New Scenarios Format

"grassharp;c-18177038" wrote:
I absolutely loved these scenarios--they are perfect for people like me who aren't imaginative enough to put a well-developed character into an interesting environment. I mostly use whims (well, now wants-and-fears) based gameplay for that reason. I've done the scenarios with Farrah & Nova--I had a fabulous time. I started The Martinez Family, but didn't get very far. My chief complaint going through The Sims 4, and I know I'm not the only one, is that the sims simply don't feel complex or deep--in those two scenarios, they did. The game felt alive again. This should teach me that the game has the capacity to be complex & engaging; I simply need to learn to develop my sims more fully and commit to the stories I want to tell.

Looks like I was too harsh in dismissing the new format then. I never looked at the combination of scenario and premade family as a storytelling tutorial, but if it worked for you as such, then that's a good thing. I think I'm mainly grumpy because ever since the neighborhood stories it feels as if The Sims team was dialing back sandbox elements in favour of a much more guided experience, as a result taking away from the game's uniqueness.