Sims: "Here guys! Have fun playing me!" Sims 2: "We upgrade the game just for you" Sims 3: "Let's start creating a revolutionary game for all of you!" Sims 4: "You got the Money?"
@@Kanal7Indonesia not at the beginning. my sister purchased it for 60 €. it is a marketing strategy. base game free so people will feel bored and buy the packs and dlcs...
it made events so much better, especially i have engraved one of the alien pregnancy events in my memory, and i had like 2 years at that time it was a household of two male sims and i think the one with black hair was already pregnant with an alien
@@davidkonevky7372 Yes! If that's the Strangetown household, it was the best to play the pre-made sim family's there, everyone had great backstories and roles
@@Gugunet26 each sims installment has an aproximate 5 to 6 year run. Sims 1 went from 1999 to 2004, sims 2 from 2004 to 2008, and sims 3 from 2009 to 2014. So naturally players will believe sims 5 will come 5 or 6 years after sims 4 came out, which means sims 5 should've either been out by now or at least snippets of the game would've been seen by now, as they have been 3 times before. So the fact that sims 4 is still undone after 5 years and no plans for sims 5 feel like the slowness is ea's deliberate decision rather than a problem regarding budget and creativity.
@@gvrnmnthooker_6398 Actually, The Sims 3 was imo the best and in 2019 I still rather play that than the Sims 4. (Sims 3 base is even more impressive when compared to Sims 4 base.)
I don't think it's good to have The sims 5.. and i don't think they are gonna make the sims 5 since they are now focusing on it.. and idk if fans of the sims 4 to buy the sims 5, because we already have many contents on the sims 4,and they will add more expansion pack called Realm of Magic WOHOOOOOOOOO
Sims 4 could easily have been the best game, but EA isn't interested in giving you all the features of previous games in one base game. They can't drain your wallet as effectively that way.
well they should still try it out, maybe they would be amazed about their fans loving it and still bay it. when sims2 came out, i said, i will never play sims2 it is stupid, the sims is the best game and cant get better, but when my sister got sims2 and i got to play it, i still had to get sims2 for myself, and i still play it today. however the sims has not been played after, still love it, but sims2 gave me much more. have to say i have not bought sims3 or 4 because i hate changes, and for me both 3 and 4 for me had stuff i was not sold into, and did never have the chance to play of anyone else, just looked at youtube, they look ok, but for my playstyle were i want to have a ton of generations were i can follow them all true theyr life.. well i cant see myself doing that in 3 or 4. but im sure people would pay for getting it all, is my point. heck i would pay to get sims 2 just running smoother and getting a bit better clothes. makeup and hair.
боб със сърми The sims 4 had none of the good parts of 2 and 3 and gave me nothing worthwhile to replace it. It’s restricting, boring, and it’s deleted more than one of my save files. It’s nothing but a money grab.
I think Sims 3 was the best in terms of improvements and love-ability. Sims 4 is a money drain; cant even do half the shit you could do in Sims 3 without buying 13 packs.
Best part of that statement is that a lot of Sims 3 content is already locked behind 11 paywalls, so that should really put how bad Sims 4 is into scope.
Exactly! - Or replace some features with new one, but then bring back them back in a later version claiming them to be exciting new features. eg. Tiger Woods Golf - I'm looking at you. I call it feature recycling, and EA have been doing it with all sorts of franchises for years.
@@productivitygod7887 i play GTA 4 and 5 on my laptop laptops dont mean shit i dont even have dedicated graphics there hd my desktop is another thing with 2 1080 ti graphic cards but i use it for game developing and rendering
what made sims 2 and 3 special was that it was actual an upgrade from the games that came before them. sims 4 seems like they didn't know what to be the special add on
@martinski I'm still playing sims 3 today and frankly you're wrong, the adventure expansions have added literal dungeons for you to explore and get through basically making it a very mundane runescape, it's also still fun to torture them to constant stress, my current game is a homeless playthrough where I don't buy anything he can't fit in his inventory, so he either has to eat out for 18$ or spend 100$ to picnic so money is actually kinda important especially since bills don't go away just cuz your lot is empty, he's a magician called the homeless wonder, now naturally that challenge gets a lot easier if you play as a genie or witch which can magically clean themselves and conjure food but still fun nonetheless
@@jrelvas4676 Sims 3 was pretty cool, played it on a PS3 for like 5 years because we were too poor for a laptop that wasent only good for movie maker and a browser
sims 2 may have been limited had the greatest gameplay of all time. the way the sim's interactions are incredibly realistic and detailed and thats what makes it genuine. For instance, if a child sees their family members fighting, they would run into another room and cry and the parent would stop what their doing, get down on one knee to the child's level and console them. That is so deep. would sims 3 and 4 do that? Nope. I feel that the creators really outdone themselves with sims 2 and its definetly the most memorable.
Jasmine Tanner I agree, sims has definitely been regressing, although my favorite in the series has always been and probably will always be three, and I can’t say it’s not due in part to nostalgia.
I've never personally seen that happen in my game, in fact some of my child sims would stand in their parents' bedroom while they woohooed and not be phased by it at all.
I like 2 myself but I felt it could have been better if they included all the content from 1 such as the teleportation staircase & playable electric guitar that upped your creativity skills as well as everything else included in the Sims 1 ultimate edition. I think 2 may have been rushed into production leaving out allot of things the 1st one had. If only Maxis had worked on it 2 could have been allot better. At this point EA Games is just milking this franchise for all it's worth after phasing out Maxis.
Sims 4 was a huge step back from the control we had as players in Sims 3. There was so much we could do! Now they’re just copying the same expansion packs for sims 4
In all of these nostalgia reviews for the Sims, why does no one mention the music? I still get warm feelings when I hear a tune from the original Sims.
I was actually thinking that the whole video. My favorite game is probably the third, but the music in the first was the best by so so far. I never ever got tired of listening to it.
Is it true that when you call ea games customer service they play sims 1 music when putting you on hold? That soundtrack will make anyone calm. HAHAHAA!
I still play Sims 3 almost every evening. My prefect Sims game would be a combo of Sims 2 and 3. I only played Sims 4 a few times, I didn't care for it.
@@poweredbytofu713 You don't need that much power if you just run the nraas mods - it clears a lot of the bugs in the game www.nraas.net/community/Mods-List
My absolute dream Sims game would be a combination of Sims 2 and Sims 3. Both have traits that I miss while playing the other. Overall I prefer Sims 2 because it fits my playing style best, but I adore the open world in Sims 3 and also that you learn skills individually (like if you learn the painting skill you are not automatically a perfect piano player too like it was with the creativity skill from Sims 2).
But the problem i felt with sims 3 is you can't play multiple families independently in the same neighborhood. At least not without messing up the other one. In sims 2, you can play multiple families without worrying about the other one while also interacting with the family you're not playing as.
That is actually the main reason while I still prefer Sims 2 overall. I mostly am a family/pedigree/generations player and I hate that in Sims 3 if family members move out, they will get random babies or move away or whatever. Nowadays for generation playing I stick to Sims 2 and turn the aging off for Sims 3.
Destiny .. I am so with you but what is also cool about the sims 4 is the leveling up when you are a vampire or celebrity. Also in the sims 4 you can multi-task meaning your sim can watch tv , talk , and stream the internet on their phone. If they could add all that plus the features of the sims 2 and 3 life would be perfect. (Also it would be cool if they brought back real celebrities and supermodels like sims 1)
@@sadmanpranto9026 Can't you turn of story progression? I'm have never done it so I don't really know for certain, but it should leave non-active households alone.
Sims: "Here is this experimental thing we hope you like" Sims 2: "Oh shit you loved it well here is the actual complete scope of the game we had in mind" Sims 3: "Aight so you want us to add what? Ok i guess we can do that why not" Sims 4: "Ok so we may have gone overboard last game, lets tone it down, oh btw what's ur credit card number? just curious"
everyone wants to act like sims 4 was the biggest culprit of shafting players. but sims 3 had wold packs that only add a world with no new gameplay, and a bunch of it's stuff packs are on the digital storefront rather than having official packs. even now if you want to talk about stuff locked out from he game people will ignore the 74 grand worth of stuff, worlds, and functional items exclusive to the store that sims 4 is including as actual game and stuff packs, even free patches for stuf that had been in prior basegames. if you want to be mad at sims 4, first be mad at sims 3 and it's own shitshow.
VoltaireSurge i mean nobody denied that the sims 3 pulls this stunt too, thats just what EA does. but sims 4 did it even worse. i mean, a $10 pack for bowling? really?
@@mina-hs1qv i wont say that sims 4 is a saint but sims 3 has 74 grand in small packs. All not "counted" towards it's complete package status. Stuff packs have been around since 2. At least sims 4 has a rule of having a new interaction or gimmick for it's stuff packs.
Sims 3 still my favorite. The biggest problem with it is you have to have a powerful pc to play it without lag. I've said this since TS4 came out: The Sims franchise needs competition. They're getting lazy. There needs to be a life simulation game that comes out and gives them that little kick to start doing things right again.
Sims 3 requires powerful pc? I've played it on my shitty 5-year old Lenovo laptop, with GeForce 710M card, 4gb of ram and half-dead HDD with ALL Expansion Packs and rarely had any problems beside the long loading screens while creating a new world. I consider it the best in the series, and I've been with this franchise since The Sims.
I think I have the sane computer as you haha! Ive played the whole series (excluding sims 4, I play that on my Mac) I too have an issue with loading screens - maybe 10-20 minutes. But having said that, I can play lag free for several hours before It acts up.
I'm currently playing TS4, but I still miss TS3 due to the open world. I remember starting off as a child who was often left to his own devices due to his parents always working. He would roam around town looking for fun and mischief, then outrun the cops wanting to arrest him for breaking curfew. The sims 4 has something of an open world, within a neighborhood, but it's not the same. If EA had figured out a way to reduce micro stutter, and game breaking crashes the open world caused with TS3 and used it in TS4, that would have been a smash hit.
Lol dude, I have all expansion packs to 3 and I play on ultra graphics with shaders... I have 9-year old PC without one graphics card (the "main" , I have only the one that is with motherboard). For me 4 needs a powerful computer, I have insane lags when I have high graphics there.
As an avid Sims fan, I was extremely disappointed with the Sims 4 to the point I played only a couple hours when it first came out, and gave up on it forever. It was a downgrade in almost everyway. Where you thought it would be the best of the Sim 2 (close attention to details) and Sims 3 (open world) it was the worst of both (lack of detail and closed lots again). If they make a Sims 5, I really hope they look at what made 2 and 3 gems, and build upon that instead of focusing on "weirder stories" that nobody asked for...
They just want money so they restrict the base game and have a ton of dlc you can buy to make the game better. I calculated it and you are spending over 500 or even 600 (sales n all) on the sims 4, and it isn't the sims game you want to be spending ur cash on.
Also, EA has been known to do this before with their sports games and they get shit on by their fans. Guess what? They fixed the sports games. The reason they can get away with doing it for the sims is because its a casual game that casual gamers play and those are the fans. No one will call out EA for their bullshit. I'm pretty sure that EA some year has been voted like the worst company in America or something like that. There is a reason for it...
I honestly think it will need some Studio make like a really good Clone of it in order for us to have a good Sims Game again. Like the thing Colossial Order pulled off with Cities: Skylines after Maxis bombed with Sim City. Or like Frontier Development made a way better Roller Coaster Tycoon with Planet Coaster than Atari with the Actual succssor of the Roller Coaster Tycoon Franchise. I sincerely hope for this to happen - and I also wish that if it happens as many Designers and Programmers from Maxis as possible switch sides as they are very capable and talented people who are only limited by Corporate Greed.
