Why are they rebranding ?

"Sk8rblaze;c-17157831" wrote:

"CK213;c-17157824" wrote:

"Renato10;c-17157199" wrote:
I literally eneded up uninstalling The Sims 4 now. I don't care anymore!

Ha, that was my initial knee-plum reaction. :D
The question did come up, do I really want to continue with this series?

I really am waiting just for University and some magic.
And this is the first Sims series that I don't play like I have past games. I just sample and check new content out.
My main sims are on hold until we get Uni. I just temporary sims to try out new packs.
Each pack does bring good stuff, but also choices that make it all not so great and underwhelming.

Someone mentioned the series going on for another 5 years.
I really don't want this to go on for another 5 years. Maybe two. I like this series, but I don't love it.
10 years will just be milking it, probably without adding anything of substance that deepens game play.

At about $1000 or so over a ten year span, I guess some will say the cost was worth it to be entertained for that long.
But I think looking at the game itself, I don't think it will be worth a grand if you are paying all a once and playing for the first time.

I honestly understand the sentiment of wanting to just uninstall completely. The new “main characters” used to promote the game look awkward, like tweens/teens in young adult form. It’s very off-putting.

https://simsvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/render.png

If there’s anything this update proved, it’s that, yet again, Maxis is out of touch.

Why are sims even eating cookies in the cover? I don't get that.

"Sk8rblaze;c-17157876" wrote:

"Sigzy05;c-17157867" wrote:

"Sk8rblaze;c-17157831" wrote:

"CK213;c-17157824" wrote:

"Renato10;c-17157199" wrote:
I literally eneded up uninstalling The Sims 4 now. I don't care anymore!

Ha, that was my initial knee-plum reaction. :D
The question did come up, do I really want to continue with this series?

I really am waiting just for University and some magic.
And this is the first Sims series that I don't play like I have past games. I just sample and check new content out.
My main sims are on hold until we get Uni. I just temporary sims to try out new packs.
Each pack does bring good stuff, but also choices that make it all not so great and underwhelming.

Someone mentioned the series going on for another 5 years.
I really don't want this to go on for another 5 years. Maybe two. I like this series, but I don't love it.
10 years will just be milking it, probably without adding anything of substance that deepens game play.

At about $1000 or so over a ten year span, I guess some will say the cost was worth it to be entertained for that long.
But I think looking at the game itself, I don't think it will be worth a grand if you are paying all a once and playing for the first time.

I honestly understand the sentiment of wanting to just uninstall completely. The new “main characters” used to promote the game look awkward, like tweens/teens in young adult form. It’s very off-putting.

https://simsvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/render.png

If there’s anything this update proved, it’s that, yet again, Maxis is out of touch.

Why are sims even eating cookies in the cover? I don't get that.

This is a game where your Sim could become a secret agent, athlete, entertainer, criminal, painter, and even an astronaut amongst other things. Yet, EA thought it would make more sense to create awkward, teen-looking young adults wearing millennial clothes eating cookies. 10/10.

I can't honestly believe that Maxis just went to the designer and said : "We'd like you to put sims eating in our new TS4 cover."......

And yes you'r right! They are all YA, in the cover. It doesn't even represent the franchise itself. Why not put a ghost NPC there? Why not put an elder or an adult looking adult. TS2 cover had an alien, a secret agent guy, a teen doing karate, a couple and an elder. The new cover art is about reflecting their target audience and not the game itself, it further cements where their priorities lie.

The Sims 3 is probably one of the better cover arts of the series, since it includes... well almost all kinds of Sims. Children, police, burglar, firefighter, and all sorts of personalities can be seen. I guess.

https://i.imgur.com/1ZeYs7h.png

"SimDestroyer;c-17157885" wrote:
The Sims 3 is probably one of the better cover arts of the series, since it includes... well almost all kinds of Sims. Children, police, burglar, firefighter, and all sorts of personalities can be seen. I guess.

https://i.imgur.com/1ZeYs7h.png

I love that. I still have my original box with that cover art and CD-ROM!

"MidnightAura;c-17157842" wrote:

"Sigzy05;c-17157052" wrote:
Because they'd rather rebrand the looks, rather than the gameplay systems that need them (aka traits, socializing and emotions).

This.

A lick of paint on the loading screen doesn’t say commitment to me the game is going to be around for a while. Put your money where your mouth is EA and fix the game shortcomings and bugs and I’ll consider that a pledge of commitment.

This is the main reason why I don’t like this redesign, if they had made efforts to improve the game so it doesn’t feel like a five year old game with buggy python coding, then they would have earned it, but they have made no effort to improve the game, and now they are rebranding it, giving the game some new paint and are calling it a day.

Well I do noticed one thing, I thought MMO players complained about everything, I am glad to see that it is not just MMO players.

"Sigzy05;c-17157879" wrote:

"Sk8rblaze;c-17157876" wrote:

"Sigzy05;c-17157867" wrote:

"Sk8rblaze;c-17157831" wrote:

"CK213;c-17157824" wrote:

"Renato10;c-17157199" wrote:
I literally eneded up uninstalling The Sims 4 now. I don't care anymore!

Ha, that was my initial knee-plum reaction. :D
The question did come up, do I really want to continue with this series?

I really am waiting just for University and some magic.
And this is the first Sims series that I don't play like I have past games. I just sample and check new content out.
My main sims are on hold until we get Uni. I just temporary sims to try out new packs.
Each pack does bring good stuff, but also choices that make it all not so great and underwhelming.

