The Sims 4

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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. dhartaros
    Sep 5, 2014
    4
    I've waited this games for years. Finally I bought it, and I got disappointed. The game isn't finished yet, there are some bugs as babies disappearing, or characters looking like if huehuehue and Slenderman had children. The game has the basic core-features, but lacks of that extra The Sims series give you. Cars, basements, exploration, and damn it, I even miss burglars. This game isI've waited this games for years. Finally I bought it, and I got disappointed. The game isn't finished yet, there are some bugs as babies disappearing, or characters looking like if huehuehue and Slenderman had children. The game has the basic core-features, but lacks of that extra The Sims series give you. Cars, basements, exploration, and damn it, I even miss burglars. This game is promising, but the only way EA can redeem themselves is giving aways DLC's for free. The Sims 4 is a remastered version of The Sims. On the other hand, the new Sim Creation is pretty cool, plus some other stuff (the piano is back!). Luckily, we'll have some upgrades soon with the missing content.… Expand
  4. Aingael
    Sep 6, 2014
    2
    I gave Sims 4 a go even though my expectations were low and I was proved right and then some. The score of two is for the parts of CAS/Build that would work if they evelved, I do like how intuitive it [CAS] is, however, even then it is not very sensitive when sliding the body parts, plus they have further limited how many traits, there are barely any of them there are a lot of trait combosI gave Sims 4 a go even though my expectations were low and I was proved right and then some. The score of two is for the parts of CAS/Build that would work if they evelved, I do like how intuitive it [CAS] is, however, even then it is not very sensitive when sliding the body parts, plus they have further limited how many traits, there are barely any of them there are a lot of trait combos that aren't allowed and you are limited to three per sim when the 5 in sims 3 was barely enough. When making my simself I found it incredibly frustrating that you couldn't be childish and hate kids. Not having the hate kids option also means that the second your sims marries they'll start wanting kids.

    Which brings me to the gameplay itself, it is seriously thin on features and what features there are have their irritations. Every time there are other sims around your sims decides to group chat even if you have a loner sim and have turned autonomy off (and what happened to low autonomy? High or off, it's jarring), everything is more expensive, the GUI is more of an annoyance than an improvement, want to see your sim's needs at all times? You're stuck with a stinkin' big chunk of GUI in your face blocking your screen, otherwise you'll actively have to look at their needs when you want to know. I'm not even going to bother talking about the toddler debacle, it's not worth mentioning because everyone knows all about that one already.

    Lastly, in general, everything is spread really thin, there's less of everything and it really does hamper the enjoyment of gameplay, especially considering the hefty price tag, this is what is holding back build/buy/CAS mode (as well as the lack of Create-A-Style which was a terrible terrible idea). The complaints are pretty consistent from one player to the next and really this was what a lot of people had expected all along since EA refused to listen right through development. What's worse is that the game is already needing fixes, patches and updates, it is good that they are fixing them but after being in developement for so long there shouldn't be so many issues right off the bat.

    After giving it a chanve for a few hours I can safely say that I won't be trying again until the pets expansion and tons of CC is out. That way maybe there'll be enough content and fixes and options to make this playable.    … Expand
  5. mbartez
    May 13, 2015
    0
    This is by far, the MOST DISAPPOINTING game of my life.
    As a hardcore Sims 1, 2 and 3 player, I feel offended by this game.
    It's not The Sims anymore, you can change this name to any other crap. The only cool thing is editing Sims' bodies at Create-A-Sim, but everything else was downgraded. -No Create-A-Style (come on!) -No Open World (come on!) -No interactions with babies    This is by far, the MOST DISAPPOINTING game of my life.
    As a hardcore Sims 1, 2 and 3 player, I feel offended by this game.

    It's not The Sims anymore, you can change this name to any other crap.

    The only cool thing is editing Sims' bodies at Create-A-Sim, but everything else was downgraded.

    -No Create-A-Style (come on!)
    -No Open World (come on!)
    -No interactions with babies
    -No background (all the buildings around your house are fake and not accessible)

    I don't need to list all the flaws, there's a list with 82 missing things from The Sims 4 that you can find on Google.

    This is just so bad that it doesn't even deserve a review.    … Expand
  6. Kastrenzo
    Sep 6, 2014
    1
    Characters look better and it's a little easier to make unique buildings and sims.

    That's about the extent of the positives. I can't even begin to describe what garbage this game is. It's easier to list the features that aren't in the game, than the ones that are. At this point in the franchise you would expect that some of the features of previous expansions in the older games    Characters look better and it's a little easier to make unique buildings and sims.

    That's about the extent of the positives. I can't even begin to describe what garbage this game is. It's easier to list the features that aren't in the game, than the ones that are.

    At this point in the franchise you would expect that some of the features of previous expansions in the older games would have been folded into the base game of the Sims 4. Nope.

    No vehicles, no pools, no toddlers, a tiny game world, create a style is gone for both objects and clothing, there aren't even damn firefighters or police.

    This game was nothing more than an unfinished base platform which costs 10-20 dollars/pounds/euros/etc more than the usual cost of games. The intention here was simply to gut the fanbase with a dozen DLC/Expansions.

    Another franchise bites the dust.    … Expand
  7. sims2isbetter14
    Sep 8, 2014
    1
    This game is only acceptable because of Create A Sim. Otherwise it is a huge disappointment, I've played since the sims 1 and 2 is my favorite. I really dislike the sims 3 compared to 2, yet even I find it much better than the sims 4 except for the look of the sims which is an obvious improvement. This series hasn't had a great game since the sims 2, 3 always crashes for me and manyThis game is only acceptable because of Create A Sim. Otherwise it is a huge disappointment, I've played since the sims 1 and 2 is my favorite. I really dislike the sims 3 compared to 2, yet even I find it much better than the sims 4 except for the look of the sims which is an obvious improvement. This series hasn't had a great game since the sims 2, 3 always crashes for me and many others. Sims 4 is absolutely boring after the novelty wears off and I wasn't excited for it as much as 3, with all the missing features, it was rumoured to have been a scrapped online game concept and that would explain the lack of features. I sincerely hope that the sims 5 is incredible otherwise I will just be playing 2 and 3 into the 2020s, because besides open world that game was fun, full of content and perfect for its time. The sims 3 world graphics are waaaaay better than the sims 4s. Also the grass looks awful in 4. Very disappointed. I've been a fan from the beginning. :( the sims has no competition either so unfortunately EA's is the best game we get, and they ruined the sims 4. I now appreciate my previously somewhat disliked sims 3 game compared to 4. I had so much more fun with 1 than 4 despite the graphics, they took all the fun out of the game. I sincerely hope sims 5 is better, and of course there will be a sims 5, this series is just too successful and unique to give up on but I will give up if 5 is anything like 4. Thanks for reading.… Expand
  8. florentian
    Sep 8, 2014
    5
    I didn't find this game as bad as many other users are saying, though there are definitely areas where the game feels straight-up incomplete. Essentially if you liked the play style of The Sims 2, you're more likely to enjoy this game — that would be me, since I didn't use the open world of The Sims 3 all that much except as a novelty, and I missed being able to switch back and forthI didn't find this game as bad as many other users are saying, though there are definitely areas where the game feels straight-up incomplete. Essentially if you liked the play style of The Sims 2, you're more likely to enjoy this game — that would be me, since I didn't use the open world of The Sims 3 all that much except as a novelty, and I missed being able to switch back and forth between households just like save files. You just have to consider The Sims 4 as its OWN game (difficult, of course, since the name implies a direct progression), and adjust your expectations accordingly.

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

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

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

    If you can accept the game for what it is aiming for, you get a game that is pretty fun but that is also just clearly not done. I am really hoping that, like with SimCity, they release some free updates to add missing content before starting up the endless DLC machine.    … Expand
  9. melcat
    Sep 8, 2014
    5
    So I'm a big fan of the Sims when you a little bit of free time. I have The Sims 3 along with a load of expansion packs. I was super excited about The Sims 4 after the create a sim demo even though I knew a lot would be taken out from the other sims games. Create a sim is a better experience than the one in sims 3 although no likes, zodiac signs or life wishes. Then you pick a house, firstSo I'm a big fan of the Sims when you a little bit of free time. I have The Sims 3 along with a load of expansion packs. I was super excited about The Sims 4 after the create a sim demo even though I knew a lot would be taken out from the other sims games. Create a sim is a better experience than the one in sims 3 although no likes, zodiac signs or life wishes. Then you pick a house, first of all, the world is FLAT. No hospitals or schools. You have to load to a different screen every time you decide to go do something which is between a bar, lounge, gym and a museum. Fun, right? NO. I like the new multitask feature, along with the sims seeming more "life-like". But sims 3 wins with all of the creativity, raising a family is actually normal, you have cars, normal jobs and you feel like you're in a real world. I don't completely hate this game, but I didn't keep an interest in me. I'd much prefer The Sims 3 due to having much more things, besides the glitches (just suck it up and delete the custom content). The Sims 4 is way too boring and do not buy the premium version because it comes with party hats (yay?) and a tiki bar (I don't really need that). Because you barely party in the sims 4, including its hard to make friends. Also, you have tons of bars already in the game to select from so why do you need a tiki bar? I have no idea. Stick with The Sims 3, and if you do plan on wanting to play The Sims 4, wait until it gets somewhat cheaper and for EA to hopefully add in more features without paying (HIGHLY DOUBT IT).… Expand
  10. Deems
    Dec 11, 2016
    3
    The amount of content you get with the base game is like 1/3 of the Sims 3. EA the Apple of the gaming industry, and is charging us 10,00/20,00/40,00 euro's for content that should've been in the game already. Seriously, don't buy this, **** EA.
  11. Bluemagick
    Sep 17, 2014
    2
    So I was really excited for Sims 4 and at this point in time I am unable to purchase this game and I believe I dodged a bullet. My brother unfortunately did purchase it and is stuck with it. The game was an utter disappointment with the extremely almost cramped world space. The world space is so so so much smaller than the previous spaces from Sims 3, that you do not have the option ofSo I was really excited for Sims 4 and at this point in time I am unable to purchase this game and I believe I dodged a bullet. My brother unfortunately did purchase it and is stuck with it. The game was an utter disappointment with the extremely almost cramped world space. The world space is so so so much smaller than the previous spaces from Sims 3, that you do not have the option of living at the outskirts of town at the very edge of the map. I am disappointed with the amount of space given to us to work with and make our own space. I hope that they will release DLCs to make the worlds bigger or give us a bigger world but I highly doubt it.… Expand
  12. dgbug
    Sep 17, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For realz? This game is so bad in comparison. Yes while the sims 3 had issues with compatibility, it seems like they had a new crew and decided to completely restart the image?

