When are we getting some old families back? «12...Next Go

HausOfSuper

Since the game release, we only got known families on the Base Game. I miss the Crumplebottoms, the Newbies. And I know i'm not the only one.
I miss when the developers used to spend time creating a good backstory for each family and world, rather than just throwing 4 or 5 random and unmemorable families into each world.
I don't like using the ones from the gallery, I would like to see official versions.

littlemissgogo

It's a bummer but not every family from previous games gets added to current ones. I'm sure folks have made TS4 versions of those families on the gallery. Plus who knows, they may make an appearance in a later neighborhood/expansion/etc.

3KNPen

It's not quite the same but there are a lot of fan created versions on the gallery. I created a save file with a nice mix of families from all four games.

Huiiie_07

It seems to be a thing for them now to just create new families that are very similar to premades from older games. The Pancakes resemble the Newbies very much for example, and the Fyres have some similarities with the Pleasants.

Nik24X7

I recreated Skip and Brandi Broke and their kids back when S4 was launched. I'm currently playing their descendant Rusty Broke. He's living in San Myshuno with Penny Pizzazz. They have a daughter Justine and a baby on the way. I love pre-mades!

One of my favorite families from Sims 2 and 3 are the Dreamers. I hope to see them again in S4.

KiaraSims4Mods

They should have filled the worlds with TS2 and TS3 sims.

Omri147

Back in TS3, which was a prequel to TS1 and TS2 (though each world seemed to be in a different timeline...), I LOVED when EA added older families, cause I really wanted to know their backstories and I actually wanted to know about sims who only appeared deceased before that...

Now with TS4's "alternate universe" thing, I'm really not excited for them anymore cause EA will just change whatever they want (such as the Caliente sisters' mother...) so it has no value for me anymore...

This is why I started recreating sims from TS3 (Link in my signature) cause since it's an 'alternate universe', I don't need 'official' EA versions of them...

Kilov17

I miss the Langerak house; With Dustin Langerak, a married man, now and then flirting back and forth with his cute sister-in-law Zelda Mae. I also liked the Keaton house. Lovely Justine who's also preggo from the start, one time they had a boy, and when he got to be a teen, Marty and him where enemies also fighting, and I DO mean they did that 'Fight!' interaction, Marty, however looked to me like the bad guy.
Granted the families wouldn't be the same but still, just having them. I also liked that apartment building with those 4 women, House hold name I forgot but, had those three befriends and one want-to-be. One of the women a tom-boy... Anyway, I liked that house too... Working friends?

HausOfSuper

Omri147 wrote: »

Back in TS3, which was a prequel to TS1 and TS2 (though each world seemed to be in a different timeline...), I LOVED when EA added older families, cause I really wanted to know their backstories and I actually wanted to know about sims who only appeared deceased before that...

Now with TS4's "alternate universe" thing, I'm really not excited for them anymore cause EA will just change whatever they want (such as the Caliente sisters' mother...) so it has no value for me anymore...

This is why I started recreating sims from TS3 (Link in my signature) cause since it's an 'alternate universe', I don't need 'official' EA versions of them...

It can be not exciting as it was in the previous games; but its definitely better than creating new families with basically no backstories.

ItsJanier

My favorite save is the one where I play with TS4 premades(I've made them hotter without losing their features), the Sims from TS4 trailers(I've made them hotter too) and some premades from other Sims games(1-3). I've created them by myself but they have turned out amazing.
I play with aging off while playing with that save and I play will all the families. They all have big problems and great drama going on.
I used to be a family player but now I enjoy ths more than anything else ever.

MrMonty96

Yeah I like to add the households from the trailers uploaded by maxiscreator_01 on the gallery when the originals start to die off. I kind of like them a bit more than some of the newer premades because we know a bit about them from the trailers.

ItsJanier

@MrMonty96 I have downloaded all the Sims(from trailers) from maxiscreator_01 to live with my premades. They fit for my stories so well. Tbh the main reason why I'm waiting for new EP is new premades. Then comes new hairstyles and clothes.

tinahjalmar

For me, it's the Pleasent household that I really miss playing

Peapond69

I've recreated a lot of the previous sims from 1, 2 and 3. I kept waiting for Maxis to bring them back. I had a lot of fun creating them and some of the houses. I think I got pretty close to the originals. It's rewarding to see them "alive" again in a new version of Sim reality, especially when they act like their original versions, in fact, spooky sometimes!

@HausOfSuper I really miss the back stories too. I was playing Sims 3 the other day and sometimes the story didn't match the in-game character relationships. Sims 2 had the best back stories.

