I love Sims 2 and I always will. It has a special place in my heart. Sims 4... not so much. I just don't like it. EA stopped trying. I even liked Sims 3, although not as much as Sims 2. Even if we're comparing base games, Sims 2 is still the best. You don't need custom content to make nice looking sims, I play on a Mac and it's hard to get cc for Sims 2 but I don't care. Sims 3 you do need cc to make good sims. Sims 4 does have nice graphics and you don't need CC either, but Sims 2 has much better gameplay, music and the graphics aren't that much worse than Sims 4's. Sims 2 ftw.