Please do something with The Sims

"SarahsShady;c-16335905" wrote:

"Cynna;c-16331468" wrote:

"CK213;c-16331399" wrote:


A new pack brings a few moments of initial joy. That is, until l I realize how shallow the game play still is. It's a disheartening cycle. I keep posting here in hopes that the developers will see, that they'll get it.

TS4 is truly beautiful. The environs are progressively imaginative and interesting to look at. Yet, in a series called The Sims, the actual Sims should always come first and foremost. Until and unless the Sims finally become the priority for TS4, it will never feel quite like a Sims game. This is something that should have been worked out before launch, not as paying customers continue to wait and wait. It's so disappointing to see a beloved series take this turn to touting the next great thing. Meanwhile, the foundation of the very Sims themselves is still lacking.

This statement is how I feel whenever a new pack is announced.
They released a pack showcasing skyscrapers and didn't let us place elevators or make our own apartment buildings.
A Restaurant pack where you can't be the chef.
A family themed pack that didn't fix the object babies or the teens that look & act just like the YA's & Adults do.
A pack that was focused on 'going to work' came with only 3 (repetitive) jobs.
One that has cats & dogs and nothing else.. after always getting a full Pets pack in the past!
I feel as they just seem to always miss the mark with TS4. I don't know what they could do to fix ts4. There were so many fun, quirky aspects to The Sims, now it's all watered down and everyone is always smiling on a sunny day all the time. How boring.

As an extra example of moving backwards (content/price): TS2 apartment life... you had witches (nicely fleshed out if I may add), the ability to build apartments, visiting neighbors without loading screens, a large neighborhood, roommates, etc... It's an expansion pack released 10(!) years ago and it outshines City Living in many ways. I enjoy playing City Living but it lacks in so many areas compared to a game released such a long time ago. We get so little content yet we pay so much money for those packs... You can make comparisons for all of the released packs with the previous installments and see how we're sort of being ripped off here.
As a recovering TS2-addict I'm also able to see how they're stepping backwards instead of forwards on many occasions. Don't get me wrong, I'm actually one of those who enjoy TS4 very much. I applaud them for trying some new things but...don't throw out the old if it is still good.