How The Sims Has Changed

"Sucom;c-16979536" wrote:
I wasn't introduced to the Sims until Sims 3 came out and was so happy to have found it that I decided to buy Sim 2. I couldn't get on so well with Sims 2 after I have already experienced the wonderful customization available in Sims 3. Sims 4? Pffff, I'm sorry but what a disappointment after Sims 3. While it's true that there are many overall improvements, the stuff lacking is so immense that Sims 4 has become unplayable and unattractive to me. I find that when sitting at my computer considering spending time on a game, the thought of opening Sims 4 just doesn't appeal enough. It simply never gets opened. Ever. My family were always commenting on how much time I spent playing Sims 3 - it was a family joke about my sim playing - I loved spending time on that game. Now any mention of me playing the Sims is a thing of the past. It doesn't feature in my life at all anymore which is such a shame because I spent so, so many wonderful hours letting my imagination run free in Sims 3.

I didn't realise when the Sims 3 site ended that a big part of my life would be over for good. :( Do I feel hard done to? YES! Do I wish that they would bring back a game which allows imagination full rein? YES! Will it ever happen? I doubt it. I see new players of Sims 4 unhappy about long term players negativity and criticism, but it's not easy to see something which took up such a large part of your life, filling many hours with pleasure, slowly but surely slip away from you with no return in sight. Do I resent EA for taking it away? I'm afraid I do. Forgive me for asking this but do the new developers of this game actually play the game? And did they actually play Sims 3? I mean, really spend time on it? If so, can they not see themselves what's so badly lacking in Sims 4? They just keep coming out with the same stuff, still lacking anything which allows the players' imaginations to come through. I always thought that new games would naturally move forward and improve over time, not go backwards. It's just so annoying to lose something that created hours and hours of pleasure and enjoyment.