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3 years ago

How do you feel about a potential Sims 5 announcement?

Since there's speculation that the Sims 5 could be announced soon I figured it'd be interesting to make a poll to see how everyone feels about a hypothetical upcoming Sims game :)

(Note: It hasn't been confirmed that Sims 5 will be announced or when it will come out if it is announced - this is all purely speculation for now)

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    3 years ago
    I've experienced 3 generation changes. From 1 to 2, 2 to 3, and 3 to 4. I'm mentally ready for the next one.
  • I’m interested, but afraid that if it’s too much like Sims 4, I won’t enjoy it. I miss the open world and it just seems I can’t play Sims 4 very long without getting bored. Some elements of Sims 2 and 3 would be nice, and there are some things from 4 that I like. A combo of the good things of all the previous games might be nice.
  • It may sound heretical, but to me it sounds more like "we want more money". Whenever a game is doing too well, when most players have bought all the add-on components, you throw out a new version, which then has to buy all the add-on components again. I don't like the idea.
  • I am fine with my current game. There is not much information about the new game. I need to see and hear a lot more to get excited.
  • JestTru's avatar
    JestTru
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    I'm So Excited.... I hope they announce or show things more periodically than they have with Sims 4. I've never been disappointed with a Sim game. Even though I get bored more often with Sims 4, I still enjoy playing the game when I want to play it. I also think that they have heard the players and are doing what they can to make it the best version of the Sims.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iwBM_YB1sE
  • I'm happy that they announced Project Rene, but I'm also content with waiting.
    I wish the sims 4 ran better.
  • Looks like the initial hype has died down already. Until we get more official information there's not much to discuss that hasn't been discussed over the last few years.
  • @simgirl1010 Yeah I thought the same thing. I know my personal excitement has wanned a lot, simply because I know myself too well, and I can't be hyper-focused on it and constantly thinking/dreaming of what I would like to have in the game because it will just make the wait seem that much longer.

    Plus that's also a possible breeding ground for extreme disappointment if all I do for the next few years was obsessing over TS5 and having this pre-conceived idea in my head for years of what it's going to be only to learn it's nothing like I visioned.

    I am happy we have a place out in the open that we can talk about it and I do check in daily to see if there's any new leaks and stuff.

    But I'm mostly just focusing on TS4 right now.
  • "IreneLiberius;c-18194563" wrote:
    It may sound heretical, but to me it sounds more like "we want more money". Whenever a game is doing too well, when most players have bought all the add-on components, you throw out a new version, which then has to buy all the add-on components again. I don't like the idea.


    Tbf though it's not just that. TS4 came out 7 years ago on an already brittle engine. But even if it hadn't, even if the core had been much more solid, 7 years is half an eternity in video game land. So it honestly does make sense to build a newer game. That I personally don't have issues with. What does bother me though is that the franchise as a whole is decreasing rather than increasing in quality with each new generation. I want TS5 to be what TS2 was to TS1 - actual improvement in deep gameplay. So far all we have seen from project Rene is just more about building and sharing. I wonder at what point EA will realise that while building is important and things like more flexibility and a color wheel are 100% needed, if there are no deep, new and improved gameplay mechanics complementing those build improvements, TS5 will suffer from all the same problems TS4 suffers from today.

    Only time will tell I guess.

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