The Sims 4

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2630 Ratings

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  1. aelleana
    Dec 9, 2021
    1
    Please stop making the DLCs, focus on sim5 with an open world. Make a game worth the price please EA.
  2. MaximRay
    Feb 12, 2022
    1
    Решили не выпускать дополнение потому что в России есть законы против ЛГБТ но я то живу в Украине и у нас не запрещено. Разработчики называют Россией все СНГ страны.
  3. Justin_A
    Sep 20, 2014
    0
    If EA wanted a bland tablet version of The Sims then it should have been honest and released it as such. Rehashing The Sims 2's insular format and regurgitating the game with most of the content stripped might be OK for an iPhone version costing a few bucks. There isn't even a 64-bit binary, which shows how seriously EA is taking anything other than the DLC diamonds dancing in its eyes. ToIf EA wanted a bland tablet version of The Sims then it should have been honest and released it as such. Rehashing The Sims 2's insular format and regurgitating the game with most of the content stripped might be OK for an iPhone version costing a few bucks. There isn't even a 64-bit binary, which shows how seriously EA is taking anything other than the DLC diamonds dancing in its eyes. To show us just how much it cares about quality art, the company has threatened that there won't be a Sims 5 if enough people don't fork over cash for this sad excuse for a game. We can only hope they'll follow through on their threat!

    And, as for some of the "critics'" reviews... two-three paragraphs of utter vapidity in a large typeface does not a credible professional review make. I love how cruddy titles like this get their ratings inflated by such puff pieces. And, the fluffiest most superficial one of them all won't even let anyone leave comments unless they're apparently part of some special little forum community. How... adorable. I registered for their site and it wouldn't even let me post a comment to the "review".

    The Sims 3 was barely enough of a change to warrant releasing it and this game positively absolutely fails to do anything other than offer a cheesy "emotion pack" that could have easily have been added to the previous title. The horridly bland corporate look of the Sims themselves is to be expected. Clearly, the blandness of SimCity 5 had to carry over. But, the utter barrenness of this "game" (really just a portal for DLCs), given its high price and the track record of EA in terms of the franchise and the SimCity franchise, must be some sort of new IQ test.

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

    PS: I love how the corrupt game reviewers (Who are undoubtedly getting bribes from EA.) are scoring this calamity of a game in the 70s while the actual customers are below 4 across the board. It actually deserves the big, fat zero I am just now going to give it.    … Expand
  5. okamimiyazaki
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    When I first fired it up, I thought, 'wow, this looks promising!' The music was nice, the interface was improved and it was much faster than the previous games. Create-a-Sim looked good, too (at first). Then, I started to realize that this game just isn't that good. Create-a-Sim is a disappointment compared to previous games. There's no color wheel and there aren't even many colors toWhen I first fired it up, I thought, 'wow, this looks promising!' The music was nice, the interface was improved and it was much faster than the previous games. Create-a-Sim looked good, too (at first). Then, I started to realize that this game just isn't that good. Create-a-Sim is a disappointment compared to previous games. There's no color wheel and there aren't even many colors to choose from. There just aren't a lot of options and I had significantly more trouble getting my Sims to not look the same, even with the adjustments of facial features (which actually aren't that great because they are very limited).

    The game feels like a Sims game but it's missing a LOT. Not just content such as pools, outfits, colors, etc. but gameplay and options. The options are practically nonexistent. The camera doesn't work that well and there are zero options to adjust it! Have they never heard of options in video games?

    Overall, I'm just not a fan of this. It's a Sims game with better coding but 1/4 the amount of options and it brings very little to the table in terms of new or original content, just multitasking and emotions. Not worth the money.    … Expand
  6. GregR
    Sep 7, 2014
    0
    You have to love EA's consistency in utterly destroying every franchise and IP in their library. EA has embraced the notion of releasing very basic functionality in all their games. In essence gutting each game until it's almost playable and then loading the backend with expensive DLC that provides the basic gameplay that should have been included in the original. With Sims 4, EA isYou have to love EA's consistency in utterly destroying every franchise and IP in their library. EA has embraced the notion of releasing very basic functionality in all their games. In essence gutting each game until it's almost playable and then loading the backend with expensive DLC that provides the basic gameplay that should have been included in the original. With Sims 4, EA is testing the waters. How far can they strip a game to the point that consumers outright reject the product? There's a lot of wallet gouging on the line here. This game is so gutted that it's been hammered by reviewer after reviewer for all the same boring reasons. I can only hope that gamers unite on this front, accept EA's challenge and refuse to purchase this game. This is the ONLY way that EA will change.… Expand
  7. MrCatgirl
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    The only reason anyone would ever pay for The Sims 4: DLC Quest is if you feel EA hasn't been making quite enough money lately, and you want to reward them for stripping down Sims 3 to its bare essentials with nary an upgrade to be seen anywhere.
  8. airbender131090
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    I was always a Sims fan. Sims 3 was a huge step after the Sims 2.
    I was waiting the Sims 4 for a very long time, for many years.
    I was never so disappointed. Graphics is terrible. Why do they even call it new engine. It’s almost 2015 and iPad games look better. There are many features missing. It looks like iOS game, no a PC one. It feels like you playing Very early Alfa demo    I was always a Sims fan. Sims 3 was a huge step after the Sims 2.
    I was waiting the Sims 4 for a very long time, for many years.

    I was never so disappointed.
    Graphics is terrible. Why do they even call it new engine. It’s almost 2015 and iPad games look better.
    There are many features missing. It looks like iOS game, no a PC one.
    It feels like you playing Very early Alfa demo version of the game.
    Definitely not worth your money.
    They should rebuild it or give every buyer a 2 years free of expansions.    … Expand
  9. Warmas
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    giving it 0 since people are ignorant ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  10. vomov
    Dec 25, 2020
    0
    Initially, EA made the Sims 1, which was a good base game. Later, they expanded on the game, for which people were happy to pay.
    When the Sims 1 got bloated, they went to Sims 2; new engine, graphics, possibilities, etc. And they added expansions later. People paid, EA wins.
    When the Sims 2 got bloated, they went to Sims 3. Again, new, better, etc., with the addition of some odd    Initially, EA made the Sims 1, which was a good base game. Later, they expanded on the game, for which people were happy to pay.
    When the Sims 1 got bloated, they went to Sims 2; new engine, graphics, possibilities, etc. And they added expansions later. People paid, EA wins.
    When the Sims 2 got bloated, they went to Sims 3. Again, new, better, etc., with the addition of some odd mechanics. However, it had less content, so it required some expansions to be fun. People complained, sales dropped

    Now, EA had a choice:
    1) Make a great game with new everything, and expand on it later. This would be the obvious, money-making choice.
    2) Continue with the Sims 3 idea, without enough content. This would be the bad choice.
    EA went for option 3: make the basic architecture of a game, but don't fill in anything. Then charge money for everything. The result is obvious; low sales, low reviews.

    It's not that we're spoiled after playing the other Sim games with all the expansions, it's that this new thing is practically unplayable; there's nothing to do. It is not fun. After seeing sales drop in Sims 3, I'm surprised they went this way.

    The answer to the current state of EA is simple; fire the managers, and let game designers make the choices again. Managers want money, now. They want Origin, because they don't want to pay Valve for putting games on Steam, but they also ignore the massive sales Steam brings. They want copy protection, and ignore that pirates will always find a way, while normal (non-pirating) people are the victims aggressive protection (also, note that Steam lowers piracy). They finally expect people to pay NOW for possible DLC LATER. Seriously, fire all of them, and start over making proper games.    … Expand
  11. Apollus
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    Let me start off by saying I loved Sims 3 and I was very excited for this game. I played the Create a Sim Demo and I liked the new creation mechanics.

    Now that I've covered the only good parts of the game...let's move on to the negatives. That large city in Sims 3 is now missing. There are only a handful of places to go and you will be punished by long loading screens when you    Let me start off by saying I loved Sims 3 and I was very excited for this game. I played the Create a Sim Demo and I liked the new creation mechanics.

    Now that I've covered the only good parts of the game...let's move on to the negatives.

    That large city in Sims 3 is now missing. There are only a handful of places to go and you will be punished by long loading screens when you actually do want to go somewhere. I ignored all of the bad press before that game released about the game not having toddlers or swimming pools. God I wish those were the only problems! There are still countless other things missing from the game.

    The level of customization took a long step back from Sims 3 and you can basically choose from a selection of 5 colors for most objects.

