Sims 4 game balance is a joke
Remember in TS3 when you had to work hard to get things? And TS2 and TS1 and all the console games like Urbs and My Sims ect? Right, So. Started a new game. Had my Sim eat 3 times in 3 days when th...
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On the topic of storytelling and creative control -
Sims in Sims 4 are just kind of... goofy. Their autonomy is wacky and the auras are overpowered (I think auras ruined the entire emotion system for me).
I feel like Sims 3 or even Sims 2, which was arguably the most rigid/structured entry in the series, allow me to play out my sims' life stories how I want. I usually cheat my sims' interests in 2, and that combined with their personality, aspiration, LTW, and turn-ons/turn-offs make them feel much more representative of the character I have in my head than a blank slate that just constantly makes food and likes everyone they meet. Once I leave CAS in 2 and 3, it feels like my Sims will be set up to cooperate with the creative direction I want their lives to go in, and if I run out of ideas they can continue their arc until a new plan comes to mind. With Sims 4, I have to battle with my sims to make them feel like the sim I envisioned in CAS, if that makes any sense.
And yeah, skill-building in 4 is OP, and it's also too easy to earn money.
Sims in Sims 4 are just kind of... goofy. Their autonomy is wacky and the auras are overpowered (I think auras ruined the entire emotion system for me).
I feel like Sims 3 or even Sims 2, which was arguably the most rigid/structured entry in the series, allow me to play out my sims' life stories how I want. I usually cheat my sims' interests in 2, and that combined with their personality, aspiration, LTW, and turn-ons/turn-offs make them feel much more representative of the character I have in my head than a blank slate that just constantly makes food and likes everyone they meet. Once I leave CAS in 2 and 3, it feels like my Sims will be set up to cooperate with the creative direction I want their lives to go in, and if I run out of ideas they can continue their arc until a new plan comes to mind. With Sims 4, I have to battle with my sims to make them feel like the sim I envisioned in CAS, if that makes any sense.
And yeah, skill-building in 4 is OP, and it's also too easy to earn money.
