Hey guys, what is the biggest "flop" in the sims series? By flop, I mean things that are considered highly controversial. Please keep in mind that things you may find awful, someone else may actually enjoy or even love. This entire thread is all opinion-based and contains a list of controversial subjects in sims history. That being said, try to respect each other's opinions. This thread is meant to be light hearted and funny, please do not let it derail into flaming.

Eco lifestyle. I’m not excited about Star Wars, but I’ll probably buy it for items. The entire premise behind EL is horrible. It’ll be the only one I absolutely won’t get.

If I had to pick solely controversial, I'd have to say 4's GP9. I have not seen anything quite like the backlash on this one for the Sims. It kind of reminds me of the original Sonic movie trailer. Not even EL went like this. Sure, some people like it, but there is that someone for everything.However, if we are talking about a "flop" in the broader sense, then it is the base game. As someone that has played since the first entry, I've restarted with every base by itself and 4's is the worst in my opinion-- and I abandoned 3 until the pets expansion. I played 3, ignoring 4, until I switched over to my laptop full time and had to give it up.Even though Sims 4 has sold well, it is a flop because of its limitations. It has become a bit of a defense now that the game simply cannot do the things its predecessors could because of its fragile foundation, which is a little confusing for me, but I digress. Even with each chunk of missing content added through patches, it feels like it is always trying to play catch up rather than setting ambitions for 5 and these limitations restrict the scope of all the produced packs. Much of the disappointment can be traced back here, so the base game has to shoulder the burden of its packs being "flops", wherein lies the excuse of a poor foundation.In short, the apple does not fall far from the tree. Bad decisions will always be bad decisions, but packs will find it difficult to shine without a proper foundation.

Don't forget the 20th anniversary patch

Star Wars isn't even out yet though, so we don't know for sure it will flop? There's a ton of views on the trailers that didn't like or dislike so there's a lot of people not saying yet. ;) I don't think anything is actually a flop for the sims though to be fair. Everything they do seems to sell well, even if there is some backlash to some concepts or packs. I did vote for the base game though just because for me, it took until they added toddlers before I'd even pay attention to this version. I was initially excited for TS4 but as information came out, and so much was missing, and I was happy with my TS3 at the time, I just waited and played that game until the base for TS4 was update to something I felt more worth my money.

"Camkat;c-17646993" wrote:Star Wars isn't even out yet though, so we don't know for sure it will flop? There's a ton of views on the trailers that didn't like or dislike so there's a lot of people not saying yet. ;) I don't think anything is actually a flop for the sims though to be fair. Everything they do seems to sell well, even if there is some backlash to some concepts or packs. I did vote for the base game though just because for me, it took until they added toddlers before I'd even pay attention to this version. I was initially excited for TS4 but as information came out, and so much was missing, and I was happy with my TS3 at the time, I just waited and played that game until the base for TS4 was update to something I felt more worth my money. By flop, I just mean controversial things. We all know that they could release a 10 dollar pack with only 5 items and it'd still sell like hot cakes ?

Biggest "flop" of the sims series?

SailorCeti
5 years ago
Eco lifestyle. I’m not excited about Star Wars, but I’ll probably buy it for items. The entire premise behind EL is horrible. It’ll be the only one I absolutely won’t get.
Bluebell23456
5 years ago
If I had to pick solely controversial, I'd have to say 4's GP9. I have not seen anything quite like the backlash on this one for the Sims. It kind of reminds me of the original Sonic movie trailer. Not even EL went like this. Sure, some people like it, but there is that someone for everything.

However, if we are talking about a "flop" in the broader sense, then it is the base game. As someone that has played since the first entry, I've restarted with every base by itself and 4's is the worst in my opinion-- and I abandoned 3 until the pets expansion. I played 3, ignoring 4, until I switched over to my laptop full time and had to give it up.

Even though Sims 4 has sold well, it is a flop because of its limitations. It has become a bit of a defense now that the game simply cannot do the things its predecessors could because of its fragile foundation, which is a little confusing for me, but I digress. Even with each chunk of missing content added through patches, it feels like it is always trying to play catch up rather than setting ambitions for 5 and these limitations restrict the scope of all the produced packs. Much of the disappointment can be traced back here, so the base game has to shoulder the burden of its packs being "flops", wherein lies the excuse of a poor foundation.

In short, the apple does not fall far from the tree. Bad decisions will always be bad decisions, but packs will find it difficult to shine without a proper foundation.
Karamazov123
Seasoned Hotshot
5 years ago
Don't forget the 20th anniversary patch
Peapod79
New Spectator
5 years ago
Star Wars isn't even out yet though, so we don't know for sure it will flop? There's a ton of views on the trailers that didn't like or dislike so there's a lot of people not saying yet. ;)

I don't think anything is actually a flop for the sims though to be fair. Everything they do seems to sell well, even if there is some backlash to some concepts or packs.

I did vote for the base game though just because for me, it took until they added toddlers before I'd even pay attention to this version. I was initially excited for TS4 but as information came out, and so much was missing, and I was happy with my TS3 at the time, I just waited and played that game until the base for TS4 was update to something I felt more worth my money.
Luckylunayre
New Spectator
5 years ago
"Camkat;c-17646993" wrote:
Star Wars isn't even out yet though, so we don't know for sure it will flop? There's a ton of views on the trailers that didn't like or dislike so there's a lot of people not saying yet. ;)

I don't think anything is actually a flop for the sims though to be fair. Everything they do seems to sell well, even if there is some backlash to some concepts or packs.

I did vote for the base game though just because for me, it took until they added toddlers before I'd even pay attention to this version. I was initially excited for TS4 but as information came out, and so much was missing, and I was happy with my TS3 at the time, I just waited and played that game until the base for TS4 was update to something I felt more worth my money.

By flop, I just mean controversial things. We all know that they could release a 10 dollar pack with only 5 items and it'd still sell like hot cakes ?
sketchur
5 years ago
I can't consider voting for the little Star Wars game pack, although it is hilarious to see how many downvotes the trailer has received to date.

https://i.imgur.com/LqVfUii.png
I am watching gameplay video after gameplay video after gameplay video, before I feel if I've "seen it all." (Remember... Simmers mostly aren't storyline gamers — we're sandbox gamers.)

So, my vote is the big, whopping Sims 4 initial release, pre-patches. Womp, womp.

It's a coincidence I was reading these two Wiki articles earlier today? ?
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims_4#Ratings
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Electronic_Arts
Nindigo79
Seasoned Novice
5 years ago
Just one pack from TS3 ain't very much fair...
FlyingPotato659
5 years ago
"Nindigo;c-17647027" wrote:
Just one pack from TS3 ain't very much fair...

I think it was the only pack from The Sims 3 that people weren't a big fan of when it was announced. Hence why it was a "flop" lol
ptanderson98
5 years ago
The Sims 4 base game was so underwhelming I legit thought I'd just outgrown Sims games. I gave it another shot when Get to Work came out because I LOVE aliens but I still didn't really take to playing often. IT wasn't until Vampires came out that I started really feeling like I had a reason to stay.
GroovyLady1968
New Spectator
5 years ago
I'll vote after I actually play the new game pack. I never bought sweet treats and for me it's too early to judge the new pack. Also, a pack in the Sims 3 called Diesel Stuff. I thought that was bad. I want to cancel all of the Sims 3 because it always crashed or got corrupt. I got tired of fussy with it. I would spend hours just to get it to load and then it would crash again. I quit buying stuff for it. I am glad players are enjoying it now.