20 Things I LOVE about THE SIMS 4! (I'm not the hater you think I am.)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- I'm sharing the top 20 things I LOVE about The Sims 4. I've been branded a Sims 4 hater, but it isn't true. I live in the gray, but there are things I like.
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Everyone who is a fan of the sims 4 need to realize that the people that hate on the sims 4 dont actually hate it we are just frustrated with the expectation not coming to reality and the worst things is removing stuff from past games that people love and not implementing them and make them even better. it's like they make something so good for the sims 4 (like you showed in the video)but takes 2 steps back either with bugs,personality and gameplay
I completely agree!!
Well said!
I agree with this, I was speaking to my partner about the frustrations that I have with the sims 4 and he didnt understand where I was coming from so he said that it was a lot of hate for the game x
Yepp, but luckily we have someone in our Community with the Name, Arnie, who makes us a lot of those things possible (and of course other content creators too). Don't just forget the fact, Maxis tells us the whole time, open World is not possible.. and this.. or that.. modding community: hold my beer.
@@alisasitaperne8905 he probably didnt understand because he hasnt played the past sims games same thing with people that love sims 4 they most likely never played the other sims games
As consumers we SHOULD criticize the products we buy, and if you don't you're a sucker.
I completely agree Bren!
Exactly. People need to realize, businesses (not people, EA is not people; people work for EA, but that's it) DO NOT CARE about you coming on here and saying good stuff about it; they only care if you are spending your money. And if they can get you to spend money without spending much money, themselves, they will do that. We ALL know EA cuts so many corners to keep profits and does things in such a low quality, when it comes to actual gameplay, that there is no arguing that fact, anymore. And if no one ever complained about anything, nothing would be good, nothing would be right, because businesses don't care about that, they care about making money. And as long as the positivity police keep acting as if anyone saying the game needs to be better is the same as sending the devs death threats, we are going to continue getting low quality stuff. We shouldn't have to keep explaining this to them at their ages, they should know this common knowledge. Kissing the game's butt isn't going to do anything, except keep EA releasing poor quality games and this is why I have no real hope for Sims 5; EA could literally make a box with a face painted on it and we'd have the positivity police telling everyone else to shut up and that that box is worth $100 and we need to be grateful for it. I would never even acknowledge that blind ignorance in a video.
Actually someone who buys something and then complains about it and has nothing good to say about it is a sucker. Why would they buy it? If someone buys something and they're happy with it, they're not a sucker.
@@lannamcf Oh so , if you order a steak at the restaurant expecting it to be good , and it comes as being overcooked (- to a point that it's just ashes ), are you willing to just gobble it down and call it a delicacy?
@@lannamcf But how are we meant to know if the item is good is we haven't even tried it. That's like saying you should hate a person even if you haven't seen them or talk to them.
people don't like to be reminded that they've been complacent. cindy, you've done nothing wrong in criticizing a 700$ (all packs) game that is 6 years old and is as lackluster as ever.
And I think the cost is the major factor in people being upset at her (totally reasonable) criticism. After spending so much money, time, effort in a game, you might *want* it to be good and worth the money *so* *badly* that you believe that it is in fact really good and worth the money, and anyone challenging that might make you feel bad and feel like you wasted your money, or just make it harder to enjoy something that you currently get a lot of enjoyment out of. It's the Sunk Cost Fallacy.
Lackluster as.ever.
I just recently stopped playing it. Moved back to the Sims3
@@Icefairydancer What I don't get about comments like yours is like, is it that hard to belive some people genuinely find it good? I actively play 2, 3, and 4 and I play 4 the most because I find it to be the most fun and just an improvement over every other game in the series in nearly every way. And I'm saying that as someone who spent way more on 3 because 3 was absurdly expensive lol.
I don't get upset about people criticizing the game because yeah, no game is perfect. It's patronizing comments like this trying to find every excuse for why people like a game instead of saying "Maybe they just enjoy it"
@@bubblegum1366 If you don't get upset about people criticising the game, then that comment was not talking about you.
@@bubblegum1366 I'm so sorry, I really didn't mean to be patronizing. I also really enjoy the game. I was referring only to reasons why someone might get overly upset at constructive criticism.
People calling you a "hater" are the reason EA just doesn't care about improvement
You are exactly right! If people don't speak up about the issues, they will NEVER be improved. I don't know why this is so hard for people to comprehend.
Tbh I don’t see you as a hater. I see you as someone who just wants the game to get better (which is something I’m sure we all can agree on).
I hope that's what everyone would want! And thank you!
Okay, I’m reading the title of the video and I’m just gonna make the obvious comment: It is okay to criticize things you love.
