LGR Nifty Knitting Review
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I too think the sims 4 has over-stayed it's welcome.... at least for me. And not because the sims 4 is 6 years old, but because of what we've had to accept as a sims game for that duration. Right out of the gate, on day 1 of release, sims 4 was lacking in features and unwelcome changes. No pools, toddlers, cars, no open world.... and packed with loading screens. Add to that, 6 years later, we are still lacking even some very basic options such as a color wheel. Matching furniture and decor in sims 4 is often times a frustration. I couldn't count the times I simply clicked out of the game thinking... OMG forget it, i'll figure it out later.
It took 2 years to get toddlers, 5 to get better stairs, and still we have babies being less interactive than the stereo. We're probably better off just getting a cat than a baby. The packs are watered down, and (IMO) over-priced. And the sims (characters) overall have better interactions with the objects than they do with each other. Married couples don't cuddle, hold hands, spoon each other to sleep, nothing. There's just absolutely nothing special to mention about the interactions of married sims.
Then there's the game's core ideas that simply don't make sense. A doctor has to go through the song and dance of career level building to become a doctor only to not be able to open a doctor's office when completed. A sim doesn't have to complete career levels to become a vet but can open a vet clinic. A chef can't work at their own restaurant. The list goes on. The game often just doesn't make logical sense.
Wishing for the end of sims 4 however could very well walk us all down a more frustrating path. As we know, sims 4 was originally designed for online play. EA's massive failure with Sim City forced them to back-pedal sims 4 into what we got on day 1.... communities being super small and load screens to get to the house next door, community park, etc.
Fast forward 6 years and we learn that nope.... EA (obviously) hasn't given up on the online play idea. They are going full force at trying it again with sims 5. You know what they say.... if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. So simmers, place your bets. What will sims 5 be???? Will it present us with online gameplay of an offline game? Or.... offline gameplay of a newly created online game? The two ideas only sound the same on the surface.
Sims 4 is what it is..... imo... a complete mess. But I don't think sims 5 will be our dream come true either. Though i'm eager, and somewhat excited to learn more about sims 5, at the same time, I have some concerns about the direction EA is taking the sims franchise.
I just don't know what to think at this point.
The tiredness, and frustration in LGR's voice is (IMO) justified. Its been a long 6 years, and for the most part, not always entertaining. We spent the first 1 third of that time fighting to get toddlers back. And now... here we are with the game seeming overcrowded with scripts from what can be argued... too many DLCs. Resulting in a bug infested game that is for some... an unplayable experience. So yea. I understand his tiredness and frustration.
It took 2 years to get toddlers, 5 to get better stairs, and still we have babies being less interactive than the stereo. We're probably better off just getting a cat than a baby. The packs are watered down, and (IMO) over-priced. And the sims (characters) overall have better interactions with the objects than they do with each other. Married couples don't cuddle, hold hands, spoon each other to sleep, nothing. There's just absolutely nothing special to mention about the interactions of married sims.
Then there's the game's core ideas that simply don't make sense. A doctor has to go through the song and dance of career level building to become a doctor only to not be able to open a doctor's office when completed. A sim doesn't have to complete career levels to become a vet but can open a vet clinic. A chef can't work at their own restaurant. The list goes on. The game often just doesn't make logical sense.
Wishing for the end of sims 4 however could very well walk us all down a more frustrating path. As we know, sims 4 was originally designed for online play. EA's massive failure with Sim City forced them to back-pedal sims 4 into what we got on day 1.... communities being super small and load screens to get to the house next door, community park, etc.
Fast forward 6 years and we learn that nope.... EA (obviously) hasn't given up on the online play idea. They are going full force at trying it again with sims 5. You know what they say.... if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. So simmers, place your bets. What will sims 5 be???? Will it present us with online gameplay of an offline game? Or.... offline gameplay of a newly created online game? The two ideas only sound the same on the surface.
Sims 4 is what it is..... imo... a complete mess. But I don't think sims 5 will be our dream come true either. Though i'm eager, and somewhat excited to learn more about sims 5, at the same time, I have some concerns about the direction EA is taking the sims franchise.
I just don't know what to think at this point.
The tiredness, and frustration in LGR's voice is (IMO) justified. Its been a long 6 years, and for the most part, not always entertaining. We spent the first 1 third of that time fighting to get toddlers back. And now... here we are with the game seeming overcrowded with scripts from what can be argued... too many DLCs. Resulting in a bug infested game that is for some... an unplayable experience. So yea. I understand his tiredness and frustration.
