So I finally got this game
They were giving away Sims 4 base game for free on Origin back in May or something, I forget and so I nabbed it up because why not? I also bought Cats & Dogs expansion for sale on Amazon a few days ago.
First thing I noticed is the loading screens are fast. I went into Create A Sim and the Sims looks so much more realistic. I mean, I noticed that from the Create a Sim demo they sent out a few years back, but it's worth mentioning again. And it seems more stable than Sims 3.
I go into playing the actual game. I like how where the Sims can have a conversation with more than one Sim at a time. I also like how the careers are all available and you don't have to wait for them to show up on the computer or phone randomly. I like the build mode. It took me a while to figure it out but I got the hang of it pretty quickly.
I also like how the Sims emotions show up on their profile, like happy, uncomfortable, etc and it shows you what contributes to it. I also like how Sims don't seem to get stuck if a Sim or an item are in the way of where they are trying to go, they just walk around it.
The interactions with both other Sims, toddlers, and pets is a lot more realistic. Like my Sim swung his daughter around and put her on his back, it just a lot more interactive. Jogging with dogs in this game is new as well and it was a nice surprise to see that option available, along with giving your dog a short, medium or long walk. I also was surprised to see that pets can be neutered/spayed in this game as well as the fact that they also go number two. I also like the fact that you can make puppies/kittens in CAS and put costumes on pets as well.
I like how toddlers can go up and down stairs and you don't have to carry them up and down. And they sleep in toddler beds and not cribs. I like that.
There are also dog doors. I was shocked when I saw that in Build mode.
There are some things about this game that I don't like, like how Sims have some weird obsession with reading books but that could just be my Sims. And how Bella Goth keeps showing up at my Sims house and never leaves. I want cars back too. And it doesn't seem like there are dog houses in this game. I looked, I didn't find any.
So in all, I'm actually feeling a bit bad about how I judged this game few years ago (without having played it nonetheless) but I'm glad I gave it a shot because I'm actually really enjoying it. And I am planning on buying more expansion packs in the near future. Just waiting for the price to drop again.
Now I want to share some pictures of my Sims now from Sims 4
Katelyn and Hachi
https://i.imgur.com/KxTUjud.png
Armani freaking out over a fire that started in her house
https://i.imgur.com/nez3U2U.png
Armani and Evan sharing their first kiss. His face is funny
https://i.imgur.com/N8zJgSK.png
And yet another fire
https://i.imgur.com/tqs5z0q.png
Edit: Correction, they gave the base game away for free on Origin in May not July.
First thing I noticed is the loading screens are fast. I went into Create A Sim and the Sims looks so much more realistic. I mean, I noticed that from the Create a Sim demo they sent out a few years back, but it's worth mentioning again. And it seems more stable than Sims 3.
I go into playing the actual game. I like how where the Sims can have a conversation with more than one Sim at a time. I also like how the careers are all available and you don't have to wait for them to show up on the computer or phone randomly. I like the build mode. It took me a while to figure it out but I got the hang of it pretty quickly.
I also like how the Sims emotions show up on their profile, like happy, uncomfortable, etc and it shows you what contributes to it. I also like how Sims don't seem to get stuck if a Sim or an item are in the way of where they are trying to go, they just walk around it.
The interactions with both other Sims, toddlers, and pets is a lot more realistic. Like my Sim swung his daughter around and put her on his back, it just a lot more interactive. Jogging with dogs in this game is new as well and it was a nice surprise to see that option available, along with giving your dog a short, medium or long walk. I also was surprised to see that pets can be neutered/spayed in this game as well as the fact that they also go number two. I also like the fact that you can make puppies/kittens in CAS and put costumes on pets as well.
I like how toddlers can go up and down stairs and you don't have to carry them up and down. And they sleep in toddler beds and not cribs. I like that.
There are also dog doors. I was shocked when I saw that in Build mode.
There are some things about this game that I don't like, like how Sims have some weird obsession with reading books but that could just be my Sims. And how Bella Goth keeps showing up at my Sims house and never leaves. I want cars back too. And it doesn't seem like there are dog houses in this game. I looked, I didn't find any.
So in all, I'm actually feeling a bit bad about how I judged this game few years ago (without having played it nonetheless) but I'm glad I gave it a shot because I'm actually really enjoying it. And I am planning on buying more expansion packs in the near future. Just waiting for the price to drop again.
Now I want to share some pictures of my Sims now from Sims 4
Katelyn and Hachi
https://i.imgur.com/KxTUjud.png
Armani freaking out over a fire that started in her house
https://i.imgur.com/nez3U2U.png
Armani and Evan sharing their first kiss. His face is funny
https://i.imgur.com/N8zJgSK.png
And yet another fire
https://i.imgur.com/tqs5z0q.png
Edit: Correction, they gave the base game away for free on Origin in May not July.
