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The spirit of creativity is lacking in Sims 4
FairyLights1
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In the other 3 games, (especially in 3) there was this wonderful feeling of being able to create whatever you wanted. Worlds, sims etc.. that’s why I fell in love with it. Sims 4 is so limiting, and lack luster. Blah!
Furthermore, it’s been going longer than any other Sims game yet, like 6 years now? The others only took 4 or 5 years, what’s the deal with that? Anyway, sorry, just needed to vent.
Furthermore, it’s been going longer than any other Sims game yet, like 6 years now? The others only took 4 or 5 years, what’s the deal with that? Anyway, sorry, just needed to vent.
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If it were not for my computer and the issues it has with Sims 3, I would be playing it. As it is now I just can't get myself motivated to even play Sims 4 since my game was struck by the gardening bug.
My gripes:
I want to be able to create my own party events, my own festivals, my own styled looks and see other peoples creations with it. Beeing able to download styled looks from the gallery or
And if i want a coffee with a bowling alley lot, that only kids with a formal wear dress code can go to then let me have it in gameplay...
just really want to decide how i populate a world.
It was easier to create fro example an alien inspired WORLD, not this tiny neigbours where you have to always travel between locations.
It was easier to get lunar lakes from the store and just have alien sims in there without eliza pancakes walking down the streets.
That freedom is lost in the sims 4. though we did got a glimse of it in get together and seasons.
I dont know... capitalism?! She said its a disease...
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Isn't that where it stopped? At the front door of the building? Gameplay and fun happens on a lot, not in a rabbit hole and having all gameplay on the home lot makes open neighbourhood redundant.
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I do find TS4 to be lacking in tools to customize the neighbourhood though, which limits my world creativity. However, for the sims themselves and build mode, despite not having a colour wheel or create-a-style, I find that TS4 makes it easier for me to actually be more creative than in the past. Because I am building more, I am bulldozing more (all, haha) of the pre-made lots and putting my own in does make it feel different and more of my own.
I'd love a create a world for TS4. It'd be fun to pick my world size, the climate, road layouts and lot sizes and placements. Maybe for TS5.
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@Duvelina I am all for open world as long as we can still have open lots. Open lots are fun, rabbit holes aren't. If they can deliver that, fine, if not I expect gameplay with open lots. That's my opinion on how devoid of fun rabbit holes are.
You only need to go on YouTube to see how amazingly creative people are with CAS and build/buy modes
Gameplay is limited but there are things you can do to add creative flair (challenges etc)
As for the lifespan of ts4, they said they want it to last even further than that, they have more plans for its content. Cant wait to know what they are! They might bring some of what you miss back.
Even Create-a-Style alone helps so much with creativity! Suddenly it's possible to make the simplest of items fit any bizzare idea you have instead of choosing between 1.5 objects that at least fit the color theme. See that shelf? Is it from expensive wood? From cheap plastic? From gnome-underground-fantasy metal? From gold?! And worlds! I sometimes have fun just thinking of what worlds it is possible to create. Also hotels! Apartments! Forgive me my explanations points, but that is how much I'm excited about all this stuff that we somehow lost.
I guess it would be unfair to say that TS4 gave us nothing. But somehow that is all the stuff that I don't care that much about. For example, I find the exact color of eyes for my sims being 1000 times more important than the size of their butt, but that's just me.
In my opinion if they plan to keep The Sims 4 alive for a few more years they should at least throw us a bone. At least something in terms of customization.
Making sims in CAS is what I enjoy doing the most but I have noticed lately that it takes so long for me to make outfits for my sims because I am looking at clothing from 30+ packs and I have to spend so long just looking at what colors that are available.
As for creativity in gameplay, I think the most fun I had was with Get Famous, it's not difficult to imagine scenarios that you can do with a famous celebrity.
I have no inspiration when it comes to the recent packs. I had no idea what to do with Tiny Living and I tried to play a rags to riches sim in Eco Lifestyle, I wanted to do similar things in the trailer but when I discovered how insanely boring it was to craft candles, and that the insect farms did not work I just gave up, I gave him a normal job and built a container home for him, that's about it.
