For Those Actively Playing The Sims 4

It's not perfect but it's much improved. Still some glitches that I'd like to see fixed, and I'd like to see content that helps define age groups better especially teens, adults and elders, but with toddlers and other additions I feel like the game is finally on the right track.

I play it whenever I get the chance. I recently tried to play 2 and 3 but disliked the building of houses right from the start and find myself turning it off as quick as I turned them on. I do miss the colour wheel badly though and even the open world of Sims 3.

I do think Sims 4 has a few issues which is why I marked it down a bit. Some of the issues in game are irritating at times but all in all I really do enjoy playing it. I sometimes take breaks from playing, but that's just when my own imagination runs out! In the end I'm always back!

8.5 but I'm in a good mood today so rounded up not down :)

Lots of reasons for the high mark but high on that list:

• art and animation style
  
• attention to sound
  
• rotational gameplay structure
  
• the awesomeness of the free updates to lighting and gender
  
• I actually like Toddlers
  
• more focus on Sims than on world (but there are some beautiful views too)
  
• range of animation with multitasking & emotional variations
  
• the Gallery
  
• push-pull CAS (best ever!)
  

Some reasons for not being 10/10:

• long-term bugs
  
• I suck at roofs and have no automated option
  
• too few swatches + nonmatching swatches in some categories
  
• not enough sorting in things like Sim-picking, inventory
  
• not having weather (yet???)
  
• not enough for Elders to do
  
• not enough jobs
  

I love the sims 4 so much and it's my favourite sims game. The only reason I can't rate it higher is because I'm still disappointed that we can't completely control pets even with the playable pets mod.

I love the art style, CAS, some of the worlds and B&B items of The Sims 4, but we are still missing many things that I loved in TS2 & TS3.
If we got body hair & piercings I would already say 8/10 :lol: that's how easy to please I am.

I like playing this game, I really do. But there are just too many bugs and I will always compare it to TS2 which is the superior out of the two. If someone would ask me for a description of TS4 I'd just say "it's very hit and miss". So an average 6 from me.

I enjoy this game tremendously and I play regularly. There is certainly room for improvement, however, which is why I gave 7/10.

I like Sims 4, more so than Sims 3 but not quite as much as Sims 2. There are additions that I love, like Vampires, Aliens, Selvadorada, Cats, the club system, some of the gorgeous maps, diversity of CAS...but the core tuning of the game remains a big frustration for me. The entire trait vs. emotions system is very backwards, in my opinion, where I feel that a Sim's traits should be first priority to their behavior and the emotions should follow suit and be a result of those traits. Whims should also reflect a Sim's personal traits. The emotional spectrum remains thin, lacking in very important human states like Fear and Anxiety, and the excessive happiness, along with its overkill of buffs, just destroys any consistency I try to give my Sims. This makes it feel like a game targeted to sit within the boundaries of a "safe space", focused on babying a much younger targeted age group. It constantly feels like it lacks the intricate details of individuality or life obstacles, replaced by an insistent positivity, socialization and ADHD behavior of each and every Sim.

Also, the Expansion packs always feel like they should have more depth, and the longevity of playability that is absent in many of the Sims 4 packs feels stunted. Too many corners are cut. And why isn't weather a default with the base game by now?

I want to love this edition, I really, really do. I still feel that it has great potential, if those things could somehow be dealt with. The Sims 4 contains some spectacular changes from its predecessors; the gallery, CAS, the ability to move between maps with ease, a user friendly way to edit both townies and playable Sims alike, the consistent and gorgeous art style, the detail of life states like Aliens and Vampires, the improvement of toddlers....but without those satisfying layers of the intricacies of Sim behavior and the limitations of player choice, I'm afraid that I just can't rate Sims 4 any higher than a six.

I adore this game. It is my favorite of the iterations. I find it the most beautiful and relaxing of the series. It's the first game that I love the toddlers. First game that I actually build with. The Sims 4 is just stunning. I love how the worlds are interconnected and I can bounce between them with ease. The build/buy search feature is awesome idea. CAS is actually organized. Of course it isn't perfect and the main thing it needs to address are fleshing out personalities and the whims.

I also adore this game. I've been a fan of the franchise since the first game and I like each of them for different reasons. I didn't think I would like a game more than TS3 but TS4 has managed that for me.

Pros:
Build mode is much easier and i've had a really great time developing my skills in this and trying new styles. I never liked building before.
I don't get bored when I go on to have more generations. I focus on each sim, what skills and people they interact with.
I'm always getting new ideas. I can play active careers and then move to freelancing. All depending on the sim i'm playing with.
Rotational play!
Scenery/backgrounds are actually stunning.
Toddlers don't annoy me- I find them rather cute.
Push/pull cas turned out to be much more fun than I originally thought.
Travelling between neighbourhoods for different activities or just to live elsewhere. Everything feels connected.
Free stuff in updates is nice too :)

Cons.
Lack of colour swatches or atleast swatches so items actually match. I miss the colour wheel too but as a compromise i'd love more swatches.
Story progression (or lack of). However MCCC does the trick for this.
I'd like more traits, and traits to have more impact. Just so they have a bit more variety in personality.
We need more stuff for elders, clothes, activities... ect
Finally more jobs would be nice. I just like having variety.