Pros and Cons TS 1/2/3/4

I'll start with my opinions on good old loveable TS2 as I played it just yesterday with Nightlife + Bon Voyage

Pros: Interactions, animations, wishes and fears, EPs, story



Cons: Build Mode and Create A Sim, fast needs

For me,

TS1 is like my first toy, practically excited about it!. Pros, it's a practically a "new" & different simulation game. Cons, less gameplays.

TS2 is like my first crush, I think & play it every day, even before my big exams. Pros, practically an improved iteration, "drama with backstories", a lot of new gameplays, customisable lots & neighbourhoods', love the musics & audio, CARS & HELICOPTER :D. Cons, I can't think of anything :p

TS3 is like my first job, need it, love it, hate it. Pros, open-world with lots customisation. Cons, the realistic art style, bugs!

TS4 is like buying my first house, where I need a lot of money to buy/build my ideal house :D. The pros, the cartoonish art style, for some packs, it's kinda detailed (parenthood, vampires), easy to build houses (TS4 is the first iteration where I built my own houses), lots of free updates, interesting new gameplays. Cons, most of the pack has lacked of details, no cars, I feel disconnected with my Sims (no memory system), lots of oversized stuff (I just want a normal telescope & microscope: s), lack of customisation (I want to build my own world too, my own concept, my own fantasy...) ;)

Overall, I really love this game.

Sims 1
Pros
I just loved throwing parties and having Drew Carey show up. It was just so funny to me to see the sims going crazy over the celebrity showing up. I usually hate celebrities in my Sims game but this always cracked me up. Superstar expansion...the fashion show come on...nothing like it since at least not on the same level.

Cons

No Aging and the look of the sims.


Sims 2

Pros
I love everything about this game. Gameplay wise. The gameplay is just out of this world. It beats all in my opinion. They bowl a real game. They play a real game of pool. Marco Polo in the pool. They can twirl together while skating. It felt like couples had plenty to do together. The blind dates. I could write pages and pages of stuff I love.

I love adding a townie to a household and being able to see what they have been through in life by reading their memories. Wants and Fears. The attraction system. The interest system. All of these things made each sim feel very unique.

Cons
No towine aging and body styles of the sims themselves.

Sims 3

Pros and cons of the game was open world. While it was a great innovative idea, it was executed poorly. I hated being stuck in one world. I had so many beautiful worlds and I didn't get a chance to really enjoy them all. So many routing issues SOOOO MANY. When you need to have a mod to even play the game without issues, we have a problem. On the flip side, I loved watching townies around town when my sims were doing something boring. I loved driving though the streets with my sims when they were heading to their destinations. Seasons was amazing in that game. The best of them all in my opinion. I enjoyed open world but at the same time it felt limited. No open restaurants which made no sense to me because they had open nightclubs...LOL

Sims 4

Pros
The sims themselves can really look diverse. Love that. I love how all the worlds are connected and my sims can visit all of them.

Cons

The sims themselves are not unique. They are all the same because they are all subjected to the same 10 emotions. It really makes me feel like I am playing the same sim over and over.
I thought the trade off for closing the world would have been better but it feel like it is less. We are seeing rabbit holes more than ever. I remember when they used to say well we have to put rabbit holes in (Sims 3) because of performance. What is the excuse now??
Musical chair...UGH
Looking at artwork when at a restaurant..UGH
Everything is separated for each sim. They don't really fish together, bowl together, skate together, DANCE TOGETHER, suntan together, they cannot even talk while laying on the lounge chairs together IT IS THE WORSE. I still cannot believe after how many years the sims are not dancing facing each other yet.

