The Sims 4

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  1. TheExtraGuy
    Sep 14, 2014
    5
    The games biggest problem is that both the Sims 2 and the Sims 3 exist. It feels more like Sims 1.5 with the amount of things missing and dumbed down from both of those base games. The only things that save this are the emotions, the Multitasking, CAS and Build mode. But with no Create a Style, no pools, no todlers, no cars, no terrain tools, no lot placement or overworld map like that ofThe games biggest problem is that both the Sims 2 and the Sims 3 exist. It feels more like Sims 1.5 with the amount of things missing and dumbed down from both of those base games. The only things that save this are the emotions, the Multitasking, CAS and Build mode. But with no Create a Style, no pools, no todlers, no cars, no terrain tools, no lot placement or overworld map like that of Sims 2 or 3, this game is just bare bones and not worth full price and certainly not worth another full priced expansion which will certainly be coming. EA's worst blunder to date and you can certainly see the disregard they have for the consumer with the way they have treated this release along with that review embargo. Now we see why...… Expand
  2. Auntee
    Sep 14, 2014
    1
    I was excited to download this newest version and have been looking forward to the release. After playing for a couple of hours I wondered if I had somehow received an incomplete copy of the game. The neighborhoods are small. If there is a way add more empty lots (there are only 2 or 3 total in each neighborhood) I couldn't find it. Cannot merge households as far as I can tell. Its aI was excited to download this newest version and have been looking forward to the release. After playing for a couple of hours I wondered if I had somehow received an incomplete copy of the game. The neighborhoods are small. If there is a way add more empty lots (there are only 2 or 3 total in each neighborhood) I couldn't find it. Cannot merge households as far as I can tell. Its a big bust and I have already requested a refund from Origin Game guarantee. It really isn't much better than Sims 2 except the sims are more realistic. I didn't really mind the travel function much...the loading time was not long...but there is no place you really want to go with your Sims. I'm just so disappointed.… Expand
  3. IDeathstalkerI
    Sep 14, 2014
    4
    The game is an absolute disappointment, I'm not saying that the game is bad but it is very disappointing. I've been playing 'The Sims' since the first one, as a big fan of the series this is a big let down..
  4. Pvn
    Sep 13, 2014
    5
    Giving it a 5, may just be too nice.
    But the gameplay wasn't entertaining, it felt more forced on my part.
    I enjoyed going around in a car, sims 3 was where this shined. They just killed off too much of the fun things from the previous games. While there are some neat features, it's just not the same as it used to be. The fact that you have to buy all those DLC's again is just    Giving it a 5, may just be too nice.
    But the gameplay wasn't entertaining, it felt more forced on my part.
    I enjoyed going around in a car, sims 3 was where this shined.
    They just killed off too much of the fun things from the previous games.
    While there are some neat features, it's just not the same as it used to be. The fact that you have to buy all those DLC's again is just laughable. Just stick to The Sims 3, you'll probably be better off.    … Expand
  5. MadJaples
    Sep 13, 2014
    2
    UK GAMERS READ THIS ONE:

    To begin with, you can buy this game from amazon for sixty quid. I don't know how EA could possibly justify charging the same sum of money you could expect to dish out for oh, two microwaves (in real money, not simoleans), and what makes it more insulting is that it is at least TWENTY QUID CHEAPER IN THE STATES!!! This is a huge rip-off, and people wonder why so    UK GAMERS READ THIS ONE:

    To begin with, you can buy this game from amazon for sixty quid. I don't know how EA could possibly justify charging the same sum of money you could expect to dish out for oh, two microwaves (in real money, not simoleans), and what makes it more insulting is that it is at least TWENTY QUID CHEAPER IN THE STATES!!! This is a huge rip-off, and people wonder why so many are looking to piracy.
    Not only is it sixty quid, it's also all the dosh you need to buy the expansion packs in the future too. By the time you've spent that much money, you'll have probably needed to take out a third mortgage. Not impressed EA. Not impressed at all.

    The Create-A-Sim aspect of the game is arguably only one of two resounding saving graces of the game, but it still doesn't make the game actually worth sixty quid (or anything close to it!). The loading times are so shockingly quick in comparison to Sims 3 (mostly due to lack of content I should imagine, all you seem to get is the base elements of the game and that is IT) it makes you wonder why the hell did they make the Sims 3 so damn slow to launch up if they made Sims 4 launch up in far less time than it takes to boil a kettle.
    The travel aspects are okay, the rest of it, not too great to be fair. There's nothing new about the Sims, not since the third one, there appears to be no massively noticeable improvements or innovations to the game other than the Sim Creation process, and that is about IT.

    Can you smell the incoming expansion packery that is about to ensue over the next near decade?
    This is why I didn't get it after I played it. For shame EA, for shame. How dare you con the Brits.    … Expand
  6. teemas2000
    Sep 13, 2014
    8
    The sims 4 has made a partial improvement from the sims 3 in terms of the visual interface, build mode and the actual sims themselves. I'm disappointed with the loading screens being virtually everywhere. If you want to visit your neighbours house, BOOM, you're stuck on a loading screen. However, by looking at the simulation game on a whole, there have been multiple improvements. I'mThe sims 4 has made a partial improvement from the sims 3 in terms of the visual interface, build mode and the actual sims themselves. I'm disappointed with the loading screens being virtually everywhere. If you want to visit your neighbours house, BOOM, you're stuck on a loading screen. However, by looking at the simulation game on a whole, there have been multiple improvements. I'm thrilled to see what is in store for the sims 4 in the near future with many expansion and stuff packs set to release, hopefully enhancing the game in various aspects.… Expand
  7. Starshiner
    Sep 12, 2014
    0
    Here's some negative andvery little positive feedback on my take of Sims 4.

    First I will say I had always been a Sims fan. I've played them all. I even bought Sims 2 and 3 the day they had come out. I played them for hours and hours on end, rarely ever getting bored. The first hour of me playing Sims 4, I already had become so bored with it and left feeling completely disappointed. I    Here's some negative andvery little positive feedback on my take of Sims 4.

    First I will say I had always been a Sims fan. I've played them all. I even bought Sims 2 and 3 the day they had come out. I played them for hours and hours on end, rarely ever getting bored.

    The first hour of me playing Sims 4, I already had become so bored with it and left feeling completely disappointed. I was looking forward to the game, ever since it had first been announced them making a 4th installment to the Sims.

    Ever since Sims 2 had come out, my favorite aspect has always been toddlers. I loved having my female sims get pregnant and raising their babies. I loved the family side of the game. Actually, just a month ago I was explaining to my husband about the Sims games and how far they had come with it, explaining how silly the infants were in Sims 1. Then what do I find out they did with Sims 4? They made the babies like Sims 1! Right when I thought I couldn't have been more disappointed with Sims 4, I learned about the downgraded infants...then right after I find out about the toddler cut. I love the toddlers as many people do. I can understand some people not liking the toddler stage in Sims, but EA could have made that more flexible in Sims 4 by being able to remove the toddler stage.. perhaps near where you can turn off aging? They had some nerve taking out toddlers altogether!

    Another favorite aspect of mine in Sims 3 (which Sims 4 does not have) is story progression. In Sims 3, I loved creating a family, sticking them in a house, then forgetting about them as I played another household and then checking what the family I forgot about was up to, if the original couple I made got a divorce, if they had kids, what jobs they ended up getting, ect.

    The load time SUCKS. I know the load time isn't long, but it still sucks. It's just another thing to make Sims 4 feel so much more limited than Sims 3. (Keep in mind, I remember Sims 3 vanilla days as I bought it when it first came out). I miss the open world in Sims 3!

    I also don't like that they took out the style and color table tools.

    Now the couple things I did like...

    I liked what they did with create a sim. It was a bit awkward at first compared to what I was use to with Sims, but once I started to play with it, it grew on me. Again, the only thing I find it lacking is the style/color tools. Overall, I still had fun creating my sims.

    The build mode was nice, I do love what they did with it. It still wasn't enough to win me over (none of it was) as I've always been okay with the building aspect of Sims 3.

    I also love how much the Sims multi-task compared to any other Sims game.

    That's really the only positive things I have to say about Sims 4... and I would have rather have paid to have the features I did like, into my Sims 3 because I won't be playing the Sims 4... not unless EA find a way to make up for this crappy game by giving us the features we miss!

    I don't know how they will ever be able to give us open worlds again. Maybe when they make new neighborhoods, they can make some of them be like the open neighborhoods... but I won't count on it.

    The Sims 4 is more like Sims 1 and 2 combo with a couple cool features, but not enough cool features to keep you in the groove when playing.

    I hate to say it, but you really screwed up EA! I sure hope you find a way to fix this. If not, I will just keep continuing to play The Sims 3 which I'm more than fine with. I still have a blast when playing Sims 3, unlike I do with SIms 4.    … Expand
  8. jojimbo
    Sep 12, 2014
    3
    Featureless botch of loading screen hell. Want to visit next door = loading screen, Plots all disjointed and, yes loading screen. A massive step backwards into a dog turd.
  9. spankipie
    Sep 12, 2014
    8
    Let me start by saying I've played all the sims games and have always bought them on release day, until Sims 4. The main reason was people were saying such negative things about it. In the end, I spent the money and I'm very glad I did. I've played for

    20 hours now and here are my impressions: The Good: - Performance! So much faster, even with the loading screens - Build Mode is    Let me start by saying I've played all the sims games and have always bought them on release day, until Sims 4. The main reason was people were saying such negative things about it. In the end, I spent the money and I'm very glad I did. I've played for

    20 hours now and here are my impressions:

    The Good:
    - Performance! So much faster, even with the loading screens
    - Build Mode is awesome! I can finally build something nice looking. The re-sizable rooms help a lot for remodeling.
    - Multi-tasking allows me to FINALLY manage all my sims' needs and wants in a large household.
    - I play the game more slowly - I really enjoying actually playing my sims for once. Instead of just speeding through on ultra speed, I find myself taking my time and wanting to fulfill the sims whims and aspirations. and relationship interactions are great.

    The Bad:
    - Obviously less content and I should at least be able to change colors of things
    - Lack of family tree and memories
    - Feel like the sims can get away with too much. I had a sim who was living with and having woohoo with two brothers, one of which she was married to. No one said a thing...

    The verdict:
    I'm very glad I bought this game. At 17 hours, I have still only scratched the surface. I have yet to see a sim die. There are so many things I haven't done yet and I'm looking forward to doing more. I'm actually excited for the expansion packs. I feel like the base game of TS4 is so much better than any base game yet and I think after it's not so trendy to bash the game anymore, people will come around and say this is the best sims game yet.    … Expand
  10. dome_1986
    Sep 12, 2014
    1
    just played it for 7 houres and i am realy dissapointed.
    nice grafik but there is no content at all. i come from sims 3 and i have played with
    all the addons and to start again from zero pisses my of. why they are not continuing where they stopped and develop new stuff from there? why going 3 steps back to make 1 in the front?
    never ever EA again!
  11. J4MESOX4D
    Sep 12, 2014
    2
    Amazing job EA! You've taken The Sims 3; stripped it down to the bare bones, replaced the 3 with a 4 and made it full price again with possibly 10 DLC packs to buy in the future just to finish the game and add some content. Absolutely disgusting practice and it's no wonder EA are considered one of the worst companies on the planet.

    Yet another game on EA's books that is deliberately    Amazing job EA! You've taken The Sims 3; stripped it down to the bare bones, replaced the 3 with a 4 and made it full price again with possibly 10 DLC packs to buy in the future just to finish the game and add some content. Absolutely disgusting practice and it's no wonder EA are considered one of the worst companies on the planet.

    Yet another game on EA's books that is deliberately starved of content so players pay premiums on DLC. This feels like an early access game except it's finished and your wallet will be hemorrhaging more funds to 'finish' it further. Disgraceful.    … Expand
  12. IvanWong
    Sep 12, 2014
    4
    The Sims 4 is a game that takes EA's franchise one step forward and three steps back, with certain welcome features but a number of shocking omissions. Good music and graphics result in a polished game, but a single play-through exposes the limitations of this game compared to The Sims 3.

    The game starts off by giving you a good impression – loading times are noticeably shorter than    The Sims 4 is a game that takes EA's franchise one step forward and three steps back, with certain welcome features but a number of shocking omissions. Good music and graphics result in a polished game, but a single play-through exposes the limitations of this game compared to The Sims 3.

    The game starts off by giving you a good impression – loading times are noticeably shorter than they are in The Sims 3, allowing you to jump straight into Create-A-Sim Mode. It is here that the development time spent on The Sims 4 shines through, with virtually any part of the Sim being adjustable with an easy click-and-drag. One criticism of this mode is that while the functionality is improved, the organisation of the entire mode is not. For example, accessories on the face and accessories on the body are in separate categories. Furthermore, players (as far as I know) have to click on the Sims’ bodies at some point to get to other settings, as opposed to The Sims 3 in which every setting was accessible from the buttons at the side. Filters for clothing, while handy, are somewhat tedious to use because they do not switch themselves off when you switch to a different set of clothes (e.g. from everyday to formal) and they aren't always onscreen, necessitating a few more clicks than one would like.

    Create-A-Style is absent, and perhaps the second-biggest turn off in The Sims 4. While EA has sensibly chosen to include more styles for each set of clothes, furniture, tiles and wall coverings, the lack of this feature means that if you wanted to make a copy of a house, The Sims 3 would give you much closer results. The exclusion of this feature brings us back by a decade to The Sims 2. In defense of The Sims 4 though, the addition of wall heights, movable rooms, easy-to-build foundations and roof trims make the rest of build mode more powerful than before. Oh wait, swimming pools and basements are missing too.

    So the second-biggest turn off is Create-A-Style. What’s the biggest? The Sims 3 came with an open world mode, allowing players to follow the Sims inside and outside their house. The Sims 4 doesn't. Loading screens separate any movement of Sims outside their homes, save for the two or three other houses in the same area. Granted, these loading times are short. However, they also take a lot of immersion out of the game, so I could either choose to have limited but immersive gameplay by making my Sims stay at home only, as opposed to going to community lots, or I could choose to tolerate the loading screens which do nothing except make me wish I was back playing The Sims 3.

    No review of The Sims 3 would be complete without talking about the new mood system. In my opinion, I do not care much for it. My Sims fluctuate between fine and happy very often, and every time this happens there will be some music to indicate this (and the music cannot be switched off). Little moodlets that Sims can have determine the final mood of the Sim. If my Sim happens to have +2 angry but +3 confident, then that Sim will be confident and not show any signs of anger at all. After a while, the confidence wore off and my Sim switched from confident to being angry. All the while my brain is screaming “That’s not how moods work!” and now both the Sim and I are angry.

    In Life mode, social motives take a lot more work to keep high, and chatting online is now virtually useless. Sims can talk for hours on end online and still not be particularly satisfied. Romance is improved to be more realistic, as it actually takes more work to build a romantic relationship, whereas in The Sims 3 you could spam romantic interactions and get your Sims married in a few in-game hours. Despite this, the game still feels backward because as stated above, there is no open world. Sadly, the absence of the open-world means that EA could put 50 new features in the game and still not make it as satisfying as The Sims 3 was. The sadder thing is that EA didn't put 50 new features in the game anyway. To depress you further, the maximum height of buildings is now three storeys instead of five.

