Satisfaction with TS4

Things Sims 4 needs before I'm satisfied:

• Personality/emotions overhaul
  
• Freed babies
  
• Torch (Not even memeing, I just love him)
  
• CAW
  
• Chemistry System, and a way to make one sim crush on another without the feeling being mutual
  
• PlantSim overhaul & more occult states
  
• Stage Magician career, hopefully an active one
  
• Bands
  

It had a rough start and there's tons of problems that still need to be addressed, but Sims 4 is getting there. I doubt it can supplant Sims 2 as my favorite iteration, but it made a lot of progress over the years. It's finally coming into its own.

I've been an avid player since the beginning. I have loved to watch the franchise grow throughout the years, and honestly, TS4 is my favorite.

I LOVED TS1, but my biggest wishes at that time were for 360 camera views, and better character customization. OH and aging lol.
I LOVELOVELOVED TS2. This was my favorite for a long time even while playing TS3. I loved the style, the animation in the hair, the introduction of aging, genetics, all the traits and just everything was so amazing. It was everything I'd ever wanted in a game. All the expansions just made it better and better (and University introducing the YA life stage was a game ? changer ?
I loved TS3, and I'd pre-ordered it as well. I soon found out that my computer couldn't run it, so in the meantime of getting a new PC, I installed it on my brother's iMac and could only play when he was at work. I loved CAS but I always thought the Sims themselves looked very strange. Their eyes were lifeless and they all somehow had the same noses and lips... I didn't care for the alpha-ish hair either. I loved the customization but the graphics were honestly not my style. I still look back at TS3 and just with the graphics were smoother, especially for how intense it was to run. It took FOREVER even with an updated computer to load, save, and quit. Granted, there were no loading screens once you got past the initial one, but there were times that my game would freeze (sometimes while saving) and it would frustrate me so much that I wouldn't play again for days because I'd probably lost a ton of progress. And don't get me started on the DLC lol... I was in high school, I had no money except for the occasional $20 my mom would give me on a Friday for the weekend. I ended up ripping a lot of content from different torrent sites.
Cue TS4... My absolute favorite. I LOVE this game. I pre-ordered this one as well. It was very strange not having pools at first, and I *believe* we could only create a limited amount of floors? (could have been a different game tbh). I loved pretty much everything else though. I downloaded the CAS demo before the game came out and just went HAM lol. That's my favorite part of any game anyway, so CAS has not disappointed. I would enjoy having a bit more customization in terms of color options, but I don't have any actual gripes about it. And they have released so many things for free over the years that have just enhanced my game. It's not that I think everything is perfect and the devs can do no wrong, but I just genuinely love and appreciate all the free stuff, the packs, and intricacies of this game. There are, like any game, things that can be improved, but I honestly enjoy every bit of this game, since the beginning. Is it perfect? No. Are there things I would add or change? Yes! But I have so much fun with this game and I have no "demands" for specific content to be added. Everything that comes now is just a welcomed addition.

You could have done with a semi-satisfied option :D

I am satisfied with parts, not with other parts.

I am satisfied and started with sims 1. Not just satisfied but its my favourite.

That being said, i didn't play 3 BUT i did watch a lot of let's play with it. Just wasn't my style game.

I've been a fan since Sims 1 (Hot Date), yo! :D

Sims 1: I've loved this one when I was younger. It's aged okay, and it can be difficult to take care of their needs (to the point of me using needs cheats sometimes), but it still was a nice game. Lots of good content, and it introduced me to the world of Sims. I rarely play it anymore, but I would put it above Sims 3 in terms of overall happiness and satisfaction.

Sims 2: LOVED, LOVED this one! This is NUMBER ONE, for sure! This one opened the Sims world a bit, and added sooooo much cool new content. I love the retail and business stuff! This game is still very good and can still be addicting at times, but the loading screens (which are long for me, for some reason) and the lack of oceans and mermaids and limited supernaturals is starting to get to me. I still play it from time to time, and it's still the number one Sims game for me, though Sims 4 is catching up there.