    A new boss who thought he knew everything? Common I was so excited for the sims 4. I've already bought a lot of the other versions of the sims 3.

    The game feels like the sims 1 with major improvements from the other games. They've improved the stylization of sims how to customize them their looks, and anything about them. MAXIS changed the personalities really well, I felt like the game STARTS like it will look out great. While they improved a lot of the issues that you spend a lot of time on the game itself removes the silly reasons why you play. Like you have 20 half sibling families and the structures get hectic and then you have to suddenly get 200 sims through college some are abducted and then some die and you end up with like 100 of them throughout the game you might end up with 50 and then the extended families of cousins eventually merge like 2nd cousins. It's weird, but it's mostly social experiments. It also shows you why in real society things are best kept as is->. Sometimes it's just the Katie Perry Music.

    Now The sims 4 has basically the sims 1 esque loading screen less wait times. (I had 20 minute loading screens.) Yes that was annoying but when the game was working in sims 3 it was fun. Now in Sims 4 it's something like huh? Ok they're talking. I might put it down and go talk to some people like a normal non-creepy human. It's 3 no 4 steps forward 20 steps back. There's no swimming pools no swimwear, no reason for your sims to get buff.

    Jobs are out. Who needs jobs?

    THEY EVEN TOOK OUT Mac versions. Macs are way better in the sims because the game was based around Mac type games that's where Maxis' roots are Max/Mac Get it? Now EA stripped the title of everything. I feel the sims 5 will come out soon. No joke. The game should have the basic gameplay of sims 3. I now have to bootcamp to play the game. Not only did you basically make one fan base mad the modding community which is huge, you also took out anyone who had a MAC which is two strikes….

    What the sims 4 did fix is the customization of some irritations of the fans that made it easier to create. However also in doing so defeated some of the challenges of creating homes and now it feels like a dollhouse game more then a social experiment. My brother became a architect because of the sims 1 and 2. And now it's just a click of a button. I feel that's the future of architecture anyway but this game seriously took out a lot of the issues while at the same time knocking out the purpose of learning how things are semi-built.
    There's limited selection on colors, and they took out the user made creations because people would 'mod' the sims. There's hundreds of websites non-sim related because the sims series was so involved around creation. Without that they lost their fan-base. Buying sims downloads and options feels like a Facebook game. Like my friend Admiral Akbar would say "IT's a trap!"

    I typically would try and remotely give this a nice score but they probably expected fans would like the new features at the expense of loosing 'some minor content' is a blatant lie almost false advertising. (but it's not because they said they would remove some things.) And the fact some of the city life structure and chaos of so many sims running around looses a lot of the entertainment value. It looses some of the hard parts of the game. These metacritics are being nice giving it a 70.    … Expand
  13. KarenAnneGast
    Sep 17, 2014
    2
    I have played The Sims franchise my ENTIRE life. I am a hardcore fan. I am sorry to say this, but this game has been one of the LARGEST disappointments in my entire life. I wrote on my calendar about the release, and was extremely excited after I pre-ordered it and had tried out the Create-A-Sim demo. I had noticed that the color wheel was gone, along with toddlers, swimsuits, and a lot ofI have played The Sims franchise my ENTIRE life. I am a hardcore fan. I am sorry to say this, but this game has been one of the LARGEST disappointments in my entire life. I wrote on my calendar about the release, and was extremely excited after I pre-ordered it and had tried out the Create-A-Sim demo. I had noticed that the color wheel was gone, along with toddlers, swimsuits, and a lot of the more creative aspects of the game. Although I figured the actual gameplay would be at least the same as TS3 was. I was very wrong. I completely understand how some people might like TS4. It is just like TS1 with nicer graphics. The problem with that though, is that I had become used to the new way of the sims. A few of the things I miss are Height distribution among age groups, going to an actual building for work, more than 10 choices for job opportunities, maternity leave, letting a fire spread through my house to kill my husbands(they made it auto extinguish), being able to jog to the park(they removed open world), story progression WAS SO AMAZING - it made me feel less alone, and now we're alone in this world by ourself, story sharing on the website which IS SO MISLEADING. Their website explains weirder stories? Okay well whats the use of making these stories if I can't share them with the world? They want us to connect our TS4 accounts with Facebook, but I live in a different world on the sims. They removed the family tree, pools are missing, there are barely any available housing lots. I am very upset with Electronic Arts for ruining the game which honestly helped me become who I am today. They molded TS4 into a game against us, by building a world where we fall in love with the sims, and are forced into paying money to give them bigger neighborhoods and better objects around them, Its sad. I will never forgive Electronic Arts.… Expand
  14. anubisdream
    Sep 20, 2014
    0
    I am a long time Sims fan who has played since the launch of Sims 1. I can not bring myself to support EA any longer. They have come to believe that it is okay to put out products without core player interests just to make money on DLCs. For this reason I will not be buying this game ever. I have lost all taste for EA games in general. They have disappointed me and insulted ourI am a long time Sims fan who has played since the launch of Sims 1. I can not bring myself to support EA any longer. They have come to believe that it is okay to put out products without core player interests just to make money on DLCs. For this reason I will not be buying this game ever. I have lost all taste for EA games in general. They have disappointed me and insulted our intelligence with their excuses for their behavior too many times.… Expand
  15. simsl3gacies
    Sep 20, 2014
    0
    A devolution of The Sims, and the worst base game of The Sims since its debut 14 years ago. Lacking integral base game features, which we can count on EA only selling back to us later at an even higher premium. Blatant greed. Instead of improving existing features, EA just cut them. Lazy. Not acceptable for an informed consumer like myself.
  16. zetalore
    Sep 20, 2014
    0
    This game needs a ton of work done on it. Given that loading speed is quicker, but do you really need to load just to visit the neighbor? They better code neighborhood clusters or maps for those who have better pc's. Should you buy it? No, not in poor state of affairs. I bought the cd in retail to get rid of on-line nonsense. Alas Origin gets installed eats up 100mb ram for uselessThis game needs a ton of work done on it. Given that loading speed is quicker, but do you really need to load just to visit the neighbor? They better code neighborhood clusters or maps for those who have better pc's. Should you buy it? No, not in poor state of affairs. I bought the cd in retail to get rid of on-line nonsense. Alas Origin gets installed eats up 100mb ram for useless reasons, and the dreaded 100% online all the time like in Sim City nightmare is back?

    I feel so sad, i bought Sims 4 in a whim because me and my wife enjoyed Sims 3 so much.

