I've only been playing a few hours, but my overall impression has been very positive. The sims themselves are an absolute delight! The first one that did the peepee dance to the restroom made me laugh out loud. The animations are very enjoyable and the sims themselves absolutely charming. The sims accomplish tasks quickly and little fuss, which is fantastic. I don't feel like I'm spending all day meeting their basic needs or fighting routing issues in tight rooms. I had one squeeze by a wall to pass another sim bent over the counter, cooking, and I couldn't have been more delighted. I have to say, the most positive thing I see about the game is how solid it seems. I haven't had any bugs or crashes or weird stability issues. The game runs smoothly and my load times are short. People have been criticizing the lack of an "open world", and it startled me at first too, but I think some have forgotten that the Sims3 story progression had major issues right out of the gate (short answer - it didn't work), and there was a lot of griping about how broken it seemed. There were routing issues that made the game hang constantly, and it's still not very stable, even with a bunch of patches. Sims4 seems a solid foundation for the content to come, both Maxis and user-made. And I'm 100% okay with no toddlers. I found them obnoxious and pointless and am okay with a toddler-free Sims4.
As far as issues:
I do agree with a choice for an opt-out for the tutorial. Also, a way to pivot the camera up and down. The angle can be awkward. The lack of content will be solved in time, I'm sure.
Overall thoughts are highly positive. There seems to be some anxiety about the new nature of the neighborhoods, but some sort of creative tool might assuage a little bit of that. Like a world editor or something.
EA Staff (Retired)
