Remembering the good old days....

Well I'll agree that Sims 4 certainly does not belong in the same league as Sims1.2 and 3, but not for the same reasons

I don't see why you would be filled with anger by people that are "quick to defend it". This is a Sims 4 forum area. There are people that play the game that actually enjoy it. I know it's terribly hard to comprehend if you have issues with the game but.. it is what it is. I played the first two versions of the game and some console games also early on... so yes I know about the past. I experienced it all as it came out. The same as I'm experiencing this game.
I'm assuming by watching the video you are talking about missing content. This game isn't finished yet.... so why would I be angry or upset that we don't have things like snow or University ect.. they are things that are still to come. I think I'd have a coronary if I focused on needing everything right now other than enjoying the ride.
The things I like about this game off the top of my verses past versions. It looks a heck of a lot better than in the past. The animations are more fluid. It sounds better. Multitasking. I have more control over my sims and their world. I have easy access to change my buildings with the push of a button in most cases. The content that they have brought in is to me much better and almost always more fleshed out than in the past games. I'm just wanting more of it. Am I making you upset by typing this? Do a little yoga (one of things thats much better this time around by the way) It reduces blood pressure I hear.
There is some content is missing that I don't believe will ever come to Sims 4. I also don't think it will ever make it back in future games if it stays geared to be acceptable to a teen or below audience. Like I loved things like cake dancing. I loved the eerie and scary sounds in the Sims 1. I miss Mrs Crumplebottom. I did love Sims 2 also but .. at this point I don't even want to start it up. I use to want too. I would miss too much from this version.

This is turning into one of those comparison threads and you know what usually happens to those. The OP's question was can the Sims 5 revive the franchise.

"simgirl1010;c-16451171" wrote:
This is turning into one of those comparison threads and you know what usually happens to those. The OP's question was can the Sims 5 revive the franchise.

I didn't see the can it revive part between the video and the signature. I thought it was part of the signature....
Is this a speculation topic for Sims 4?

I only felt that way when the rather boring, bland and empty Sims 3 came out (literally half the game is empty buildings with text popups lol). XD 4 remedied most of what was so terribly wrong in 3, but then again I have a very objective view overall so the nostalgia rose tinted goggles thing doesn't cloud my judgment. That being said, 2 is still my favorite overall. u wu But 4 is "getting there" slowly but surely.

It is a bit ambiguous (check out this video and tell me again why the sims 4 is so great), but any mention of Sims 5 is automatically relegated to Spec and Rumor.

I, for one, really like TS1’s live action trailers. The tagline at the end “Brace Yourself. The Sims are Dating/on Vacation/Have Pets/Famous/Makin’ Magic” are very bold, sleek sounding, a striking contrast from some TS4 trailers where the narrator talks like you’re a kindergartener.

TS3 got some great trailers too. I especially like the announce trailers for Ambitions/Late Night/Generations/Showtime. I generally prefer real songs in trailers to some forgettable background music, and good song choice does wonders for a trailer.

TS2 trailers meanwhile are just painfully boring and generic, very much like the game itself.

I thought that The Sims 4 was a good step towards a return to form after The Sims 3. There was so much I didn't like about that game, ranging from big stuff like the numerous technical issues and the removal of the personality matrix for traits (an unfortunate legacy that is still with us in The Sims 4), to nitpicky things like how irritatingly slow the mascot that comes to your door the moment you start a new game walks and vampire alters (seriously, what is up with the vampires in that game?).

Some people love The Sims 3 in spite of these things. It certainly isn't my view, but it doesn't make me angry. Why should it? It's just a video game.

"MiSFiT203;d-939125" wrote:
Do you think The Sims 5 can revive the franchise?

I do not think The Sims 5 will reach its full potential and revive the franchise completely, if EA is part of it.

The best possible scenario is that The Sims 5 is better than The Sims 4, but still not as good as the three first games. I do have hope, of course, but with the recent news of EA, it is becoming smaller.

"Dannydanbo;c-16451665" wrote:
When we finally get S5, we might think S4 was the good old days.

That would be unforgiveable.

after all these years of feedback during the sims 4 lifespan, something like that would mean they totally ignored everything.
sims 5 is make or break for the franchise in my opinion.

i realize people make mistakes, so the hollowing out of the franchise to make the sims 4 i can overlook. if the same goes for sims 5,
that will just tell me they no longer know what they are doing, and there is no reason to go any further.

if a new edition cant improve upon what was done in the past, there is no reason to go any further.