I always do as the Sims series is a good (NON - ONLINE) game for families and decent clean cut play with no violence, bigotry, etc. It will always be recommended by me - as long as they stay away from online play anyway.
Just about every one of my family members play at least one of the Sims series games - 2- 4 and follow suite in recommending it for good - nonviolent, clean cut fun. Simulating life where the player - tends to lead the game to go - it is still a fun sandbox - so yes I recommend it for what it does have and offers - and not what it doesn't.
I do wish they would upgrade the creativity side of the Sims like Sims 2 and 3 offered and let players have more creativity control - as I think that is equally important to players in a life simulation game like the Sims - for sure. They need to be able to always make it their own and not just the studios view of what our worlds should be. It's a players option being heavily missed in the Sims 4 by many.
