The Sims 4

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  • Summary: The Sims 4 is the highly anticipated life simulation game that lets you play with life like never before. Create new Sims with intelligence and emotion. Experience all new intuitive and fun creative tools to sculpt your Sims and build unique homes. Control the mind, body, and heart of yourThe Sims 4 is the highly anticipated life simulation game that lets you play with life like never before. Create new Sims with intelligence and emotion. Experience all new intuitive and fun creative tools to sculpt your Sims and build unique homes. Control the mind, body, and heart of your Sims, and bring your stories to life.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. Xbox Tavern
    Dec 16, 2017
    84
    The Sims 4 once again proves that a good PC game that’s primarily designed for keyboard and mouse, simply doesn’t suit the controller. It’s but one of the many reasons that Microsoft needs to pull their fingers out and enable keyboard and mouse support for the Xbox One, not only will it help the transition of games like this and Divinity Original Sin, but it will add more appeal too.
  2. Windows Central
    Nov 17, 2017
    80
    For the first time, EA has brought a full Sims experience to console, with all of its features intact – even cheats. The Sims 4 doesn't always feel at home on Xbox, though, with clunky menus, confusing controls, tiny text, and a mess of tutorials. But if you prefer to game on console rather than PC, The Sims 4 is still worth the time and effort. The character creation, building, and social interactions are engaging enough to keep simulation-minded players busy for years.
  3. MondoXbox
    Nov 22, 2017
    75
    EA and Maxis' series comes back to console with bright and dark spots. On one side we have a very satisfying simulation with a good technical production, but on the other we get somewhat uncomfortable controls and relatively too little environment and character customization choices.
  4. SomosXbox
    Nov 11, 2017
    70
    The Sims 4 on Xbox One is a good launch if you have not the oportunity to enjoy the game already on PC, or if you don't have a computer capable of moving it, despite its moderate requirements. The soundtrack is still fantastic and the personality of the sims is here, but the controls are very unintuitive.
  5. Xbox Achievements
    Nov 16, 2017
    68
    If you can get past all the issues that The Sims 4 has on consoles, it’s a ton of fun. That’s a pretty big 'if' though!
  6. God is a Geek
    Nov 21, 2017
    65
    The Sims 4 is a compelling game with tonnes of customisable options. Sadly, poor attention to the functionality of playing with a controller rather than keyboard and mouse, and a sparse tutorial make this version difficult to overly recommend.
  7. TrueAchievements
    Nov 29, 2017
    40
    If you are a fan of The Sims and desperately want it on your console, you will probably be able to overlook this console port's abysmal user interface and controls in order to get at what is essentially the same game you've always known. The Sims themselves are still charmingly over-animated and the audio-visual design is pleasing enough. For anyone else, the struggle to overcome the nastiness of even the basic controls and menus only leads to the same old gameplay loop, albeit with a couple of interesting features bolted on. As a series, The Sims has simply failed to evolve enough.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 7 out of 15
  1. BenjiFish123
    Jul 18, 2023
    10
    I Love This Game! The Very Embarrassed And Mortified Are Always On My Head And Get Me
  2. DavidG185
    Feb 24, 2020
    8
    Sul Sul! The Sims 4 is a really enjoyable game, even though I played it originally on the PC. The Xbox version is pretty decent too, even nowSul Sul! The Sims 4 is a really enjoyable game, even though I played it originally on the PC. The Xbox version is pretty decent too, even now with latest updates that includes cross-platform compatibility with the PC or PS4 versions for stuff uploaded to the Gallery. But playing the Xbox felt a little bit weird at first since the game was originally designed for PC but once you ignore those problems and you learnt the controls, it is actually pretty simple to get the most out of the game. The Base Game is pretty good, but when you add in DLC Packs, it spices the game up very well. it might seem slow at first but the more hours you get into the game, it is actually decently rewarding. Even now the console versions are actually caught up with the PC version when it comes to Pack releases. Even after 5 years of The Sims 4, they are still updating it and even rebranded it to celebrate it, so if you see the original white and the new blues and greens for cover arts, it is pretty obvious. The Sims Team are also pretty good at getting feedback these days compare to launch day, and there has been a couple of community Stuff Packs including Laundry Day and a potential knitting stuff pack. My Recommendation is to try this game out, even if there is bad reviews out there. Yeah, it can be buggy but if you let The Sims Team know they'll get onto it for an update. Other than that, enjoy The Sims 4. Dag dag.… Expand
  4. Xbox_Alive
    Jan 2, 2018
    8
    I’ve sunk a huge amount of hours into The Sims over the years and I still see it as one of the best creations to ever present itself to usI’ve sunk a huge amount of hours into The Sims over the years and I still see it as one of the best creations to ever present itself to us gamers. When The Sims 4 was first announced for consoles I was very excited, and thankfully it lives up to my expectations quite a lot of the time. There are very few games out there that offer you as much customisation as a Sims game does, and I’m not exaggerating when I say you can sink hundreds of hours by just chopping and changing things. The replay value overall is second to none and this is a game that you will be playing for year’s to come, which means you definitely get value for your money. I was a little dubious to how the game would run on my console, but thankfully I didn’t need to be dubious because it runs smoothly most of the time. It does however suffer with a few problems and the biggest problem for me is the controls. The controls are very awkward to grasp and without a doubt you can tell that the game was originally designed for PC. They do offer you a tutorial showing you how to work the awkward controls, but unfortunately I ended up becoming more confused because they are a little too complex for their own good. I will say though that they have put almost everything in from the PC experience and I appreciated the effort that has gone in here. The presentation side of the game is what you would expect from a Sims game and everything has been done really well, which is great. At the end of the day fans of The Sims will be very pleased to see that the series has finally made its way to console, and whilst it suffers with a few problems it still plays very well on the console. The thing that really makes The Sims stand out is the amount of replay value it gives you, and it’s very rewarding when playing for long periods so you will definitely get your money’s worth within a couple of weeks, and that’s the main reason why it gets a thumbs up from me.… Expand
  5. TomKing13
    Jul 17, 2022
    5
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  6. MonkiReviews
    Feb 14, 2018
    4
    I was super excited for this game, and was disappointed. The graphics and gameplay is the same as the PC version (I think), but I didn’t enjoyI was super excited for this game, and was disappointed. The graphics and gameplay is the same as the PC version (I think), but I didn’t enjoy it for console. The gameplay is slow and it took to much time to do what should be simple tasks. Another thing is that I experienced multiple glitches within the first hour. The controls are also not great, but that wasn’t a huge issue overall (it was annoying at times though). Creating my Sim was fun though, and my favorite part of this game. The game itself can probably be fun if you like this kind of game, but if you aren’t sure, then I don’t recommend it.… Expand
  7. KhalistaMundi
    Jul 27, 2018
    4
    THE SIMS SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IN THE FAR FAR TIMES OF THE FIRST TWO THE SIMS. NOW UNMEANING AND UNWORKING. PLEASE EA LEARN FROM YOUR COMMUNITYTHE SIMS SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IN THE FAR FAR TIMES OF THE FIRST TWO THE SIMS. NOW UNMEANING AND UNWORKING. PLEASE EA LEARN FROM YOUR COMMUNITY COMMENTS.

