Do you think the Sims 5 could be better than TS4?

I voted for them to build it more like TS2's AI. However, after the last year or so, I have decided that no TS5 won't be better than TS4, just look at the direction TS4 has taken in the last few years. I don't think I'm going to like TS5 anymore. I had high hopes for it, but now I doubt it.

I thought they were on the right track with DO, Vampires, toddlers, and possibly Parenthood, but after those things, seems ideas went downhill even more. Geez, just go back to building a proper AI.

I am going to cheat and combine up to four of the options in this poll:

The Sims 5 could be better, if they allow some expansion features in the base game

The Sims 5 could be better if they add open world, color wheel, CAW, (sims 3 ideas)

The Sims 5 could be better if they add better personalities, memory system, story album, chemistry/romantic system (sims 2 ideas)

The Sims 5 could be better if they add more parody and humor, details, and a more witty style (sims 1 ideas)

So in other words, the best of The Sims 1, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 but absolutely NO online of multiplayer game play!

I still have hopes for the sims5. I'm hoping that Maxis have spent these last years improving and investing in how to make a good sims game.

If they could make a game engine that supports open world, color wheel, create a style and create a world then I think they have a lot of potential to make a really good sims game.

The limitations that we had 10 years ago are not really there anymore in a lot of modern games today, loading times are almost gone, a lot of franchises have huge open worlds, and a lot of games have customization with color wheels and where you can create a style and share with the community.

I'm also hoping that they will improve the sims themselves as well.

Honourable mention to the colour wheel, create-a-style and open world though.

A solid sims game though needs to have solid sims. They need to have some personalities and differences so I don't feel like I'm playing the same person in a different body. Otherwise, it's just a build game and last I checked this was titled "SIMS". They need to bring the focus back to them.

"Cinebar;c-17582213" wrote:
I voted for them to build it more like TS2's AI. However, after the last year or so, I have decided that no TS5 won't be better than TS4, just look at the direction TS4 has taken in the last few years. I don't think I'm going to like TS5 anymore. I had high hopes for it, but now I doubt it.

I know. I really want to hope for it, but even seeing Sims Sparkd and the rumors about Sims 5 multiplayer im losing hope. Someone save the franchise! Maxis Man, help us!!

"Camkat;c-17582226" wrote:
Honourable mention to the colour wheel, create-a-style and open world though.

A solid sims game though needs to have solid sims. They need to bring the focus back to them.

Thats true. For me color wheel and open world isnt important. I don't miss them when I play TS2 or TS4. But i do miss deep personalities. Sims 3 had enough details to it and the moodlets to give sims enough dynamic, but if the focus less on set dressing and more on the Sims, people would complain a lot less.

They would need to add all of those things to make TS5 a viable game

I think Sims 5 would be so complicated if they tried to get all these suggestions in the basic game that Simmers would start complaining immediately that it is unplayable. Get ready for a simple basic game and many expansions and packs as they put out now.

I doubt that we will ever get manuals for it that we got for Sims 3 and before and game-changers and reviewers will miss the deeper parts of the game as they do now, just skimming the top of it. You only have to see how people complained about GTW and how players are just now finding out what it really helps you to do in the game.

"Simburian;c-17582240" wrote:
I think Sims 5 would be so complicated if they tried to get all these suggestions in the basic game that Simmers would start complaining immediately that it is unplayable. Get ready for a simple basic game and many expansions and packs as they put out now.

Game lag could be a problem, but maybe not with more up to date tech. A simple base game again? I doubt they'd get much support. There's a reason why Sims 4 has the reputation it has.

Do you mean the grey scale manuals that used to come in the game cases? I never bought TS3 on disc (just on steam) but they were in TS2 cases. You don't really need them and they've become obsolete with more people using the internet and ingame tutorials. People put out video blogs and there are walkthroughs/guides online on just about any game. That and threads even here help you to find out more about the game, even I don't think manuals are necessary.

"@logion;c-17582224" wrote:
I still have hopes for the sims5. I'm hoping that Maxis have spent these last years improving and investing in how to make a good sims game.
The limitations that we had 10 years ago are not really there anymore in a lot of modern games today, loading times are almost gone, a lot of franchises have huge open worlds, and a lot of games have customization with color wheels and where you can create a style and share with the community.

I'm also hoping that they will improve the sims themselves as well.

It is a shame that with all the advances over the past decade The Sims has gone backwards :(