The Sims 4 Feedback Thread - come share yours

- I liked:
The Gallery
New look for drinks and meals
Wall heights
Event planner
Catalog search and filters
Spandrels and friezes
Decoration items for walls and roofs
Multitasking
Body modification

- I didn't like:
Removal of create a style (CAST) There's not matching colors-textures for most of the items/clothes...
No half walls (PLEASE add this soon, I have a couple of creations waiting to be finished with this)
No double chin option (Can't recreate a lot of people without this option!)
No terrain modification
Same foundation in all rooms
Same height for all rooms in the same floor
Small World
No Pools and Hot Tubs
All Sims have the same height (specially teens)
No body hair
No basements
No fears
No dishwashers and no trash compactors
Not being able to create round walls
Not being able to place stairs on diagonal, corners and rounded foundations
No cars or bikes
World being populated with random Sims, even deleting all NPC
Not being able to manage service NPCs like the maids
No family trees
No bartenders or other NPCs on the community lots
Achievements not saving into Origin profile
No buydebug and moveobjects cheats
Fridges looks weird in size
Emotional deaths
Weather, spiral staircases and L-shape stairs (At this point of the franchise that features could have been in the base game)
No home phone and Alarm clocks
No way to edit the light colors when editing a lot without a Sim
Male Sims have less clothes, hairstyles and accessories than female Sims (Base game just have 1 underwear option for males!!)
Community lots included are boring
No work clothes option
No swimsuits

- Suggestions?
Too many good features are gone, including the Create a Style (that could be easily the best feature EVER in The Sims franchise) by the way, this game wasn't as bad as I expected to be, and can be improved a lot yet, especially if the stuff listed on I didn't like list are added or fixed. I expect you to do free updates soon with some of them. I loved friezes and decoration items for walls and roofs, please add more! and remember to add black and white recolor for EVERY item.

-Overall thoughts?
After playing Sims since the begining of the franchise, with all the expansions, all stuff packs, lots of store items, it's so hard to start again and see that a lot of features are missing, downgraded or even play with the uncertainty and ignorance of when and if you are going to release the features and objects that all fans expect from this franchise. A lot of these people, like me, will not enjoy the game until a couple of expansion packs are released.

I've been a fan of The Sims since the original announcement of the first edition of the series.

• What you liked

Not a single thing, as I'm unable to play it.

• What you didn't like

No Mac release, not even a statement promising a planned release. That's simply inexcusable in this day and age, when cross-platform development has ceased to be a big deal, and is trivial to accomplish if your development team is any good.

As far as I can see, TS4 is less functional than TS3 was on first release. Classic features that were much enjoyed by the fan base have been omitted, and the excuses for doing so are extremely thin at best.

The price — it's just too damned expensive for what's in the base release, and given the expectation of a large number of expansion packs to be released.

• Suggestions?

Release a Mac version ASAP.

Commit to a free expansion which will add the missing core features from TS3.

Cut the price significantly.

• Overall thoughts?

Extremely poor show, highly disappointing.

Liked:
+ Certain emotions were interesting, such as being energized and determined
+ Some really cool new objects to explore and use
+ More things were included for children (more clothing for example)
+ BUILD MODE! the roof tool is so much easier to use, the wall height tool is really neat and I am in love with the room dragging tool.
+ Runs everything rather smoothly, even on highest settings

Dislike:
+ Job selection. Some were really weird and didn't feel 'practical'.
+ Travelling. Sims just poof out of nowhere. There are no carpools, no school buses.
+ Towns are way too small. I don't really feel like I want to interact with most of the sims and there isn't enough variety of community lots, so I rarely go out anywhere with my sim
+ Limited variety of style of objects. Everything is modern. I want there to be options. What if I have an extremely poor sim? They shouldn't look like they shop at Ikea.
+ Teens and adults being the same height. I can not distinguish which is which, which is frustrating!
+ Certain emotions. It is hard to keep a sim happy when they are constantly becoming embarrassed, angry and tense for no real reason
+ Isn't much selection when it comes to furniture colors and walls. I want more variety, there isn't enough. A lot of it doesn't match or is very limited in variety
+ No fears
+ No family trees :(
+ NO GHOSTS?!

Suggestions?
+ Change teen height allowing them to smaller or at least LOOK different for easier game play. If I want my sim to marry, I don't want to accidentally be talking to teens and wasting my time.
+ Bigger worlds, or at least more options
+ Adding some things that were taken out back in, such as cars, repairmen and other things that should have been necessary.

Overall:
I like the sims 4 and I enjoy playing it. I am looking forward to expansions and other things that are added. I really enjoy the custom content people are creating (which just makes the whole experience more worth while). I just hope that some things are improved.

What I Like:

Emotions- I feel they bring another level of gameplay. It's new and fun.

Build Mode- The new quick tools are genius.

Build a Sim- The new aspect of being able to basically mold a Sim is amazing!

Teenage "Mess around", Pregnancy Tests and Breast Feeding- FINALLY you got over the fears.