    So let me now end off with the positives. The performance of the game is better on the same hardware than The Sims 3. The music sounds good. Sims look better. The user interface, as a whole, looks much more modern. The grass is greener? I’m struggling to come up with more positives already. The same can’t be said for the negatives of the game – here’s another three. Traits are more limited, careers are simplified and limited anyway, cars are gone, and toddlers have vanished. Oh wait, that was four. What more do I have to say? The Sims 4 looks polished enough to be branded an EA game, but is nowhere near complete enough to be a part of The Sims. The disastrous thing is that if the Sims 4 is successful, there weren't be a Sims 5 (Google it). So if you have a copy of The Sims 3, keep it well. You might be playing it for a while.    … Expand
  13. jojoba
    Sep 12, 2014
    0
    Omg, I played this game over at a friends house. But my God, did Maxis not learn from SimCity 2013?
    I hoped that there where some new inovations to the Sims and new content. Some originality to this new game and not just a copy of the original with better graphics.
    But its even worse! It is a copy of his predecessors with less than the half of its content and possibilities. I    Omg, I played this game over at a friends house. But my God, did Maxis not learn from SimCity 2013?
    I hoped that there where some new inovations to the Sims and new content. Some originality to this new game and not just a copy of the original with better graphics.

    But its even worse! It is a copy of his predecessors with less than the half of its content and possibilities.

    I allready decided not to buy any more games from EA, and till now I don't regret this decision. Only we as gamers can get this company on his knees and force them to make better games.

    DONT BUY ANYTHING ANYMORE THAT COMES FROM EA!    … Expand
  14. eldumloido
    Sep 11, 2014
    5
    Sims 3 is better in every way. heck even sims 2 is better if u have all the dlc. The game is technically worse with no 3d world map. The game also pauses to load (ssd hd 16g of ram). It's clearly a blanket for dlc and nothing more. When all the dlc is released ill give it another go.
  15. Morokish
    Sep 11, 2014
    3
    its not worth your money at all! Ea as usual is trying to ram up dlcs so, all things this game is lacking you will see it released on dlcs! but you my friend have the power, so dont buy this game or dlcs!
  16. Prisqua
    Sep 11, 2014
    8
    I like it. Loads of things are missing yes and yes EA will probably sell it as store content or expansions but nothing new there, I think we got quite accustomed to that by now.
  17. ArshiaGamer
    Sep 11, 2014
    7
    not bad :( Sims3 is better than sims 4 it don"t have new thing besides it lost something EA its a good company but I want to better scores 71 is a good score for this game
  18. sashkaa
    Sep 11, 2014
    0
    My last saved game which in essence should contain everything up to the point of my clicking "save" the last time played is in my saves folder. I am staring right at it. After the latest patch update it will not load the save.

    I built my own rig just to be able to play the Sims 3 "on the performance level it deserves to be played." It is a glorious PC, but it still cannot fully stand    My last saved game which in essence should contain everything up to the point of my clicking "save" the last time played is in my saves folder. I am staring right at it. After the latest patch update it will not load the save.

    I built my own rig just to be able to play the Sims 3 "on the performance level it deserves to be played." It is a glorious PC, but it still cannot fully stand the stress the Sims 3 puts on it. I thought the Sims 4 would be different, but after 60 hours of game play it too lags and twitches and slowly begins to murder my PC. I am sure I am not alone here.

    I would be so incredibly ashamed of myself if I was an employee of Maxis, EA or even Origin. The fact that this game was released prior to being ready for the gaming public (it seems every generation's release follows this pattern) is beyond criminal. These companies take FULL advantage of simmers who live and breath the game no matter the glitches and the quality they must suffer.

    Now the 7 day refund game guarantee window has closed. The money I have spent over the years supporting this game is such a despicable thing. The money and time we have ALL spent on this game is a disgrace.

    After 60 hours playing the Sims 4- the family growth, career development, home upgrades, special objects obtained, to start from the bottom again. It is exasperating. This game is a sad, disappointing thing, and I am defeated. I quit. Congratulations EA, Maxis, and everyone involved in this grand scheme. You win.    … Expand
  19. Mangastar
    Sep 11, 2014
    0
    If you like customization, build alot. Choosing textures etc. This game is not for you.
    Its a complete and utter disappointment. Loved EVERY other The Sims game. But this is more "1/4 The Sims" than "The Sims 4". They have removed SO many features. If you are ok with playing The sims with 4 houses in a neighborhood, you might be ok with this game. Same if you are ok with playing 1 sim at    If you like customization, build alot. Choosing textures etc. This game is not for you.
    Its a complete and utter disappointment. Loved EVERY other The Sims game. But this is more "1/4 The Sims" than "The Sims 4". They have removed SO many features. If you are ok with playing The sims with 4 houses in a neighborhood, you might be ok with this game. Same if you are ok with playing 1 sim at the time. Because you can forget controlling 2 sims at different locations at once. Also very unimpressed with the new AI of the new sims. The new mood system adds little or nothing to the game.

    End result: Looks VERY nice. But gameplay is ruined.    … Expand
  20. Maisol
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    First of all, watching trailers and gameplay on YouTube was very misleading.
    Watching trailers and reading reviews I wanted EA and Maxis to burn in Hell for what they have done to this great franchise. But after actually playing the game I must say I was very wrong.
    1- Sims are not too cartoonish unless you make them so. As a person who hates cartoonish style in gaming I must admit that    First of all, watching trailers and gameplay on YouTube was very misleading.
    Watching trailers and reading reviews I wanted EA and Maxis to burn in Hell for what they have done to this great franchise. But after actually playing the game I must say I was very wrong.
    1- Sims are not too cartoonish unless you make them so. As a person who hates cartoonish style in gaming I must admit that I menaged to make my sims very realistic. And overall world aldow cartoonish is not ugly at all. I know what you're all thinking,"we have seen the trailers they are cartoonish" trust me during actual gameplay they do not feel that way at all, unless you make them so.
    2- Emotions are not overpronounced at all. Sims dont swag too much and none of my sims died from laughter. In fact they are more alive then ever and their reactions on world and situations are not annoying as they often are in Sims3.
    3- When I read about how they improved emotions, I was thinking "WTF sims already had emotions and personality just fine" but boy was I wrong. The new sims are truly alive, and you wont belive how enjoyable and engaging it is to see their personalities emerge during gameplay.
    4- I played on high graphics settings (not maximum) without experiencing a single glitch or lag, and I play on the same computer that could play Sims3 only on lower resolution and medium settings.
    5- On the other hand my game crashes a lot, and there is no autosave so I often lose my game witch is very annoying. And managing saved games is bad, although you can have multiple saves you can only load the last save. Or I haven't figured out how to load previous saves yet.
    6- Yes, not having open world is unforgivable.
    7- It is more challenging to manage sims now than before, or to say it in another word gameplay is more engaging.
    8- This is definitely not the final product. There are gaps everyware telling us that only with a few expansions this game will be complete.

    As a tool with all freedoms that it gives us The Sims3 is definitely much better game, but Sims4 have the same charm that Sims2 had. Although I am saddened by limited options we now have, I must confess that very quickly I learned to enjoy limitations, and now I have opportunity to actually meet my sims and truly play with them instead of endles building environment they live in.    … Expand
  21. Kaliarii
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    All right, I can't bring myself to give this game an entirely bad review. It DOES have a lot of good points. First, the graphics are beautiful on any setting, allowing even those with lower-end computers to enjoy playing. Additionally, the music is well-done, the interface (once you've gotten used to it) is a nice improvement, and the game itself loads faster than any of the other baseAll right, I can't bring myself to give this game an entirely bad review. It DOES have a lot of good points. First, the graphics are beautiful on any setting, allowing even those with lower-end computers to enjoy playing. Additionally, the music is well-done, the interface (once you've gotten used to it) is a nice improvement, and the game itself loads faster than any of the other base games - especially TS3. So overall, not a bad game, right? Wellllll.....

    The issues I take with TS4 are multi-fold. First and foremost, the price vs the level of completion. I wouldn't have minded shelling out $70 to a small, indie game with lots of potential, where devs actually needed the money to continue development. However, dropping $70 into a multi-million dollar franchise and getting a game that is, well... not finished.... is a little ridiculous. I didn't complain too much about the loss of open world - honestly, the loading pages take about as long as cross-map travel would have anyway, and probably won't get much longer with added DLC, so we're good there. Fortunately, the immediate area is open, so I can still visit next-door neighbors without dealing with loading.

    That said, I find it absolutely unacceptable that EA left so many bugs in the game. I've run into the majority of the known bugs at this point, and the two updates I've seen since launch a little over a week ago, seem to be making things worse. Showers keep running, even when there's no one in them (and seem to break faster when they do)... Conversations with other family members become "stuck", where no matter what those sims are doing, they're conversing - which messes with their ability to do other things - like bathe. With any other installment in the series I would hit one, maybe two bugs if I were really unlucky, and rarely more than one in the same day. With TS4, it's every two or three Sim hours (yeah, seriously.)... EA's best solution? Create a secondary "save" file, and send one sim travelling - and follow that sim. That *should* fix the issue. They think. Insert eye roll.

    Honestly, I was a bit concerned with the demo Create a Sim. The game just didn't look the way I'd expected it to. But I shook off my trepidation, and told myself this was probably an earlier version that EA wanted to use as an example. This was true - there are, in fact, subtle improvements to the full create-a-sim that weren't present in the demo. That said, however, the improvements just weren't significant enough. There are an extremely limited number of options - even down to the color combinations one can choose per clothing article. With base TS3, even though there were very few available choices for content (just like any base Sims game, kids)... The possibilities were infinite - you could literally make a hundred (or more) different outfits from the same shirt, pants, and shoes - all dependent on what patterns/fabrics you chose for each piece. I could spend hours in TS3 perfecting my sims. TS4 takes that ability away, and now, while I like the more intuitive style of designing the actual sim, I spend about 5 mins finding a clothing combination I hate the least, before being over THAT hot mess.

    The career choices are wildly unrealistic - what happened to the cop, the doctor, the businessman, and all the rest of the "normal" career paths? I mean, come on. I like the amount of challenge that's been added into promotion - I always play my sims on prolonged lives, so promotions before were just way too simple. I can also appreciate the challenge added to the "major wishes" - and I especially like that they're now relative to the age groups and you can have more than one! It always seemed stupid to me that a sim would finish his or her lifetime aspiration as a teen (or child), and just be done with "it all"... So that's kind of cool. However, putting the same amount of difficulty getting a child's "promotion" or "goal" there as an adult's is stupid. Their age-up time is less.

    My final complaint, before I run out of characters, is this: TS4 just isn't as "immersive" as earlier base games in the franchise - the player just doesn't get sucked in the way past games did. In a running series like this, the games should be GROWING, always improving (and, you know... finished BEFORE release). My hope is that future DLC and updates will correct the glaring flaws, of which there are unfortunately many with TS4. The game has potential, and for a first-time indie game, or even an open beta, it'd be a great start. The problem lies in the fact that this ISN'T an indie game - EA and Maxwell have been doing this long enough at this point to have known better than to release an inferior product.    … Expand
  22. saris1
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    This game is bad, bad, bad. It's basically nothing but a framework to add DLC to. No open world, no basements, no pools... no nothing. It's more or less the Sims 2 (base-game) with a graphical update. I'm still not sure if there is story progression in this game or not.... but from what I've experienced so far it doesn't really matter. Terrible and honestly I don't think that 'official'This game is bad, bad, bad. It's basically nothing but a framework to add DLC to. No open world, no basements, no pools... no nothing. It's more or less the Sims 2 (base-game) with a graphical update. I'm still not sure if there is story progression in this game or not.... but from what I've experienced so far it doesn't really matter. Terrible and honestly I don't think that 'official' DLC is going to make it much better.… Expand
  23. BillG08
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    Before I get into the review I was to start by saying did not pre order and watched plenty of reviews, which were mostly mixed but being a fan I thought Id give it a go..Managed to grab it for £25 so not too bad! So I have had this game a couple of days and have already put 20 hours into it...If that doesn't say addictive I don't know what does! The new UI along with emotions multitaskingBefore I get into the review I was to start by saying did not pre order and watched plenty of reviews, which were mostly mixed but being a fan I thought Id give it a go..Managed to grab it for £25 so not too bad! So I have had this game a couple of days and have already put 20 hours into it...If that doesn't say addictive I don't know what does! The new UI along with emotions multitasking etc makes the game such breeze to play and feels so much more "real". The CAS is pretty good with many features available but I must say I'm disappointed at the lack of clothing choices but I'm sure knowing EA we will get more in 100 DLC packs...The Building is also really enjoyable as it offers new things for both new and old sims players; can be simple for new and advanced for old. I'm loving how the game is keeping up with the times with a great focus on tech even a TECH CAREER! :-) Sadly careers are quite limited and there isn't much choice...Once again more in DLC...The graphic style is another talking point and personally I really like it..I think of it as Marmite you're gonna love it or hate it. Most of the negativity I'm seeing is from people saying it's a step back..I personally see tons of potential in this game and look forward to the future. What am I not looking forward to is the fact a lot of things we hope to see will probably come in future expansions and DLC..I'm just hoping we get some free as EA is starting to take the P**s..I know Sims has always been about expansions but EA is terrible.. Worse company 3rd year running ? We shall see.… Expand
  24. thegadfly44
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    Not sure why the score for this game is so low, I think it's fun and engaging on many levels. I know a lot of people are upset about some of the things that are "missing" from Sims 3 I guess I just don't miss them very much. I had no use for pools and the toddlers were annoying anyway. Though I do miss create a style, my score would be higher were it not for that missing.

    It's a Sim    Not sure why the score for this game is so low, I think it's fun and engaging on many levels. I know a lot of people are upset about some of the things that are "missing" from Sims 3 I guess I just don't miss them very much. I had no use for pools and the toddlers were annoying anyway. Though I do miss create a style, my score would be higher were it not for that missing.

    It's a Sim game, if you liked the previous installments you'll probably like this one too.    … Expand
  25. PHJ
    Sep 10, 2014
    5
    Innovate, innovate and innovate, that's what we've been wanting for a long time from Electronic Arts, the most surprising part is that it's clear that EA really tried to innovate the game, to imrpove the franchise, but they need to learn something with The Sims 4, you never change what is working, you only improve, that's what they didn't do and that's why Sims 4 may be weird, confusing,Innovate, innovate and innovate, that's what we've been wanting for a long time from Electronic Arts, the most surprising part is that it's clear that EA really tried to innovate the game, to imrpove the franchise, but they need to learn something with The Sims 4, you never change what is working, you only improve, that's what they didn't do and that's why Sims 4 may be weird, confusing, annoying and frustating for most of the players.

    The AI in Sims 3 was pretty good, the Sims answered nice your commands, they act like real people, so you never get tired of playing it, otherwise in The Sims 4 the IA is trully bad, the Sims took too much time to do simple things like eat, cook, take a piss and principally, they took a lot of time to change from an action to other, for an example, your Sim was playing on the computer, than you command him to go to the bath, he took almost 30 min (in the game) just to go to the f*cking bath, I mean, what?

    The game just stills with 50 out 100 by some nice improvements, like the Sim creation and the House Bulding, which are pretty improved and pretty good, the graphics are lighter, brigther and more friendly, ah, and the Sims emotions are better expressed.

    Conclusion, well, EA trully needs to learn how to improve in something.    … Expand
  26. The_Seaman_
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    With the lack of content, and features that we are all familiar with the previous sims you can't call this a full game.
    Stay with the The Sims 3 or even better The Sims 2.
  27. gabnel1991
    Sep 10, 2014
    5
    I liked the graphics, they were ok and it seems they focused more on the Sims and their emotions and left out everything else.

