The Sims 4 Feedback Thread - come share yours

What I liked:
Over all I liked everything in the game but there are some things I found that need to be fixed or expanded on.

THINGS TO BE EXPANDED ON

--Careers: Okay so I was very disappointed in the choices in careers. I wanted there to be at least a medical and business career. I am hoping that there will be an expansion pack that will add many more careers.

--Pregnancy: I may be the only one, but I really would have loved for a longer pregnancy cycle. Three days to me isn't enough time You can expand it to three weeks, one week for each trimester. OR you could have it customizable from the options menu kind of like how the ages were in the sims 3. I love that you can breast feed though, that is a very very nice touch to add a little realism.

--Build/Buy Mode: The new mode is wonderful and I love it, However when it come to painting walls and laying down floors that is where my problem is. I am not sure if others have experienced this or it may just be me, But When I was placing individual walls and I wanted to paint them on the inside of the house it painted the whole wall both inside and outside. So I had to end up placing paint on the individual panels. With the floors I am unable to place tiles on the second floor unless I make a room, and I can't delete individual tiles either. Again I am not sure if it is just me or a game thing. But those need to be fixed. with like a no auto floor option, and something that will fix how panting walls is done.

--Clock speed: Having time pass by the second makes it a bit hard when it comes to doing things. When you want the family to spend time together they can't because It is midnight and the kids have school in the morning. There is no time to explore the world around and get things done on the one day because the needs are falling so fast. It is like you cant have both parent sims working and expect to be able to have them do anything besides work and sleep.

SUGGESTIONS:

-Slower time speed
-more careers
-longer pregnancies
-open world (thought I know there isn't a change that this will happen, its always nice to hope)
-Asian culture expansion pack (complete with proper animations and furniture)
-toddler stage
-more customization

MY OVERALL THOUGHTS

I love the game so far, I am finding new things each time I play. But there is a lot that needs to be added and expanded on. I have very very very high hopes for this game and see its potential to be one of the greatest sims games to date. So I hope everyone at EA and Maxis read other players feed back and put emphasis on what the player wants and not the money aspect, they will get their money as long as they give us what we want.

(Sorry for any and all spelling and grammatical errors.)

@AmyMF:
I can use Space Bar to switch, but in TS3, it also changed the focus to that sim - like one in the kitchen, hit space bar, now i see one in the bedroom, hit space bar, now i see one in the yard - like that.

Agree with @GameofSims - stuff breaks ALL THE TIME, even the expensive stuff!

I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE the creative tools and really hope that they release some EP's that offers more creative options/housing decorations or focuses on themes in build mode. I plan on making a New Orleans inspired neighborhood. I feel like the creative tools have been simplified and are a lot easier to use. I love how clothing is categorized in create a sim and how you can filter and find what you're looking for a lot easier. I actually found the create a sim process in TS3 to be an annoying pita, it took forever for the content to load and there was sooo much lag. Making sims is fun now! I'm a little disappointed that we can't customize furniture or clothes in create a style and hope that's something that will be implemented in an update. Although I do like that there isn't a crazy amount of textures and a lot of the colors go together so it's easier to mix and match. One thing that bothers is how the black shoes look, they're too blueish! I feel like there's a pretty adequate amount of clothing options except for maybe jewelry. Also, the carpeting sucks big time.. there aren't enough options and the colors aren't very nice.

The multi-tasking feature is GREAT.. my Sims don't waste time, they get sh*t done! The AI/emotions are... meh. It's not as great as I expected it to be, I honestly don't see what all the hype was about. It's an improvement and definitely makes it more interesting and fun, but they aren't THAT smart and their emotions don't influence the game play that much. The "wacky stories" are not manifesting for me, maybe I should give it some time? Also, they only ever seem to be in one of maybe four moods.. either "happy" or "uncomfortable".

The lack of content is disappointing.. I honestly expected more, even for a base game. I'm not quite bored with the game just yet, but there isn't much for the Sims to do and wished that there was more in the way of activities. I will be p!ssed if EA releases a ton of DLC's. I'd rather have everything thrown into EP's.. EP's are enough money as it is, DLC's are wayyyy worse.

I love the graphics, they're beautiful; the colors are really vibrant and the Sims looks nice, their clothes fit well on their bodies.. has less of a painted on look. I don't mind that they're a bit cartoony and I'm a fan of more realistic looking graphics. I'm a bit disappointed with the lack of body hair and a crotch slider for male Sims.

I'm not sure how I feel about the neighborhoods just yet. I'd prefer an open world, the loading screens are kind of annoying and it doesn't make me want to take my sim out much, esp since I can't check on my other sims. Although it's not THAT problematic for me and there's somewhat of an open world feel in your little subdivision. I just hope the towns expand. I wish there was a least one more town and some more empty lots or larger little subdivisions... I'm going to have to bulldose everything.

Overall I really-really like the game and the direction it's going in.

As I suspected, there's not a lot of content in the initial release. The Sims 3 was a wonderfully mature, solid piece of software that had a great deal of content by the end of its lifespan. The Sims 4 starts again, but there is obviously much less to do.

Likes: Socialising is better than Sims3. More believable, with fewer quirks. The AI is a little better, and the gaming experience is more rounded in the long-run. EA has taken the best gameplay from the addons from Sims 3 and removed the worst.

Dislikes: very, very empty. Very few lots to visit, few clothing options, few character options. No rain or snow etc. which adds massively to the atmosphere of the Sims3. I've had at least one crash that's wiped out my savegame. Very expensive for something without much content.

The Sims 3 is currently better value - especially if you can pick it up in a sale which seems increasingly likely now Sims 4 is out. Sims 3 has far more content and is in many ways a more satisfying experience, and far better value for money.

