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Morale is Rock Bottom? How do you feel about the state of the Sims
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Aiming to complete a Legacy
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I'm willing to give Sims 5 a chance (and a thorough scan of all it's content), but I will not buy anything until I can see for sure what it will offer and what direction it will be going in. I'll not waste all my money on a slightly better-looking Sims 4 copy (with even less features than Sims 4 possibly, but even more fancy clothes and colorful walls that looks good but offers no gameplay).
How many EPs does TS4 even have now? I never even brought the base game but remember hearing a lot about these 'empty packs' a few years ago. The game is almost 8 years old yet the complaints are exactly the same as they where years ago
11 EPs, 11 GPs, 18 SPs, 11 Kits.
But yes, a lot of the complaints from the base game are still present. Sims 4's biggest problem is that the Sims 3 and 2 exist.
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All that output, but what have we gained other than a few additional worlds and more trinkets to use? Is the game fundamentally richer and deeper? Are the sims themselves more interesting and diverse in regards to personality and behaviour? Has actual gameplay been increased? It seems as though our original small cake has simply had more and more layers of fancy frosting added.
Yep. "Lipstick on a pig" has been used to describe the Sims 4. The base game engine is problematic which is why I don't have confidence that it will be fixed.
This is also the same reason why I'm surprised that you voted in my poll that you want the Sims 4 to last much longer (2026+). For me, I have to give EA another shot at making a new game engine from scratch. You're right, there is much to be concerned about; it could be worse than the Sims 4 base game or be multiplayer. But for me, the problems with the Sims 4 are never going to go away no matter how many years of new packs and updates we will get.
So I'm all for a fresh start with Sims 5. If Sims 5 is as bad or worse, I'll just keep sticking to Sims 1-3 like I currently am. Or try out Paralives and Rod Humble's upcoming game.
We know it's being prototyped in Unreal Engine 5. Mass Effect 5 by EA is also being prototyped in UE5.
Will the actual game engines be in UE5, too? We have no idea. I sure hope so.
ETA: I took a closer look at the job description. That's very promising. Hopefully an institutional priority for EA?
It's not so much wanting as resignation. I never got into TS3. My TS1 was on a long dead machine but I do have the disks and a machine old enough to run it, provided I want to play it enough to endure installation misery. Both TS2 installations (this machine and said old one) are in dire need of extensive overhaul. That leaves TS4 for active Simming at present. The installation on this machine stops at University and has not seen Origin in years. Thus, it if free of the bugs and glitches that make a more current version unplayable. So, unless I want to do a lot of repair work a long lived TS4 is of necessity. Given EA's track record, I highly doubt TS5 will be even as 'good' as 4, let alone better. At my age am willing to be grateful for what I have, not hope for unbaked pie in the sky.
True, I just wish it was easier to play the earlier generations. Of course, it's against EA's interest to make it easy to buy and play the previous Sims games as it would cannibalize their profits.
Looking back on the Sims 3 though I feel 4 could be hugely improved if they added the little things that made Sims 3 amazing. For me Generations was the one that struck hardest and I have the best memories of, especially prom night and driving lessons. I also wish since open worlds are not possible they could at least open the lots around your home so you see Sims across from you living their life.
Other than that and some more occult stuff, I'm chill about it all but the bugs have to be dealt with without breaking other things too. That is one thing I am not happy with.
Not to mention expose the current version for the dreadfully buggy third-rate lash-up it is. It's hard to know the glories of Shakespeare or Jane Austen if all one reads is comic books.
Sims 4 has a more modern engine, it should also be able to come up with an AI that feels like more than reactions to emotions. But it can't. The game is quite old at this point, but since it seems to be a cash cow, I don't see them starting a new game any time soon. This discourages me because again, the AI in the Sims 4 just is not that good when compared to previous games.
This actually makes sense in the real life too.
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Ugh. Annoying. But I love pretty much everything else.
Also why can't sims drive?
This is why I haven’t purchased it. There’s four nice stone floorings and wallpapers… in the Star Wars pack! 🤔🤷🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️.
I was very disappointed that the Industrial Loft kit came with one window. The window doesn’t match anything else. Three doors, one that stays open. Two big doors. There’s a nice living room and bedroom set but that doesn’t make it a loft. Just puzzling. 🤷🏼♂️