Sims 3: It's okay. I'm mixed with this one. It has lots and lots of content, for sure, and beautiful big worlds and so much customization tools, and some great content. And yet... I... just can't get into this one as much as I did for the older one. I dropped it at base game and only picked it up and collected the packs in a sale about 3-4 years ago. It's ok. Love the CAS and CC and mods. But... I just... can't get into it. My sims sometimes ignore each other (and some of this continued in Sims 4, to be fair), there were no open restaurants until later on with a mod and a store item, no sewing or proper retail until a mod, my towns were still sparse in some packs, and my fairies kept going into their fairy homes to party constantly, and the supernaturals are somewhat dull. I played around more with the CC and mods than I did actually playing the game last year. Despite all of the content, I felt bored and frustrated for some weird reason. This was not even going into the technical issues I had with it, and my computer just didn't like this game at times, lol...

Sims 4: Oh, this was one was terrible with the lack of toddlers and missing content at launch time. I was also frustrated when my sims parents ignored their crying baby (which was an object). Once toddlers and vampires came in, I was feeling much better about the game. Parenthood, Kids and Toddler Stuff, and Dine Out helped a lot with giving me some good content. So I was happy again! :smile: I ignored some of the flaws and lived with some bugs, but I was feeling much more relaxed with this game.

There is a laidback feel to it. I didn't have to stress out like I did in past games, and I didn't have long loading screens. It was relaxing and nice to pick up and play for the short bursts of time I had to play. (I was having less time to play as an adult with college schooling and trainings, etc.) I grew to like the cartoony feel of the Sims, and I loved the toddlers.

Now, with Get Famous and Island Living, I feel excited again, and I continue to enjoy it despite its flaws. It's in second place, but it's getting close to becoming my favorite and most played Sims game at the moment. (My computer also liked this game better than Sims 3, which is a shallow plus, lol.)

I will admit: It's lacking in some areas, could use more content and more depth, and could better execute some ideas better, and it's buggy.

But I still enjoy playing it. It is the only Sims game I play a lot nowadays, and I want to relax with a Sims game, and this game does it for me.

I'm open to Sims 5, though.

I'm pretty content with Sims 4. The only thing really "missing" for me is the ability to create my own towns. Then it would definitely edge out Sims 2 as my favorite, they're tied right now. Without the ability to create my own town, my playstyle is rather hampered, to be honest. I love large, sprawling families that are all related, blah blah blah - and while it can be done, it's just more awkward than it needs to be.

Sims 1 was fun and goofy, loved it! Sims 3 I skipped. Sims 2 and Sims 4 is where my heart is now lol. I would, however, like to see some other Sims staples return, but if they don't, it still won't ruin the experience for me. I do try not to compare the Sims versions since they are their own standalone game. I just take what I can get lol. I didn't start playing really until a year or so ago, after the toddler update - and I have over 4k hours in this one game alone!

I’ve really only played ts4 and it’s pretty good. I will say, you have to have quite a bit of creativity. Like when I put rules on myself and all that stuff the game ended up quite boring because everybody did the same thing and it was SO repetitive. But it really became fun when I thought about it as if I had just move down out of the house and had my whole life ahead of me. Like I could do anything I wanted. That’s when I started to get creative, build and make new sims + houses, and overall use the game and enjoy it.

I'm marginally satisfied. I like it just fine and enjoy playing it, but I think it still has a lot of room for improvement. Things like the reintroduction of terrain sculpting and toddlers are a step in the right direction

I am happy with where the sims 4 is going but it is never gonna beat my enjoyment with The Sims 2

I still play Sims 2 and 3 periodically so I keep ongoing games on my pc for both of them, but I play Sims 4 the most right now. Well usually anyway - right now it is rough to play anything - lol - I broke my right shoulder last week and I am right handed - but as soon as I can I will be back playing - probably all three but mostly Sims 4. LOL.

I really enjoy all three of those and appreciate their differences but Sims 4 is the one to play for toddlers and vamps - no question. I so look forward to the coming ep and gp anyway for sure.

Honestly - I don't see the point in putting down one of the games over the other games. If I enjoy something the others offer or pine for that play I simply go play that series for a bit. I do not want them all alike - I appreciate the differences. Like I love Sims 2 Uni best so that's the one I play for Uni. I love Sims 3 horses, Supernaturals, Singing career, IP pack and Into the future pack - so I play that game for those things. I do love a lot in Sims 4 - so much so I play it the most - I can't see that changing. I am lucky to have a pc that rarely has issues with any of those three games - but then I fixed my own Sims 3 issues (like routing issues) - so it's not a problem for me.

The only series I don't have on here is the first - my Window 10 was not liking it - lol or I'd be playing Superstar and Making Magic for sure. LOL.

I really do not get why some people pit one of the games against the other like I see on these forums - though. I love and appreciate them all.