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9 years ago
The ONLY way and the ONLY reason I can have any fun at all with Sims 4 is that ironically, it's simplicity can be used as a "strength" of sorts.
In Sims 2 if I tried to "build the town" by filling it with Sims I made, I'd quickly get overwhelmed with too many Sims by generation 2. It was just too much to do. With Sims 3 I didn't have that option as it encouraged one family per file.
I try to play the whole town rather than an individual Sim. For me it's somewhat fun to see just how much I can customize the town by filling it with memorable characters, and the game is simple enough that yeah I make actual progress. I try to "personify" each aspiration (example, Fortune Finder would be Ambitious, Snobby and Materialistic), so that'd be about 26 sims total. I have about 13-14 made, with 4 couples with kids between them already.
While at times entertaining, things still get rather dull very regularly. Sims 4 is less of a game for me and more of a "project." It's more about seeing how much I can do to fill the town, but I don't think I've ever caught myself eagerly enjoying the experience and not wanting to shut the game off and go to bed. It's just not the most interesting game on the market.
In Sims 2 if I tried to "build the town" by filling it with Sims I made, I'd quickly get overwhelmed with too many Sims by generation 2. It was just too much to do. With Sims 3 I didn't have that option as it encouraged one family per file.
I try to play the whole town rather than an individual Sim. For me it's somewhat fun to see just how much I can customize the town by filling it with memorable characters, and the game is simple enough that yeah I make actual progress. I try to "personify" each aspiration (example, Fortune Finder would be Ambitious, Snobby and Materialistic), so that'd be about 26 sims total. I have about 13-14 made, with 4 couples with kids between them already.
While at times entertaining, things still get rather dull very regularly. Sims 4 is less of a game for me and more of a "project." It's more about seeing how much I can do to fill the town, but I don't think I've ever caught myself eagerly enjoying the experience and not wanting to shut the game off and go to bed. It's just not the most interesting game on the market.