    The biggest disappointment in this game is the constant glitches. I've only played the game for a little over 5 hours and my characters are continuously unresponsive or walking into walls and getting stuck. I know there may be bugs on the first day with any game, but any amount of testing would have indicated this game was not ready. EA should have held back this 2014 title to make sure it was truly COMPLETED for 2015.    … Expand
  12. Moxd
    Oct 23, 2014
    0
    It's really good, y'know, if we were in some kind of alternate dimension where we were all enslaved by flesh eating robots. But we aren't, and it isn't.
  13. metalgear85
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    Well, what do we start. Hmm, this game is missing so much content that earlier sims series games had. Game has plenty of bugs, including babies meshes can bug really badly, similar to if you download some broken custom content in sims 3, Characters run trough each others, their hands clips through clothes, so called new smarter and emotional sims doesnt really show as they dont react ifWell, what do we start. Hmm, this game is missing so much content that earlier sims series games had. Game has plenty of bugs, including babies meshes can bug really badly, similar to if you download some broken custom content in sims 3, Characters run trough each others, their hands clips through clothes, so called new smarter and emotional sims doesnt really show as they dont react if someone has a baby, or if there was fire on the kitchen and your sims stand next to the fire, his moodlet is happy? Really happy when your house is on fire.. Sims doesnt also care about fire like they can drop their mug in the floor near fire and then leave the house. Also missing major things that sims 3 had like open world and create a style. Tiny worlds,Also less traits. There is also missing some other minor elements like toddlers, pools etc., no basements. Sims 4 actually mis over 89 features compared to earlier base games.(without expansions.) There is loading screens and they are annoying as they pop up all the time, because places are so small, they load pretty fast with my fast computer (5-10secons), but they come often also with only basegame, when expansions start to pop-up loading times will easily grow atleast 2-3x times longer, just like in earlier sim games.… Expand
  14. me-0815
    Sep 5, 2014
    0
    As usual, EA has left out a lot of features that the predecessors had, most likely to sell them separately as DLCs. Also as usual for EA, the new installment doesn't have much better graphics than the predecessor, nor does it offer many new features. Everyone considering buying this game should remember what EA did to the SimCity series as well and should at least wait for a few moreAs usual, EA has left out a lot of features that the predecessors had, most likely to sell them separately as DLCs. Also as usual for EA, the new installment doesn't have much better graphics than the predecessor, nor does it offer many new features. Everyone considering buying this game should remember what EA did to the SimCity series as well and should at least wait for a few more reviews before deciding to buy this game. Complaining in some forums matters little to them, the only way to let EA know your opinion about the direction they took with this game and most games in general is not to purchase them.

    It needs also to be mentioned that EA still insists to use Origin as a DRM system, which means you have to install and run a completely unnecessary background software on your PC before you are even allowed to start the game. This also means that the game is tied to an account, so you can't resell it.    … Expand
  15. matt2287
    Sep 6, 2014
    0
    I've played the Sims since the original and have always bought the latest games, But EA have seriously messed up with this one. There's far too many features missing. Features that even the original game had! The only good thing is being able to build a pool.... Oh wait....
  16. Enerla
    Sep 21, 2014
    0
    Lack of swimming pools, toddlers, etc? Who cares. When a Sims game has so much strange content that it stops being a simulation, and becomes a "strange fairytale dollhouse" we get a new Sims game, with some of the content removed. I can understand that the functionality for swimming pools, etc. should be developed again, and toddler gameplay needs some more design. As I say it is natural.Lack of swimming pools, toddlers, etc? Who cares. When a Sims game has so much strange content that it stops being a simulation, and becomes a "strange fairytale dollhouse" we get a new Sims game, with some of the content removed. I can understand that the functionality for swimming pools, etc. should be developed again, and toddler gameplay needs some more design. As I say it is natural.

    But when a game feels almost empty, and even the press notices it... When the game not only feels empty, but you see they reserve even basic furniture models for later, so they can get more money... That wouldn't be enough for a 0 score. But how it gets old quickly, greed, and how it limits your building styles can reduce the score by 1 point each.

    Why it isn't a 7 then? Lets start with graphics. Solid colors with interesting shaders? Nice. And some can say we also got the most powerful create a sim. Too bad we only have a very limited palette, and for some, the new create a sim is unwieldy. -1...

    One of the core features of the Sims was access to mods,. The new create a sim mode seems to make modding much harder. So I would think it hurts its value... -1...

    As you see at this point, there would be a chance for 4 or 5, both above the average ratings. But Sims is a complex game, there can be issues, and to fully enjoy it, good support should be essential. EA is weak here, and their general practices doesn't focus on our fun, and we don't feel like valued customers.

    So even if all other things would be perfect it would be hard to give the game a score higher than 3. Any bug or issue cann reduce it. And the game isn't the next big thing either. You can say: it is easy to resize a room. I could point out, that if you have a story, houses on your lots will have their stories as well. It would be defined by how your sims built new parts, knocked down walls, etc. A button to resize a room can make your life easier, but it makes the game lot less engaging.

    Even after quie a few iterations for both desktop and mobile, we have family storylines, but we don't see the differences between generations, as the game doesn't have a timeline, no technical advancement happens.

    The game is still full of homeless sims, people who have no home, who live nowhere, come from nowhere.

    The amount of loading screens can be annoying, and while it feels fast now, it doesn't have to load a lot of content, and doesn't have to check a lot either. When you will have plenty of content installed it will be much, much slower, which is a major issue.

    Solid colors means right now the game doesn't have to load textures, and doesn't have to keep them in RAM. It looks good at first as it saves ram. But a lot of things won't work with solid colors. With extra content the game will use much much more resources.

    We hear how the game is 32 bit "as some might have old 32 bit systems". They wouldn't have a problem iif the game would have both 32 bit and 64 bit versions.

    The game uses solid colors to make sure you need less textures. The game uses loading screens so it doesn't have to load the whole town. Yet its resource usage is high for a 32 bit program, and there can be a wall. So it is a serious issue with performance and optimization.

    People who whine about swimming pools, toddlers, etc. point to the smallest problems with the game, and if you keep hearing those issues you might think they are the "most important ones" and think the game is decent. It isn't.

    And even if you would believe later it will become a good game with all the expansion, buying it right now is pointless. You will be able to pick up the game and some expansions in a bundle, and buy the rest at cheaper prices whe the game becomes good enough to compete with previous sims games.    … Expand
  17. Doctective
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    What the hell? I bought this being really excited about getting the next generation of Sims games, but it really just seems like a fancied up version of the Sims 2 with LESS features. Where is all the additions Sims 3 brought? Why is so much gone now while there are still some objects and movement that are the exact same as in previous games? I feel really scammed for getting such anWhat the hell? I bought this being really excited about getting the next generation of Sims games, but it really just seems like a fancied up version of the Sims 2 with LESS features. Where is all the additions Sims 3 brought? Why is so much gone now while there are still some objects and movement that are the exact same as in previous games? I feel really scammed for getting such an incomplete product.

    I thought after Sim City, EA would be more eager to regain their trust with the customers, but I guess I was dead wrong. Unless you like paying more than 50 bucks for a Sims game that has less features than the freemium app on mobile, I would recommend you to throw your wallet at something else. EA does not deserve any money for this.    … Expand
  18. beyondabraxas
    Oct 25, 2014
    0
    This game is very revealing to the husk of a great studio that Maxis used to be. Why not just make it into a simulation at this point? why even bother having user input? why did you idiots sell yourself to EA? Goodbye, you zombified corpse of a once great studio you.
  19. KCritic
    Sep 6, 2014
    0
    These 'critics' have clearly been paid off. The game is not worth £20 let alone the £50-60 it is going for. Don't let them get away with it. Save your money. They're now going to try charge you the Earth for DLC - DLC that should have been in the base game.
  20. 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.
  21. RealCritical
    Sep 7, 2014
    0
    EA paid metacritic official reviews to vote them with high score, but I will not do that,

    this game is exactly Sims 3 with a few new features, so... suks too much.

    And then we'll see 20 o 30 dlcs of this game with an expensive price... why EA? Sims 1 and 2 were great!
  22. Wyze
    Sep 4, 2014
    0
    A única coisa que eu gostei do The sims 4 foi o CAS porque o jogo todo é uma PORCARIA..
    Um downgrade enorme do 3 e até do 2, lamentável uma empresa tão grande como a EA desapontando os fãs da serie com essa bosta .. o resto do jogo vai vim em DLC...
    O pior TS de todos.