    Sims 4 is also crashing on me. I feel really bad.    … Expand
  17. erinnicole92
    Sep 20, 2014
    0
    The game is missing everything i loved about the other Sims, it doesn't cater to the gamers like me that buy these games to create extravagant house. I know its a life simulation but there only reason I played it at all was the building. Creating a Sims is even crap compared to Sims 3. I hate it and wish i could get my money back
  18. aleks93
    Sep 21, 2014
    0
    How in the world could they manage to screw this game up so bad? I have always loved The Sims series and spent alot of time on it, but this one i played for some buggy hours and refunded. The game feels half finished. Like they ran out of time and just said "whatever, we'll add it as extra content later and get even more money that way".
    Huge disappointment.
  19. andiereynolds
    Sep 22, 2014
    1
    Essentially for every cool new feature they added in that made you go "Oh sweet, I always wanted that!", they took out about 6 features from the previous game that you loved. The towns are tiny, you are back to not interacting with your Sim at ALL while at work... can't even view their stats. You are back to having to map travel a la Sims 2. They took away work buildings, the groceryEssentially for every cool new feature they added in that made you go "Oh sweet, I always wanted that!", they took out about 6 features from the previous game that you loved. The towns are tiny, you are back to not interacting with your Sim at ALL while at work... can't even view their stats. You are back to having to map travel a la Sims 2. They took away work buildings, the grocery store, the hospital, police station, and several of the core career lines. Not to mention the intensely small selection of furnishings for your home. Yes the graphics are pretty and the interface, once you adjust over, is fairly nice. The only real substantial improvement I can give it is that it seems to run pretty smoothly... what do I mean? I don't have the problem of the game glitching out every 5 hours and losing all my data. Other than that, its like the Sims 3's hot cousin. Suuure it looks good, but once you get into any depth with it you kinda miss your main squeeze.… Expand
  20. Mittens72472
    Sep 24, 2014
    0
    The Sims 4 is not fun to play. It feels less like a game and more like an perpetual sales pitch. This game is 100% advertising and I'm sick of games like these. When people play a video game, they want to escape this corporate bs and just enjoy a game. This game is just way too expensive for it's level of quality and overhyped. This game is really gimmicky because as of now it costs $59.99The Sims 4 is not fun to play. It feels less like a game and more like an perpetual sales pitch. This game is 100% advertising and I'm sick of games like these. When people play a video game, they want to escape this corporate bs and just enjoy a game. This game is just way too expensive for it's level of quality and overhyped. This game is really gimmicky because as of now it costs $59.99 (all before tax) or $69.99 for a couple of extra items. You can also buy Sims 4 headphones that actually have a color wheel (unlike the game), a Sims 4 mouse and a strategy guidebook. You can also opt for the collector's edition which ranges from $79.99 to over $100 depending on where you want to buy it. Those are some pretty steep prices for a game that lacks toddlers, llamas, color wheels, swimming pools and general intelligence. You can have an affair with everybody on the Sims 4 and no one cares. Firefighters and police have been removed from the game as well as family trees. The game is also becoming less tangible, more digital and the game seems more like the kind of game you would find on a mobile phone or an MMO. This game is a lower quality than it's predecessor the Sims 3 because it is missing many features and has less customization options. This whole game is just marketing research, it is just designed to be addicting and leave people unfilled so they will want to buy more. Don't even both trying out the sample or buying the game. It is way too expensive, is lacking a ton of features and overall just feels very low quality and contains a lot of glitches (Sims walking through doors,) This review recommends to stay away from this game and please for the love of God, stay away from this company.… Expand
  21. wilsonjadealex
    Sep 26, 2014
    0
    Horrible graphics. Very disappointed that toddlers are not a part of this game. The world was downright awful, and the whole aspect of how you have to complete challenges to move on to the next level of school and work is just annoying. I'm sticking to Sims 3. It's a shame that I wasted $70 on this horrible game. I'm also upset with all of the critics who stated that this game is "The bestHorrible graphics. Very disappointed that toddlers are not a part of this game. The world was downright awful, and the whole aspect of how you have to complete challenges to move on to the next level of school and work is just annoying. I'm sticking to Sims 3. It's a shame that I wasted $70 on this horrible game. I'm also upset with all of the critics who stated that this game is "The best of the Sims." Honestly? I liked Sims 2 more then this game. My bookworm Sim won't read any longer than half an hour at a time. I like how you can have more interaction with the baby, but I really miss the toddler stage. I bought this game strictly on the hope that Sims 4 would offer more interactions with toddlers, but I was sadly disappointed when I found out that "toddler" was not even a stage in this game. I wish I was able to return the game for my money to get a new Sims 3 game, but Game Stop has a no return pc game policy. I would recommend this game to people who strictly like "childhood" and up, who like to stay in their main Sims house, (because it's a pain in the butt to go anywhere, even next door to see neighbors) and who don't mind the awful graphics. EA games are slowly going downhill, and I will not be purchasing any games other then the Sims 3 from them. The only problem I have with Sims 3 is that it glitches every now and then, but other than that, it's pretty much the only game they have to offer that I enjoy.… Expand
  22. DariaVDM
    Sep 27, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's $60 waste of money. In sims 3 the towns looked bright but now it looks dull, you have boring places to go, there isn't a town hall or a place where you litterly can apply for a job, EA what have you done? You ruined sims for me and the fact that you doubled the price but you gave less progress and worse performance makes me think you scammed us. I don't want anyone else to waste their money on sims 4, stick to sims 3.… Expand
  23. pjmsilverwolf
    Sep 29, 2014
    0
    This game sucked. EA took everything out and is going to make you buy it all again. For $80 I should have gotten everything or the ability to make anything and not have to buy expansion packs. I took it back and I won't be buying it again at a later date. Good riddens to bad rubbish. If you are thinking about buying it, don't save your money for other, better games.
  24. bshanrules
    Oct 12, 2014
    0
    I really wanted to love this game, but it just doesn't live up to its predecessors. Game play is slow, glitchy, and even less realistic than the Sims 3. If your whole goal with the sims games is to make sims that really look like actual people, or to design and decorate houses, then this is for you. If you want to play a game where you control the lives of a bunch of characters in a funI really wanted to love this game, but it just doesn't live up to its predecessors. Game play is slow, glitchy, and even less realistic than the Sims 3. If your whole goal with the sims games is to make sims that really look like actual people, or to design and decorate houses, then this is for you. If you want to play a game where you control the lives of a bunch of characters in a fun way, then go back to the Sims 3 and don't waste your money.… Expand
  25. King_Scorpion
    Nov 3, 2014
    5
    This game is a shame. An epic fail. There is no fun in the gameplay. to childish this game is. the graphic did not improve at all after all these years. the only good part of the game is creating sims and houses.
  26. Amoz
    Nov 7, 2014
    2
    I was so exited when I bought this. I couldn't wait to play. I installed. And opened it up. At first glance I thought wow. This looks great .. I loved the charcter building mode. but there was no design feature. Then bang! Disappointment. I am such a Hugh sims fan but I feel let down. There is a lot of features missing. I thought it was going to be the sims 3 but with a lot more.I was so exited when I bought this. I couldn't wait to play. I installed. And opened it up. At first glance I thought wow. This looks great .. I loved the charcter building mode. but there was no design feature. Then bang! Disappointment. I am such a Hugh sims fan but I feel let down. There is a lot of features missing. I thought it was going to be the sims 3 but with a lot more. Unfortunately not. I feel they have down graded back to sims 2 but with better graphics. You are very limited to what you can do. Worlds are much smaller. You miss the toddler age step. No design features. Only plus side is. It's more realistic and the sims can do there normal day to day things and socialise at the same time. So upset with the lack of creativity that's gone into this game. Wouldn't recommend. Going to go back to sims 3… Expand
  27. Legendb2015
    Jun 6, 2018
    0
    Another despicable release by EA, I think the current 1224 red vs 566 green user reviews show that gamers are fed up with these predatory "DLC" practices. Its obvious the "DLC" is cut from the shallow main game release to be sold to you later at predatory prices just to get that "full" experience. Vote with your wallets people, do NOT buy DLC in games anymore...if a game is obviously cutAnother despicable release by EA, I think the current 1224 red vs 566 green user reviews show that gamers are fed up with these predatory "DLC" practices. Its obvious the "DLC" is cut from the shallow main game release to be sold to you later at predatory prices just to get that "full" experience. Vote with your wallets people, do NOT buy DLC in games anymore...if a game is obviously cut up and shallow like The Sims 4..do yourself and the rest of gamers a favor...REFUND IT and give it bad reviews/shout outs on metacritic/youtube/promotional videos/twitter/reddit/facebook and EVERYWHERE you can to get more people like us..the smart ones that know to steer clear of EA games. Its gotten so sick with this company that now they are selling DLC FOR DLC. "DLC" shouldnt even be called "DLC" anymore it should be "CFM"..."Cut From Maingame". Crooks! Avoid EA like a plaque.… Expand
  28. atriums
    Dec 13, 2014
    0
    Really, Im a fan of The SIms series. Ive been playing it for YEARS (1,2 & 3, all EPs) but THIS one has got to be the worst by far. for clarity's sake Ill make a list of why it deserves a round "0". This trash needs a warning people, and Ill consider this to be it. Use it or dont, up to you.

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

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

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

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

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

    utter nonsense. move on for your own sanity and wallet. Rather go play TS 2 or 3. Its cheaper .. and a lot better,    … Expand
  29. EazyDuzIt
    Dec 22, 2014
    0
    Even more disappointing than the new SimCity. It's like they rebuilt the game for a $3 phone app and ported it to PC for $60. I shudder at the thought of EA scheming to charge us for a dishwasher as DLC.
  30. simfreak
    Jan 6, 2015
    0
    I honestly have no idea how anyone who is a sims fan could write a good review of this game. I was that excited when it was announced that there would be a sims 4, I cant believe I wasted my time and my money. I am beyond disappointed. What the heck were they thinking? What on earth is going on with the camera angles? I understand that this game would be different than the previous Sims 3,I honestly have no idea how anyone who is a sims fan could write a good review of this game. I was that excited when it was announced that there would be a sims 4, I cant believe I wasted my time and my money. I am beyond disappointed. What the heck were they thinking? What on earth is going on with the camera angles? I understand that this game would be different than the previous Sims 3, but isn't it supposed to be better? Its awful to play, its awful to navigate , all the things that made Sims so awesome are gone. Why am I travelling to go next door? I have literally spent hours on this game trying to just look at my bloody sim from a different angle other than above. it sucks. I would rather play sims 2 than spend another minute on this frustrating joke of a game. i feel really ripped off. sorry EA, but i wont be spending another cent on anything sims 4 related.… Expand
  31. Nyaachi
    Jan 28, 2015
    2
    There are too many feature removals from The Sims 3 to even justify the lack of content in The Sims 4. Although loading times may be shorter, there are substantially more of them. I feel like TS4 is actually moving away from the series we know and love.
  32. InkPoison
    Jan 29, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm an experienced Sims player. I've invested quite a bit of money into the entire franchise (including a monthly subscription fee for The Sims Online.) I thought I might cover some of the aspects that some of the other reviews didn't cover.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Overall, I can appreciate the effort. I get what they were trying to do, but they just didn't execute it as well as they could have. I've read a lot of people mentioning how the sims 3 was terrible without the EPs, but that just isn't true. The base game should be a full representation of the game and how it plays, and extras are extras. I'll keep playing The Sims 3 until I get bored with it.    … Expand
  33. sunnyjolie92
    Feb 17, 2015
    0
    I didn't get very far in this game when I realized that my world and control had become nonexistent. Even when playing Sims 2 I had More freedom and opportunity with my Sims. I am truly disappointed because I had been looking to play this game for months waiting for it to be released on Mac and when it was it completely crushed me that they taken away everything that made the game funI didn't get very far in this game when I realized that my world and control had become nonexistent. Even when playing Sims 2 I had More freedom and opportunity with my Sims. I am truly disappointed because I had been looking to play this game for months waiting for it to be released on Mac and when it was it completely crushed me that they taken away everything that made the game fun and creative. I hope some time in the near future they do a major upgrade that will all me to have the open worlds that I had become used to in Sims 3 so that I can once again become a happy customer.… Expand
  34. apanos7
    Feb 28, 2015
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! I wish someone had told me this!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Terrible, awful game.    … Expand
  35. Michaeln810
    Mar 10, 2015
    1
    I tried this game during the 48 hour demo a while ago. I've been playing the Sims since the Sims 2 and well the Sims 4 feels like a cheaper version of the Sims 2.

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

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

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

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

    Overall I think The Sims 4 is a massive step backward compared to the Sims 3. I do understand the Sims 3 was a bit rough on the computer, but that's no excuse to cut out so much content. Never have I felt that I needed custom content in a Sims game, but here I do. EA is ruining The Sims name just like they ruined many others like Burnout and Need For Speed. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS. Go buy Sims 3 and 2 expansion packs instead. At least that's worth the cost    … Expand
  36. bbglop
    Mar 20, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is an insult to the Sims franchise! Seriously EA?!
    You can't explore the world.
    You can't place lots.
    You can't edit town.
    And it doesn't even have half the features of Sims 3.

    How dare you charge us so much for this crap?!
    You suck EA!    … Expand
  37. MostlyOkay
    Apr 3, 2015
    0
    A poor game compared to its predecessors. Even with updates, missing a lot of base game features found in 2 and 3.

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

    Overall a huge step back.
  38. omalley
    Jul 24, 2015
    1
    What the hell is this? After all that was Sim City 3, they make this garbage. The only thing slightly redeeming about this game is the mixed emotions. Other than that it is not even worth trying. THERE AREN'T EVEN TODDLERS IN THIS GAME! WTF
  39. minami
    Sep 28, 2015
    1
    Sims 1 base game was literally more fun than this garbage.

    don't buy this crap don't buy this crap don't buy this crap don't buy this crap don't buy this crap

    don't encourage them
  40. joshual11
    Nov 30, 2015
    2
    Everything looks like a cartoon compared to Sims 3. There is nothing to do in the game. I hate that you can't custom object colors the way you can in Sims 3. This game is awful.
  41. randomzkatybug
    Dec 15, 2015
    2
    No Toddler Stage makes me want to not play this anymore... that was my favorite part of sims 3 and others was teaching the toddler how to do things... now it doesnt.... also not even an open world... Im ok with that but the toddler thing ticks me off...no cars which makes it even worse... i do like the create a sim.. if it had those id be fine id even pay for the pack for it.......
  42. Hecklin
    Jan 1, 2016
    3
    + AI is such an improvement, as the sims now think and act a lot smarter. However, it sadly just feels like the game's been simplified.

