I am so glad to see this feedback thread, although I'm hoping with this many pages to it, someone's still paying attention. I've played a few hours now and I have very mixed feelings about the game.
Things I like:
The part of Create-A-Sim that allows me to click and drag all the physical features is great! Very intuitive, saves time in the click-through menus.
The new build menus with the rooms are pretty good. Easier than the 'blueprint' feature in Sims 3.
Load times for everything are SO SHORT it's fantastic! Saving doesn't take 2 minutes anymore. I love the upgrade to the load times.
It seems really easy to visit new neighbourhoods.
Now, for the longer part - Things I dislike:
Why can't I change the eye and hair colour to something that's not a pre-set option? I can resize eyes to the nearest millimetre, but I can't decide if I want to make them a different blue? What's up with that??
Where did the create-a-style option go? Why can't I make clothes that aren't a pre-set colour? I hate that. Creating things is the BEST part of the Sims, IMHO, and with the Sims 3, I can modify with the colour wheel and the fabrics and all the great things. Ditto for the furniture, if I want my couch to be something that's not a pre-set, how do I change it? I feel trapped in styles that aren't exactly the way I want them.
Where did pools go?? Making pools is fun!
Does my Sim walk everywhere? Where are the transportation options? Why can't I have a car?
All in all, I'm on the fence with the game. Right now, I'd rather just play 3 until 4 lets me make it more my style.
EA Staff (Retired)
