Sims 3 is probably the last Sims game for me.
The Sims 5 - Realistic or Cartoony poll in the Off Topic section made me realise that Sims 3 is probably the last Sims game for me. The majority of the voters seem to want an even more cartoony game t...
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I would personally prefer a realistic art style for a life simulator game. Something like Fallout 4 (which also features the click-and-drag system when you created the MC initially!).
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F3hQDKFCY4M/maxresdefault.jpg
Cartoony is also fine by me so long as it doesn't give out the "cheap" feeling that some players would think of a triple-A that was released in 2010s (and now, 2020s!). It is unlikely for a company like EA to have a budget problem when it comes to develop a sims game, if they really meant to develop it well (which seems less and less likely now); and to me adopting an even more "child-friendly" art style that is more "cartoony" or "minimalist" will be counter-productive. Sims isn't an indie game :D It's a series that is almost 2 decades old for plumbob's sake and the developers are reverting back to cartoon style just now? If it isn't laziness I won't know what is.
I know this is a matter of personal preferences; I fully respect those who want a less realistic aesthetic for another simulation game but it really isn't what we players should expect from a franchise like the sims.
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F3hQDKFCY4M/maxresdefault.jpg
Cartoony is also fine by me so long as it doesn't give out the "cheap" feeling that some players would think of a triple-A that was released in 2010s (and now, 2020s!). It is unlikely for a company like EA to have a budget problem when it comes to develop a sims game, if they really meant to develop it well (which seems less and less likely now); and to me adopting an even more "child-friendly" art style that is more "cartoony" or "minimalist" will be counter-productive. Sims isn't an indie game :D It's a series that is almost 2 decades old for plumbob's sake and the developers are reverting back to cartoon style just now? If it isn't laziness I won't know what is.
I know this is a matter of personal preferences; I fully respect those who want a less realistic aesthetic for another simulation game but it really isn't what we players should expect from a franchise like the sims.