    - Creativity gets a loss, as create-a-style is completely gone. No more desks made of stone, or sofas made of chrome. The furniture itself is quite unrealistic itself, It's just something you don't see ever. I know they're trying to go with a more    + AI is such an improvement, as the sims now think and act a lot smarter. However, it sadly just feels like the game's been simplified.

    - Creativity gets a loss, as create-a-style is completely gone. No more desks made of stone, or sofas made of chrome. The furniture itself is quite unrealistic itself, It's just something you don't see ever. I know they're trying to go with a more cartoonish theme here but I just couldn't get into it.

    + Create-a-Sim is the game's astounding feature. The dragging type modeling makes recreating your ideal celebrity very easy. Clothes being sorted by style and type make picking outfits easier. New things like walking styles give your Sims more character. Traits on the other hand, are less complex.

    - Open world is something of the past, as it, yet again, is a step back, because of loading screens.

    - Graphics.... Don't get me started. Previous games were quite impressive the time of their release.. But then there's Sims 4.

    - Gameplay is very repetitive and doesn't have me playing for long.

    In final, I wouldn't recommend this game, personally. Creativity is a must for me and seeing how so many things took a step back, absolutely killed it for me. I find The Sims 2 better than this one, which I find to be very sad.    … Expand
  43. yourarse
    Mar 6, 2016
    5
    Where is the open world? Where is the Create A Style tool? This game had a lack in content. Pretty much the worst title in the series. In the other Sims games we had new stuff with every game. But this time they didn't give us anything.
  44. GamecubeLover
    Jul 4, 2016
    4
    Sims took a flop on it's face oh god! This game when I got it on PC it was boring. Sims is boring at a lot of points but this game takes it at a new level. The graphics look bad they look like sims 3 which came out in 2009! Hopefully Sims 5 isn't worse.
  45. JakGLaDOS29
    Dec 30, 2016
    2
    I just, I just, I just tried so hard to enjoy this game. But after 10 minutes, I fall asleep. Nothing is taking me on, the game just seems so bland and lifeless. I have played Sims 1 and I can say with certainty it is far better than this. I just don't know what happened, but its terrible. I have played Sims 2 for a short time and that surpasses this game too. Somethings wrong with this game.
  46. CasuallyGaming
    Jun 18, 2017
    1
    I really don't recommend the Sims 4. I never played any of the Sims (1,2, or 3) and I had watched some humorous Youtube videos that gave me a false sense of the enjoyment/fun I'd have playing so I went ahead and bought it when Origin offered a sale. I regret that purchase. For one, they're offering it even cheaper now, so at least if I bought it now, it would have been less money toI really don't recommend the Sims 4. I never played any of the Sims (1,2, or 3) and I had watched some humorous Youtube videos that gave me a false sense of the enjoyment/fun I'd have playing so I went ahead and bought it when Origin offered a sale. I regret that purchase. For one, they're offering it even cheaper now, so at least if I bought it now, it would have been less money to have wasted. But mostly, I would have not bought it at all had I known then what I know now. First off, I hadn't had the game that long and I didn't play it that much and I tried to get a refund, but Origin never acknowledged me. Then the time I would imagine elapsed so instead of having the game on my computer taking up space, I played it. It was fun at first because I like building the houses and creating the families, but after that, the game play was hollow. It was literally doing tasks over and over and hardly anything I would maybe have found fun. Send your sim to work, make them eat, make them cook food, send them to the bathroom, take care of the endlessly needy baby sims that don't do anything aside from lay in their cribs. Then I added in some content like different houses but many houses I found to download required expansion packs I wasn't ready to pay for. It's already expensive to play the base game, to add in all these other packs would be well over $100. Unless you get a sale and even then, you could buy 5 packs at $20 and still spend an arm and a leg. This game is a hollow shell. You get lured in setting it up. You waste an hour or more setting up the family , the house, getting it all going. Then if you add in more Sims and houses and maybe some mods for different things, the game starts to malfunction. One baby I had was invisible. You have to load a new screen to visit anything. A neighbors house, the park, whatever, it's all waiting. This game is set up so that you're wasting so much time. I thought this would be fun and stupidly I bought the game and now I know that the Sims isn't for me. Maybe you'll like it, but if you never played it before like me, it's not that fun. I'd rather get some other type of game than this, or invest in a console. Not at all pleased with my purchase, not happy with Origin's customer service. I thought I had x amount of time and game play to test it before I had to let them know I wanted a refund, and even though I thought I fell within those ranges I still was never refunded or even acknowledged with an explanation as to why I didn't receive a refund. There are more fun games. This is playing house if you want to act out real life. I don't want to feed Sims all day long. I don't want to play for 3 hours and only get a house built and regular tasks like showering or using the bathroom done. Sometimes my Sims wouldn't do as I was playing them to do and they'd have a bladder failure or get really tired. Oh well. I will chalk this up to a waste of money. I hate this game now.… Expand
  47. Bagoas
    Sep 26, 2017
    0
    Depressingly bad. It's no longer a "life simulation" game but (per EA's own words) the Sims franchise is now a "time management" game... a shallow, wrist-slitting, boring, truncated, iPad-oriented, numbing, braindead-and-drooling-pools-of-saliva stupid... "time management" game. EA has gleefully destroyed this franchise and scraped it flaming and wavering in stink on our faces.
  48. Zomgclaude
    Nov 27, 2020
    1
    A perfect game if you want to purchase an empty shell.
    There is tons of content available, but it is conveniently segregated from the main game. It has been compartmentalized into bite size DLCs that all sell for the price of a full meal.
    Looking at the digital store today during Black Friday, it would cost well over $450 to purchase the entire game. The good people at EA are completely    A perfect game if you want to purchase an empty shell.
    There is tons of content available, but it is conveniently segregated from the main game. It has been compartmentalized into bite size DLCs that all sell for the price of a full meal.
    Looking at the digital store today during Black Friday, it would cost well over $450 to purchase the entire game.
    The good people at EA are completely off their rockers.    … Expand
  49. WillyR1
    May 9, 2018
    0
    A EA desenvolveu uma incrĂ­vel habilidade de estragar grandes franquias. Decepcionante!
  50. Otisnemes
    Jul 24, 2018
    4
    The fact that you can't dress your sim, or pick the colour that you want for every piece of clothing, sets the tone for the rest of the game.
  51. MNaccarato
    Feb 9, 2019
    4
    Everything about this game is disappointing. Everything I remember that made me enjoy the Sims franchise is missing from this iteration. No open world, the neighborhood is terrible, there’s no personality to the game. The story goes nowhere. There is NO story. This is just another money grab for a company like EA. Everything I enjoyed about the Sims series of the past has been utterlyEverything about this game is disappointing. Everything I remember that made me enjoy the Sims franchise is missing from this iteration. No open world, the neighborhood is terrible, there’s no personality to the game. The story goes nowhere. There is NO story. This is just another money grab for a company like EA. Everything I enjoyed about the Sims series of the past has been utterly ripped out and stripped down. No cars, no open world, no uniqueness to this iteration. Every expansion and stuff pack I buy I feel robbed. I thought maybe it was because I was getting older, maybe I didn’t enjoy these games anymore, but nope I can play part 3 for hours at a time. I don’t mean to be so harsh, but sometimes the truth is just that harsh. If you’re considering this game, just buy part 3 and save yourself the disappointment and don’t expose yourself to this. There are a few things that are done well, yes it look amazing, yes it runs smooth, yes the Create-a-sim is the best and easiest ever, building lots has never been more streamlined and impressive, the Gallery feature is a perfect addition, but beyond those few things you will find yourself bored after just 30 minutes with every new game you try to start. The people responsible for creating this iteration should lose their jobs and feel remorse for what they’ve done to such a strong gaming community. EA just wants to make as much money as possible and take advantage of the average consumer.… Expand
  52. audra1776
    Sep 3, 2019
    4
    I LOVED The Sims 2. I banned myself from playing because I was addicted, so I never played Sims 3. Recently allowed myself to play Sims 4. I'm glad that it wasn't as addictive as Sims 2 because that made it easy to give up. I'd give it 5 stars if I had never played The Sims before, because, overall, on its own, it's not bad. But there are tweaks they made to v4 that made it not asI LOVED The Sims 2. I banned myself from playing because I was addicted, so I never played Sims 3. Recently allowed myself to play Sims 4. I'm glad that it wasn't as addictive as Sims 2 because that made it easy to give up. I'd give it 5 stars if I had never played The Sims before, because, overall, on its own, it's not bad. But there are tweaks they made to v4 that made it not as gripping.

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

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

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

    All in all, I think The Sims 4 is a fun game to try if you've never played The Sims before. However, for me, I was hooked for about a week, and then I hated it. There was a lot of work required for not much reward. I liked Sims 2 better.    … Expand
  53. margaridaoms
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    It gets very boring after a while, it lacks everything that was good in the other sims games.
  54. Eeedora
    Jun 28, 2020
    1
    This GAME almost 6 years ago,
    many reason for make new Sims game,but
    there are more more DLC DLC DLC ............it is easy money tree?
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    too many DLC,
    bad AI,
    little game map,
    wrost of game sims.
  55. ShefardAlex
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    The most disappointing game, even with add-ons
    And even with mods.
    After part 3, it was expected that the game would be without rat holes, without hidden objects, more opportunities. What we got, a closed world ... worse than the second .. How do you say so? And so, the developer decided that focusing on weak computers is cool. But after some add-ons, I took my words back, increasing    The most disappointing game, even with add-ons
    And even with mods.
    After part 3, it was expected that the game would be without rat holes, without hidden objects, more opportunities.
    What we got, a closed world ... worse than the second ..
    How do you say so? And so, the developer decided that focusing on weak computers is cool. But after some add-ons, I took my words back, increasing requirements, but at the same time, everyone, in each addon, has a smaller, fewer lots, no animations of cars as in the creative part, fewer lots than in the second part, less animations and elaboration than in the second parts. Business is worse than the second part, and worse than the second part, children are worse than the second part. Everything is WORSE. BETTER GAMES FROM 2005. And the most disgusting, downloads of 15 minutes, in a game focused on old PCs, on the damn 2070 and 7700k. WTF. Reloading stories is a separate spit in the soul. No more mysticism, istria. empty generic NPCs dressing random clothes and looking awful, without history, there are no more NPCs and their dynasties of stories, there were Goths and died, there is nothing more after them, but it's ordinary to say nothing about ordinary NPCs, they are just dummies.    … Expand
  56. philippus_i
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    This "game" is more of a tech demo because of the complete lack of gameplay, even after six years of patches and over 700+ dollars worth of DLC. Its missing most of the features from previous entries, and at launch it didn't even have pools, a series staple feature from The Sims 1. All improvements with making sims and building houses is cosmetic. The sims also have no personality and allThis "game" is more of a tech demo because of the complete lack of gameplay, even after six years of patches and over 700+ dollars worth of DLC. Its missing most of the features from previous entries, and at launch it didn't even have pools, a series staple feature from The Sims 1. All improvements with making sims and building houses is cosmetic. The sims also have no personality and all interactions feel repetitive. What's most insulting is the offensive lack of skin tones and makeup that works well with all skin tones. Many darker skin tones have texture issues after years of release. It took a full on bullying campaign for them to promise to include more and fix the issues with existing ones.… Expand
  57. bvrdto
    Sep 5, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1 would be too generous considering the path it is taking. Save your money and buy a good PC and Sims 3 instead.… Expand
  58. GODSPEED7
    Dec 6, 2020
    1
    This is, as usual with EA, a very barebones experience. To get ANY kind of complexity or interesting features, EA has made certain to strip it out of the base game and offer it in one of their expansion packs.