Just some little things from the little I've seen/played of it.

Like:
The new style/modeling: at first, it seems like a HUGE step-down from the sims 3, but the more you play/see it, the better it becomes. It's kind of cartoonish, and that's kind of a feel I got from the original sims and I like it, but I feel like more can be done with it. Unsure at this point really.

More options in create a sim: I cannot stress how bland the base sims 3 and sims 2 are because there just isn't much going on in them. There seemed to be a bit more going on (like hair styles, clothing, etc.) in this one and it's a direction I like and hope it keeps going.

Updated feel: a problem with the sims I've felt a lot is that clothing, housing, furniture, and many other things are just not things people would have in their every day life. It's not realist in those aspects, however, I feel like this game is curving the issue in a better direction.

Dislike:
Babies/toddlers: If you have every other age-group, why not these? These age groups should be essential to how a sim grows up. Yes, you can argue there are babies now, but they're just kind of...stuck in the crib? Reminds me more of a doll and less of a human being.

Career Limitations: There didn't seem to be much careers, I think a total of like 8? Seemed just controlled, and not real to me.

Aspirations/traits: when making your sim, again, it seemed limited. Like, you had just another run-of-the-mill sim that wasn't unique. :disappointed:

Heights: Along with adjustable body types, there should be a height option. People are different sizes and shapes, so I feel this would be important. Like-wise, I didn't notice much height difference in Teens/young adults/adults. It's not really a big noticeable thing in real life, but it can be and it should be here.

*more to be added with more playtime and seeing more of it.

What I love about TS4:
The short loading time
Boots over pants!!
The fact that you can change your hairstyle/ hats/ makeup/jewelry very quickly( I love the fashion 'cuz my Sims change their styles every 3 days)
So many different nationalities, I can create anyone from my real family!!
Build mode is Awesome**
Work mode is fast-forwarded cuz I used to do that anyway
So many dishes to cook ( don't really miss goin grocery shopping)
Being able to add someone to my household quickly, and their name doesn't automatically change to mine
Gardening is much easier (Would like to see a lemonade/veggie stand add on like in TS3)!!!!
Freaking multitasking ahhhhhhhh I LOVE IT



Stuff I don't like:
No cars, No goin to the movies or a concert
I tried to have a baby 3 times but each time they came out looking scary so I immediately aged them up to children (sad)
I need more clothes, shoes, and hairstyles (When are the expansion packs coming out?)
I want to be able to buy property and make the other sims pay for Tea & cupcakes, furniture store...etc.
When do you get to retire after becoming an elder?

We have filters for items and build items, which is great to find quickly what I want, BUT, I would like to specify what I don't want, as opposed to what we want now. For example, when building for other people, and I don't want to use purchased content, then I want to specify to look for all or x and y type/color, but NOT for purchased, or even NOT for color x or NOT style a. It would help a lot and I think not too hard to implement...

Oh, and by the way, I LOVE this game! Much better than The Sims 3, though there are things missing...

As a long-term simmer (since TS1), this is shaping up to be one of my favorite Sim series in comparing all four base games. Here is a quick (and shortened) list of what I consider the best features:

• layering effects of emotions
  
• making & keeping friends/loved ones/romances is more challenging
  
• how careers are set-up for advancement, i.e., quick reference checklist, and that they unlock items as your sim progresses (by career and skill level)
  
• babies have arms & legs, plus all of the new interactions; regular clothes morph during pregnancy to maternity clothes
  
• gardening, fishing, and cooking changes :)
  
• UI--so much better, and in particular, I really like that there are additional keyboard shortcuts, e.g. L, O, I, etc.
  
• really love build/buy mode objects and curved counters, fences, etc--ease of building is great, by the way!--as well as the search capability and filters
  
• textures/lighting/animations
  
• that you can instantly bring another sim(s) from the household to your currently loaded lot
  
• ease of traveling between worlds
  
• the new map--very easy on the eyes and greatly facilitates locating lots
  
• how quickly the game loads :D
  

SUGGESTIONS/THINGS TO EXPAND ON:

• add search & filtering to fish bait & garden fertilizer lists or at least a way to group all of the items so the lists aren't so long
  
• a World Adventures type of EP in the future
  
• more neighborhoods and worlds of any type
  

Overall, I find TS4 to be a much more immersive and enjoyable experience. Not only is the game more fun in terms of new features like the emotion system, it poses a good balance of humor, challenge, and creativity. I have clocked 64 hours of gameplay and have only touched on a small part of everything new in the game. I've played three of the careers (culinary to level 6, art to lvl 10, and entertainment to lvl 4) and still haven't tried many of the skills or collectibles. Build/buy mode is fantastic and the search/filter feature is a much loved & used tool.

The last impression I want to leave in this post is that gameplay is so much better owed mostly to the smooth operating performance. The amount of time it took for objects to render in TS3 was a real frustrating detractor and it really took away the immersive experience that it should have been. The load screens don't detract as much as the rendering times and I find that the openness of the neighborhood per loaded lot to be a good trade-off between performance and open world.

Great job with TS4! I look forward to new surprises I have yet to discover in the base game, plus future EPs and/or SPs.

Over all i really like the game so far.love the new menu which allows you to have a single serving without having all those messy leftovers that stunk up your fridge.I want to see weather im dying for seasons, i am really wanting toddlers, dont understand why you have to screen change just to visit a neighbor. I have been playing sims for 14 yrs 2 was my favorite by far. dont like the fact you cant invite someone over using the phone. Im ready for expansions all ready Seasons should be the first one tho.