Aspiration Build Up- I love being able to work towards small goals rather than just one huge goal.


What I Do NOT Like:

No toddlers- Really? Really?!?! Why take them away!?! Why even have a family oriented aspiration!!! Horrible decision.
Dealing with toddlers and kids are some of my favorite aspects!
No Open World- Thanks for bringing back The Sims 2. >.< The best thing about The Sims 3 was the open world and you
took it away.
Hardly No Recreation Objects- My Sims are way to limited on what they can do. I felt like in The Sims 3 my Sims could do anything
and now they only get a couple options.
No Cars- I never thought I would miss them until they were gone. I went to build a replica of my own home and could because I
depict a garage because there are no cars!
Camera Controls- It took me forever to get used to them. They are horrible.

Worlds- I like being able to go to different "neighborhoods" BUT there are only like 5 different community lots. ANNND hardly any open
lots to build anything. You give an amazing way to easily bring in new homes and buildings but give us no place to put them. Also I
was very confused how to move Sims out of my household! It took me way too long to figure it out.
Story Progression- Simple, it's not there. I had to manually move all the old people into one household because they weren't having any kids
they just kept getting old and dying without having more kids or anything!
Jobs- They are so unrealistic!! Where are the doctor, business, teacher etc..! I admit the teenage jobs are way better but
the adult jobs are awful.

Lifetime Rewards- Hardly non of them are helpful, and the ones that are take FOREVER to get.

Family Tree- WHERE DID IT GO AND WHY!?!?!

SUGGESTIONS!!!!

Fix the whole thing. I feel extremely ripped off having to pay $69.99 for a game that is not finished. I keep checking the website seeing if any content has been added to buy because I am getting bored with the game. Sure it's pretty but it doesn't play well.

I will start by saying like pretty much everyone else here I am a huge Sims fan. From SimCity to the Original Sims I have played them all for over 13 years now. I am a bit dissapointed in The Sims 4. Partly, I will say, it's because of my expectations. With TS4 I guess I was expecting a newer, better, upgraded version of TS3(which I LOVE), when what we really got feels like an upgraded version of TS2 (honestly, I still play it; I love the Open for Business expansion). Though I will say that I feel like TS2 and TS3 base games have way more content than TS4.

What I like:
The graphics are beautiful, though I agree with another gamer who said they do look a bit Pixar-ish and less real.
CAS is awesome. I love how much we can manipulate our sims look.
I love multitasking.
My prego sims no longer have to wear ugly outfits, and can continue to work.
We can move things all over the walls be it pictures, or windows. That makes the house more realistically decorated.
Being able to put nic-nacks on shelves. Again makes it more homey and realistic looking.
I like the emotions.
I like that I can move the whole house in build mode. I like being abe to move it around the lot.

What I don't like:
The closed world. SO annoying that I can't even go to my neighbors without a load screen. I absolutely love the open world of TS3.
The worlds and neighborhoods are too small. Not enough empty lots or community lots.
It's been said, but the lack of enough time in the day. I am constantly filling my sims needs, and don't really have time for anthing else but that and work.
So while I like the emotions to a point, they also are a bit annoying. My sims moods change at a whim and I don't always have time to get their wishes met before they change because of a mood change.
The lack of regular jobs. My sim is athletic and wants to work out all the time which I don't mind, but unless I just didn't see it, there wasn't a career that would benifit from this (like the athletic career track in the previous games).
It takes forever to build relationships. I needed to make a friend to level up in a job, but it was taking so long to get the friendship built.
No cars. No toddlers. No pools. Really?!
Infants are part of the decor- stuck in a crib. This is a step back to me.
No color wheel. I loved personalizing everything.
No edit town/create a world.
I love building houses, but I can't stand it in TS4. I don't know if its just me, but because you simplified it in order to get to the game play faster, it actually made it more difficult for me to be creative in building my houses. Now I just get frustrated.
It's boring. There is not enough to do. I know everyone (who likes it) is saying it's because we are comparing it to all the expansions of TS3, but I just got a new laptop and I currently only have the base TS3 loaded and it is way better than TS4. That being said, I will not stop playing TS3 for TS4; something I did when TS2 came after the original, then when TS3 came out after that.

I might give it another shot when a good expansion comes out, but for now I'm still going to be playing TS3. Though, I feel a bit gipped that for the game to be fun I will have to spend even MORE money.

So far I've lived without the Pools and Basements...but the game is starting to get boring. I've put in more than 60 hours, so I've maxed a number of skills, have tons of money in my main family, rebuilt the town, and just need some more CONTENT!

Guess I'm going to be on the short list of this one....I enjoy Sims 4 very much! At first, I was disappointed in functions that is in Sims 3, but I'm past that. I have every bit of faith that our Sims team will continue building on this great game. I only wish my Sim would eat her food and stop taking pics of it. :wink:

I've been a simmer playing since Sims 2. I got this game a few days ago.

