The Sims 4 Live Play Video

lanlyn

Today I watched the live play video that was just released. Whether you plan to get Sims 4 or not, it's interesting to see. The presenters did say that this is not the final version, but you'll get an idea of game play. I saw some things I liked and some I didn't. I don't buy games when they first come out, so I have no immediate plans to get Sims 4. But I'll definitely be reading what others say about the new game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN2ue9y7_2M

Also, SimGuruGraham says that autonomy was turned off. In these tweets, he also explains the UI settings, party options, the emotional death timing, and other things.
http://simsvip.com/2014/07/20/the-sims-4-weekend-guru-tweets/#more-39200

And because there are so many rumors and misinformation floating around, here's an FAQ that should be helpful:
http://simsvip.com/2013/05/07/the-sims-4-fact-sheet/

EDIT: The video came out on the 19th.

vesvezDat

lanlyn wrote:

I just watched the live play video released today. Whether you plan to get Sims 4 or not, it's interesting to see. The presenters did say that this is not the final version, but you'll get an idea of game play. I saw some things I liked and some I didn't. I don't buy games when they first come out, so I have no immediate plans to get Sims 4. But I'll definitely be reading what others say about the new game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN2ue9y7_2M

Also, SimGuruGraham says that autonomy was turned off. In these tweets, he also explains the UI settings, party options, the emotional death timing, and other things.
http://simsvip.com/2014/07/20/the-sims-4-weekend-guru-tweets/#more-39200

And because there are so many rumors and misinformation floating around, here's an FAQ that should be helpful:
http://simsvip.com/2013/05/07/the-sims-4-fact-sheet/

You're a bit late. That live play game play video has been out for like 2 days and we've all watched it. And for many of us it has been a disappointment

LaBlue0314

I'm not so sure if I would want my sim from killing over from laughing. I hope that this will not be something that happens all the time; Would be a real downer in my book.

Actually vesvezDat, not all of us have seen it. This was a first for me. Thank you lanlyn for bringing this up.

lanlyn

So I double checked on the Sims 4 forum and this video came out yesterday, the 19th, not today. Sorry.

However, there hasn't been any mention of it on this General Discussion forum yesterday or today. Not all of us follow the Sims 4 forum. I usually don't. Just wanted to bring the info to people's attention.

lanlyn

LaBlue0314 wrote:

I'm not so sure if I would want my sim from killing over from laughing. I hope that this will not be something that happens all the time; Would be a real downer in my book.

Actually vesvezDat, not all of us have seen it. This was a first for me. Thank you lanlyn for bringing this up.

You're welcome.

SimGuruGraham said that they sped up the emotional death scene just to demonstrate. Let's hope they don't die that quickly from laughing! Yikes! :shock:

Most of the Sims at the party panicked and ran out of the house due to the fire We wanted our Sims to quickly show off the new emotional deaths during the E3 demo though; normally they’d prioritize the fire in that situation.

Celiria

LaBlue0314 wrote:

I'm not so sure if I would want my sim from killing over from laughing. I hope that this will not be something that happens all the time; Would be a real downer in my book.

Actually vesvezDat, not all of us have seen it. This was a first for me. Thank you lanlyn for bringing this up.

It was already stated by the devs that this and other aspects like the fire were tuned for the demo. They made sure they occurred for the sake of the demonstration. In the normal game you will have to work at it for a sim to die of emotion. They pretty much have to hit the top level of the emotion and hold it for an extended length of time. So it won't be a common occurrence. Your sim won't just keel over from being told a joke or two.

GalacticGal

Thank you for posting the second two links. I'd already had the opportunity to watch the live-demo walk-through yesterday. But I was very glad to see the clarification via Twitter (I don't tweet, ever) with Graham and Grant. That was very useful to me to read. Especially after the slight fire storm that erupted on the forums over it.

There will be those who are convinced it was staged, whether it was or not. We will only truly be able to judge this incarnation of the Sims game when we play it ourselves. I liked what I saw, for the most part. I, like some others, wish they had devoted some of it to family life, but hey, it was a couple of guys doing the walk-through. I want to know if there are any gals on the team this time?

I'm not a party animal, I've never been one. Guess I've always possessed a very old soul, even as a kid. However, it was nice to learn we no longer must schedule our parties. Gives a nice sense of spontaneity to it.

I'm praying that like the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, Sims 4 will be free of lag and/or color rendering issues.

Just like Sims 3 wasn't Sims 2, and it had its drawbacks as well as its good points, I'm looking forward to giving Sims 4 a try. If I don't really like it, I can fall back on Sims 2 & 3. And I won't purchase any EPs for Sims 4.

I'm still hoping to be wowed.

Celiria

GalacticGal wrote:

Thank you for posting the second two links. I'd already had the opportunity to watch the live-demo walk-through yesterday. But I was very glad to see the clarification via Twitter (I don't tweet, ever) with Graham and Grant. That was very useful to me to read. Especially after the slight fire storm that erupted on the forums over it.

