The Sims 4!

[Bones]

The biggest issues for me are the general looks and UI. Most people say that the cartoon-y looks are to be expected given it's the Sims and all, but honestly, even The Sims 2 looks more realistic than that. I'm just not diggin' the barbie-esque features.

But other than those two issues.. it looks promising. We'll just have to wait for more information to be released.

 

[Officer Berri]

I swear, everyone on the Sims forums keels wailing "BAD GRAPHICS" when they mean to say they don't like the art style. If they were saying it wasn't their cup of tea, I'd be fine. But they keep saying graphics. The graphics are not bad. The art style just isn't as realistic as they expected. The graphics are fiiiine, oh my lord.

Personally, I don't see where they're coming from. The Sims 4 feels like what the Sims 3 should have been, art wise. I loved how emotive the Sims 2 sims were, and the Sims 4 Sims are following in those footsteps. They seem fun, goofy, and wacky. Just like the sims I remembered. I really couldn't stand the Sims 3 Sims because they were flat and robotic. And their faces looked really fat and pudgy.

Unless EA has screwed something up and taken out features that were good in order to only focus on the emotions aspect of the game, I know I'm going to love it. But that right there is EA's problem. They focus on one thing and everything else only exists as an accent to that one thing. At least that's how the Sims 3 felt with each new expansion. I'm glad I never got anything past Generations because I heard the games got really glitchy and hard to play and some additions to the games were just obnoxious (Like Celebrities and reputation. Two things I actually had experience with. And I agree, they were terrible). I really, REALLY hope the game is well rounded in its construction and everything doesn't simply revolve around the emotions aspect of the game. Otherwise I'm gonna just pack it in, buy the sims 2 expansions I missed out on and just ignore the sims until the sims 5 rolls around.

 

[kittenrobotarmy]

How many Sims 4 packs/expansions do you guys think there will be?

 

[oath2order]

If seasons aren't in the base game, then there's one.
Pets is bound to make another appearance.
Something with vacations
Another date/late night/party at tha club one
Something with hobbies

 

[Jhud]

I am not sure what to think yet. The height slider and middle name which I heard are going to be added sound neat. I think the art style is not bad, I could say even it's better than TS3! But I just hope they won't screw this game. TS3 was veery unstable. Plus I kind of love the new CAS style!

 

[Zanessa]

If seasons aren't in the base game, then there's one.
Pets is bound to make another appearance.
Something with vacations
Another date/late night/party at tha club one
Something with hobbies

No weather in the base game.

- - - Post Merge - - -

The Sims 3 was for Mac. I don't see why it wouldn't be the same for 4.

Have you seen the problems Mac folks have with TS3? It might not be released right away. There's a problem they haven't fixed since the game's release.

 

[Officer Berri]

I'd say we'll probably have between 7 to 11 expansions. Maybe 12 since with each new installment to the series we've had more expansions.

I hope no though. I don't want to buy that many. I wish they'd condense it down into like 4 or 5 with multiple themes to it. Like Pets and Weather or Vacations and the City or something. But this is the company that had a fully stocked online store for furniture and other junk the same day the sims 3 was released. They'll sell us a ton of expansions just because they make more money that way.

 

[oath2order]

I haven't played any of 3 though. :/

It's EA, what do you expect lol

 

[Princess Bubblegum]

I've just seen the debut trailer, although it doesn't really reveal much I really like the look of the Sims this time around

Just awaiting the System Requirements to be released now ><

 

[Hey Listen!]

I bought Sims 3 but I rarely play it. The load times are toooo long. I imagine the system requirements wont need much improvement since EA did us the service of making the game look more visually appealing without making it photo-realistic like in other games coming out. I really think that the create-a-sim looks fun to mess around with and that the new emotion mechanics will make it easier to be what some people would call a director in the game.

 

[Officer Berri]

I'm hoping that The Sims 4 runs better than The Sims 3 did. It always felt like they had spent so much time making their pudding faced Sims look 'realistic' in that game that they forgot to make sure the game's programming and systems actually worked properly. It's like the game was being held together by poorly applied painter's tape and bubble gum. |:

Considering we're actually getting Sim-looking Sims this time around, and a beautiful art style that doesn't scream "I WILL MURDER YOUR GRAPHICS CARD", I feel really confident my machine will be able to run the game very well!

I've heard that there will be two types of relationship bars in 4, a romantic and friendship bar. Though I haven't checked the conversations on the Sims 3's forums in a while (I can only tolerate so much stupid-fan, and that site is up to its rib cage in them), so I don't know if it's true or not.

 

[oath2order]

No weather in the base game.

No weather in base game of TS4?

That's stupid.

 

[FTToasty]

I hope that it is actually more impressive than The Sims 3. I will likely give it a chance, because I am not usually let down by anything 'Sims'.

 

[Hamusuta]

New vids guys

 

[hanzy]

Woah, I love how you can set the height for the walls! Seriously can't wait for this game!

 

[MistyBlue]

grrr I heard that instead of 'building rabbitholes' for going to school and work, it'll be 'invisible rabbitholes' instead -_-
like idk but this seems like a step backward to me

Appart from that (and the lack of a colour wheel) i'm pretty hyped for this game

 

[mob]

i really want sims 4 ive never played sims before but i dont want to download origin because i heard its really ****ty

 

[sleepey]

I'm hopping for less rabbit holes and more interactive shops + things like the Sims 2 had.

 

[n64king]

An invisible rabbit hole? Like "oh going to work, but I have to hop on the freeway, which takes me to the destination" aka the freeway is the rabbit hole.
I'd rather have it stay the same and build the rabbitholes. Which was already slightly lackluster as it was. I got to the far future in my Sims 3 game and ended up with a ghost town area because I built a mega mall of rabbitholes. Everything was in one 5 story building.

 

[Statickit]

Most of my hype is due to the way-improved character customization when it comes to Create A Sim. I was never huge on building my own houses so most of those features will go untouched by me, but I am super excited to play TS4!