    There are (as of this review), 10 Expansion packs, costing 52 $ each. Add an Extra 31 other minor Game Packs and Item Packs costing anywhere from 26 $ to 13 $ each.. I only    This is, as usual with EA, a very barebones experience. To get ANY kind of complexity or interesting features, EA has made certain to strip it out of the base game and offer it in one of their expansion packs.

    There are (as of this review), 10 Expansion packs, costing 52 $ each.
    Add an Extra 31 other minor Game Packs and Item Packs costing anywhere from 26 $ to 13 $ each..

    I only have a couple of the expansions, because at that point I got sick and tired of EA's way of milking its player base. Even with a few major Expansion packs and about a dozen minor ones and item packs... the game is lackluster. You never really feel you can really customize your character to something you want. Everything just feels barebones to the max, EA has done EVERYTHING to give you the bare minimum.

    I had not played any of the Sims games since the Sims 1. That one only had 8 Expansion packs... the Sims 2 had more, the Sims 3 had more than the Sims 2 and now the Sims 4 has more than the Sims 3... yet it feels even more barebones than the Sims 1 was.

    The Sims 4 is one of those big money makers for EA; you can tell, because they don't even include Expansions or packs in EA Play service. Even EA Play Pro only has 2-3 packs. So even if you pay their monthly service, they are too cheap to offer you a full Sims 4 experience.

    I'm sick and tired of EA's bullcrap capitalist ways. I'm done with EA.

    Even if this means I won't get the Mass Effect Remastered experience, I decided EA is a blacklisted company in my books. They do not give a crap about the games they make, all they care is to rip you off and make you pay big money for what is litteraly very much nothing.

    F*** OFF EA!    … Expand
  59. Imateo
    Feb 11, 2022
    0
    EA BANNED my country for reason you wanted to show some homo lovestory but on stream shown hetero story... EA has no legal restrictions on the release of a new game set in Russia, as they tried to convince the entire gaming community of this! STOP LIE! EA fight for the inclusion of LGBT, BUT EXCLUDE WHOLE NATIONS!!! Fight for the minority by victimizing a majority. EA contradicts its ownEA BANNED my country for reason you wanted to show some homo lovestory but on stream shown hetero story... EA has no legal restrictions on the release of a new game set in Russia, as they tried to convince the entire gaming community of this! STOP LIE! EA fight for the inclusion of LGBT, BUT EXCLUDE WHOLE NATIONS!!! Fight for the minority by victimizing a majority. EA contradicts its own rules of positive play, prescribed on their website by such Russophobes actions! #weddingforrussia ❤… Expand
  60. Drewmeadyy
    Feb 17, 2021
    4
    The sims 4 base game is missing a lot of content, where's the open worlds, why are the babies just objects and where are the cars? I want to like this game as there are many aspects of it which i do like which makes it addictive and can play hours on end. The expansions packs are pricey and some fail to add much to the game. 6 years and minor improvements. The game isn't awful by an meansThe sims 4 base game is missing a lot of content, where's the open worlds, why are the babies just objects and where are the cars? I want to like this game as there are many aspects of it which i do like which makes it addictive and can play hours on end. The expansions packs are pricey and some fail to add much to the game. 6 years and minor improvements. The game isn't awful by an means , but the game has so much potential and its a shame its being wasted. 44/100… Expand
  61. althekoolkid
    Oct 18, 2014
    4
    This game reeks of potential. As a base this game has a lot of room to grow. . . That being said. This is simply a base. There is nothing there. The neighborhoods are TINY, the careers are ridiculously stupid, and all of the outlying factors make the game-play incredibly lacking.

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

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

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

    Unfortunately, The Sims always feels incomplete until a lot of DLC has been developed and released to expand the game-play. It always feels like something is missing. I find it likely that this will also be the same for The Sims 4 but on a much broader and lengthier scale. I would wait about a year and a half before purchasing this game.    … Expand
  62. Glic2003
    Sep 7, 2014
    6
    It's not the train wreck that many fans were expecting, but it's clear where many corners were cut in rushing this game out. While the actual Sims are more realistic and better animated than in previous games, TS4 lacks many of the little details that made its predecessors so loved. Omitting toddlers - when many players were asking for more life stages - is simply inexcusable. SwitchingIt's not the train wreck that many fans were expecting, but it's clear where many corners were cut in rushing this game out. While the actual Sims are more realistic and better animated than in previous games, TS4 lacks many of the little details that made its predecessors so loved. Omitting toddlers - when many players were asking for more life stages - is simply inexcusable. Switching back to loading screens feels like a big step back. And decorating your Sims' clothes and houses is aggravating when you can't even choose from a decent selection of colours. While there is a lot to do in the game, much of it feels like busywork. You'll be constantly telling your Sims to perform actions to offset their negative emotions or performing repetitive actions to get your Sims skilled up or ready for job promotions. Or you can always collect things... lots of things. In one of the most egregious examples of content padding, TS4 is packed with collectibles.

    Still, it can only get better. Wait until the price drops or they include the first expansion pack for free and you won't be quite as disappointed.    … Expand
  63. 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.
  64. BlackWidow
    May 26, 2022
    1
    Despite this game being the best selling game in the series, it is the "worst" game in the series. Everything that simmers loved about TS2 and TS3 are gone. Here is just a small list of how EA butchered TS4...

    No Open World. No Burglars. No Story Progression. No cars. No Teen Prom. No High School Diploma. No Private Schools. No Auto Roof. No Grocery Shopping. No School Buses. No    Despite this game being the best selling game in the series, it is the "worst" game in the series. Everything that simmers loved about TS2 and TS3 are gone. Here is just a small list of how EA butchered TS4...

    No Open World. No Burglars. No Story Progression. No cars. No Teen Prom. No High School Diploma. No Private Schools. No Auto Roof. No Grocery Shopping. No School Buses. No Create-A-Style. No Real Consequences To Actions. No Astrology Signs. No Street Addresses. No Emergency Services Beyond Fire Dept. No Cemeteries... and lastly; No Real Difference Between Teen, Young Adult & Adult. All 3 age groups are exactly the same; Same Height. Same Voice. Same Appearance. What a ******* Joke!

    The "only" thing TS4 has going for it is "Create-A-Sim" and "Building." That's it. The actual gameplay is boring, shallow, and unrealistic. If it weren't for all the TS4 modders, House builders, and YouTubers, TS4 would be dead. No one would even play it.

    As for updates, it's all garbage. They are trying to implement Story Progression, but it's not working. It's still lame. And guess what EA is releasing for TS4 this summer... more kits! Yay! NOT! Move on EA. Give us TS5 already and make it like TS4 should have been.    … Expand
  65. pjson12345
    Nov 22, 2014
    3
    A half-assed attempt at a Sims game

