ugh. i want to hate it but i can't. the art style they chose actually works really well & the sims are cute. after playing with multitasking it hurts to go back to the old ones, despite them being better in every way. building houses is so relaxing & fun instead of grinding your teeth like 2 & 3. TS4 spoils you in ways but also breaks your heart. ea completely abandoning the cutsey lore between the families hurts. they took a lot of the maxis easter eggs & silly bits to become a gen z simulator. but i can't quit it. i still play the other 3 pretty often but the quality of life (when the game works) is so much better.