    Create-a-Sim is great even though the color limitations for the items surprises me. The build mode is by far the best out of their make overs. It appears the NPC Sims do not evolve and everything else seem so easy. Basically it improved some of the Sims aspect    I liked the graphics, they were ok and it seems they focused more on the Sims and their emotions and left out everything else.

    Create-a-Sim is great even though the color limitations for the items surprises me. The build mode is by far the best out of their make overs. It appears the NPC Sims do not evolve and everything else seem so easy. Basically it improved some of the Sims aspect of The Sims 3 but fell short, excluding many good aspects of The Sims 3.

    With the exception of the emotions and multitasking everything else seems to have gone backwards.    … Expand
  28. dkakdkkskk
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    I Love this game... The Best Sims Game Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  29. Fist
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    I have played this game for 87 hours already. I can say I have had a lot of fun playing this game. The game is additive like the other Sims version I played in the past. I think the key to having fun with this game is make quite a few Sims so that you have more of a variety of Sims to interact with. I would recommend this game if you haven't played the other versions in a while.
  30. WetPig
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    I have played previous Sims games.Its sorta fells just like the sims 2.I liked sims 3 because on the new things it added but this doesnt add anything to the Sims games.And i fear that the DLC for the game will be even more than in the Sims 3 which was a lot.The game is OK but thats the problem.They could have made something far better instead of adding to the game they took from it.ItsI have played previous Sims games.Its sorta fells just like the sims 2.I liked sims 3 because on the new things it added but this doesnt add anything to the Sims games.And i fear that the DLC for the game will be even more than in the Sims 3 which was a lot.The game is OK but thats the problem.They could have made something far better instead of adding to the game they took from it.Its just not as good as the previous Sims games.… Expand
  31. SmartHand
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    Yes it lacks the pool and a few options but Sims Sims 3 to 4 potential !
    Ok the DLC will make up the bill but graphically it is really good , the spirit of the characters are immersive !
    The game is not bad...
  32. IamDavej
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    They release a game with less stuff every time. And stuff is all what The Sims is about. You would expect the next game to keep some of the old features in this series. But no, you have to buy it to get back to the amount of stuff in the last game. This is the 4:th time you have to buy everything again. There will be about 50 expansions. That gives us a hint about how much is reallyThey release a game with less stuff every time. And stuff is all what The Sims is about. You would expect the next game to keep some of the old features in this series. But no, you have to buy it to get back to the amount of stuff in the last game. This is the 4:th time you have to buy everything again. There will be about 50 expansions. That gives us a hint about how much is really missing in the original game. A LOT. 50 expansions at about 40$, That is 200$ for the whole game in the end. Perhaps you do have infinite money but most people do not. That is why this game is a total middle finger from EA. Apart from that you are given 1/50 of a game from EA it is a good game. Therefore 1 point.… Expand
  33. Mutexual
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    A downgrade of a game if there ever was one. There are over 89 features missing from this game that were present in it's predecessor. Including basic things like pools, open world, basements, toddlers, terrain editing, actual job locations, hot tubs, etc. It truely feels like EA sucked the meat out of The Sims so they could sell it all back to you, piece by piece, as DLC packs. They wereA downgrade of a game if there ever was one. There are over 89 features missing from this game that were present in it's predecessor. Including basic things like pools, open world, basements, toddlers, terrain editing, actual job locations, hot tubs, etc. It truely feels like EA sucked the meat out of The Sims so they could sell it all back to you, piece by piece, as DLC packs. They were so busy removing features they forgot to add new ones. The base game is so bland and uninteresting, it really has you wondering what EA could have possibly been thinking. I mean EA has done some dumb things in the past, but this makes their past failures seem like hallmark accomplishments. It's like a lame tablet game that costs $60... Just... why EA? WHY?… Expand
  34. Orlandude
    Sep 9, 2014
    8
    I seem to be one of the few who thinks this game is great. Although not perfect it is still a great game. What the sims is is still there and that at least is still promising. CAS is fantastic and is the best ive ever seen for creating a character in any game. Build mode alows you to build AMAZING houses no matter what skill. In previous sims games my houses were horrible and compared toI seem to be one of the few who thinks this game is great. Although not perfect it is still a great game. What the sims is is still there and that at least is still promising. CAS is fantastic and is the best ive ever seen for creating a character in any game. Build mode alows you to build AMAZING houses no matter what skill. In previous sims games my houses were horrible and compared to other simers they were garbage but in sims 4 I am able to build houses that match those even with the most skill. Emotions add a fantastic new depth to the game never reached before and tied with the muilty-tasking make it a great game. Also this is the most beautiful Sims game to date. With these reasons is why if I ever go back to Sims 3, I feel that the emotions and muilty tasking and its cartoonish art style will be very missed if going back to sims 3. I feel more connected to my sims and it is something I though sims 3 lacked, while sims 2 got that just right, and it finally returned with sims 4. Unfortunally, the only reason why this is not a 9, or even a 10 is because it is missing stuff. I did love the open world of sims 3 and I actually have been very forgiving of the loading screens in sims 4 since they are very short and sims 2 is my favourite sims game and it had loading screen so it is not a problem. But if it has to load the house right beside me that is in the same area. I can literally walk up to a house but to step into the lot I need to load the house. I feel if it was just open world for just the area you were in, it would have been improved immensely. Also I dont see what all the fuss is about cars, there is really no need for them and walking is fine. I dont care about toddler's though, in both sims 2 and 3 I tried to rush that stage as fast I could because I thought it was boring and unconnected me from the rest of the game so I am glad it was not included but I do not accept the way a baby is an object(what is this sims 1?). Pools will be missed though since they were greatly fun especially at parties. Also create a style. I loved making new styles for my sims, and to match their personality and the pasterns and colours feel limited.

    Sims 4 is still a great game though, it is challenged by problems yes but for me the pros outweigh the cons making this my Favourite sims base game to date, and not to Mention how much smoother it runs then sims 3. On the same computer I can run sims 4 on ultra and get 60 FPS while sims 3 was on medium and it was lucky if it reached 30.

    I hope long time players (like I) give this a shot, maybe at least when the price is reduced, because it still is a great game and has a lot of potential to become the best in the series.    … Expand
  35. Binabea
    Sep 9, 2014
    5
    I read all the reviews before I decided to purchase my own copy. Like most I have been a huge Sims fan since the very beginning. I went into the idea of playing Sims 4 for the first time that I was going to be very disappointed. After playing for a few hours I can see both sides of the spectrum on where the game improves and where it is definitely lacking. I was so sad when I could notI read all the reviews before I decided to purchase my own copy. Like most I have been a huge Sims fan since the very beginning. I went into the idea of playing Sims 4 for the first time that I was going to be very disappointed. After playing for a few hours I can see both sides of the spectrum on where the game improves and where it is definitely lacking. I was so sad when I could not fully roam the world with my Sims and had to load between each time I wanted to go to the lounge or library. Another thing that completely annoyed me was each time one of my sims had a dish they had to go to a sink to wash it. When you have a family of six sims this can get pretty ridiculous. I do miss the toddlers and feel like there is a lot of room for improvement on the Sim Family side of things. Another thing I think I miss most from Sims 3 was the control we had over the exact color of pretty much any item from eyeliner all the way up to the design on the wall paper. I hope that they can come up even with a basic color wheel to change colors of items. What I was excited for was the vast variety of clothing that actually seemed plausible. No longer is there horrible clothing that would just clutter the categories. I like the idea of having more flexibility towards the shaping of each Sims body whether your adjusting the chest or even the just the bridge of the nose. The building option I think has improved in the right direction. I personally like the by room feature. Another thing I like is how I can open the gallery right there and then and just drop a random Sim into my families home. Overall I think they made a mediocre attempt to do what they could in the time span they were given. I'm hoping they can salvage up some more options in expansion packs. I rated this a 5 because I do feel like they could have done a stellar job but just fell short. Would I recommend buying the game? I think that with the expansion packs and custom content to follow I feel like this could potentially turn out to be a great game.… Expand
  36. ZacDavid
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    Those who have given this game a positive review clearly fall into one of two categories: 1) Those who have never really played the Sims before, or only ever played casually and 2) Those who will always and forever blindly love anything with the word "Sim" in the title regardless of its quality and who may have unlimited disposable income.

    This is not a complete game, period, and anyone    Those who have given this game a positive review clearly fall into one of two categories: 1) Those who have never really played the Sims before, or only ever played casually and 2) Those who will always and forever blindly love anything with the word "Sim" in the title regardless of its quality and who may have unlimited disposable income.

    This is not a complete game, period, and anyone trying to argue that's not the case is a straight up liar. In fact, if anyone from EA would be honest for a minute, I am sure they would agree with this sentiment. Originally, Sims 4 was meant to be a multiplayer online experience akin to SimCity. With such a big planned departure from previous Sims' titles, features present in other games were understandably left out. When SimsCity failed, EA changed gears... but by that point it was too late to go back and create something that worked as a standalone, single player game.

    Like a lot of people, I find the changes made to the Sims themselves (including the changes to CAS, minus the absence of Create a Style) to be positive. However, the good things about the game basically end there. Yes, build mode is more powerful but I used Create a Style so much that without it I can do almost nothing I want. This isn't just about missing pools and toddlers. The game is missing its charm, its soul. That's what is unforgivable.

    Conversations are awkward and difficult to maintain. Pathfinding is a mess. Glitches abound. I could go on and on about what's bad without once using the phrase "missing from Sims 3," although that really wouldn't be accurate since there are indeed many things available in the Sims 3 base game that have gone the way of the wind and are sorely missed. I'm not going to list them; many of these lists are available elsewhere online. All I will say is these absences are completely conspicuous and only add to the feeling of incompleteness.

    This is so bad that I fear the series is done with this title. This was my single most anticipated release of the year, and I found it so disappointing that it moved me close to tears. The Sims franchise was and still is an absolute cultural phenomenon. Those of us who have been playing from the beginning have been doing so for close to fifteen years. I have so many good memories of The Sims, The Sims 2, and the Sims 3, as do many others. While I feel that video games can be art, they are also completely commercial and thus I believe that game developers do have a certain degree of responsibility to their fans of all devotion levels. To roll this out, call it The Sims, and try to convince us that it is anywhere near what we have seen before in the franchise is an absolute disgrace.

    Trust me, EA knows all of this. If you don't believe me, then I'll leave you on this note: The Sims 4 is the first title in the franchise that was not released early to be reviewed, and that says about as much about the game as anything else possibly can.    … Expand
  37. Randolfo
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    The Sims 4 is a disappointment to my family, and although I would like to say differently, this is becoming the norm with just about anything EA is putting out these days. At this point, I am wondering how and why they continue to pawn this stuff off on people. Just to make sure this point is not missed, no one in my family wanted to buy it until we looked at it (burned by this companyThe Sims 4 is a disappointment to my family, and although I would like to say differently, this is becoming the norm with just about anything EA is putting out these days. At this point, I am wondering how and why they continue to pawn this stuff off on people. Just to make sure this point is not missed, no one in my family wanted to buy it until we looked at it (burned by this company before), but some well meaning person bought it as a gift. We would love to get their money back.… Expand
  38. Vumdayen
    Sep 9, 2014
    6
    This game isn't nearly as bad as some people on here are making it out to be. The main issue right now is the fact that it has considerably less content than the Sims 3 if you own multiple expansions. Despite this I still find myself playing for hours and thoroughly enjoying myself. Build mode is much easier to use, house building is actually a lot of fun for those aren't asThis game isn't nearly as bad as some people on here are making it out to be. The main issue right now is the fact that it has considerably less content than the Sims 3 if you own multiple expansions. Despite this I still find myself playing for hours and thoroughly enjoying myself. Build mode is much easier to use, house building is actually a lot of fun for those aren't as architecturally inclined, and the Create A Sim, while not quite as amazing as EA is trying to claim it is, is still objectively better than the Sims 3. I think this game would be absolutely amazing if it had the amount of content as the Sims 3, but the problem is, that won't be for 3-4 years, and you'll be paying another $160-200 dollars. If you're a genuine sims fan you'll enjoy it well enough, otherwise I'd recommend waiting for 2-3 expansions to release.… Expand
  39. ScottReid
    Sep 9, 2014
    8
    The Sims 4 isn't as bad as I thought it was. The design is much cleverer than The Sims 3. I only see The Sims 4 getting better and better with expansion packs. Let's hope they're reasonably price.
  40. Buccelus
    Sep 9, 2014
    4
    First of all: Sims4 is not worth purchasing.
    I thought I maybe should give it a go, but I was let down.
    Good things: 1.Creating a new Sim or family is quite easy to do, creating a sim is much faster now, you can be more precise and you can freely adjust body proportions by drag and drop. 2.Sims are now able to do multiple things at once. The second thing is talking 9/10 3.You can    First of all: Sims4 is not worth purchasing.
    I thought I maybe should give it a go, but I was let down.

    Good things:
    1.Creating a new Sim or family is quite easy to do, creating a sim is much faster now, you can be more precise and you can freely adjust body proportions by drag and drop.
    2.Sims are now able to do multiple things at once. The second thing is talking 9/10
    3.You can now give parties, even with multiple sims having birthday at once.
    4.The new talents are also quite cool, although not that much different to sims3, except they often affect your mood and wishes, which appears quite often. Which leads me to mood.
    5.The mood feature is pretty cool after all, it makes you want to use it, because it appears in the right situation and seems realistic. For example: You feel confident after you brush your teeth, then you go to another Sim and use: "confident pick-up line". If you succeed you will feel both, confident and coquettish, while one of them is always stronger. If brushing your teeth was the only action making you feel confident, you might be mainly coquettish now, what allows you to do specific flirty things.
    This is basically the only thing which keeps you playing and the game fluent.
    6.Emotions look real and are nicely animated.
    7.Building your house is easy but not quite full filling.
    8.Cool new jobs.

    Now the bad things. There are plenty's of them, I might forget some.
    1.You can't define and precise colours of your clothes anymore
    2.There are only two very small worlds.
    3.Which despite being small have a loading screen for every single house and you have to travel by clicking your phone.
    4.No dishwasher / not many objects you can purchase, especially a huge lack of games. Darts, balls, anything. Just a table to play cards on, music instruments, computer and chess.
    5.No age step between baby and child.
    6.Children don't feel childish, more like too little teens.
    7.You can't see any stats, work progress, relation status or ANYTHING except the picture as long your Sim is at work.
    8.No pools.
    9.Sims who you have any kind of progressed relationship with (mother, daughter, gf,bf, a.s.o) will try to visit you EVERYDAY and sometimes THRICE if you are not at home (because you are at work too, because your several other does not when you work), until you let them in. For every time you don't (because you don't quit working to come home and open the door), your relationship decreases.
    10.Sims need to pee way too much and will often wake up because of that.
    11.Babies are objects now, which are only able to lay in bed or be cuddled, but never let out.
    12.If you don't pay attention while cooking you will miss the cake for your birthday after work, because you need to bake it and can't purchase one.
    13.Parties start immediately, no matter which state of needs, mood, time, or being at work. Parties at the bar will likely be flops, because the entertainer has no piano (no one told you he needs one before of course) and if you did not bring a cake (to blow out the candles is your main goal in the party "mission") because you did not know it start immediately... well you won`t get any, not by any chance and you will load being very frustrated.
    14."Make love" option tends to disappear and you have to click the bed like S2.
    15.Sims switch chairs and run around like having AD HS.
    16.You still can't ask Sims about their age. (I know you don`t ask women for their age but pls... I married a young looking woman, married her and 4 days later, one day after giving birth to my son she grew a senior. My Sim wants to make 10 babies, hard with an old lady like her. At least she has a daughter...)
    17.No ghosts.
    18.No environmental events/activities
    19.Not a single dlc of Sims3 found it's way into vanilla Sims4
    20.You feel robbed and betrayed all the time. You will feel like: "I bet this will come with a dlc", or "Really? No dishwasher?" 9/10 Minutes.