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

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

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

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

    Cons

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

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

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

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

    Verdict

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

    3/10    … Expand
  66. CapybaraMadness
    Sep 5, 2014
    5
    The Sims 4 is not as bad as most people say it is, but there is no doubt that EA and Maxis could have done a better job on the game. The Create-a-Sim demo was amazing, I though EA might be releasing a high-quality game, but really they might have just done it for the hype. When I got into the actual game, I found it okay. It is not the worst out there, but it felt different to the Sims 3The Sims 4 is not as bad as most people say it is, but there is no doubt that EA and Maxis could have done a better job on the game. The Create-a-Sim demo was amazing, I though EA might be releasing a high-quality game, but really they might have just done it for the hype. When I got into the actual game, I found it okay. It is not the worst out there, but it felt different to the Sims 3 in good and bad ways.… Expand
  67. alexdecaris
    Sep 8, 2014
    4
    As reformas mercadolĂłgicas feitas pela EA Games em The Sims 4 e SimCity arruinaram os dois jogos que um dia já foram carro-chefe da produtora. TS4 trouxe as emoções e a multitarefa, que dinamizaram a simulação. PorĂ©m, nĂŁo há grandes diferenças com a versĂŁo anterior, e em alguns pontos, Ă© muito pior. NĂŁo posso negar que há algumas melhorias em TS4. Mas alĂ©m da falta de compromisso daAs reformas mercadolĂłgicas feitas pela EA Games em The Sims 4 e SimCity arruinaram os dois jogos que um dia já foram carro-chefe da produtora. TS4 trouxe as emoções e a multitarefa, que dinamizaram a simulação. PorĂ©m, nĂŁo há grandes diferenças com a versĂŁo anterior, e em alguns pontos, Ă© muito pior. NĂŁo posso negar que há algumas melhorias em TS4. Mas alĂ©m da falta de compromisso da produtora, muito foi perdido e o jogo ficou incompleto. The Sims 4 Ă© um jogo com ausĂŞncia de recursos importantes, Ă© "meia-boca", estĂ©ril. É de fato um passo atrás na sĂ©rie.… Expand
  68. peaches5983
    Sep 17, 2014
    1
    Big waste of money....know where near as good as 2 or 3 ! Create a Sim very little clothes and hair styles. They made this one for people with lower end computers or so Ive read I have to laugh at that. I had to buy a new graphics card to play the Sims 4 but could play the Sims 3 just fine with what I had. Not only did I waste the $80.00 on the game but $98.00 on a new graphic card forBig waste of money....know where near as good as 2 or 3 ! Create a Sim very little clothes and hair styles. They made this one for people with lower end computers or so Ive read I have to laugh at that. I had to buy a new graphics card to play the Sims 4 but could play the Sims 3 just fine with what I had. Not only did I waste the $80.00 on the game but $98.00 on a new graphic card for what ? I wont be playing it again...:( if refunds were an option id be the first in line. Zero pools zero toddlers zero create a style. Very very small towns in which there is only two ,With three to four small lots. Highly disappointed with this game after playing the others I was expecting great things. In my opinion the price should be cut in half as well since it is missing so many key features compared to the other sim games. Ahhhhh EA what were you thinking ????… Expand
  69. VirtualTate
    Sep 19, 2014
    4
    The sims 4 offers nothing new. In fact it offers a considerable amount less than it's predecessor sims 3. The main notable difference is the lack of an open neighbourhood populated with sims who lived their own lives. The idea behind this is that people don't have to sit through a long loading screen to play the game but instead give us one every time we want to visit any other location.The sims 4 offers nothing new. In fact it offers a considerable amount less than it's predecessor sims 3. The main notable difference is the lack of an open neighbourhood populated with sims who lived their own lives. The idea behind this is that people don't have to sit through a long loading screen to play the game but instead give us one every time we want to visit any other location. This isn't a very good compromise, I would happily sit through one long loading screen, getting myself a drink and maybe a snack and come back to a then seamless game than have to sit through a loading screen for every excursion from my street. It's just quite bland, I'm not a fan of EA and their methods but Sims have always been one of their strongest points. For me this is a let-down and I don't think I will be sinking any more money into expansions when the base game itself is lacking much needed content. The reason I give it a 4 is because it still does what the sims is suppose to do. It provides a reality simulator in which you can raise a family but honestly aside from the addition of new Sim moods, and addition so small it would be a better suited to an expansion this game offers nothing new and I would urge most people to stick with sims 3. If you are a hardcore sims fan then additional content may eventually make this a game worth playing but for everyone, I'd stick with sims 3 for now.… Expand
  70. mutantmanifesto
    Sep 20, 2014
    2
    It was so promising. I also created an account to just talk about this game that I've been waiting YEARS for.

    First things first, I'm really not into making the sims less realistic but that's just me. The CAS is cool, yeah, but why make them more cartoony? They look like the sims freeplay characters and that bums me out. And now my major gripes: No family tree...what?! I'm a    It was so promising. I also created an account to just talk about this game that I've been waiting YEARS for.

    First things first, I'm really not into making the sims less realistic but that's just me. The CAS is cool, yeah, but why make them more cartoony? They look like the sims freeplay characters and that bums me out.

    And now my major gripes:

    No family tree...what?! I'm a legacy player, this game is basically pointless for me.

    No customizable anything. I get it, expansion packs $, whatever, but shouldn't you be going FORWARD from your previous game and not backwards? I understand not including pets, supernatural, university etc., that's standard, but to strip the game of features that came standard with the previous version makes zero sense.

    The neighborhoods are a complete joke. What is it, 4 houses per? A loading screen (yes, short, but still) between itty bitty neighborhoods? WHY? I don't see the reason and EA/Maxis seems to think this is a central core will not budge type design. Why though? I really don't get it. If they would go ahead and explain to anybody WHY they consider this central to the game, maybe I will feel better about it.

    No toddlers...again why? I LOVE the toddler stage. It's annoying as hell but you see the beginning of genetic mixing even then (is that even a thing in this game? genetics?)

    One less trait...when the game is all based on traits. Kinda silly and limiting.

    No pools, no cars? Huh?

    I think I only have a couple of pros:

    I always hated building houses and decorating because in general I suck at that, but I'll admit that the building aspect is awesome and I like being able to download from the community because there are a ton of skilled players out there

    The community/gallery is actually pretty rad, I really like that. If we can't get online play, I'm at least happy we can have some sort of interaction with our friends.

    CAS is neat as I said, but too cartoony for my liking. The physics and graphics behind it are pretty cool though.

    The multitasking is nice I guess.

    That's really about it.

    ----

    In summary: this game was half-baked. It wasn't ready. This would be a good demo of the game. Once they start rolling out expansions and I inevitably buy them because I have since the very first sims 1, maybe just MAYBE it'll reach some sort of finished feel. I really hope that they take the fan reaction to heart and give us some huge upgrades, but I sort of doubt it. For now, I'll stick with the sims 3.    … Expand
  71. TheTokenFemale
    Sep 21, 2014
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another disappointed long term simmer here.

    Have played the games since it first came out in 2000, brought all the exps and stuff packs and would have described myself as quite loyal to the franchise. Having seen a lot of stuff on the internet and read reviews both on here and Amazon, I was very unsure about whether to get this but bit the bullet on Friday (partly because it looked like the modding community was already looking for fixes for the most frequent fan gripes) when I saw it on offer, it has now been returned.

    For me, it feels as if the soul has been ripped out of the franchise; playing it just doesn't feel the same as the other games to mend for me, the immersion just isn't there for me, I would imagine partly because of the shoddy camera controls (I switched to Sims 3 mode in the options and it still didn't solve it for me) and the endless loading screens which put me off actually leaving the lot - I have lost hours upon hours in the other games and couldn't this time .

    Socialization in particular is really difficult, especially for teens (why do four out of the five age stages look almost identical?- who thought that was a good idea?) as you can't tell which age stage is which, relationship building seemed to take forever (definitely a lot longer than in the other games).

    I know a number of reviewers have already mentioned the speed needs deplete and I would agree with this. It did really hinder me it using the new objects and "exploring" (if you can really call it that) the new neighborhoods, again it made everything feel more of a faff than it should be. For me it also made the game's pacing feel lumbering and slow - like you'd just finish getting everyone sorted and it would be time to do the whole cycle again. Really not fun at all

    In all fairness I did feel the create a Sim and build/buy modes were very good a definitely the best parts of the game. However I really felt the loss of the colour wheel and quite often found myself thinking 'I don't want this to be x colour - I want it to be y, bit oh-wait that's not a preset so I can't do it' I could live without the patterns from the Sims 3 but how hard would it have really been to stick in just some alternative un patterned colour choices? Really liked the pull and drag walls in build mode and did think it made building easier. As good as these functions might have been; Sim and House creation are not why I play the Sims and so couldn't redeem the game for me.

    In terms of the stuff missing - pools and toddlers I can live without, the open world I sorely missed and the community lots which came along with it. Although a few community lots come with the Sims four; I was less than less than impressed - there didn't seem to be much there and they were difficult to negotiate with the camera. Things would have improved a lot if they'd included cinemas and restaurants rather than one empty nightclub and a gym. The Pathfinding seemed to be a bit dodgy as well - my Sim would continually not be able to get to places. Yet another aspect of the game which felt like a chore and wasn't really fun. They also seem to have removed a lot of the old skill objects which is a real shame.

    There are a lot of unlockables in this game - the whole concept of which I dislike - The thing which really appeals to meabout the Sims is not having to complete objectives and (although of course you're not obligated to unlock stuff) I begrudge having to do so just to get objects (and not really all that special objects going by the descriptions like you did in the Sims 2 with the career rewards). On this point - I hate the fact there most of the careers from the first three games are missing - not everyone wants their Sims to have a wacky career. They should definitely bring the old careers back - what the hell's a tech guru anyway? That said I did like the fact that all the careers had two possible branches and would have liked to have seen that in Sims 3

    The emotions aren't really worth mentioning just a bit of a gimmick which didn't really add anything to my gameplay. I resented having to send my Sims top work feeling a certain emotion rather than just in a good mood. Once again just made everything more hard work than it should have been.

    In conclusion, I wouldn't recommend this game - not to fans of the original games or to newcomers. I've seen this compared a lot to the Sims 2 and while agree it does feel a little bit like that - it is nowhere as good a game. The whole thing felt like a chore with everything feeling so convoluted and hard work- the charm and entertainment value from the old games just isn't there. I think I got about five hours playtime before I gave up. Definitely going to stick to playing a combo of Sims 2 & 3 until the inevitable Sims 5 comes out.    … Expand
  72. Gandpug
    Dec 29, 2014
    6
    The Sims 4 isn't the best but still holds potential in ways but still is missing features that I loved in the Sims 3 with it's expansion packs like: How you could send your Sims to the park can would get in his or her car and drive over there and you wouldn't have to wait for a loading screen, oh no you could switch between Sims even though they were in totally different areas. But in TheThe Sims 4 isn't the best but still holds potential in ways but still is missing features that I loved in the Sims 3 with it's expansion packs like: How you could send your Sims to the park can would get in his or her car and drive over there and you wouldn't have to wait for a loading screen, oh no you could switch between Sims even though they were in totally different areas. But in The Sims 4 even though your Sims are in the house next door if you had 4 Sims and you sent two Sims over you could only play as the Sims in the house next door and not switch between the two.........

    NOT COOL EA!
    Alot of features that I love are gone really........ the game can get boring with loading screens and your Sims just doing whatever
    NOT COO..... sorry
    But hopefully next year expansion packs and maybe they will change the game the map and MAKE IT FUNNER TO PLAY AND TAKE AWAY THE BLOODY LOADING SCREENS!. Let's just hope so!    … Expand
  73. Rekragamm
    Oct 22, 2014
    0
    Ok guys, I know! Let's copy paste sims 3 (not even all of it!) put some nicer models in and charge 60 dollars and say it's new. this is basically the sims 4, it doesn't even have some of the core features of the other games for example swimming pools, connected world, and not NEARLY as many careers. Guess what guys? It's going to be another DLC fest from EA what a surprise and unless youOk guys, I know! Let's copy paste sims 3 (not even all of it!) put some nicer models in and charge 60 dollars and say it's new. this is basically the sims 4, it doesn't even have some of the core features of the other games for example swimming pools, connected world, and not NEARLY as many careers. Guess what guys? It's going to be another DLC fest from EA what a surprise and unless you want some features that should be included in the normal copy you have to pay 10 dollars extra.

