Sims 2 vs Sims 4

There is some kind of magic that always drag me to plays Sims 2. Sims 3 miss that magic even with some cool ideas. For me sims 4 bring that magic back and with couples of hours play on the pirate version i buy the CE without to think. Im sure Sims 4 after a year may be shall be great game.

"SimsFur;13137595" wrote:

"HollowVoid;13134730" wrote:

"SimsFur;13134642" wrote:

As long as people rate a game in the time it was made, based on the technology in that time and what if offered us, theres nothing wrong with comparing. it goes wrong when people think others rate the game in the same year. Ofcourse when you rate the sims 2 in 2014/2015 it isnt good and outdated, but for then IT WAS AWESOME! the sims 4 in 2014/2015 doesnt even come close.. Thats why we say the sims 2 is better..

Actually, TS2 today, in 2015, is extremely fantastic. Outdated graphics? Sure, but I personally rarely care about graphics and more about gameplay, and even then TS2 has to this date fairly decent graphics.

To say that it was good in 2004-2009 but isn't good in 2014-2015 doesn't make much sense in my eyes. What happened during those 5-6 years to TS2? Nothing, the core gameplay remains the same as it was back in the day and it is quite telling that a lot of simmers actually prefer a 2004 game to a 2014 game. Functionality wise, specially if you take into account CC/mods, the game is far from outdated.

Technology baby.. In those few years a lot changed and they could add a lot of new features that weren't possible for them in 2009. Like now, the routing ways of our sims, their looks (for you its an opinion, but come on there is a big difference between game in those years and now. Look at other games).. somehow they couldnt make the routing correct before, but in ts4 it is very good. I mean those things. Ofcourse there is always a difference in technolgy in a few years. They surely dont sit on their a.s.s, but there are a lot of things they dont tell us.. dont forget.

Ts2 is still good in this year, i agree, but it COULD be lot better if the would use the technology from now.. They just didnt do it with the sims 4.. such a shame.

It's a misunderstanding older games ought to be worse than newer ones. Old definitely doesn't mean worse. In fact I think overly focussing on graphics even can spoil things in a game.

Back in 1989 I loved playing this game:

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When they made this out of it it turned out to be a huge disappointment (at least for me):

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It just wasn't the same game. It lacked the humour and the surprise of the original.
In fact I think they did a great job by turning Sims 3 into something completely different. No, not everyone is happy about that, but people who like that different approach have a complete and mature game. Instead of a sad rip off.

Simple doesn't mean worse.

Sims 2 any day...I still have in installed on my pc, that says enough on its own lol.

I never played Sims 3 because I simply carried on with Sims 2. Then between 20010ish-2014 I had a massive gap where I barely played sims at all due to school etc. Now I've downloaded Sims 4.....Idk I feel underwhelmed! It seems to me to be like Sims 2 but updated, but on the face of it, with nothing new to add. Also I don't like that I cannot make my own town, or customise the neighbourhood at all! This really annoys me!

Another thing is the lack of the Tombstone of Life and Death and less wacky alien abduction/werewolf stories. The Sims in the TS4 are less unpreditacble and crazy and sometimes I miss that.

And of course no open world, vehicles, or ways to change the terrain like I could is TS2 is frustrating. How is it that a game made 10 years ago had those features that this one does not?

TS4 does indeed feel deliberately unfinished......maybe it is because I never played TS3 but I feel like TS4 is bit disappointing for a new game. It seems like TS2 with glitches fixed and less features......

I think there is something about Sims 2 that captures the imagination. I am not saying that Sims 3 and Sims 4 are negative in its entirety. Sims 3 and Sims 4 have loads of custom content and some good expansions. I think it is not in the looks of the situation rather it is a marrow issue. Many of the commenters have expertly detailed the issue before me so I am merely reiterated what they have said as well voicing my own opinion. < i="" really="" loved="" cinebar="">

You can detail and observe the hard work of Sims 2. I saw that there were 3 lots and they all innately had some quality that differentiated them. Not to mention the teens had a lot of spunk and attitude that pretty much was also dictated on their clothes. Sims 2 fashion was balanced between conformist (teens wearing school uniforms) and between non-conformist (a medium length sweater dress with half slacks and arm bands). Yes, I liked the introduction of young adult and university feature in Sims 3. I also do think also the addition of the "Wohoo" option for teens in Sims 4 is to an extent realistic (though made tame by calling it "mess around" to suit the more teenage vernacular). Those are vast improvements but coordination of Sims 2 was not made so "frustrating" as in Sims 3 and Sims 4.

I mean Sims 4 is a bit linear to an extent though there is much to do even outside of a job and now with the new Get To Work expansion you can go to work and open retail stores. But here is the thing: the active careers in Sims 4 are at times a tad bit annoying. You are given objectives but they do not always correspond with what you CAN ACTUALLY DO at a moment. And the flexibility is limited. The timer is as suave as a broken wristwatch. You are made to walk miles to collect things and when you get back to do something, be it inventing in a scientist career or well diagnosing in the doctor's career and by that time the timer to work is like coughing its last breath. That is hardly flexible or productive.

I would say the guess-gymnastics in the doctor's career is one of the most frustrating ones. Sims do not always show in a way what they are experiencing and the diagnostic doesn't give good results and you are told to make observations based entirely on your, the player's, "gut" instinct which is pretty harrowing as the tools you are given and the information provided is not enough to merely manage on instinct alone. Not to mention the broken-wristwatch timer pretty much makes it quite implausible to thoroughly examine patients. Either you order subordinates or do most of the work by yourself but this is a demanding job even in a game and must allocate better materials to make it better.

Despite its release I will say I was expecting more costume content from Get to Work. However, I did not get that AT ALL. The Sixam aliens are well limited by their own biological florescent light inductive clothing; which is cool but the selection is pretty much nonexistent and being in disguise is cool but not something you want permanently as you play an alien for the alien experience not the disguise experience.

The lots feels limited. I did not feel this way with Sims 2 but I do for Sims 4. "Magnolia Promenade" could have been bigger. Its effects are limited and doesn't add to wow factor.

Instead of hidden places in lots they could have just made a new world hidden underneath lots. Or made new ones. The hidden features are nice but they are not as great as they were expected to be. It would have better to focus on them as well.

Overall, Sims 4 is an okay experience but I think I feel a lack of originality and imagination here I did not at all feel with Sims 2.

I honestly prefer T22. Every aspect of TS2 was completely decked out in the base game.

"Mirella Dacheva;13547930" wrote:
I will agree. The sims in Sims 4 seem more mature and emotional. I like that.

I don't see it...

Gah. Another necroed thread.

"HattyLou;12598974" wrote:
I think it compares because they have a similar focus...the Sims themselves. For me TS3 was completely devoid of personality, it was just a big expanse of stuff rather than enabling you to connect with your Sims. TS4 seems to have gone back to 'basics' and focused in again on the Sims, making them more quirky and likeable.

At this stage they seem similar, small world, likeable Sims, it will be interesting to see how TS4 progresses. I personally like the new approach with TS4!

True. I totally agree. But Sims 2 had more charm with details like attraction system, less happy sims all the time, fears and etc.

There is no comparison. Sims 2 is leaps and bounds better than sims 4. The main reason why is because developers actually LOVED sims 2. Most people didn't need convincing to buy the sims 2 because the way they marketed the game made it obvious that the developers were in love with the game too. With sims 4, it's more like they're trying, in every conceivable way, to CONVINCE consumers why they should buy it. That is a red flag.