The fourth part of the The Sims line has managed to disappoint fans in many ways. Here are 5 things that annoy players the most.
Released in 2014, The Sims 4 was both revolutionary and a failure. The developers managed to achieve good optimization, but at the same time they seriously lost the detail of their game. Fans are still arguing which part of the series is currently the best. However, there are five things about The Sims 4 that most players didn't like.
No open world
Many players thought that the introduction of an open world to The Sims 3 was a game changer. Back then, Sims could walk home from a bar, even if that bar was across a bridge. There were no loading screens. It was one of the biggest requests from the community and EA finally did it in part XNUMX, but then The Sims 4 is gone again. Players are now back to rabbit holes, loading screens, and limited interaction. This robbed the game of some of the realism that the fans were asking for.
Limited base game
Every gamer knows that the release of the Sims base game doesn't end there. Players expect DLC and other add-ons to accompany the game until the release of the next part of the series. While the add-ons do improve the game and add more options and events, the base is still the core of what the add-ons will be built on.
In The Sims 4, players weren't thrilled with the much stripped-down "vanilla" version of the game. Fans complained about the lack of an open world, less variance in creating a sim, and few housing options. Playing Sims 4 without DLC is extremely boring, and add-ons are expensive, so many gamers were disappointed with this part of the series.
Restrictive system of emotions
A more complex emote system in The Sims is something EA has been aiming for over the years. This category includes moods, responses to stimuli, and now more complex emotions such as inspiration or self-confidence. Unfortunately, these the new emotion settings had some notable flaws.
The main problem was that, when a Sim was in a bad mood (sad, stressed, or angry), they were unable to perform certain actions until the player corrected the situation. At first, gamers took it as a challenge, but then they realized that the system simply rests on the limitations created by the developers and does not have a balance. Special custom modifications were even introduced that corrected this shortcoming.
The game depends on add-ons
As mentioned earlier, the players are unhappy with the fact that The Sims 4 base game lacks creative content. It turned out to be simpler than they expected. But the DLCs were very creative and turned the game into something worthwhile. Add-ons like Seasons and Get Together add things that players think should already be in the base game. Those things that were the basis in The Sims 3 or Sims 2, in the fourth part have become something special, for which players have to pay extra. Upon release, the game didn't even have pools, which shocked fans.
cartoon style
When the Sims 4 trailer came out, players immediately noticed that the character designs were more cartoonish. The Sims community felt that EA's goal was to get closer to realistically simulated life. Fans expected that the graphics in the new part will be even more believable than in The Sims 3, as well as character customization and game interaction between them.
So the fans, to put it mildly, were not impressed. They were divided into two camps: someone literally boycotted the fourth part because of this design, and someone, on the contrary, was delighted. However, the fact remains that EA has moved away from the hyper-realistic sims that many fans dreamed about.
However, there are cool features that Sims 4 attracts fans. We advise you to learn about 5 things players love about The Sims XNUMX the most.
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The biggest drawback of The Sims 4 is the inability to edit the town. Only within the area, the same background quickly gets boring.
Good afternoon Yes, this is clearly an omission (We are waiting for EA to come up with SIMS 5!
I'm afraid if the Sims5 comes out with an open world, then under the sky-high parameters of computers. For now, Sims 3 is enough for me. I myself make small towns in CAW from scratch which I need according to the plot.
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Why in such articles they never say that they removed the style creation mode?
I like him, don't I? :
Good afternoon No, the style mode was really cool, but you can still play without it, thanks to the mods 🙂
And this mode loaded the game heavily, which is why many Sims 3 freezes (