What aspect of the Sims 4 do you enjoy most?

I chose gameplay but I also really enjoy building as well. It depends on my mood really. Some days I'll play, others I'll build. Currently, I'm giving all premade Sims makeovers and remodeling all of the lots.

Gameplay first and foremost. I do also enjoy browsing the gallery for homes etc as my building skills are not so good. Also build/ buy as my sims love 'stuff'.

I answered gameplay, because without it I wouldn't play The Sims. I know some people love CAS and some BB, but for me, the game is the point. I'm directing my own virtual play, and The Sims gives me the tools to do that.

CAS is where I start... with compelling characters and their story. But I'm definitely making specific characters for a specific story, and not designing sims as an activity. Some people enjoy designing pretty sims. I enjoy creating characters for my play.

I'm also not a builder, and generally find that part of the game frustrating, so The Gallery is my best friend. I do renovate, but I do not build. Building for its own sake would not be fun, for me. But I'm glad others enjoy it, because thanks to the builders on The Gallery I can usually find what I need to create the world I want for my sim's story.

Once I have my cast of characters and the setting for their story, it's showtime. But I have to have a script or there's no play. The game + my imagination is the script. How long a save runs depends on how the story develops and when it reaches a logical end. Then, when inspiration strikes, a new story starts...

I love it all but I especially love seeing my Sim families progress through generations and their cycles of life, creating their stories. It's what keeps me attached to them.

For me it is definitely game play. But I do enjoy just building sometimes (actually what I really like is renovating). I download houses off the gallery and remodel them. Most of my houses and buildings are remodels.. But I probably wouldn't play the game at all without good enough gameplay. I only use CAS when I need to make a sim for my world. I enjoy making them, but only because I know their story already and am creating the sim for that story. I could never just like, sit around making random sims. I wouldn't get any enjoyment out of it.

70% Gameplay
20% Build
10% CAS

Compared to Sims 2 and Sims 3...

• Sims look their best here, no question about it
  
• S4MP multiplayer mod, a huge factor
  
• Runs the best (Sims 2 runs the risk of corrupting while Sims 3 runs badly and is prone to crashing)
  
• Best CAS customization by far (hats being usable on any hair is such a blessing, voices being used across genders, frames can be used on any gender etc best for LGBTQ people by far)
  
• Best Build/Buy mode
  
• Has the best mods
  
• Emotions and sentiments are very fun to play with, especially causing a Sim to die from being too angry
  
• Has the most amount of deaths
  

"Ray_Trace;c-18106815" wrote:
Compared to Sims 2 and Sims 3...

• Sims look their best here, no question about it
  
• S4MP multiplayer mod, a huge factor
  
• Runs the best (Sims 2 runs the risk of corrupting while Sims 3 runs badly and is prone to crashing)
  
• Best CAS customization by far (hats being usable on any hair is such a blessing, voices being used across genders, frames can be used on any gender etc best for LGBTQ people by far)
  
• Best Build/Buy mode
  
• Has the best mods
  
• Emotions and sentiments are very fun to play with, especially causing a Sim to die from being too angry
  
• Has the most amount of deaths
  

TS4 is much more CC friendly than 3 was. It is far easier to install and remove CC now vs the clunky system in 3.

I wish TS4 had the traits and aspirations that TS3 had. The traits and aspirations were far and away better in TS3.

I totally agree on the appearance of the sims themselves. The ones in TS3 weren't as nice looking. I can't find the right word to describe them, ugly is too harsh, vaguely odd is the best I can think of.

Multiplayer is a non-starter for me, but if others enjoy it and it works, I'm happy for them.

I didn't have a lot of crash issues with TS3 but the load screens were absolutely maddening. It is good to think back on that whenever I get frustrated with the load screens in TS4. It could be worse, much worse.

The two CAS systems are so far apart in terms of quality it boggles the mind. Same as the load screens, this is a good reminder that, as much as we complain about the current system, it could be a lot worse.

In TS3 I was strictly a redecorator vs now where I'm into everything, so I interact with BB much differently now. I didn't spend much time in BB in TS3 to really have a lasting impression of it.

I like the gallery and its incredible potential, but as someone who enjoys playing with the Sims, it's not ideal for me to download a beautiful house made by some talented builders and make beautiful sims and then... not enjoy actually playing! But, yes, the gallery and the way it has enabled the sharing of builds is truly amazing, and few people recognise it.

Browsing the Gallery

Gameplay all the way for me. I love that I can play The Sims as a time management game, or arrange my sims for a scriped story or anything in between.

I also enjoy dressing my sims up in CAS, but not the face and body sculpting. When I say I gave a sim a "Makeover" I usually mean that I put them in new clothes and maybe changed the hairstyle.