People have this weird stigma that if you critique something, you hate it. That you cannot have any variation of opinion and that the decision of like or dislike is a completely black and white system. It’s not.
I’m happy for a new video from you, Cindy. But I’m mad you have to defend yourself from people who don’t understand this simple heuristic.
Then perhaps you should apply the same sentiment when people post critique/differing opinions in her youtube comments lol
Thank you! And I agree. SOME people don't understand nuanced opinions, but that's okay! I don't need to prove myself or defend myself. I only want to share another side of my outlook with the people who DO understand that. 💙💙
I have always said I critique/complain because I love. But my issue is some have a general hate for the game and don’t acknowledge anything good, saying all the packs are trash when that’s not true. Even when they fix something in the game the first comment is “finally! But this is still messed up” never just happy for the moment. Like we just got these skin tones and now people are asking about wheelchairs and still complaining about skin tones and genetics. I understand we should voice our opinions but the complaints never stop.
Agreed!
Dragon Age ♥ i had too XD
As a sims 3 player for many years, I just started getting seriously into sims 4 recently. I think what I've realized is while Sims 3 has way more things to do and sims that feel more realistic, sims 4 is a lot easier to play out stories the way you want, and of course building in the sims 4 is great. Sims 3 is more of a life simulator, sims 4 is more of a virtual dollhouse, and that is by no means a bad thing, just different. I think the biggest problem I actually have with the sims 4 is how little content you actually get in the DLC's. I really like some of the DLC's in theory but can't bring myself to get most of the DLC's because of the price tags.
Ts3 imo has the best personality system involving traits. They actually mean something
I'm buying the packs a little at a time when they go on sale. I wait for at least 50% off. They have sales on Origin and Steam throughout the year.
Buy them on sale! They have tons of them during the year and usually up to 50% off. And yeah I totally agree $40 is robbery for a expansion pack (esp the newer ones) but $20 is really not so bad.
You say it doesn’t matter that the sims 4 fails to function as a life simulator, but that’s the whole purpose of the game 😩 Building is good in ts4, but other than that, nothing
When the Sims 4 came out, I played it and stopped playing the Sims 3. I really wanted the game to succeed. But it felt incomplete. The worlds felt cramped and constrained. And as you said the packs felt shortchanged compared to TS2 and TS3.
I feel so many sims 4 stans don’t realize that we criticize the game because we love it and badly want it to be the best it can be.
Exactly. No one wastes time and energy on stuff they don't care about. Critical simmers are that way because we KNOW how good this game could be, and they just keep missing the mark too often. Like, the community tells them exactly what we want and, somehow, we got a pack that was the least wanted pack ever? Like, that makes no sense. And they have 3 previous games to follow the blue print of. I get if they wanted to make new, innovative packs instead of the same ones (and, tbh, none of these new pack ideas have been that new or innovative, but whatevs), but if that was the case, they should have tried to fit as much of the previous WANTED things into the base game and first few packs, then they could have played around with new packs after that. EA doesn't understand that we don't want things taken away, we want things from previous games built upon and made better, THEN introduce new stuff. That's pretty much what happened with previous games: we got the most requested stuff first, then we got new packs. I'm still confused on how EA could mess this up; they had a great game and community handed to them. And us critical simmers LOVE this game, for many of us, this was our childhood, and we're more upset that we see the game going downhill and we'd like it to stop, especially when we see exactly why it's going downhill and EA won't listen, it seems.
BooDotBoo I definitely think they should have prioritized order of pack release better. The fact that we got Eco Lifestyle, Star Wars and Winter wonderland before basic features like babies, hotels, Kid/teen content is bizarre and the fact that even skin tones came after all of these is also ridiculous. I really wouldn’t have cared about Journey to Batuu if we got essential content first- i still wouldn’t have bought it, nor would a lot of people, but i wouldn’t have been as mad about it either. Sims 2 would incorporate extras into larger expansion packs and Sims 3 released a lot of their newer/innovative packs later, experimental content like Island Paradise, Into The Future and Showtime were all towards the end of the Sims 3 timeline (although admittedly World Adventures was an extremely odd choice for the first expansion).
Yes! Sometimes I feel like a bad person to do it but at the same time I feel better. It consumes a lot of our energy and sanity dealing with adversities but I think it is important to be vocal otherwise things like skin tones or even toddlers probably wouldn't have been a reality!
my relationship with the sims 4 is very love-hate.. it’s so much nicer to look at, much more polished, but it’s also soooo incredibly empty
I feel you. I really do.
I think that perfectly encapsulates the way I feel about TS4. I love the graphics, building, CAS, many of the pack concepts....but I just dislike how doll-like the sims feel when you finally start playing.
