Is the sims appropriate for kids?
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I started playing pretty young, myself, honestly. So young that finding out woohoo was a thing was a major surprise. This only happened well after I actually had the talk with my parents, but I don't consider it is as sectioned off in 4 as in the first game.
You can very easily hit woohoo or try for baby from the romance social menu. In contrast, I genuinely did not think having babies was possible in the original Sims for a very long time. Even if the animation is tame, it could easily provoke a conversation with a younger child.
4's violence is more toned down than in the older games in my opinion. Those slaps were hilarious, but aggressive. (Granted, if they are watching Roadrunner or Tom and Jerry it is nothing in comparison.)
A few darker aspects from the older games are gone, too, like the social bunny or the therapist. I personally never took those to heart and found them funny growing up, but different kids different parents.
I find the Sims largely innocuous vanilla. Still depends largely on the child and parental concerns, though. I'd also personally be careful of the community around the game. Not that I don't like the Sims community, but it is a large part of games parents don't think about. Even if 4 is fine vanilla, they can mod in so much and it is ridiculously easy to find tutorials on YouTube. It is just something to be mindful of.
You can very easily hit woohoo or try for baby from the romance social menu. In contrast, I genuinely did not think having babies was possible in the original Sims for a very long time. Even if the animation is tame, it could easily provoke a conversation with a younger child.
4's violence is more toned down than in the older games in my opinion. Those slaps were hilarious, but aggressive. (Granted, if they are watching Roadrunner or Tom and Jerry it is nothing in comparison.)
A few darker aspects from the older games are gone, too, like the social bunny or the therapist. I personally never took those to heart and found them funny growing up, but different kids different parents.
I find the Sims largely innocuous vanilla. Still depends largely on the child and parental concerns, though. I'd also personally be careful of the community around the game. Not that I don't like the Sims community, but it is a large part of games parents don't think about. Even if 4 is fine vanilla, they can mod in so much and it is ridiculously easy to find tutorials on YouTube. It is just something to be mindful of.
