I miss being able to go into restaurants and buildings. Like you could in Sims 1 and 2. Don't get me wrong I loved Sims 3 but some of the rabbit holes were annoying. Staring at a building was boring to me. Please no fighting.

No open world doesn't bug me too much, for now at least. We'll see once I start playing the game! But yeah Rabbit holes really annoyed me in TS3, not only was it boring staring at a building but I found if building my own world (I used CAW a lot), the buildings would never fit with what I wanted in my world. Hopefully we will get an EP where we can build our own stuff :D it seems more likely with the districts they've created with TS4. IT's almost like going back to TS1!!

Well since I tended to spend like 98% of my time with the camera on my home lot, I only ever used a small fraction of the other lots in the world anyways. So apart from the loading screens it won't really affect my gameplay at all and I doubt that I'll have a problem with the world being smaller and having less lots. Also, as we all know, the world will grow with every expansion now, which I believe is the greatest thing about the new system.

When I first heard that there was going to be no open world in TS4, I was pretty bummed. But, over time, I think that the balance the team has found between completely open and completely closed will be perfect. I hated the rabbit holes in TS3, just staring at the inside of a shell of a building was boring. @Lucky25, I can't wait for that EP or update when we can build our own stuff either. I would be thrilled!@Ogodei, I also spend 99% of my time on my home lot. I like that there will still be sims jogging by, going for a walk, or just stopping by to visit though. I think if they went back to TS1 style, I would really miss feeling 'included' in the neighborhood.

I didn't play The Sims 3 as much because of the open world. So no, I'm glad it's gone.

Nah, I'm warming up to it. I spent most of my time on the home lot other than going to community lots, and even then I'd rather not watch the car travel, so it's all good. My only wish/concern is that they expand these worlds with each new EP/SP, so that there's more to do. So, maybe an area with mountains in the distance would have part of the mountain removed or something in a new EP. Stuff like that. :)

Am I the only one who doesn't mind no open world in sims 4?

Teweesa
11 years ago
If it means the game will lag less, I'm happy.
Neoyoshi_WP
11 years ago
As long as there are no more so-called "Rabbit Holes", i may probably not even notice anyway. The Sims games were not exactly designed in a way to take full advantage of a Open-world environment to begin with, so having these large open maps in TS3 may have been the reason that such a large portion of the environments interior lacked rendering.

It's also not a good idea to assume that just because technology may have advanced to a certain point, does not necessarily mean that "everything is possible" Regardless of what Maxis may want to see in their games, they still have to stay within their "playable game size-budget" (whatever that may be.)
tems79
11 years ago
I actually like that it's not open world. I don't have time to play that much, and for me the big open worlds of Sims 3 were a little bit overwhelming... I found it hard to get into the game if you weren't able to spend hours and hours with it. Sims 4 looks more straight-forward and I have nothing against that.

Also, in Sims 3 I really dislike the long loading time before the playable lot is open, so I really much prefer (hopefully) shorter initial loading time and (hopefully) short loading times when moving between lots in the game.
Lynne563
11 years ago
I love the open world in Sims 3, I don't like the loading screens in Sims 2 and the only thing you can see is the lot that you are on.
KrazyAngelKat81
11 years ago
much as it was fun being able to drive / walk / run around the neighbourhood in TS3 it was hell on my graphics card so this might be a more laptop friendly game. Also I hate rabbit holes with a passion, really hoping that's the end of those.
Derflee
11 years ago
it doesn't bug me either. Maybe there will be less lag for many of us. We have to load screen to go to university, Future or world adventure anyway.
bshag4lv
Seasoned Adventurer
11 years ago
I've been playing sims 2 since UC came out and I really don't mind the loading screens. They are pretty fast on my computer and also saving is super fast. Hopefully, S4 will be as fast.

I can't play S3 on my desktop as I uninstalled in a fit when the glitches finally got to me. But still have it installed on my laptop as it runs smoother than desktop. I still love the open world, CASt and my lil vampire and will play them in the future. I understand the need for the semi-open world and look forward to playing sims 4 without any lags or glitches. (Keeping fingers crossed.) Plus there's always cc, my friend. :D
faiyaan
11 years ago
I don't see that missing open world is a problem. Actually I think that game would run more smoothly than with open world. I have pretty good pc, but ts3 with all ep's&sp's and most of store content was a bit too much my pc. I've also managed to break 2 graphic cards with ts3 :cold_sweat: :D
MissStellaric2
11 years ago
I really like the fact that there are no open worlds, counting that this gives a chance for more worlds to easily come into the game! You know how at the top you can switch between maps? Imagine that going all the way across with fun new town maps!

Honestly, the loading screens are shorter than traveling by car in the sims 3, (when of course you don't speed up time) which i find amazing. Plus- the loading screens are beautimous.

I just wish September would arrive faster! XD Can't wait! :D
enson8502
11 years ago
I like very much the open world in the sims 3, but I think that caused a lot of glitches and bugs while I played. And loading/saving my game was sooo long! I think the loading screens between areas will help this issue, and they don't seems to be very long anyway. So, I prefer loading screens and areas instead of a crashing open world lol! :)