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    Nate_Whiplash1Nate_Whiplash1 Posts: 4,168 Member
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    I feel like CAS does a fairly respectable job of offering the ability for both. When I'm designing a character that's supposed to look real, I think the end result is pretty decent. And likewise, if I'm going for the non-realistic cartoonish look, the ability for that is there too.

    But I have to wonder; if characters were super-realistic, would that make CAS harder?
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    Nate_Whiplash1Nate_Whiplash1 Posts: 4,168 Member
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    Realism vs cartoonish

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    ScobreScobre Posts: 20,665 Member
    edited June 2021
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    Realism vs cartoonish

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    That is an interesting concept. I do think Simmers do tend to make more realistic than cartoon characters too. I really love your 2nd Sim even though the goth one is cool too. I notice it with building too houses are more realistic than cartoonish or fantasy.
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    BluelleBluelle Posts: 327 Member
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    I pressed wrong, I prefer cartoony.

    TS4 has the perfect artstyle for me. TS2 gameplay, TS3 open world and TS4 artstyle would be the perfect Sims game
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    BlueR0seBlueR0se Posts: 1,621 Member
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    Overall, cartoony but ideally a mix of both is good. Sometimes Sims 4 gets way too exaggerated with it's sim body proportions/details (Bella's crazy tiny waist) and certain objects/environment look too sharp or w/e. But overall the Sims thrives best off of the cartoonish look as the series has always been cartoonish in spirit.
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    Felicity1169Felicity1169 Posts: 592 Member
    Cartoony
    Just for video games in general I find Realistic graphics look great at the moment but it ages super quickly and starts to look weird/creepy after a few years. Cartoony stylized graphics tend to look better longer since they don't fall into the same uncanny look as realistic graphics.
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    Admiral8QAdmiral8Q Posts: 3,334 Member
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    SailorCeti wrote: »
    I like a balance. They need to be realistic enough to be relatable, yet still retain a sense of fantasy and maintain emotional detachment.

    I have to agree with SailorCeti's statement. I do like some realism, but I love the "cartoony" aspect instead of the gritty realism in many other games.
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    OnverserOnverser Posts: 3,364 Member
    edited July 2021
    Realistic
    I've been playing 3 recently, went back onto 4 yesterday and yikes this game is so cartoony in comparison. Everything is so smoothed and rounded in 4
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    LynnPlayz1LynnPlayz1 Posts: 548 Member
    Cartoony
    I really like how it is now, however I wouldn't mind a tad more details. But yeah im gping with cartoony.
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    SERVERFRASERVERFRA Posts: 7,237 Member
    Cartoony
    I really like Pixel Graphics. 4D Realism is just weird in games.
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    SharoniaSharonia Posts: 4,853 Member
    edited July 2021
    Cartoony
    Onverser wrote: »
    I've been playing 3 recently, went back onto 4 yesterday and yikes this game is so cartoony in comparison. Everything is so smoothed and rounded in 4
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    Even with your comparison pictures I still prefer the Sims 4 style, minus the eyelashes.

    I've also been playing the Sims 3 lately and I do think that the graphics in it are lovely when they are on max settings it's just that for me it isn't my preferred art style.
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    SimmerGeorgeSimmerGeorge Posts: 2,724 Member
    edited July 2021
    Onverser wrote: »
    I've been playing 3 recently, went back onto 4 yesterday and yikes this game is so cartoony in comparison. Everything is so smoothed and rounded in 4
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    @Onverser Did you see the Tweet were SimGuruFrost mistook pictures of Isla Paradiso from the Sims 3 for Sulani and he commented on how beautiful Sulani is?

    It was hilarious :lol: , ofc he deleted the tweet immediately cause he didn't want to praise any other game than the Sims 4 publicly...

    Wait I have it screenshoted:

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    Where's my Sims 5 squad at?
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    BeardedgeekBeardedgeek Posts: 5,520 Member
    Cartoony
    Onverser wrote: »
    I've been playing 3 recently, went back onto 4 yesterday and yikes this game is so cartoony in comparison. Everything is so smoothed and rounded in 4
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    Again, a matter of taste. To me, going back to Sims 3 just reinforces how much better Sims 4 looks than Sims 3.
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    jheyjuneicejheyjuneice Posts: 335 Member
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    More realistic for me. The sims in Sims 4 are adorable but I hate the clay hair with a passion, it looks like playdoh. And the lashes are not even lashes at all. I don't mind a cartoony-ish style but more on the realistic side of things.
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    OnverserOnverser Posts: 3,364 Member
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    Onverser wrote: »
    I've been playing 3 recently, went back onto 4 yesterday and yikes this game is so cartoony in comparison. Everything is so smoothed and rounded in 4
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    Again, a matter of taste. To me, going back to Sims 3 just reinforces how much better Sims 4 looks than Sims 3.

    That's a totally valid take as well, because Sims 4 is so smoothed and polished it's gonna look cleaner and more high quality, but then because it's so smoothed and polished you lose out on the realistic details and textures. For me personally I prefer to have these realistic details > the high quality rendered look, but you may prefer to have the high quality rendered look over the realistic details. It's entirely down to preference really.
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