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Walk Styles, Diverse emotions, etc! Who is staying optimistic?
Noogster
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I've been lately seeing a lot of negativity towards the game and many people are nitpicking tiny things like eyelashes, or even long arms.
Is anyone out there who is excited for this game? Excited for what it has added and not cared that much towards what was removed? Maybe not even that, but decided tot ake a chance to see what it has added even though something you like was removed (i.e toddlers)?
Is anyone out there who is excited for this game? Excited for what it has added and not cared that much towards what was removed? Maybe not even that, but decided tot ake a chance to see what it has added even though something you like was removed (i.e toddlers)?
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If I had physical copies of TS3 and it's SPs and EPs I would set them on fire and pee on the ashes afterwards.
Bring on TS4. I'm ready.
I like the art style well enough and CAS is quite nice to work with. I think it's both easier to use and capable of creating some very well-made sims. I'm a little disappointed in the height limitations (though I understand them), the lack of a color wheel, and that there are no opacity and saturation controls. But, to be honest, once I'm in-game I'm not sure those tiny little details are going to be that obvious to me.
All that to say, yes, I'm optimistic.
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I want very much to be optimistic. I love exploring new games. I'm not now but maybe after the gameplay video.
For now I'm going to play sims 2 and 3 if I can get into them again. Other than that I'm just counting down the days!!
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To me, people who still buy the game despite being upset with the multiple removals, bad advertising, bad practices in general, etc are just saying to EA "Hey, I don't care how bad you massacre this game, I'll still pay for it!"
-.-'
I'm sure they can fix the amount of stories a building can have! I can understand that'll be a problem for avid builders in the previous series. And for the CASt I think they removed it because that was what made a lot of TS3 players lag and end up not having a fun experience because it was slow to use and unresponsive for some. It was a nice idea, but hopefully they add more clothing for a better variety and more outfits we can combine.
Playing in CAS is amazing. It's like clay. My sims all look beautiful (to me anyway) and the important thing is- they're all different. All of my Sims 3 sims looked the same. Now, I can look at a Sim and recognize them. And the walk styles, traits, and voices are amazing. I love the aspirations even more though! There's so many to suit whatever I want! I especially love the soulmate one. I'm a hopeless romantic, but in the Sims 3, that meant being a player. Now it means what I always perceived it to be (for me anyway).
I never cared much for toddlers. In my games, they would sit in a crib, I'd teach them walking, talking, etc. and then I'd make them grow up. And even children didn't have a lot to do. I'd find myself wondering how to occupy a sim. Hopefully that'll change.
And in the demo, it played on low settings at first, automatically. I got tired of that and decided to try high settings and see what happened. My computer, which I only paid maybe $200 for, ran it perfect. There are no lags, no freezes, it's amazing.
So I have a countdown on my phone and I already uninstalled the Sims 3 because I don't see me ever playing it again. I'd rather play Sims 2 than a buggy, glitchy mess.
And I love the art style too! So many people are upset, but the way I see it, Sims 3 was made for customization. That's great and all for those people that prefer it, but I want fun gameplay that can last for hours and never get boring. Now, the Sims 4 offers amazing customization in a different art style and they're adding gameplay. I couldn't be happier.
Oh yeah, I never played with pools either.
I don't mind about the stuff being taken out for the most part (I can't say I am much of a fan of toddlers after playing sims 3 and just age them up fast anyways).
I am looking forward to trying out different things, the new relationship bar where I can make enemies with benefits now.
Lets make this a reality!
I just want the game already
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Umm... that's all I can think of at the moment. Haha, my mind is blank. I know there's more I was excited for. I'm still not in a rush to get it at this point (CAS might change that though, I'm such a sucker for CAS) but I'll give it a go eventually.
Edit to add: part of the reason I'm in no rush atm is I still have so much going on in sims 3. So I probably won't play much anyway. As TS3 fades from my interest I'll get more anxious to get it.
There's the spirit! I second your opinion, and am looking very much forward to those interactions and maybe even new jobs!
They have added a lot of new things and I'm glad some people here can see that (of course there are many people on this forum who do but most of the threads I'm seeing are very picky!)
I'm glad CAS has treated you right! and yes, I agree with many sims in TS3 looking really identical, or at least coming off as such.
Toddlers were never a concern of mine either, but still, I understand many others freaking out over it if they do like toddlers.
I'm super glad they made it playable for users on older computers, I think that was a very very great decision.
This, this, this! (sorry
This is very off-topic but I like your signature!
on-topic, I agree with you! I know that they like to be a little..er..frugal..but they stick to their words. I'm sure we'll all have a completely fun, immerse experience followed by tears. well, that depends if you're emotional like me.
I may also need some adult diapers and ice cream...
That's okay! Your opinion and theirs are very much respected
I'm sure you'll love the game, give it a shot! , because we won't know for sure if you'll feel the same after trying it out when it's released in retail (or digital, your choice! lol)
This. I want to like this game but it's pretty hard to stay optimistic when they keep telling us what is not in the game, some of us still don't have the demo, and their marketing is just terrible. They pretty much shot my optimism down when they announced the removal of things that are crucial to how I play the game. Like I said I want to like the game, as I've played since the first one, but I just can't..
I pulled this from the site (which actually wasn't that hard. I used a service called google!
Smarter Sims with new emotions and unique personalities provide you greater choices to create rich, entertaining and weird stories.
All-New Create A Sim and Build Mode have been reinvented to be more powerful, intuitive and fun than ever.
Explore lively, vibrant neighborhoods filled with rich communities of Smarter Sims.
And a whole wagon load more. Just search for it. For now, let me expand on those three points.
Distinct appearances mean new walk-styles, new clothing (not an addition, but many new styles. the same goes with hairstyles!
Along with emotions, they also now will react to certain sims, objects and situations in-game. This makes great times for storytelling.
"New tools you say? oh please, nothing can beat toddlers and pools! nothing!"
Sure, you're probably really upset about many things they've told us about...especially things they removed, but some people are way too focused on that and not what is currently being added. It may even make you forget about toddlers or pools.
Building tools are now more efficient and things like window heights, foundation heights and higher walls are new. Pre-planned outfits are now available (like premade sims) for those who have trouble putting outfits together; or those who want to build from.
There are now new activites your sim can do, and maybe won't seem like such a ghost town. I'm talking about the "no more open world issue" ..they did that to make lots look more lively, which is fine by me. It was like that in The Sims 2, so why is everyone fussing? Well, because nobody can be happy with something.
I apologize if I came off defensive or even rude, it's not intentional. I've been seeing so much negativity in the forums and I just want some positivity flowing.
Like I said, I understand that it will affect many players' playing style, which isn't good of course. I would be upset, too. I'm sure EA will send out something just as valuable, if not will be, toddlers.
This means that conversations are no longer a tool to get married in five easy steps as it is possible for a sim totally wreck any chance with a romantic interest for instance. I'm really looking forward to that.
But as I said in another thread, I'm not interested in if a sim can flip a burger or not. The behavior-rules will make it so much better for storytellers. It's a return to TS2 style conversations but on steroids. In TS2 though, discussions would be one-on-one, in TS3 you could invite a third participant, but in TS4 this will be dynamic.
When you couple that to the (dare I say it) Pixar-like animations (Which I fell instantly in love with, lol), I feel that TS4 is poised to offer some pretty indepth gaming, which in turn will help storytellers and machinima-creators to make richer projects.