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Do we need more nostalgia?
They tried to give us a bit of Sims 2 style in this game even though it could have been way better and actually missed out on the main points on the older game. I remember they said they wanted to take a total different direction with TS4 like new packs as never seen before. That partly happened and it would have been good, if it had the same gameplay and interactions effect/meaning as TS2. I liked how they gave us a Spa and Camping experience in the first packs, but the issue was how it was handled and how features meant less to nothing.
Sometimes i crave these quirky old The sims 1 or The sims 2 interactions and items like the 3 holiday destinations, big foot popping up, stores to actually buy items, snowboarding, gold hunting on the beach with the metal detector, buying souvenirs, the exact songs and sounds from TS2, the simple piano and classical music from TS1, the landline etc.
Do you think they need to bring back more of these nostalgic items/sounds/interactions/features or take a complete new road?
[For those asking for a third option 'both', i did not include that since the title states: do we need MORE nostalgia, not if we need or not need it in general. But more on top of what we have now
So it's more of a yes or no question. Hope that clears it up a bit better]
Sometimes i crave these quirky old The sims 1 or The sims 2 interactions and items like the 3 holiday destinations, big foot popping up, stores to actually buy items, snowboarding, gold hunting on the beach with the metal detector, buying souvenirs, the exact songs and sounds from TS2, the simple piano and classical music from TS1, the landline etc.
Do you think they need to bring back more of these nostalgic items/sounds/interactions/features or take a complete new road?
[For those asking for a third option 'both', i did not include that since the title states: do we need MORE nostalgia, not if we need or not need it in general. But more on top of what we have now
So it's more of a yes or no question. Hope that clears it up a bit better] Post edited by FurSimsOfficial on
Do we need more nostalgia? 143 votes
More nostalgic!
67%
96 votes
Take a new road please
32%
47 votes
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I know there's a lot of converted stuff out there but I'd prefer the team themselves to do it as it's also more accesible to people who don't use mods and a lot of the sims 3 store sets were amazing.
I don't want old neighbourhoods to return perse but clothing,hair and build and buy stuff is more than welcome.
I'm especially missing a lot of the alternative/sub cultural fashion and items prior games had and would love for those to be redone.
-Spiral, L&U shaped stairs-More hair colors-Alternative fashion(Goth,Punk,lolita)-More rabbit hole careers-Witches,Plantsims,Werewolves.
And btw it's "nostalgia"; nostalgy is not a word (I don't mean that to sound snotty at all).
However, I still would like things that have not been done before like a FARM pack and OFF THE GRID pack and a SPACE STATION pack.
So, my real choice is both.
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If EA does bring something from the past, I want it to be at least the same quality if not better than the original. One thing they did much better in Sims 4 was the cow plant. I never did like those things from the past games, but these guys can be quite loveable in Sims 4.
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I never really got much chance to play Apartment Life or Free Time because at the time I was playing on the Mac and EA wouldn't let Aspyr port those two packs over. We've already got apartments, and I hope witches get the same indepth treatment as did vampires. But more hobbies and activities would be a great addition to the game. If they ever get the sales tables fixed Sims could even sell their crafts at the Flea Market.
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Ooh totally forgot that dance and the report paper. I also loved how the kids danced with their arms hanging loose side of their body. Maybe this makes sense:
It seems they like to pick a lot of fads and trendy things to include in the game (they did this with 3 as well). It really dates the game. I think we need classics more than the latest crazes.
It's a fine line between "relevant" and "trendy". I think social media is always going to be with us in some form, though services like Facebook are fading out in favor of "on the go" services like Instagram and Twitter. And an online dating app like the one featured in the movie Simder would be nice. It will be interesting to see how many people are still playing Sims 4 down the road a ways.
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I am not big on nostalgia - especially going back to earlier era in history and if I lived in those era's as often they are far more romanticized and looked at and depicted through rose -tinted glasses than they actually were in real life. Contrary to belief - for many people the past was awful - so no I am not a fan of stepping back in time. I am a fan of moving forward - to new horizons and even perhaps things one has thus far only imagined. Where people are treated with respect as equals and all life matters.
I would love it if my game could reflect some of those ideals and maybe even venture off into previously unexplored horizons - even if it is but a 'what if' direction and open to many possibilities.
ETA - I was one Simmer who loved ITF in Sims 3 - it was all so different and new - so that kind of thing is more my cup of tea then reverting to the past. I'd love to explore the Universe. Join the Federation. Be on the USS Enterprise. LOL.
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I would also really love a create a world tool again too.