I love the image of Cindy & Mr.Pleasant playing sims 4 once a year together
It's a real thing. LOL
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Has he ever been on her TH-cam channel
Tbh everytime I play sims 2 or 3 I REALLY miss multitasking, haha, seems like something minor but I am really attached to it - and the holidays, the holidays are great to me
Same. The multitasking is a big deal for me too!
IMO you're the only person on TH-cam who plays The Sims games to their full potential, an actual life-simulator, and I like it. You inspire me to play the game with all of your ideas.
Thanks so much! That's so kind of you to say!
@@PleasantSims Amen!
Yes! I identify myself with that because I'm a builder and I appreciate every improvement that The Sims 4 made to build/buy but there are flaws and I wish gameplay was better because I want to have the full experience! I think there's no purpose of great buildings if I will get bored playing with them really quickly. That's why I build more in The Sims 3.
Hate??? Your criticism is facts , EA needs to wake up and fix this game.
💯% true
Boo boo whaaa
I really wish there was a feature where once you chose an accessory you could choose to apply it to all outfits or certain outfits. Rather than having to apply it one at a time to each outfit that you want it on. For example say your Sim has a favorite necklace that they wear with every outfit except sleep, you have to go in and put it on every outfit. This would be helpful for that.
THIS! I just wish there was an accessory and make up lock! If my Sim wears glasses they also need them when it's cold!
You can use mc command center if you're on pc
@@Den-jp4yu Can u explain how?
@@Nyakuza. so you install the mod, then in the game you do, say, your sim's everyday make-up in cas. Then you come out of cas, click on your sim and choose MC Command Center --> MC Dresser --> copy/paste. There you have options to either copy & paste the make up -of the outfit your sim is currently wearing- or accessories, or hair. You can copy paste all of them on all the outfits. Doesn't take long, just a few clicking. I really love that feature tbh XD
@@Den-jp4yu Thanks a lot I'll try that! 💞
No one:
Cindy: (Deletes Baby Ariel From Existence)
😆 😆 😆
@@PleasantSims, I personally leave her be.
😂
as she should 😂
UGH she's so annoying!
It's not about liking the sims 4. I played a lot of it. It's understanding that you're paying for a half assed experience, paying for a gaming that could do so much better. In my country the game costs 85% of our minimum wage, so I was VERY disappointed and poor after I bought it..... I love your content and your opinions ❣️❣️
Yep, Sims 4 wouldn't be so annoying if it didn't cost as much. If people were paying $10 for each pack, this wouldn't be as much of an issue, but when you pay $40 and only get $10 worth of stuff, of course people are going to be angry. No one has money to just spend on things that aren't as well made as they could be. Especially considering you could buy anywhere from 8-25 WELL-MADE games for the same price people have paid for Sims 4. Sims 4 isn't the worst game ever, but for it's price tag, it should be, at least, 2 times better than it is.
@@BooDotBoo well blame EA not maxis cause EA is trying to take over
The way every hat can be put on with any hairstyle is one big improvement. It helps a lot when I feel like I'm overusing hairstyle.
I like to repeat an outfit and add a hat or a pair of sunglasses. Or to mismatch outfits.
To be honest, if The sims 2, Sims 3 and sims 4 merged together into 1 game, it literally would be the best thing ever! And also, They recently fixed the genetic issues in an update! Great Video as always
I just saw this!! That's awesome!
The Sims 4 community is toxic right now, unfortunately. Even well-deserved criticism gets a very defensive reaction from commenters! I also love build buy in The Sims 4, and most of the occults are really well done! I actually like the fame system a lot, and university is great if you have the time to sink into- I still haven’t explored everything there.
I agree about university, I sent 7 distinct sims to university and still have things I haven’t tried yet. In University Life in 3 I felt that I had seen almost everything it had to offer after 2 times and there was no difficulty to gameplay at all because as long as you studied for at least 2 minutes you were going to pass. Sims 2 university had a good balance of difficulty along with spontaneity that made it fun, but it also feels repetitive after a couple of tries.
Thank I thought I was the only one that liked the Sims 4
People are so annoying. You’re able to dislike or like anything you want. And people who get mad at sims 4 criticism is because they’ve never truly played sims 2 or 3. I prefer sims 2 and it’s my all time favorite but I also play sims 4 and I love it for the things it does really well BUT that doesn’t mean it’s a flawless game. The criticism is also because EA HAS been able to give us amazing gameplay with past games so yeah we’re a little salty they went backwards so much. At the end of the day it’s just a damn game so why are people so mad when you don’t like something?
Of course, people are able- and should- dislike or like anything that suits them as such. But my personal problem is when negativity is all I can see. I'll admit, the sims 4 can be better, MUCH much better lol, but I still prefer it to the sims 3 in most cases, and this is coming from someone who literally grew up on the sims 3. The forums are almost always filled with negative posts, to the point that it isn't really criticism anymore- I mean, who needs three different threads about the same issue? It's just rampant, idk.
I'm not saying people can't dislike the game, but what's the point in playing then, you know?
I think a lot of the reason, and this is completely unwarranted so I'm sorry for even bothering you with it, but I think a lot of the reason behind the whole "sims 3 vs sims 4" thing is due to them truly being truly different games. Another comment described them as a true life simulation game, and a dollhouse game, which seems to fit my idea for them. I can't say much about the sims 2, as when I played that I was pretty young, and my only vivid memory of it was when I made a house completely pink only for my sim to end up believing it was a terrible environment! That was a sims 2 feature, right? Back then it really upset me, but now I kinda wish we had that in the sims 4! Ah, depth.
Feel free to completely ignore this comment, I've written far too much. Anyways, I hope you have a great day, and happy simming!
The Sims 4 is the first Sims game that I've played, and I still criticize it. There are so many broken things!
Honestly, the clubs aspect never really interested me but your suggestions for singles, children, and teen clubs is absolutely brilliant and I think I’m going to implement it in my game!
they’d be useful in the 100 baby challenge. Imagine, a woohoo club and a club for the kids with activities such as cleaning and doing homework. and have the children’s club going whenever possible.
I use it so much, I hate friendships are easely forgotten and then you can't call them anymore.
I have gardening clubs. I get all the sims to come over and take care of my plants. but now the update ruined it coz,they hary need watering or weeding anymore. they even stuffed that up.
@@w1nterdays All my kids are in a club that includes 'do homework' as an activity, ha. First thing I used the clubs for.
Critiquing does not mean you hate the game, Im sure LGR got a lot of flak for being a Sims 3 hater, he literally critiqued EVERY pack and would call them out
It's just part of the job unfortunately. I wish people could understand that it doesn't have to be all or nothing!
@@PleasantSims Right! It doesnt have to be all or nothing, or knuthing *ba dum tiss*
Cindys view on Sims 4 feels like a roller coaster and I find personally find her videos and streams reflect that well.
This game is an emotional roller coaster for me, that is true. LOL. Thank you for watching Hendrik!
I LOVE that sims can move between worlds without losing their relationships. That was a game changer for me when I loaded the game the first time
‘Without having to worry about corruption’ I thought Cindy was going to say Corona 😳
LOL! Well that too, I guess.
(RIP Rosa, The first Coronavirus Death in Pleasantview)
People can't take criticism nowadays. I prefer the older Sim Games, I shouldn't need to justify it. And it is abundantly clear that those that blindy defend T$4 are usually newer players that have not lived through the whole franchise. There's nothing wrong with that but we can't pretend the game is what it used to
I agree! People will always think your hating on sims 4 even when you just wanna see it improve.
I never played the previous games and I can still see all the flaws, I'm not blind 🤷🏻♀️
@@MsArchangeYT then I don’t think that person was referring to you 🤔
Blindly? Get off your high horse.
Many people have mentioned how The Sims 4 feels like a dollhouse while the other games sre actual life simulators. That would be perfectly fine if they hadn't marketed it as a "new and improved" life simulator. I still love The Sims 4 in some aspects, but sometimes it's hard to think up stories in your own and 2&3 kinda do that for you lol.
Oh, but I love playing vampires in 4!
So you're saying that you like 2 and 3 more because you have no imagination?
@@kiillabytez No, because there's actually things to do in 3.
@@oodlemynoodle3753 For example?
i also love the multitasking bc real families can eat while chatting and watching tv together, and i feel like multitasking is a really under appreciated feature
I think one of my favorite things on sims 4 is being able to add multiple outfits for every occasion so your sim will pick an outfit for the day just like we do. So immersive and nice to have
I LOVE CAS so much. It's so detailed and I can spend hours creating a family. I loved the color wheel in Sims 3, but it could get overwhelming. I just really love how much you can do with CAS in Sims 4.
The gallery was a huge QOL improvement for the series. Having that in-game ability to just import a lot or sim that someone else made is great! I always hated messing around with tons of files, this makes it so much more simple.
I agree with most of it but i need to say sth about toddlers. For me they feel so unrealistic, they are too independent. My sims can have a toddler and never interact with it but it still gonna grow up kinda decent. In my opinion it was cool in the sims 2 that you had to constantly help him move around, feed him, teach him stuff, it was way more realistic! You really felt like you had a baby. In ts4 i can lave him for few hours and it still going to be happy little child.
Yes, this is something I also really miss. I also miss that growing up badly isn‘t an option anymore. You were able to create so much storytelling with one child growing up bad and one good. In the Sims 4 everything is really nice and easy. (I also liked that your children were given a random personality trait, when they grew up bad. You really needed to make an effort, if you want to choose the personality.)
I miss toddlers crawling
while is a life simulator, it doenst have to be all realistic, if so it would be boring, unrealistic things like the social bunny, aliens, vampires those make the game more fun!
@@sophie9984 Toddlers in Sims 4 are like 3-5 years olds. Toddlers in Sims 3 and 2 are like 2-3 years old.
A hater?! I... I don't even... What? lol My old ass has been playing since Sims 1 and all I ever saw from you is the same passion and love that I have for this game resulting in disappointment every single damn time! This game and all its packs are very expensive and since the whole selling point is to simulate the life you want, this game should be made for the players and by the players. We are talking about a multi million company here that has the budget to do so and they still prefer a collab for even more money (star wars) and the players who made them their money just have to sit there and accept it. If things are not ok, it's perfectly fine to say so. I believe you are genuine and authentic. As a sims community we can't have this kind of toxicity toward each other come on guys ✌🏼 💗
I love the sims 4. I have 11 thousand hours logged(don’t worry sometimes I left it running overnight) and I enjoy it to an extent even after all these years. I have so many special memories of showing my late grandpa the sims I created, teaching my 9 year old little sister how to play when it first came out(she didn’t need help so it was mainly me being an evil tween and butting into her game) and a ton of other things. But with that being said it’s still incredibly shallow and bare, especially considering the sims 3 and 2. Tbh if not for cas and the calendar, maybe even university sometimes, I would genuinely never open the game. And it hurts considering how much potential it had. I can love it and want it to be better and I think a lot of people don’t get that.
Theres a lot I love about 4, I played it for years. I had this alien legacy challenge I absolutely adored playing. I liked the childhood aspirations and the club system, and I adored gardening and painting and how fun it was for a sim to live ‘off grid’. Its that there was just enough lacking that never got better. And I hated having to buy pack after pack to try to fix it
Sims 3 aliens are way more well fleshed out then sims 4 with being able to have a space ship and raid lots also there are more powers such as abducting and abducting friends for fun, raid the science lab for space rocks WHICH they would be put in jail of caught LOL.
But sorry just had to put that out BUT SOMETHING POSITIVE is I love the vacuums from CATS AND DOGS!
I love toddlers in this game they’re so cute. I like having them interact with each family member and see how they like them. In one of my households my toddler is holding a grudge against his mom bc he’s clingy and she leaves for work while he’s in the middle of lunch 😂 he has a sour angry moodlet whenever she comes in the room. Sentiments added a nice layer to my gameplay.
Is it Stewey Griffin…? Haha jokes
Wow it's like real life lol. My brother was like that because our mom worked abroad when we were kids.
I can agree that there’s some things I like about sims4 like build mode and CAS but the bad outweighs the good here in my opinion . Idk why people think your a sims 4 hater since you say the good things about it and the bad
Things I like about the Sims 4:
•Snowboarding on an actual mountain and having a pack dedicated to Winter snow activities
•Mermaids. They have powers and their tails are shiny like real fish scales and all the interactions they can do.
•The game is much easier. This is the first one I haven't had to use cheats just to keep up with their needs.
•Create a Sim (although they do need more natural hair colour options)
•Build tools
•The packs are more themed and they really go in depth with what each pack gives you
•The graphics is really good
•The toddlers are more realistic
•Teenagers are the same height as adults just like in real life
I love the game features but the Sims themselves are empty devoid of life.I don't get a satisfied feeling like in Sims 3 when I finish playing them.
When you were talking about open worlds in Sims, you reminded me of console version of Sims 3. I think they should've went with same concept of world in Sims 4. World segmented into neighbourhoods, but neighbourhoods completely open without any loading. It's shame they didn't went with that and instead returned to how Sims 2 handled the worlds.
I play with every household, and customize each one. I didn’t know the clubs were so involved. Thank you for showing me. XD
Clubs add so much! I highly recommend playing around with them!
For anyone who thinks you're too much of a hater of The Sims 4, I want them to ask themselves "But is she wrong tho?" anytime you bring up criticism.
Cindy really just deleted Baby Ariel like that---
I love when my girl teens meet up with their girlfriends and they squeal when they greet each other. It's cute and makes them feel more teen-like. I also love Parenthood interactions between siblings and parents despite the potential for more content.
Kinda hurts me knowing that you're getting hate...and for no reason at all??? Like, you're just a passionate simmer that wants to see the game getting better and better! And there's nothing wrong with criticizing things you love!
Me playing the sims 4: Download custom content, test it in-game, build a home, exit the game.
honestly my main problem with the absence of open worlds is not that I have to deal with loading screens but that I can't control sims who are on different lots
This is great, I understand loving different things about each game. Personally I like playing SIms 2 whenever I am lore-oriented, it's still the most immersive in terms of story I think.
I love how smooth the animations feel. Not only the sims' ones, but the UI/menu ones too. I also enjoy that the social menu changes according to the context of your sims' conversation with another sim :D
These are some of my favorite things too but it says a lot that many of these are things the sims team added many years after release (free placing windows and doors, skintones, makeup customization etc). If it wasn't for critics speaking up we wouldn't have those things
I go between the sims 3 and 4 and I find it though this is petty I like how in the sims four when you click on the wardrobe you have access to both hair and clothes. In the sims 3 if you want to change your sim when they age up unless you use testing cheats (which I normally do) you have to go to both the mirror and the wardrobe, i dunno I just like to be able to base my outfits and hair off each other in the moment. (Again kinda a small thing) but that’s one thing I do enjoy about the sims 4
I agreed with all of your positives, controversial included. In addition to aliens, I think they did a good job improving vampires and spellcasters. They're all loads more fun to play in Sims 4.
I'm not mad at what Sims 4 has now (though it was missing everything and more from the initial launch) however, I think my expectations were high and when I finally got to play it (after playing Sims 1 and 3) the game play or base game just didn't do it for me. Any game can have shitty graphics or pretty graphics, but if the gameplay is subpar then it just wont hold my attention for long. But hey, at least you can play dress up and build nice modern houses though. Also, I don't mind the load screens (i have no mods/cc so its quick for me) but it is annoying in apartment buildings.
I’ve been playing the sims 3 lately because of the content it has and reeeaaallly miss CAS and build and buy from the sims 4. Man, the sims 4 has been lackluster at times but they did some things really right
I agree with you on not needing open worlds. But I wouldn't call what we have now "open" neighborhoods, they're not open. If all lots on said neighborhood were open/running, then I would be pleased. I hate needing to go through a loading screen to get to the park that I can literally see right in front of my sim. It would also improve story/gameplay and make the neighborhood feel much more alive, if you could see your neighbors go to work etc.
Don't listen to the haters, your content is wonderful and it's not like you are hating on The Sims 4 for fun. The game is deeply flawed and, if we don't point it out, it won't get any better.
I love the cars in sims 4 so detailed and cheap can be any size I want! Can’t open the doors though...
Prefer teleporting over car rides
PleasantSims: talks about the gallery
me, with legacy edition: it’s been a long time since I’ve heard that name..
I won't lie, I had high hopes for sims 4 and Im extremely salty about how it turned out. And even worse is, that I spend money on it bc i thought it would improve drastically. I kinda hate what the Sims became with the sims 4. Unlike u I dont even want to try to be constructive anymore bc I just waste my time.... there is no passion and no character with this game. Props to u! I love your videos and you've always been objective since I watch your videos!
And tbh. Its hard to not be negative about sims 4 judging it objectively...
ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO EARLIER TITLES IN THE FRANCHISE. (Sorry I usually never comment)
I completely understand this feeling. I have felt the same way many, many times. I go through stages where I find enjoyment with the game, but it does not live up to its predecessors when it comes to gameplay. That's just a fact.
I *love* the heatwave lighting in Midnight Hollow btw! (the vampire world), makes it look really beautiful
I’m so glad that someone finally mentioned how good the music is! I personally always get excited for the new music in packs. I feel like the music is pretty underrated! I love the Create a Sim songs the best.
I really do love many of your mentioned things. But additional to that I love that it's easy to start playing, that it's easy to use mods and CC, that there are no expensive "store-items" with weird shopping games that makes you purchase things you don't know what it was if you aren't careful, AND most important: that I have learned to mod this game pretty fast (and found this huge community of simmers that also creates mods and help each other and are so nice).
Also, I saw I needed to add one more thing and editing my post. For some reason your like disappeared when I did. But I did see it. So you know!
normies: a diner
Pleasant Sims, an intellectual: burger bar
My favorite thing about the sims 4 is being able to add a foundation after you’ve already built a house. The amount of times I forgot to add a foundation in the sims 3 is insane.
100% How the sims looks. I feel its still has some of the charm of the sims from the sims 2 but with better graphics and many more options.