    EA sendo EA
  23. Airaindust
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    A waste of the time and money not just for me but for the dev. I pre-paid for this game for my wife and honestly she played for about four or five hours then went back to Sims 3. I could give you a giant list of her gripes and complaints but I see most other here have done that for me. If you don't own Sims 3 maybe this would be a tolerable buy but compared to Sims 3 this game seems toA waste of the time and money not just for me but for the dev. I pre-paid for this game for my wife and honestly she played for about four or five hours then went back to Sims 3. I could give you a giant list of her gripes and complaints but I see most other here have done that for me. If you don't own Sims 3 maybe this would be a tolerable buy but compared to Sims 3 this game seems to be a dud. EA it seems could have done much more with the Sims 4, pity it ended up as it did. Don't waste your cash.… Expand
  24. 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
  25. Enforcer122
    Sep 6, 2014
    0
    EA are absolute disgraces. Do not buy an EA game, do everything you can to make sure they don't get your hard earned money. Sims 4, yet another unfinished game they've released with the whole purpose of people purchasing DLC.
  26. Eclipseid
    Sep 4, 2014
    0
    I really wanted to like this game and have been anticipating it so much, its just such a huge let down that i think ill be much happier going back to the sims 3. I realize that this is a base game without any dlc or expansions but it feel like the the entire experience is centered around maybe the requirements so low it can run on any 15 year old computer. and the lack of varietyI really wanted to like this game and have been anticipating it so much, its just such a huge let down that i think ill be much happier going back to the sims 3. I realize that this is a base game without any dlc or expansions but it feel like the the entire experience is centered around maybe the requirements so low it can run on any 15 year old computer. and the lack of variety especially the removal of the create a styl feature seems intended to steer us to hey if you want more variety go buy it! Between that and the removal of the open world just did it in for me, im mean for real i cant even go for a walk around the neighborhood or to the store without facing a loading screen. Honestly i would take a 15 minute load screen any day over a load screen every 5 minutes while i play. When i lay this i feel like i get the similar vibe i got from playing sim city, (which is to roll out dlc for extra profit) fortunately the game flopped. I was hoping EA would learn something from that for the sims, NOPE! guess ill be skipping this generation.… Expand
  27. skarr
    Nov 4, 2014
    0
    If you like to throw your money on Premium smelly garbage, then this game is for you. However, In order to appreciate the full Aroma of Garbage, you have to buy all DLCs and expansions to spice it up.
  28. Maruge
    Oct 10, 2014
    0
    Most of the few things people are putting in positive about this game have drawbacks.
    1: It runs smoothly, but the constant loading times make it a large step back.
    2 The UI is simplified, that's probably because most of its features are gone. 3 The game has little content because it has non of the DLC's, so are you telling me that its become the standard for EA users to not even care    Most of the few things people are putting in positive about this game have drawbacks.
    1: It runs smoothly, but the constant loading times make it a large step back.
    2 The UI is simplified, that's probably because most of its features are gone.
    3 The game has little content because it has non of the DLC's, so are you telling me that its become the standard for EA users to not even care that they are buying expansion packs for content that is not a new idea? The sims 2 added in many great expansions, and then they were all added in a second time, with some new ones (because there was less content than the sims 2 base game), and some of the good old ones never returned, now we will see these same ideas again in 60 dollar expansion packs and some new DLC that was sims 3 base game, and a few of the nice sims 3 expansions will never be seen again.
    Not to mention the awkward new building system and the generally ugly furniture lacking in variety and numbers, and the removal of cars and babies is just salt in the wound.    … Expand
  29. threelions
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Massive Step backwards. Terrible graphics, no open world, more loading screens. Just awful. Only the Sims community would put up with less than half a game with the excuse being it will be fixed in paid DLC. Getting a refund.
  30. VoxPaladin
    Sep 18, 2014
    0
    Wow, let me buy a skimped version of The Sims by paying more money for less content in favor of future DLC that will supposedly restore all the missing features and improvements because it's the fourth installment, therefore it should be better. Said no one ever.
  31. clydetm1
    Sep 7, 2014
    0
    EA.. you did terrible. Not surprised though knowing you've won the worst company of the year award for 3 or 4 years in a row, but you really did destroy this game.
  32. Deschain89
    Oct 15, 2014
    0
    I bought it, played it thrice and then forgot about it until my girlfriend asked me if she could play it for a bit.

    So naturally, being a gentleman and a scholar, I gave away my Origin password and username so she could have all the time she wanted with this new iteration to this revered franchise. She played once; again, she played ONCE. A game catered to her demographic, late    I bought it, played it thrice and then forgot about it until my girlfriend asked me if she could play it for a bit.

    So naturally, being a gentleman and a scholar, I gave away my Origin password and username so she could have all the time she wanted with this new iteration to this revered franchise.

    She played once; again, she played ONCE.

    A game catered to her demographic, late teens-early twenties girls who are not gamers at heart but want to make a beautiful blue house with a white picket fence and fantasize his boyfriend was an achieved man instead of playing video games all day after uni, and she played once and never went back to it.

    Now, I ask to you, why is that? This is a rhetorical question, since we all know what happened.

    Greed happened:

    Somewhere a board meeting took place, and it was decided that in order to drive up sales, the franchise should be simpler, easier, for the Minecraft audience. That way, the graph showed, it would appeal to a greater number of people.

    It was decided, Maxis would do anything in its power to create the simplest of experiences, devoid of soul and depth, so even the lowest of the meme spouting 10 year old's could understand it.

    It was rushed, it was a cash in, it's resources were wasted in marketing ploys and internet meme implementation, instead of building up in the simulation aspect.

    The graphical fidelity was compromised, loading screens made a comeback; all because a graph showed little kids didn't have the greatest hardware, and the code programmers didn't have the skill to make a game that runs as it should. Remember people, they had to cater to the lowest of the low, insertion is equal to sales, and Maxis needs to feed the beast that is EA, or else it will devour it like it did with Westwood or Bullfrog.

    In the end, mature people were left with a soulless game they did not enjoy, and the very same little kids the graph showed would love the memes and the simpler gameplay, didn't buy the game because "LEL it's fur teh girlz n buring an stuff", and continued to rage when people teabaged them in Cawadooty.

    A sad story, for a sad company. Someone should take the flag at this point, and create a truly engaging and in-depth life-sim, for Maxis died a long time ago, but there is a clear consumer base in urgent need to quench the thirst for this genre.    … Expand
  33. mjz
    Sep 5, 2014
    0
    Watched my son play this for a few hours. I was going to buy it but realized fairly quickly that I would be better off saving my money for a complete game. There is so much missing from this game that is in the base Sims 3 that it really isn't worth listing. Apparently EA feels that everything from being able to call the fire department to have a toddler needs to be DLC. Another seriesWatched my son play this for a few hours. I was going to buy it but realized fairly quickly that I would be better off saving my money for a complete game. There is so much missing from this game that is in the base Sims 3 that it really isn't worth listing. Apparently EA feels that everything from being able to call the fire department to have a toddler needs to be DLC. Another series ruined by EA.

    Has anyone else noticed that all the "10 Star" reviews are well written. Maybe a little too well written?    … Expand
  34. BrutalBran95
    Oct 16, 2014
    0
    not going to give long text just want to type 150 words so i can leave 0 score for been flat out awful i didnt even praite this after watching videos that how bad this is and when reading comments and reviews glad i got sims 3 start pack for £5 then paying £40 for this crap EA at its best
  35. John1337
    Sep 6, 2014
    0
    EA doesn't care about gamers! The Sims 4 is by far not the worst game I have ever played but it is definitely one of the most disappointing games I have ever played. I felt like I was playing a stripped down version of the original Sims game which is pretty much exactly what I was playing. I felt bored and that the game lacked any kind of real substance to draw me in and keep meEA doesn't care about gamers! The Sims 4 is by far not the worst game I have ever played but it is definitely one of the most disappointing games I have ever played. I felt like I was playing a stripped down version of the original Sims game which is pretty much exactly what I was playing. I felt bored and that the game lacked any kind of real substance to draw me in and keep me playing. Is just me or are the graphics in Sims 4 worse than The Sims 3? The less intrusive UI was OK but I found it all to be a bit drab and lack-luster. I am not angry with EA, I am just very disappointed.… Expand
  36. RyuzakiLaw1
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    I played with the demo, and I hoped that it would be a half decent game. Even after seeing all the lists upon lists of features that wouldn't be added into the game, I still held out hope that this Sims game would be decent enough to warrant the price tag. I quickly realized how foolish I was in holding onto that hope. This game is a joke to the series, with so many missing features, itI played with the demo, and I hoped that it would be a half decent game. Even after seeing all the lists upon lists of features that wouldn't be added into the game, I still held out hope that this Sims game would be decent enough to warrant the price tag. I quickly realized how foolish I was in holding onto that hope. This game is a joke to the series, with so many missing features, it becomes boring far too quickly. It feels like a Sims game, there's no doubt about that, but it only feels like a half assed one at that. I'm not going to be exploring this game any further, especially when EA brings out the DLC. What really hurts, is the fact that The Sims has been one of my favorite series, and I can do nothing but watch as it's treated like **** by EA.… Expand
  37. koyukon
    May 22, 2019
    0
    I did't like it. I couldn't create myself in CAS. Easy in sims 2 and 3, impossible in 4. I feel like I only have negative things to say about it so i'll just move on.... Sims 5 needs to be innovative and different.
  38. drschuster555
    Oct 17, 2014
    0
    YAY! A NEW GAME!

    Here mister EA, your 50€.

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

    I think it was worth it.

    The rating has to be 150 characters long: :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
  39. UNCLEPAULIE
    Sep 7, 2014
    0
    I have played the Sims since it first launched but now its just getting far too expensive, I only bought a couple expansions off the Sims 3 and they felt exactly the same as the ones I purchased on the Sims 2 ( Nightlife and University ) . I do not own the Sims 4 and TBH probably will not buy it, just to purchase the same old expansions AGAIN .
    I really hate EA these days and I am trying    I have played the Sims since it first launched but now its just getting far too expensive, I only bought a couple expansions off the Sims 3 and they felt exactly the same as the ones I purchased on the Sims 2 ( Nightlife and University ) . I do not own the Sims 4 and TBH probably will not buy it, just to purchase the same old expansions AGAIN .
    I really hate EA these days and I am trying my best not to get anything from them, they are charging £59.99 for the Sims 4 in the UK for a digital deluxe version and STILL charging full price for the Sims 3 and all its expansions . Their greed is just mind blowing .    … Expand
  40. iMatrix7
    Sep 5, 2014
    0
    I was excited for an entire year for this game, and some days ago, it comes out.
    "What the hell!", was my first reaction to this game,"Is this a DEMO!?".. I mean, there are a LOT of functionality and object that are missing in this chapter.. and I don't mean only pools, because at this point who cares about them?
    No openworld, no more services, no animals, no thiefs, no progressive life    I was excited for an entire year for this game, and some days ago, it comes out.
    "What the hell!", was my first reaction to this game,"Is this a DEMO!?".. I mean, there are a LOT of functionality and object that are missing in this chapter.. and I don't mean only pools, because at this point who cares about them?
    No openworld, no more services, no animals, no thiefs, no progressive life for other sims outside familiy, etc.. etc.. the list is soooo long!
    PLUS: graphic is orrible! They promise us a realistic graphic in this game and what we have here? This should be the "realistic graphic of a world??"EA PLEASE, go home, you're drunk!!

