Lack of Long-term gameplay in TS4

"SimmerGeorge;c-17560109" wrote:
The problem with storytelling and making up your own stories in the Sims 4 is that they don't really play out on their own either. You really have to make an effort for your story to work and you have to actively set everything up and some things that are not possible to recreate from your ideas you have to sit there and imagine happened like going to a grocery store for example. Many times I want to create a couple that doesn't get along or families in a neighbourhood having a fight (a la Sims 2 Veronaville style) and make them incompatible with each other. However they never fight on their own, I have to actively choose "argue about..." and have to imagine they did in on their own because they don't get along.
It's been fine so far but I hope with The Sims 5 they take everything a little further.

I don't for my story lines though. Maybe because my Stories never involve trips to grocery stores or arguements. But yes, I agree, it depends on the story you are telling. My stories are better with Sims 4, but they definitely might not all be. (That being said, I'd love grocery stores added anyways haha! Especially if we could own them and run them)
THough Sims 4 Sims that don't like each other do argue and fight on their own. I did a supersim challenge once (hated it because I had to have them get the mischeif/criminal aspirations and I prefer my sims to only have good traits aspiratoins haha) and once I made and "enemy" they were constantly fighting on their own. (No mods for the challenge) I didn't enjoy that type of game pllay thoguh so stopped haha.
I don't normally enjoy challenges BUT the 100 baby one was alot of fun since I love the babies and toddlers so much haha!

I hope they take it further for you all in Sims 5 too