    Pls don't buy this game. If it was tagged with 20€ I would recommend it, but for this retail price and as member of a progressed Sims-Series, it should have been so much better.
    I hope this was helpful.    … Expand
  41. Styler
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    When I first heard about all the things that would be missing from the game (IE: toddlers and pools) I immediately googled to see what EA was thinking. Their PR guy was talking about all the new features they were adding and simply didn't have time to include these things just yet. While I'd rather wait for a full product, I can make exceptions if there are truly many features being addedWhen I first heard about all the things that would be missing from the game (IE: toddlers and pools) I immediately googled to see what EA was thinking. Their PR guy was talking about all the new features they were adding and simply didn't have time to include these things just yet. While I'd rather wait for a full product, I can make exceptions if there are truly many features being added onto the game.

    After the release however, I found out that it was a bunch of PR bull#*@$. Almost none of what made the previous sims (sims 3) great, was in the sims 4. No more open world, loading screens even when visiting your nextdoor neighbor, tiny "cities" (they call them worlds.. what a joke), limited clothing and build items, etc.. I could go on but I'd rather touch on their "improvements". The new sims touts better emotions and smarter sims. While I do like some of the changes, it's still needs a lot of work. In the end it's barely a improvement over the sims 3 interactions and certainly not an excuse for all the stuff they left out.

    My final thought is that maybe if Sims 3 never happened, this game might've been praised a bit more. Maybe. As it is it feels like a $60+ Emotion and Texture DLC for sims 2 (IF you also removed several features from sims 2). Do not buy.    … Expand
  42. whdickinson6
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    I played Sims 1and enjoyed it. I played Sims 2 and loved it. (Bought almost all add-ons for both these games). I looked forward to Sims 3 - bought it and several add-ons - and pretty soon went back to playing Sims 2, which, in contrast to Sims 3, allows me to play all the households on my neighbourhood in turn, send my Sims off to college with their friends and cousins, and generallyI played Sims 1and enjoyed it. I played Sims 2 and loved it. (Bought almost all add-ons for both these games). I looked forward to Sims 3 - bought it and several add-ons - and pretty soon went back to playing Sims 2, which, in contrast to Sims 3, allows me to play all the households on my neighbourhood in turn, send my Sims off to college with their friends and cousins, and generally manipulate them as I wish.
    I looked forward to Sims 4 - knowing that toddlers have been wiped from the face of the earth (is this a Freudian decision on the part of parents of toddlers?) but hoping that the flexibility of Sims 2 would be restored.
    As it is, Sims 4 has created a record. I picked up my copy at 17.30 today. Installed it. Loaded it. Created a family and a house. And logged off at 18.45.
    Possibly the lack of documentation or anything remotely useful in the ReadMe file is a handicap. The tutorial irritated by telling me what, by accident, I seemed to be trying to achieve - but how do I find out what there is to achieve?
    Also, I live in a multilingual household: what happened to the option to instal in a language other than US English?
    The only plus over previous Sims offerings that I have discovered is that I can play on my laptop when I'm away from home without having the single DVD drive occupied by a Sims disk, allowing me to listen to my choice of music while playing instead of having to make do with whatever radio is available.
    At least, it will be a plus if, in due course, I find some reason to play Sims 4 again.    … Expand
  43. cubanboy31
    Sep 9, 2014
    3
    The Sims 4 has givening me no reason to spend my money on it, when everything in the Sims 2 is on pair, not to even compare it to 3. The Sims 4 might have a shinner coat of paint, but if the Sim 3 is an sign of how much DLC can be squeeze out of people at 20 expansions at 30 a pop, your going to end up having to pay close to 600 alone for a complete game.

    The fact pools and children are    The Sims 4 has givening me no reason to spend my money on it, when everything in the Sims 2 is on pair, not to even compare it to 3. The Sims 4 might have a shinner coat of paint, but if the Sim 3 is an sign of how much DLC can be squeeze out of people at 20 expansions at 30 a pop, your going to end up having to pay close to 600 alone for a complete game.

    The fact pools and children are removed gives the consumer an idea of the first 2 DLC packs that will be offered at a prem of 29.99-39.99 each.

    Time for the sun to set on the Sims as 4 has nothing new to offer past shinnier graphics and more DLC.    … Expand
  44. iondot
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    It is difficult to hide EA's marketing strategy, which is writ large onto the face of this game. The Sims 4 seems based on a Freemium model of providing a bare minimum of content for an almost interesting game in hopes of selling you small chunks as you go. There are two enormous problems with this.

    First, the game is not free. Far from it. It is priced at the very top tier of AAA    It is difficult to hide EA's marketing strategy, which is writ large onto the face of this game. The Sims 4 seems based on a Freemium model of providing a bare minimum of content for an almost interesting game in hopes of selling you small chunks as you go. There are two enormous problems with this.

    First, the game is not free. Far from it. It is priced at the very top tier of AAA titles. Definitely a poor value for what you get.

    Second, even if it were free, or priced more in line with the newly limited gameplay options, whatever content EA plans to sell further on down the road isn't available yet, leaving you stranded with half a game. I suspect the reason for this is that EA knows if they offered this inadequate experience with the option to immediately spend even more money on additional content, the backlash would be tremendous. We wouldn't put up with with it — nor should we, even if this strategy is barely veiled. That backlash should exist now in the form of not another sale.    … Expand
  45. Louysm
    Sep 9, 2014
    7
    (Sorry for my bad English, i am from Germany)

    I really wanted to hate this Game, because of all the canceled functions and the typical "We are EA, buy our game or die" company philosophy, but after all, i just can't. Yes, it is true, the game seems smaller, even if you only compare it to the "The Sims 3" base-game without the add ons, it just looks and feels like a mini Sims version,    (Sorry for my bad English, i am from Germany)

    I really wanted to hate this Game, because of all the canceled functions and the typical "We are EA, buy our game or die" company philosophy, but after all, i just can't.

    Yes, it is true, the game seems smaller, even if you only compare it to the "The Sims 3" base-game without the add ons, it just looks and feels like a mini Sims version, but after all i caught myself playing the game for several hours and actually enjoying it.

    I can understand the people who are angry about the changed graphics (which are really a matter of taste, personally i like them, i think it fits with the typical Sims feeling perfectly well), the omitted features like the swimming pools or the toddler age, and the strongly limited variety of furniture or clothing.

    But seriously folks, even if you include all this negative points it isn't a zero, a one or anything under 4. Maybe i don't get it, but a zero would be: "The game don't start" or "This is just a picture of a tree".

    All in all i think it's a nice game, not a really good game, not a bad game and certainly not a great game, but it's okay, it's fun, it has potential and maybe they "patch things up" - We will see.

    Pro:
    + (In my opinion) graphics that really match to "The Sims"
    + Multitasking (it makes thing a lot easier)
    + Better Performance (it feels faster, saves/loads faster, runs smoother, etc...)
    + Great "Create-a-Sim" mode (but could use more clothing)
    + Massively improved building mode (it's just fun)

    Contra
    - Far too few furniture (and some of them look just odd)
    - No open world (which, on the other hand, improve game stability and vitality)
    - For my taste, too small worlds (but you can switch between them with just a click)
    - No "Create a Style" (which means no customizations of the colors of furniture, hair, clothing, etc. - which annoys the hell out of me)
    - too expensive (at the moment it doesn't feel like a AAA-title, but it cost as much as one)

    Hope my opinion could help, and again sorry for my English, but i just wanted to share my opinion on this game :)    … Expand
  46. trytoblockmenow
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    So after ripping customers off with tons of Sims 3 DLC and expansions, the thieves at EA decide to wipe the slate clean and release a bare bones Sims 4, designed for the sole purpose of robbing customers again. EA is nothing but criminals, plus this game is terrible.
  47. giskarduk
    Sep 9, 2014
    3
    I like the sims games and I am not blind to the problems the Sims 3 had. It ran badly even on fast machines, it could handle too many NPCs and had so many bugs you spent half your time at the console using cheats to clear them. It also had over £300s with of extra material added by extremely over priced expansions. When it came out people said it had nothing in it compared to the Sims 2I like the sims games and I am not blind to the problems the Sims 3 had. It ran badly even on fast machines, it could handle too many NPCs and had so many bugs you spent half your time at the console using cheats to clear them. It also had over £300s with of extra material added by extremely over priced expansions. When it came out people said it had nothing in it compared to the Sims 2 with its many expansions. The Sims 4 has no expansions yet so its being compared to the Sims 3 with all its extra content. So its not going to look good.
    Fact is though, compared to the Sims 3 without any expansions, the Sims 4 does not have much of anything, the maps may be designed to improve performance but they have cut back too far, you can see your neighbors house, but if you want to visit it, there is a loading screen to deal with and if you switch between your Sims whilst one is out, there is a bug that stops your Sim entering your front door. I found my self actually bored, the game seems to be Eat Sleep and **** and little else. Sure the emotions are funny and the character creation is interesting. But the UI it self scatters everything all over the screen, its not all in one place anymore so you spend the first hour wondering where everything is and the rest of your life cursing the design decision that put everything in each corner of the screen. Also the Sims look pretty dated, this is not much of an upgrade over the Sims 3 from a graphics perspective, in fact it may even be a step back once you get over the new hair and stuff. The game is very slick and polished when you go to town and find only 4 buildings you can enter and there is loading screen between each of those, you more or less get the idea that the Sims 4 has a bad case of anorexia, which for £50 for the standard game, makes it one of the biggest rip offs on sale today. EA being the holder of most of these rip off records. Having said that, if your willing to throw money at EA I am absolutely positive they will solve all these problems with a whole series of grossly over priced expansions.    … Expand
  48. cuddlemuffin
    Sep 8, 2014
    0
    There are so many things that I dislike about this game! I am an AVID sims player, and have played since the sims 1 first came out. I literally play every day. EVERY DAY. That being said, this game is a giant bucket of poop. For $70 (more than any other sims game) I expected so much more.

    One thing that I heard was rumors about them FINALLY adding was a height adjustment tool in CAS.    There are so many things that I dislike about this game! I am an AVID sims player, and have played since the sims 1 first came out. I literally play every day. EVERY DAY. That being said, this game is a giant bucket of poop. For $70 (more than any other sims game) I expected so much more.

    One thing that I heard was rumors about them FINALLY adding was a height adjustment tool in CAS. This has been an extremely annoying aspect ever since I can remember. It bothers me so much when my female sims are larger than males.... which every female is in the sims 4 so far, regardless of their weight.

    I did enjoy the new features of CAS, but once I got started with the gameplay, I was extremely disappointed. I've only played for a few days, and I feel like I have done everything possible in the game. Things like careers and the travel remind me of the sims 2, which is a huge bummer. The babies SUCK, and remind me of the sims 1... because they are objects that you can only interact with through the crib.

    My favorite part of the sims has always been the building and customizing. This is virtually gone, just as in the sims 2. Create a style was the best part of the build/buy mode on TS3, and they took that away too (classic EA). There are basically 3 style options: mission, victorian, and modern. You want different styles for different households? Too bad.

    The emotions are basically the same thing as the moodlets from the sims 3, except for the special social interactions. I was intrigued at first, but the emotions just got annoying after about an hour of playing. Emotions are not why people play the sims.... It just isn't. Also, the fact that you can walk up to your partner in ANY mood and still WooHoo out of nowhere is completely unrealistic.

    Another thing that I hate is the lack of diversity in terms of how to kill your sim. My sim died from embarrassment after peeing herself.... I mean, really?

    I could go on for days about the list of objects missing from the sims 3, but that would be a waste of time. I can't wait to spend hundreds of dollars on DLC.... Don't waste your money (at least not until there are expansion packs).    … Expand
  49. crozakos
    Sep 8, 2014
    4
    This game is crap. The Sims 3 already had some features removed from The Sims 2, but that was acceptable. This game had 89 features REMOVED from the game. It has less than The Sims 3. Hell, even The ORIGINAL Sims had more features than this game. And Maxis actually DEFENDED the missing features by saying "We improved the character creator, added better A.I. and better graphics". TheThis game is crap. The Sims 3 already had some features removed from The Sims 2, but that was acceptable. This game had 89 features REMOVED from the game. It has less than The Sims 3. Hell, even The ORIGINAL Sims had more features than this game. And Maxis actually DEFENDED the missing features by saying "We improved the character creator, added better A.I. and better graphics". The graphics are the same as The Sims 3. Everything you see in the trailer is pre-rendered fifa/madden **** A.K.A. EA's hype generator. To give you an example of how unaceptable the game is, I'll tell you some of the missing features that were in previous games:

    - No toddlers*
    - No pools*
    - No public area editing*
    - No open world. Everything you see in the distance might as well have been a wall painted*
    - No sheds, garages ect. Instead you're limited to just a house.*
    - No diseases*
    - No public jobs*
    - No unlimited floors (max. 3 floors)
    - No party invitations
    - No private schools*
    - No garages/garage doors*
    - No swimming*
    - No pets*
    - No seasons*

    Also, if your computer has more than 4GBs of RAM, you're f*cked

    * Probably DLC    … Expand
  50. Goldman77
    Sep 8, 2014
    10
    First let me just say that on the whole I am a professional review and have very authoritative credentials.
    Lets me tell you that when EA came to my door step and asked me to review this game that I knew that EA wanted my credentials, my expertise applied to the honest and unbiased review of this game.
    First lets look at the music, the music for this game is amazing. The moment I hit    First let me just say that on the whole I am a professional review and have very authoritative credentials.
    Lets me tell you that when EA came to my door step and asked me to review this game that I knew that EA wanted my credentials, my expertise applied to the honest and unbiased review of this game.

    First lets look at the music, the music for this game is amazing. The moment I hit start I was meet with a grand montage of scenes and music from the game. Each piece of music I listened to gave me the feeling of creativity.

    The Interface is astounding, the supplementary tutorial it had filled me with confidence and gave me the tools to begin my virtual creation. I felt that I could do almost anything.

    The interactions between the Sims is great and I could see the importance of ensuring that features are thinned down so all of the unnecessary clutter from Sims 3 that came about from the endless content of expansions.

