What Would Save The Sims For You?

"EricasFreePlay;c-18087217" wrote:
For me, to save the Sims franchise, the developers would have to just sit down and play The Sims 2 for a couple hours (like I do every day). They would see the immersion and attention to detail that was given when this version was released. I do realize that it is limited to what was available back in 2004 when it was originally released but those features gave it what I love today.

Memories: This was by far the best way of remembering the major moments in a Sim's life. The way those were added to the Memories tab in Personalities was just wonderful. I can go back and look at any Sim's Memories and see when they did what in their life. I like to go back and see how long it took my pre-made Sims to fall in love with their significant other.

Chemistry/Attraction: I can look and see what makes Sims attractive to others and how many lightning bolts they have for that particular Sim.

Jealousy: You can see this played out very well when Sims catch their S.O. cheating. The slapping, fury, and fighting that goes on after this happens is very entertaining.

Community Lots: I particularly like how I can get most Needs met at a Community Lot without having to send a Sim back to their dormitory. I can also get skill points at certain lots (I play University students currently).

Aspirations: I love the different Aspirations because you can mix and match some for family gameplay and making friends for promotions. The only 3 I don't like playing in Sims 2 are Pleasure, Romance and Grilled Cheese Sims.

Personality/Traits: Sims actually show their Personality and Trait levels when they are left alone.

Gameplay Overall: I can go and play the same Sim in different neighborhoods and have very different outcomes each time. I previously played Marla Biggs in University multiple times and each time it took her a different amount of time to find her S.O. Sometimes it happened quickly. Sometimes it took a while even when I didn't think she liked a particular boy. It's never the same outcome in every neighborhood I have loaded. Right now I am playing Melody Tinker and I think it's going to be the same thing for her. She took her time finding her special man. I will have to see what happens when I load her in my next neighborhood.

Sims 4 is missing all of the features (and more) that I just mentioned and this is why I can't get into this version of the game anymore. I hope Sims 5 revisits Sims 2 and avoids the mistakes of Sims 4.

That's exactly what it's about, about feeling part of the game. I remember exactly the day my Sim casually caught her boyfriend cheating on her, while she was shopping at the supermarket. It was a hilarious fight and drama, I was just laughing and wondering how much of this was just coincidence or how much the game "schemed" to make this happen before my Sim's eyes. When Sims are caught cheating in The Sims 4 you just get "sad" and lose some relationship with your partner. Really? I would at least like to have the option of ending the relationship in style. Throw objects at your partner, get revenge on them, make a mess and end up getting the attention of other sims around. This could be part of the natural reaction of a "Angry" Sim, for example. I feel like the Sims personality traits currently don't work the way they should and feel more like a modlet roulette wheel. This just makes the game more unnecessarily difficult rather than more fun.