Finally got The Sims 4 thanks to a Christmas sale and a $10 Amazon gift card! *O*
I was really hesitant to leave the Open World aspect, but honestly playing the Sims 4 just made me realize how much I missed playing Sims 2 - and I wasn't even that much into it! It just fun to have so many options, and while I don't really like the restrictions they still help with having a stable experience where I can pick the medium graphic settings without worrying too much. <3
So far I've only created one Sim, which is one of my ever-changing still-favorite-though OCs. She's a gloomy outgoing musician here.
She's very basic, but I just adore the look of the new Sims. I also love all of the options that are in the game, I'm not creative when it comes to creating Sims but it took a while to pick out everything. I kinda wish the game had a little bit more personality traits, but at least it's a step up from Sims 3. The mood options are pretty cool though, as well as all the goals you have for yourself and during gatherings.
I didn't plan on bulding any relationships during my first session, but me and my Sim just fell in love with one of the premade Sims. ^_^ They went on a couple of dates, the first one having all of those goals and the second one just having a timer. It's really cute how she always showed up on my door or called to ask her out. The smartphone is really a strong (and genuine) addition, I love it!
For the first time in my long Sims life, I actually purchased an empty lot and built a house from scratch. I also decorated for the first time in my life without using cheats, but the interior doesn't look great so far so I'll just share my first house from the outside. I just love how easy the pure building aspect has become. You can just pick a room and drag it to your liking, it's great and so much easier.
I haven't played a lot yet, but I really enjoyed what I like so far! The in-built community is especially great. I browsed for houses before I settled for my own creativity, but it's super nice to have such an easy access to your downloads inside the game. I even uploaded my Sim to keep her safe when I was deleting my first world and she got 4 downloads? She didn't even have a pretty picture representing her. xD
But yeah, that's my first day with The Sims 4. Wishing all Simmers a happy and simmish holiday season! <3