I haven't found a thread like this so far, so I apologise in advance if there already is one.
I'm interested in what Simmers like in Sims 4 that
wasn't in Sims 3?
Firstly, I love the club system from Get Together. For a long time, I've wanted to set up a group of gardeners to share gardening tips and care for plants. Finally, communal gardens can be useful! I also love that this system can allow your sim to meet other sims with something in common. It's lovely and something I use in every game I play.
Another plus for me is the developments for toddlers and children, especially with the Parenthood pack. It's little things, like being able to influence how the children grow up. It's reminiscent of Sims 2 in that it's important to teach those toddler skills to ensure they grow up well - in this case, encouraging the children to grow up well throughtout their toddler, child and teen years.
Mainly, the developments for toddlers has been something I'm delighted about. Little things like this:
Not only actually having paddling pools for toddlers but allowing more than one toddler in there? Perfect
Anyone else have things that are present in Sims 4 that aren't in Sims 3?
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Sims seem more alive in Sims 4. They are much more expressive.
The food looks more delicious.
Everything is prettier and easier on my eyes - I, for one, love the cartoonish feel.
Toddlers have much more life to them. I feel they are rather boring in Sims 3.
Pets are better looking and you can do lots more stuff with them. You can be vet and have a clinic!
Gardening plants look a lot better, too.
Water looks and sounds more appealing.
I enjoy clubs very much as well.
Few routing issues. In fact, my computer runs Sims 4 a whole lot smoother, than it does Sims 3 with all its optimization and routing issues.
Sims can be cheating in the same house without anyone noticing, unless they are in the same room.
The bar and drink/drinking visuals are an improvement for sure.
Romance interactions are so much better in Sims 4.
Grim Reaper looks and sounds better.
Mermaids are prettier.
Vampires are cooler with two forms, customization, and have better and more immersive interactions.
I could go on...
So, all in all, there are a bunch of gameplay and visual features, as well as technical ones, that I find easily outdo the Sims 3
A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear
Time enjoyed is never time wasted
I like that Sims can travel between worlds without mods.
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Same!
A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear
Time enjoyed is never time wasted
- Travelling between different worlds
- The simpler art style of the sims themselves (it feels like a nice revamp of the sims 2 style imo)
- Neighbourhoods within worlds
- Easier to edit lots in build mode (moving entire lot, copy/pasting rooms/rotating rooms/etc.)
- Actively running restaurants, vet stores and retail outlets rather than just cashing in on owning the lot itself
- The vampire and celebrity progression tree with perks and drawbacks at each level
- Playing with genetics in CAS
- Being able to play with multiple packs installed without being afraid the whole game will crash at any moment 🙃
Hm... I'd compare it to the Sims 4 base game, but even then when I bought Sims 4 it was pre-bundled with Cats & Dogs.
I like how the Sims 4 DOESN'T have a premium item shop.
There was so much stuff on the Sim Point shop, I wonder just how much it would've cost if one were to buy everything on it, yikes!
The filters for CAS ate great too and I find the fashion styles you can randomize in the category interesting.
Glad sliders were done away with in favor of pulling and pushing and you can make more unique looking sims as well as certain body parts you werent able to customize.
Not being confined to one world and sims being able visit them makes things feel less of a fish bowl.
The different features and customization to influenced the world and sims around you. (Club system, holiday feature, consevationist career, get famous with the perks and sims wearing trends, dine out pack) I like being able to manipulate things like that.
Sims relationships not instantly gone when they move to another town.
Building has been easier and hoping to see things improve further on it. Moving rooms and the entire lot.
I am the most terrible builder of all time in the history of sims so i have always been very grateful for other players wonderful creativity and the other day I was sat pursuing the gallery looking at beautiful rooms (as opposed to lots-) without a freaking clue about how to use them
I also appreciate that TS4 doesn't make my computer explode.
Yeah, theres a lot of beautiful builds and creativity on the gallery. I favor this a lot more tjan the exchange.
1) Sims Multitasking - this is definitely a feature that I cannot get tired of! Sometimes you might not notice it right away, but I think life often takes on more multitasking like talking while you are cooking (at least, I am pretty sure you can do that). Based on the Get to Work expansion, I wish they would expand more interactive careers with functionality for various multitasking because we do so much more at work than just work.
2) Continuous Game Features - The reason I started playing The Sims 4 again is single-handedly because they keep adding new features at healthy intervals. Sometimes these features are massive, such as the toddler life stage.
3) Create-A-Sim Sculpting - I am referring to the ability for us to just take our mouse cursor and start shaping and sculpting our sims like they are art projects. I am not sure how much my clicks actually change various physical features, but there are so many physical features on both the body and face that you can sculpt to your liking.
It is good to keep the positivity going! I enjoyed reading why others really like The Sims 4.
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