The Sims 4 Feedback Thread - come share yours

I'm 13 hours in and so far this is what I have for ya. ;)

First off, my overall impression is wonderful. The game itself has been stable and smooth so far, and I'm excited about that more than anything! I enjoyed TS3, but it did not run smoothly for me, so this has been a huge plus for me in regards to TS4.

Some little things that have bugged me a bit so far...
*I can't eat raw produce that I grow from my inventory? Unless I'm missing something (and I could be hahaha) I can't eat the raw apples and carrots etc that I grow in my garden plots. I have to use them in recipes in order to consume them. I would like to see the option to do more then just plant those items.

*Dancing and watching TV lock you into static queues. I get why the game does this, but it's a little frustrating because if you don't remember to cancel the TV or dancing interaction before you zip off to manage other members of your household, your sim will still be dancing or watching TV with a full queue stacked up when you return. LOL

*The interface feels less user friendly. Switching between floors in live play is awkward with the mouse. I've never been one to use the hotkeys in TS1, 2, or 3, but TS4 has cured me of that stubborn refusal. hahaha Now that I've memorized the hotkeys, though, moving through my game feels more fluid.

* I still miss the color wheel in CAS, but I'm getting over it. lol

* No makeup options for children in CAS. I was kind of bummed out by this and do hope to see some in the future.

*I haven't experienced any bugs that I've noticed, yet, but I'll be sure to let you know if I do!

Likes:
*You have outdone yourself with pregnancy. I could kiss you! I have truly adored the fact that my sim is no longer a homebound useless talking piece of furniture while pregnant. Being able to wear your normal outfits is glorious, the fact that she can go to work A+ THANK YOU!!!, and I really like the element of surprise with the pregnancy time frame itself. That it's not a static 3 days is just awesome. Pregnancy tests too, the whole kit and kaboodle that comes along with pregnancy is just wonderful. Well done!

*Clicking on a single plant to weed or water continues the weed and water interaction with the rest of the garden. I like how I only have to click on one plant to have my sim take care of the whole garden. The fact that plants can evolve when taken care of properly to yield more and higher quality produce is a great feature as well. I like what I've seen with gardening so far!

*How my sims find gems and animals in the wild now is a lot of fun. Actually mining up the gem is a nice change of pace, and when my sim stuck her hand inside a log for the first time I was a little squeamish. hahaha I was worried something bad was going to happen to her, but when she produced a frog I was pretty thrilled! This is a nice touch, and a refreshing spin on collectibles.

*The interface is smooth and the performance of the game in general for me has been spectacular. Well done.

*I like that all objects that break have the chance to be repaired but also replaced without having to go into build mode. After repairing, it's awesome that you get a pile of spare parts. I'm excited to see what I can do with these parts later on in my sim's story.

*Children are more independent and I truly enjoy this! Thank you for revamping children the way you have. They can actually DO things in the world to improve their skills in a meaningful way. Thank you for removing the learning cap. I always found it idiotic that children capped out on how much they could learn in TS3, and I am overjoyed to see you have removed that handicap on them and expanded their interactions. The toys, utilities, and social options that now accompany the children life stage are spectacular. I can't wait to see what teens can do!

*The atmosphere in the game is great. The floating leaves and blossoms that blow through the air on gentle breezes add a lot of ambiance to the game. Even though there are no seasons, these great effects trick you into feeling like the weather is changing. Very smooth play there. lol I enjoy this feature a lot! The fireflies in the evening are also a great ambiance touch. Well done!

*Population! Sims sims everywhere!!! If the price of loading screens means my game will stay this populated with sims, then I will gladly pay it! I have never seen so many sims running past my house, in the park, at the venues. This is wonderful. I feel like my sim lives in a legitimate community. She sees so many sims passing her home and hanging out on the jogging trail near her home. It's impressive that I have this feeling of connection with the sims in the community in a game where there is no open world. Well done on this design. It's a hard thing to pull off, but so far so good. I'm impressed.

That's it for now. I miss a lot of my EP features from TS3, but as far as Sim Base Games are concerned, this one has been the best by far. Thank you!!! Smooth launch and smooth playing. I'm a very happy simmer!!!

Ok so it feels like i just spent a lot of money to be back in the sims 1 game. So far not really impressed at all no toddlers, no open world, very few job options, or ability to see them while at work. Agree with others about the day being short and my sims seem to always be hungry,dirty or tired their needs dont stay full for very long. Honestly at this pointif i couldtake it back i would very disappointed.