    In conclusion, seems to have here the exact failure of SIM CITY 2014, but unfortunately in TheSims there is the female audience, that will buy in any case this next game with all the houndreds expansion.

    Good luck with that, i'm out of this cr*p of "game".    … Expand
  41. MuerteLegend
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Worst sims ever, I just keep hating EA for what they doing. Worst interface ever, I can't see how my sim felling at the moment, it's all hided, I don't like to click on buttons to see what is wrong with him.
    Srsly EA? 10-20 clothes, like always, DLC will fix all bugs, nothing changes, money, money and money.
    Totally incomplete game. Bad graphics, worse than in sims 3. I ddodn't    Worst sims ever, I just keep hating EA for what they doing. Worst interface ever, I can't see how my sim felling at the moment, it's all hided, I don't like to click on buttons to see what is wrong with him.
    Srsly EA? 10-20 clothes, like always, DLC will fix all bugs, nothing changes, money, money and money.
    Totally incomplete game. Bad graphics, worse than in sims 3. I ddodn't recommend sims 4 - not many conent, all content will be in DLC - WHY I NEED TO PAY FOR IT???? I want to pay 70$ ONCE, but what I see now - few items, 2 small cities etc etc etc,    … Expand
  42. Shuk
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    Extremely disappointing. Sims 3 vanilla was far more complete than this. They left out so many features and options that it's painfully clear that they are just looking to milk money out of you with DLC's for things that should have just came with the original version. EA's excuse for leaving out what are considerably core features is infuriating that they cite lack of development teamExtremely disappointing. Sims 3 vanilla was far more complete than this. They left out so many features and options that it's painfully clear that they are just looking to milk money out of you with DLC's for things that should have just came with the original version. EA's excuse for leaving out what are considerably core features is infuriating that they cite lack of development team resources... yeah, lack of resources from one of the largest game developers working on a long awaited sequel to one of the most popular franchises ever. Makes sense. Even if such is true, and EA really is so inept that they cannot even allocate the resources required to put out a worthy sequel - then they should definitely not be rewarded by your purchase for their continuation of the trend of large developers putting out shoddy product and asking you for more money so they can 'fix' that shoddy product.… Expand
  43. danielr125
    Sep 26, 2016
    0
    Es la peor entrega de este juego que he visto es lamentable lo que le hicieron al juego empezando por la camara ya no existe la diagonal, algo que era extraordinario en los sims 3 en el mismo juego visualizar el barrio e ir lo destruyeron por cargas a cada momento segun a donde desees dirigirte, tiene grandes errores por ejemplo la jardineria que amaba verla en sims 3 la destruyeron y paraEs la peor entrega de este juego que he visto es lamentable lo que le hicieron al juego empezando por la camara ya no existe la diagonal, algo que era extraordinario en los sims 3 en el mismo juego visualizar el barrio e ir lo destruyeron por cargas a cada momento segun a donde desees dirigirte, tiene grandes errores por ejemplo la jardineria que amaba verla en sims 3 la destruyeron y para completar cosas aburdas por ejemplo mientras conversamos con alguien que nuestro sim de la nada se ponga a realizar lagartijas muy absurdo y triste sigo y me quedo con el sims 3 por mucho largo mejor juego que este igual el 2 y el 1 siendo otra tecnologia desde esa saga pero es un juego mejor hecho ...… Expand
  44. Passi1904
    Sep 6, 2014
    0
    Sehr enttäuscht zum einen Wenig Auswahl in der weltumgebung 2. Wenig Auswahl an Möbel Gegenstände etc. 3. Ist wenig Möglichkeit mit dem sims was zu unternehmen ich mein 4 orte + 1 park ist das nicht traurig EA bzw Maxis? Sim city habt ihr genau so verhauen und bringt nun noch ein erfolgreiches spiel zum Abgrund keine richtige offene welt nur ein Stück und muss dein sim zur Arbeit kann manSehr enttäuscht zum einen Wenig Auswahl in der weltumgebung 2. Wenig Auswahl an Möbel Gegenstände etc. 3. Ist wenig Möglichkeit mit dem sims was zu unternehmen ich mein 4 orte + 1 park ist das nicht traurig EA bzw Maxis? Sim city habt ihr genau so verhauen und bringt nun noch ein erfolgreiches spiel zum Abgrund keine richtige offene welt nur ein Stück und muss dein sim zur Arbeit kann man dum rum gucken und nichts machen wenn man nicht 2 sims hat. Auswahl Möglichkeiten zum bauen bzw zum verreisen ist zu wenig für so ein Spiel klar kommen dlcs aber so wenig für ein hauptspiel ich bin enttäuscht sehr sogar!… Expand
  45. abraham_b
    Apr 11, 2017
    0
    I can't say I'm too surprised to see the ratings of this game. I have played the Sims since the first game and with every new main entry (not expansion pack or spin-off) there's always been enough improvements to blow me away. I loved the open-world in the Sims 3 as well as being able to customise any item. In reality I would have preferred if the Sims 4 were just the Sims 3 but withI can't say I'm too surprised to see the ratings of this game. I have played the Sims since the first game and with every new main entry (not expansion pack or spin-off) there's always been enough improvements to blow me away. I loved the open-world in the Sims 3 as well as being able to customise any item. In reality I would have preferred if the Sims 4 were just the Sims 3 but with better graphics and less bugs.

    After nearly 3 years the Sims 3 is still my preferred Sims game. We have had a few expansions for the Sims 4, but even they're shallow. I.e. Get to Work does not have anywhere near as much content as Ambitions did for the Sims 3 and there is literally NO comparison between City Living for the Sims 4 and the fantastic Late Night for the Sims 3. This has now convinced me that the problem with Sims 4 is in its foundations and is inherent to the game itself and no amount of DLC will be able to make up for the inherent problems of no open world, no story progression (other families getting married, promoted, having kids etc), no Create a Style, where you could change the colour and textures of anything.

    Yes, we have toddlers, pools and ghosts now but those are minor details compared to the huge inherent aspects which were lost from the Sims 3. The Sims 4 still feels rushed and unfinished.

    In my opinion, overall, it is such a shame that the Sims 4 exists, especially in such a popular franchise. Maybe this has helped EA to come to their senses that they can't continue to scam us out of our money just because the Sims is so popular globally. The only people I find who love the Sims 4 are those who are playing it as their first Sims game. You know what I tell those people? Play Sims 3; it's much better.    … Expand
  46. badbluewolf
    Sep 22, 2014
    0
    Not buying this game on sheer principle. It maybe very good, but leaving out pools, toddlers and customization options just paves the way for EA to exploit money from people by releasing the features at a trickle slow speed in DLC. But then I guess that just adds to the list of franchises that EA has poisoned.
  47. titmo71
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Hey, way to go EA!! You would think after the whole Sim City disaster ,you might learn something. No, not the case, let's just give them a new game in a beloved franchise with even less features than the last installment. Ah, good plan !
  48. johnangel
    Sep 30, 2014
    0
    This is what happens when we morons buy ea games, I hope all the morons that gave it more than 3 would just stop gaming, YOU are destroying the industry.
  49. 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
  50. Zupashow
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    Sims 4 looks like a demo version of Sims 3...waste of my money and time...
    We waiting to much time for this game! And what we have now? It's not "fair play", EA.
    Another fail after piece of lag - BF4 (looks like DLC for BF3).
  51. Zacky6661V
    Sep 5, 2014
    0
    Game have a very very bad graphics in 2014 year, same as The Sims 3 which was published in 2009! Significantly less content than in the third. Origin permanently low total game score.
  52. DarthBarf
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    EA lied to us since the very beginning. This is nothing but an alpha version of the game, which was supposed to be called "The Sims 4". While they've done well on the animation and the UI, they've managed to screw and cripple every other aspect of the game. If you don't want to be disappointed - play Sims 2 or Sims 3 instead - they BOTH have better graphics and far more features than thisEA lied to us since the very beginning. This is nothing but an alpha version of the game, which was supposed to be called "The Sims 4". While they've done well on the animation and the UI, they've managed to screw and cripple every other aspect of the game. If you don't want to be disappointed - play Sims 2 or Sims 3 instead - they BOTH have better graphics and far more features than this joke of a game.… Expand
  53. FizCap
    Oct 4, 2014
    0
    There is so many stripped features in this game it's unenjoyable, on top of that the game is really buggy and unstable. Everywhere you go you need to wait 30 seconds to 1 minute for it to load, compared to sims 3 free roam where it could take 1-2 minutes but it's worth it because you save more time in the process. I feel like the game rotates around the character only, instead of everyoneThere is so many stripped features in this game it's unenjoyable, on top of that the game is really buggy and unstable. Everywhere you go you need to wait 30 seconds to 1 minute for it to load, compared to sims 3 free roam where it could take 1-2 minutes but it's worth it because you save more time in the process. I feel like the game rotates around the character only, instead of everyone else, no one is interacting only you are, no one is traveling to places they just get placed there. The game small improvements that I liked, but I barely enjoyed the game at all with the stripped features, such as no pools and toddlers. They say it's for their engine, but it seems like a **** engine to me, ea knew what they were doing, they just wanted to get a few easy bucks from unsuspecting customers.… Expand
  54. DaveAus
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Very disappointing about the quality of this game. Having to run around when installing, why do I need origin? I just want to play! Origin not working at first, and the support forum gave no help. Had to do research myself to get the game working.