Cinebar

A pregnant Brandi Broke with a teen and toddler, and a dead husband drowned in the backyard might be a good premade family they could add, but her house would have to be very stark so she doesn't get happy all the time with decorative buffs. She was one of the hardest and best premades I ever played. It was hilarious because I had no idea how to train her little boy to use the potty chair back then, lol. I was scared to death I was going to kill them off at any minute. Her teen son was a mess, and moody, it might work now that we have toddlers and Parenthood.

Hermitgirl

I don't know how to feel about it if they would add more of them in. Currently I make them myself or download what others have made. I've had to remake Sims from 4 because they don't feel like Sims from prior games. Like Don in Sims 4 is nothing like the old Don to me. so it's become another form of game play to engage in.
Waiting for Pets to make a Ginia Kat with her cats. Waiting for a military career to play General Grunt...

AfterMidnight

I don't like how the Caliente sisters were remade, nor Cassandra Goth, so in a way part of me is glad they haven't tried their hand at other premades from previous games. They butchered the looks and personalities of these sims entirely.

JumpingTrains

I actually recently decided to try and recreate Sims 2 families and play out their stories. I even thought of remaking any townies the game creates so they look like the Pleasantview townies lol.

Pre mades had such good stories back then, nowadays the story is very minimal and there's no drama going around.

Nik24X7

Cinebar wrote: »

A pregnant Brandi Broke with a teen and toddler, and a dead husband drowned in the backyard might be a good premade family they could add, but her house would have to be very stark so she doesn't get happy all the time with decorative buffs. She was one of the hardest and best premades I ever played. It was hilarious because I had no idea how to train her little boy to use the potty chair back then, lol. I was scared to death I was going to kill them off at any minute. Her teen son was a mess, and moody, it might work now that we have toddlers and Parenthood.

One of my favorite things to do in Sims 2 is to play the Broke household without using money cheats. I always sold the backyard pool and the pinball machine so that she could buy a cheap computer. Brandi would usually become an artist so that she could work from home. Eventually, she'd get ahead of the bills and Dustin would turn himself around and get better grades before going off to university. Beau was always a handful. Ah, good times!

calaprfy

When I get bored, I download one of the many fantastic families fellow simmers have crafted.

Omri147

JumpingTrains wrote: »

I actually recently decided to try and recreate Sims 2 families and play out their stories. I even thought of remaking any townies the game creates so they look like the Pleasantview townies lol.

Pre mades had such good stories back then, nowadays the story is very minimal and there's no drama going around.

I really miss the dedication with the premades in TS2. The photo album, the memories, the full family trees, the personal bios, the relationships... It was just so interesting getting to know them all!

Back then I was obsessed with the premades more than I were with my own sims...

HausOfSuper

Omri147 wrote: »

JumpingTrains wrote: »

I actually recently decided to try and recreate Sims 2 families and play out their stories. I even thought of remaking any townies the game creates so they look like the Pleasantview townies lol.

Pre mades had such good stories back then, nowadays the story is very minimal and there's no drama going around.

I really miss the dedication with the premades in TS2. The photo album, the memories, the full family trees, the personal bios, the relationships... It was just so interesting getting to know them all!

Back then I was obsessed with the premades more than I were with my own sims...

SAME!

LenaDieters11

@Omri147 I absolutely loved the effort that they put into the Sims 2 premades. I still love them and I am still intrigued with all their stories. It was so intricate. The neighborhood stories, the intertwined family trees etc. Also, when you loaded a family all the relationships etc. matched the backstories. I only play with premades, so if they put as much effort into at least one neighborhood, I would throw my money at them.

MoonSim

I was just thinking about this the other day and started skimming the sims wiki page for families I missed! It really creates such a clever storyline when you get to follow families throughout the games and see how their timelines develop.

InfraGreen

I know there were a lot of complaints back in the day about TS3 pre-mades being shallow (which compared to TS2's, it's true) but the lack of depth to them here makes me truly angry! Say what you want about TS3 but it bothered to make people have friends outside of the household and enemies. Now they all start as lukewarm friends to their families and housemates and nothing else. Not everyone was at the beginning of their life stage so you don't get synchronized townie die-offs (and the "end" of the elder life stage wasn't a guaranteed death. Death could be at 90 days or at 130 or more).

There are some TS3 pre-mades I love and really like playing because of what the game made known about them from the start (even if wasn't really much). I like a few TS4 pre-mades because they're hot. But boring.

FallenPrince

I agree. I miss a lot of Sims from older games (pleasants, brokes, plantsim Rose and her husband, the alien family in strangetown- forgot their last name). I think it would not bother me as much if the premade sims actually had a story. By story I mean set relationships, memories (although the system sucks in TS4) and family tree that traces back at least 2 generations. TS2 had this (not sure about TS3) and it made the premades so much better. At times, I would play more with premades than my own sims.