HELP! I want to love The Sims again!

"sims2freak737;c-17492609" wrote:

"telmarina;c-17492590" wrote:
I used to be you :tongue: i couldn't play more than a hour (when i get to that) and was constantly restarting.

But my issues may not be yours... there were two things that, for me, didn't work in sims 4:
1) in sims 3 i used to play a random sim and just go with the flow. I guided my play through wishes (that were much more complex) and the sims themselves, because they had stronger personalities.
2) while i also have almost all packs, i tended to play much more with the content i thought i liked more

My work around:
1) now i make up the stories for my sims. I don't care about wishes and i don't expect my sims to react to nothing (while now i have found that they do react, just less than before, and it's a good surprise when they do). I think about what i want to do and, because i have so much content, the possibilities are almost endless. I don't think about the sim's whole story in advance. I just need to think about what to do next.
2) i have a huge list with all the features and gameplay objects from all the packs i own. This list helps me to remember about everything i have available and stimulates my imagination to invent the storyline.

And i play slowly and enjoy each moment. Playing slowly also helps me make my storyline as it goes.

At the moment, i am enjoying the sims more than ever!

That sounds similar to how I play as well. I find the normal lifespan is too short but the long is too long Haha I definitely utilized the wants and fears in Sims 2 and the wishes in Sims 3. The whims just don't do it for me...

Oh i forget to tell: i used to think lile you about lifespans but now i play in short. Playing slowly and thinking about what to do next makes that span longer than what it looks ? and it's also a way to don't get bored easily. I'm now on my 4th generation!