There will be those who are convinced it was staged, whether it was or not. We will only truly be able to judge this incarnation of the Sims game when we play it ourselves. I liked what I saw, for the most part. I, like some others, wish they had devoted some of it to family life, but hey, it was a couple of guys doing the walk-through. I want to know if there are any gals on the team this time?

I'm not a party animal, I've never been one. Guess I've always possessed a very old soul, even as a kid. However, it was nice to learn we no longer must schedule our parties. Gives a nice sense of spontaneity to it.

I'm praying that like the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, Sims 4 will be free of lag and/or color rendering issues.

Just like Sims 3 wasn't Sims 2, and it had its drawbacks as well as its good points, I'm looking forward to giving Sims 4 a try. If I don't really like it, I can fall back on Sims 2 & 3. And I won't purchase any EPs for Sims 4.

I'm still hoping to be wowed.

This time? There were women on the team for sims 3 and there are still women on the team for sims 4.

https://twitter.com/SimGuruAzure

https://twitter.com/SimGuruSarah

https://twitter.com/SimGuruRachel

https://twitter.com/SimGuruShannon

https://twitter.com/SimGuruLyndsay

https://twitter.com/SimGuruRusskii

just to point out some of the women on the sims 4 team.

lanlyn

GalacticGal wrote:

...Just like Sims 3 wasn't Sims 2, and it had its drawbacks as well as its good points, I'm looking forward to giving Sims 4 a try. If I don't really like it, I can fall back on Sims 2 & 3. And I won't purchase any EPs for Sims 4...

I was thinking the same thing. If or when I start playing TS4, and I want to do some detailed building, I can get back into Sims 3. But it was kind of cool to see how easily you could mix and match houses, rooms, etc. in TS4. Bam! Just plop things down and play. That would be good when you just feel like playing with your sims, not building.

I liked the idea of being able to access what the community has shared while actually in game. Just find something and add it. That should eliminate fear of CC issues, right? Hope so! But I did wonder that if the TS4 Exchange gets as huge as the TS3 one is now, will opening it up in-game cause big lag problems?

Celiria

lanlyn wrote:

GalacticGal wrote:

...Just like Sims 3 wasn't Sims 2, and it had its drawbacks as well as its good points, I'm looking forward to giving Sims 4 a try. If I don't really like it, I can fall back on Sims 2 & 3. And I won't purchase any EPs for Sims 4...

I was thinking the same thing. If or when I start playing TS4, and I want to do some detailed building, I can get back into Sims 3. But it was kind of cool to see how easily you could mix and match houses, rooms, etc. in TS4. Bam! Just plop things down and play. That would be good when you just feel like playing with your sims, not building.

I liked the idea of being able to access what the community has shared while actually in game. Just find something and add it. That should eliminate fear of CC issues, right? Hope so! But I did wonder that if the TS4 Exchange gets as huge as the TS3 one is now, will opening it up in-game cause big lag problems?

Actually no. The gallery is just like the exchange, issues and all. Difference is now you can't download and scan it with custard before putting it in your game. So the gallery is actually more dangerous than the exchange is.

lanlyn

Celiria wrote:

Actually no. The gallery is just like the exchange, issues and all. Difference is now you can't download and scan it with custard before putting it in your game. So the gallery is actually more dangerous than the exchange is.

Bummer!! :shock:

I suppose they were trying to make it like Steam's Workshop. But even Steam isn't set up to let you install mods while the game is actually running.

Celiria

lanlyn wrote:

Celiria wrote:

Actually no. The gallery is just like the exchange, issues and all. Difference is now you can't download and scan it with custard before putting it in your game. So the gallery is actually more dangerous than the exchange is.

Bummer!! :shock:

I suppose they were trying to make it like Steam's Workshop. But even Steam isn't set up to let you install mods while the game is actually running.

I believe I read somewhere that their reasoning was that they felt a lot of people didn't use the sims 3 exchange because of the hassle of having to go onto the site and download it into your game so they decided to streamline the process by putting the exchange in the game.

lanlyn

I see they've moved this thread from General Discussion to Sims 4. I guess I shouldn't have bothered to post there. :roll:

Mylita

This is the same EA that said cc wouldn't transfer through Simport. And I believe they also said 'Simport' is just as safe as the Exchange..... But, they also said 'use the Exchange' at your own risk... People who download while in the game will be taking a big risk that could ruin their games.

Ea is asking simmers to flag any cc on their uploads, an honor system if you will. And asking simmers who download something and find cc to do the same. You will be risking your game doing this. I would really suggest people not do this. I was hooked on the Exchange, but unfortunately, even Custard failed to find most cc.

Use at your own risk!!

Mylita

Edited to add: Custard is an app, also called the Sims3PackCleaner.

catloverplayer

The gallery is a lot faster then the exchange though I suspect that will change as more eps and store stuff are added.