    Truly EA has brought there innovation and creation forward from there critically acclaimed Dungeon keepers iOS game and has began the next generation of virtual reality.    … Expand
  51. Loler13gr
    Sep 8, 2014
    6
    This game is not the best sim game out there... I still believe The Sims 2 is the best one but I things could change should the first few expansions add some things like university , pools , vacation and the ability to start your own business...
  52. bonidex
    Sep 8, 2014
    10
    I don't get why so many people hate this game. It's fantastic! I play the sims series since the first and it's been a great part of my life. I didn't like 3 so much and this game brought me back in. It's so simple my sister can't stop playing. But there are so many layers that make it much more complex. I love the game objectives, that are much simpler and quicker to get with much betterI don't get why so many people hate this game. It's fantastic! I play the sims series since the first and it's been a great part of my life. I didn't like 3 so much and this game brought me back in. It's so simple my sister can't stop playing. But there are so many layers that make it much more complex. I love the game objectives, that are much simpler and quicker to get with much better rewards.
    It's simple enough to get you going and with future expansions I believe it's gonna only get better. It's nice to start with a smaller game so you get to learn it well, then expand. I'm loving every minute.    … Expand
  53. henriqueacribei
    Sep 8, 2014
    8
    It's true, Sims 4 unfortunally have lost some features that are present in every game of the saga, but it's, at the same time, the best Sims game ever made. And with EP and the free update to get the pool, this game could be a hit!
  54. MrTGB
    Sep 8, 2014
    7
    The game is fun, I like a lot of the new additions. However I ran out of things to do, quickly. Sims 4 has potential to be a very good game. However its looking like you're going to have to pay a lot for it to get there. (expansion packs.)
  55. redman001
    Sep 8, 2014
    7
    this game inst a huge improvement from the sims 3, but i is still fun.lets go to the good things ,the build mode is one of the best build mode on the sims series, but there isnt too many furniture has the sism 3 with all expansions, so possibly ea will launch a new dlc with new furnitureas happen with the sism 3.the second good thing about sism is the moodlets now sism loook more likethis game inst a huge improvement from the sims 3, but i is still fun.lets go to the good things ,the build mode is one of the best build mode on the sims series, but there isnt too many furniture has the sism 3 with all expansions, so possibly ea will launch a new dlc with new furnitureas happen with the sism 3.the second good thing about sism is the moodlets now sism loook more like people.the bad things in teh sism 4 is there i no polls, todllers,and a bunch of other feature,but the truth is thath i dont miss it,and lets talks about there is no open world,sims 4 loooks like sims 2 now and i love it,people dont make wars play the sims 4… Expand
  56. munster1975
    Sep 8, 2014
    7
    I understand the hate towards this game and whilst I agree in some ways its a step backwards sometimes you have to go backwards in order to take something forwards. The graphics are now so much clearer and the animations so much smoother everyone surely has to agree that they are an improvement. I suppose Sims 4 can depend a lot on your style of play if I'm honest. I tend to spend a lot ofI understand the hate towards this game and whilst I agree in some ways its a step backwards sometimes you have to go backwards in order to take something forwards. The graphics are now so much clearer and the animations so much smoother everyone surely has to agree that they are an improvement. I suppose Sims 4 can depend a lot on your style of play if I'm honest. I tend to spend a lot of time around the house so the loading times dont bother me as I dont move around so much. I've heard people complaining that they couldnt follow their Sims to work but in honesty who used to ? Just to watch an overview of a building !. Dont get me wrong can see that EA are going to milk this dry with DLC and totally agree that on price for what it is on comparison to its previous version its a complete rip off. In a strange way though I understand why they have simplified the game the way they have and although in my opinion not a vast improvement for me personally it's a welcome re-hash… Expand
  57. beckysteele
    Sep 8, 2014
    6
    I'm very disappointed with The Sims 4. It looked very promising and I've waited a long time for it to be released only for it to be a let down!
    I'm getting extremely frustrated at the fact there is so many loading screens. My sim visited their neighbours house and it came up with a loading screen, unlike the sims 3 you could just walk to your neighbours, in fact you could walk anywhere.    I'm very disappointed with The Sims 4. It looked very promising and I've waited a long time for it to be released only for it to be a let down!
    I'm getting extremely frustrated at the fact there is so many loading screens. My sim visited their neighbours house and it came up with a loading screen, unlike the sims 3 you could just walk to your neighbours, in fact you could walk anywhere. The Sims 4 doesn't allow you to do that which doesn't give the game that sense of realism.
    Another let down is the lack of building in the worlds, it seems somewhat empty and hardly anything to do. It makes you feel bored even before the journey begins.. Even though you can travel from world to world it doesn't make up for the 'empty' feel and the lack of community buildings and plots.

    I'm very shocked to say that I would much prefer to play The Sims 3. Sims 4 is completely different to the rest of the sims generation but not in a positive way to say the least! I hope that they bring out patches sooner than later because all I've seen is bad review after bad review!    … Expand
  58. melcat
    Sep 8, 2014
    5
    So I'm a big fan of the Sims when you a little bit of free time. I have The Sims 3 along with a load of expansion packs. I was super excited about The Sims 4 after the create a sim demo even though I knew a lot would be taken out from the other sims games. Create a sim is a better experience than the one in sims 3 although no likes, zodiac signs or life wishes. Then you pick a house, firstSo I'm a big fan of the Sims when you a little bit of free time. I have The Sims 3 along with a load of expansion packs. I was super excited about The Sims 4 after the create a sim demo even though I knew a lot would be taken out from the other sims games. Create a sim is a better experience than the one in sims 3 although no likes, zodiac signs or life wishes. Then you pick a house, first of all, the world is FLAT. No hospitals or schools. You have to load to a different screen every time you decide to go do something which is between a bar, lounge, gym and a museum. Fun, right? NO. I like the new multitask feature, along with the sims seeming more "life-like". But sims 3 wins with all of the creativity, raising a family is actually normal, you have cars, normal jobs and you feel like you're in a real world. I don't completely hate this game, but I didn't keep an interest in me. I'd much prefer The Sims 3 due to having much more things, besides the glitches (just suck it up and delete the custom content). The Sims 4 is way too boring and do not buy the premium version because it comes with party hats (yay?) and a tiki bar (I don't really need that). Because you barely party in the sims 4, including its hard to make friends. Also, you have tons of bars already in the game to select from so why do you need a tiki bar? I have no idea. Stick with The Sims 3, and if you do plan on wanting to play The Sims 4, wait until it gets somewhat cheaper and for EA to hopefully add in more features without paying (HIGHLY DOUBT IT).… Expand
  59. shallahan
    Sep 8, 2014
    5
    I review games based on the following: Story, Multi-Player/ Cooperative, Creativity, Entertainment Value, and Replay Value. I give a rating of +1, 0, or -1 in each category and every game starts at a 5 out of 10. I want to state in the very start of this review that I am not comparing The Sims 4 to any previous installment in the series however I will talk about new things it has added toI review games based on the following: Story, Multi-Player/ Cooperative, Creativity, Entertainment Value, and Replay Value. I give a rating of +1, 0, or -1 in each category and every game starts at a 5 out of 10. I want to state in the very start of this review that I am not comparing The Sims 4 to any previous installment in the series however I will talk about new things it has added to the series. I am not biased for or against The Sims 4 and EA; I am doing this as a professional review not a biased one.

    To start off, The Sims 4 is the definition of a make your own story kind of game, it allows you to make your own character, make your own house, and essentially make your own story. The slogan for The Sims 4 is "Smarter Sims, Weirder Stories" and that is exactly what we were given. The Sims 4 introduced multitasking, smarter autonomy, emotions, and more individualized skills. They have also added many new ways for Sims to interact and to live their life including dying from hysteria and becoming so inspired they create a masterpiece. EA delivered on their promise for smarter Sims and weirder stories, for these reasons I give the Story category a +1.

    It is very easy to give a rating to the Multi-Player/ Cooperative category for this game simply because it does not have, does not need to have, and was never meant to have a multi-player function. I will not penalize a purely single player game for not having a multi-player therefore I give The Sims 4 a 0 in this category.

    Their is a lot of debate and negative feelings towards The Sims 4 and do not worry readers, I share some of the same convictions as you do. However I must acknowledge the creativity that EA has pulled off in creating this game. The amount of depth that is included in the create-a-sim mode is astounding, they have basically revolutionized character creation by simply removing sliders and giving you complete control of your creativity. They have also created an interesting graphics engine that sort of goes along with the whole weirder stories thing they got going on. I like the direction they tooke with this game in terms of creativity and I have to give it a +1 in Creativity.

    Now lets get down to the nitty gritty, Entertainment and Replay Value. The Sims 4 is entertaining, that is a fact, however is it $60 worth of entertaining... definitely not. The Sims 4 has the same core game play that players have loved for around a decade however it takes away some of the features that made the previous games so great such as an open world, the ability to change the colors of objects and clothing, and the ability to call services to make your sims' life easier. The lack of colors and customization to choose from leaves the player feeling detached from their creations and not fully taking on the role of their sim. This game has stirred up a lot of controversy and pissed off a lot of dedicated fans and they have good reason to be pissed. EA took away great game play mechanics and included barely enough content to make the game worth $20 let alone $60. Overall if I was describing the Sims series in general I would give it a +1 in Entertainment Value but we are talking about The Sims 4 so I have to give a -1 for its frustrating lack of customization and the annoying amount of loading screens the player must deal with just to leave his home. Along with this comes it replay value, which yet again The Sims franchise provides TONS of but The Sims 4 falls short. I have to give The Sims 4 a -1 for Replay Value due to the lack of content and the closed ended game that they have created.

    Overall due to the above factors I must give The Sims 4 a 5 out of 10. Personally, I do not recommend the game as it is now, for me to wholeheartedly recommend it there must be a significant price drop or a whole **** ton of free content for the base game. I am a huge fan of The Sims franchise and this was a huge disappointment to me, I wish I could say it was worth it but it just wasn't.    … Expand
  60. Happy_thePsycho
    Sep 8, 2014
    0
    I really wanted to like sims 4. I know I'm always a bit bummed with each new sims because I'm losing all the expansions from the last, but even knowing that going into this game, i still could not even find the basics. Sims 4 is a highly watered down version of what i used to love. I cant get into caring about my sims. Nothing i do make any real difference and they do really nothingI really wanted to like sims 4. I know I'm always a bit bummed with each new sims because I'm losing all the expansions from the last, but even knowing that going into this game, i still could not even find the basics. Sims 4 is a highly watered down version of what i used to love. I cant get into caring about my sims. Nothing i do make any real difference and they do really nothing unique unless i tell them to.

    Loading is all over the place and it kills it for me. They told us about neighborhoods but i did NOT think that meant load times to walk to my next door neighbors house! The towns themselves are decimated and about 1/3 the size they used to be... if even that.

    Then comes customization! At this point, i feel totally fine saying there is really none to be had. You are limited to their choices in colors and styles for everything for you hair and eyes, to you clothes, your furniture, your walls, appliances... everything really. I dont like a lot of their pre-set options either. The very least I am done playing this game until Create-a-Style comes back. Its not Sims without customization. Anyone else remember 1 and 2? you could make your own MODELS for furniture and other things and import completely new items into the game. Sims 3 irritated me at first with the removal of that ability but from a business stance i understood.. And sims 3 did provided many in game ways to still make their models look the way you wanted them too through color and pattern. Now i cant even kind of do that.

    Simulation games have so much more computing power to play with in today's general home set-ups. EA's decision to takes 10 giant steps backwards as far as game features in Sims 4 just rankles and smacks of shady business practices. I'm sure an expansion will come out with more customization options that will cost another $40. This is something the sims series has done each round... remove standard features and re-introduce them as expansions... but this is hitting the limit of my tolerance.    … Expand
  61. Vihazur
    Sep 8, 2014
    1
    Seriously, EA? How the hell do you manage to drop the ball even on this one? Do you even care about making fun games at all anymore, or is it all about advertising and cashing out on whatever IP you can trash in the process? Good game development aside, how is being that myopic even a good business model?
  62. alan650
    Sep 8, 2014
    10
    That game does not deserve the negative reviews at all! If these people would dig beneath the surface and give this BASE game a chance they would realize it is the deepest and most nuanced of The Sims series to date. There are just so many cool details added and the game focuses on The Sims themselves! This is a life simulation game after all, is it not???!
  63. savvi515
    Sep 8, 2014
    0
    well EA, Congratulations, you have officially RUINED one of my favorite childhoods games. everything good is GONE! $70?! for that piece of **** you probably paid for those good reviews or wrote them yourself. everyone who helped create sims 4 should be ashamed or be dishonored by their families. you **** up EA. DO NOT BUY SIMS 4. put that $70 to a real use.
  64. florentian
    Sep 8, 2014
    5
    I didn't find this game as bad as many other users are saying, though there are definitely areas where the game feels straight-up incomplete. Essentially if you liked the play style of The Sims 2, you're more likely to enjoy this game — that would be me, since I didn't use the open world of The Sims 3 all that much except as a novelty, and I missed being able to switch back and forthI didn't find this game as bad as many other users are saying, though there are definitely areas where the game feels straight-up incomplete. Essentially if you liked the play style of The Sims 2, you're more likely to enjoy this game — that would be me, since I didn't use the open world of The Sims 3 all that much except as a novelty, and I missed being able to switch back and forth between households just like save files. You just have to consider The Sims 4 as its OWN game (difficult, of course, since the name implies a direct progression), and adjust your expectations accordingly.

    There are things that are really, really good — socializing in a group feels very natural, as does multitasking. I had a delightful moment where a Sim cooked himself food, then carried the plate past the dining table and into the study so he could sit, eat, and talk with another Sim who was playing video games. Build mode is also really fun.

    Then there are things in the game that are very obviously cut corners (besides toddlers and pools). When you go to work, there's no carpool (one of the best parts of getting a promotion was seeing your new ride), you just walk to your mailbox and vanish. There are fires but no fire department, and no burglars or police. I would argue that the burglar has been a defining characteristic of the series, on the covers of boxes and whatnot, but now he's gone. There's no repairman; you have to fix everything yourself.

    Furthermore, I feel as though the emphasis on short term emotions have firebombed attention to long term relationships. For instance, I experimented and had a Sim cheat on his spouse with a neighbor. No indication whatsoever that it was cheating — all the interactions and moodlets made it look like an adorable, budding new romance. There is no family tree, so generational lineage doesn't mean much.

    If you can accept the game for what it is aiming for, you get a game that is pretty fun but that is also just clearly not done. I am really hoping that, like with SimCity, they release some free updates to add missing content before starting up the endless DLC machine.    … Expand
  65. haylsro
    Sep 8, 2014
    9
    I genuinely cannot understand where all the bad reviews are coming from, it seems to me like people are reading reviews and noticing 'problems' they would never have bothered about before. For example, the load screen when travelling between places. Surely you aren't basing your entire opinions on something so small which, if you ask me, is a major improvement? Why would you want to watchI genuinely cannot understand where all the bad reviews are coming from, it seems to me like people are reading reviews and noticing 'problems' they would never have bothered about before. For example, the load screen when travelling between places. Surely you aren't basing your entire opinions on something so small which, if you ask me, is a major improvement? Why would you want to watch your Sim glitch from place to place (as the Sims 3 was slow to the point it was almost unplayable) when you can travel there within seconds? Granted, there are a number of things missing that I would like to have seen in the Sims 4, such as swimming pools and a larger variety of clothes etc. however i'm fairly sure those things will come in time. It seems to me, the original game was made to be so simplistic with the intention of adding more expansion packs than with the previous games,which I can only assume to be a way of making more money. Wouldn't you? Overall, I would say I am very pleased with the game and I'm glad I ignored the negative reviews, The Sims 4 is a smoother, tidier and all round better looking version of the Sims 3 with tons of added features and a Sim that is much more interactive than before. Please ignore all the negative comments and bad reviews, it's well worth the money!… Expand
  66. chanchengfui
    Sep 8, 2014
    0
    Seriously, a lot of features and contents is missing and EA still want us to pay at least $60 for this kind of **** !? Glad that i didn't pre-order this **** =P
  67. Shelledfade
    Sep 8, 2014
    0
    EA strikes again. No one should be surprised at this point. They ruined dragon age 2, they messed up Crysis 2 where it didn't even release with dx11 and the plot had nothing to do with the first game/first games expansion pack. They royally destroyed Sim City. There still isn't even any game-of-the-year edition for any of the mass effects, you need to buy all the dlc individually which isEA strikes again. No one should be surprised at this point. They ruined dragon age 2, they messed up Crysis 2 where it didn't even release with dx11 and the plot had nothing to do with the first game/first games expansion pack. They royally destroyed Sim City. There still isn't even any game-of-the-year edition for any of the mass effects, you need to buy all the dlc individually which is idiotic this far down the road. Ruined dead space 3 with its horrible plot and warped it into a CoD space shooter instead of a horror/scare game. They absolutely killed battlefield franchise. 3 was a disaster with its horrible netcode and 4 was no different, then they come out with hardline which is basically 100% dlc content for bf4 turned into a 59.99 standalone game, absolutely F***ING ABSURD.