    The game, overall lacks depth and content. There is just so little to do, the graphics look only slightly better, but the worlds feel smaller    Very disappointing about the quality of this game. Having to run around when installing, why do I need origin? I just want to play! Origin not working at first, and the support forum gave no help. Had to do research myself to get the game working.

    The game, overall lacks depth and content. There is just so little to do, the graphics look only slightly better, but the worlds feel smaller then before, with less for my sims to do, and WEAR!

    Overall this is a slight graphics update with much less to do then the previous Sims, and at this asking price, I expected a more full game.    … Expand
  55. PyongyangMayor
    Sep 28, 2014
    0
    The Sims = Damn good. The Sims 2 = Amazingness, pure **** awesomness. The Sims 3 = Eh, alright. The Sims 4 = Garbage. Can't believe it took them this long to make this piece of crap. Avoid buying this and buy the Sims 2 instead.
  56. Username_PT
    Sep 5, 2014
    0
    This game is incomplete without DLC ... it's a shame!
    EA only cares about the money that they will earn from these DLC's!
    The only thing that I liked was the create a Sim.
  57. Jrud05
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    I've been anxiously awaiting the release of The Sims 4 for quite some time. I was recently made aware of the missing pools and toddlers but I've been playing The Sims since the beginning so I decided I wasn't going to let that keep me from giving this game a shot.
    At last the game has arrived! I get on to play and start creating my sim, the create a sim tool is great, I mean it's missing    I've been anxiously awaiting the release of The Sims 4 for quite some time. I was recently made aware of the missing pools and toddlers but I've been playing The Sims since the beginning so I decided I wasn't going to let that keep me from giving this game a shot.
    At last the game has arrived! I get on to play and start creating my sim, the create a sim tool is great, I mean it's missing some simple things from TS3, like body hair but no biggie. So finally, I'm done creating and I get to start playing... Select a house? Okay, but why is this neighborhood all divided up into sections? Well... you can't simply travel around the neighborhood like before. What, are you joking? No! Remember what it was like in TS2? It's like that, loading screens to travel to and from a lot of places. Meh.
    Fine whatever, let me just go get my usual job in the business career and it'll all be good. Nope, you can't do that either, sorry! My Sim just vanishes into thin air, I can't see his needs or anything while he's gone. There are many other things that I've found missing from the game compared to previous versions.
    While the emotions of the sims are an interesting addition to the game, they most certainly do not make up for the all of the things that are now missing. The graphics in my opinion are only slightly better than before.
    I remember the day the first Sims came out, I was glued, for hours and hours. It's only taken me about 3 hours to get bored with The Sims 4. Keep your money and stick with The Sims 3, you'll be glad you did.
    I'll probably be returning my copy tonight via the Origin Great Game Guarantee because in my honest opinion, the game is a very stripped down version of the Sims 3 that is not worth the price tag.    … Expand
  58. linnraines
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    WHAT HAPPENED??? SO disappointed. There are so many features that have been left out(too many to list) that it does not allow for the level of creativity I have enjoyed in the past. Building does not allow for any changes in terrain. You can't build more than 2 stories high and no basements. Customizing your game is not an option. Leaving out things like dishwasher and trash compactorsWHAT HAPPENED??? SO disappointed. There are so many features that have been left out(too many to list) that it does not allow for the level of creativity I have enjoyed in the past. Building does not allow for any changes in terrain. You can't build more than 2 stories high and no basements. Customizing your game is not an option. Leaving out things like dishwasher and trash compactors is confusing to me. I don't want this review to become a rant, so will close with a summation that this has been my biggest disappointment in a game yet (I have bought all the Sims games and their expansion packs).… Expand
  59. NoGoThere
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    I played for over an hour. (Not counting install time which was about 30 minutes.) The only reason it loads fast is because it's all installed to the hard drive.

    The bad: Everything you loved from the Sims 3 is now gone. There are no color wheels. There's a mismash of preset colors. Customizing your sims is pretty hard and in the E3 demo they showed them pulling on the sims in all kinds    I played for over an hour. (Not counting install time which was about 30 minutes.) The only reason it loads fast is because it's all installed to the hard drive.

    The bad: Everything you loved from the Sims 3 is now gone. There are no color wheels. There's a mismash of preset colors. Customizing your sims is pretty hard and in the E3 demo they showed them pulling on the sims in all kinds of crazy ways. No... You can't. There are limits. Very limited limits. No colors for changing colors of the clothing, hair, etc. You can't make anything even close to what you could in the Sims 3.

    The world is very limited. There are a few houses, a park, and no alterable terrain. No swimming pools. No karaoke machine. You have to unlock objects with career levels. Which is nice, but what if the sim you made wants an electric guitar? Nope. You have to get him up career levels to get it. What if you want green hair on your sim? Is the color available? No? Well, you can't have it. What if you want your sim to have a pink and purple shirt? Is it a preset color? No, well... You can't have it.

    The free to play app has more features than the Sims 4.

    The good (and there's not many):
    Load times are faster
    You can search for objects by name
    There are moods

    That's about all the good things that there are... Sadly. :(

    If you love the Sims 3 and have expansions, then you're going to hate this game. I have every Sims game from 1 and all it's expansions to now... 4. 4 is the worst Sims game I have ever seen and I bought the fully loaded premium edition for 80 bucks!!! I am not happy in the least!    … Expand
  60. karkar88
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    The game is a **** mess! so many missing stuff and also when EA said that the game will have loading screen i thought this loading screen only apply when u go in another town i know.. Im find with that to reduce the lag... but GOD Im wrong.. I mean every single HOUSE u need to load the game even the house is just crossed the street....
  61. tebbythetiger
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Played it for a number of more hours to see if my feelings have changed and actually if I Could give negative I could. Heres the deal sims 3 I would make my friends and then impregnate one then move them into the house hold rinse and repeat trying to get a polygamist house hold. You know what happened? everyone bickered and fought due to cheating and sims being forced to watch this. ThePlayed it for a number of more hours to see if my feelings have changed and actually if I Could give negative I could. Heres the deal sims 3 I would make my friends and then impregnate one then move them into the house hold rinse and repeat trying to get a polygamist house hold. You know what happened? everyone bickered and fought due to cheating and sims being forced to watch this. The biggest travisity about sims 4, you can do this (i have also seen twitch.tv streams of this same kind of cheating behavior) and the other sims don't even get mad or negatively affect one another you can just go right down the road and sleeping with past loves again like nothing bad happened and impregnate them time and time again. Wheres the realism? what fun is this where it seems like none of the other sims have a mind or will of their own they are just subject to what ever interaction I'm able to do with no consequences.… Expand
  62. JohnTyler
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    Very disappointing game, after a couple hours you pretty much see what the games has to offer, they said they took out a lot of features from the previous installments (pools, cars... why would a garbage disposal be difficult for them to add wtf) of the sims to focus on the 'base game' but its no excuse for the game to be boring as quickly as this has become, especially paying for the $80Very disappointing game, after a couple hours you pretty much see what the games has to offer, they said they took out a lot of features from the previous installments (pools, cars... why would a garbage disposal be difficult for them to add wtf) of the sims to focus on the 'base game' but its no excuse for the game to be boring as quickly as this has become, especially paying for the $80 deluxe edition. Only positive aspect of the game would be the personality and moods, that actually have some effects.
    I would recommend everyone stay away from this game.    … Expand
  63. Kittyinsocks
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    Like so many of us, I have enjoyed all of The Sims games over the last decade. This new one is a big disappointment for me. I would have rather spent my money on a Sims 3 expansion pack I don't yet own. I will be sticking to the Sims 3 for a long time until I see a full game release.
  64. Cevenkills
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    I am very disappointed. When I first started to play, one word came into mind.... incomplete. It feels like they gave me a game that they didn't finish. Compared to the mass amount of variety and options I could do to customize my Sims and house, it feels like they only gave me about 3%. If only AT THE VERY LEAST they added a color wheel to change the colors of the Sims clothes and theI am very disappointed. When I first started to play, one word came into mind.... incomplete. It feels like they gave me a game that they didn't finish. Compared to the mass amount of variety and options I could do to customize my Sims and house, it feels like they only gave me about 3%. If only AT THE VERY LEAST they added a color wheel to change the colors of the Sims clothes and the furniture it would at least bring some variety to customization. They put me in a universe with endless possibilities in Sims 3 and then they expect me to accept the fact that they put me in a small shoe box with so many restrictions with Sims 4. I'm going to have hope that EA listens to their customers!… Expand
  65. SameThing
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    I was first sceptical of the Sims4 when they wouldn't hand out any games early for reviewers to get their hands on. Well, it makes sense now...they've clearly made this game at a lower spec than expected because their plan is to port it to iOS and Android without detrimental affects...basically, this game has been simplified.
    It shows, the graphics are blocky, the gameplay is plain and    I was first sceptical of the Sims4 when they wouldn't hand out any games early for reviewers to get their hands on. Well, it makes sense now...they've clearly made this game at a lower spec than expected because their plan is to port it to iOS and Android without detrimental affects...basically, this game has been simplified.
    It shows, the graphics are blocky, the gameplay is plain and the overall feel is hollow.