Rebecca Marcott You know EA Sports Games are directed at a group being at least as casual as the average Sims player? Basically every guy I know owning a Console has at least one installation of FIFA on it and plays it occasionally. Problem is FIFA being used in ESports nowadays which is creating immense amounts of public awareness. They can't afford for games like these stagnating. The Sims however is uninteresting for ESports and considering the latest discussion I had about it with my Girlfriend some fans don't even care about the constant deterioration of the Sims. I'm one of the probably very few guys on this planet actually liking the Sims. But as a Core gamer I can't help but notice how the Series simply got more and more flawed throughout the years. One questionable business model after another: Add-on Release pattern - repetiveness of Add-ons for each single installment. Implementing Micro-Transactions - and binding gameplay elements to it. Force users to bind their physical copies of the game to Origin accounts - so they wouldn't be able to exchange Add-ons with their friends any longer. A noticable deterioration of quality going hand in hand with online accessibility: Bugs becoming worse and worse - and aren't attended. Some worlds in TS3 are unplayable due to lacks as Sims get stuck and your system's RAM gets trashed with Error Logs. An overall Minus in Base Game features can also be noticed upon the Translation from TS3 to TS4 - with the Theme Editor and the Open Neighborhood the two main selling points of TS3 got kicked out of the game for goodm etc. (Note: I could keep ranting on about this all day long without repeating myself) As mentioned in my Previous comment: The only hope I have for this series is to be cloned by a smaller Studio working for a smaller Publisher not being hooked up to Corporate greed and shareholder value that badly. It worked on Sim City, it worked on Roller Coaster Tycoon, so it may work on the Sims too.
@@DigitalDassie - Sims 2 updated for modern computers (Ultimate Collection doesn't cut it. Still requires fan-made hoop-jumping to get it to work properly) with open world and story progression would be the perfect Sims game, in my opinion. Actually, revised Sims 2 would be perfection. It's way too easy for a neighbourhood or game to become permanently corrupted and unplayable in Sims 2, even by just using in-game tools and functions.
There needs to be a Sims game with: - A soundtrack like Sims 1. - The socialization and playability of Sims 2. - The open world of Sims 3. - The customization and graphics of Sims 4. - Animals and weather already in the game. - No ripoffs.
The Sims: Completely revolutionary for its time. Brought something truly unique to the table and was overall an amazing game. The Sims 2: The best in the franchise. Most realistic gameplay in my opinion. Brought together everything fans of the original could have ever wanted in a sequel. The Sims 3: Open world. Customization to the max. Both things seem great at first but enthusiasm is quickly shot down after you download a few expansion packs and the game becomes unplayable. The Sims 4: Great for new fans of the franchise. Not so great for long time fans. Developers should have fixed the problems that came with the open world in The Sims 3, not gotten rid of it. CAS is better than ever before. Multitasking and emotions are nice but actual gameplay is lacking.
Zlatko Živić If you have a really good computer than it should work fine. If you don't have a high end computer like most people than you're going to run into some performance issues. Your best bet is to only play with two expansions at a time and have your graphics set to medium or low.
Sims 2 most realistic? Are you high? What about when you leave your home lot to go to a community lot and when you return home it's as if NO time has passed at all? That's the one thing that ruins Sims 2 honestly.
+Briea I have all the expansions and quite a fair amount of custom content on a computer that is pretty bad (unfortunately it has a built-in, unchangeable graphics card) and it runs absolutely fine
Okay lets be honest... This is the order of best to worst with reasons 1. Sims 3: the sims look good, the worlds are open and you can move around and see stuff, less cartoon like then the others and look more realistic! There are many more reasons but you get the point 2. Sims 2: while sims look very odd the game is more realistic than everyone of the game but lacks in other areas, there are many more interactions and options to pick from, overall is similar to sims 3 and is a great game 3. Sims 4: the only reason this is above sims 1 is the graphics tbh... Sims 4 sims are ugly and weird looking Yes you can make them look decent if you have custom content but it also lacks in many things yes I understand there's not many expansions but is missing many simple things sims 3 and sims 2 came with most importantly toddlers and open worlds! overall it's just a mega downgrade 4. Sims 1 it's the first game of course it's not the greatest the graphics are quite terrible and there's not many interactions and options for your sims but I mean it's not unplayable! Does anyone agree?
Elise Michelle ok, sims 2 can have glitches just put boolprop testingcheatsenabledtrue and click on what the glitch is and press force error and then boom 99% chance it's gone and fixed sims 3 Don't have this feature if it did the glitches would be not a big problem but yeah there's my opinion but I am not gunna argue if you disagree because you have your opinion and I have mine
I remember when every new Sims installment was a very special occasion. The jump from Sims 1 to 2 was astonishing, suddenly there was so much more "me" to put into the game, so much more to explore. And then 3 was just mind blowing, I remember almost being able to smell the locations of the game, being able to go about everywhere, talk to anyone and create/customize anything was just so special. I don't know if I got old or something changed, 4 just didn't have anything for me.
I can totally relate. I often wonder sometimes if I am just getting old and that I just don't find The Sims as fun as 1-3, but then the more I thought about it the more I realize that there are just a LOT of things in TS4 that isn't there. And yes, I can definitely relate to each expansion pack being a special occasion. It really truly was. I would save up in anticipation for those EPs and SPs, because then I was still studying. As far as I remember, they were like $60 each for expansion packs and like $20 for stuff packs? But I have every single one of them, aside from TS1. But I wholeheartedly wanted each pack. Now I wait for packs to go on sale, and even when I do buy them on sale, I still feel that I am being ripped off. Even for an $8 stuff pack, it feels meh. I wouldn't mind paying a $60 or $80 expansion pack, not at all, I would pre-order it too. But a $40? $50 expansion pack that doesn't really expand my experience of the game, or after seeing everything in build/mode/cas, and screwing around for an hour or so and I still find my sim standing in a corner and thinking "now what?", I don't think it's worth even $10...
@@estelladee It isn't us. EA got greedy. I've been playing The Sims for 20 years. I love Sims 1, 2, and 3. I STILL play Sims 3. In fact, due to the lockdown, I've had lots of time on my hands recently, and I've been playing it for hours and having a blast. There is so much to do; so much to explore; so much to customize. I can spend hours decorating houses and choosing the exact colors and textures and patterns for every piece of furniture, floor, wallpaper, etc. I was excited for Sims 4 when it was announced, and I spent nearly 80 dollars for the base game - which was far too expensive, in my opinion. Then, to add insult to injury, I couldn't believe how much was missing. It was so disappointing. So many things that should have been there weren't. All the customization that I loved in Sims 3 was gone. I felt completely ripped off. For nearly 80 bucks, I should've gotten a whole game - not the skeleton of one. I was completely bored in less than an hour, so I returned it and got my money back. I have spent hundreds, at least, on Sims games over the years. I have a complete game in the Sims 3 - why would I want to be nickle and dimed to death to buy Sims 4 "expansions" that are just selling me stuff that should have been included in the $80 game I'd already paid for?
@firstinthedance TS2 with a bunch of mods can already get better than TS4 with all packs. All TS2 lacks is better graphics and open world. I would play TS3 more if it was better optimized. TS2 has so many details, car doors open, the Simology System, memories, it’s amazing!
@@MirrorHall_Clay - Tell me about it. Just last night when I was playing Sims 2, my toddler was playing with that charisma bunny toy thing and then a visiting sim sat down on the floor by the toddler and starting talking. I thought he was doing the "hang out" interaction with the other guest, who had just been prevented from also sitting down or something, but no. Adult sims can click on the toy while the toddler is playing with it and join in, basically... I've played Sims 2 since it was released. I had NO idea that was a thing xP. So many details in that game.
They might *announce* sims 5 in 2020, but I wouldn't expect it for a while. The launch was so rocky that they weren't sure they would even make a sims five until 2016 or so. I think the soonest it would come out is 2021, and that's pushing it.
Well don't worry, to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of The Sims, we got a hot tub added to The Sims 4 instead of getting The Sims 5. Sooo that's great..
Sims 2 was my childhood. If only Sims 3 wasn't full bugs and glitches, then it would've been the best game imo. But as for Sims 4, it feels so restrictive, and the lack of interesting DLC has turned me away from it.
Sims 4 is also disgustingly expensive for what you get. Jessica Hernandez - Sims 3 was infamous for being buggy. It isn't his computer's fault. It was the game.
+Cassandra Myers it's your computer I had the sims 3 on my laptop and it ran fast as hell I didn't run into a single bug then I downloaded it on my house computer and it ran really slow because the computer couldn't handle anything but if it did it will crash so it is your computer
YES, all characters are BLAND, they have no nuance at all. I can make cartoonish villains, cartoonish quirky romantics or cartoonish suburban moms. Literally that’s all. It doesn’t even matter to me anymore to work my ass off to find my sims matching partners, the NPC have little to no skillsets, no backstories at all (they even ruined the Goth family!! I used to be obsessed with the mystery of Bella’s abduction, the graveyard, etc.. ) Anyways: the sims2’s astrology traits and memories/solid backstories for every townies was GREAT and Sims3 traits were GREAT too!! The characters had depth, and felt has real has my own sim household! I spent too much money on TS4 trying to recreate the fun i had on TS2&3 😭
For me it's the best thing, they did. After installing all of the expansions in three, it was nearly unplayable. In four I can play it on my laptop and loading don't take so much time. After all I didn't really enjoy open world. Maybe I'm too asocial and my sims never leave the house, unless they need.:D
Reminds me of apple’s business model. “Make it bigger! Make it smaller! Okay, now make it bigger again!” After the sims 3 they seemed to have thought it was wiser to go back in progress. EA’s a going to run this franchise right into the ground. Really rip the nipples off, milking this cash cow.
I actually heard Sims 4 wasn't as great because EA was pressuring Maxis with a deadline, etc...so they didn't have as much time to do everything they wanted, hopefully Sims 5 will make up for that.
The SIms 4 feels like a downgrade of many levels, there have been included many good ideas in the new packs aswell but the game is baseline a regression from the previous games.
i prefer the sims 2 out of 3 and 4 but i love the textures in Sims 3. and i also enjoy the Sims 4 and having a character that can look what ever i want them too without needing to use mods to get them to look that way.
+Phantom Wolf *me too*. It frustrates me that one of the adverts for The Sims 4 is "Things are getting weird." No, no they're not. In the Sims 3 you could steal and do other illegal things. In The Sims 3 I had a neighborhood where Tom Waits rode a Unicorn as a primary form of transportation and his gay neighbors were a couple made of a suicidal mime and a serial killer clown robot. The Sims 4 did not only miss out on an open world, but it sanded everything down morally speaking and made it white bread. I know some people will be all "yeah but you can download murder and gore mods" *but I don't want that*. I want the open world and the weird back. They took the weird and said the game is still weird but it's not weird at all. The sims are more boring than ever, in fact, Llamas are hardly a side note.
I have 8 /9 sims, 4 adults and 4 babies and one dog, adults have active works ( firefighter etc) and whole full city and every mod ( like whether and vampires, future, you know) AND MY GAME IS GLITHING VERRYYY REARLY. IDk what are you talking about. Its not so easy to me to take care of their friends,kids,work etc but I love this game still. So
@@artiahorrorfan5705 Me too lol. I play TS3 with all packs installed and it never lags well only when I play in Isla Paradiso. In fact the Sims 4 lags a lot more for me and I am playing on a cheap laptop.
They released it slightly too early hardware wise, honestly. Give it 2-4 years longer before the base game comes out and you've got much faster CPUs, 64bit processing becoming more commonplace and the like which would help hugely with how much stuff it's keeping track of in an open world. afaik even loading a save in TS3 is single-threaded on a modern CPU, which is why it gets so bottlenecked. (Not HDD speeds...which are often the bottleneck in game. Those stutters you'll randomly get? It's almost certainly loading textures, sim data, etc for whatever reason and stalling if that takes longer than expected) FWIW, TS3 actually works a lot nicer on Linux via Wine than TS4 though. :D
For me, The Sims 3 is the best. The sims 1 was my childhood. And I really loved the 2, but I can't play it again. The open world spoiled me, so I can't play a game with loading screens anymore.
Pedro Duarte They’re not talking about performance issues or anything like that lol. They said that the open world in Sims 3 made it so that it’s hard to go back to the loading screens in the second game.
Fun you mention that because theres a mod for skyrim that does just that additionally on modern hardware sims 2 loading screens are nothing just like skyrim loading screens are nothing on modern hardware thats ofcourse assuming you play on pc and not console
My hopes are heavy on Sims 5. I was very let down by Sims 4. I felt caged and cut in my creativity. My ideal Sims game would have the openess and creation freedom of Sims 3, the atmosphere and easyness of 2 and the music of 1+2.
@@karkovb1522 not really though, i played city skylines, its a good city builder, but we need city builder with realistic simulation... I played cities, having fun, but it gets boring when my city become stable.
In terms of "story," sims 2 wins based on memories, cutscenes, pop up boxes in the upper right listing story info about a household when you entered it for the first time, and preplotted events (like mary-sue walking in on Daniel and Kaylynn)
Sims 2 was always my favourite and I rejected Sims 3 for ages because I didn't like the way the Sims looked. But, when I decided to buy Sims 3 a year or two ago I completely fell in love with the open world concept and now I find I can't go back to sims 2 and enjoy as much which makes me sad. I think I'd have to say overall Sims three might be my favourite! Great video!!!
That was me too, I was put off by the look of sims and rumored performance issues. A few months before S4 came out I started playing S3 bc idk I wanted to and I actually love it, the game is limitless.
I agree. Sims 2 is a great game, but the constant loading screens drove me nuts. I love the Sims 3 and the ability to just wander around, picking flowers and finding collectibles or just cruising around on my Sim's Vespa.
I'm exactly the same! I loved The Sims 2 and refused to play The Sims 3 for years! Now its my favourite and The Sims 2 feel too rigid. I wish I could bring back that joy I use to have when playing The Sims 2 :(
Omg the "burglar" sound at 6:46 used to scare me so bad when it would happen in the middle of the night while my sims were sleeping lol. The sims 1 had one of the best soundtracks and will always stick with me, but all of the sims soundtracks give that nostalgic vibe. I'm sad that some of the quirky stuff like burglars, social bunnies, emergency services, realistic babies, etc. were taken out. I love the Sims 2 because it had the most realistic and fullest-feeling gameplay out of the rest of the series. Does anyone remember being able to fiddle with the devil to try and save your sim if they died? (only for console ver. of sims 2, i think) The open world concept and cars from the Sims 3 were awesome and I really miss that. The sims 4 graphically and technically runs so much smoother, but I wish the franchise would've stuck with a lot of the stuff that we loved the previous games for. It genuinely makes me sad at times.
TheSims2 for life! They should just take TS2 and update the graphics, stuff, clothes, and building materials. Make it a whole big “remastered” deal, like Spyro, and not only make millions, but make Sims fans very happy. 👍🏻
Couldn’t disagree more, The Sims 2 is what it is, it doesn’t need remastering. The Sims 2 was huge hit because it was a huge step forward at the time, especially for a game released in 2004, but all effort should go into making ‘The Sims 5’ the next big thing, so It isn’t the disappointment that is The Sims 4 is. Maybe then The Sims 5 will have that charm that made the Sims 1 and 2 such enormous triumphs.
@@RussianBlue15 I agree with a remake/remaster, sadly hardware moving on kills backwards compatibility little by little, and I have to test it to see if TS2 will still even run in Windows 10. I know for sure that Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 (about same time release) that also ran on XP and 7 runs but glitches and shuts down on 10. Saying you can run it on an older machine, dual boot (when even possible, some newer hardware has no drivers for older OSses) or VMs is just adding inconveniences that shouldn't be part of the experience. Also on a full 3D game like that where the entire intention is to be realistic instead of some specific artistic trait like cartooney graphics, a new graphical engine revamp cannot ever hurt it in my opinion. I would definitely love if they re-released TS2 with a new graphical engine, higher resolution textures and models, and please at least a big chunk of the expansions it got.
I feel like the Sims 4 creators are either incredibly lazy or they want to make you buy more expansion packs. 3 is a much better game when it comes to options and having an entire city to spend time in. Lots of shops, clubs, a beach to go to and swim in, etc. Lots of creative control and options. Sims 4, half of these things are gone and the other half are only available by expansion pack. It's true there is different programming in Sims 4, but without adding every expansion pack there is, the creativity gets limited and makes it less fun than Sims 3.
The Sims 2 really felt like something special, the characters were so goofy at times and a lot of more surprising things happened that could never happen in real life. Very fantastical and just a huge leap forward. The Sims 3 realism style was super cool compared to the weird cartoony stuff The Sims 4 brought on...
I love The Sims 4, but The Sims 3 was my first sims game so I think it is my favourite. I would play it for days on end! If Sims 3 had Sims 4 graphics, build mode and CAS (still with a colour wheel) the game would have been absolutely perfect
I think the best game would've been a combination of 3 and 4, with the world customization of 2. But I don't think this will ever be created, I'm afraid Sims 5 is even more simplified than 4...
Ima_British _Ostrich that’s not what remastered means. It means to release the game again but with clear graphics and able to run on computers from today without crashing
TS2 will forever be the best. Also, you mentioned that 4 takes a step back to 2 in a lot of factors, but didn't mention how it fails still fails to live up to 2. The amount of scaling back that's been done is ridiculous considering there aren't any major improvements aside from graphics. We still can't build corner stairs, like you said - no more auto roofs, we can't have attics, if you have a foundation you can't build an out building without it also being on a foundation, the lack of coordination with the non-customisable objects, wallpapers and floors so you always end up picking the same few things no matter what, the lack of actual personality because every sim is on a constant emotion cycle and doesn't have any opportunity to be "unique", and how it just feels so blah. You also didn't mention the increased monetisation enforced by EA. 2 had a completely free and completely customisable exchange where anyone can post anything they've created. It didn't even have to be based on an item in the game, you could create your own meshes, Maxis released free things constantly - it was amazing. Then 3 made it so you could "customise" but anything that was actually different cost money, whilst also churning out stuff packs. Then 4 made it even harder to share actual customised creations for free, while again churning out the same amount of stuff packs with less items and actual gameplay additions. The Sims has gone down a terrible path and they have no competition. There isn't a single life simulation game in the market other than The Sims, it doesn't the CoD to it's Battlefield, so they can make it as terrible and expensive as they want and know people will still play it because it's their only option. Sorry for the rant, I just loved The Sims 2 so much, and I feel like I've been let down for the last decade.
ChrissiTea don’t apologize for the rant, they really did take multiple steps back with 4, sure there is some good about it, but they took out so much and left it so restricted
Technically Sims 3 was also a step backwards from 2 in personality (where 4 is trying to go back to complex personalities from 2 retaining mechanics of 3), they left sim with lifetime wish and 5 traits that didn't changes anything (many of them were just boosts to skill learning and almost none of them affected how sims were interacting with each other), (especially that older family members could improve personality of a child). Like there's unflirty trait. In Sims 3 it meant just that Sim with that trait had a chance to refuse romantic interactions started by other sims (even spouse, which is outraging - imagine that newlyweds where one wants to give "I just returned from work, it's nice to see you kiss" and other is freaking out at them for that (not to mention that trying to make child could end up in relationship end if streak was too long - which is strange if sim has family oriented trait along unflirty). And now how unflirty works in Sims 4 - sim with this trait will be refusing romantic actions untill becoming closer in friendship relation with other sim (also that's a great addition to series, splitting relationship bar to romantic and platonic) and also giving that sim big problems with trying to show interest in other person (all romantic interactions are made to end bad, only emotion change like flirty or confident were unlocking more effective means to show affection, yet still lowered). Also probably most offensive change from 2 that leaves sims to look bland is removal of interests, fears, chemistry and hobbies (but well, in 2 those were a disaster, they worked more like addiction instead of hobbies - considering they were highly affecting wants). Overall I think that if Sims will ever become a good game that could surpass 2, they have to make a working combination of affecting traits, impactful lifetime wishes, personality points, emotions and personal interests (both in romantic way - like personality and looks, and in free time way - as hobbies and interests, like gaming, politics etc.), when using 4s engine or it's upgraded version (because charm of The Sims series is it's unrealistic graphics, showing sims emotions in usually quirky way and being a life simulator), but that probably will never be possible with allowing whole world to be open, maybe just some segments at best, the size of neighborhood parts from 4 (I really think they tried that, but there were problems so they had to scrap it).
Being married doesn't equal lovey dovey, in real life, some people aren't openly affectionate even with their spouses. They're is a way to allow unflirty Sims to do romantic socials with their spouse, give them the hopeless romantic trait. They don't conflict at all, so you'd be able to use both. I love all of The Sims, but TS2 wasn't perfect either. None of the games have everything, but TS3 was leaps and bounds better then TS2, in a lot of things. Not everything of course, but it has a lot of good things, open world, any ocean swimming, traits, and many other stuff. People down TS3 for lag, yet a lot of the reason it lagged was poor routing, and unfinished roads, or wacky roads which would get Sims stuck. EA could have paid attention to these issues, and lag would've been reduced by far. Thankfully there are mods to help with lag and other things when playing the game that monitors situations a player normally isn't aware of. The Sims 4 was a step back in same ways besides open world, in 1, 2, and 3 they had terrain tools, and editable neighborhoods, which The Sims 4 doesn't have. Toddlers, ghosts and pools weren't available, when The Sims 4 was first released, they where added later, after people complained.
the sims 2 and 3 is to easy, life isn't that easy. never played the sims 4, but for me, for building houses (not actual playing), the sims 3 is better, and for career and etc, the sims 1 seems harder to me, didn't play a lot of the sims 2 cuz to much cartoon for me to enjoy, but overall i had the feeling it was easy as the sims 3. idk, what you guys rank when you say "the sims X is better", better in what exactly? interactions? graphics? creation? build? open map? performance? bugs? difficult? everyone should consider difficult when ranking the game, because the sims is overall too easy, the sims 3 for example, you levelup in your job by just let your sim go there.. it is awful in that aspect the sims 3 was the last game of the series i played and make me really sad, in one day i'm maxed in 1 or 2 jobs, almost everything and 10 and with money/itens for every single one of my future grandchilds, its boring, but i ddnt really hate because i spent most of the time building houses with small mods, which would turn impossible to play because of bugs anyway, so i don't really complain about the gameplay, but the game being too easy is always a big cons
Exactly. Whenever I see people complain about Sims 3, it's over the lag, not the actual gameplay. With Sims 4, all the complaints are about the gameplay...or lack thereof. I've got my Sims 3 game running beautifully. Granted, I had to get a PhD 😂 in all the reasons it's buggy so I could use the tools/mods/programs that fix them, but I got there. It's a legit complaint. But turns out that stuff is fixable, even if EA didn't bother to do it. No one can fix a game that has nothing there to begin with.
Carla Beaton my favorite sims is sims 2 i got to be a Vampire in that one sims 3 cuz i had some pretty cool sims packs for that and sims 4 i like how we make a sim and how its alot easy to make a house 😁
Sims 3 is my preference. I have played Sims 2, 3 and 4. But, I've never played the first game. I have Sims 2, with all of it's expansions. But I've never bothered installing it all. I have Sims 3 with all expansions as well, all of that's installed.
I really hate how the sims 4 is for sensitive players. Like no burglars, no great musics, nothing. The fun in the sims franchise was just killed This is why i still play the sims 3
I hate to be one of "those" people, but EA tried so hard to be inclusive, that they killed the gameplay. Normally, I don't believe that right-wing garbage that companies are all virtue signaling...but...well....in the Sims 4 you can give women the option to pee while standing up.......COME ON. That's what they considered important? Sims has always been progressive, and that's totally okay. Sims was one of the first games to really give some thought to gay marriage and gay relationships and THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. But you mean to tell me that developer time was taken from stuff like swimming pools and toddlers at launch, burglars, vehicles, create-a-style, open world....just so someone could program the choice for players to allow women to stand up while peeing...fuck man. Ill just gladly stick to the Sims 3 and Sims 2. Sims 4 is such a disappointment.
@@colin3ds1 Yeah, I mean something like that doesn't take long when you open it up in SimPE or something, but I'm trying to make the point that EA prioritized the wrong things, and don't get me started on the fact that the Sims 4 was originally meant to be a multiplayer game and that idea was scrapped somewhere mid-way through development. So what resulted was a rushed instanced and underwhelming singleplayer title that was a step-backwards in terms of the series. I don't buy that "EA wanted to make the game accessible for everyone so that's why we have loading screens" excuse. The reality is simply that the game was going to be multiplayer and thus instanced for the sake of likely reducing latency and such. EAaxis could have easily made a singleplayer Sims 4 with optimized open world, but took the lazy route instead. Will Wright must be laughing his llamas off.
The lack of features is not because of sensitivity or inclusivity. The Sims has always been ahead of its time when it came to inclusivity. The game was supposed to take on a radically different route (always-online) but was rushed mid-development after the SimCity backlash and it shows. It's why the game had no pools and no toddlers for years, and was very limiting overall. It's likely why it also doesn't have things the previous games had, like burglars.
@@SirFaceFone True and the fact that The Sims 4 was supposed to be a multiplayer game and that idea was scrapped mid-way through development. So instead of making an entirely new game, designed around singleplayer, EA just decided to go with the Frankenstein that they had. I hate when people think EA made the Sims 4 with loading screens "because its easier for people's computers". If EA wanted to make an optimized open-world Sims 4 that most people's computers could handle, they could. But instead, they chose to go with a rushed singleplayer game.
@@-CrimsoN- I personally love the gender customization in the sims 4. I think it's a small improvement to the game. Doesn't mean it's as good as the old ones but it's a nice feature.
@@FatalFramer13 no it isn't. It has THE most abilities in build and buy mode THE most amazing and full expansion packs with the most imagination and amazing gameplay and the graphics are really good for it's time. Only bad thing is that it can be laggy af
My favorite part of The Sims is the music. It's what convinced me to buy the game back in 2000. I was in a record/software store that had a demo PC set up and someone had left The Sims in Build mode. I heard that heart-achingly beautiful piano music (15:38) from across the store and thought "I HAVE to get that album!" To this day, Build 1 is still capable of melting my cold, leaden heart.
Here’s my ranking: 1. Sims 2 - This one seems to be the most realistic to me as the sims themselves are so entertaining to control. What makes this sims game first for me is the storytelling! OMG I remember how Pleasantview and Stangetown could connect with each other because of Bella Goth. I just... love it so much! 2. Sims 3 - I love Sims 3 without a doubt! It’s a very good game. I absolutely love the open world and the gameplay its self is pretty good. The sims themselves could look A LOT better. (They are very ugly to me) 3. Sims 1 - The one that started it all. I think this game is for more veteran simmers because... THIS GAME IS VERY DIFFICULT! I’m glad the developers took it down a notch in the later games. You cannot go wrong that Sims 1 has a special place in your heart! (And it’s number 3 because, the game is old so it’s not going to look good and play that smoothly. Unless you have a very good computer.) 4. Sims 4 - Don’t get me wrong, I like The Sims 4 but, there’s just something missing. I dont know what it is. The game doesn’t feel very realistic to me and the sims are too goofy for my taste. The graphics are AMAZING! It looks better than Sims 3 tbh. But gameplay wise, I honestly do not like it. The CAS is so fun to play around with though. Please don’t hate me😂
The problem with S4 in my opinion is the lack of spontaneity. Nothing unexpected ever happens. The world doesn't feel "real". In Sims 2 and 3, Sims would react to their environment and things that happen - instructions you gave them or other sims around them. Sims 4 feels scripted, you have to cause all the drama. Example: I had a dad sim in S3 who was a daredevil trait, rebel and a few other traits I don't remember, loosely based on my husband. I sent this sim on the rollercoaster, expecting the sim to enjoy the rollercoaster, due to the daredevil trait. The sim was terrified (must've been another trait in the mix I hadn't accounted for). My husband irl also hates rollercoasters even though he'll happily do other adrenaline fuelled things. Guaranteed Sims 4 - the sim would have been excited no matter what the mix of traits. Only good things about sims4 is the build mode (which still needs tonnes of work, look at Paralives for examples of what I mean) and the CAS, which is the only really enjoyable bit of gameplay.
Before I watch this I'll give you my impressions. Sims 1 Most challenging,. most immersive, best soundtrack (most tedious gameplay) Sims 2 Most polished, best animations. most charming (most annoying Sims) Sims 3 Most innovative, best freedom and variety, (least intimate, shoddy animation work at times) Sims 4 Haven't played it yet TS1 kept me most engrossed because the whole concept was new.the process of learning how ro keep my Sims happy was a unique part of my simming experience I can never recapture. TS2 gave me the warm fuzzies it felt intimate and cohesive with all the characters being part of the same story. All of my Sims knew each other, and could finally grow old together. TS3 offered amazing freedom less tedium, more variety and smarter less repettitive predicatble and annoying Sims than the other two. Although certainly not without it's flaws TS3 was my favorite but each one was a unique experience for different reasons I haven't seen any unique selling points for TS4 yet. As far as innovation it seems like the laziest effort of the bunch.I'm still trying to figure out why I should get it at all,
i agree with you BUT not about the open world. do you think that most people have good, high-end pcs? well, they don't. don't be surprised if EA loses a big amount of money if they re-introduce the open world.
Sims 4 seemed really interesting, but as I learned more and more about it, the more it seemed like a major downgrade to Sims 3, especially in character creation. This baffles me why did they do this?
Because Sims 4 is the only Sims game to not glitch out like crazy or be riddled by bugs. While it is not as content filled as previous games, everything in Sims 4 works great and is actually polished. I personally prefer Sims 4 over all others mainly because of the fact that it actually works.
I understand and Sims 4 does have its qualities like you mentioned, but for me, character creation was majority of what made the game for me. I wish Sims 5 would be at least as polished as S4 but has the content and customization of S3
In terms of character creation, I feel like the Sims 4 is far superior to 3. I don't mind the fact there's no Create A Style anymore since Sims look amazing in the Sims 4. You can create anybody of any colour, you can be far more creative and can manipulate the face and body a lot more than other games. Plus with added emotions, I feel like Sims are a lot more personal and easier to get attached to.
the sims 3 was honestly a work of art. just pure art, never thought the sims would ever get that expansive. and then 4 came along and here was silly little me thinking it would get even bigger and better, hahahahaha. 4 is still decent though, just not as revolutionary as 3 was. 2 was simply good, everything it should have been after the first one.
Only Sims 1 with it's over done sound track was a work of art. Sims 3 had horrible music and uncanny valley CA all over it like the Sims on Mobile devices now.
Never had an issue with 2, but 3 was always very buggy for me once I started adding expansion packs. Thankfully, as that's my favorite one, it only took like maybe a couple of hours of research on the internet to find and fix the errors, and to speed up load time.
I think the 4th is just a pretty egg with a rotten inside. They have taken out allot of good stuff and not added much new also it cost soooo much for expansions that dosent add as much as they used too.
I’m ok with the wait so sims 3 would be my fav My favourites things are -open world -create a style -A lot of good packs -more realistic graphics -other stuff (I’ve only played a little and I’ve played a lot of 4 but I still like a lot of 3 things better so a mix of the two would be amazing)
Best Deaths: Sims 2 Best Clothes: Sims 3 Best World: Sims 3 Best CAS: Sims 4 Best Gameplay: Sims 2 Best Traits: Sims 3 Best toddlers: Sims 4 Best Occupations: Tough one.. I have to say Sims 3 Looks like TS3 is the best overall.
The Sims: Old but amazing quality for the year it was released in. Entertaining. The Sims 2. Better quality, more angles, more interactions. Even more entertaining! You have so many options with the babies and you can walk around with them! They look so cute and realistic! The Sims 3: Major improvement! Really good graphics, easy to control, many options. You can now follow your Sims?! Awesome! The only down fall is that the baby's aren't a realistic and you have less options. At least you can carry them around! And the fact that kids don't even have to attend school. They will get scolded but that's it. Well, at least you can make your kid a rebel kid..? Still, its so much fun! The Sims 4: ... WHAT THE FUCK EA? You had ONE job! (Probably not, but I had to make that reference. xD)
I like the multi tasking and little new details from 4, but I prefered 1-3 over 4. 4 is lacking different details that made the game more quirky, fun, engaging and alive. 2 was probably my favorite.
Honestly, Sims 4 is just a watered down modern version of the Sims 3, with less base features (including ones in the stuff packs that were originally in the game) more expensive and honestly ridiculous (in a bad way) expansions. They sell a stuff pack for a god damn expansion pack now. EA has sucked up the fun and replaced the legendary Sims 3 with a peice of garbage where you pay for features that should be in the base game, or are split into 3 different packs.
I think the sims 5 is still a long time away. They JUST released seasons, so they’ll probably keep churning out expansions for at least a couple more years until they even start thinking about 5.
+AquilaOrion with sims 3 they were releasing expansions all the while working on 4. I remember one of them had the demo thing included. I figure they'll do the same with 4.
Jimminy Cricket I don’t doubt they’re working on it, or are at least in early stages of development, but they’ll probably release a few more expansions, game packs, and stuff packs before they start hinting at 5
Shae Ryan I think 2020 would be a great time since it will be 20 years of the franchise. They should take all the best aspects of the sims 2,3 and four add gta5 gameplay and there ya go!!
The Sims 2 is my favorite. Also its odd you say that basements were introduced in 3 because I often build basements in The Sims 2. Granted it could be seen kind of as a hack way to do it.
Well if you do know how to use mods in Sims 2, you can really try things that can be done in later sims games. That's why I never tried sims 3 and 4. I'm completely satisfied with Sims 2. :D I hope there are still mod developers of Sims 2 out there.
Nicolecai Kim Zamora There are still mod developers up to this day. Maybe you should look up simNopke, he can be found on mts and tumblr. He mostly makes fixes of things you mostly haven't even thought about but he's also the person who was the first to managed to make custom sliders for cas. ;)
The one feature from the Sims 2 I hate that they got rid of and never kept was the memory feature. The so called 'memory' feature for Sims 3 and 4 feels so half-assed in comparison.
The progression from sims 1 to sims 2 was insane. I think we all flipped with it, they added so much amazing stuff that we didn't even imagine. The sims 3 was really good in the sense that there was an open world, but I didn't really like the graphics. Because right now I have a really shitty laptop, I like the fact that the sims 4 (due to all the things they took away from it) runs smoothly. But that's about it.
I agree. The only thing it lacks now compared to the 3 and 4 is the open world (I just love the view you can have from your house in S3). S4 CAS is wonderful but it really is the only thing I really enjoyed in it. Everything else is restriction. Also, I loved S3 but the texture (especially of the clothes).
I LOVE the sims 3 & 4 and i switch between them sometimes, but i have to say that The Sims 2 in my opinion is the absolute best sims game, it had tons and tons of little features, every expansion added tons and tons of features and stuff to do and felt like proper expansions and the sims 2 overall just had the most gameplay i feel, alot of it was recycled in the sims 3 and the sims 4 is somewhat replicating but trying to improve. The Sims 2 is just the best for me, the sequels try to add in stuff but sometimes get them wrong and it's just stuff in The Sims 2 could never be replicated.
Psh, Sims 2 is amazing! Just the base game has so much content. Adding in more custom content made the game even more enjoyable for me, but to each their own.
you're right i loved the sims 3 but now sims 4 is wanting us to be happy even do the fact we have to pay about 20 bucks just for a stuff pack and the gameplay is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad
Not true, stuff packs are $10, game packs are $20 (which often times contain more items than expansions, might I add) and EPs are $40, not to mention they have given us a lot of base stuff for free in updates
I've always thought The Sims had something very silly to it, something that kept me from looking a it like as a serious game (that I think it is tho). Lot of years later I figured out it was the damn Comic Sans lmao.
@@davidkonevky7372 another improvement is the removal of 'Uncanny Valley'-inducing graphics. Now you can look at your Sim without it just feeling... *off...*
@@flashpunk7333 the pirates are great but then you can't get all the updated features or online content like the gallery. that's the only reason i decided to bite the bullet and purchase the game....
Sims 2 had basements, it was just more of an unintentional feature and you couldn't have sub-basements. (You can find some pre-built houses that have psudo-basements in them-- one tiny home in Strangetown and the mansion in Downtown come to mind-- but with a practiced hand the player can do way more with them than the pre-built ones do. Heck, I ran into a CC neighbourhood recently that managed to finagle day-lit basements, which, even as I see how they did it, I can't replicate myself. Might have to do with my CC list though.)
hahaha I remember in the sims 1 I spent all day building an awesome house with an 'awesome' red kitchen, and I played it for about 10 minutes before my dad of the family burnt down the kitchen, killing him and his whole family. I was devastated & still am all these years later :(
My personal ranking is 2, 1, 3, then 4. Actually, in 2 and 3 you can befriend the maids, gardeners, shop clerks, etc. In 2, you can even have a memory of “woohoo with house help”.
and in sims 2 after they finished work (never played 3, idk), there would be a dialog like "do you want to hang out now that im done with work?". i forgot so many of these little details that are gone with the sims 4 :(
Sims 4 first playing it for me was incredibly dull and boring. And having like two packs would keep me interested. The thing is to have fun with sims 4 you need the extra DLC and mods. Which I wish was not the case.
I tried playing it 3 times now with all the packs that were available about a year ago. I could not for the life of me care about the sims I made. They just didn't feel unique or real, just like little figurines I was moving around or watching as they were doing their own, silly things. The best I managed was an hour of gameplay in a row (which took determination), but then the game crashed and I haven't played it since. I guess it just depends on what captures one's interest and what playstyle one has.
I was too young when Sims 1 came around but my sister's played Sims 2 and introduced me to it. I started playing Sims 2 and I loved playing it until Sims 3 came out and I have still been playing that one even after many years of the release of Sims 4. My eldest sister plays Sims 4 on her PS4, and although she enjoys playing it she often complains about it's handling and how it's not as great as Sims 3. I have played Sims 4 on the PC and PS4 and although the only good thing I find about the game is the customisation varieties for Sims, once you start playing it's not that interesting and you can't do that much, so I think I'll just stick with Sims 3 and keep getting expansion packs 👍🏻
Recently I've been playing through all the Sims games and I'll say, Sims 3 is my fave all the way. Sims 1 is tedious most of the time and probably the hardest to suceed in, on the other hand you can see how each animation is carefully crafted (though sims waking up full hour is so irritating). Sims 2 holds a huge sentimental value for me as I played it the most as a kid. You can feel "the heart" devs put in making that game and I feel like each thing you can make your sim do is the most rich and satysfying in the second game. Customization is a big pain in the ass though (and it seems my 10 years old self could mod way better than me now haha). Sims 4 is too simplistic in many aspects, but now with all dlcs installed I admit the game is pretty good. It may be lacking "the soul" but I find interactions between sims pretty fullfiling and matching our times (remember flip phones in S2?) Sims 3 for me offers the most complex, unique and vast playing experience. It's not a perfect game, but the closest to what I expect Sims to represent as a game. Definitely a keeper :)
That's honestly my biggest gripe with the Sims 4. You have to buy and add tons of expansion packs before it feels like a complete game. :/ Whereas with 3 and especially 2, the game felt complete from the get-go and the expansion just added more to a good thing.
Sims 2 + Sims 3 = Sims 5
Because we need another game like 2 and 3
With the graphics of Sims 4. (Just the graphics.
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Mark ulysses Tabasan i like sims 3 graphics more
@@markulyssestabasan3064 Sims 4 graphics are too childish, without cc it's trash
Actually, I think that Sims 5 would have the CAS of Sims 4, with a colorwheel though.
Sims: "Here guys! Have fun playing me!"
Sims 2: "We upgrade the game just for you"
Sims 3: "Let's start creating a revolutionary game for all of you!"
Sims 4: "You got the Money?"
The Sims 4 base game was literally free lol
@@Kanal7Indonesia not at the beginning. my sister purchased it for 60 €. it is a marketing strategy. base game free so people will feel bored and buy the packs and dlcs...
Tiny .Cloud I got it for 10, there was a sale, so I say it was a good deal.
@@TinyCloud90 thats where mods and cc come in
sims 4 is more to creating content yourself, it is the best character creation and best building creation game
I loved when 2's life events would happen, and you'd get the little movie scene with your sims in all their glory
it made events so much better, especially i have engraved one of the alien pregnancy events in my memory, and i had like 2 years at that time it was a household of two male sims and i think the one with black hair was already pregnant with an alien
Gosh! I completely forgot about that.
@@davidkonevky7372 Yes! If that's the Strangetown household, it was the best to play the pre-made sim family's there, everyone had great backstories and roles
KatzzKandy I got the guy who was already pregnant with an alien to marry my witch sim. It’s so cute! 😁
A R H I always think about that. It make life important moments of the Sims seem more meaningful. They should really bring that back!
"Expect The Sims 5 in 2019"
The Sims 4 in 2019: hi we're still selling watered down content
Making a game takes a lot of time, money and effort, waiting for it won't kill you, y'know
@@Gugunet26 each sims installment has an aproximate 5 to 6 year run. Sims 1 went from 1999 to 2004, sims 2 from 2004 to 2008, and sims 3 from 2009 to 2014. So naturally players will believe sims 5 will come 5 or 6 years after sims 4 came out, which means sims 5 should've either been out by now or at least snippets of the game would've been seen by now, as they have been 3 times before. So the fact that sims 4 is still undone after 5 years and no plans for sims 5 feel like the slowness is ea's deliberate decision rather than a problem regarding budget and creativity.
@@gvrnmnthooker_6398 Actually, The Sims 3 was imo the best and in 2019 I still rather play that than the Sims 4. (Sims 3 base is even more impressive when compared to Sims 4 base.)
@Kirby Stole My Hat Dude Moschino pack is good.. why don't watch the gameplay of the devs who made it?
I don't think it's good to have The sims 5.. and i don't think they are gonna make the sims 5 since they are now focusing on it.. and idk if fans of the sims 4 to buy the sims 5, because we already have many contents on the sims 4,and they will add more expansion pack called Realm of Magic WOHOOOOOOOOO
Sims 4 could easily have been the best game, but EA isn't interested in giving you all the features of previous games in one base game. They can't drain your wallet as effectively that way.
Fuck off sims 4 best
well they should still try it out, maybe they would be amazed about their fans loving it and still bay it. when sims2 came out, i said, i will never play sims2 it is stupid, the sims is the best game and cant get better, but when my sister got sims2 and i got to play it, i still had to get sims2 for myself, and i still play it today. however the sims has not been played after, still love it, but sims2 gave me much more. have to say i have not bought sims3 or 4 because i hate changes, and for me both 3 and 4 for me had stuff i was not sold into, and did never have the chance to play of anyone else, just looked at youtube, they look ok, but for my playstyle were i want to have a ton of generations were i can follow them all true theyr life.. well i cant see myself doing that in 3 or 4. but im sure people would pay for getting it all, is my point. heck i would pay to get sims 2 just running smoother and getting a bit better clothes. makeup and hair.
@@Djanbari it's a huge downgrade for me
боб със сърми The sims 4 had none of the good parts of 2 and 3 and gave me nothing worthwhile to replace it. It’s restricting, boring, and it’s deleted more than one of my save files. It’s nothing but a money grab.
@@Djanbari the best scam
I think Sims 3 was the best in terms of improvements and love-ability. Sims 4 is a money drain; cant even do half the shit you could do in Sims 3 without buying 13 packs.
Preach! 🙌
That's disappointing.
Best part of that statement is that a lot of Sims 3 content is already locked behind 11 paywalls, so that should really put how bad Sims 4 is into scope.
@ at least u still have a good game which is the 3
It’s even worse on console...no cc and expansion packs are more expensive for some odd reason.
The classic "let's remove parts of the game so we can sell it as add-ons later"-trick
Exactly! - Or replace some features with new one, but then bring back them back in a later version claiming them to be exciting new features. eg. Tiger Woods Golf - I'm looking at you. I call it feature recycling, and EA have been doing it with all sorts of franchises for years.
That reminds me of Apple's "Let's remove everything from the Macbook and iPhone for aesthetic reasons and make them buy lots of adapters"
the classic “let everyone spend 30 dollars on base game then end up making it free” trick ✨
Fr sims 4 sucks sims 2 and 3 are best
Fuck EA
The burglar sound of Sims 1 is still a traumatizing experience to me
ahahahahaha yes
OMG yes
I would look away as a kid
Omg YES
And when you didn’t goto work and your boss calls!!
Sims 5 needs to have
Sims 2 babies
Sims 3 create a style
Sims 4 character creation
Oh yeah and sims 3 open world
Sims 4 graphics/interface^^
The majority of Sims players are laptop users so they won't add the open world anymore
@@productivitygod7887 i play GTA 4 and 5 on my laptop laptops dont mean shit i dont even have dedicated graphics there hd my desktop is another thing with 2 1080 ti graphic cards but i use it for game developing and rendering
the open world makes my game lag for no reason and my specs are i5 3470 and a gtx 970 overclocked.
And sims 2 cutscenes
what made sims 2 and 3 special was that it was actual an upgrade from the games that came before them. sims 4 seems like they didn't know what to be the special add on
@martinski I'm still playing sims 3 today and frankly you're wrong, the adventure expansions have added literal dungeons for you to explore and get through basically making it a very mundane runescape, it's also still fun to torture them to constant stress, my current game is a homeless playthrough where I don't buy anything he can't fit in his inventory, so he either has to eat out for 18$ or spend 100$ to picnic so money is actually kinda important especially since bills don't go away just cuz your lot is empty, he's a magician called the homeless wonder, now naturally that challenge gets a lot easier if you play as a genie or witch which can magically clean themselves and conjure food but still fun nonetheless
@@jrelvas4676 Sims 3 was pretty cool, played it on a PS3 for like 5 years because we were too poor for a laptop that wasent only good for movie maker and a browser
Exactly
i agree the reason i only like sims 3 (with the pets mod) it has horses
Which is insane, because they were fed so many great ideas by fans. They didn't listen though.
sims 2 may have been limited had the greatest gameplay of all time. the way the sim's interactions are incredibly realistic and detailed and thats what makes it genuine. For instance, if a child sees their family members fighting, they would run into another room and cry and the parent would stop what their doing, get down on one knee to the child's level and console them. That is so deep. would sims 3 and 4 do that? Nope. I feel that the creators really outdone themselves with sims 2 and its definetly the most memorable.
Jasmine Tanner I agree, sims has definitely been regressing, although my favorite in the series has always been and probably will always be three, and I can’t say it’s not due in part to nostalgia.
I've never personally seen that happen in my game, in fact some of my child sims would stand in their parents' bedroom while they woohooed and not be phased by it at all.
Olivia Cramer You are either making this up, or encountered with a glitch.
stop what *they're* doing (they are).
I like 2 myself but I felt it could have been better if they included all the content from 1 such as the teleportation staircase & playable electric guitar that upped your creativity skills as well as everything else included in the Sims 1 ultimate edition. I think 2 may have been rushed into production leaving out allot of things the 1st one had. If only Maxis had worked on it 2 could have been allot better. At this point EA Games is just milking this franchise for all it's worth after phasing out Maxis.
I miss driving around with cars in Sims 3. Sims 4 lacks a lot.
Reva R finally someone says so! I hate how hard it was to navigate the second I downloaded sims 4 I was so confused.
Sims 4 is a joke, talk about milking the hell out of it. Reminds me of what has unfortunately happened to the Dead or Alive franchise.
Reva R yeah TS2 wasn’t open world yet it had cars (and you could get in them)
Sims 4 was a huge step back from the control we had as players in Sims 3. There was so much we could do! Now they’re just copying the same expansion packs for sims 4
Christian William I hope the sims 5 would open world and could do whatever in TS3 did too
In all of these nostalgia reviews for the Sims, why does no one mention the music? I still get warm feelings when I hear a tune from the original Sims.
I was actually thinking that the whole video. My favorite game is probably the third, but the music in the first was the best by so so far. I never ever got tired of listening to it.
me too! When I make my sims hear music in Sims4 I always make them hear retro! So I can listen the music from the older games, and that is awesome!
Is it true that when you call ea games customer service they play sims 1 music when putting you on hold? That soundtrack will make anyone calm. HAHAHAA!
The "Build Mode" piano music from the first The Sims is beautiful... very Lyle Mays inspired atmospheric piano.
Ditto^
I still play Sims 3 almost every evening. My prefect Sims game would be a combo of Sims 2 and 3. I only played Sims 4 a few times, I didn't care for it.
Susan Zetterholm what kind of computer do you have?
Period
Susan Zetterholm same here
@@poweredbytofu713 You don't need that much power if you just run the nraas mods - it clears a lot of the bugs in the game www.nraas.net/community/Mods-List
Whitney Macionis if you log in to the sims 3 then it isn’t that bad with the load times and the lag although I have a big gaming computer
My absolute dream Sims game would be a combination of Sims 2 and Sims 3. Both have traits that I miss while playing the other. Overall I prefer Sims 2 because it fits my playing style best, but I adore the open world in Sims 3 and also that you learn skills individually (like if you learn the painting skill you are not automatically a perfect piano player too like it was with the creativity skill from Sims 2).
and the cutscenes were great, it made such big events feel so great and made you feel like you are inmerged in the stories even more
But the problem i felt with sims 3 is you can't play multiple families independently in the same neighborhood. At least not without messing up the other one. In sims 2, you can play multiple families without worrying about the other one while also interacting with the family you're not playing as.
That is actually the main reason while I still prefer Sims 2 overall. I mostly am a family/pedigree/generations player and I hate that in Sims 3 if family members move out, they will get random babies or move away or whatever. Nowadays for generation playing I stick to Sims 2 and turn the aging off for Sims 3.
Destiny .. I am so with you but what is also cool about the sims 4 is the leveling up when you are a vampire or celebrity. Also in the sims 4 you can multi-task meaning your sim can watch tv , talk , and stream the internet on their phone. If they could add all that plus the features of the sims 2 and 3 life would be perfect. (Also it would be cool if they brought back real celebrities and supermodels like sims 1)
@@sadmanpranto9026 Can't you turn of story progression? I'm have never done it so I don't really know for certain, but it should leave non-active households alone.
Sims: "Here is this experimental thing we hope you like"
Sims 2: "Oh shit you loved it well here is the actual complete scope of the game we had in mind"
Sims 3: "Aight so you want us to add what? Ok i guess we can do that why not"
Sims 4: "Ok so we may have gone overboard last game, lets tone it down, oh btw what's ur credit card number? just curious"
EXACTLY
Yeh, agree
everyone wants to act like sims 4 was the biggest culprit of shafting players. but sims 3 had wold packs that only add a world with no new gameplay, and a bunch of it's stuff packs are on the digital storefront rather than having official packs. even now if you want to talk about stuff locked out from he game people will ignore the 74 grand worth of stuff, worlds, and functional items exclusive to the store that sims 4 is including as actual game and stuff packs, even free patches for stuf that had been in prior basegames.
if you want to be mad at sims 4, first be mad at sims 3 and it's own shitshow.
VoltaireSurge i mean nobody denied that the sims 3 pulls this stunt too, thats just what EA does. but sims 4 did it even worse. i mean, a $10 pack for bowling? really?
@@mina-hs1qv i wont say that sims 4 is a saint but sims 3 has 74 grand in small packs. All not "counted" towards it's complete package status. Stuff packs have been around since 2. At least sims 4 has a rule of having a new interaction or gimmick for it's stuff packs.
Sims 3 still my favorite. The biggest problem with it is you have to have a powerful pc to play it without lag.
I've said this since TS4 came out: The Sims franchise needs competition. They're getting lazy. There needs to be a life simulation game that comes out and gives them that little kick to start doing things right again.
Sims 3 requires powerful pc? I've played it on my shitty 5-year old Lenovo laptop, with GeForce 710M card, 4gb of ram and half-dead HDD with ALL Expansion Packs and rarely had any problems beside the long loading screens while creating a new world.
I consider it the best in the series, and I've been with this franchise since The Sims.
I think I have the sane computer as you haha! Ive played the whole series (excluding sims 4, I play that on my Mac) I too have an issue with loading screens - maybe 10-20 minutes. But having said that, I can play lag free for several hours before It acts up.
I'm currently playing TS4, but I still miss TS3 due to the open world. I remember starting off as a child who was often left to his own devices due to his parents always working. He would roam around town looking for fun and mischief, then outrun the cops wanting to arrest him for breaking curfew. The sims 4 has something of an open world, within a neighborhood, but it's not the same. If EA had figured out a way to reduce micro stutter, and game breaking crashes the open world caused with TS3 and used it in TS4, that would have been a smash hit.
Lol dude, I have all expansion packs to 3 and I play on ultra graphics with shaders... I have 9-year old PC without one graphics card (the "main" , I have only the one that is with motherboard). For me 4 needs a powerful computer, I have insane lags when I have high graphics there.
I play the sims 3 with a garbage laptop and still it runs without lag
It amazes me to hear how much was added in The Sims 2.
i remember upgrading to sims 2 and it was fucking incredible
Back when Maxis developed the base game. Those were the good ole days.
johnny panic Same!
Even more amazing how the Sims 3 released with all those things stripped away again to be resold
Sims 2 is the best sims game
As an avid Sims fan, I was extremely disappointed with the Sims 4 to the point I played only a couple hours when it first came out, and gave up on it forever. It was a downgrade in almost everyway. Where you thought it would be the best of the Sim 2 (close attention to details) and Sims 3 (open world) it was the worst of both (lack of detail and closed lots again). If they make a Sims 5, I really hope they look at what made 2 and 3 gems, and build upon that instead of focusing on "weirder stories" that nobody asked for...
Joshua Harrison I understand your debate. Sims 3 was my first sims game too but I like sims 4 because of the awesome graphics and character build.
They just want money so they restrict the base game and have a ton of dlc you can buy to make the game better. I calculated it and you are spending over 500 or even 600 (sales n all) on the sims 4, and it isn't the sims game you want to be spending ur cash on.
Also, EA has been known to do this before with their sports games and they get shit on by their fans. Guess what? They fixed the sports games. The reason they can get away with doing it for the sims is because its a casual game that casual gamers play and those are the fans. No one will call out EA for their bullshit. I'm pretty sure that EA some year has been voted like the worst company in America or something like that. There is a reason for it...
I honestly think it will need some Studio make like a really good Clone of it in order for us to have a good Sims Game again. Like the thing Colossial Order pulled off with Cities: Skylines after Maxis bombed with Sim City. Or like Frontier Development made a way better Roller Coaster Tycoon with Planet Coaster than Atari with the Actual succssor of the Roller Coaster Tycoon Franchise.
I sincerely hope for this to happen - and I also wish that if it happens as many Designers and Programmers from Maxis as possible switch sides as they are very capable and talented people who are only limited by Corporate Greed.
Rebecca Marcott
You know EA Sports Games are directed at a group being at least as casual as the average Sims player? Basically every guy I know owning a Console has at least one installation of FIFA on it and plays it occasionally. Problem is FIFA being used in ESports nowadays which is creating immense amounts of public awareness. They can't afford for games like these stagnating.
The Sims however is uninteresting for ESports and considering the latest discussion I had about it with my Girlfriend some fans don't even care about the constant deterioration of the Sims. I'm one of the probably very few guys on this planet actually liking the Sims. But as a Core gamer I can't help but notice how the Series simply got more and more flawed throughout the years. One questionable business model after another: Add-on Release pattern - repetiveness of Add-ons for each single installment. Implementing Micro-Transactions - and binding gameplay elements to it. Force users to bind their physical copies of the game to Origin accounts - so they wouldn't be able to exchange Add-ons with their friends any longer. A noticable deterioration of quality going hand in hand with online accessibility: Bugs becoming worse and worse - and aren't attended. Some worlds in TS3 are unplayable due to lacks as Sims get stuck and your system's RAM gets trashed with Error Logs. An overall Minus in Base Game features can also be noticed upon the Translation from TS3 to TS4 - with the Theme Editor and the Open Neighborhood the two main selling points of TS3 got kicked out of the game for goodm etc. (Note: I could keep ranting on about this all day long without repeating myself)
As mentioned in my Previous comment: The only hope I have for this series is to be cloned by a smaller Studio working for a smaller Publisher not being hooked up to Corporate greed and shareholder value that badly. It worked on Sim City, it worked on Roller Coaster Tycoon, so it may work on the Sims too.
I've been playing this game since 2000 and I still believe the Sims 2 is easily the best of the lot
Honestly, if Sims 2 had story progression, I'd never have played sims 3 or 4.
@@DigitalDassie - Sims 2 updated for modern computers (Ultimate Collection doesn't cut it. Still requires fan-made hoop-jumping to get it to work properly) with open world and story progression would be the perfect Sims game, in my opinion. Actually, revised Sims 2 would be perfection. It's way too easy for a neighbourhood or game to become permanently corrupted and unplayable in Sims 2, even by just using in-game tools and functions.
Same! They’ve lost me on The Sims 4, I don’t care for it at all.. Which is sad because I consider myself a hardcore Sims fan🙈
Vexus i love sims 2 but i agree, you can corrupt the game too easily
Danielle Németh you should play number 3 number 4 is a joke
There needs to be a Sims game with:
- A soundtrack like Sims 1.
- The socialization and playability of Sims 2.
- The open world of Sims 3.
- The customization and graphics of Sims 4.
- Animals and weather already in the game.
- No ripoffs.
You forgot:
Half the things you could do in real life isn't locked behind expansion packs.
Paralives
Animals shouldn't be automatically in the base game, but rather be in a 20 buck pack instead
@@MeteorJunk also more animals than just cats and dogs like they did in 4
I personalty think that they should probable base the graphics off of the sims 3.
The Sims: Completely revolutionary for its time. Brought something truly unique to the table and was overall an amazing game.
The Sims 2: The best in the franchise. Most realistic gameplay in my opinion. Brought together everything fans of the original could have ever wanted in a sequel.
The Sims 3: Open world. Customization to the max. Both things seem great at first but enthusiasm is quickly shot down after you download a few expansion packs and the game becomes unplayable.
The Sims 4: Great for new fans of the franchise. Not so great for long time fans. Developers should have fixed the problems that came with the open world in The Sims 3, not gotten rid of it. CAS is better than ever before. Multitasking and emotions are nice but actual gameplay is lacking.
Briea why sims 3 is unplayable with expansions? i was looking to buy it with some expansions
Zlatko Živić If you have a really good computer than it should work fine. If you don't have a high end computer like most people than you're going to run into some performance issues. Your best bet is to only play with two expansions at a time and have your graphics set to medium or low.
Sims 2 most realistic? Are you high? What about when you leave your home lot to go to a community lot and when you return home it's as if NO time has passed at all? That's the one thing that ruins Sims 2 honestly.
+Briea I have all the expansions and quite a fair amount of custom content on a computer that is pretty bad (unfortunately it has a built-in, unchangeable graphics card) and it runs absolutely fine
i agree SO much
Enjoyably in-depth overview here! Lots of little features and changes over time I'd forgotten about.
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Okay lets be honest... This is the order of best to worst with reasons
1. Sims 3: the sims look good, the worlds are open and you can move around and see stuff, less cartoon like then the others and look more realistic! There are many more reasons but you get the point
2. Sims 2: while sims look very odd the game is more realistic than everyone of the game but lacks in other areas, there are many more interactions and options to pick from, overall is similar to sims 3 and is a great game
3. Sims 4: the only reason this is above sims 1 is the graphics tbh... Sims 4 sims are ugly and weird looking Yes you can make them look decent if you have custom content but it also lacks in many things yes I understand there's not many expansions but is missing many simple things sims 3 and sims 2 came with most importantly toddlers and open worlds! overall it's just a mega downgrade
4. Sims 1 it's the first game of course it's not the greatest the graphics are quite terrible and there's not many interactions and options for your sims but I mean it's not unplayable!
Does anyone agree?
Elise Michelle ok, sims 2 can have glitches just put boolprop testingcheatsenabledtrue and click on what the glitch is and press force error and then boom 99% chance it's gone and fixed sims 3 Don't have this feature if it did the glitches would be not a big problem but yeah there's my opinion but I am not gunna argue if you disagree because you have your opinion and I have mine
Lazy Game Reviews so do u think the 5th game might be a mixture of sims 3 and sims 4?
I remember when every new Sims installment was a very special occasion. The jump from Sims 1 to 2 was astonishing, suddenly there was so much more "me" to put into the game, so much more to explore. And then 3 was just mind blowing, I remember almost being able to smell the locations of the game, being able to go about everywhere, talk to anyone and create/customize anything was just so special. I don't know if I got old or something changed, 4 just didn't have anything for me.
No sims 4
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I can totally relate. I often wonder sometimes if I am just getting old and that I just don't find The Sims as fun as 1-3, but then the more I thought about it the more I realize that there are just a LOT of things in TS4 that isn't there. And yes, I can definitely relate to each expansion pack being a special occasion. It really truly was. I would save up in anticipation for those EPs and SPs, because then I was still studying. As far as I remember, they were like $60 each for expansion packs and like $20 for stuff packs? But I have every single one of them, aside from TS1. But I wholeheartedly wanted each pack. Now I wait for packs to go on sale, and even when I do buy them on sale, I still feel that I am being ripped off. Even for an $8 stuff pack, it feels meh. I wouldn't mind paying a $60 or $80 expansion pack, not at all, I would pre-order it too. But a $40? $50 expansion pack that doesn't really expand my experience of the game, or after seeing everything in build/mode/cas, and screwing around for an hour or so and I still find my sim standing in a corner and thinking "now what?", I don't think it's worth even $10...
@@estelladee It isn't us. EA got greedy. I've been playing The Sims for 20 years. I love Sims 1, 2, and 3. I STILL play Sims 3. In fact, due to the lockdown, I've had lots of time on my hands recently, and I've been playing it for hours and having a blast. There is so much to do; so much to explore; so much to customize. I can spend hours decorating houses and choosing the exact colors and textures and patterns for every piece of furniture, floor, wallpaper, etc.
I was excited for Sims 4 when it was announced, and I spent nearly 80 dollars for the base game - which was far too expensive, in my opinion. Then, to add insult to injury, I couldn't believe how much was missing. It was so disappointing. So many things that should have been there weren't. All the customization that I loved in Sims 3 was gone. I felt completely ripped off. For nearly 80 bucks, I should've gotten a whole game - not the skeleton of one. I was completely bored in less than an hour, so I returned it and got my money back. I have spent hundreds, at least, on Sims games over the years. I have a complete game in the Sims 3 - why would I want to be nickle and dimed to death to buy Sims 4 "expansions" that are just selling me stuff that should have been included in the $80 game I'd already paid for?
@firstinthedance TS2 with a bunch of mods can already get better than TS4 with all packs. All TS2 lacks is better graphics and open world. I would play TS3 more if it was better optimized. TS2 has so many details, car doors open, the Simology System, memories, it’s amazing!
The Sims 1 was so witty and charming but The Sims 2 was way ahead of its time. Amazing graphics and soundtracks.. Ahh childhood
TS2 was absolutely ahead of its time. The amount of small details in animations and even models is astounding for most games even now!
@@MirrorHall_Clay - Tell me about it. Just last night when I was playing Sims 2, my toddler was playing with that charisma bunny toy thing and then a visiting sim sat down on the floor by the toddler and starting talking. I thought he was doing the "hang out" interaction with the other guest, who had just been prevented from also sitting down or something, but no. Adult sims can click on the toy while the toddler is playing with it and join in, basically... I've played Sims 2 since it was released. I had NO idea that was a thing xP. So many details in that game.
Sims 3 graphics are much more realistic
“expect the sims 5 in 2019”
um sir it’s 2020 now
They might *announce* sims 5 in 2020, but I wouldn't expect it for a while. The launch was so rocky that they weren't sure they would even make a sims five until 2016 or so. I think the soonest it would come out is 2021, and that's pushing it.
@@rgw7345 not sure, they are still making stuff packs for 4, it just feels like they are happy with sims 4
@@rgw7345 They're going to milk the sims 4 to atleast 2021. I expect a sims 5 trailer next year.
Sims 5 has been announced, will be a multiplayer game
Well don't worry, to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of The Sims, we got a hot tub added to The Sims 4 instead of getting The Sims 5. Sooo that's great..
Sims 2 was my childhood. If only Sims 3 wasn't full bugs and glitches, then it would've been the best game imo. But as for Sims 4, it feels so restrictive, and the lack of interesting DLC has turned me away from it.
yeah now you can play the sims 3 fine The sims 3 was too good for its time hahahahhah
Sims 4 is also disgustingly expensive for what you get.
Jessica Hernandez - Sims 3 was infamous for being buggy. It isn't his computer's fault. It was the game.
It isn't anybody's computer. The Sims 3 is straight up broken and always has been.
+Cassandra Myers it's your computer I had the sims 3 on my laptop and it ran fast as hell I didn't run into a single bug then I downloaded it on my house computer and it ran really slow because the computer couldn't handle anything but if it did it will crash so it is your computer
If I was a child I'd be screaming at you XD sims 3 was my childhood
it legitimately made me so angry that an adult can only have 3 FREAKING TRAITS in TS4
My sims has a good 12 traits
@@GatherYeRosebudsWhileYeMay Well these traits you earn don't really count as they have nothing to do with personality
YES, all characters are BLAND, they have no nuance at all. I can make cartoonish villains, cartoonish quirky romantics or cartoonish suburban moms. Literally that’s all. It doesn’t even matter to me anymore to work my ass off to find my sims matching partners, the NPC have little to no skillsets, no backstories at all (they even ruined the Goth family!! I used to be obsessed with the mystery of Bella’s abduction, the graveyard, etc.. ) Anyways: the sims2’s astrology traits and memories/solid backstories for every townies was GREAT and Sims3 traits were GREAT too!! The characters had depth, and felt has real has my own sim household! I spent too much money on TS4 trying to recreate the fun i had on TS2&3 😭
Can you even call them traits? (눈_눈)
Some sims take angry poops why other take an energetic piss.
@@MischievousMischief I'm dead lmao
I love sims 4 but the worlds... are... well... a major downgrade
I dare to go as far as to say the worlds are worse than sims 2, you have as many loading screens but yet the neighbourhoods are way tinier
For me it's the best thing, they did. After installing all of the expansions in three, it was nearly unplayable. In four I can play it on my laptop and loading don't take so much time. After all I didn't really enjoy open world. Maybe I'm too asocial and my sims never leave the house, unless they need.:D
Reminds me of apple’s business model. “Make it bigger! Make it smaller! Okay, now make it bigger again!” After the sims 3 they seemed to have thought it was wiser to go back in progress. EA’s a going to run this franchise right into the ground. Really rip the nipples off, milking this cash cow.
@@jksn7090 stop saying sims 4 sucks just cuz ur pc cant run it and u cant afford it
The worlds are atrocious, the newest one makes it sound like a grand huge place and 90% is non-build-able and really tiny.
Sims 3 is my favourite although I have a soft spot for 1 and 2. 4 felt like a big step back and a massive cash grab.
EA doesnt listen to the fans, they want our money
Yup.
I actually heard Sims 4 wasn't as great because EA was pressuring Maxis with a deadline, etc...so they didn't have as much time to do everything they wanted, hopefully Sims 5 will make up for that.
hey im really curious bc im going to download ts4 but still thinking about downloading ts2, can anyone explain more lol
True
Heck the sims 2 music is giving me so much nostalgia
so many flashbacks
The SIms 4 feels like a downgrade of many levels, there have been included many good ideas in the new packs aswell but the game is baseline a regression from the previous games.