Although as a Creation Tool I do believe TS4 offers a lot. I’m more of a builder and CAS creator. Despite the absence of paintable ceilings, I feel that building in TS4 is far easier and more satisfying than in TS3. CAS, same thing. I have to say that I utilized the create a style tool and colour wheel to a great extend in Sims 3, but I don’t feel the lack of it so much In TS4. I definitely think some things need expanded upon. E.g. I would like to see more skin detail slots or a body hair section in CAS. More for the guys around here!
However, what I do incredibly miss is world customization. In TS3 I was constantly creating worlds with the world creation tool. Laying down roads, paths, forests, lakes. Spawners. World FX. Adding atmosphere and a sense of uniqueness to a world. My world. I’d create towns with highways and bridges that would be full of cars, a harbour, or some dark, cursed island.
I can’t see an entire world creation tool coming for TS4 anytime soon, but I would like to be provided with an option to create a custom open district. Say, the size of Newcrest, but fully customizable. I think that would open up a completely new world of gameplay for me, literally. It should include a way to add roads for drivable cars.
If that’s not going to be a thing, then at least open up the existing districts, so my sim can visit their Neighbour without being snapped out of immersion due to a Loading screen. Loading screens are fine, but they need to be kept to a minimum. I wouldn’t like to sacrifice the ability to travel to different worlds for a completely open world. But open districts should be considered.
In my opinion, TS4 is aesthetically the most pleasing sims game. Not having the ability to customize the landscape is something I sometimes struggle with. I don’t always want to see the same windmills in the background, or an apartment building. It’s getting claustrophobic after a while. It’s beautiful, but it’s not enough.
I am a builder and half the play time I am just building lots because I get inspired by some house/building Ive seen on tv/magazines/irl and want to replicate it as I want it and Sims 4 has amazing build quality.
I do miss rabbit holes like the spa when my sim was pregnant in Sims 3 I would send her to the spa for the day and not everyone would have to follow her, she would go out and I didnt have to go with her and then go back to the others in the house - she would just go and I would still be at the property with her partner and other family still at home - I hope I'm explaining myself properly - as in sims4 you as the player have to 'go with' the sim that's travelling somewhere. I used to send my sims husband and kids off to go fishing for the day (in sims 3) while she binge watched movies and I didnt have to go with the dad, I just stayed with the mum.
I miss the open world, the worlds in Sims 3 were so very different, and had so many lots and like Sunset Valley in Sims 3 - some of the lots were downtown, some were by the beach, and some were up in the mountains so it felt like a 'full' world to play in. The premades were so much better too in Sims 3 they had a real back story and were interesting to play
Plus the houses/architecture in sims 3 was so diverse - the perpetual widow in sims 3 can't remember her name (sorry I get brain fog) had a fab house and the Wolf's had a lovely house, but there were some ordinary homes too
That said, EA has always been bad about adding more to the baby and family side of the game, and it’s not just 4. If they watch any videos made by fans, they will see that there is always focus on pregnancy and babies..players need more to work with.
I agree 1000%. It absolutely drives me up the wall. Some NPC's even have the nerve to visit that world looking at their utmost hideous. They can't even be bothered to dress appropriately for the climate or the culture. They break every tiny sliver of immersion there was left with their constant stalking behaviour. It's absolutely despicable!
I hope in the next series they don’t do that again. The only reason they had to do that was because the world/town was really tiny . There’s only so much you can add to one world without it being repetitive or boring . It would be nice if they could expand the towns a bit. I disliked how small get famous world is when LA is so much bigger then that.
Things like making roads a dirt road, changing or completely removing backdrops not possible sure you can make a fantasy castle on your lot but its still set within a modern world where no one has cars.
I also find it so annoying no matter what you do fix every single townie and dress them how you want the game wont use them and spawn a dozen more that do not fit in the world/story you as a player have created.