The Comparison Thread
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Conclusion
TS4 lacks so many features when it comes to what makes Sims unique, and this is a problem because the series is called The Sims.
Being able to make great looking characters is worthless when those characters are skin deep when it comes to detail. Sims in TS2 were dynamic and changed over the course of their lives with influences from so many different areas. It doesn't matter if we're getting magic, or if we get University or anything else - if the core of the series, the Sims themselves, is boring then no amount of content will make the game interesting for a good length of time for many people.
When a member of the old guard says that TS4 lacks depth, ^^^^^ that's what they mean.
I haven't even started on build mode, TS3 comparisons or Will Wright yet either.
Excellent post and I wanted to just say YES!!! to the above.
While the sims in sims 4 are some of the prettiest/diverse looking we have ever been able to create, they lack any substance or depth. There is nothing beyond the look of the game. This is not the "Sims" game of old. This is pseudo-sims. This is pretend sims. This is kindergarten dollhouse sims. And it gets pretty boring, pretty quick, no matter what content they add.
They aren't addressing the problem with the game. And that's the depth of the sims themselves. But for me, that lack of depth started in 3. I had high hopes 4 was going to be 2 revisited and updated, but alas, that is not the case. There's nothing to these sims.
Sims 1 and 2 are the ultimate. 3 and 4 are sad copies, or attempts, or just plain old money grabs.
