Happy 9th Birthday Sims 4!
https://i.imgur.com/awCkghL.png It's been 9 years since the Sims 4 was released so lets share our favorite sim moments and content. Starting with how long you've been playing.
Forum Discussion
I bought Sims 4 in November of 2014.
I was still happily playing Sims 2, although it was starting to become more difficult on the newer PC systems. I had gotten the base game of Sims 3 on its release, really excited to see what the new game would be like, but kind of hated the things that were changed/taken away that Sims 2 used to have, so I never crossed over. This experience made me more cautious of the 4th iteration, thinking I might not like it very much, but when the CAS demo came out and there was more diversity in hair styles (thicker, longer, wavier/curlier) and I could actually make some semblance of a Simself without any CC at all, I was actually very excited for that aspect. I decided to wait though, until I saw something about the features first, because I didn't want to buy another Sims 3 base game repeat.
I had to have the freedom of full rotational play. Check
I had to have playable venues. Check
I had to be able to cross worlds, both to visit, and also have my Sims live in them. Check
I had to have a flexible CAS Sim creator to make the Sims I wanted and even be able to replicate some likenesses. Check
It had to be modder/CC friendly. Check
I didn't want a microtransaction store in my face every time I was in CAS, showing me what I didn't have, and trying to get me to spend more money right after I'd already spent some on the game. Check
So after a little research and during a slow period of work that gave me more free time, I took the plunge and jumped into Sims 4 for the first time... and I enjoyed it. I thought Willow Creek was beautiful, the Sims were lively, I was able to easily make two Sims live in separate houses but on the same street and meet each other as well as other neighborhood NPC Sims, who I liked more than I expected to, as I had usually not paid too much attention to them in Sims 2. I was having fun in the new game and didn't even notice that Toddlers were missing because I was busy playing the young adult lifestyle with bars and nightclubs. Of course, I eventually did notice that the gameplay seemed to fall a little flat after a while, and this brought me to the forums about a month later to discuss and make requests.
The rest is history. I'm still here sharing in discussions and making requests, and I'm still playing the game, which has grown and improved in many, many ways over the years. Of course, every change isn't always to my own liking, and I'm obviously not afraid to voice that, lol, but overall, I still enjoy it and I've made some forum friends along the way, which is a wonderful bonus because there have been times when posts or threads or screenshots or just general discussions have lifted my mood. I do love this forum community a lot. And I've also had the pleasure of being able to interact with some of the devs now and then, which has truly been a wonderful opportunity that I deeply appreciate and never expected.
May the Sims 4 have more years ahead, may the devs stay inspired and creative, and may the forum community never tire of sharing happiness and constructive criticism. :) <3
I was still happily playing Sims 2, although it was starting to become more difficult on the newer PC systems. I had gotten the base game of Sims 3 on its release, really excited to see what the new game would be like, but kind of hated the things that were changed/taken away that Sims 2 used to have, so I never crossed over. This experience made me more cautious of the 4th iteration, thinking I might not like it very much, but when the CAS demo came out and there was more diversity in hair styles (thicker, longer, wavier/curlier) and I could actually make some semblance of a Simself without any CC at all, I was actually very excited for that aspect. I decided to wait though, until I saw something about the features first, because I didn't want to buy another Sims 3 base game repeat.
I had to have the freedom of full rotational play. Check
I had to have playable venues. Check
I had to be able to cross worlds, both to visit, and also have my Sims live in them. Check
I had to have a flexible CAS Sim creator to make the Sims I wanted and even be able to replicate some likenesses. Check
It had to be modder/CC friendly. Check
I didn't want a microtransaction store in my face every time I was in CAS, showing me what I didn't have, and trying to get me to spend more money right after I'd already spent some on the game. Check
So after a little research and during a slow period of work that gave me more free time, I took the plunge and jumped into Sims 4 for the first time... and I enjoyed it. I thought Willow Creek was beautiful, the Sims were lively, I was able to easily make two Sims live in separate houses but on the same street and meet each other as well as other neighborhood NPC Sims, who I liked more than I expected to, as I had usually not paid too much attention to them in Sims 2. I was having fun in the new game and didn't even notice that Toddlers were missing because I was busy playing the young adult lifestyle with bars and nightclubs. Of course, I eventually did notice that the gameplay seemed to fall a little flat after a while, and this brought me to the forums about a month later to discuss and make requests.
The rest is history. I'm still here sharing in discussions and making requests, and I'm still playing the game, which has grown and improved in many, many ways over the years. Of course, every change isn't always to my own liking, and I'm obviously not afraid to voice that, lol, but overall, I still enjoy it and I've made some forum friends along the way, which is a wonderful bonus because there have been times when posts or threads or screenshots or just general discussions have lifted my mood. I do love this forum community a lot. And I've also had the pleasure of being able to interact with some of the devs now and then, which has truly been a wonderful opportunity that I deeply appreciate and never expected.
May the Sims 4 have more years ahead, may the devs stay inspired and creative, and may the forum community never tire of sharing happiness and constructive criticism. :) <3