I used the open worlds to really create specific surroundings and neighborhoods for my narratives to play out, and the sims 4 worlds just don't give me that kind of variety (especially when the world skin messes up my imaginings for a secluded get-away or by gone era).
But I do love the graphics and build mode is fantastic! I'll probably spend the rest of forever bouncing back and forth from 3 to 4 for their different features.
I actually miss my sims face popping up with my cursor. I spend all this time making them and then hardly get to see their lovely faces!
Get Together is my favorite pack too! I love everything about it: the world, the club system, the townies...the only thing that I don't like about it is that you can only include 8 sims in a club but thankfully mods are a thing
I really like collecting in TS4. The semi open world makes it challenging enough but really fun.
Also I love doing Rags to Riches challenges. I find it is very easy to do in the Sims 4 than it was in previous games
I agree. I love the game for all these reasons too. Yes it's easier and more PG than other versions. But it's a good sandbox type of game play. Even with the other versions of the game, I would binge play, not play for months and then binge play again. With the sims 4, I'm always discovering new stories to tell or ways to really play the game. After playing the not so berry legacy challenge multiple times lol, I realized I needed to start playing with other parts of the game that I never have before. And I've been loving it!
Right now I'm playing an extreme rags to riches challenge. Just completed. I think I want to do the 100 generations challenge or 100 baby challenge. They'll have to be in separate saves of course. Lol idk how I'm going to get through 100 generations.
I just discovered you some weeks ago and I watch your vids every evening (when i’m not playing sims 2) and what I REALLY love about you is your love and passion for the Sims and your Sims 4 videos. Every time I see you almost crying talking about your desapointment about things in Sims 4 I got tears in my eyes and I want to take you in my arms telling you that I feel like you. It’s not hate. It’s love. I grew up with the Sims 1 and 2, and I feel like I’m betrayed by a family member with the Sims 4 joking on me and make me hope for a perfect game and NEVER give it to me. But the horrible thing is that I CAN’T hate the Sims. It’s a part of my personality. It’s horrible seeing people using our love to suck monney from us with no respect for our passion. You’re not a hater, you’re a Simer ✨
Such a great video!
People really cannot grasp the concept that someone can enjoy something and still give it critiques
Two things: 1. Open world was actually laggy because of coding, and their are more that fixed that. That being said, I hated the consistently empty lots and what I love about 2 and 4 is that lots are lively and full all the time. 2. I love that genetics actually work pretty well with aliens. When I had a child born from an abduction I realized that her disguise had the same traits as her father while her alien form looked like the pollination technician. I loved seeing that she actually took traits from her human parent and when she herself had (Human) kids, they inherited her disguised traits as well. I was worried that because of the split forms, they would look entirely like one or the other, or that their disguise would be genetically distinct and was glad to see that it was not the case.
*there are mods that fix that.
I discovered your channel at the beginning of quarantine and you’re the only simmer I’ve ever managed to watch, streams included. Like, you seem so genuine and say what everyone thinks and keep your gameplay interesting. Keep doing great work. 💙
Okay first of all your laugh is super cute. Second of all I agree with just about everything you said! I love TS4, but I'm also eternally mad that it's got the potential to be so good, and yet... But, yes, I honestly tend to favor The Sims 4 over the others because of just how much easier to play and user friendly it is. But it needs some criticism. It's easy to think just because someone criticizes something, they don't like it, but the thing is that a lot of the time you criticize things because you like them and want them to be better. When it comes to gameplay, TS4 has great ideas, but it never quite lives up to what it could be. Personally I especially agree with the music part. I love love love the singing skill, and listening to my Sims sing. I sometimes just queue up a bunch of songs and stop to listen, just because!
9:30 Plumbella?
Lol! I didn't notice before, but it does kind of look like her!
Loved this vid. Thanks for explaining clubs. Ive never played with it before. Cannot wait to try it out.
This video really gave me positivity and inspiration to play again. Thank you Cindy!
People’s definition of hater is so toxic. No one wants to say bad things about anything. But sometimes things disappoint us and we have to speak our minds. Great video as always hun!
What I love about The Sims 4 are the custom gender settings and the ability to make your Sims crossdress without the need to download any specially made custom content.
I LOVE your content! This is such a good video. Actually going through what you love about the game AND keeping constructive criticism going is so much better than being black or white. The sims community need to give things a chance and look at the good things in game but know that it's allowed to complain and want more from it at the same time!
I don't think you're a hater at all. You should be able to criticize the things you love, it's especially important to criticize the games you love. Games don't get better out of nowhere, it requires someone to point out the good and the bad. You keep or improve on the good and work on the bad. I think people who give you hate for this mindset don't understand that their lines are blurred.
I completely agree Jessie! Very well put!