Thank you for creating this thread so we can share feedback.

What you liked? -
- Easy/Smooth Transition from town to town & area to area
- Closed Neighborhood creates less lag on older computers
- Ability for my Sim to multitask; this makes game play so much more fun and less frustrating. Likely to not get as bored as quickly with a family.
- Build mode is relatively simple to use (especially when transitioning from Sims3). It seems like it wouldn't be that difficult for someone that has never built to learn.
- LOVE LOVE LOVE that you can move an entire house to a different location on a lot; along with individual rooms without having to rebuild.
- The roof tool is simple, and awesome. I struggled with a lot of roof designs in Sims3 and would often have to scrap a house because I'd get frustrated with the roof. Sims4 roof features are easy to use.
- Adjustable walls, foundation, and ability to move windows and decor up and down without having to enter a cheat code. This is HUGE for builders.
- 1/4 tile and 1/2 tile grid snapping for item placement


What you didn't like?
- Limited decor options; no CASt. I will say that you provided several decent coloring options, but the creator in me wants to be able to recolor and redesign items without having to use a MOD or CC.
- Inability to place different size lots in build mode/edit town. I certainly hope this is going to be added later on as an EP or something.
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Suggestions?
Most of the things I'd like to see have already been mentioned; CASt, different lot size options, pools.
I suppose more a question than a suggestion: Is there going to be a store like we had with Sims 3 to buy content?

Overall thoughts?
I have only dabbled in playing as building is what I more interested in. However, I will say that what little I played has made me want to explore that part of the game more. I have spent most of today exploring in build mode.

I liked the way you moved around in the Sims 3,cars and why can't we move over and look straight down on the lots. I find that very important while designing and doing landscapes. And where's the Downloaded? OH,and I HATE all those Blue boxes popping up every where! I can't find the option out of those. Where's our home site to download from?

The game is already made. I dont feel like you guys will actually implement anything we are asking for. Are you not the same people that made the sims 3? So many things were left out that I hardly think it was an accident.

I do like the animations and emotions. The sims actually look great. Customization further than your sims features are out of the window. I loved to customize my outfits, walls, floors, and furniture.

I cant edge scroll down and I noticed im not the only one. Its extremely annoying. Also zooming in is slow for no reason.

Having a kid is BORING in TS4. Sure I can breastfeed. That seems to be the only thing I havent seen. But I cant even walk around with the baby? Sit on the couch? Leave the baby on the floor? BORING. The way I used to play sims is to have a mother and father or maybe just a single mother with lots of babies and toddlers. It added a stress factor and a sense of accomplishment after raising them all. I can never play it that way here. The jump from baby to kid is stupid to me. I was livid when I found out there would be no toddlers. I literally almost cried. That kind of emotion brought out from a game should tell you how invested ive been in the sims. How long I have played and how much I loved the game. Ive had toddlers in my sims family for almost 10 years. Why would you take that out?

Now that I have a kid, where are all the other kids? She hasnt brought anyone home from school and I dont see kids running around the neighborhood.

I do not like not having a family tree. I like to see the progress of the family. I liked how other families would have their own babies and get married etc. What happened to that.

I feel like this game took two steps forward visually but four steps back with everything else.

was excited to see and play the Sims 4....was disappointed this is beyond a base game. moving from one area to the next without a "map" tool is frustrating. spending more time with bladder, sleep and hungry issues. I do like the graphics and having both the build and buy in the same area. Really thought I'd get more for what I paid for.

Ok, downloaded it, hit play, and nothing but music and watching various Sims clowning around. My cursor doesn't show and at the bottom is the, I guess, clickeable link to create sims, but since I have no cursor..... what gives? Not a great start for $70

