I like the loading screens and the fact that I don't have to wait three sim hours for my sims to come home. The sims are dynamic. Friendships are more difficult to build, but making friends in real life is more difficult and I find it more realistic. I am annoyed that my sims' friends knock on the door every day to hang out, but it does remind me that they have friends. Multi-tasking is a dream come true. The spouses are maintaining relationships and parents are friends with children simply by talking to each other when they are in the same room doing different things.
I like the pregnancy test. I like that as soon as work or school is over my sim is home, but that I can still select for them to "work hard" or other options like the sims 3. The search in build/buy is great and pre-made rooms are wonderful as well. An improvement on blueprint mode from sims 3 which I also liked. I didn't care much for toddlers in the sims 3 so I'm not heartbroken over them being gone and there is a lot more for children. I have found some glitches or bugs that are a little annoying, but nothing that is lasting.
I find this game combines things I loved in sims 2 and missed and things I liked in sims 3. There are improvements and it is far from perfect, but I'm not finding such negatives as some other people. If you want a clone of sims 3 then the sims 3 is still there and expecting this game to be a clone with better graphics to be more realistic is exactly what many people would complain about. I actually like the cartoon look.
I would like to add that I think I will actually play with more of the families like I did in sims 2 instead of worrying about how many saves I had due to lag. I did think I'd have to wait for expansions to enjoy, but I don't feel too limited except for the town. The towns are small and have little in them, but each town isn't a new landscape with the same venues which is nice. If I want to go to the museum that is in one town and the gym is in the other. I do find there is a limit on decor options a bit.
I can't seem to slim down my sim--he's this massive wall of muscle, but I can't get his build to slim down while still maintaining muscle.
EA Staff (Retired)
