I have noticed when I decide to play the pre-made sims in The Sims 4. They have no relationships with any other sims besides the ones that live with them.
For example, Johnny Zest was suppose to have some connection with the Landgraabs as if he is disowned according to the biography. However there are no relationship between them??
Usually with the previous series, they have premade sims who have relationships outside of the house and you can be left with a surprise, a particular storyline you have a choice to follow or do it differently like a married sim who happen to have a romantic relationship with a maid like Daniel Pleasant or that single sim Claire Ursine who is unexpectedly pregnant with their ex boyfriend's child the moment you start playing with her. And questioning why the rich Landgraabs and Altos dislike each other? Who was Lolita Goth ghosting around TS3 Goth house? Where is Bella Goth when she was missing in TS2? All those mysterious unanswered questions.
Personally I don't find the premades enjoyable in TS4 without a storyline set for them as it feels like a blank pre-made with a name, trait and job but I'm curious on what other players think.
Are you happy with these premade sims that are only set with traits and jobs with no connection with anyone on the outside world without any unexpected dramatic storylines?
No disrespect to anyone who does, I would be curious how you would built their story if you were playing them!
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I do agree with @Sharonia that it would be nice if they had more detailed backstories.
It was interesting back in the old days to figure out who was Nervous Subjects' birth family. It made them interesting, even if I did not usually play them. In fact, a lot of the times when I am playing a game long term I like to make "connector Sims" to make random families between the neighbors. Especially for Sims that will eventually marry into my played family.
I cannot really say they are that much worse than the old premade families, but I miss the secrets, the personality, and the bios. However, those are more a problem with the game itself, rather than the premades.
I would miss them too much tho haha! When I first played TS2, I was like where the hell is Bob & Betty Newbie then it took me months to realize Brandi Broke was their kid
But then again, I could create them on my own!
Totally agree, they couldn't be bothered and made this whole alternative universe. Wish they stick with the storyline or at least made a story on why Bella went missing or if she returned home.
The iconic families (the Caliente's especially) look absolutely nothing like the way they used to. TS2/TS3 used to go all out with rich backstories, preset family trees, memories of events which matched their backstories, etc. This is all gone from The Sims 4, and I really dislike the "alternate universe" choice they made. Guess it's kind of symbolic of The Sims 4 at large... pretend like the past 15 years didn't happen?
As far as The Sims 4's original premades, they're just equally as disappointing. Original base game premade families are boring. The Pancakes exist only because someone on Reddit made a viral meme. The first gay couple to ship with an expansion has a backstory that has nothing more than they're gay and they can't decide who should walk the dog.
What happened to the drama? Are we so afraid to offend people that the depth of backstories has to be who should walk the family pet?
Oh that's interesting, new premades in the older sims series! You should share photos!
would love to, though i took very few screenshots (i can share them if you're curious lol) and rn can't play any game cuz i'm using an empty pc since my old one broke. but yeah, it was a lot of fun seeing those premades having some kind of personality for the first time
I don't care about more backstories than their descriptions.
Second thought is: Except Erwin from Strangerville. He can stay.
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What is the Pancakes reddit meme?
Oh, the 1st premade family I played in TS4 is the Landgraab. I made Geoffrey black - he ended up being my favorite sim, so I just refuse to let him die; I love him as an Elder. I also made Malcolm good and bi-racial. I don't like evil sims, not to play directly. But I don't know the Landgraab folklore except that they seemingly own everything.
In another save, I didn't play the Landgraab family so I didn't recolor Geoffrey. When my Sim visited them Geoffrey was grilling and caught fire and just burned to death. So my Sim, once invited into the house did the thing that makes his spirit stay and then befriended, fell in love with and impregnated Nancy twice. Oh yeah, Nancy had another child with Geoffrey before he died, so she had 3 toddlers and evil teenage Malcolm. She lost her mind. When her club, Da Cleaners, came over to help clean her house and fix the broken things, she promptly started screaming, took off her clothes and ran naked throughout the house. I don't play with mods, I wasn't controlling her, and that was funny as all heck.
For the most part tho, I play sims I create.