> @electrical_panda said:
> I was so so excited to get the Sims 4 since I've been playing since the very first Sims came out. I grew up with the Mortimers, the soundtrack is a piece of my childhood. I got the Sims 4 early for my birthday and I watched every trailer and video available multiple times. I have to say all in all I'm a little disappointed. While some features are a great improvement, I feel overall the game has been very stripped down. While I'm still exploring so I may not have figured out everything and the game may have certain features that I just haven't found yet, but I will say the learning process has been more frustrating than fun. I will also add that the pointer device on my laptop isn't working correctly so I've had to poke around my keyboard for simple functions like zoom in and out so that may have something to do with it. With that being said here is a my feedback
> Things I've enjoyed:
> -Not having to switch between build and buy modes. It makes it simple to quickly throw in a dining room table to see if I need to adjust the size of the room or window placement.
> -The build tools. While there are some glitches (building out wall nooks, it doesn't register as the room when placing floor or paint) I have been waiting to move whole rooms for as long as I can remember. I'm looking to building my own house in "real life" and so it's been a fun tool to pick up rooms and move them around to find a good floor plan that I like.
> -Height options- Good and Bad- I love that I can select different sizes for my walls however I hate that it limits my door and window choices. I wish all door and windows were adjustable.
> -Emotions- While I have played the game for over 10 hours tonight and only the last half hour was played in live mode, I love the role playing aspect of the game which is why I play it. I create very in depth back stories to my characters and the emotions really help me bring them to life.
> -Create a Sim functions- One.word.Awesome However I feel like clothing is VERY limited. My only other complaint is that for necklaces and earrings, you have to switch from clothes to the head and then select accessories again. Also when certain clothing items are selected, it limits the accessory options like tights and what not. But the actual push and pull features are beyond words.
> MULTITASKING- Hallelujah
> Detail- The detail is amazing. Rugs actually have trim and things look very real. The decor is awesome. I actually want to live in my kitchen.
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> Things that I've disliked-
> -No Camera control- You can't change the camera angle other than birds eye view or a very weird top angle. HATE IT!!! The most frustrating part.
> -Buy mode- I hate the drop down list for functions. I don't know why they would have rooms listed in grid form and then give a drop down list for features.
> -Limited features- I know I'm beating a dead horse here....but no pools. Which means no swimwear. I don't care much about toddlers, however I didn't know there would be no cars or forms of transportation of any kind? Not even bicycles? Granted I haven't left my house yet so I don't know how they travel but I built a garage and then searched aimlessly forever through drop down menus, to find a "model" car and get very excited then get very confused why it was so small. I feel like the game is extremely stripped down, no doubt to make expansions necessary and cost fans a lot of money. I don't feel like they are very loyal to their fans. Give us something without giving us a nose bleed. For real.
> -Very limited decor- There are like 4 counter options. I mean really?
> -Limited personality traits- I don't like only being able to select (3 or 4, can't remember) They added emotions but stripped down other crucial parts of the human make up.
> -Time- it seems to go EXTREMELY fast, or maybe the sims are faster? It makes having more than one family member pretty difficult. I had free will turned on but they kept ignoring my actions to do their own so I turned it off. However actions are completed so fast I can't keep up with three people and their emotions and wants. It leads to playing most of the game in pause lining up actions and then playing for a few seconds only to pause again and do it again.
> -Locked features- I can't get an upgraded pots and pans set unless I get my character to level 10 as a painter? Say what???
> -Small neighborhoods- Teeny tiny, miniature. You only have 3 lot options and a few houses. It's completely ridiculous. I haven't explored it in live mode but just having to select my house was a huge let down.
> -Buttons- While I love being able to play on a less crowded screen, I feel like I'm constantly trying to find everything in individual drop down menus. Took me forever to find out if my Sim was hungry or not.
> -No basements
> -Limited life time wishes- I wanted my Sim to be athletic but the only aspiration that went with it was being a body builder. Nothing about sports.
> -Can't adjust Sim height- With all the push and pull features I really thought you could make them short or tall.
> -Walk styles- While I like the idea of being able to select a walk, I feel that most of them are really strange looking. The goofy walk looks like a rabid warewolf.
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> It's now 11am, and I haven't slept yet because I've been playing this game so obviously it isn't terrible. However I don't know how long it will keep me occupied without expansion packs. I'm sure I'm forgetting a ton more things I had thought about, but this is it for now.


EXACTLY this, so far.

OMG. I love the personalities of my Sims, but there's zilch to do with them! I really wanted to love this game and play for hours...I can't though..it's just too dull. I feel restricted and limited creatively, which is disheartening since that was a MAJOR draw for me when I began playing Sims games. It looks great graphically though...so there's that bit.

I bought the Sims 4 and returned it. For me it felt like windows 8.1 - windows does too much for you. This is true of the Sim's 4. If you like to do stories of movies go for it. I find it so very limited in what I can do. It has little for creativity. Maybe after you clever creative people get involved I may buy it. I like using mods to create people of all sizes and shapes. I have mermaid fairy frog head people, small troll people. and on and on. So far - not for me.