Sims 3 "Play With Life" Video vs Sims 4 "Play With Life" video

https://youtu.be/lPZa1VCxmzQ

Has everyone forgotten The Sims 2? :(

The sims 3 ad was more appropriate in my opinion. It’s a game, an escape, a form of entertainment in my eyes. I don’t feel there was a need to peddle the game with sad stories. We’ve all got them! If it gets you thru? Great! Not sure it’s a selling point. I mean many other things, more meaningful things get me thru difficult times. Eh, it’s a little sad that this is the way they feel it’s best to market the game.

"Finbar659;c-17178428" wrote:
https://youtu.be/lPZa1VCxmzQ

Has everyone forgotten The Sims 2? :(

OMG it's young @SimGuruLyndsay and young @SimGuruGrant !

Grant had an ear piercing lol He was cute tho. :D

I like the Sims 2 one best. <3

Definitely sims 3, cause it shows you the game and what you can do
Or expect in it. Sims 4 is just people talking

The Sims 4 one is so awkward. I won't fault those people for finding expression and safety in the game, even if they overdid it and made a depressing commercial. But I don't know. It feels a bit like blatant emotional manipulation? Bringing out these people to speak about their traumas and issues in order to sell a product. Like, I'm sure it was meant to be inspirational and relatable, and I'm sure a lot of people would feel the same way about it. But it seems kind of weird to me, personally.

Plus, it doesn't tell me anything about the game or what it does. Aside from the girl who talked about getting knocked up by her brother-in-law, all I got from this was "I get to make a character that looks like me so I can pretend to be happy."

I don't care for either of them all that much, but Sims 3 just wins by default because this was its competition was kind of bad. And this is coming from someone who prefers Sims 4 to 3.

The Sims 2 AD > The Sims 3 AD > Everything else > The Sims 4 AD.

I think they went too personal, depressing and self-victimizing in the latest one. Next level WOKE SJW style. :s

I don’t think they should show a “no life” way of living from a fellow Simmer in an advertisement. That’s sad, it ISN’T OK and it ISN’T healthy to live that way.

The Sims 3.
I feel like the last thing those people in The Sims 4 ad should be doing is sitting alone playing The Sims 4.
They should be out with people who care about them and having a good time. Plus it doesn't even show the game.

There’s nothing to compare tbh. Sims 4 is a commercial for a computer game that shows 0 gameplay ?!? Looks more like a ad for a therapy app or something.

I feel like the Sims 4 one is a low blow.

I totally understand that video games can be an outlet for someone dealing with depression or otherwise having a hard time in life. When I was my teens, I was suicidal and I used to think "well, at least, something needs me" about my Pokémon and Sims 3 games. But I would never recommend a game to someone that way! That's not healthy at all, and those are problems that need real, professional assistance. As stress relief or a way unwind after a long day, sure. That's what games are for: fun and relaxation. But if a game is is really taking over your life and you're dealing with an internal struggle on top of it, that's dangerous. That will only lead someone further down that dark spiral, and faster.

I say the ad is a low blow because I think it's awful to make those problems look healthy and casual for the sake of promoting the game. Mental health isn't a joke.

(I'm okay now! I still have my ups and downs like anyone, but I haven't felt that badly in years. Real (non-toxic) people are much better support!)