2024 how would you feel?

"thesimmer14;c-17365904" wrote:
The game engine would be ten years old.

And?

I'll still be playing Sims 4 and getting the new content too if it's still being put out in 2024. I'm definitely not ready to jump into another simulation game until it's been out for awhile because I'm satisfied with this one also all the nastiness surrounding this game and others puts me off in general so I doubt I'll get paralives for some time or maybe even the next Sims game or maybe I'll just get them but avoid the forums in any future game.
I don't agree that things are half-hearted in the least either... that's your opinion and I'm sure some others of course. Whatever though, I'm happy with my game and happy to see it continue or end so I can start modding the heck out of it.
There are still a number of themes I want them to hit before ending Sims 4 and some of the surprises have really made for wonderful game play ... so I'm all for it to keep coming.

As for old... I play many of my old games in cycles. Even if I get tired of this one I'm sure I'll be back and enjoying time and again!

Paralives isn’t even out yet. This comparing of games is rather annoying. Also it’s kind of unfair since there’s only one person working on Paralives.

"doogerie;d-971103" wrote:
When there a competition out there in the form of para lives

You're very naive if you think Paralives would be out in 2024. Based on everything they've shown, I'd say their game is not even 1% done. And no, they are not anywhere close to having a functional build mode. Ask them to post a speed build video that builds a house from scratch, using only in-game UI (instead of magically pulling things from Unity Editor). They won't be able to do it as they don't have a functional build mode.

Unless they can secure a publishing deal (i.e. receive funding to hire more people to work on the game on a full time basis), Paralives is going nowhere.

"simgirl1010;c-17364277" wrote:
I still play 2 and 3 so I definitely expect to be playing 4 in 2024. Whether or not it's still being developed. That's if the good Lord sees fit to keep me around. :p

me to

"doogerie;d-971103" wrote:
How would you feel if by 2024 we still had no new game and just more half hearted packs.I mean I get it’s a good seller but are you really going to play a 10 year old game? When there a competition out there in the form of para lives

we don't even known what that game is going to be yet I don't why so many people think its going to be the next sims game
it could be a lot like it or it could be nothing like it all we have seen is a lot of sat dressing and the maker of the game promising everyone whatever they ask for just about
we have yet to see if the game will have any of those things or if it will ever be finished

I am seeing what will actually happen. I'm not ready yet to switch to a new basegame. I'm still having fun with this version. Sure, not everything is what I want but mostly, I'm happy. I'm playing the game now, not in 2014.

There are ways in which TS5 might interest me. I've mentioned them in other threads. I don't just want a reboot of a previous version though even though I enjoyed those. I'm not sure that the player base wants the same things, so pleasing everyone is difficult. I don't think it would be easier in TS5. Eventually, that will probably make sense, but I'm not thinking about it now, if at all.

In particular, if it is targeted at young teens, it probably won't really be for me. At this point, I think there are a few different elements to the player base, some of which are quite different from each other.

If they want to come out with some historic themes or "civilizations", sure, I'd be interested. I'm still interested in the modern game, most of the time.

I would still play sims 4. Maybe the expansions are always missing something, but with almost all of them i feel i have a lot of options for my sims. I feel i havent used like half of what i have. I dont know, but nothing is perfect, neither were sims 1, 2 or 3. So 5 will most likely be lacking something or be bad at something. And i just dont want to start it all over again.

"AquaGamer1212;c-17365992" wrote:
Paralives isn’t even out yet. This comparing of games is rather annoying. Also it’s kind of unfair since there’s only one person working on Paralives.

The Paralives team had grown. Alex the creator announced this recently.

"elelunicy;c-17366056" wrote:

"doogerie;d-971103" wrote:
When there a competition out there in the form of para lives

You're very naive if you think Paralives would be out in 2024. Based on everything they've shown, I'd say their game is not even 1% done. And no, they are not anywhere close to having a functional build mode. Ask them to post a speed build video that builds a house from scratch, using only in-game UI (instead of magically pulling things from Unity Editor). They won't be able to do it as they don't have a functional build mode.

Unless they can secure a publishing deal (i.e. receive funding to hire more people to work on the game on a full time basis), Paralives is going nowhere.

They do have a functioning build mode. Have you watched any of the videos on Alex's Paralives site? That looks like functioning build mode to me. The only thing that they haven't really decided on is what the Parafolk are going to look like. The rest of what they need to do is fine tuning. Alex is currently receiving a quite a bit of money not only from Patreon but other sources. The fact that the game is up on Steam suggests that they are quite far along in development. I don't think it will be up this year but I am pretty sure it will be up by 2024.

"ChampandGirlie;c-17366091" wrote:

If they want to come out with some historic themes or "civilizations", sure, I'd be interested. I'm still interested in the modern game, most of the time.

I would love this. While I enjoy Sims Medieval what I was really hoping for was the regular Sims game but set in Medieval times. In fact what I'd like is a fantasy lord of the rings style game with Wizards and Elves and such.


I am fairly certain they have been working on Sims 5 for a while and that the recent round of EA hirings people have been gossiping about is to ratchet up the building and testing. I am expecting a 2022 release based on what some of the Sim Gurus have said about product development for the Sims 4.

Some folks are too hasty in ushering the "completion" of Sims4, however, 2024 is likely stretching the game's development life a bit too far.