    Don't waste your money on this game or the thousands of DLCs EA will no doubt release for it.    … Expand
  66. dragonrl
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    It's said quite frequently when the subject of nixed content comes up that it cannot be expected that a brand new Sims game can be as fleshed out as the previous incarnations in all their expansion pack glory; I disagree.

    The Sims 4 is a "core" game in a franchise that has been wildly successful and around longer than kids born in the 2000s. It has plenty of added features and is    It's said quite frequently when the subject of nixed content comes up that it cannot be expected that a brand new Sims game can be as fleshed out as the previous incarnations in all their expansion pack glory; I disagree.

    The Sims 4 is a "core" game in a franchise that has been wildly successful and around longer than kids born in the 2000s. It has plenty of added features and is created on a brand new engine that is designed around being as smooth and accessible as possible, even on the lowest end of computers.

    So why am I giving this game a zero?

    I think most people are confused as to what an expansion pack is supposed to be. An expansion was a way for a developer to continue to develop updates for a game. The process of patching new content for software that's already released costs a lot of money and resources. When you purchase an expansion pack, you're paying for the team to continue to patch in new content.
    Expansion packs for video games should be considered just that. A patch that elaborates upon the core game in a way that completes the experience.

    By ignoring content they've already released into the franchise; they've made the base game smaller and bareboned. They've ignored all the iterations they've released of their software. Yes. The game runs very well. (minus a crash or two I've received with the autosave function being non-existent despite the claim that it's implemented) It looks fine, but it's full of archaic loading screens;
    invasive saving, and several design choices that boggled my mind to the point where I simply couldn't continue playing.

    There's such an exceptional amount of customization to a Sim's body and face-- very few complexion changes (every Sim ends up looking like a barbie), limited make-up or hair colors.
    Every Sim ends up looking the same with one of the 21 total male hair styles or the slightly more extensive 25 female hair styles.

    Teens, Young Adults, Adults and Elder are all the same height with very few differences that place them apart. Why even have variation?

    The neighborhood system is very restrictive. Under the current system it's completely possible to run out of lots to place Sims. In fact, if you want a new neighborhood for each family you make? Can't happen. They all exist parallel to each other in the same neighborhood.
    And I.. just the jobs and what happens when your Sims are on different lots from each other.

    I spent 60$ USD on a complete experience and instead of getting Microsoft Word I received Notepad.

    However, EA customer service is pretty exceptional lately. I'm very, very happy with my refund.    … Expand
  67. micah11442
    Sep 2, 2014
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    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been a long time sim player, and this game has officially ruined the franchise for me. For those of you who are new to the sim world, playing this game would actually be quite appealing; for the simple reason that you wouldn't know what you were missing out on. 89 notable features (and these are just the big ones) have been removed from the game in order to push individual DLC packs and micro transactions.

    I would understand if the game kept some of the major features that previous simmers loved (such as something as basic as a pool) and then offered a few DLC packs with innovative **NEW** content. However, completely gutting the game of any and all depth in the pursuit of financial gain is unacceptable.

    Don't be a fool and buy this game. It's on Origin for $69.99, but after all the DLC packs for this travesty to become a real game could cost you upwards of $600. Give this game the bad score it deserves to spread the word about the awful things that EA is doing to a franchise so many people loved..    … Expand
  68. Mystia
    Sep 2, 2014
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    I've played the Sims for over 14 years now so I was really ecstatic for the Sims 4! Let's start with the pros. Loading time has been drastically cut. A player can really make their Sims look realistic. The emotions are fun and bring new interactions between Sims. The graphics are improved. Cons: The most frustrating and disappointing thing was not having an open world. EA has basicallyI've played the Sims for over 14 years now so I was really ecstatic for the Sims 4! Let's start with the pros. Loading time has been drastically cut. A player can really make their Sims look realistic. The emotions are fun and bring new interactions between Sims. The graphics are improved. Cons: The most frustrating and disappointing thing was not having an open world. EA has basically taken the Sims 2, shrunk the world by 70%, and made better graphics. The whole neighborhood view is grey and white. When you move your cursor over the small, five sections of the world offered, then it highlights with color. 4 hours I played and was bored. I was promoted twice in my career, made friends with the Goths, and then shut down the game down. Playing the Sims 4 made me miss the Sims 3. Thankfully, I bought the game through Origin and had a 24 hour guaranteed return policy. I will not be playing the new Sims until they introduce more expansion packs. I am so disappointed. If you like to ONLY build houses and create Sims, then this is the game for you.… Expand
  69. alexuk
    Sep 2, 2014
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    This entire game is a huge disappointment. No sandbox, no sim careers, and the graphics are not better than sims 3's. I wasted 50 $ on this, luckily I can get a refund 24h from purchase.
  70. mofohobo
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    this game is asswipe and the only good thing about this overpriced game is create-a-sim and build mode,and i cant believe ea is paying people to score this unfinished product a 10,that's sad like wow really?? I want another company to take Sims,because EA doesn't deserve it (imo)
  71. vitorxavier
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    O jogo é perfeito, sem mais. Ótima iluminação, gráficos lindos, mundo vivo, um verdadeiro The Sims! Esse sim da prazer de jogar. As novas ferramentas dos CAS são incríveis, ficou muito mais fácil criar seu simself, tudo ficou mais fácil. As ferramentas de construção também é outro aspecto muito bonito, nunca tinha visto algo igual na historia dos jogos! Enfim, é tudo que eu digo, The SimsO jogo é perfeito, sem mais. Ótima iluminação, gráficos lindos, mundo vivo, um verdadeiro The Sims! Esse sim da prazer de jogar. As novas ferramentas dos CAS são incríveis, ficou muito mais fácil criar seu simself, tudo ficou mais fácil. As ferramentas de construção também é outro aspecto muito bonito, nunca tinha visto algo igual na historia dos jogos! Enfim, é tudo que eu digo, The Sims 4 está perfeito, quem jogar não se arrepende.… Expand
  72. Gorban
    Sep 2, 2014
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    If you look carefully through other reviews, high reviews (9-10) are uncommon, and among the high reviews most of the reviews appear to be fake (almost perfect, glowing reviews from reviewers who either had not reviewed any other game or reviewed other EA games as 10/10...do real gamers give more than a couple games ever 10/10?). Such tactics appear to be a subtle admittance that EAIf you look carefully through other reviews, high reviews (9-10) are uncommon, and among the high reviews most of the reviews appear to be fake (almost perfect, glowing reviews from reviewers who either had not reviewed any other game or reviewed other EA games as 10/10...do real gamers give more than a couple games ever 10/10?). Such tactics appear to be a subtle admittance that EA expects everyone will hate it and I guess they need to keep the average score above 1-2 out of 10... Can you even imagine that one of them even referenced the disaster that was Sim City as a positive comparison... Anyways, I have to say Sims 3 was a fun game and I'd recommend it if you haven't played it, but only if you can cheap out and not buy the gobs of the money-sucking expansions.… Expand
  73. ctna
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    Played several hours, lost interest fairly quickly. I found a lot of things empty or underwhelming. And though I realize it's still only the vanilla game, I'm not so forgiving after paying $60. Meh...I've requested my refund, I just can't justify funneling money into DLCs to make the game more enjoyable like I did with The Sims 2 and 3.
  74. abalian
    Sep 2, 2014
    0
    Should've been named "The Sims 1 HD". Such an embarrassingly obvious disappointment from Maxis. Instead of moving forward, they took 4 steps back. Still can't believe all that time waiting was for this garbage.
  75. rebecah
    Sep 2, 2014
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    If you like Sims 1 you may like Sims 4. If you love Sims 2 or 3 you will hate this version. It seems EA is going backwards rather than creating something better.
  76. razvanpumnea
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Just awful. No open world. No customisation. Very limited in what you can do. I don't understand why they couldn't, with the bucket load of money they were given, to improve the franchise in all aspects. Adding moods and tweaking little things such as social interactions doesn't make the game amazing nor does it make it 'a next generation game'.

    Despite this, there are some good    Just awful. No open world. No customisation. Very limited in what you can do. I don't understand why they couldn't, with the bucket load of money they were given, to improve the franchise in all aspects. Adding moods and tweaking little things such as social interactions doesn't make the game amazing nor does it make it 'a next generation game'.

    Despite this, there are some good features such as the new CAS mode and the new animations. However again, they do not weight up to what everyone was expecting- which was an amazing upgrade from The Sims 3. They should learn from games such as 'Skyrim'.

