Spoiler (Highlight to read)Edit, June 14: Please stop trying to turn this into a negativity thread, the following are my opinions from what I've experienced playing different sims games. If you want to throw a pity party about how much you hate the sims 4 then please, go to the 500 threads dedicated to that. Thank you! Now on with the thread:Edit, June 14: Please stop trying to turn this into a negativity thread, the following are my opinions from what I've experienced playing different sims games. If you want to throw a pity party about how much you hate the sims 4 then please, go to the 500 threads dedicated to that. Thank you! Now on with the thread:I feel like people love to criticise the Sims 4 because X other game has this feature and the Sims 4 doesn't, so I wanted to make a thread on the opposite - all the features of the sims 4 which make it better than the other games. I'll leave this as an open list so if people wanna add stuff down below feel free. Build-Buy in the Sims 4 is the best out of all the Sims games by far. Sims 4 CAS is the best sims cas by far, it's easy to use, intuitive and works well. Nothing was worse than the game almost crashing in TS3 every time you tried to open the accessories tab or accidentally went into create a style. Sims 4 is the only sims game where you can freely go between worlds - in past games if you were in the island world you were in the island world unless you moved to another world. In the sims 4 you can be on an island one minute and in the middle of the city the next The game doesn't take an hour to load like the sims 3 Apartments work well in TS4 and aren't a buggy mess like they were in previous instalments (flashbacks to throwing a party in a TS3 apartment and it took the guests 5 hours to get up the elevator as they could only go 3 at a time) Sims 4 toddlers are adorable and much better than any other installments toddlers The best graphics and UI out of all sims games The supernatural occults (vampires and spellcasters) are much more in depth than in past games More diverse sims are built into the game (lgbt couples, different ethnicities, etc) It works well on all computers even if your specs arent the bestEdit: How could I forget the Gallery, that was supposed to be one of my main points! Possibly the best new feature to ever be added to a sims game, it completely changes the game and makes so many things a lot easier.

searching tool in b&bno open world - no ghosttown - many sims on lots

(Apartments were much better in TS2 than TS4 though...)I do agree about CAS and Build/Buy, those are definitely better.Also deleting Sims not causing save corruption is nice, deleting Sims in TS2 is a hassle because of that.

Sims can multi task actions - talking,eating and watching TV at the same time Being able to have different hairstyles for different outfits under the same clothing tab

Oh, having hairstyles and hats in seperate categories is nice too.

This might be an unpopular one, but i love the premades in the fourth the most! I didn't even care about them back then. Only current ones ?Also getting each supernatural in their own pack is a good decision.

Onverser

6 years ago

Ways the Sims 4 is BETTER than other Sims games! (Positivity Thread)

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Edit, June 14: Please stop trying to turn this into a negativity thread, the following are my opinions from what I've experienced playing different sims games. If you want to throw a pity party about how much you hate the sims 4 then please, go to the 500 threads dedicated to that. Thank you! Now on with the thread:

I feel like people love to criticise the Sims 4 because X other game has this feature and the Sims 4 doesn't, so I wanted to make a thread on the opposite - all the features of the sims 4 which make it better than the other games. I'll leave this as an open list so if people wanna add stuff down below feel free.

Build-Buy in the Sims 4 is the best out of all the Sims games by far.
Sims 4 CAS is the best sims cas by far, it's easy to use, intuitive and works well. Nothing was worse than the game almost crashing in TS3 every time you tried to open the accessories tab or accidentally went into create a style.
Sims 4 is the only sims game where you can freely go between worlds - in past games if you were in the island world you were in the island world unless you moved to another world. In the sims 4 you can be on an island one minute and in the middle of the city the next
The game doesn't take an hour to load like the sims 3
Apartments work well in TS4 and aren't a buggy mess like they were in previous instalments (flashbacks to throwing a party in a TS3 apartment and it took the guests 5 hours to get up the elevator as they could only go 3 at a time)
Sims 4 toddlers are adorable and much better than any other installments toddlers
The best graphics and UI out of all sims games
The supernatural occults (vampires and spellcasters) are much more in depth than in past games
More diverse sims are built into the game (lgbt couples, different ethnicities, etc)
It works well on all computers even if your specs arent the best
Edit: How could I forget the Gallery, that was supposed to be one of my main points! Possibly the best new feature to ever be added to a sims game, it completely changes the game and makes so many things a lot easier.

126 Replies

DoloresGrey
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
searching tool in b&b
no open world - no ghosttown - many sims on lots
Omri147
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
(Apartments were much better in TS2 than TS4 though...)

I do agree about CAS and Build/Buy, those are definitely better.

Also deleting Sims not causing save corruption is nice, deleting Sims in TS2 is a hassle because of that.
luckylady88
6 years ago
Sims can multi task actions - talking,eating and watching TV at the same time
Being able to have different hairstyles for different outfits under the same clothing tab
Omri147
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Oh, having hairstyles and hats in seperate categories is nice too.
GamingTweety
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
This might be an unpopular one, but i love the premades in the fourth the most! I didn't even care about them back then. Only current ones ?
Also getting each supernatural in their own pack is a good decision.
akl1226
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
-The game systems (fame, skill trees for occults, the calendar, the clubs)
-the usually buttery smoothness of the game
-multitasking (not perfect but it’s what makes it so hard for me to go back to the other games in the series)
LadyKyn
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
About the same with any game series as expectations are well expected. Nothing wrong with criticism in wanting to better the game to be better than it can be, but at the same time I believe many have become bias for the good and bad of it you know?

-I enjoy other packs being implemented to cross fade into the others. Makes it feel like they expand more on the gameplay all the time. (Example you can no get bee's wax from the bee box from seasons to make candles in eco living)
-This game is more than likely to age far better than it's predecessors and not look dated. Love the earlier games, but their age shows some far more than others.
-S4 probably has a far bigger selection of quality afro-texture and ethnic hairs than any other game, which I can appreciate. Much as I love S2 there just wasn't a selection of good hairs to choose from unless you downloaded CC. So I'm happy to see more of this and hope to see even more.
-Search bar is just a god sent being able to find what you need because it was such a hassle in previous games
Bmm209
6 years ago
The gallery!
SimmerGeorge
6 years ago
I like the CAS and Build and Buy thhe most.

Sims 4 has the best graphics (since it is also the newest game)

The UI is enjoyable though I think the UI in the Sims 2 was awesome because it managed to pack a huge load of stuff without becoming busy like The Sims 4 one is becoming after all EPs.

Apartments in The Sims 2 were better in my opinion but I think the city itself looks better in The Sims 4, so the environment. Belladona Cove in The Sims 2 is like suburbia with skyscrapers and doens't look like a city

The Sims 4 has the most diversity

The create a holiday feature from The Sims 4 Seasons is something I won't be able to live without in the next Sim games!
atreya33
Legend
6 years ago
- club system and the many options we have with it
- the customisable holidays and calendar
- Cas: filter system so any outfit can be used in any category.
- cas: separate hairs from hats
build: the system based on rooms is the best
- multitasking : not always helpful but I don't know if I could play without it now
- space rockets and Astronaut as a separate career, not just a level in the military career. (small detail, not necessarily an improvement but I like it.
- the ability to travel between worlds
- occults with skill trees. Though I wish we had more of these in depth occults