Been keeping my eye on The Sims 4 since it released, partly because I do play it for a week straight every couple of months and also partly because EA seems to want to run with this one forever.
When this game was released it was as bare bones as games can get. It came off the back of The Sims 3, which had big and bold ideas that weren't executed properly. To say that I wasn't disappointed with what was shipped out, would definitely be a lie. They never fixed or modified those ideas in The Sim 3 and also cut a lot of things back, giving us not even a skeleton but more like a single left toe bone in comparison. It was absolutely NOTHING like it is today and that sucked ass.
The cutting of all those large features and furniture options did however open up the door for better simulation gameplay, which is why I play the Sims. I've never been interested in the interior designing; only the life simulation aspect. The addition of different emotions benefiting certain aspects of gameplay is a nice feature, and Sims being able to multi-task should be a basic function moving forward. However, I do wholeheartedly agree that removing items to later sell them for more money is an atrocious practice from EA. Remember though, The Sims series has been doing this since its inception and EA has always been like this.
The previous games also has $2 bajillion dollar DLC and almost never goes on sale because they're older. There are definitely some packs I think people should get if they want the most bang for their buck (City Living, Seasons, Growing Together), but there is no reason to purchase the entire library unless you just simply want everything you could possibly have. This game has been out for years and naturally has an ass ton of DLC because of it, and it'll be the same for The Sims 5, which I don't see coming anytime soon.
This game is a much more pleasant game now with all the added free updates and the inclusion of some mods/CC. Most of the packs I've bought were in bundle discounts, but I haven't had a Sims binge since the Star Wars pack. I really just use the basic UI and Master Controller mods that make the game run better when it sometimes falters, easy emotion management, and adds better story progression for my neighbors.
This game is more accessible on lesser hardware and no amount of sending hate to the developers for anything is going to make you less salty about this game. The price of the packs and how much gets put into them are decisions made by EA, not the developers. Within the last two years, they have added so much content that has been requested by fans who think making a game is the easiest job ever. They were getting so much unwarranted hate thrown at them around the Island Living era, it really put me off of the series for while.
I don't think it's better than The Sims 2, the GOAT, but I'm glad it looks better and runs better than The Sims 3 at it's basic gameplay mechanics. There's different ways to get chaotic, which I love, and I prefer the cartoonish style of the Sims as opposed to the more realistic looking ones.
I would love nothing more than to see a potential Sims 5 that mixes the greatest features of each game into one, but we'll have to see. That would be quite a beefy game, but it would be a great one.
When this game was released it was as bare bones as games can get. It came off the back of The Sims 3, which had big and bold ideas that weren't executed properly. To say that I wasn't disappointed with what was shipped out, would definitely be a lie. They never fixed or modified those ideas in The Sim 3 and also cut a lot of things back, giving us not even a skeleton but more like a single left toe bone in comparison. It was absolutely NOTHING like it is today and that sucked ass.
The cutting of all those large features and furniture options did however open up the door for better simulation gameplay, which is why I play the Sims. I've never been interested in the interior designing; only the life simulation aspect. The addition of different emotions benefiting certain aspects of gameplay is a nice feature, and Sims being able to multi-task should be a basic function moving forward. However, I do wholeheartedly agree that removing items to later sell them for more money is an atrocious practice from EA. Remember though, The Sims series has been doing this since its inception and EA has always been like this.
The previous games also has $2 bajillion dollar DLC and almost never goes on sale because they're older. There are definitely some packs I think people should get if they want the most bang for their buck (City Living, Seasons, Growing Together), but there is no reason to purchase the entire library unless you just simply want everything you could possibly have. This game has been out for years and naturally has an ass ton of DLC because of it, and it'll be the same for The Sims 5, which I don't see coming anytime soon.
This game is a much more pleasant game now with all the added free updates and the inclusion of some mods/CC. Most of the packs I've bought were in bundle discounts, but I haven't had a Sims binge since the Star Wars pack. I really just use the basic UI and Master Controller mods that make the game run better when it sometimes falters, easy emotion management, and adds better story progression for my neighbors.
This game is more accessible on lesser hardware and no amount of sending hate to the developers for anything is going to make you less salty about this game. The price of the packs and how much gets put into them are decisions made by EA, not the developers. Within the last two years, they have added so much content that has been requested by fans who think making a game is the easiest job ever. They were getting so much unwarranted hate thrown at them around the Island Living era, it really put me off of the series for while.
I don't think it's better than The Sims 2, the GOAT, but I'm glad it looks better and runs better than The Sims 3 at it's basic gameplay mechanics. There's different ways to get chaotic, which I love, and I prefer the cartoonish style of the Sims as opposed to the more realistic looking ones.
I would love nothing more than to see a potential Sims 5 that mixes the greatest features of each game into one, but we'll have to see. That would be quite a beefy game, but it would be a great one.