    The game at the moment feels lifeless, restricting and incredibly unrealistic. I would recommend people not to buy this game. I'm completely disappointed by EA and Maxis.    … Expand
  77. annacarkinda
    Sep 3, 2014
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    This game is lacking so many basic functions from its successors that I'm not even sure whether it's worthy of carrying the Sims name. It's clear that this game was intentionally gutted to then require copious amounts of DLC to fill it out and make it the playable, functional game it should've been from the beginning. This company has no respect for its consumers. Don't waste your time or money.
  78. BRIGriffin
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    I don't usually make an effort to write a review, but I was so disappointed with this game that I thought I'd lend my voice. Where to begin? OK, how about the price... It was a lot more than I would normally spend on a game, but I have enjoyed playing The Sims games for years. One would think that an advanced version of The Sims franchise would hold some of the basics of the other baseI don't usually make an effort to write a review, but I was so disappointed with this game that I thought I'd lend my voice. Where to begin? OK, how about the price... It was a lot more than I would normally spend on a game, but I have enjoyed playing The Sims games for years. One would think that an advanced version of The Sims franchise would hold some of the basics of the other base games (ie. dishwashers, security systems, toddlers, etc.) But alas, this one did not. Not to mention the lack of pets, seasons, etc. I was thoroughly disappointed, even though I tried to get past it by playing for a few hours. The houses are nice, but the lack of all of these items was enough to make me throw up my hands and give up. I have requested a refund from Maxis and may have finally given up hope that they will ever listen to their fans.… Expand
  79. TMR
    Sep 3, 2014
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    A stripped down, poor continuation of the Sims franchise. This game was clearly originally intended for online gaming, it's over simplified and shares more similarities with its "freemium" mobile counterpart than it's PC predecessors.

    The lack of creativity, the endless key features removed (including Create A Style, Toddlers, Family Trees, Swimming Pools, Open World, Carpools, just a    A stripped down, poor continuation of the Sims franchise. This game was clearly originally intended for online gaming, it's over simplified and shares more similarities with its "freemium" mobile counterpart than it's PC predecessors.

    The lack of creativity, the endless key features removed (including Create A Style, Toddlers, Family Trees, Swimming Pools, Open World, Carpools, just a TINY example), the focus on "weird" Sims, after just an hours play I feel alienated. Normal job options are no longer available (Medical, Business, Education etc.) and are replaced with downright ludicrous alternatives such as Villian, Comedian, Secret Agent and Tech Guru.

    It's okay though, because EA will make up for it by continuously lying to you all and charge you a further $400 or so for a complete game in the form of DLC and Expansion Packs.

    At least my copy can returned, and I can return to The Sims 2, the last time I felt they really cared about what should be this great franchise.    … Expand
  80. Synason
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    bad bad bad! the game is not complete yet.

    no freedom no free world,no improvement.

    i am so disappointed

    sim3 is much fun than this rubbish game.
  81. egnite987
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    The most pathetic Sims game ever, literally. Less features then the past base games in the franchise, dumbed down mechanics and bland gameplay. Honestly, there are little to no improvements made with the newer iteration of the series. Save your money and buy the Sims 3, let's all pretend this garbage did not happen.
    Listing the missing/ pathetic features for clarification:
    > No open    The most pathetic Sims game ever, literally. Less features then the past base games in the franchise, dumbed down mechanics and bland gameplay. Honestly, there are little to no improvements made with the newer iteration of the series. Save your money and buy the Sims 3, let's all pretend this garbage did not happen.
    Listing the missing/ pathetic features for clarification:
    > No open world
    > No Toddlers
    > No Pools
    > No Cars
    > Teenagers are the same height as Adults, Young Adults and Elders
    > Routing issues still present
    > Graphically worse
    > Load screens

    The list will go on for pages and pages, like I said skip this game if you're a true simmer!    … Expand
  82. shakaibiftikhar
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    I spent 70 dollars which means (7,100 in my currency) for this ultimate crap thrown at my face. The moment I started the game I knew something was missing. No create a style and all the sims look same to me. Then comes the world, OMG the world is far better than this crap in the sims 1. No toddlers, no pools okay but no story progression. Now coming to bugs, OMG there are so many countlessI spent 70 dollars which means (7,100 in my currency) for this ultimate crap thrown at my face. The moment I started the game I knew something was missing. No create a style and all the sims look same to me. Then comes the world, OMG the world is far better than this crap in the sims 1. No toddlers, no pools okay but no story progression. Now coming to bugs, OMG there are so many countless bugs that I cant even imagine. And who says that is works fine on lower end pc, I have i7 4th gen laptop with 2gb nvidia card and the game barely managed to run fine on low medium settings. The audio is so horrible that I can't even describe. I wasted so much money from my salary, it would have been better that I had give this money to charity. Please people dont buy this game until and less you are filthy rich. EA you did a poor job no wonder you get awards for worst company all the times.… Expand
  83. cfsb
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    This game gets boring really quickly, and a ton of features were removed. Just another sign of EA's greed.
    Forgot to mention about the obnoxious graphics.
    ........oh.......... and the game is full of bugs and glitches.

    Do yourself a favour a save your money.
  84. Mcedana
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Bought this because I thought it would be a good idea to ignore all the anger surrounding it.
    Bad move. As someone who played all 3 previous sims and purchased all the expansions, I have a fair history of the sims.
    Here's what is wrong with the Sims 4: Stripped down features that are going to be introduced as DLC. Lack of items Lack of fluidity Too many load screens (I even miss The    Bought this because I thought it would be a good idea to ignore all the anger surrounding it.
    Bad move. As someone who played all 3 previous sims and purchased all the expansions, I have a fair history of the sims.
    Here's what is wrong with the Sims 4:
    Stripped down features that are going to be introduced as DLC.
    Lack of items
    Lack of fluidity
    Too many load screens (I even miss The Sims 3 load times, yeah they were long but atleast there was only 2 of them to play the game. Not one every time I wanted to do something)
    Played it for 5 hours and hated every moment of it. Just kept playing to see if it got better. It doesn't.

    It's completely unforgivable to remove features just to sell them as DLC.    … Expand
  85. PandaIemoto
    Sep 3, 2014
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    Long time Sims fan, maybe that's where I went wrong. Creating a Sim is amazing, load of customization and loads of fun. Then we get to the map, which is just a picture. That is a bit of a disappointment, I can't fly through the world, looking at all the busy people throughout the town. Oh well, now lets get to the .............. sorry, loading screen. Now lets get to the beautifulLong time Sims fan, maybe that's where I went wrong. Creating a Sim is amazing, load of customization and loads of fun. Then we get to the map, which is just a picture. That is a bit of a disappointment, I can't fly through the world, looking at all the busy people throughout the town. Oh well, now lets get to the .............. sorry, loading screen. Now lets get to the beautiful neighborhood, definitely cartoony, but the looks have been improved. After my Sim was moved in, I felt like I should do what I do in all my Sims games, introduce myself to the neighbors! Now lets just ............ walk on over. Wait a minute. Was there seriously a loading screen to walk 10 feet from my house? Lets check that ............. again. Yup, definitely a loading screen. At least with this, I know that this game is extremely optimized... for tablet play. Heck, this game would be great for multiplayer play as well. Wait, what was that? This game utilizes neither multiplayer nor tablet hardware? You know what? That's fine, I can probably buy those features for a premium a few months down the line. Probably all the missing features might be worth, I don't know, $150 within a few years time. I mean, why offer a complete game at launch when micro transactions are the future! Passive aggressiveness aside, this game is solid if you've never played a Sims game before and have an industrial pair of EA branded blinders ($14.99 for the deluxe super limited edition blinders). However, if you have prior love for the Sims, this game is a complete and utter waste of money. Stick to the previous installments with the dozens of dlc you probably already have from sales, and hope that EA finally kicks the bucket so this franchise can be picked up by people who actually care about their customers and not just about their wallets.… Expand
  86. klrshawn
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Horrible I have been a fan since the beginning. This feels like a re-skinned version of a very old unfinished game. No pools,Dishwashers,cant edit the ground, basements, no cars, worlds are way way smaller maybe 10 to 15 lots if that. Seems like they went backwards here. Only other thing i can for see is if they release everything in paid dlc!
  87. Mag1cmushr00m
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    They have kept key features out of the initial release to try and squeeze as much money out of customers as possible.

    EA time and time again demonstrate to us how greedy they are, without giving any support to customers that face a long struggle with customer service or never getting bugs patched. Sim City was such a joke (The top reviewer must have never played any EA game), they    They have kept key features out of the initial release to try and squeeze as much money out of customers as possible.

    EA time and time again demonstrate to us how greedy they are, without giving any support to customers that face a long struggle with customer service or never getting bugs patched.

    Sim City was such a joke (The top reviewer must have never played any EA game), they re-release FIFA every year with little/no new features, they buy and then destroy smaller developers and ruin their games such as Maxis and Westwood studios. I will never buy an EA game again.    … Expand
  88. ResCritic
    Sep 3, 2014
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    Чёт ваще хуйня гама. Вот раньше симсы были! А сейчас совсем уже не те. ЕА что-то вообще не постарались в этот раз! Сегодня трахался в жопу с пацанами, а сегодня смотрю - симс 4 уже вышел! Бля, ну думаю игра вроде про пидрарсов ни и решил короче загамать с пацанами. Бля, я что-то ваще прям разочаровался, но потом подселил в семью всех сим-гуру и выебал их в жопу! Вот это была сладкая местьЧёт ваще хуйня гама. Вот раньше симсы были! А сейчас совсем уже не те. ЕА что-то вообще не постарались в этот раз! Сегодня трахался в жопу с пацанами, а сегодня смотрю - симс 4 уже вышел! Бля, ну думаю игра вроде про пидрарсов ни и решил короче загамать с пацанами. Бля, я что-то ваще прям разочаровался, но потом подселил в семью всех сим-гуру и выебал их в жопу! Вот это была сладкая месть мудакам, которые вместо игр делают приложения для Андроида. Ах да, я ещё выебал в жопу всех разработчиков этой игры! Да, это было круто!… Expand
  89. legus
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Let me start off by saying I loved Sims 3 and I was very excited for this game. I played the Create a Sim Demo and I liked the new creation mechanics.

