"Gordy;c-17581220" wrote:
To be honest, it was pretty rough. Limited time to make it, a few minutes to tell the story, and limited to Sims 4's Live Mode? Of course they're not going to be as deep or particularly cohesive. The game's limited gameplay options and lack of proper story-telling tools were on full display, too. Even trailers rely HEAVILY on editing, animations and tools not available in the game proper. Even the pre-mades in Sims 4 have almost no work put into their stories. So seeing the judges complain about it is like seeing someone being given stone and chisel and then being asked to make a painting. I get that the goal is to work with what you have and with limits, but even Drag Race has their contestants prepare outfits before coming into the competition.
I like the guru guy, but it felt like he was trying too hard to be the Simon Cowell of the group. Some of his complaints were kind of dumb. Why would you need to decorate the outside of sets? It's pointless busywork that doesn't really improve the look that much, nor does it enhance the story. If anything, working on the unimportant stuff would detract from the stuff that actually matters.
We have an advert on UK TV which has the person in it going through doors etc., from room to different room and scenes and person changing as they go. I would have done it like that with all rooms joined together in some way. I was disappointed at the lack of outside decoration & wallpaper too . It would have given some idea of storyline, modern or retro. I even wallpaper the outside of my basements in my own games!
Sim Guru Ninja was good but a little too serious and needed backup with more young Maxis employees instead of those media stars. I could see he was really upset when a team let itself down. He was willing them on. With a bit of re-arrangement it could be a good show. Maybe a bit longer and a short tutorial somewhere like making roofs etc.? This is only the Pilot.