Someone mentioned the series going on for another 5 years.
I really don't want this to go on for another 5 years. Maybe two. I like this series, but I don't love it.
10 years will just be milking it, probably without adding anything of substance that deepens game play.

At about $1000 or so over a ten year span, I guess some will say the cost was worth it to be entertained for that long.
But I think looking at the game itself, I don't think it will be worth a grand if you are paying all a once and playing for the first time.

I honestly understand the sentiment of wanting to just uninstall completely. The new “main characters” used to promote the game look awkward, like tweens/teens in young adult form. It’s very off-putting.

https://simsvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/render.png

If there’s anything this update proved, it’s that, yet again, Maxis is out of touch.

Why are sims even eating cookies in the cover? I don't get that.

This is a game where your Sim could become a secret agent, athlete, entertainer, criminal, painter, and even an astronaut amongst other things. Yet, EA thought it would make more sense to create awkward, teen-looking young adults wearing millennial clothes eating cookies. 10/10.

I can't honestly believe that Maxis just went to the designer and said : "We'd like you to put sims eating in our new TS4 cover."......

And yes you'r right! They are all YA, in the cover. It doesn't even represent the franchise itself. Why not put a ghost NPC there? Why not put an elder or an adult looking adult. TS2 cover had an alien, a secret agent guy, a teen doing karate, a couple and an elder. The new cover art is about reflecting their target audience and not the game itself, it further cements where their priorities lie.

Probably because that wouldn’t be “inclusive” to them. And it’s not their target market.
Throw in Male and female young adult sims, I would assume one is a gay couple, few sims of colour and the job is done in their eyes.

Even though I don’t personally think it’s a good representation.

I think based on all the feedback they'll probably make some changes to the loading screen color. Probably not in time for the next update but eventually. As for the pack designs and icon colors they'll probably stick with that because if we're looking at many more years of content eventually they'd run out of distinguishable icon colors

"Horrorgirl6;d-962748" wrote:
I know sims 4 is going to have a longer lifespan.

There's your answer. As much fixing and improving the game, well - they're goal/vision is all about bringing new casual players in. They think many of them (which may be true, since they're 'new' audience to the franchise) won't notice the superficial gameplay and all.

"Sk8rblaze;c-17157876" wrote:

"Sigzy05;c-17157867" wrote:

"Sk8rblaze;c-17157831" wrote:

"CK213;c-17157824" wrote:

"Renato10;c-17157199" wrote:
I literally eneded up uninstalling The Sims 4 now. I don't care anymore!

Ha, that was my initial knee-plum reaction. :D
The question did come up, do I really want to continue with this series?

I really am waiting just for University and some magic.
And this is the first Sims series that I don't play like I have past games. I just sample and check new content out.
My main sims are on hold until we get Uni. I just temporary sims to try out new packs.
Each pack does bring good stuff, but also choices that make it all not so great and underwhelming.

Someone mentioned the series going on for another 5 years.
I really don't want this to go on for another 5 years. Maybe two. I like this series, but I don't love it.
10 years will just be milking it, probably without adding anything of substance that deepens game play.

At about $1000 or so over a ten year span, I guess some will say the cost was worth it to be entertained for that long.
But I think looking at the game itself, I don't think it will be worth a grand if you are paying all a once and playing for the first time.

I honestly understand the sentiment of wanting to just uninstall completely. The new “main characters” used to promote the game look awkward, like tweens/teens in young adult form. It’s very off-putting.

https://simsvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/render.png

If there’s anything this update proved, it’s that, yet again, Maxis is out of touch.

Why are sims even eating cookies in the cover? I don't get that.

This is a game where your Sim could become a secret agent, athlete, entertainer, criminal, painter, and even an astronaut amongst other things. Yet, EA thought it would make more sense to create awkward, teen-looking young adults wearing millennial clothes eating cookies. 10/10.

I'm more distracted by the fact as to why the Sim in chef/cook's attire (I presume) isn't holding the platter instead. Don't like saying it, but it's boring (more so than the previous they had). And of course it's not promoting the anticlimatic features like multitasking and emotions, knowing of well everyonemany finds those broken/anticlimatic.

"alanmichael1;c-17157373" wrote:
Videogames that address younger and always new players need a state of the art presentation. The 2014 look (though already slightly modified over the years) really started to look old. Don't underestimate the effects of package colours and design on new buyers' decisions. It's not all about us old veterans.

Oh same minds think alike.

"CK213;c-17157824" wrote:

"Renato10;c-17157199" wrote:
I literally eneded up uninstalling The Sims 4 now. I don't care anymore!

Ha, that was my initial knee-plum reaction. :D
The question did come up, do I really want to continue with this series?

I really am waiting just for University and some magic.
And this is the first Sims series that I don't play like I have past games. I just sample and check new content out.
My main sims are on hold until we get Uni. I just temporary sims to try out new packs.
Each pack does bring good stuff, but also choices that make it all not so great and underwhelming.

Someone mentioned the series going on for another 5 years.
I really don't want this to go on for another 5 years. Maybe two. I like this series, but I don't love it.
10 years will just be milking it, probably without adding anything of substance that deepens game play.

At about $1000 or so over a ten year span, I guess some will say the cost was worth it to be entertained for that long.
But I think looking at the game itself, I don't think it will be worth a grand if you are paying all a once and playing for the first time.

I think the same. The Sims 4 will not age well because it will be more milkshaked than ever.