To everyone complaining about the cuteness...

I don't think i actually mind the cute blobs now cause at least they make scary faces at u first pic just looked way too...positive and happy

and i feel cursed objects will help

The Green, cute ones I expect are Happy Ghosts who are probably nice, and why wouldn't they be cute? While there are Red, Angry Ghosts and Blue Sad Ghosts, I'm guessing, so they won't be so cute and happy. So you will get spooky, and you will get adorable.

I like the cute spoopy look the ghosts have in Paranormal Stuff. I love it when Halloween stuff is made cute. I'm not a fan of scary things, but I love occult weirdness. And "kawaii culture" has been popular among teens & adults for a long time now, so I don't think EA taking this approach is targeting the wrong audience. It's also consistent with the artstyle they've developed for voidcritters, RoM familiars, SE Kodama, etc. spirits in the game. Keeping a consistent artstyle in a game is a good thing. If you don't like a cartoony artstyle, I don't know why you bought Sims 4 in the first place. That's literally all it is.

"SERVERFRA;c-17768659" wrote:
Just a question. How come Sims 4 caters to age 5 to 8?

I was thinking this when some one said of farm animals in a farming pack......”we can’t kill the animals and use them for food, that is too cruel”. It made me laugh because they do that in Minecraft, and you have young kids playing that game. Besides the fact we eat meat ( that was killed to eat, ). Well at least many of us eat meat. There is already tons of death in the sims 4, but you can’t have an animal become meat to eat? What nonsense!

"Bookworm2009189;c-17769143" wrote:
Well I know for a fact they dont want to add anything super scary to the sims4 game. Like what if a kid was watching their big brother or sister play and all off the sudden a ghost pops out of the grave and starts attacking the sim because they are upset or whatever. That would be very well, intense.

But watching their brother or sister play a 1st person shooter game with killing and blood wouldn’t?? Minecraft has skeletons shooting arrows, ghasts that blow you up. Shoot, I’m afraid to take my character to the nether world, and witches scare the heck out of me. Kids play Minecraft.... lol.

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"logion;c-17768777" wrote:

"Babykittyjade;c-17768679" wrote:

"SERVERFRA;c-17768659" wrote:
Just a question. How come Sims 4 caters to age 5 to 8?

I could be wrong but I would think it's to reach a wider audience? Because they know the loyal fanbase will buy either way. I really don't like the childish, silly cuteness this game is built on but I'm still playing because there is no alternative anyway. I do really enjoy it but I'm just saying.

Now with the added childish or cute stuff parents would have no problem buying this for their kids. Because everything is happy and non controversial. Seems like a win win from a business perspective.

Yeah I think so too, I think their marketing is trying to reach the next generation, not people who know about the sims but younger people who watch and play games like fortnite and minecraft and doesn't usually buy their packs, but their parents mostly buy it for them. Like their FIFA games.

It's an odd decision because I'm pretty sure that they have admitted that their main audience is 18-24 year olds (with a high female percentage). So they don't target their main audience.

That, or their marketing thinks that this is what they like.

Yeah I read that their audience is 18-24 year olds and 60% of their audience is female.

A former CM for the sims said that with their audience they know they are guaranteed your money, be it at point of release or down the line in a sale. So I guess that’s why they are aiming for children, they know their community might moan at things but will buy it anyway.

It’s interesting, I got a survey via email about the sims 4 from EA. Most of the questions centred around inclusion, diversity and representation and how well I thought sims 4 did in those areas. There was also a section On multiplayer, specifically online competitive multiplayer and what motivated me to play games.
There was only two questions about game play. “Did I think sims 4 needed all dlc to be enjoyable” and was the base game alone enjoyable. The majority of the survey was how well the game was doing at representing people and multi player.

Journey To Batuu is about as far from Sims 4's main audience as it's possible to get - teenage male Star Wars fans as opposed to women in their 20s and 30s. So no surprise it failed.

"MidnightAura;c-17774210" wrote:

"logion;c-17768777" wrote:

"Babykittyjade;c-17768679" wrote:

"SERVERFRA;c-17768659" wrote:
Just a question. How come Sims 4 caters to age 5 to 8?

I could be wrong but I would think it's to reach a wider audience? Because they know the loyal fanbase will buy either way. I really don't like the childish, silly cuteness this game is built on but I'm still playing because there is no alternative anyway. I do really enjoy it but I'm just saying.

Now with the added childish or cute stuff parents would have no problem buying this for their kids. Because everything is happy and non controversial. Seems like a win win from a business perspective.

Yeah I think so too, I think their marketing is trying to reach the next generation, not people who know about the sims but younger people who watch and play games like fortnite and minecraft and doesn't usually buy their packs, but their parents mostly buy it for them. Like their FIFA games.

It's an odd decision because I'm pretty sure that they have admitted that their main audience is 18-24 year olds (with a high female percentage). So they don't target their main audience.

That, or their marketing thinks that this is what they like.

Yeah I read that their audience is 18-24 year olds and 60% of their audience is female.

A former CM for the sims said that with their audience they know they are guaranteed your money, be it at point of release or down the line in a sale. So I guess that’s why they are aiming for children, they know their community might moan at things but will buy it anyway.

It’s interesting, I got a survey via email about the sims 4 from EA. Most of the questions centred around inclusion, diversity and representation and how well I thought sims 4 did in those areas. There was also a section On multiplayer, specifically online competitive multiplayer and what motivated me to play games.
There was only two questions about game play. “Did I think sims 4 needed all dlc to be enjoyable” and was the base game alone enjoyable. The majority of the survey was how well the game was doing at representing people and multi player.

Wow! I would love to get an email from them like that! LOL

"Loanet;c-17774362" wrote:
Journey To Batuu is about as far from Sims 4's main audience as it's possible to get - teenage male Star Wars fans as opposed to women in their 20s and 30s. So no surprise it failed.

Yup!
I started playing The Sims on my first laptop when I was 20 in 2004. I played Sims 2 from 2006-2011 (age 22-27). I played Sims 3 a bit from 2012-2013 but then had a baby IRL and things were busy.

I really started again with Sims 4 in 2018 when I was 34 and my daughter was 3. Now she's 6 and I'm 37 and we cuddle on the couch and make mermaid families.

I will admit that the animations and interactions were more detailed in 2 & 3. But I'm actually ok with it given that some of the really sexual stuff was toned down. It makes it easier to play as a family.

In terms of mature, we have arsonist witches, a dad who married his son's ex girlfriend, juiced enthused mom with an angry trait, and a young gay couple who are homeless and dumpster dive to get by in our save. I feel like the gameplay and potential for storytelling is great.