    EA are the worst, they might even be worse or as bad as ubisoft at this point. When EA isn't developing disasters like sim city and the sims 4 it does its part in destroying games as a publisher. How the F*** this company hasn't died off yet is a god damn universal mystery.    … Expand
  68. CritalReviewer
    Sep 8, 2014
    0
    I really wanted to enjoy this game and for the price I deserved it. Unfortunately the game has an under developed feel with a very limited amount of furniture and even wallpapers. This game is very disappointing and is clearly setup to gain profits from people purchasing DLC at a later date.

    Putting it into context for those generation old Sims veterans... There are no cars, garages,    I really wanted to enjoy this game and for the price I deserved it. Unfortunately the game has an under developed feel with a very limited amount of furniture and even wallpapers. This game is very disappointing and is clearly setup to gain profits from people purchasing DLC at a later date.

    Putting it into context for those generation old Sims veterans... There are no cars, garages, trash compactors or even dishwashers. I was devoted to the creative elements of the previous series however, despite the fact Create a Sim has improved the actual items and textures available to decorate / furnish rooms is so limited it's almost impossible to get a truly unique look.

    The game has "improved" graphics however to me it looks like plastic.

    Under developed, missing features and rushed development makes this game terrible. I am taking full advantage of EA's money back refund policy and getting a refund for this terrible product.    … Expand
  69. kovuification
    Sep 8, 2014
    1
    I'm so disappointed about this game...
    I've been playing sims for 12 years now and I loved everything about it! I am a huge fan of Sims, Sims2 and Sims3 and never had anything to complain about.
    But Sims4 really kinda sucks. You dont have an open world anymore, you have to travel to get to any community lot!! I mean you have to use your phone to do this and you get a loading screen for    I'm so disappointed about this game...
    I've been playing sims for 12 years now and I loved everything about it! I am a huge fan of Sims, Sims2 and Sims3 and never had anything to complain about.
    But Sims4 really kinda sucks.
    You dont have an open world anymore, you have to travel to get to any community lot!! I mean you have to use your phone to do this and you get a loading screen for visiting places!! This is just such a huge regression, it's a pain in the ass.
    There are many things I could list, like your sims dont have fun anymore while drawing and if you wanna sell some stuff from your inventory you have to sell EVERY SINGLE ONE, you cant just sell f.e. 20 strawberries at a stroke....Means if you wanna make money by selling your harvest it's gonna take hours.
    Besides that, the game is horribly buggy and crashes all the time...
    Why can't EA just FINISH a game before selling it???? That's just a bad habit!    … Expand
  70. Reagh
    Sep 8, 2014
    3
    I'm not usually disappointed enough in a game to take the time to write a bad review, but I have to make an exception for this one because I was very excited about its release and I should have seen the red flags before forking out $70 for it. This felt nothing at all like any of the previous sim games. the days went by way too fast, it shouldn't take 9 sim hours to water your plants. II'm not usually disappointed enough in a game to take the time to write a bad review, but I have to make an exception for this one because I was very excited about its release and I should have seen the red flags before forking out $70 for it. This felt nothing at all like any of the previous sim games. the days went by way too fast, it shouldn't take 9 sim hours to water your plants. I don't need dramatic music and huge drops in moods just cause my sim has to pee or wants a bagel. I didn't feel like I was seeing any "weird" stories occurring unless it was mine of the obsessive lady who spends all day watering 6 plants and walks funny. If I had time out of watering my plants to even be slightly social, I was always cranky because some dramatic music would play and Id have to eat or use the washroom. It felt more like a time management game I would play for free on any free gaming website with a little better graphics. I'm really not feelin' this one EA, and this is coming from someone who has previously purchased nearly every expansion for sims, sims 2 and 3. Not likely I'll put any more money into this one.… Expand
  71. UltraMatrixx
    Sep 8, 2014
    1
    Sims 2 has more features than this game enough said. The excuse EA will use though is no it doesnt have less features look you can get pools for just 5.99
  72. FeedTheMonkey
    Sep 8, 2014
    7
    Lets tell the truth here:

    50% of the users meta critics are totally **** The one half hypes the game totally without giving a real 10 out of 10 verdict, that would make this score legit, the other ones either have never played Sims before Sims 3 or just troll because it is an EA game! Lets face a true User score here and read WHY this game earns it! The Sims 4 to me earns a 7 out    Lets tell the truth here:

    50% of the users meta critics are totally **** The one half hypes the game totally without giving a real 10 out of 10 verdict, that would make this score legit, the other ones either have never played Sims before Sims 3 or just troll because it is an EA game!

    Lets face a true User score here and read WHY this game earns it!

    The Sims 4 to me earns a 7 out of 10 points to make the base of discussion here directly.

    But why should Sims 4 be a 7 out of 10?

    Well it is very easy to start with, because The Sims 4 is a standalone product. So it does not continue at a certain part of Sims 3 or tries to over-feature the 3rd part of it. It just is a new designed version, where adjustments (even bad ones) are done to change the experience.

    I played Sims ever since the first Game approached the marked. And with every new Number of Sims the same thing happened:

    New features were added, old features were deleted and content was built up again and filled with AddOns.
    When you buy a game like Sims, you know the main content will be delivered in AddOns. It was the same in Sims 2 and 3 and it again is in Part 4. So complaining about the fact, that a fully customized Sims 3 due to addons and usercontent, has more features and content then Sims 4 is totally brainless. But okay, everyone has to judge from his own point of view. I see the Sims 4 as a typical release of a Sims title.

    86 Features were cut, that they have promised or at least used in the earlier part.
    One of these features is a instanciated world instead of an open world like in Sims 3. Which is technically for most people a step back, which it actually is for me too.
    On the other hand, when I remember myself back 5 years ... at the release of Sims 3 ... I never used this feature. I still traveled via Map and not via walking there directly ... And I am very sure, that most people did as well.

    Same to things like the swimming pool, many functional assets for the house etc.
    Of course it sucks, that I have to make my character wash all dishes instead of having a dishwasher ... but I am sure that there will be more granular features with the addons in future ... even though I also hate the thoughts to by myself lots of old features with new AddOns ... but I really do not judge the overall fun of the gameplay.

    Actually with all these negative points I started playing a Sim in Sims 4 without knowing about all of this ... and my experience differs a lot from the Meta average!!!

    The gameplay is fluid. Sims are behaving more realistic then ever before.
    Without cheating, you will be needing several days to get all assets etc. that come with the game.
    But the interactions between the Sims is the point were EA did a great job this time. Spending them feelings, that really feel like they are alive in most cases makes the actual Gameplay so much fun now.

    With the decision to give the Sims a multitasking ability, the whole way of the Sims life becomes more relatable then ever before. Of course you would not see anything of it, when you just cheat your characters with much money and big houses! But usually ... thats not the meaning of the Sims! If it was, they would create more of a Sanbox House Simulator then giving Sims behaviors to relate to them better. So the focus on The Sims is and has always bin on the SIMS and not the housing!

    If you want to kill your Sims in a swimming pool ... well then play Sims 3 or wait till Sims 4 gets a "Garden AddOn" or whatever. But dont start pointing out 1 of 100 scores because your specific gamestyle is not currently supported in here anymore. Sims made its way to a more serious (not totally serious) Life Simulation and I am looking forward what EA brings with the AddOns and if they can completely create that new Sim feeling when they add some older features in a redesgned way to the game!

    So my final verdict:

    For players of Sims 3 who own maybe several AddOns as well, this is not a must have Sims game!
    The game tries to go to a little more optimized Life Sim way and misses lots of content by now that has been added in 5 years to Sims 3.

    For Sims player who just want a fun Sandbox you will definitively have more fun at Sims 3 currently. Even though this fun will also cost you more then 200 Euros.

    For players that either never owned a Sims game, or prefer to play Sims as a life simulation, I would definitively recommend Sims 4 as a nice game that will provide many fun!
    I own all Sims parts (not AddOns) and I had great fun until now with the game. It has some little bugs, but compared to many other titles this version even comes technically solid to its release!    … Expand
  73. alexdecaris
    Sep 8, 2014
    4
    As reformas mercadológicas feitas pela EA Games em The Sims 4 e SimCity arruinaram os dois jogos que um dia já foram carro-chefe da produtora. TS4 trouxe as emoções e a multitarefa, que dinamizaram a simulação. Porém, não há grandes diferenças com a versão anterior, e em alguns pontos, é muito pior. Não posso negar que há algumas melhorias em TS4. Mas além da falta de compromisso daAs reformas mercadológicas feitas pela EA Games em The Sims 4 e SimCity arruinaram os dois jogos que um dia já foram carro-chefe da produtora. TS4 trouxe as emoções e a multitarefa, que dinamizaram a simulação. Porém, não há grandes diferenças com a versão anterior, e em alguns pontos, é muito pior. Não posso negar que há algumas melhorias em TS4. Mas além da falta de compromisso da produtora, muito foi perdido e o jogo ficou incompleto. The Sims 4 é um jogo com ausência de recursos importantes, é "meia-boca", estéril. É de fato um passo atrás na série.… Expand
  74. TheFastBison
    Sep 8, 2014
    3
    Disappointed, is really my only thought about this game. Where is the free roam from Sims 3? You have to travel to all destinations and there are really not a lot to the cities (One park and 3 building seriously!?

    It's like they wanted so bad to remake the core mechanics that it just ended ruining a lot of the funny stuff from the old games (No pools and cars). It's still fun, its just    Disappointed, is really my only thought about this game. Where is the free roam from Sims 3? You have to travel to all destinations and there are really not a lot to the cities (One park and 3 building seriously!?

    It's like they wanted so bad to remake the core mechanics that it just ended ruining a lot of the funny stuff from the old games (No pools and cars). It's still fun, its just not an improvement from the older games.    … Expand
  75. Dredzy
    Sep 8, 2014
    8
    Astoundingly fun with tons of initial content for CAS and Build mode. In many ways, this is the best Sims yet. But it is overshadowed by the step back Maxis took with the small neighborhoods, loading for every lot, and the lack of autonomy in the townies. Actually, all the Sims are stupider than ever. Example: when a Sim dies, there is NO reaction to it by any other Sim whatsoever.Astoundingly fun with tons of initial content for CAS and Build mode. In many ways, this is the best Sims yet. But it is overshadowed by the step back Maxis took with the small neighborhoods, loading for every lot, and the lack of autonomy in the townies. Actually, all the Sims are stupider than ever. Example: when a Sim dies, there is NO reaction to it by any other Sim whatsoever. Also, npc's make no effort to keep their families going or to improve their situations. Aside from the Sim you are playing, they are all more mindless than ever. Sure, the emotions are entertaining but they really don't add much to the game play. Sacrificing autonomy for simulated emotions was a tradeoff I could have done without.

    Content wise, I'm very pleased with the massive amount of things to build with and activities to do with your Sim. There is a ton of items to build and decorate with. The new build mode and CAS are more intuitive and powerful than ever.

    Great looking game, fun game play, nice creative tools, ridiculously tiny neighborhoods with boring, lifeless npc's. All in all, worth the money but continues to show the power EA holds over once revered developer, Maxis.    … Expand
  76. rubrub
    Sep 8, 2014
    9
    This The Sims 4 released is really awesome. The new features that made it easier to play the game rocks. Hopefully I would be able to write a review at these pages as well Best IGN Free Game of the Month and Best Collections of Weird and Bizarre Stuffs! .
  77. Primarosa
    Sep 8, 2014
    3
    Despite features such as story progression and an open neighborhood not being included I still decided to give the game an honest chance. I have been a fan since the first game was released and have had countless hours of fun with all three of them. And this really could have been an absolutely amazing game if it had not lacked so many other features than the ones mentioned above. I simplyDespite features such as story progression and an open neighborhood not being included I still decided to give the game an honest chance. I have been a fan since the first game was released and have had countless hours of fun with all three of them. And this really could have been an absolutely amazing game if it had not lacked so many other features than the ones mentioned above. I simply can not get over how few things there is to do and see in the game - even the most basic objects are missing from the game. In my opinion it will take several expansion packs and years only to complete the base game.… Expand
  78. Zararsiz
    Sep 8, 2014
    9
    I really like this game, but there is a lot of content missing i think, after a weekend i saw almost everything of the game.
    Still i really am enjoying creating my sims, feel with their emotional problems and other stuff, and this more comic-like style fits better to the sims universe in my opinion.
    I have to mention that i never played Sims before!!! Still, a car or toddlers would be    I really like this game, but there is a lot of content missing i think, after a weekend i saw almost everything of the game.
    Still i really am enjoying creating my sims, feel with their emotional problems and other stuff, and this more comic-like style fits better to the sims universe in my opinion.
    I have to mention that i never played Sims before!!!

    Still, a car or toddlers would be fantastic, i hope EA will release this content without demanding too much money    … Expand
  79. sims2isbetter14
    Sep 8, 2014
    1
    This game is only acceptable because of Create A Sim. Otherwise it is a huge disappointment, I've played since the sims 1 and 2 is my favorite. I really dislike the sims 3 compared to 2, yet even I find it much better than the sims 4 except for the look of the sims which is an obvious improvement. This series hasn't had a great game since the sims 2, 3 always crashes for me and manyThis game is only acceptable because of Create A Sim. Otherwise it is a huge disappointment, I've played since the sims 1 and 2 is my favorite. I really dislike the sims 3 compared to 2, yet even I find it much better than the sims 4 except for the look of the sims which is an obvious improvement. This series hasn't had a great game since the sims 2, 3 always crashes for me and many others. Sims 4 is absolutely boring after the novelty wears off and I wasn't excited for it as much as 3, with all the missing features, it was rumoured to have been a scrapped online game concept and that would explain the lack of features. I sincerely hope that the sims 5 is incredible otherwise I will just be playing 2 and 3 into the 2020s, because besides open world that game was fun, full of content and perfect for its time. The sims 3 world graphics are waaaaay better than the sims 4s. Also the grass looks awful in 4. Very disappointed. I've been a fan from the beginning. :( the sims has no competition either so unfortunately EA's is the best game we get, and they ruined the sims 4. I now appreciate my previously somewhat disliked sims 3 game compared to 4. I had so much more fun with 1 than 4 despite the graphics, they took all the fun out of the game. I sincerely hope sims 5 is better, and of course there will be a sims 5, this series is just too successful and unique to give up on but I will give up if 5 is anything like 4. Thanks for reading.… Expand
  80. 2013stwalden
    Sep 8, 2014
    8
    The Sims 4 is a very good game. Like most people the first thing I noticed was many things are gone. I can no longer make a Zebra print Stove or some neon purple hardwood floor. But missing swimming Pools and Toddlers is not enough to make me not wanna play the Sims 4.

