As we know, all four games have little touches that make the game interesting or endearing, but don't necessarily appear in other versions of the game. Think of Sims who were romantic partners snuggling together in bed in The Sims 2, for instance. Another example is that in The Sims 1, people who were invited over always brought something: a little box of chocolates or a vase of flowers, for instance. What other examples from the different games have you noticed?

Sims1: The potion to make the gnomes come alive. :) The chance cards for work. Sims2: The cut scenes for having a baby and the alien abductions. Sims3: Open world, CASSims4: Visiting any place without having to move to the town.

"Puddinroy;c-18257852" wrote:Sims1: The potion to make the gnomes come alive. :) The chance cards for work. Sims2: The cut scenes for having a baby and the alien abductions. Sims3: Open world, CASSims4: Visiting any place without having to move to the town. The only problem with TS1 chance cards is that they were pre-determined, so if you stayed in the right career slot for long enough (the IT start-up developer, as I remember) you could really make bank. I preferred TS2's more random cards. I never tried to make the gnomes come alive! My MM experience was really limited...I just liked making minigolf courses.

Sims 2 was definitely ahead of its time. If I could pick one, it would be the animations. If you pay close attention to the way your sims interact with each other or another object, it is far more detailed. They pull objects out of cabinets and pull the TV away from the wall to repair. The devs must have spent a lot of work on those animations, and it is a work of art! In later games, these interactions are much more dumbed down, which is unfortunate.Fun fact is someone did a few youtube videos a few years ago about all of the subtle features of the game. It is a good watch if you are interested.

"Anthonydyer;c-18258250" wrote:Sims 2 was definitely ahead of its time. If I could pick one, it would be the animations. If you pay close attention to the way your sims interact with each other or another object, it is far more detailed. They pull objects out of cabinets and pull the TV away from the wall to repair. The devs must have spent a lot of work on those animations, and it is a work of art! In later games, these interactions are much more dumbed down, which is unfortunate.Fun fact is someone did a few youtube videos a few years ago about all of the subtle features of the game. It is a good watch if you are interested.Have seen it at least twice and heartily second the recommendation. Even learned new things from it.

"Zerelth;c-18256417" wrote:I really miss the graphic details from the Sims 2, such as the couch moving when you jump or the waves in the water after diving from a board, Sims taking utensils from cupboards while cooking... and so much more And the 'pop' of lightbulbs in The Sims 1 when they blew! I don't think it happened with sconces or ceiling lamps, just the original table and floor lamps.

Little Details from Older Games You Miss

LadyGray01
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
The occasional fourth wall breaks in Sims 2. When you'd tell them to do something they didn't really want to do and they'd look at "you" and make a face and do the sullen walk. Or you'd tell them to pose and pan the camera around them and they'd follow "you" with their eyes. It was both creepy and funny.
Anonymous
2 years ago
Miss it
Anonymous
2 years ago
Forgot the most important part in the Sims 4 Wants & Fears update
FirehydrantXXI
2 years ago
I miss karma from the Sims 3. I liked I could just have a meteor storm or rain money. I also miss having robbers.
Smellincoffee
New Adventurer
2 years ago
"simmerorigin;c-18259691" wrote:
Forgot the most important part in the Sims 4 Wants & Fears update

And the aspiration perks! I'd forgotten all about those until watching CallMeKevin's latest TS2 video and doing a double-take. A few of them were overpowered, as I remember, but one of them was REALLY useful -- Family sims with the right perk could rescue kids from the social worker.
Burnziie
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
The animations for reparing items in the Sims 2 were so much more detailed than the two games that came after. I'll use my favourite witch with a computer over her time in three games as an example.

If I told my Sim to repair an object in the Sims 2 they'd often turn it around to get to the back components in the case of a TV or computer and then work away, as a bonus if they stopped repairing it midway they'd leave the computer still turned away for later.
https://i.imgur.com/JBEcZT2.jpeg

Then in the Sims 3 they took a lesson in absurdity and started stabbing things head on with a screw driver instead.
https://i.imgur.com/RKrAQxG.jpeg

By the Sims 4 they whip out a tablet that somehow now fixes broken, smoking, BSOD'ded computers? I guess its making slightly more sense than stabbing the monitor with a screw-driver
https://i.imgur.com/le8i0Om.jpeg

The repair animations also applies very well to non flatscreen TVs, speaking of TVs, flatscreens falling off your wall and breaking very, very rarely. If that was in TS4 it'd probably happen every other day.
OldeSimsFan
Seasoned Rookie
2 years ago
Still stabbing with the screwdriver. Not how one fixes a circuit board.
anthonydyer
Seasoned Traveler
2 years ago
"Sorak4;c-18261500" wrote:
The animations for reparing items in the Sims 2 were so much more detailed than the two games that came after. I'll use my favourite witch with a computer over her time in three games as an example.

If I told my Sim to repair an object in the Sims 2 they'd often turn it around to get to the back components in the case of a TV or computer and then work away, as a bonus if they stopped repairing it midway they'd leave the computer still turned away for later.
https://i.imgur.com/JBEcZT2.jpeg

Then in the Sims 3 they took a lesson in absurdity and started stabbing things head on with a screw driver instead.
https://i.imgur.com/RKrAQxG.jpeg

By the Sims 4 they whip out a tablet that somehow now fixes broken, smoking, BSOD'ded computers? I guess its making slightly more sense than stabbing the monitor with a screw-driver
https://i.imgur.com/le8i0Om.jpeg

The repair animations also applies very well to non flatscreen TVs, speaking of TVs, flatscreens falling off your wall and breaking very, very rarely. If that was in TS4 it'd probably happen every other day.

@Sorak4 This is what I was referring to earlier. Look at the amount of animations that went into repairs. Also look at that image of yours from TS2. Even the back of the computer shows a bunch of real life ports and exhaust fans.
mariefoxprice83
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
Hot chocolate maker, pottery wheel.
i_love_frogs_11
Seasoned Adventurer
2 years ago
I miss the toggle interactions that are in between another action already taking place. Ts2 seemed more smart that way even tho they can’t multitask. For example: when sims were slow dancing, you had toggles to kiss, head on shoulder, or move hand to their back lol. Little details like that make the game SO fun to me because it helps with making sims feel connected. I love little details, because it makes the Sims feel more alive and actually living their own lives (even tho i’m telling them to do it).