    +++THE GOOD+++
    +THE SIMS
    +REAL LIFE SIMULATOR
    +NICE ADDS
    +ENDLESS GAMEPLAY

    ---THE BAD---
    -NOTHING NEW
    -BUGGY
    -THEN BORING
    -TECHNICALLY SO BAD AND OLD
    -CLUMSY CONTROLS    … Expand
  8. Broyax
    Jun 30, 2022
    0
    Les précédents « Sims » étaient plus ou moins merdiques mais là, c’est le pompon ! le portage sur consoles PS4One est ici lamentablement bâcléLes précédents « Sims » étaient plus ou moins merdiques mais là, c’est le pompon ! le portage sur consoles PS4One est ici lamentablement bâclé puisque l’interface est héritée directement du PC sans aucun effort d’adaptation, ce qui rend le jeu à la manette atroce !

    Tout est donc mal fait et peu accessible, sans compter que les mécaniques générales de ce quatrième Sims s’avèrent encore plus lourdingues que d’habitude… On se débat avec ce merdier présenté n’importe comment et franchement, ça gave rapidement tellement c’est pénible !

    Il est à noter par ailleurs que les temps de chargement sont assez ignobles pour leur part et que le machin est une énorme usine à DLC (au pluriel !…) de la Worst Company, et que par conséquent le jeu de base se retrouve logiquement limité à la portion congrue : ça manque de contenu, surtout par rapport au 3. De toute façon, le gameplay reste lent et foireux, ce qui rend ce jeu encore plus ennuyeux qu’il ne l’était auparavant : un simulateur de merde et d’ennui !    … Expand

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#48 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2017
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#31 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2017