I remember how sad I was when Simville got canceled. I don't even play simulation games other than the first Zoo Tycoon and Civilisation 2+3, but I greatly enjoy shaping my neighborhoods via NAPS (yes, even the annoying ones) and sometimes hold elections.
I think there's potential for a mix of protagonist mode and city planner mode in The Sims, would like to get more tools along this way. Medieval for example had the foreign relations, that would be neat in Sims 4, too. Depending on what foreign (existing off screen) city your sims world entered into a partnership, different goods could unlock and tourists from that country might appear occasionally, that sort of thing.
