Thoughts on The Sims Spark'd...

"bixters;c-17573109" wrote:

"ApparentlyAwesome;c-17573046" wrote:

And I wish they had gone into what The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 brought to the table as well but to me any of the previous games would've been better to do this with. It wouldn't surprise me if in the show if what are supposed to be dramatic or heartbreaking scenes there are some sims just acting like regular Sims 4 sims. With a goofy expression on their face, kind of like that clip in the trailer where the sim girl starts crying and the sim in front of her is just smiling and looking in a daze. It's hard to even make serious looking sims because they always seem happy or goofy and when they are mad or sad it still looks goofy. Like your friend who's pretending you hurt their feelings but is about to crack up laughing any second. If the show absolutely had to be done I would've rather seen this done with The Sims 1 instead of The Sims 4. But I hope it's enjoyable for anyone into those types of shows.

THIS. How am I supposed to any of their "emotional" scenes seriously when I know how shallow the game actually is? They'll try and make it look like some dramatic and touching game when it's really not.

Someone compared this TV show to the Sims 3 Alice and Kev, a story about homeless Sims that got a lot of attention years ago. The reason that series worked was because traits actually mattered, and the world interacted with your sims. In the Sims 4 they don't. All the sims have the same silly emotional buffs, and most traits traits are pointless.

I wouldn't be surprised if a contestant on the show is trying to do a really touching and emotional scene, and then the sims breaks out in some stupid grin.

That was me. The first post mentioning Alice and Kev was more to do with this story being a possible influence on the challenges. I mentioned Sims 4 limitations, that gameplay was lacking however I was curious to see how the contestants create within the game and challenge restrictions. Second time you said who cries over the Sims, I mentioned the series in response to your post and was thinking overall and not specific to the current version.