The Sims 4 Feedback Thread - come share yours

I am seriously not happy with this game. The animation is cool, the building is cool. Emotions are...fun? Unfortunately this game still feels empty. Going back to lot-based-loading-screen-every-ten-minutes and Sims that disappear for work seems like a step back. Where is my family tree???? Where is the school? And the grocery store? I never expected as many options as I have in the Sims 3, I have all the EPs and a whole lot of content purchased from the online store...but this???? Everyone in my town is getting older, but nothing else is happening...what happened to the story telling? Why can't I move my camera angle? Very disappointing, and I am not sure after this flop that I'll be willing to spend the ridiculous amount of money I have invested in 3. Wish I would have spent my $60 on the last bits of Sims 3 content I didn't have. I would have so much more fun playing with the tea set and bakery. Won't even get into the pools, toddlers, appliances, cars and other stuff that SHOULD be included in the base game. If this is how you make more money, by making us buy things separately that have been in all the other games you can count me out. I'll shell out the $$$$ for a product that's worth it, not this crap!

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It is NOT okay to make fun of committing suicide, iheartsims16. This is a serious topic you should not joke around with. Normally, if we would read you are planning on committing it is our duty as good persons to call the police so that they can help you. I guess this was just a joke from you, but please do not do things like that again.

I had a skill bar stuck above my sim constantly even when not doing anything. It stopped doing that when I closed the game and played it later, but I thought I would let people know. I really like the game so far despite the few small bugs I have noticed.

I hate it bc it wont stop crashing -.-

I was expecting to be bored without the missing content that is discussed all over the boards. I truly thought I was going to purchase it, peek inside, and wait to get into playing come the expansions. I was wrong.

I love the sims, themselves. The new interactions are wonderful. The new features in build mode are fantastic. The multitasking is probably my favorite of the new features. The multitasking adds so much more realism, as well as helps with time management, which is a huge issue.

There are some things I do not like, as well. I hate the town. I feel like there was a huge step backwards there. It is pretty, mind you, but I am no fan of all the loading, nor of lack of SP.

As far as building goes, leaving out the create a style takes away from the fun in building. While the new features in building rock, the lack of Create a style makes me enjoy building much less. I, personally, would have chosen create a style over the new build features.

The sounds from emotional state change are driving me nuts. Also, The states change to rapidly, in my opinion. I think a better way to have this feature would have been some sort of time determination. For instance, I am in a bad mood. To get in a good mood all I need to do is change rooms. Then back for instant bad mood. What would seem more realistic would be a gradual increase or decrease in my mood depending on how long I am near x emotional factor, adjusting the speed of increase or decrease according to scale of emotional impact. Just an idea.

I also hate that there is no SP. I love my sims having relationships with the neighbors. Or my child sim and her best friend growing up together and marrying after college. I HATE that that is really no longer possible. I hate that my neighbor can't surprisingly have a baby or marry, or progress as I do, other than in age. Missing SP is probably the largest let down in the game, for me.

Lastly, I really hate the idea of premium service. I know it is just a rumor, at this moment, but should it be true, I would be truely disappointed. This isn't an mmo that requires a server, so I am confused on what I would need to be subscribing for.

While I have some disappointments, I still love the game. It is a mix, IMO, of great additions, and great loss. Much of the loss I am hoping (praying!) to see added in time.

Thanks for the new game! :)

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.

"lipsugar;12584691" wrote:
Finally the 5th midnight. I can play the sims. Well after a few crashes (apparently the game doesn't like some of the saved households from the gallery. So took out probably most my stuff from the tray folder.

Okay so far. I am liking all the little things i am noticing.



Game looks beautiful. (really beautiful)

It's so bright and pretty

I love how the Sims eat (the animation is so cute of the sims eating)

My sim ran into Bob Pancake (that made me smile)

I love the wheelie bin. That's my bin

The music on the radio is superb.

Love the electronic station



I need to explore more. So this is just a quick review.



The new dance moves are adorable too

Sims do seem more intelligent (my sims carried his food with him so he could continue chatting to the other sims in the room sitting on the couch.)



I am not missing toddlers but that is just me.

I love the clothes selection. Some really interesting outfits.

I still need lipstick for my male sims.

I struggled figuring out how to turn a object in another direction when placing furniture. (finally figured it out)

Buiding mode is easier

Sims look good. Really good and alive. (seeing gameplay on videos does not do the sims justice. They are beautiful. I love the faces they make.



Still getting use to the interface. (that shows the sims needs) I think i hate the white background and the green and it looks so big when i click on it. It will take some getting use to. The other menus i can live with.



The gallery.

Well i miss the Sims 3 create a sim (liked having my sims in the saved sims folder) Looking at tray folder it grows really quickly and looks messy. I guess everyone is going the way of online. I have my consoles for that. I just keep thinking the gallery is going to crash and the sims you didn't share will be lost (because i have already lost half the 200 households i made with the demo) They were'nt all mine. Anyway for the moment i am not downloading anyone households in case it crashes my game again.



I am glad i got this game. I got the digital deluxe version (so i could play at midnight) even though the Physical copy of the collectors Edition is being delivered tomorrow and my Collectors Prima game guide. (yes i am obsessed when it comes to the Sims)



I think the game runs flawless and much faster having smaller neighbourhoods even though my Gaming PC could probably handle more. It's good that everyone can just dive straight into the game without worrying if their PC can handle it. (sims 3 was forever loading objects)



I really need to explore the game some more now. I have barely done anything. I guess new clothes and furniture will come in stuff packs. I miss the sims 3 store and it was weird seeing my sims having to pay to cook their meals. I want a grocery store. (i would love one like the sims 2 had )



Foods look really good (makes me hungry)

Hate the white outline on the sims



Love the game so far and see it's going to be long weekend of simming and probably next week too. Okay who i'm i kidding, this is probably going to take up quite a bit of my time now. Will be hard to go back to sims 3.