    I have devoted close to 20 hours of my life since the game came out and that is even having to work 11 hour shifts this    The Sims 4 is a very good game. Like most people the first thing I noticed was many things are gone. I can no longer make a Zebra print Stove or some neon purple hardwood floor. But missing swimming Pools and Toddlers is not enough to make me not wanna play the Sims 4.

    I have devoted close to 20 hours of my life since the game came out and that is even having to work 11 hour shifts this past week. The game really draws you into your Sims. I noticed I care less about designing custom house and more of actually playing my Sims. Large house holds are more fun and easier to handle then in the Previous games. With that being sad I will say the AI in the Sims 4 is really dopy. My Sims when trying to do things on their own with out me commanding them will be very glitchy and very ignorant of what they are doing. I have had my Sims pick up a dirty plate and just move it to another room, then pick it up again and then wash it. Then the Emotion system is very cool and fun to mess with. It helps your Sims build their aspiration quicker and skills as well. Creating the sims is pretty amazing and very basic at the same time. The amount you can morph and twist is astonishing. You can create a PERFECT face if you are willing to spend the time doing so. But after you have created their face and sculpted there body...... Then it becomes very basic. There seems to be too few outfits with too few color options. I find myself accidentally putting different Sims in close to the same outfits. I have mistaken Random Sims for my Sims friends cause they are wearing the same cloths. So hope to see many new outfits come to the Sims 4 with Expansions.

    Overall Playing your Sims has never been been this much fun.

    Creating house is fun in the Sims 4 but at times feels like it was on the bottom of the list. It almost feels like we reverted back to the Sims 1 in some ways. There is still a lot of tools to use and you can change the color of items but only a selective choice. I really wanted to see the old Color scheme setup from the Sims 3. Don't get me wrong Making house is still a lot of fun.... But it doesn't engage me like the Older Sims games has. I keep finding myself building just a simple boxy house with what my Sims need for their daily life's and that is about it. I will say one cool new feature is the Pre-Made rooms. So now when you feel REALLY lazy just click drop and rotate into place and BAM, you gotta a themed kitchen. After doing this once or twice It does get a bit stale with so limited of choices.

    Overall Creating House is cool, but not as good as it could have been

    The game-play mechanics are the more engaging and frustrating things in the Sims 4. You will be constantly fixing a toilet once a day, cleaning up spoiled dishes left in weird places. Having other Sims randomly walking into you're house if you are friends, that's how friends get shot these days. There are dozens of little things that just drive you up the wall while playing the Sims 4, But this is shadowed by all the amazing things now. You can really tell Maxis/EA dumped some money into this engine. The emotion system is very well thought through. Will say at first when getting used to it, you're Sim will be acting like a PMS'ing prom queen, 900 emotions at once. But as you learn how to use it, it becomes amazing feeling. It gives you more power with you're Sims. Its always funny to watch you're angry Sim go out in the middle of the street and start yelling at a random jogger, Or just start flirting with their roommates Spouse cause they took a shower. One of the things I thought was real brilliant is conversations. Now if when you're Sims do certain things it can make or break the conversation. Skill Building and Careers has never been this much fun neither. I used to dread starting new Sims cause it felt like all I did was Work out and make friends and be stuck at my Sims house. Now You're jobs don't need lvl 10 Cooking to be good at you're job. Each job level has its own little Goals to help you get promoted. So you are no longer just stuck having to read books and star gaze to get the job you're Sims wants. The Aspiration system is just WOW. I notice myself more focus on Getting my Sims Aspiration fufilled more then I did in the Sims 2/3. Instead of just one BIG goal you have a bunch of smaller goals to achieve, then when you get done with one..... You can start another! Thats one things in older Sims games I noticed. My Sim is not the leader of the Free World..... What do I do know.... Weight Lifting time.... Then new Sim.... So very happy with the new Aspiration system

    Overall the Game play is Amazing and very engaging, but should have spent more time looking at the Ignorant AI system.

    The Sims 4 is missing a bunch of content that you got in Sims 2/3. We are all sad about this, but you just need to pick up the game and play it for a few hours. It took me about 3-4 hours to get really hooked.    … Expand
  81. Skittlesour
    Sep 8, 2014
    1
    The sim's 4 ? More like The sim's 2.5 , what the hell were they thinking ? they added some new graphics and emotion and they threw the rest out the window ? no more jogging around in the park checking chicks out , no more swimming in the ocean/pool , no more waterholes , NO MORE SOUL !!!!
  82. Kimvad92
    Sep 7, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been playing The Sims since the very first day that The Sims came out. When The Sims 2 was introduced I thought it was a step up and very enjoyable as for The Sims 3 as well. However I have to agree with majority of people who think The Sims 4 is step down and a huge disappointment. It's plain looking and flat out boring.

    In The Sims 4 they really took a lot away from the game. "Bigger personalities and possibilities?" More like less traits, less personality aspects and fewer possibilities. How can the sim be weirder or have bigger personality's when you have less than 5 traits you can have, you can't have favorite music, colors, or anything like that. Also what possibilities? There is NO TRUE neighborhood or places to go and it's more like a game app with small challenges like play a game for 4 hours. How lame is that?

    Where do I began?
    Starters the Main Menu sucks. It's a mess. Files for saved games? Are you kidding. I have 6 files for ONE game and I never know which one to play. When someone else gets on to play it just seems to mess up my game and start me over. Very unorganized and hard to understand and very easy to screw up other peoples saved games.

    2nd sure you can make your sim super skinny or have fat legs or little feet but you can't manipulate features like on The Sims 3. Also I wish there was an actual menu for things instead of having to click on the shirt or pants to view the clothes. They took away a lot of stuff too like favorites and the color wheel, ect.

    When in build/buy mode I find it very hard to use or find things and the tools are all scattered. Again its a mess. And don't get me started about how hard and annoying it is to scroll and rotate around the screen to view the house or sims.

    When playing the game there's nothing to really do besides pee, eat, and sleep. There is nothing to see, go to, or any true challenges to accomplish or fun task to do. Even gardening is stupid now. There is no collecting things either as far as I know of.
    My sims only seem to need to pee!!!!!! I can't even experience everything without it going half way to the needs then going down as quick as a blink of an eye after the half way point. And what's up with the needs being some random box that's annoying at the corner of the screen blocking the side view?

    You can't even edit your town or get a bigger lot or place lots. EVERTHING IS SO LIMITED!!!!!!! You can't even move a house you like to a bigger lot. Another big thing that got me is no toddlers. Really? This is A LIFE GAME. It's about raising a family and taking care of them. I agree with a lot of people, this game is more like Sims 2.5! IF YOU MAKE A GAME YOU SHOULD ONLY ADD TO IT NOT TAKE EVERY SINGLE MAJOR THING AWAY FROM IT. SMH. IM VERY UPSET TO HAVE WASTED 80 BUCKS ON THIS GAME.    … Expand
  83. maritha01
    Sep 7, 2014
    3
    I think that Sims 4 is a scam...
    I think that the bare bones of the game is given with the initial release so that you have to purchase the expansion packs that are to come, which will have more options of course. Very disappointed with the fact that you have to load between neighborhoods, something that they probably wont change.
  84. gnugnu
    Sep 7, 2014
    2
    Positive:

    + better Build Mode
    + better Graphics
    + better Performance

    Mixed:

    +- Character Editor slightly better but without much color choices

    Negative:

    - Emotion system seems simple/dull
    - missing Features/Content (Pools, Toddlers, etc.)
    - Loading Screens everywhere
    - no real Neighborhood (this is a big step backwards...)
  85. steelsoldier
    Sep 7, 2014
    2
    I would not pay more than 10$ for this crap, there are early access games out there that are better polished than this game.

    Too many Loading screens for freaking everything, breaks immersion completely and almost no content, shame on you EA Games for forcing developers to make **** incomplete garbage games because of your retarded influence.
  86. Supermeja
    Sep 7, 2014
    0
    If this game came out AFTER Sims 2, then it would be worthwhile. Seriously, HOW do you make a SEQUEL WORSE? How do you improve 1 or 2 things, and remove/destroy everything else? EA-- that's how. The controls are a nightmare. The camera is wonky. The game loads for EVERYTHING. The graphics look like something from the Nintendo GameCube. It looks like a high end Facebook App. It should'veIf this game came out AFTER Sims 2, then it would be worthwhile. Seriously, HOW do you make a SEQUEL WORSE? How do you improve 1 or 2 things, and remove/destroy everything else? EA-- that's how. The controls are a nightmare. The camera is wonky. The game loads for EVERYTHING. The graphics look like something from the Nintendo GameCube. It looks like a high end Facebook App. It should've been called The Sims 2 HD Remix.. The game was SO bad I got a full refund on an opened copy--- and an apology from the store.… Expand
  87. zamfir70
    Sep 7, 2014
    1
    Tiny maps, load screens, lack of features, price gouging, lack of choice... This game has it all.

    I don't know who is running the once great EA, but they're driving it into the ground. They have pulled a Sim City 2013 with this product, and lost what little faith I still had for them. It's as though they just don't care.
  88. heitorsgodinho
    Sep 7, 2014
    9
    Serio pessoal? vocês estão chorando por causa de algumas coisas que foram retiradas dos games anteriores? Tá ok, eu também ODEIO ter que esperar telas de carregamento constantes, mas veja pelo lado bom, após o primeiro patch (até agora) não tive nenhum problema com bugs ou erros. (Apesar de existirem não me atrapalharam em nada).
    Eu não ia comprar ao jogo devido a essas péssimas analises,    Serio pessoal? vocês estão chorando por causa de algumas coisas que foram retiradas dos games anteriores? Tá ok, eu também ODEIO ter que esperar telas de carregamento constantes, mas veja pelo lado bom, após o primeiro patch (até agora) não tive nenhum problema com bugs ou erros. (Apesar de existirem não me atrapalharam em nada).
    Eu não ia comprar ao jogo devido a essas péssimas analises, o modo criar um sim (CAS) é super avançado, ao contrário do jogo anterior, que na minha opinião só tinha o modo criar um padrão, muitas pessoas estão reclamando que este não está presente no novo jogo, porém temos aqui MUITAS opções de cores disponíveis para serem escolhidas, o modo de construção pode parecer um pouco complicado no inicio mas depois de um tempo você pega o jeito e percebe o quão bom essa ferramenta é.
    A interface do usuário (UI) está muito boa. Os traços e desejo duradouro estão muito melhores do que no jogo anterior, bom mais o jogo não é só rosas é verdade, eles realmente tiraram muitas coisas do jogo como fantasmas,piscinas,bebes,o mundo aberto,ladrões e etc., mas muitas outras coisas (MELHORES) foram adicionadas, como por exemplo, nos outros jogos você era limitado a jogar com seu sim em apenas uma cidade, agora o sim pode visitar outras cidades, e pense bem, outras cidades podem (No futuro) ser disponibilizadas gratuitamente pela Maxis ou pelos próprios jogadores se a ferramenta CAW for lançada no futuro, Agora temos a multitarefa que é SUPER legal como por exemplo, você pode interagir com sims vendo TV ou jogando xadrez por exemplo (Creio que no futuro a Maxis possa lançar um patch que permite apenas que pessoas entrem nas conversas se forem chamadas), você que ainda está em duvida se deve ou não comprar o jogo, ouça meu conselho, se você esquecer um pouquinho dos outros jogos da série você vai amar este. Ao contrário do que parece não sou um grande fan de The Sims, amava o primeiro jogo, jogava muito o segundo, e gostava muito da liberdade do terceiro, e agora novamente posso falar que a Maxis não nos desapontou. (NÃO CULPEM A EA POR TUDO!! ELA SÓ PÚBLICA OS JOGOS POXA) (Muitos EP's serão lançados. E eu não vou comprar nenhum.)    … Expand
  89. SharnaG
    Sep 7, 2014
    0
    Funny thing about this game. They stuffed it up that much that when I took it back to EB games for a refund. I Returned home to delete it and accidently double clicked it and the game started playing. So you don't need the disc to play The Sims 4. Not that I'll be playing it anyways. I'd rather play The Sims 1. but I've resorted back to The Sims 3 :)
  90. f3l1p3
    Sep 7, 2014
    10
    Este jogo é espetacular. 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.
  91. squintlicker
    Sep 7, 2014
    9
    I'd like to start by saying I love the game. I got Sims 1 when it first came out and I haven't missed a release since (skipped an expansion or two). There are two types of people who wrote reviews about the Sims 4. There are people who are disappointed because they don't have everything they want, and there are those who can see where the game is headed. To me, the good outweigh the bad.I'd like to start by saying I love the game. I got Sims 1 when it first came out and I haven't missed a release since (skipped an expansion or two). There are two types of people who wrote reviews about the Sims 4. There are people who are disappointed because they don't have everything they want, and there are those who can see where the game is headed. To me, the good outweigh the bad.

    Bad:
    -Have to load every lot, even your next door neighbor. (This actually makes all load times faster).
    -Some things that have been in the core games have been left out. [Pools, basements, dishwashers]
    -Fewer color options
    -Slow, monetized release of material via DLC. The Sims 3 did this. Sims 2 did this. Every Call of Duty does this now. If you want a long lasting, ever expanding game universe, expect to pay for it. It's the norm in modern video games.

    Good:
    -Incredibly intuitive character creation. Easy and effective.
    -Emotions give more options and create more thinking about your actions.
    -The whole game is more flavorful, and this mostly centers around the emotions and how emotional states will change everyday things (ex: Pee like a champion).
    -Load times are about 3x faster than Sims 3 (see above)

    Overall: I can see why people are complaining. But I can see the skeleton that EA Maxis built, and it's going to be able to hold the weight of the project they are building. It's going to be great.

    Another note: If I can put 20 hours into just one family so far, I know I'm going to get my money's worth from this game.    … Expand
  92. ItSucksIB_tch
    Sep 7, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. EA, What Are You Doing!?

    I'll start off by summing my grievances up really quick: the best features of The Sims 4 could have simply been patched into The Sims 3. Better controls in Create-A-Sim, the new Build Mode, the Multi-tasking, the Emotions are interesting and desirable features. Upgrades and patches at best. Not worth the years of hype and excitement and certainly not worth $60-$80 users have been paying for a bare bones letdown. (All of these scores of 10-8 I've been seeing? I'll generously assume that you're unfamiliar with The Sims games 1-3 or you're just being Sweethearts. Just a sweet heart doesn't get the truth out to EA. Call me Crucial, but a 3 is way too high a score.)

    Why does Origin have so much control over product I worked and paid for? Why do I HAVE to be on-line to play a game I used to play off-line!? I want the option to do either. On days with really bad weather, sometimes I played The Sims because I couldn't get online. Sometimes when I would travel, I would whip out my notebook to pass some time because there was No Internet Access. I spent $80+ so you can tell me when I can and can't play? Are you Serious? If that's not supposed to be the case then my game has a serious bug.

