this game 0s and 1s are completely dishonest and/or blinded by the disappointment.

    With that being said, yes, there are tons of features removed from previous installments, leaving us with only the skeletal structure for The    Lemme just start out by stating that The Sims 4 is not the worst game in the world. It's disappointing, but disappointment almost never means 'bad'. People who rate this game 0s and 1s are completely dishonest and/or blinded by the disappointment.

    With that being said, yes, there are tons of features removed from previous installments, leaving us with only the skeletal structure for The Sims 4. The 'badness' of this game is not because of one thing, but many things being stripped down at once. It feels like a watered down version of The Sims 2.    … Expand
  96. motleycruefan
    Oct 19, 2014
    2
    I was so happy when I got this game. When it was done downloading, I like **** my pants. Then when I found out it was awful I wanted to cry. My grandparents spent like 90$ (with tax) on this game, and it sucked.
    There's no more open world. That basically ruined it for most people.
    Loading screens take a while, like five minutes. Some bull**** there. We have to BUILD our own house? Why    I was so happy when I got this game. When it was done downloading, I like **** my pants. Then when I found out it was awful I wanted to cry. My grandparents spent like 90$ (with tax) on this game, and it sucked.
    There's no more open world. That basically ruined it for most people.
    Loading screens take a while, like five minutes. Some bull**** there.
    We have to BUILD our own house? Why can't we just buy one like in Sims 3? It takes forever, and I bet most people, Like I, don't even understand half of the **** it says!
    The only reason I am giving it a 1 is because I love the character maker. That is ALL I like about this game. The controls are hard and annoying. Please, make like, a new one or something. An expansion or something! This right now, is awful, and lots of people agree. I suggest not getting it. Everyone wanted it so badly, and like mine, our wish didn't come true. Don't get this game. Just don't    … Expand
  97. althekoolkid
    Oct 18, 2014
    4
    This game reeks of potential. As a base this game has a lot of room to grow. . . That being said. This is simply a base. There is nothing there. The neighborhoods are TINY, the careers are ridiculously stupid, and all of the outlying factors make the game-play incredibly lacking.

    Despite the many flaws of this game (to many to list) the selling point of The Sims 4 was supposed to be    This game reeks of potential. As a base this game has a lot of room to grow. . . That being said. This is simply a base. There is nothing there. The neighborhoods are TINY, the careers are ridiculously stupid, and all of the outlying factors make the game-play incredibly lacking.

    Despite the many flaws of this game (to many to list) the selling point of The Sims 4 was supposed to be its simplicity. They wanted to make it easier. Easier than what? The last word I would use to describe The Sims franchise is hard. Everything has been dumbed-down to the point that it completely looses its functionality. Placing houses is incredibly easy, placing houses correctly is **** impossible. I continuously find myself placing houses with front doors facing away from the street and into a field, and this theme is constantly recurring all throughout the game, things are easy to do, just not properly.

    Being that this is the "base game" I imagine it ill be improved upon. With the previous Sims installments each DLC was accompanied by a free update that improved the overall functionality of the "base game". I would say it would be fair to assume that after 5-6 expansions have been released, the base game will have gotten enough updates to be playable.

    Unfortunately, The Sims always feels incomplete until a lot of DLC has been developed and released to expand the game-play. It always feels like something is missing. I find it likely that this will also be the same for The Sims 4 but on a much broader and lengthier scale. I would wait about a year and a half before purchasing this game.    … Expand
  98. drschuster555
    Oct 17, 2014
    0
    YAY! A NEW GAME!

    Here mister EA, your 50€.

    Oh! 20 "new" 'Expansion Packs': Here EA your 10000€!

    I think it was worth it.

    The rating has to be 150 characters long: :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
  99. BrutalBran95
    Oct 16, 2014
    0
    not going to give long text just want to type 150 words so i can leave 0 score for been flat out awful i didnt even praite this after watching videos that how bad this is and when reading comments and reviews glad i got sims 3 start pack for £5 then paying £40 for this crap EA at its best
  100. Tubey
    Oct 16, 2014
    3
    Imagine playing Skyrim, but they locked off a load of the skill trees as DLC. Or playing Final Fantasy 7, but Yuffie and Vincent were downloadable characters and the Gold Saucer was DLC. The effect would be that you're playing a good game, but it's so bare bones that it can't possibly be considered a complete game.

    Sims 4 takes this one step further. This "game" is quite literally a    Imagine playing Skyrim, but they locked off a load of the skill trees as DLC. Or playing Final Fantasy 7, but Yuffie and Vincent were downloadable characters and the Gold Saucer was DLC. The effect would be that you're playing a good game, but it's so bare bones that it can't possibly be considered a complete game.

    Sims 4 takes this one step further. This "game" is quite literally a barebone skeleton of a game that is frankly nothing to write home about until the 1000 DLCs come out and flesh it out. Which, of course, means this will ultimately be a £200+ game.

    Is it worth that outlay? It;s impossible to tell, but just going on the skeleton we have available to play, the answer is a resounding no. Why? Because this game is a shinier version of Sims 3, with added loaded screens. So why not just buy Sims 3 with all the DLC for not much more than the base game of Sims 4 costs? Hell, why not buy Sims 2, which again is a superior title for a few quid?

    The emotion system in Sims 4 adds something different I guess, but it's not a good enough reason to justify the outlay or the time you'll invest in the title. That aside, nothing is better here than its' predecessors.

    I'm not an EA hater. If they get something right, I'll praise them for it. But this title is everything EA is criticised for in a nutshell - DLC by the boatload, not much else.

    And please can game reviewers at apparently reputable websites stop giving ridiculous scores to AAA titles to appease their paymasters? It's cynical and worrying as you are conning people into turning over hard cash on sub-par titles. Just stop it.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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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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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

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