@@PleasantSims Thank you. The Sonic franchise has a similar mindset but it's slowly changing, hopefully some simmers can see that too.
oooh, I feel like this video needs a part 2 ^^
What I love the most in the sims 4 are the occult sims, I love them all!
I feel the same. Being in that gray area. I LOVE quite a lot of things in the game (My favourites being CAS and BB and the graphics). And there are things that I do miss from the Sims 4 when I go back to older games, but I also hate a lot of things. Things that have been removed from the game instead of expanding on it, which is just sad and, in my opinion, not okay when we pay this much for it. It has never been more expensive than now. It is really sad that nobody is allowed to be critical.. Getting marked for being a "hater"..
I laughed out loud when you said you always search for trash cans, I was literally thinking that as soon as you mentioned the search bar!!
Hi cindy, I don't think I say this enough but you are my favorite simmer that play the sims games. most of the things you point out I found I can always agree on. and you not a "hater" those who judge you like this are just narrow minded.
omg the clubs were the best, when I did play this "game" I always play with clubs XD
Thank you! 😊
One thing I absolutely love in Sims 4 are the skills, especially the crafting related skills. Like with cooking and all it's variety (gourmet cooking and baking included), mixology has a good amount of variety too, woodworking, robotics, fabrication, flower arranging, vet treats with the veterinarian skill, media production, and even with music related skills you can write and publish songs, with programming you can make viruses and video games. I feel like there's so many different things our sims can actually make.
"i live in the gray area between passionate love affair and absolute hatred"
thats called being kismesis and it's black
I love toddlers but I hate how long it takes for my sims to take care of them! It takes forever to get them to feed them, I always have to select the high chair multiple times!
i think you really hit the nail on the head! just about everything you listed are my favorite things too, and the rest was stuff i wouldn't have thought to list! something else that i love about the sims 4 tho... potentially unpopular opinion: i love the secret lots. the fairy garden in Willow Creek, the cave in Oasis Springs, the hermit's hideout in Granite Falls, the _planet Sixam??_ AMAZING
i do wish they were a bit more playable, instead of really only holding enough magic and wonder for one trip 😅 but y'know, everything in sims has its ups and downs
I love how easy it is to use mods and this goes perfectly with the easy lay-out cas has! I also love building, so manny build options!
I am elated to see more Sims 4 content on both your main and 2nd channel, Cindy! I also have not always supported many of the decisions and things EA did with The Sims 4 and felt that it could be so much more, but there are definitely many fantastic things about it that you perfectly summed up in this video! :D
I DIDN'T KNOW A LOT OF THINGS IN THIS GAME AND I HAVE IT SINCE 2014 TFFF, love your channel!
I love love editing townies. Its gets in the way of gameplay sometimes because i see a random townie in the corner of the screen and I say nope! Chaning that outfit immediately. Actually doing this while i watch your videos
I completely agree with your whole list. These are all great aspects of the game... I also love the size up and down keys in build buy... And the pets are cute and customizable. I was able to make both my dogs and their exact markings perfectly. 😊
First of all, you are the most down-to-Earth youtuber I saw since a long time, and I love (L O V E) how you have a critical thinking (which is very important in my opinion, we all should have some little criticism in us), while being adorable and fun, and OH MY GOD GIRL, you make the smallest things sound interesting. Like in this video, you talked so enthusiastically about cooking, while I've never got much involved in it because I find it boring as hell :D Still, it seemed interesting in your way of telling, and I found that amusing. Second of all, sims 4 does have a bunch of lovable things in it, but people (it's me, I'm people) use so much mod to make it playable despite the things we complain about, that these lovable things get forgotten. We just forget good things exist in this game, because we tend to focus too much on what isn't in it. It's fine to some extent, we should be vocal about our complains because they are valid. But sometimes we just need to lay back and enjoy whatever little Sims 4 has to offer. And maybe we realise it's not even "little" and we find new things we didn't know about until then. For example I've never used the things you talked about in build mode, bc I didn't know I could :D But it sounds so awesome, and shows that there are parts of the game where developers did care about us.
I definitely love the graphics in the sims 4 as well as CAS. Also, Cindy your hair is so pretty! That shade of blue is a great look on you!
it’s nice to see you be so positive, i totally agree with your criticisms in other videos but it really is a nice vibe to see you talk about things you like :)
Exactly! 👍
You aren’t a hater at all! When it comes to the Sims 4, it’s only fun to play unless you have mods installed while with Sims 2 and Sims 3, mods weren’t really needed for the game to be enjoyable and fun. I like your honest criticism about the Sims 4 and EA needs to start waking up and put in the effort like they did with Sims 2 and 3.