    I can't explore the World because there is no "World". Just lots that are so limited and small, the game is empty. There is no challenge to get to the "cool jobs" so the cool jobs aren' t cool, just cheesy. The game is so kiddie now. (Mommy, that's what I want to do when I grow up! Make a Mess, just like EA!) Jobs like Astronaut and Secret Agent should be over-the-top rewards for progressing, right? Something rare that not everyone chooses to reach for, so its special.

    HMMM.... What Else Is Missing?
    The Styling Tool everyone is addicted to! Where's the creative freedom?!
    No Toddlers? I really LIKED the Toddlers so don't get me started. Doesn't seem like you can create an actual lineage. (Even if you could, where would you put them?) I even wasted money on the Official Game Guide. Get this Readers: you don't catch the carpool to work, you transport and sit bored until your Sim returns. You can't even look at their needs. I don't even see cars and bikes for individual families. Another Stuff Pack. Anyway, you don't have to go to any stores for recipes, food, books or music. (I don't want my Sim to have THAT much convenience! I Want to get them out of the house for that. At least make my loners shop online! They're Sims, as in "simulation" of humans, right? Charge them S&H like us! No, I take that part back...) Anyway, no more classes for skills, no movies, no concerts, no ball games, no swimming in pools, beaches,or oceans; no diners and restaurants, no variety in night life or work life. Even the Repo Man and Burglars are out of the picture. (I LIKED sending my Sim to have a night on the town and running in to relatives accidentally. I enjoyed hubby beating up the burglar and getting extra WooHoo. Letting Snobbish former-rich Sims feel the pain of poverty as the Repo Man dawns their doorstep is funny. I think if you don't pay your bills in the game, the power should shut off like in The Sims 4. If you wait too long you Still should face the Repo Man.) The game is totally stripped. Just change the name so The Sims franchise can save face.

    If I wanted to play a sucky version of The Sims 2, I wouldn't have bought The Sims 3 AND the down-loadable content (dlc) AND the expansion packs AND the stuff packs. The Sims 2 had more features starting off than this sorry excuse for entertainment anyway.

    Obviously, this lack of content and piss poor game play is a ploy to grossly exploit consumers as EA milks our pockets by charging big bucks for expansion packs, stuff packs, and dlc. It's business, I get it. At least make the game so intriguing and fun that we can't wait for the next package and download instead of frustrating so many people. I agree with CypherDivine:

    "Used to be "EA games, challenge everything" now it's "EA games, charge everything" "

    I have enjoyed The Sims 1-3 since I was a kid. A preteen, actually. Now as I try to climb a career to increase my meager income to something I consider to be "gainful", I don't enjoy wasting my money. If I get something, its because I think it will be good and I'll enjoy it for a while.

    Again Readers, The Game Is Not Worth $60-$80! In comparison to it's predecessors, its worthless. So before charging us consumers for endless "packs" and downloads, I wish EA would do something about it. Unlikely, huh? I want to tell EA, what are you doing? Even though I doubt EA will ever see this, I hope someone will take note. I never heard of MetaCritic until I felt like searching to see if others felt like I did. I made this account just to let anyone who can do anything know how dissatisfied and disgusted I am. I'm actually more insulted than anything. At this moment EA and The Sims 4 has really put a bad taste in my mouth.    … Expand
  93. Maddia
    Sep 7, 2014
    7
    Okay, So this game has received a really low user score, but it just isn't as bad as people are making out. Sure, its lacking in content, not much to do and the world, I agree, has been squashed for dummies but it is still playable. Its been five years since The Sims 3 came out, and during those years there have been a substantial amount of Expansion/Stuff packs and user created Mods andOkay, So this game has received a really low user score, but it just isn't as bad as people are making out. Sure, its lacking in content, not much to do and the world, I agree, has been squashed for dummies but it is still playable. Its been five years since The Sims 3 came out, and during those years there have been a substantial amount of Expansion/Stuff packs and user created Mods and Custom Content which enhanced gameplay and added content, It's very difficult now to compare a brand new base game to what the sims 3 was five years ago. I give the Sims 4 a 7, It's playable but It seems as though EA were targeting a some-what stupider audience. Hopefully five years down the line, the sims 4 will be as expansive as Sims 3.… Expand
  94. Senjira
    Sep 7, 2014
    0
    EA PRIVACY POLICY ON REFUNDS

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

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

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

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

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

    So I am forced to remove my good review. It is a good beta/base game for more expansions to come and make it a game . It's a beta and I would avoid it for now or maybe avoid EA forever.    … Expand
  95. Glic2003
    Sep 7, 2014
    6
    It's not the train wreck that many fans were expecting, but it's clear where many corners were cut in rushing this game out. While the actual Sims are more realistic and better animated than in previous games, TS4 lacks many of the little details that made its predecessors so loved. Omitting toddlers - when many players were asking for more life stages - is simply inexcusable. SwitchingIt's not the train wreck that many fans were expecting, but it's clear where many corners were cut in rushing this game out. While the actual Sims are more realistic and better animated than in previous games, TS4 lacks many of the little details that made its predecessors so loved. Omitting toddlers - when many players were asking for more life stages - is simply inexcusable. Switching back to loading screens feels like a big step back. And decorating your Sims' clothes and houses is aggravating when you can't even choose from a decent selection of colours. While there is a lot to do in the game, much of it feels like busywork. You'll be constantly telling your Sims to perform actions to offset their negative emotions or performing repetitive actions to get your Sims skilled up or ready for job promotions. Or you can always collect things... lots of things. In one of the most egregious examples of content padding, TS4 is packed with collectibles.

    Still, it can only get better. Wait until the price drops or they include the first expansion pack for free and you won't be quite as disappointed.    … Expand
  96. J2TheB
    Sep 7, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As an avid Sims fan from its humble beginnings way back in 2000, I've decided, rather than judging it just as a sequel to Sims 3, I'm just going to give my thoughts on Sims 4 for what it is at this time, and in a nutshell.

    Pros:
    - Stunning Music (for once. Sims 2,3's music were unbearable at times)
    - New improved and easy peasy designing and building. (You will love it!)
    - Good looking if slightly cartoony graphics.
    - Multi-tasking! (Finally, your sim can watch tv, have a cup of coffee and have a chat with a nearby sim, all at once)
    - Streamlined performance.
    - Interesting new take on emotions and how they affect your Sims and other Sims.
    - Awesome new Create-a-Sim.
    - Lots and lots of individual skills to be learned.

    So far so good right?

    Cons:
    - Insanely priced for what it offers! ($60 for the standard edition? that is a little greedy EA..)
    - No Open World (Sims 1-2 style loading screens and travel options are back...)
    - No "Normal" Jobs (No police, medicine, business or military careers are available or even present in the game..why!?)
    - Only 2 services available (Maids and Pizza delivery...repair or replace yourself it seems)
    - No Create a Style (If you liked this feature of the Sims 3, sorry to disappoint you.)
    - Limited places to visit (park, nightclub, gym etc.)
    - No Toddlers or pools (but I suppose you knew this already)

    In Summary - It feels like this Sims game has become less creative and yet not so...Building and designing has been improved, yet not in a very in-depth kinda way. If you loved Create-A-Style, Open Worlds and a much more in-depth experience, Stick to Sims 3. If you want to experience an HD "Sims 2" version of the game with a few new gameplay features and design capabilities, try Sims 4, if you have the money for it...Maybe when all those inevitable expansion packs come out, the game would improve...but that would have to be seen to be believed.

    6/10    … Expand
  97. Awkwardskittle
    Sep 7, 2014
    5
    First off, Why are there no toddlers? It goes baby then child. The towns are really small and lacking options. I mean its a good start but they need to finish the game.
  98. Megadacity
    Sep 7, 2014
    3
    Having read various reviews and reflections, but being a massive fan of The Sims series I thought I'd still give the game a pop, but treat it less like a sequel of The Sims 3, and more as a standalone game in it's own right to stave off disappointment. Whilst there are many positive features of The Sims 4 (love the effect of emotions, the art, the depth of skills, highly-engaging newHaving read various reviews and reflections, but being a massive fan of The Sims series I thought I'd still give the game a pop, but treat it less like a sequel of The Sims 3, and more as a standalone game in it's own right to stave off disappointment. Whilst there are many positive features of The Sims 4 (love the effect of emotions, the art, the depth of skills, highly-engaging new objects, more morally lax Sims, having mixology bars in the base game) there are quite a few issues with it asides from the ones previously highlighted, i.e.:-

    - Just to move from lot to lot requires a refresh screen, and this gets dull quickly. As the neighbourhoods are divided into districts (with fixed places to put your lot, a departure from the Open Worlds of Sims 3 where you could bung a lot anywhere) I would expect the refresh screen to appear if I was travelling to a new district. That would be fine. However a refresh screen appears even if you visit a neighboring lot, or any of the lots within the district that your Sim resides. Very tedious.

    - I have a decent new laptop with a Nvidia Geforce GTX 860m graphics card. It's no beast but it's pretty good. I found that the game started to lag pretty badly if you tried to play it extensively. What is the point of having a close-world base game with a lag issue? It's the worst of both Sims 2 and Sims 3 worlds.

    - The controls are not intuitive. For example you have to jump through hoops to save an existing household, or move select members of your household elsewhere.

    - The lack of story progression is a pity. I like to see my Sim neighbourhood naturally evolve, and I don't particularly like to manage this.

    - Some features seem broken or lack interactions that are fundamental to game play. Anyone playing the Sims 4 knows what I mean. This makes it feel rather clunky and half-baked.

    - The game crashed a lot for me. For example if I tried to marry Sims it would crash. Maybe my sim was too commitment-phobic for her own good after all.

    - The lack of a creature is disappointing. I really like the fantasy element of the Sims.

    - You have to micromanage your Sims so much more. I.e. in The Sims 3 you could choose to have your Sim going fishing for an hour, or after they caught five fish. There were similar time limitations you could put on other interactions. Now this is removed, which means you have to closely guard your Sims and cancel interactions to get them to move onto the next task in the interaction queue.

    - I don't like the mouse only controls for Create-A-Sim. Each to their own but I sometimes found it difficult to mold a sim as I wanted them.

    - The Sims now seem stupider rather than more intelligent. A Sim just dozily watching their house burn down (especially as there are no firemen in the game) or choosing to eat on someone's bed rather than an empty dining room table is not a smart simmie. I know this is billed as the new and exciting 'weird' behaviour, but it just seems like there is something missing in the AI.

    - The teenagers look like adults. Both confusing and feels a bit lazy.

    Actually the first time I have been disappointed with a Sims base game so very early. Like many have said before, it is clearly half-finished and obviously the result of EA breathing down the neck of the developers to get the game to market earlier than it was clearly ready. An extra 6 months and I am sure the game could have been something polished. For me to like this game the bugs/lag need to be fixed, at least within districts it should be possible to openly navigate between lots, and some story progression would be good. Otherwise given that I no longer want to play the game and I only bought it Thursday, the series is over for me.    … Expand
  99. Empathica
    Sep 7, 2014
    6
    I owned The Sims 2 + Expansions, but only TS3 & 1 expansion pack, but there were 11 main ones in total. A lot of fans have said TS4 is a step backwards. I can understand why they're saying it, but I don't think it's true. I think if you bought all of TS3 expansions, going back to a base game is going to seem incredibly limited. They're obviously not going to have EVERYTHING in a base gameI owned The Sims 2 + Expansions, but only TS3 & 1 expansion pack, but there were 11 main ones in total. A lot of fans have said TS4 is a step backwards. I can understand why they're saying it, but I don't think it's true. I think if you bought all of TS3 expansions, going back to a base game is going to seem incredibly limited. They're obviously not going to have EVERYTHING in a base game because they want to expand and make money off the whole franchise. I think they have pushed it a little too far however by removing swimming pools, dishwashers, garbage disposals and toddlers. I don't miss them personally, but to remove certain items from a base game that were in previous base games seems a bit ridiculous and milking it for all it's worth. Someone has called it The Sims 1 HD, and that seems relatively accurate.

    I think you have to compare base game to base game, to get a feel for the development of the franchise and to give a fair comparison, and to be fair, there are some good developments. Create a Sim is incredibly easy and user friendly. There's a decent amount of choice for hair styles etc. and you can adjust body parts by clicking on them and dragging them to get it to your desired proportion. The only thing that TS3 had was a colour wheel which allowed so much variety, which has been removed. That's a shame, but it may have been a lot for the game to handle. Similarly, build mode has never been easier. In the bottom left corner if you search by room it gives you a little diagram of a standard room that you've clicked, and you click on the items in it to get the options up. If you're searching for something in-particular, there's a search bar for you to type it in so it crops up. Such a simple yet effective feature. You can also see pre styled set up rooms. If you like that style in its entirety, you can drop the whole room design in, buying everything in it. If you only like certain things, you click them and drop them in. I'd say there's enough choice to create different styles in different houses. I love the new 'clutter' category to drop in knick knacks that you do have in homes.

    The sims moods and interactions are much more advanced. They can multi task, eating while watching TV and chatting on the sofa etc. Their mood changes frequently during the day and they want to do tasks based on that mood, and certain interactions will appear with people based on the mood they have. You can even 'take an angry poop' if you're mad or 'pee like a champion' if you're confident, which I thought was hilarious. The energy and development seems to be in the sims interactions/movements which takes time to recognise, but the overwhelming negativity is stemming from what people notice is visibly missing straight away.

    The camera is slightly difficult to navigate, but there is a feature that specifically says if you liked TS3's camera, you can change it to that. But it seems to chop and change with its controls but I think it's a question of getting used to it.

    The neighbourhood is where a lot of TS3 users are finding it difficult to adjust. The Sims 3 was one big, open world. You could go anywhere in that world and watch your sim drive there. The sims 4 has segregated neighbourhoods (like Sims 2 I think?). You have to pick one for your sims to move to. Once you're there, you can see that neighbourhood beyond your house and visit neighbours, but it comes with a loading screen if you're leaving your current lot. It's a bit annoying, but it only lasts a few seconds and I don't see it a huge thing to grumble about. I think it has more loading screens (little waiting time, more often) than TS3. When that loaded, it did take a very long time. Currently as well, there are very little community lots. There's a museum, a gym, a bar and a nightclub. I would have liked to have seen more, but again this is probably going to be in future expansion packs. At least there's something, but at the moment I'm disappointed you can't go shopping for clothes etc. Your sim can 'change appearance' at the mirror using any of the clothing you have in the game, where before it was fun to have your sim earn money and buy clothes from the shops, so not everyone had the same outfit choices.

    All in all, it's still enjoyable and I think it has huge potential but I think personally you have to consider purchasing it based on what previous games you liked. If you loved TS3 and it's expansions, this will seem very limited. If you liked TS2, it's an upgraded version of that. I think the graphics are good (not that cartoony as some have said) and it does run very smoothly, if you have a PC that can handle the required specs. I just hope EA don't be very specific with it's expansions. I want a lot more features to come in 1 pack, and not leave us waiting for specific things for a long time. Considering the backlash from hardcore fans, they may need to reconsider what they're going to offer in the future TS4 games and for what price.    … Expand
  100. danglingshrimp
    Sep 7, 2014
    5
    look at all those little scores..angry gamers and journalist fools...reminds me of a time back when..my Sims games used to have POOOOOLLLLS.

    Fun..fun lost long ago! It was special then..it's over now! WHERE will all of my cars go? There's no garage..W0W W0W W0W..
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  1. Positive: 31 out of 75
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  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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