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I'm genuinely saddened by how LOW this franchise has stooped (RESPECTFUL RANT)
Let's all take a quick journey back in time, circa 2000. Remember when no one ever thought The Sims would become big? No one wanted to support Will Wrights ideas. Finally they came to life, and it changed so much. Expansion packs gave quality content, EA didn't purposefully take things out to sell it in DLC, and the game had soul.
Now let's make a quick time jump to 2004, with The Sims 2. Probably one of the best sequels of all time (IMO). It brought heart, love, warmth, challenge, laughter, raunchiness, and a little hint of ridiculousness. It was a perfect game for that time. Remember when we all were genuinely excited for an EP, because we knew that it would be everything we'd ever wanted? Remember when it would take forever to explore every aspect of an expansion pack? Remember when you could play for hours, and never get bored? It was a proper sequel that stayed true to the franchise.
5 years later, and EA gives us The Sims 3. A game that had SO much potential. A game that could have been amazing. Instead we got a buggy, laggy, glitchy mess. Luckily it was fixed, at least for me, and I can play it with ease. But...where's the heart? The soul? There was no life in this game, at least not compared to TS2. The expansion packs had little content, and I found myself discovering everything fairly easily. The challenge was gone. EA took out the raunchiness and sexy themes. EA started to deliberately exclude things from EPs, only so that they could sell it separately on TS3 Store. It was at this time that the franchise was becoming a cash cow. They were milking TS3 dry, until they couldn't milk it anymore. Then they tossed it aside, ignoring the issues that needed to be fixed.
Now we're back here, in 2014. EA promises that they learned from their mistakes. Until The Sims 4 Olympus was leaked, and their plot to turn the game into online only, backfired. So they scrapped up what they could, and now we have this...this poor excuse of a game. The charm is gone. The humor is gone. The raunchiness is gone. Family play is gone. Everything is gone! And why is it gone, you might ask? Because they can sell all of it to you separately, and get away with it! As a sequel to a successful franchise, you would think that EA would want innovation. Instead they want to back-pedal back to 2000! No open world, no CASt, no toddlers, no cars, no ghosts, no bikes, no story progression, no pools, NOTHING! Half of those things are STAPLES to the franchise. Dumbing the game down to a whole new level. It, quite honestly, sickens me.
What has EA been doing for 5 years?! This game is just so empty, and barren. I see no life, no heart, and no SOUL, in this game! It truly saddens me. I have loved this franchise since I was a little kid. This franchise has been a huge part of my life. To see EA take it and shred it into a million pieces, hurts me. And it should hurt you, too. There is no excuse for this. None. These graphics for a 2014, are unacceptable. This is the 4th INSTALLMENT TO THIS FRANCHISE...the FOURTH ONE! FOURTH! How is it, that the ORIGINAL game had more things in it, than this game?! How is it that TS2, a game that is a DECADE old, still has smarter sims, cars (with animations), pools, toddlers, ghosts, and riveting gameplay, than this game? HOW?! How is TS3, a game that is 5 years old, as well as outdated, have an open, seamless world, with GORGEOUS graphics? How is it that each and every one of this game's predecessors have something TS4 doesn't have? It is truly mind boggling.
Just see for yourself! This is beautiful, and awesome!
And this is just pitiful, and downright embarrassing, compared to TS3. This looks like MySims!
To me, this doesn't even look like a game that belongs in this franchise. EA has disappointed me before, but never like this. I cannot believe that THIS is going to associated with the classic original, the iconic TS2, and the beautiful TS3. I refuse to consider this part of the franchise. This is the last straw for me. I really think I'm done with EA, as of right now. Once again, my expectations are shattered. Smh...
At this point, I wouldn't touch this mess with a ten foot pole. This is just shameful. And this will never be a Sims game, in my eyes. You can call it The Sims all you want, but it will never be The Sims.
Now let's make a quick time jump to 2004, with The Sims 2. Probably one of the best sequels of all time (IMO). It brought heart, love, warmth, challenge, laughter, raunchiness, and a little hint of ridiculousness. It was a perfect game for that time. Remember when we all were genuinely excited for an EP, because we knew that it would be everything we'd ever wanted? Remember when it would take forever to explore every aspect of an expansion pack? Remember when you could play for hours, and never get bored? It was a proper sequel that stayed true to the franchise.
5 years later, and EA gives us The Sims 3. A game that had SO much potential. A game that could have been amazing. Instead we got a buggy, laggy, glitchy mess. Luckily it was fixed, at least for me, and I can play it with ease. But...where's the heart? The soul? There was no life in this game, at least not compared to TS2. The expansion packs had little content, and I found myself discovering everything fairly easily. The challenge was gone. EA took out the raunchiness and sexy themes. EA started to deliberately exclude things from EPs, only so that they could sell it separately on TS3 Store. It was at this time that the franchise was becoming a cash cow. They were milking TS3 dry, until they couldn't milk it anymore. Then they tossed it aside, ignoring the issues that needed to be fixed.
Now we're back here, in 2014. EA promises that they learned from their mistakes. Until The Sims 4 Olympus was leaked, and their plot to turn the game into online only, backfired. So they scrapped up what they could, and now we have this...this poor excuse of a game. The charm is gone. The humor is gone. The raunchiness is gone. Family play is gone. Everything is gone! And why is it gone, you might ask? Because they can sell all of it to you separately, and get away with it! As a sequel to a successful franchise, you would think that EA would want innovation. Instead they want to back-pedal back to 2000! No open world, no CASt, no toddlers, no cars, no ghosts, no bikes, no story progression, no pools, NOTHING! Half of those things are STAPLES to the franchise. Dumbing the game down to a whole new level. It, quite honestly, sickens me.
