PROS/THINGS I LIKE:
-I think it's a given but the personalities and the emotions are awesome. It really gives a more in depth feel to what the sims are thinking, why they want certain things after events happen. Even some wants that I would want if I say peed my pants in public. I'd want to hide in bed forever too!
-Definitly loving the multitask feature. Just so. . . *Drool* It probably makes sense why a lot of needs go down a little faster. Need to go pee?? No Problem. Gotta have a drink from the bar?? No Problem! YOU CAN DO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. I thought that was so amazing. XD
-The CAS is so detailed. The only thing missing now is height adjustment! My sims are actually looking different from each other now besides looking pretty much the same now.
-Building is a lot more fun. I like how simple it's become and how easy it is to make my okayish house look pretty decent lol.
-Promise Rings for teens made me smile. :smiley:
-Sims actually look like they're cooking what they're suppose to be cooking ie. They chop asparagus when they're cooking asparagus.
-The amount of plants! Gardening system is so nice now. Love it.
-Aspirations split into small goals rather than a huge one, and being able to change them at whim. Very nice.
Unfortunately, it seems the Pros are just a few smalls things. So, I'm afraid the Cons list might be a little longer. . .I'll be kind, I promise lol.
CONS/THINGS I DISLIKE:
-Bugs. So many make the game a bit. . unenjoyable. I never had a problem with bugs with Sims until Sims 4. A few feel pretty game breaking. (I got the one where you can't knock on your neighbors' doors.) Also, some of the bugs I've gotten also make a lot of my pros not so pro-ish anymore. lol Many of the Cons I have are actually bug related so lets just bunch it all into one and be done with it.
-Building mode is nice but I feel like there's a huge lack in customization now like being unable to customize the textures of all your furniture and decor. It feels a lot like Sims 2 customization where you just choose and place which was nice at the time but those standards kinda rose with Sims 3. We probably wouldn't mind 3 counter tops as much if the full texture customization from Sims 3 was brought back. lol It totally worked for Sims 2 but there was like a million counter tops to choose from if I remember.
-Mmmm. Pools. Basements. Pool parties were my thing. Also loved making dive bars. I feel like a child was taken from me. I'm sure everyone feels this. Does this also mean if we get a World Adventures type expansion it'll just be large towers instead of deep dungeons?
-Closed World feels too closed. I understand this helps with lag for some but this make exploration pointless now. Takes 5 minutes to skim the largest neighborhood for anything interesting then back to something else. Also load screens are taking a toll. May I suggest different load screens for a bit more variety?
-Community lots don't feel engaging anymore. There's nothing really special to do at them. No new options or gameplay. Better to just take 5 minutes and build a bar area with lots of paintings in your home and drink there as your view your art lol. Multi-task. Yaaay.
- I feel like there's a lack in the careers. While there are some new ones, I feel the core ones that made the sims are missing. I smell an expansion coming?
-Babies match with my decor. I can't pick my babies up and have them go randomly camping outside anymore?! What!? At first, I thought this had to be a bug but slowly I accepted this truth. I was imagining that with the new multitask feature, we could have mom be carrying her baby around while she was doing errands or have baby in her lap as she ate lunch or something. Or even have dad have a joint interaction with baby like have him watch sports and bond with baby. All dads watch sports right? lol But no, baby matches too good with my drapes so I'll keep them there.
-The rest of these are minor Cons:
Can't lock doors so I have guests sitting on my teen sim's beds as she is sleeping. . . Creepy.
Can't assign beds. I had an occasion where my teen sim "Messed Around" with her boyfriend in her parents' bed. O_O Have some respect for personal space, Gurl!
Activities selection seems to be pretty limited now. Can't play console games anymore! Gasp.
So I feel a lot of the issues are coming from comparing Sims 4 to Sims 3. There's a lot of nice features I really enjoy a lot but they're also being shaved down by bugs and other relating things. I also understand that a lot of these things were changed or taken out to "simplify" the game but this is Sims! Complexity is also a part of the game! It makes it so much more in-depth and real. If it means you need more time to develop the game and push it back a bit I'd say go for it!
My overall feel of the game? Mmmmmmmm. Please yell "SEPTEMBER FOOLS!" and tell us this is just an Alpha Test.
EA Staff (Retired)
