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Does it make sense to get wet without having open worlds?
JacoSur
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When I saw for the first time that seasons were an official EP I was excited, however, I was also wondering how many things will be lacking (seeing The Sims 4 incomplete packs) and I have to recognise that there weren't many, though some of them would have been great.
After this I was wondering... If there are no open worlds and you can't modify them, is it worth getting wet in an area that you can just do things limited by your garden? Or is it too annoying waiting for 1 minute just for going to the park with your family?
I mean, in The Sims 3 It was great since wherever you went you would feel inmerse in the climate. Imagine you want to go to the gym, if there were open worlds like in The Sims 3, you would open your umbrella, get cold and feel the rain. But, in The Sims 4, you just have to take a taxi in front of your house to get anywhere.
What do you think?
After this I was wondering... If there are no open worlds and you can't modify them, is it worth getting wet in an area that you can just do things limited by your garden? Or is it too annoying waiting for 1 minute just for going to the park with your family?
I mean, in The Sims 3 It was great since wherever you went you would feel inmerse in the climate. Imagine you want to go to the gym, if there were open worlds like in The Sims 3, you would open your umbrella, get cold and feel the rain. But, in The Sims 4, you just have to take a taxi in front of your house to get anywhere.
What do you think?
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I don't get why everyone praises sims 3 so much. What good does all of that do when you can't even enjoy playing the game? The buggiest game there is (I tried giving it many chances and even waited until the game was complete). Sims 2 was more fun, why does nobody ever compare things with sims 2?
Lets make this a reality!
its possible weather will change on loading screens or just if the same weather is not possible. i just hope they did it gradual and we dont see weather and season pop up. they definitely need to show how it looks when snow starts falling and green turns to white. pop up winter would be horrible.
Also you can spend time outside without travelling to a specific lot, if you want to fish, to look for collectibles, to camp somewhere (if you have OR).
So I would say, yes, it totally makes sense your sims would get wet under the rain.
@simgirl1010 I wish all parks were open without loading screens... I is so frustrating to see that other park area just next to the first one but to know you can't go there without loading the lot...
I'm actively playing a lot in that area right now all the houses have active households. Can't wait to see what weather will be like near the pier in that world also. I've got sims on the island in Windenburg and two other areas in Windenburg also. It's gonna be gorgeous! Gotta work more on my lots today.
Yeah, I agree. My sim family owns the vet clinic right next door and they have to take a taxi to get to work.
Ohh! I don’t have Cats & Dogs yet, but I forgot there was a world that came with it, lol.
I’ll probably get it (and MFP) in a future sale. I want to experience all of the worlds with the lovely seasons!
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Plus I'm sooo not looking forward to bugs with Seasons as you load and jump from house to world to locations. Imagine Willow creek forever covered in snow or rain because your sim took a trip to Oasis Springs for a day.
Imagine it for what reason?.. Why would anyone sit and think up things that could "potentially" be bugs?
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Agreed with all of this. Sims 2 was addictive at the time. Sims 3 never hooked me. And I personally think its because to some open world/CASt = best sims game @XxAirixX
Depending on the players hardware the loading screens are super short. Mine are about 5 seconds too.
We shall see what Seasons is really like. I don't think you are going to mind it THAT much. If that was the case, what's the point of having any of the capabilities that we currently have outside of our immediate lot? Dog walking; jogging; etc ... like I said, TS2 was basically get in a car to get anywhere ... TS4 is a lot more open - not by much, but it is noticeable, at least to me. I remember TS1 which got me hooked, but I grew up with TS2, so TS3 isn't my bread and butter. For people who have TS3 as their main game that they enjoyed, they will probably notice these things more than someone that preferred TS2.
That is a good place I think for seasons! I have one household living in Brindleton Bay and did some exploring; but I hadn't really played that household or checked out that town much yet as right now I am playing a family who lives in the city/apartment.
Too bad we can't live in that Outdoor Retreat world, but will be nice for a winter vacation and the Jungle Adventure (which I don't have yet but want to get eventually) would be good for a summer vacation until we a beach world (I really hope a beach world is next!)
Lets make this a reality!
I gave Sims 3 a chance and I have some expansions (never bothered getting all of them. Did get the pets one as someone gave to me as a gift not too long ago; but ended up returning in since I just can't get the game stable long enough to really play it). The game starts fine at first; a bit slow though at times, it is when reloading a save is when it is nothing but crashes within minutes. I just tried playing it again and sent a firefighter sim who is a witch to that alchemy shop and it crashed! The game barely loaded. I gave up on sims 3 as I tried on multiple laptops and computers (all new at the time and can handle other games fine). It wouldn't be so bad if they made it so it doesn't crash every time you load the game. I can even deal with waiting time (usually around 10-15 mins or so) if I can actually play the game for a few hours.
The sims themselves aren't my favorite. They seemed kind of dull and ugly, so I used mods to make them a bit nicer and all that. It was the Create a style that lagged and the coding for open world seemed like a mess, which is why is was unstable for many people.
In Sims 2, I loved how lively they were. LOL every time a sim woohooed in public, that old lady will hit them with their purse. If one waits too long in line while shopping, they would sort of throw a fit, Santa would come visit every Christmas if my sims leave cookies, etc....I miss all of that. It was a perfect blend of mimicking real life while also having random and silly moments and doing things you can't do in real that makes it so entertaining and not feel like too realistic/bland or a chore like Sims 3 sort of did.
I only stopped playing as it doesn't work that well on my new computer as it seems to have issues with windows 10 as it isn't really that compatible (never ever throw a party in Sims 2 with windows 10. If you thought lagging in sims 3 was slow, it is agony in sims 2. I was hoping that they would fix the issue with the patch; but nothing worked yet).
Lets make this a reality!