What has EA been doing for 5 years?! This game is just so empty, and barren. I see no life, no heart, and no SOUL, in this game! It truly saddens me. I have loved this franchise since I was a little kid. This franchise has been a huge part of my life. To see EA take it and shred it into a million pieces, hurts me. And it should hurt you, too. There is no excuse for this. None. These graphics for a 2014, are unacceptable. This is the 4th INSTALLMENT TO THIS FRANCHISE...the FOURTH ONE! FOURTH! How is it, that the ORIGINAL game had more things in it, than this game?! How is it that TS2, a game that is a DECADE old, still has smarter sims, cars (with animations), pools, toddlers, ghosts, and riveting gameplay, than this game? HOW?! How is TS3, a game that is 5 years old, as well as outdated, have an open, seamless world, with GORGEOUS graphics? How is it that each and every one of this game's predecessors have something TS4 doesn't have? It is truly mind boggling.
Just see for yourself! This is beautiful, and awesome!
And this is just pitiful, and downright embarrassing, compared to TS3. This looks like MySims!
To me, this doesn't even look like a game that belongs in this franchise. EA has disappointed me before, but never like this. I cannot believe that THIS is going to associated with the classic original, the iconic TS2, and the beautiful TS3. I refuse to consider this part of the franchise. This is the last straw for me. I really think I'm done with EA, as of right now. Once again, my expectations are shattered. Smh...
At this point, I wouldn't touch this mess with a ten foot pole. This is just shameful. And this will never be a Sims game, in my eyes. You can call it The Sims all you want, but it will never be The Sims.
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It's just frustrating to watch.
I agree with EVERY sentence. Great post.
What also bothers me is that there are people hellbent on destroying EA. Those are also the worst types of fans IMO. The people that see nothing good about what EA is doing.
It is always the extremes on both sides that ruin it for those that sit in the middle.
But your post is spot on, I agree with about 80-90% of it.
*I tried my best to be respectful, but I really don't think EA respects us, so why should we respect them?
But think on this awhile, if you never get the game, you can't register and go over to the actual TS4 forums (wherever they are) and tell EA what you really think. :P There's always a discount bin somewhere.
And you could use the registration to help influence what comes next, but if you aren't on a forum to preach to EA, then it's kind of like voting, if you don't vote, don't complain. If you do vote, complain away because they need to know what long time Simmers really don't like about this version. Some love it, some don't but surely the long time Simmer can see by this map view it's more of a tablet game than ever a PC game.
Or the old sims development team. I wish Will Wright never stopped working on the sims. ;_;
I was getting back on the fence but I can not buy this game.
I would like to think it will get better but this is a mess, a pure mess.
How can people like this ripoff?
A sad day indeed.
I just read this as sims resource and it sounds extremely encouraging to me: http://www.thesimsresource.com/news/view-post/post/26795/2014 Sims Creators Camp Part 1
Agreed.
I think the saddest part is that you can tell when Will Wright stopped working on the sims. He put so much life into the game, and you can clearly see that life sucked right out in TS3. And now in TS4!
I truly wonder what Will Wright is thinking right now.
As for me, I was so hopeful for what Sims 4 could have been. But seeing the reality of it, I'm very confused. I'm still planning on getting it to check it out for myself, but I definitely won't be uninstalling Sims 2 nor Sims 3 from my pc.
And yes it looks like MySims...not even Sims1, that had better graphics and view imho
I have played since 2000 and the very first Sims1 game.
I am not mad, but sad.
Sad at what could have been, but messed up big time.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
Marcus Aurelius
And for those wondering why Eaxis is doing this-Because it has worked for them so far. Why would they stop?
People (and corporation decision makers are people, even if corporations themselves are not) will not stopping what works for them as long as we let it keep working.
That's why I think it is important we critics both keep up the pressure, and do NOT buy the pared down game we're being offered for a premium price.
It is possible the game is going to be innovative in gameplay. I'm seeing some possibilities in the gameplay videos so far.
But EAxis will continue milking the Sims fans as long as it keeps working for them.
I want it to stop working. Not to destroy a company, and the jobs that would go away if it did, but to wake up those decision makers to the importance of providing value for our money.
To the poster above me, that's what I thought originally but I was corrected, look at it again.
:shock: Did you read that?
So a game that is supposed to be an improvement, to be better than Sims3 REMOVES a core element of the game...and that's ok? Heck, I don't even play toddlers in my game so I am NOT a toddler-fanboy by any stretch of the imagination, but seriously, this makes ZERO SENSE
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
Marcus Aurelius
Sims 4 will either be a hit or flop. It cannot make it in the middle like Sims 3
They have said that they are rebuilding the sims back up on a totally new foundation. What can possibly be wrong with that?
You see, I haven't played the sims from the beginning; I came in at sims 3 so I don't have this need to look at what might be missing from all those years ago. From my point of view, they are rebuilding it so that it provides a firm base for the FUTURE that will have more potential and possibilities than it does now. I'm not bothered by what might be 'missing' from sims games from years ago. I'm happy to start anew on a different foundation.
They are holding them hostage!!
Edit: I forgot to put in the friggin link..
http://www.gamerevolution.com/preview/the-sims-4/100767
http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/categories/show/257.page
:x
Both The Sims and Simcity franchises are the Brain Child of Will Wright! To see how watered down TS4 is makes me sick! They have four weeks before the deadline and I seriously doubt they'll tell us anything else at this point. I don't want to see this go down in flames, but I cannot support this sort of business practice anymore.
Such a sad thing indeed.
That's actually the first bit of good news I've seen so far. Probably means toddlers will make an appearance shortly.
It means they probley left them out to sell them :evil: