Sims 4 Review

The time has come for my first review... (crowd screams). I'm extremely excited to start reviewing so let's get to it. First off, I'll be reviewing the Sims 4 Premium Edition. Long story short, this game made me miss the Sims 3. Don't get me wrong t's got it's good aspects and it's bad just like every game, but what turned me off about it was what they took away from it. They took what seems to me to be simple base game elements that make no sense to take unless EA is trying to leave these elements out for the time being so that they are able to use them to entice people to buy an expansion packs. Knowing big business, it's not a stretch lol. Anyways here are my thoughts...

Create-A-Sim: 
I love everything they did with CAS except the preset color and patterns. The face and body adjusting is perfect for if you want to recreate real people. It allows you to get scary close to the actual person's features. The clothing selection is much better (base game wise) than previous Sims games, especially when is comes to the children's clothes. My Sim kids used to look homeless lol. The hair, shoes, make up, and accessories were as expected and of course those preset Sim tattoos... Sigh. How awesome would it be if they let us customize our own?

Build Mode: Much like CAS, I looooooved Build Mode. It made what used to be a huge pain in the butt that I avoided at all costs become a semi-pleasant experience that had corners for me to cut without fully giving up my creative freedom. You can definitely tell that they took Build Mode and dumbed it down as much as possible for people like me (yay me!!!). Only thing I didn't like again is the preset colors and patterns. If you can't tell... I used that feature A LOT lol.

Live Mode: Now, here's my problem area. First of all, I hate that they make you have to deal with a loading screen just to travel around town. I liked the whole free world thing they had going. And I'm not afraid to admit that I used to watch my Sims travel around town in my passing time like a stalker in the night. Maybe I'm trying to ensure that my kids don't get kidnapped as they race to catch the school bell or my Sims get robbed while improving themselves by innocently jogging. Yea, I know those things don't happen in the Sims but what if?... Speaking of the town, where is it? There's no grocery store, no movie theater, no bookstore, nothing but club's,lounges and gym's. My Sims will not be forever 21... so I'm going to need EA to provide me with more family friendly activities than a jungle gym-less park. And yes I'm aware that you can now grocery shop using the fridge and pretty much anything can be bought online, but how else am I supposed to keep my slave-like housewives from getting stir crazy and depressed?! A casual trip to the grocery store or the library is all they have to look forward to. God knows their husbands won't take them out lol. On a positive note, I do like the multitasking and specialized conversation based on a Sim's mood. It makes forming a relationship a tad easier, at least for me. Everything else about it is OK... but Sims 3 is better... just saying.

All in all, it's not bad. It's still a Sims game at heart but some of the changes they made, made it feel unfamiliar. For me it failed to ignite that little addictive spark I usually get from a Sims game. Fortunately,  I think that if you're a first time player than you'll probably be enthused by all the things that originally make the Sims a great game to begin with. Go figure that a game about living everyday life could be so addictive. Aaaaand ironically take so much time away from our daily lives... but anyways. As a person who has been a Sims fan since the PC 's Sim's Vacation, it was a bit disappointing. Definitely didn't meet the hype for me. Buuuut since it is a Sims game, i'll give The Sims's 4 Premium Edition a...

Gummy Bear Rating!!!

Much like gummy bears, this game comes with a variety of options that compliment various playing styles. Translation, it has something for everyone to enjoy. No matter what happens to it, we always remember it as a classic that suffices kids and adults alike. Though I wasn't impressed with this particular batch I have faith that the next will be better aka pray for great expansion packs!!!

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