You can throw a party, but you can’t mingle with your neighbors without the frustration of a loading screen. You can visit a club, but you can’t walk across the street. It’s almost as though EA, in an effort to control the experience, intentionally limited player creativity, boxing every facet of The Sims’ systems into isolated, anomalous categories. My interest dwindled, and the color-by-number mechanics became as painfully obvious as the mobile-port-like neighborhoods on offer. Unfortunately, much of the simulation has been replaced with quirky scenarios and fluffy animations. Lodged somewhere between an inspirational conversation about sports and a binge drinking starlet with starry ambitions, The Sims 4 lost its pizzazz. Coupled with multitasking, bar outings can turn into bizarre arguments, fist-fights and even inappropriately romantic exchanges without a moments notice. The Sims 4 provides a nice “think it, build it” model to its modus operandi, and with a wardrobe of possibilities (literally and metaphorically), there’s no need to delve into the Gallery - which allows you to dig through other peoples creations - until you’re truly drained of creative juices. Even without its predecessors elaborate color-wheel - or any suitable color options for that matter - there’s still a wellspring of choice in creating a virtual family (so long as you don’t want an obese, white-haired punk-rocker with varicolored outfits and an Anime-esque girlfriend).Īnother impressive feature is the range of emotions your Sims are capable of producing. Pretty and angry? Ugly and clever? Sexy and uncomfortable? Check, check and check. The Create-A-Sim Mode, too, is a veritable hodgepodge of options - in both the appearance and personality department. It’s a system that, while limited by a grid and general lack of design variety, feels more flexible than ever. For example, entire rooms can be constructed without the hassle of meticulously slaving over menus of furniture options and decorative touches - allowing antsy players to jump into the core-experience quickly. There’s a familiar level of functionality, decorated with all the trimmings a house without a basement, pool and basic kitchen appliances can contain, conveniently streamlined and simplified for comfortable crafting. The new Build Mode mechanics are far less utilitarian than in previous entries in the series.
SIMS 4 CUSTOM CAREERS STUCK IN GAME SERIES
The hours I spent piecing together celebrity not-so-lookalikes with the help of the meatiest Create-A-Sim in series history, tackling various aspirations with my custom cuties, reaching career goals impossibly fast and… tending to a demonic shapeshifting baby were, for the most part, devoid of the enthusiastic drive that kept me glued to the screen since Maxis first made household management a joy. It didn’t take long for me to realize that The Sims 4, the game I’ve been not-so-patiently waiting for since my Sims 3 playtime hours dipped into ignominious territory, wasn’t the sequel of my dreams.
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