I can write a book on my frustration with Sims 4 but those are my top 5 most irritating. Honorable mention - giving a sims a command and they do whatever they want anyways. For instance, the sim is on the move to go to sleep and I want them to make a meal. The sim goes all way to the bed change in pjs get in bed and then get back up and go to the fridge to make the food even though I commanded them to do it well before the sim got to the bedroom.

i never played 1, so i don't have an opinon

sims 2
pros: in depth gameplay, has one of my favorite expansion concepts (bon voyage). i also really enjoy the cut scenes lol. also had the best little details such as hair movement
cons: honestly there's not a con with the actual game content, but rather the fact that no matter what system i play on or the settings, it crashes for me eventually. loading screens are maybe my only other 'con' but i don't mind them much if i'm being honest since there wasn't an open world prior to ts2, so there's no feeling of regression there.

sims 3
pros: this is the first sims game i played so it's my very biased favorite. i love the open world, generations is arguably one of the best packs introduced into the entire franchise, and the expansion packs went really in depth. i play this version of the sims the most to this day, i'll always go back to it
cons: the sims 3 store was a money grab, really laggy at times (especially for the crappy laptops i grew up playing it on!!) and saves always get soooo glitchy after generations of gameplay

sims 4
pros: runs smoothly no matter the system in my experience, and also has the most binge-playable factor. the art style is also probably my favorite if i momentarily stop being so biased towards the sims 3.
cons: the gameplay feels so cold. as a family player, the relationships in the sims 4 feel so icy and meaningless. a sim could be talking to their mother or a homeless man at the park and it wouldn't make a difference. also the amount of loading screens gets old, and the game in general can be really buggy.

the only issue in ts2 for me was the ugly sims and the needs that are decaying way too fast, it took out the enjoyment of me playing the game because i have to babysit my sims 24/7.

Sims 2:
Pros: extremely detailed gameplay, fears and wants, so many things to discover (it took me 15+ years to learn that tvs can fall off the wall), that little penguin who walks around, actual consequences for your sims, memories, slightly darker humor, cutscenes!
Cons: the clothing style is stuck in the 2000’s, building feels awful, a lot of features are broken which requires mods to fix them, and using in-game features can corrupt your game (this one is the worst for me. I love TS2, but the fact that i have to be so careful of what i do to avoid corruption, makes me not wanna play)

Sims 3:
Pros: a lot of different things you can do gameplay wise, the worlds are beautiful, create-a-style was nice, did one of my favorite songs in simlish (1+ from me!)
Cons: the sims looks ugly, open world, probably caused the deaths of at least 3 of my old laptops

Sims 4:
Pros: beautiful worlds and sims, runs great on my current PC even when i have 10+ GB of CC, building feels a lot nicer than the previous games, the gallery is great, i can play for hours without getting bored
Cons: not enough traits and aspirations, some age groups gets neglected in favor of YA (especially female YA’s), there’s no real consequences for most of your sims actions and nothing bad ever happens to them, the lack or NPC’s like firemen, robbers, etc

If I'd had to put it, I'd put it so.
The Sims 1:
Pros:

• This game put the foundation to the future games.
  
• It has the least amount of expansion packs.
  
• Children can do a lot there. For example cast spells, take bills out of the mailbox, take care of a baby etc.
  
• The music.
  
• The budget window that opens up when clicking on the household funds. Am I the only one who liked it?

Cons:

• Needs go down so fast. Seriously, players who keep 5 or more sims happy for 20 days or more have earned bragging rights.
  
• So little customizability.
  
• Sims can drown randomly!
  
• No aging. A child growing up is literally a witchcraft.
  
• Sims are so mean. :'( (It's so hard to make friends)

The Sims 2:
Pros:

• Aging and new life stages!
  
• More ability to customize sims, houses, and neighborhoods.
  
• Wants and fears and aspirations.
  
• First must-have expansion packs (University, Seasons etc).
  
• So many details and fun secrets.

Cons:

• Easy to corrupt. Delete a sim and watch your neighborhood go down at varying speeds.
  
• Taking care of pregnant sims (I've had few of them die already).
  
• The first game to have stuff packs.
  
• If you want to have the best game (seeable neighborhood on lots, influence bar etc), you'll need the latest expansion/stuff pack.
  