The sims you made are in a different area of the gallery. I thought I lost all of mine, but then found them in a separate area where I could download them into the sims 4 since they were in CAS gallery previously. I don't know if you knew that, but I thought I would share in case someone else had that issue and didn't realize that when you click gallery and mine that's not the same as the mine in CAS demo.

"Suzicube;12573608" wrote:
I must be missing something here but where are the dishwashers and the food processors. The only small appliances are coffee makers, microwaves and a tea maker? Where is the trash compactor?





I won't go over everything I don't like because everyone else pretty much said it. I am enjoying the game so far but I'm not sure how long it will keep my attention because of so many things missing and I'm not talking pools. There is ONE bar and nowhere to go eat so you can go on a date?



My favorite part of the game is the decorating. You have pretty much taken away all creativity from the game. There are very few color choices and you have put multiple colors together instead of allowing us to do that. The clothing choices are minimal and so are the hair styles. No story progression so it seems like a never ending game.



I'm guessing that a lot of things are missing so that expansions and stuff packs can be sold which would make this game series very expensive. I hope that the game supports mods well and can't wait to see what all the talented modders out there come up with. Hurry! :)

I have a (sort of) different theory. I think Maxis wanted to make a more stable game and hasn't figured out a way to do that with things like CASt yet, but EA told them they had to release the game this quarter because it's been a *gasp!* whole year since the last expansion. And yeah, why should EA care since they'll get more money with expansions. I think there are some things that they can't change, and won't change because they work better from a programming perspective, like the way that the neighborhoods are built. But will terrain tools and CASt come back? Yeah.. I think they will.

I'm not sure if you're talking about the object or location, but there are a couple of different bar locations (don't forget Sims can travel between worlds now!)

I don't think dishwashers are really necessary because cleaning dishes is so much more efficient now, but I also like them from an aesthetic standpoint (in fact, I think some things may be a little TOO convenient in this game)

I have been playing the Sims since the first game came out so I'm used to the initial game being a little 'light' on substance. That being said here are my pro's and con's.

PRO'S:
1. Emotions are great. They add a new aspect to the game.
2. I like that Sims can multitask. Eating dinner while watching T.V. and talking to another Sim is a great addition.
3. The CAS options are great. I like everything you can do with it.
4. The ability to place objects anywhere. Moving the pictures up and down the wall is super easy.
5. The cooking options are interesting. I like clicking on fridge and choosing what to cook.

CON'S:
1. It feels more like a console game instead of a PC game.
2. Skills are too easy to gain. I gain 3 cooking levels just by eating.
3. There is no skill journal. I can't keep track of how much of my book is already written for example.
4. You can't go next door without a load screen. You can't go downtown without a load screen. I hate load screens even quick ones.
5. You can't see the neighborhood because of no map or zoomed out view.
6. The town is super small. There are many Sims running around town but where do they live because there aren't that many houses and everyone I visit seems to be empty.
7. There are no repairmen. You either repair it yourself or buy new.
8. The camera options are horrible. I preferred the Sims 3 options as far as scrolling and rotating cameras.
9. There is no time to do anything fun. Time goes by so fast in the game. You only have time for needs and work not entertaining or fun. You age really quickly too.
10. Unlockable objects really irk me. If I paid for the game, I should have access to all items all the time without levels or unlocking them. Again this makes it more like a console game then a PC game.

Right now I am not impressed with the game. I am hoping there will be good updates without gauging me for more money. I also am not happy about the rumor that you may have to pay for a monthly premium to get the good stuff. I hope that EA keeps with the same Sims store like the Sims 3. I also don't like the Gallery. I never really used the Exchange but I preferred that set up to this new Gallery.

Things I like:

1. Multitasking
2. Graphics
3. How easy it is to move between worlds, and how a Sim from one world can visit another

Things I dislike:

1. Like many others, I feel like the game is very bare bones. I almost feel like the game was unfinished. I was bored after a couple of hours. I am sure this is so that countless expansion packs can be released; however, this is something that has always disgruntled me about the Sims universe.

2. Again, like many others, I feel like there is not enough time in the day. It makes it very hard to have multiple family members.

3. The town is TINY and there are so few places to travel. This goes back to the whole "bare bones" feel.

4. Game controls. I find it extremely difficult to navigate. I'm not sure if this is a bug, a limitation of my computer, or part of the game, but even with edge scrolling on, I can't scroll down. I can scroll left, right, and up, but not down, which is a huge pain. I also don't like the menu/button set up. Also, when I have the menus open to see what my Sim's needs are, I feel like it takes up way too much of the playable screen.

5. A load screen to visit every other lot? REALLY?

6. Age controls. Even on long, I feel like the lifespan goes very quickly.

7. Since babies aren't "playable" characters, unless I'm missing something, it's impossible to tell what their needs are.

8. Lack of color options in CAS.

9. Money is much harder to come by. I understand that this is more "realistic," but with the limited lifespan, I'd like to be able to move my Sims to a bigger lot within their lifetime. My Sim has been employed since I started playing and she is almost an elder, and I still have less that the $20,000 value I started with, so I can't move to a nicer lot.

Overall, I am pretty disappointed so far. Like I said, I got bored after only a few hours. For the amount of money the game cost, I would have liked to see a lot more playability options without having to wait for (and pay for) expansion packs.