What I liked:
- I like how the two towns work together and it'll be interesting to see how they incorporate more towns in later expansions.
-I've been waiting for sims to drink and eat at the same time FOREVERR and I'm so glad that's finally been implemented. The multitasking is a huuuge plus.
-I wasn't a huge fan of the open world in Sims 3 so I think the open/closed world Sims 4 has is a good balance.
-When the female sims are pregnant, their weight gain is a lot more realistic than it's ever been.
-I like how they brought back a few of the Sims 2 romantic interactions like 'kiss on neck' for teens and 'passionate kiss'
-No more larvae babies, but I'm sure I'm not the first person who's said that lmao
-I love that they brought 'snuggle' back between children and adults
-PREGNANCY TESTS =D
-I was kinda pissed about loading screens at first but they are so short, it's like they hardly exist. Much shorter than the Sims 3 loading screens whenever they'd travel.


What I didn't like:
-I'm really annoyed that you can't carry the newborns around
-I'm really, REALLY annoyed that upon marriage, female Sims don't change their last names. I mean c'mon, that's basic stuff, I thought.
-Not enough beverages.
- The emotions are okay I guess, but I disagree that they make the Sims seem more alive. I personally don't see much of a difference besides the occasional grumpy march or sad walk. Furthermore, I don't really see how they add a whole lot more to the game play, which is disappointing being that was the selling point of the Sims 4. Or at least that's the way I took it. The faces are funny...
-There's not really a lot for my Sims to do. I mean, yea they can go to the museum and meet other Sims...or go to the bar or gym and do the exact same thing. I mean, after your third Ridge Port or working out for 5hrs straight, there's not a lot to do. Especially at home.
-I don't like the lack of family relation acknowledgement between father-in-law/brother-in-law/mother-in-law, etc etc. I haven't gone far enough to see if they acknowledge the family relationship between aunts and uncles/cousins, etc. The family trees need to come back and as to why they were taken out, I don't get.
-Story progression. Ugh, the SP is what made Sims 3 worth playing and is what kept Sims 2 from being the most perfect game on earth. How could you take it away from us?
-No phones? Maybe I'm just not looking in the right place, but besides the cell phone, there are no, like, regular house phones which is weird, unrealistic and I don't like it.
-There aren't enough careers. And there aren't very many, like, regular careers like doctor or Businessman/Businesswoman, etc. I can see where they were trying to go the same way as Sims 2 with the wackiness, but at least Sims 2 had more regular careers like Lawyer and Teacher and stuff.


Suggestions?

--> As for suggestions as to what should be implemented, I think anniversary parties should be added and bachelor/bachelorette parties should be brought back.

Overall thoughts? I agree with nw411ma247. I think you guys would really benefit by having veteran Sims players play the game first so we can give you this kind of feedback before the game launches. I mean, there's so much stuff that was in the base launches for the previous games that are not in this one and there seems to be a pattern. I mean, it looks like we're gonna have to invest in expansion packs to see pools and stuff like that again and that seems really effed up, imho. There's not enough to do in this game compared to what the previous base games offered and it's really overpriced for how little content this game it actually has. Needless to say, I'm a little frustrated, however I'm willing to see what you devs do with this game.

The lack of content has left me dry!!! There is NOTHING to do after only a day worth of playing.

This is BETA / ALPHA quality content and is definitely not worth its full price.

Overall I'm pretty happy with this game. I was one of the people who played TS3 on release day and detested it. I had no hope of this game being any good, so it's a pleasant surprise.

Things I like
- Familiar faces
- Emotions
- Multitasking
- Closed world and loading screens over a laggy and glitchy open world
- CAS
- General gameplay
- Graphics are better than in TS3
- Buy Mode (especially the search option)

Things I don't like
- There could be more familiar Sims, where are the Newbies at? Bob and Betty were my fave back in the day.
- I love what you've done with CAS, but in game graphics (though better that TS3) are still lacking a lot for 2014. There's really no point being able to make a sim with that level of fine detail when the in-game sim loses most of it and looks a fair bit different. I definitley miss the consistency of TS2 sims, where what you saw in CAS was what you got in game, no matter how closely you zoomed. You've tried to make this game more sim focused but for me this detail undoes so much of that work.
- Height for teens and adults. It's really difficult for me to find other teens for my teens to befriend because they are basically adults. On this point and with the lack of toddlers I just kind of can't help but feel like again, the remodelled sims that are supposed to be the main focus, were actually pretty lazily produced.
- No pools and toddlers. Generations were the selling point in TS2. In my opinion it's a very bold and stupid move to essentially make teens adults and remove toddlers. In this aspect I understand everybody who's saying the game has gone backwards or the people calling it 'Sims 1 HD'.
- No Alien abductions or just something weird and crazy to stumble across.
- No memories unless we make them.
- No family tree

Despite these things I am enjoying the game, but it could have been so much better. It could have blasted TS2 and TS3 from memory. There was so much more potential here, and while what we've got is great, it's still a mere shadow of what this game could have become.