Do you play with the sound on in your game? I did for TS1 and TS3, but for TS4 I don't like it as much... I don't know why. I usually play with my feet up on the sofa with the TV on in the background, but I don't feel like the sounds are as necessary to gameplay as they once were...
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But when I'm in Live Mode, I definitely want to hear my Sims talking, the surrounding ambient noise, etc.
Like what? Genuinely curious because I don't feel like I am... but then, maybe I AM missing something...
Personally, I wouldn't say that you're missing details, but TS4's Vampire Pack music is absolutely brilliant!
https://www.thesimsresource.com/members/DarkSuperNinja
It's the little things like angry sims slamming the fridge door or feet hitting the yoga mat. Plenty of other small detailed sounds that I'm failing to mention.
My monitor speakers don't pick up on small sounds very well so I have to turn off my music and use headphones if I really want to enjoy the sounds... but it's something I enjoy personally.
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Well, everyone is different. I don't know what you mean by how the sounds don't affect your gameplay as much. But I don't know what your definition of gameplay is.
I love hearing my sims with bad singing skill try to karaoke. The environment sounds are nice as well. This to you might not be about gameplay but for me, it makes it very immersive. Like for example, my sims live in the city and I can hear the honking cars in the morning (sims going to work maybe?) and in the noon, possibly sims going for lunch, etc.
And the different emotions make the sims sound different. A bored sim will tell a joke with a much different tone than a playful sim, etc.
My fav is probably when your sims walk on a surface. High heels make a different sound on a wooden floor than on a metal floor. Again, this might not be gameplay stuff but I just love all these little details and thought put to it. It's a shame some people don't actually play with the sound. You totally should! You'll be surprised by the things you'll hear but you gotta do it with headphones.
Hmmm thank you... I will give it a go this weekend and my boyfriend will just have to put up with me not speaking to him all day! (I'm sure he'll be thrilled ) I tend to spend more time building I guess so that's probably why I don't feel like it's a great loss to my game, but then I do also of course enjoy playing with my sims and moving them through life stages etc. - I'm just used to doing it without ever hearing any of it!