    Yet another example of EA's greed when it comes to gaming, buy the sims 3 if you want a good life sim game the only thing sims 4 adds is certain moods and when you're in those moods you do certain things like "take an angry poop" not very original EA. In fact I wouldn't buy from this company at all after everything they've done to the industry. 1/10 introduces some ok features but leaves out core gameplay and also why the hell isn't it a connected world? Loading screens between everywhere you go isn't necessary even with the updated graphics.    … Expand
  74. Roguer
    Oct 26, 2014
    0
    Another vehicle for EA to milk a ton of money from DLCs from The Sims franchise fans. Under the excuse that they "didn't have resources" - laughable for a company of that size, EA dropped about 90% of what The Sims 3 had, pretty sure with intend to capitalize on DLCs adding all that back again at a later time, same way The Sims 3 started when it just released, same thing all over again.Another vehicle for EA to milk a ton of money from DLCs from The Sims franchise fans. Under the excuse that they "didn't have resources" - laughable for a company of that size, EA dropped about 90% of what The Sims 3 had, pretty sure with intend to capitalize on DLCs adding all that back again at a later time, same way The Sims 3 started when it just released, same thing all over again. Not again, no thanks. Pass.… Expand
  75. porgiie
    Oct 27, 2014
    0
    After playing the create-a-sim demo for sims 4 I could honestly say that I was beyond excited for the new release chapter in the game. What a load of rubbish. It is such a backtrack from sims 3 it feels more of a very slight improvement to sims 2. Save your money, just purchase sims 3 instead.

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

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

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

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

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

    Overall if you are thinking about purchasing this game, from my own opinion just don't. If you're new to the world of the sims, buy sims 3. Heck even buy sims 2. Sims 4 is a rip-off for its money and due to how big the game is now, I wouldn't even buy it for half the price after having played it. This is the only sims game that I have bought, played for an hour and turned it off when I could have played the game for days on end. I hope EA do something spectacular to makeup for the disappointment of this game. In fact, I hope they burn the sims 4 and just skip onto a sims 5 with open world and all of these fantastic features I loved so much in the sims 3.
    Even though it hurts to find out the good, the positives are the new create-a-sim and build mode but these factors alone cannot create a good game.    … Expand
  76. kadorseyusaom
    Oct 31, 2014
    1
    I sincerely dislike this game. Inferior to Sims 3. When other sims have been release I spent all day playing with them. This one 10 minutes a day is too much. All of the choices in previous releases have disappeared, I don't like the trade in for moods what idiot thought of this? I will not purchase any new releases until it plays
  77. Zeanilex
    Nov 1, 2014
    0
    Since playing the Sims since I was seven years old, I don't even know how to respond to such a horrible game.

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

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

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

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

    But this... this is just sad. This is worse than Sims 1. I would play Sims 1 before Sims 4. It feels like they're destroying one of my favorite franchises... like Mass Effect 3. This to me is not playable. I would rather have them work on the game for two more years than release it as it is, but my dad tells me it's not fixable and that they should just scrap it and start from the beginning. That Sims 4 is unredeemable. Now I'm just worried that there won't be a Sims 5 or worse... that there will be and it will be total crap.    … Expand
  78. allyseid
    Nov 2, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As an avid simmer, this game was something I looked forward to since the announcement of its release. Having as much experience as I do with The Sims and EA, I expected great things from this game. Unfortunately, this game has been nothing short of a disappointment. With the additions of loading screens each time a sim leaves their home lot, it feels much less communal and the fact that there are only two defined "hangout" spots in the game does not help. The over rated Create A Sim features in this game are indeed different and put the sims in a brand new light, but the personalization does not change the fact that the sims look like characters from a Saturday morning cartoon. Unlike The Sims 3, the sims look lifeless and are now much less relatable. The feature I have found the most over rated has to be the emotions. Although it is nice that actions do effect my sims' moods, they are simply renamed versions of the moodlets from The Sims 3. In fact they are much less realistic than the "moodlets" from the previous game, they're over exaggerated and definitely not in a good way; which has caused them to feel a lot less relatable. I don't know about you, but when I need to go to the washroom I don't walk with a limp or slouch like a sloth when I'm hungry. In summary, EA you have disappointed. You have taken the game I've grown to love and turned it into a nightmare; I can honestly say I will never buy a new sims game again.… Expand
  79. hagatha1
    Nov 4, 2014
    1
    The Sims 4 is a huge disappointment! I've been playing the Sims since Sims 1 came out. The town is too small, will not hold half as many new houses, or people, the cheats don't work as in Sims 3, every time a Sim leaves the lot, the needs start coming up again. Building a house is ok, not great, just ok. No more making your own designs, wall papers, colours. I'd go right back to Sims 3,The Sims 4 is a huge disappointment! I've been playing the Sims since Sims 1 came out. The town is too small, will not hold half as many new houses, or people, the cheats don't work as in Sims 3, every time a Sim leaves the lot, the needs start coming up again. Building a house is ok, not great, just ok. No more making your own designs, wall papers, colours. I'd go right back to Sims 3, but this game was bought as a gift to me, now I'm stuck with it, or I hurt someones feelings, as they wanted to get me something I really liked, and this new one sucks!!!! Don't buy it!!!… Expand
  80. teganmooreyx
    Nov 6, 2014
    1
    Compared to sims 2 and 3 this game is really dissapointing and it could've been so much better. For example after playing Sims 4 i uninstalled and re-installed Sims 3 and it just felt so much better. I can play on sims 2/3 for hours and wonder where the time had gone, however with sims 4 i just got bored after an hour. Previously after looking at old Sims 2 trailers i realised how much iCompared to sims 2 and 3 this game is really dissapointing and it could've been so much better. For example after playing Sims 4 i uninstalled and re-installed Sims 3 and it just felt so much better. I can play on sims 2/3 for hours and wonder where the time had gone, however with sims 4 i just got bored after an hour. Previously after looking at old Sims 2 trailers i realised how much i missed it and it reminded me of my childhood so i re-installed and again it is so much better. I wish they made sims 4 like sims 3 but with all of sims 2 detailed content. So dissapointed its a huge step down.… Expand
  81. oldtimegamer
    Nov 19, 2014
    5
    How you like to play the Sims will determine how much you like this game. I've played over 200 hours and just had to give up because I don't like rotational gameplay. In case you don't know, there is now no story progression. There is only 1 active lot at a time, all other lots are inactive. The lack of customization (no color wheel, no CASt - create a style from Sims 3) really frustratesHow you like to play the Sims will determine how much you like this game. I've played over 200 hours and just had to give up because I don't like rotational gameplay. In case you don't know, there is now no story progression. There is only 1 active lot at a time, all other lots are inactive. The lack of customization (no color wheel, no CASt - create a style from Sims 3) really frustrates me as I like to build houses. There is only one style of interior door that is not white! All other interior doors are white (well sort of, it's kind of a grayish white). The hair styles are limited with only a limited range of color options. So if you enjoy rotational gameplay and don't care about generational type play you'll probably enjoy TS4.

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

    Supposedly the reason that EA has given for dropping the open world and going back to the single active lot was to have a more stable game that would run smoothly on lower end computers. Which might be acceptable if it worked that way but unfortunately it doesn't. There are bugs and glitches galore. More disturbing are the core problems that will always be with TS4 like Sims walking through each other. I'm not kidding, they walk completely through another Sim. There is also a lot of clipping like hands passing through another Sim or a desk or counter. Just go to the official Sims forums and check out the posts in the technical discussions section and you'll see what kind of issues people are having. My game on a $1600 custom build desktop that exceeds specs for the game crashes to the desktop every few hours of gameplay. The price has dropped and if you look around you can buy it online cheaper than in the stores (I paid $43 for a Limited Edition version the week after it came out). Or if you're not certain about it, buy it through Origin early on a day that you can spend hours playing it and return it in less than 24 hours and get your money back if you don't like it. If you like the open world of TS3 and the customization of TS3 and if you don't like rotational gameplay, stay far, far away from this game as you'll end up like me just removing it from your hard drive and forgetting about it.    … Expand
  82. bacontea
    Dec 25, 2014
    5
    I like the sims4 its just that I with it was more like sims3.because sims3 gives more options. Like just installing it without having to log in all the time, open worlds where you can drive around
  83. jing57
    Jan 5, 2015
    2
    SMALL SMALL WORLD! I have 2 words for the game producers of Sims 4 lazy and greedy. Yes the graphics in Sims 4 is way better and customizing the look of your sims is pretty impressive but that is simply it. Purchased the game played it for 3 days and I was already bored of the game. Not much to do with a very limited world and the constant loading screen which drove me nuts after a while.SMALL SMALL WORLD! I have 2 words for the game producers of Sims 4 lazy and greedy. Yes the graphics in Sims 4 is way better and customizing the look of your sims is pretty impressive but that is simply it. Purchased the game played it for 3 days and I was already bored of the game. Not much to do with a very limited world and the constant loading screen which drove me nuts after a while. The original Sims has a better world map than Sims 4. It's almost like they went backwards and made this game simply for noobs. For a game that's been around for quite sometime and have generated a huge fan base. I would imagine that the game producers would at least come up with something that will wow and impress it's fans but nope. Only disappointment and waste of money. Stick to Sims 3.… Expand
  84. mazah
    Jan 5, 2015
    1
    the graphic is cool and that's it.... everything else is boring and not interesting... cant wait for the expansion packs hopefully not as disappointing
  85. Ornetuis
    Jan 15, 2015
    0
    EA at it again !! compared to all previous sims, sims 4 is a downgrade to the franchise, this is 2014 and it would be more expected to have a decent graphics and gameplay mechanic, at the very least an open world like the 2008's sims 3 was, how could a 2008 game beat a 2014 game ?? this doesn't make any sense ! sims 4 lacked tremendously on features like Create a style,Open world,EA at it again !! compared to all previous sims, sims 4 is a downgrade to the franchise, this is 2014 and it would be more expected to have a decent graphics and gameplay mechanic, at the very least an open world like the 2008's sims 3 was, how could a 2008 game beat a 2014 game ?? this doesn't make any sense ! sims 4 lacked tremendously on features like Create a style,Open world, extreamely limited customisation, clay like furinture, lifeless and decoy neighborhood..ect..… Expand
  86. Henri123
    Feb 21, 2015
    4
    For me The Sims 4 was done lazily. It was sold incomplete and surrounded by excuses. Not counting the reported bugs, average graphics for myself and others. They had hurry to sell the game but ought to have given more time for producers. They also ought to have prioritized some important things for the players. Still for me they were more motivated in The Sims 2 that had few bugs, but itFor me The Sims 4 was done lazily. It was sold incomplete and surrounded by excuses. Not counting the reported bugs, average graphics for myself and others. They had hurry to sell the game but ought to have given more time for producers. They also ought to have prioritized some important things for the players. Still for me they were more motivated in The Sims 2 that had few bugs, but it was fun and with a strong base game.… Expand
  87. alliehue
    Feb 21, 2015
    1
    Let me just say I don't like it at all. I have tried to like it too, but I just don't like it at all. Why could they not expound on the good features of 3 instead of recreating the wheel? Building is easier, but not worth the money for an entire game. I don't like more about 4 than I hated about 3. So it's back to TS3 for me.
  88. LifeWizMonkey
    Mar 14, 2015
    5
    This game is okay. I mean, yes the new features in build mode and create a sim are highly helpful, but it's extremely lacking. No basements? A 3-floor limit? NO OPEN WORLDS!?!?!? No toddlers? Limited interaction with babies? No create-a-style? This game was very rushed and definitely needs some major improvements if the creators want the series to live on.
  89. armorbullet
    Mar 21, 2015
    1
    Being a huge fan of sims playing since sims 2 on the gamecube then the huge leap too sims 3 on the computer with tons of dlc that took your money but it was still a good game and i enjoyed it played for hours on end and then a bug ruined it for me where all my guys turned invisible now playing sims 4 which is a downgrade with the town the graphics look super cheesy and close to a cartoonBeing a huge fan of sims playing since sims 2 on the gamecube then the huge leap too sims 3 on the computer with tons of dlc that took your money but it was still a good game and i enjoyed it played for hours on end and then a bug ruined it for me where all my guys turned invisible now playing sims 4 which is a downgrade with the town the graphics look super cheesy and close to a cartoon and there are still bugs my game crashed within an hour of playing after this frustration i stopped playing this game because its obvious that ea is only after money… Expand
  90. anicoebaker
    Mar 24, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has positives and negatives, the positives being multi-tasking & the emotion stimulator & in my opinion I really do like the graphics Also, a lot more Food options!. However, its definitely not worth the price! This game is probably worse than Sims 2 (which was actually really good & the transition between 2 & 3 was outstanding by EA).
    The Negatives:
    - Create-a-sim , its completely pathetic the Sims don't look like real-life people. the hair is all clumpy & the bodies are very unrealistic, there is no height difference between teenagers, young-adults, adults or elders.
    - The traits are also very basic & boring.
    - There are no Toddlers?! and the Baby literally can't do anything and can barely be interacted with by other Sims.