    Now that I've covered the only good parts of the game...let's move on to the negatives.
  90. AbricosMD
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    trash. i am disapointment . oh boy create-a-Sim is a disappointment compared to previous games. There's no color wheel and there aren't even many colors
  91. zero0
    Sep 3, 2014
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    Thankfully I had not created expectations about TS4, and here it is the worst Sim game ever, even stuff pack do it better. EA ruins everything, I miss Maxis days.
  92. EffigySR
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    My wife and I were very excited to check this out as we had played many hours of the sims 3 building our own family and having fun with the jobs.
    However, after just a couple hours of playing the content is already obviously much less than sims3. And unfortunately we assume that content will come later as DLC(since there is already DLC).
    $60 dollars for a gutted game is outrageous. I    My wife and I were very excited to check this out as we had played many hours of the sims 3 building our own family and having fun with the jobs.
    However, after just a couple hours of playing the content is already obviously much less than sims3. And unfortunately we assume that content will come later as DLC(since there is already DLC).
    $60 dollars for a gutted game is outrageous.
    I compare this to buying WoW for $60 bucks but you need to pay another $15 to wear a helmet, oh you want to dual wield thats $15 bucks too, oh do you want to leave Orgrimmar? Thats $15. Hell if you want to see other players thats another $15 lets just get your credit card added.

    Avoid this game until they learn from their ways and package more content in their games. Not just a barely changed revamp of the last model that is missing half the content.    … Expand
  93. Ignazio
    Sep 3, 2014
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    Почему игра так сильно обрезана?
    Интерфейс плохо зделали, тупо, постоянно вылетает и баги какие-то
    Профессий нормальных нет - игру уже нарезали наверно на 50 длц и сторпаков Камера сделана неудобно, раньше было 4 стрелочки теперь только две. В 3 части был открытый мир, тут постоянно загрузки между локациями из-за которых вылеты. Всё очень плохо сделано, нельзя построить свой большой    Почему игра так сильно обрезана?
    Интерфейс плохо зделали, тупо, постоянно вылетает и баги какие-то
    Профессий нормальных нет - игру уже нарезали наверно на 50 длц и сторпаков
    Камера сделана неудобно, раньше было 4 стрелочки теперь только две.
    В 3 части был открытый мир, тут постоянно загрузки между локациями из-за которых вылеты.
    Всё очень плохо сделано, нельзя построить свой большой дом, города очень маленькие.
    Sims 3 > Sims 4    … Expand
  94. IxionGT
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Don't buy this.
    I know there will not be child and pools, but the game is not cut in that only. The map is 4 houses, 1 bar, 1 gym, 1 restaurant and 1 library, and you cannot create more plots. There is not graveyard. You cannot create your own style. There is not story progression.
    A full dissapointment.
  95. letsplay
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    The Sims 4 was meant to be an online social game until about halfway through its production -- and it shows. I mean, it REALLY shows.

    Normally, I'm fine with features being removed from game sequels to make room for new ideas. In this case, though, I think prospective players ought to know that a ton of content present previous incarnations of The Sims was eliminated from 4, not to    The Sims 4 was meant to be an online social game until about halfway through its production -- and it shows. I mean, it REALLY shows.

    Normally, I'm fine with features being removed from game sequels to make room for new ideas. In this case, though, I think prospective players ought to know that a ton of content present previous incarnations of The Sims was eliminated from 4, not to make room for cool new features, but to facilitate online play that isn't even in the game now. The result is a game that runs pretty well on low-end PCs mostly because there's not much stuff in it.

    What's new is mostly the emotions system, which is initially an interesting change-up, but in the long run simple and somewhat overpowering. For the most part, emotions are the same as moodlets from the Sims 3 but with animations and limits on what you can do when a sim is in a bad mood. If you're a control-freak with your sims, or the kind of person that gets annoyed when the game imposes assumes the wrong things about the story you think you're telling, this will frustrate you, just like jealousy and fury probably annoyed you in previous games.

    Beyond that, new features are mostly small niceties, and cuts are significant. Lower-poly graphics, no open world, tiny map, no freedom to alter terrain or place lots, no ability to recolor and restyle objects in game, no hair animation, no story progression, fewer clothes, needlessly locked content, no stores, and apparently no service NPCs (mailmen, newspaper delivery person, maid, etc). Oh, right and no pools or toddlers, but you probably knew that. But still. The list goes on.

    Whether you enjoy this incarnation of the game will definitely depend on whether or not you cared about any of the things they cut, and how you feel about the idea of having a stripped-down version of The Sims 3 that runs more smoothly. Please do a lot of research if you're thinking of buying this though -- google for the feature lists fans have made up or watch some gameplay videos on youtube.

    From me, though, this gets a zero on principle. Game companies, please do not lie and say you cut content to make room amazing new features we're going to be blown away by when the real reason is that you changed direction mid-development and ran out of time. Game reviewers, please do not blindly assign high scores to questionable entries into awesome franchises you are not exceptionally familiar with. Optimistic fans, please try to avoid rating games based on the promise of expansions packs fixing problems somewhere down the line. Given 4 has dramatically different architecture than previous Sims games, there's no easy way of guessing what can and cannot be added after the fact, but things like create-a-style, story progression and open world are pretty unlikely to turn up in an expansion. (Terrain editing, basement tools, and pools might be tricky too, depending on how things are coded.)

    The Sims 4 was originally a social online game codenamed "Olympus" -- look it up if you're curious -- so please, everybody, quit propagating the misconception that EA might have cut content from this game intentionally for reasons related to good design, or even to sell it to us again later as DLC. The Sims 4 as we know it was a last minute attempt to save an unviable online-only product after SimCity blew up in EA's face. Love it or hate it, there's simply way less game here than there should be, features are unbalanced, and yes, there is a very good chance that after the early hours what's there will get old quickly.

    Personally, I already feel like I've seen close to all there is to see in two days. :(    … Expand
  96. Damico
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Terrible, terrible game. The Sims 3 was awesome. I could spend hours building my house and making changes. This game is a farce. The amount of money they charge for this, what they call the "base" game, is deplorable. There isn't enough here to play with to constitute that amount of money. At best, this seems to be akin to an App that I could download on my iPad for $10. Seriously - ITerrible, terrible game. The Sims 3 was awesome. I could spend hours building my house and making changes. This game is a farce. The amount of money they charge for this, what they call the "base" game, is deplorable. There isn't enough here to play with to constitute that amount of money. At best, this seems to be akin to an App that I could download on my iPad for $10. Seriously - I never, never write reviews, yet I created this account to express my extreme disdain with the game in hopes of saving some other sucker $60. Please, please don't spend your money on this. I can't believe they're calling this a game. There are hardly any options for you to choose from for building, the towns are tiny and you can't really do anything in them anyway! Stay away!!!… Expand
  97. Edzone
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Fantastic! Every body, EA did that again! After the great success of reboot in Sim City, fans of simulation games are wondering what the next simulation title will be launched by EA. I can't imagine how bad the gaming industry will become if EA doesn't exist in this world. For starters, EA is currently one of the best simulation developers in the world, and in general it is the leader inFantastic! Every body, EA did that again! After the great success of reboot in Sim City, fans of simulation games are wondering what the next simulation title will be launched by EA. I can't imagine how bad the gaming industry will become if EA doesn't exist in this world. For starters, EA is currently one of the best simulation developers in the world, and in general it is the leader in trends of development of various games around the world.

    Sim City has already drawn so much attention and become a legend of simulation games in modern era. Today, another legend has born, which is this wonderful game.

    Sims 4 has significant improvement over its predecessor. It has an improved UI, which is more user friendly. Its graphic is superb and oustanding. On a technical side, the optimization is perfect, the game is running extremely smoothly. The game play elements also bring the simulation of life to a new level. It has a lot of elements added, and offers a great variety of game play choices for players. Also, it is very realistic, which is an outstanding life simulator.

    All in all, the game has a lot of innovative and creative improvement, which is a must-have for all fans of simulation.

    I am already looking forwards for more DLCs to come. Please do not release expansions again like the old-days, as this takes too much time for development. Fans want new contents as soon as possible. Developers, please try to release more and more DLCs on a weekly, or if possible, on a daily basis. Fans are eager to pay for more FUN! ;)

    Every one, please join me to celebrate the great launch day of such fantastic title!    … Expand
  98. bblitzy4
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Nice graphics but what a waste of my money, I have bought the game, I'm not just giving it a negative review for no reason, it's lacking, majorly. I might as well go buy another copy of The Sims 2.
  99. mcgamez
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    What did I just spend $60 bucks on? This game is worth maybe $20 at most. Everyone is saying, don't expect so much out of the base game. That's BS, I'm pretty sure all of the other base games came with more than this. Return it now or regret it later!
  100. gamereviewz
    Sep 3, 2014
    0
    Everything keeps breaking but I there's no repair man! I have spend all of my time fixing sinks and toilets and showers. This game is missing so much, but I'm mostly just pissed about the darn repair man.
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#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#7 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

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