"Lquinn;c-17204145" wrote:
First, a very quick history. I played the Sims 1, liked it, but found it frustrating and quit. Did not play Sims 2, but played Sims 3 on console, did not like it so I quit. I love the Sims 4.
So, I don't understand the question (or poll), but I have read an awfull lot of discussion concerning the topic, and have been very curious about it all.
Can someone explain to me how personalities were better, how there were more consequences, and how Sims had better emotions. I ask in all seriousness.
Thanks to all who answer.
First of all, emotions worked better in The Sims 3. Maxis says that 4 is the first to have emotions but that's an outright lie. In 3, traits determined a Sim's personality and how they responded to situations. In 4, all Sims respond exactly the same to all emotions. Traits have no bearing on that whatsoever.
https://i.postimg.cc/J0pYdd6b/Emotions.pngThen you've got Create A Sim, which in 3 had more options for creating unique Sims with more in depth personalities than in 4.
https://i.postimg.cc/zBjxVc19/Create-A-Sim.pngThen there's The Sims and The Sims 2 which had interests and two sided relationships. Sims could feel different about each other and they didn't share a relationship bar, they had their own individual ones. Interests added tonnes of depth - you could watch your Sim grow and change over the course of their lifetimes. Interests determined what Sims did autonomously, what they liked to talk about and who they would get along with.
https://i.postimg.cc/7hRMzvtQ/Interests.pngThe Sims in previous games had leagues more depth than they do in 4, hands down.