    - NO OPEN WORLD! its just a bunch of loading screens after loading screens, can't see the Sims school, work & if you want to go anywhere... ALL is just loading screens.
    - There is also no Create Tool, you cannot personalize your Sims houses as much as compared to Sims 3...
    - LAME! No cars, & the neighbourhood is sectioned.
    - RANDOM SIMS WILL CONSTANTLY JOIN YOU CONVERSATION AND CUT OFF OTHER INTERACTIONS WITH SIMS YOU WANT TO TALK TOO!
    - NO STORY PROGRESSION    … Expand
  91. bateman94
    Apr 3, 2015
    1
    I fail to see how this is in any way a step up from the previous sims? If anything it's almost a step-down. There's nothing to do, there's no restaurants or shopping areas? This is so basic and boring. And if I even want to go anywhere I have to wait 5 minutes at a loading screen! I wish I would have just bought sims 3 again and all the expansion packs for the the same price I paid for this.
  92. Leediamond
    Apr 6, 2015
    1
    Where do I start, the sims 4 is a huge disappointment. This is like sims 1 , you don't have a car, a pool, a bigger town.The town is so small and boring. The only thing good about the entire game is that you can design your character like an actually human. They should have just kept making expansion packages for sims 3. Guys Please don't waste your money this game is a huge step down fromWhere do I start, the sims 4 is a huge disappointment. This is like sims 1 , you don't have a car, a pool, a bigger town.The town is so small and boring. The only thing good about the entire game is that you can design your character like an actually human. They should have just kept making expansion packages for sims 3. Guys Please don't waste your money this game is a huge step down from all the other sims. They should have made the sims talk English that would make a huge difference then all the other sims. I want to find the creator of this game and tell them they were lazy when they made this new version. Seriously you can't do anything on this. Thumbs down!… Expand
  93. ErrowWay
    May 13, 2015
    0
    This game sucks. They basically stripped everything away that made Sims 3 great and want you to buy everything through expansions. To make it even worst, they require you sign up for their Origin account so you have to log in every time you want to play. This game sucked so bad, I stopped playing it for several months. I thought I would try it again to see if anything has improved butThis game sucks. They basically stripped everything away that made Sims 3 great and want you to buy everything through expansions. To make it even worst, they require you sign up for their Origin account so you have to log in every time you want to play. This game sucked so bad, I stopped playing it for several months. I thought I would try it again to see if anything has improved but forgot the stupid password. All the other Sims you can just pop it in and enjoy the game. Nope! EA want's their money. Stick to Sim 3. And for those that think this is just because Sims 4 just needs expansions, I played Sims 3 with no expansion packs the whole time and was satisfied with the game without any additional expansions. So, Sims 4 is nothing compared to Sims 3 vanilla.… Expand
  94. KL987
    Jun 16, 2015
    0
    First they strip game with all content which players like, now they sell these pre-made items via DLC for fanboys loved expansion packs with ridiculous prices. There's no limit to EA's greediness - I hope they burn in hell.
  95. Elite5363
    Jun 28, 2015
    4
    This game is "not finished", during the Create-A-Sim part of the game you can only have 3 traits, unlike Sims 3 which allowed player to have up to 6. Also during Create-A-Sim you can't see what jobs there are available so you have no idea what traits to pick, Sims 3 allowed players to pick a Life Time Goal/Wish and this Goal/Wish was the job that we picked for the Sim. For example, if IThis game is "not finished", during the Create-A-Sim part of the game you can only have 3 traits, unlike Sims 3 which allowed player to have up to 6. Also during Create-A-Sim you can't see what jobs there are available so you have no idea what traits to pick, Sims 3 allowed players to pick a Life Time Goal/Wish and this Goal/Wish was the job that we picked for the Sim. For example, if I wanted to be a Super Spy, that'd be the Goal/Wish, to become a Spy. The Sims 4 didn't even have Pools when it came out! Pools where added a few months later for free. Another thing, we couldn't see our Sims at work. I just wanted to be able to see the building my Sims worked at, just like in Sims 3. Again, after a few months EA allowed us to see out Sim at work! BUT we had to quit our current job and get a new job with the 3 jobs that you can be with your Sims while they where working. The 3 Jobs where, Detective, Scientist, or Surgeon/Doctor. This new DLC called "Get to Work" costs about $35. So basically you are paying for the game all over again (If the game was 50% off...). Oh and one HUGE thing EA messed up with, THEY DIDN'T ADD CARS! Can you believe it? They didn't add cars! Every so often you will see a few cars driving around the world, they can't be driven by your Sims though. EA, add cars as a FREE DLC for the game, and make the world "Open-World" like the Sims 3 was. I really dislike Sims 4 because it has a different "travel" system. That new travel system makes my game run at about 10 FPS just because of the loading screen. EA, please change the Sims 4 and make it be like Sims 3, I want to be able to travel with a car and not a long, laggy loading screen. I want to be able to have up to 6 traits for my Sims and not 3, I want to be able to see what jobs are available for my Sims when I'm creating them. I want my Sims to be better dancers and not just wave their arms like they are freaking drunk or high. I want my Sims to be able to live in a house that have Spiral Stair cases, and Elevators. I want my Sims to live in a single world and not split up within the 3 world that Sims 4 currently have. I want EA to fix their **** and stop dancing in our money.

    EA, you better fix this.

    I mean it.    … Expand
  96. Charley575
    Jun 15, 2015
    4
    The series takes a step backward in Sims4. While the emotions system and multitasking abilities have potential, the graphics are like watercolor cartoons, the open world gameplay of Sims3 is gone, and the game in general seems dumb-down and oversimplified. It feels like something you'd buy off the App Store for 5 bucks, not a full featured PC game for 60 bucks, which, believe it or not, IThe series takes a step backward in Sims4. While the emotions system and multitasking abilities have potential, the graphics are like watercolor cartoons, the open world gameplay of Sims3 is gone, and the game in general seems dumb-down and oversimplified. It feels like something you'd buy off the App Store for 5 bucks, not a full featured PC game for 60 bucks, which, believe it or not, I paid. I still find myself going back to Sims3.… Expand
  97. Darktendril
    Jun 27, 2015
    0
    This game was good for about 10 minutes of giggles in Create-A-Sim, but other than that, this game was very boring. Within an hour, I had experienced pretty much everything the "deluxe" base game had to offer, and wasn't very impressed with any of it. I loved Sims 2 and 3, but Sims FreePlay is even better than this.
  98. PencilPusher89
    Jun 29, 2015
    2
    The Sims 4 is the worst installment in the series and is infuriating on so many levels. I'd much rather play The Sims 3, which is the best so far, than this closed world, loading-screen-ridden heap of junk.

    The way I see it, if EA doesn't improve it to be better than the Sims 3, it will crash and burn before 5 years even go by.
  99. Gina1124
    Jul 9, 2015
    1
    I ave to admit I like how you can change the body into what you want, but everything else omg is it bad. You're restricted to go anywhere, the town is way too small and you cant use a car at all to see where you're driving. proper downgraded. Seems like to me I'm in sims 1 again, which I would take again than Sims 4. I would not like to see sims 5 :/ Should of stopped with sims 3 in myI ave to admit I like how you can change the body into what you want, but everything else omg is it bad. You're restricted to go anywhere, the town is way too small and you cant use a car at all to see where you're driving. proper downgraded. Seems like to me I'm in sims 1 again, which I would take again than Sims 4. I would not like to see sims 5 :/ Should of stopped with sims 3 in my opinion or at least thought about it more and got the players opinions aswell.… Expand
  100. niel1000000
    Jul 16, 2015
    0
    Just a few improved feature but the negatives outweigh the positives.

    1. no open world 2. less customization 3. lazy design 4. it dose not feel like a real life simulation 5. stripped of content at release 6. and bloody loading screens. luckily i saved my money from buying this bad game. i thought they wud further expand upon sims 3 but seeing what they did was a huge huge    Just a few improved feature but the negatives outweigh the positives.

    1. no open world
    2. less customization
    3. lazy design
    4. it dose not feel like a real life simulation
    5. stripped of content at release
    6. and bloody loading screens.

    luckily i saved my money from buying this bad game. i thought they wud further expand upon sims 3 but seeing what they did was a huge huge disappointment.    … Expand
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  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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