• Is it me or is it really hard to fill up a community activity center lot?

The Sims 3:
Pros:

• Create a style adds more customizability.
  
• Open world and community lot types.
  
• The first game where aging and life span is customizable.
  
• So many things to do and so many new skills (No more moments where painting makes sims a good piano player anymore!).
  
• The first game to have moodlets so the mood bar isn't directly tied to needs.

Cons:

• It crashes so often and has many bugs. Mods are required to play it perfectly.
  
• Rotational play is so hard.
  
• This game can scare you with loud noises! They happen when you least expect it (Meteors, krakens, vending machines crushing sims etc.).
  
• Unforunately, I have to bring out the open world. Sometimes you'll need to go home and away quick or one of your sim dies.
  
• 11 expasnsion packs, some stuff packs, and a lot of The Sims 3 Store content.

The Sims 4:
Pros:

• Easier to create sims and build houses.
  
• It brings thing that allows players to customize their game (clubs, vampire perks and weaknesses etc).
  
• Toddlers!
  
• The first game where computer and console version is the same.
  
• Manage households. It allows players to edit households (Change Sim with ability to add and remove sims).

Cons:

• So... many... expansion, game, and stuff... packs... It's enough to drown in them.
  
• Bugs that take long time to be fixed and simulation lag.
  
• There's isn't a lot of trait slots.
  
• No matter what, if you play your game rotationally with some expansion packs, you will see your sims wearing bad fashion.
  
• There are things missing. Some have been brought back, some still isn't back (my sims are burning to death!).

Bookmarked for later.

TS1
Pros: Sense of humor, Extreme difficulty, Great expansions (honorable mentions: Superstar and Makin Magic), quirky NPCs
Cons: CAS, Build/Buy, No aging up, Extreme difficulty (lol)

TS2
Pros: Every single thing except for the cons
Cons: Sims don't look good

TS3
Pros: Every single thing except for the cons
Cons: Bad performance

TS4
Pros: CAS, Build/Buy, Everything looks stunning, Travelling between worlds
Cons: Sims don't have personalities, Not much quirkiness/sense of humor, Most packs feel lacking

I never played Sims 1, so... But I did remember a bit of Sims 2 (I didn't have my own PC back in 2007-2009, but had a GameCube that eventually broke down).


Sims 2 (console only)

Pros: In-depth gameplay, various color choices despite the lack of a color wheel, little details like hair movement, and replayability value.

Cons: Loading screens (although not as bad as Sims 4), needs going down too quickly, ugly sims, and outdated clothing.


Sims 3 (computer)

Pros: In-depth gameplay, aging isn't restricted to active household, a wide variety of personality traits, its art style, and lots of things to do.

Cons: Can run poorly without Nraas mods, can't do rotational play, and routing issues in specific worlds (Isla Paradiso, I'm looking at you).


Sims 4 (once again, computer)

Pros: Traveling between worlds, and the ability to create different body shapes.

Cons: Loading screens, lack of personality and depth, watered-down gameplay, recycled features, not much humor, too easy/no consequences, lack of traits, still no slow dance, needs tons of mods to make it interesting, simulation lag, the game fights you whenever you try to make your sims mean to each other, interactions dropping from queue, unsolved bugs, art style is too cartoony/childish, all other age groups get neglected in favor of young adults, lack of clothing for males and toddlers, sims taking forever to do what I direct them to do, musical chairs, too much happy happy joy joy, sims constantly rushing to drink water/other beverages, WAY too restrictive, WAY too many stuff packs, obsession with technology, only ten emotions, absence of fear and danger, and sims not reacting to anything...


And here is the honorable mention - Sims don't do a lot of stuff together. The gameplay feels cold compared to previous iterations. In the past, children had a lot more to do, especially when playing together. And adult sims could do more things together, too. It's not even realistic. Five years later, it's still my least favorite iteration.