#ts1 sims never complained about that

[badgraph1csghost]

This is actually the most "Sims 1" house I've ever built in The Sims 1.

Well, lately anyway. I'm quite proud of it so here's the inside as well.

[boringbones]

What do you think The Sims 4 should have been? How should they have looked? I see people say they have the best graphics in the series and damn, that's a slander. I think The Sims 4 should have been an evolution of The Sims 3 and instead it looks cartoony and the shadows don't even catch the sims. I even think The Sims 2 looks better than The Sims 4, I think the sims can look great with a lot of custom content but that's the only thing because the world looks so papery and so green. I'm asking you this because I think you're one of the most objective simmers right now and I think you really appreciate The Sims 3.

Objectively, this is what The Sims 4 should have been. A significant evolution of the 3, keeping everything the 3 brought, without the performance issues of that period. That at least was what I expected when the first image came out. It sold us mystery, it sold us the idea of interconnected narratives like in ts2, it sold us the idea of a game that would bring everything that was left out in ts3, but that was in 2!

It's very kind of you, thank you for seeing me that way. My take on Ts4 is that the game is in the condition it is in and part of that is the fault of the extremely "positivist" community. Who celebrates Patch who brings class to the kit, and is happy with considerably superficial and insignificant deliveries.

I've been playing The Sims for 19 years. I criticized The Sims 3 a lot in its time, for (compared to ts2) presenting sims so robotic and with "hard" animations. This has improved over time and HAPPY is fixable. My idealization is that I wouldn't complain about this in ts4, however, 4 went the complete opposite way, giving us goofy sims that look more like they were made for kids than adults. They are literally silly. There is no significant consequence, there is no risk.

What made Ts1, 2 and 3 special was not in 4. However, I cannot deny that The Sims 4 was perhaps one of the games that best managed to represent the original idea of The Sims: House Building Simulator. Houses and Sims. But that alone doesn't sustain what The Sims franchise has become. That goes far beyond these two concepts. By the way, it's not because the ts4's CAS is push and pull that it's the best. It's easier to work on sims in ts2 and 3 with sliders than in 4, especially if you decide to change "ethnic" traits. Since, if you choose the wrong eye, and spend two hours editing it, you'll have to start all over again on the next swatch (model) you choose.

The Sims 4 needs to end. But if it's approaching 10 years, the community is responsible for that. Every time someone annulled themselves, every time someone stopped criticizing, every time someone accepted it and thought it was normal, it corroborated for that. It is worth remembering that it took almost a "third war" on twitter, to give us more variation of skins. And I ask: Do we REALLY deserve to go through this? Should we really lower the bar to charge for essentials?

The Sims 4 is so popular for embracing diversity, but TS3 did it without show, and the mainstream media never applauded it for it. Why? Because he was performing a natural evolution, it was his destiny. In 4, however, it seems that they program evolutions, to be applauded, handing us first a piece of dry bread, then a nice sandwich and…: "Aren't you going to applaud us? We're doing everything you asked!" In exchange for what?

The Sims 4 didn't even have a family tree in the base game. This is a bad joke. To those offended, I can only apologize, I'm not talking about you, I'm giving my opinion about this generation of almost 10 years. As a longtime Simmer, I've never seen maxis deliver so little, charge so much and still be idolized for it. This was not the maxis that revolutionized the industry 20 years ago.

And Yes!! Nothing beats the sims 2 even today.

In addition to having extremely malleable graphics that can look amazingly good 20 years later, it has the best lighting system in the entire franchise and the CRAZIEST sims (WHICH I LOVE)

By the way, do the poles light up the roofs on the ts4 too? (I really have no idea)

[simsexpo]

I remember way back in 2014 when people were complaining about how “cartoon-y” the Sims in TS4 looked...

...but honestly, and I’m sure by now that this is no longer an unpopular opinion, but god I always thought they looked so good. Never before have Sims been able to have so much personality through their appearance (even though traits may be lacking). TS1 and TS2 were just a bit unrefined although decent for the times they were released, but TS3 Sims just looked terrible. They had potato faces and it was borderline uncanny valley at times. It was also kind of hard to make unique-looking Sims, in my experience. 

I appreciate how the devs took a step back from making them as realistic-looking as possible -- sometimes a more cartoon-y appearance makes things look all the more human! 

[nineyellowgirl]

9, 10, 18?

9. What is your least favorite thing about the Sims?

That’s actually a tough question... I don’t think there is something I don’t like about the whole series, but regarding specific parts, there are things I could complain about. As a pre-mades storyteller, I obviously hate the “it’s a paralell universe” thing and lack of biographies and some interesting plot in TS4. TS3 is very laggy, and the graphics is terrible, and TS2 doesn’t have an open world. I can’t speak for TS1 as I’ve never played it!

10. What expansion pack are you hoping for next? 

Honestly, I don’t care that much about TS4 and play only base game because the EPs are way too expensive for me :/

18. What is your favorite Sims Challenge?

Ooh, I love the Midnight Sun challenge (basically a castaway-themed gameplay with a Sim being stuck on an inhabited island and living only off what they can grow/make etc.), the 100 babies challenge is so funny to look at (and maybe I will try it one day...), and obviously I like legacies.

Thank you so much for the ask!!!

[mdianasims]

Roomies (TS1 Remake)

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Ancient Simmers like myself will remember these two from the original Sims game. I did always like their household in The Sims, so a long time ago I remade them for TS4 (and never really played with them, I blame the party animal aspiration). Anyway, I’ve updated them with some new outfits (and a different skintone for Melissa). They’re far from accurate, but it’s the thought that counts. I remember reading somewhere on the wiki that in some version of the game they had the last names Jones and Smith, but I can’t find it anymore. But, it’s still nice to give them their own (extremely generic) surname (as we have that luxury now).

Chris Jones She loves to laugh and have fun, and she loves partying. Chris would also like to learn to play an instrument and maybe even become (a little) famous. Aspiration: Party Animal Traits: Goofball, Outgoing, Music Lover

Melissa Smith Food is great, but mixing drinks is way cooler, so that’s what Mel loves to do. She’s a very kind Sim and never complains about her roommates loud late night parties. Aspiration: Master Mixologist Traits: Cheerful, Foodie, Good

Naturally, these Sims are CC Free, and just like the original, they’re unplayed and unskilled.