For me, they're a little lacking. Don't get me wrong, I love how cute some of them are and I really like the fact they made something for everyone and every Sim. However... I was expecting a little more than a glorified death flower. :( The only things I can do with my familiars on my Spellcaster is dismiss them or rename them, I can only have one at a time (which is ok, but imagine having a dragon, bunnerfly and leaf bat at the same time?!) and as far as I know, they only do 3 things total: Save your sim from death (this I haven't tested as I dismissed my familiar before my Sim died of magical overload), boost exp gain rate on your spellcaster (not 100% sure about this), and "talk" via notifications that you may or may not miss in the middle of the game.I kinda wanted to be able to pet them and feed them (which I understand wouldn't work for all of them), have them do more than just be like the streaming drone following your Sim around. As a Sims 1 player who loved the dragons in that game, I was really excited when I learned dragons would be an option. I spent like 3 days in-game waiting for the dragon to come up, and while it's a perfect dragon for Sims 4's art style, it could've been so much more than it is.However, this is just what I've experienced, and I'm curious what your opinions are on the subject, especially as I haven't found any threads about them!

Their cute and this is a GP everyone keeps wanting bigger features. But JA didn't have that much either...

I don't necessarily disagree. I wish the little fellas could do more also, but I do use them when my sim is getting overcharged or just to "catch them all". I've never been a big stuffed animal lover though so I have a feeling they might start only being useful to my gameplay when I feel they are needed. I do however... love, love that you can make your pet a familiar and summon them.. and dismiss them. That they get sparkles when you do. I'm not sure yet how effective they are.. I have gone to duel and my sims pet ran over to the duel area which made me feel better about it. I kept going though and eventually she was a bit farther away. I haven't seen how effective real pets are yet, but I intend to find out.. if I can stop getting cursed instead of dying. Having that option has made me want to have pets more often, usually I only play them in my shorter term rotational houses.. I get a taste then move on.

I like them because kids can have them, so at least a witch kid can have some magic around. I wish we could at least talk to them.

I'm disappointed too. I wish there was some interactions we could do with the familiars.

Although I wish there was more to do with them they are so cool and cute I’m not super disappointed in them. I think it’s really cool unique feature even if they don’t do a ton. The team who designed them deserves massive praise they look really good.

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heatherjp
6 years ago
I love them, I think they're adorable. I wish I could do more with them but I'm okay with them just hovering.
MasonGamerBoi
6 years ago
I actually like them, the Owl, the Fairy, and the Crow are what I’ve seen so far.

I like that they have glowing eyes too.
How many familiars can we have summoned at once again?
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
6 years ago
My only gripe with them is that you can't talk to them. It would've been a neat little way to fill social need, and I would've really enjoyed getting the occasional sarcastic answer in conversation. Other than that, I think they're okay? Idk I won't use them a ton. At least not the pokéball familiars. Actual cat familiars, however, I will use all the time! :)
DaWaterRat
New Vanguard
6 years ago
I think they're adorable, and I love the personalities displayed in their commentary when you have them up when brewing a potion. I haven't had multiples of the same kind yet, so I don't know if the personalities are by familiar type or if they vary within types.

I agree that it would be nice if they could be talked to as well, but I'm okay with them just being there occasionally commenting on the notification wall.
Magdaleena96
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
I wish I could pet them. Hug them. Play with them. Talk to them. Interact more!!

How come we can't do that? Is it the animations? Probably the animations. But come on.
WolfNate
6 years ago
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/621807190726148113/622176957861199903/unknown.png

It makes rubber ducky noises
mariefoxprice83
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
"Magdaleena;c-17246143" wrote:
I wish I could pet them. Hug them. Play with them. Talk to them. Interact more!!

How come we can't do that? Is it the animations? Probably the animations. But come on.

Agreed. I thought they were going to be a little like the daemons from His Dark Materials in that they follow the sim around, but could be dismissed at will, and I assumed you could treat them as a sort of pet. I like them but I would like them even more if sims could interact with them.
thisisthejade
6 years ago
"OEII1001;c-17243894" wrote:
The only opinions my familiars have are the ones I give them.

i am so stoked you said this
Karamazov123
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
I like them, but I never bother using them because they're so irrelevant. Tbh, I'd gladly give them all up for one familiar -say, a dragon- that I can hatch, raise and take care of.
kaeyresky
6 years ago
They're about what I expected from a game pack. It would be cool if they did more but there isn't really much that I would have sacrificed to make them a higher priority.