Sims 4 feels like a phone game...
@S C Seriously, the only thing keeping it from being more widespread than 4 is not being real time.
And the simple things that should just be in the base game (toddlers, for example) are made into an expansion pack.
@@apixieswhisper "Want it to be anything but a sunny day in spring? Buy this expansion!"
I think the only reason Sims 4 is so popular is because you can make good looking Sims.
@martinski delete your comment☺GOODBYE😇😇
amanda kenya salty lmao
Yeah. I really wish that Sims 4 could have as much content as Sims 3 and Sims 2 and the open world of Sims 3.
amanda kenya And bc it had more content and overall way more detail
No elf ears in the create a sim screen was a disappointment before i even got to the bland gameplay.
I prefered sims 3 customization (texures) but I also enjoy the sims 4 for it's sim creation tools
i prefer the sims 2 out of 3 and 4 but i love the textures in Sims 3. and i also enjoy the Sims 4 and having a character that can look what ever i want them too without needing to use mods to get them to look that way.
3 was my favorite
+Phantom Wolf *me too*. It frustrates me that one of the adverts for The Sims 4 is "Things are getting weird." No, no they're not. In the Sims 3 you could steal and do other illegal things. In The Sims 3 I had a neighborhood where Tom Waits rode a Unicorn as a primary form of transportation and his gay neighbors were a couple made of a suicidal mime and a serial killer clown robot. The Sims 4 did not only miss out on an open world, but it sanded everything down morally speaking and made it white bread. I know some people will be all "yeah but you can download murder and gore mods" *but I don't want that*. I want the open world and the weird back. They took the weird and said the game is still weird but it's not weird at all. The sims are more boring than ever, in fact, Llamas are hardly a side note.
same here.
I got the same opinion.
"Sims 5 should come around 2019."
> EA is still milking Sims 4.
Hahaha xD
Dosoaoao Oaowkwjw | sims 5 is not coming anytime soon
Maxis is gone. I dont know if sims 5 will come anytime soon even though ea owns the IP
2023… still are
Everyone say it with me: TS2 and 3 are FAR better than TS4, and we really all got scammed & robbed of what should've been a great game.
TS2 and 3 are FAR better than TS4, and we really all got scammed & robbed of what should've been a great game.
TS2 and 3 are FAR better than TS4, and we really all got scammed & robbed of what should have been a great game.
And TS1 shits on em all
TS2 and 3 are FAR better than TS4, and we really all got scammed & robbed of what should've been a great game.
Fuck ea. Since 2013 EA started monetizing all of theit games.
Still playing Sims3. It’s a hog on the memory, and glitchy as hell. But it’s fun.
If it was not crashing everytime i tried to play or save I would be too for sure.
I have 8 /9 sims, 4 adults and 4 babies and one dog, adults have active works ( firefighter etc) and whole full city and every mod ( like whether and vampires, future, you know) AND MY GAME IS GLITHING VERRYYY REARLY. IDk what are you talking about. Its not so easy to me to take care of their friends,kids,work etc but I love this game still. So
@@artiahorrorfan5705 Me too lol. I play TS3 with all packs installed and it never lags well only when I play in Isla Paradiso. In fact the Sims 4 lags a lot more for me and I am playing on a cheap laptop.
@@artiahorrorfan5705 use Sims 3 Nraas mods like Error trap, Overwatch, they really help to combat games glitches and lags
They released it slightly too early hardware wise, honestly. Give it 2-4 years longer before the base game comes out and you've got much faster CPUs, 64bit processing becoming more commonplace and the like which would help hugely with how much stuff it's keeping track of in an open world. afaik even loading a save in TS3 is single-threaded on a modern CPU, which is why it gets so bottlenecked. (Not HDD speeds...which are often the bottleneck in game. Those stutters you'll randomly get? It's almost certainly loading textures, sim data, etc for whatever reason and stalling if that takes longer than expected)
FWIW, TS3 actually works a lot nicer on Linux via Wine than TS4 though. :D
For me, The Sims 3 is the best. The sims 1 was my childhood. And I really loved the 2, but I can't play it again. The open world spoiled me, so I can't play a game with loading screens anymore.
You can play Sims 2. I sure do in my i7 7700k...
Pedro Duarte They’re not talking about performance issues or anything like that lol. They said that the open world in Sims 3 made it so that it’s hard to go back to the loading screens in the second game.
And he's telling you that his loading screens are nonexistant with his beastly processor
Epicci That too lolol
Fun you mention that because theres a mod for skyrim that does just that additionally on modern hardware sims 2 loading screens are nothing just like skyrim loading screens are nothing on modern hardware thats ofcourse assuming you play on pc and not console
My hopes are heavy on Sims 5. I was very let down by Sims 4. I felt caged and cut in my creativity. My ideal Sims game would have the openess and creation freedom of Sims 3, the atmosphere and easyness of 2 and the music of 1+2.
Sims 5 going to have pre build building, and to unlock next floor you have to purchase dlc. lol.
@@karkovb1522 not really though, i played city skylines, its a good city builder, but we need city builder with realistic simulation... I played cities, having fun, but it gets boring when my city become stable.
yeah we need cars back. and create a style. and a whole lot of other stuff like babys being more than objects.
I think all of that plus the graphics of sims 4, it would be a perfect sims game
SomeSeal, and the kookiness of Sims 1. Not just the music!
In terms of "story," sims 2 wins based on memories, cutscenes, pop up boxes in the upper right listing story info about a household when you entered it for the first time, and preplotted events (like mary-sue walking in on Daniel and Kaylynn)
One thing which any other generation won't beat The Sims 1... Soundtrack
Damn straight
The Sims 2 is my favorite by far, but even it's awesome soundtrack can't live up to 1's.
I still have a few of the tracks on my ipod to this day!
Burglar Music
Truth.
Sims 2 was always my favourite and I rejected Sims 3 for ages because I didn't like the way the Sims looked. But, when I decided to buy Sims 3 a year or two ago I completely fell in love with the open world concept and now I find I can't go back to sims 2 and enjoy as much which makes me sad. I think I'd have to say overall Sims three might be my favourite! Great video!!!
Yes!!! Sims 2 is awesome but sims 3 is so free. You can even have ANY colour clothes/hair!!!
Leonora Aimee exactly!!! You can literally customize almost every single item including clothes and hair, and I love that!!
That was me too, I was put off by the look of sims and rumored performance issues. A few months before S4 came out I started playing S3 bc idk I wanted to and I actually love it, the game is limitless.
I agree. Sims 2 is a great game, but the constant loading screens drove me nuts. I love the Sims 3 and the ability to just wander around, picking flowers and finding collectibles or just cruising around on my Sim's Vespa.
I'm exactly the same! I loved The Sims 2 and refused to play The Sims 3 for years! Now its my favourite and The Sims 2 feel too rigid. I wish I could bring back that joy I use to have when playing The Sims 2 :(
Sims 2 was the best. The newer don't even compare with the earlier experience.
"Based on this spacing, we should be able to expect Sims 5 in 2019"
*laughs hysterically before the laughter fades into hysterical sobbing*
Time to hang up the tragic clown picture ._.
Omg the "burglar" sound at 6:46 used to scare me so bad when it would happen in the middle of the night while my sims were sleeping lol.
The sims 1 had one of the best soundtracks and will always stick with me, but all of the sims soundtracks give that nostalgic vibe.
I'm sad that some of the quirky stuff like burglars, social bunnies, emergency services, realistic babies, etc. were taken out. I love the Sims 2 because it had the most realistic and fullest-feeling gameplay out of the rest of the series. Does anyone remember being able to fiddle with the devil to try and save your sim if they died? (only for console ver. of sims 2, i think)
The open world concept and cars from the Sims 3 were awesome and I really miss that.
The sims 4 graphically and technically runs so much smoother, but I wish the franchise would've stuck with a lot of the stuff that we loved the previous games for. It genuinely makes me sad at times.
the death of hunger was so painful though
OMGs ..I WaS JUST SAYN T MYSELF. HAY I REMEMBER BEING ABLE T BEG GRiM F YA LiFE BAKK ..STiLL #1 N#2 SOOO FAV @->
lmfaoo right?! especially when you forget to put up an thief alarm lol
i used to had to mute the volume every night when i was a kid playing The Sims loool
The Sims 2 also had the most minor details. Animations and foods especially.
personally, i prefer sims 3. Create-a-style can go a looong way, man.
Sims 4 has more building tools, but isn't quite as... fun...
Frogben building in 4 looks like a lot of fun, but it's so limited and so few objects... Sims 2 Pets had loads of pet stuff, but 4 so little..!
I loved Sims 3 the most. I liked playing with the textures and prints in Create a style
Frogben Yeah I have Sims 4 and 3 at my laptop, it's easily to get bored at Sims 4 for me
TheSims2 for life! They should just take TS2 and update the graphics, stuff, clothes, and building materials. Make it a whole big “remastered” deal, like Spyro, and not only make millions, but make Sims fans very happy. 👍🏻
A MILLION PERCENT AGREED
Couldn’t disagree more, The Sims 2 is what it is, it doesn’t need remastering. The Sims 2 was huge hit because it was a huge step forward at the time, especially for a game released in 2004, but all effort should go into making ‘The Sims 5’ the next big thing, so It isn’t the disappointment that is The Sims 4 is. Maybe then The Sims 5 will have that charm that made the Sims 1 and 2 such enormous triumphs.
that's impossible
yes i would love it i still play the sims 2 but sometimes it bothers me that the clothes are so 90`s :D
@@RussianBlue15 I agree with a remake/remaster, sadly hardware moving on kills backwards compatibility little by little, and I have to test it to see if TS2 will still even run in Windows 10. I know for sure that Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 (about same time release) that also ran on XP and 7 runs but glitches and shuts down on 10.
Saying you can run it on an older machine, dual boot (when even possible, some newer hardware has no drivers for older OSses) or VMs is just adding inconveniences that shouldn't be part of the experience.
Also on a full 3D game like that where the entire intention is to be realistic instead of some specific artistic trait like cartooney graphics, a new graphical engine revamp cannot ever hurt it in my opinion.
I would definitely love if they re-released TS2 with a new graphical engine, higher resolution textures and models, and please at least a big chunk of the expansions it got.
I feel like the Sims 4 creators are either incredibly lazy or they want to make you buy more expansion packs. 3 is a much better game when it comes to options and having an entire city to spend time in. Lots of shops, clubs, a beach to go to and swim in, etc. Lots of creative control and options. Sims 4, half of these things are gone and the other half are only available by expansion pack.
It's true there is different programming in Sims 4, but without adding every expansion pack there is, the creativity gets limited and makes it less fun than Sims 3.
Both lazy and greedy! 🤣
The Sims 2 really felt like something special, the characters were so goofy at times and a lot of more surprising things happened that could never happen in real life. Very fantastical and just a huge leap forward. The Sims 3 realism style was super cool compared to the weird cartoony stuff The Sims 4 brought on...
I love The Sims 4, but The Sims 3 was my first sims game so I think it is my favourite. I would play it for days on end! If Sims 3 had Sims 4 graphics, build mode and CAS (still with a colour wheel) the game would have been absolutely perfect
That One TH-cam Comment or if sims 4 had all the features and expansions of sims 3
or AND
Sims 4 graphics? are you serious? The graphics are the worst thing about sims 4.
My first game was The Sims, and Sims 3 is still my favourite. It’s about quality, not when you started playing.
yeah sims 4 cut a lot of fun for the sake of slightly better graphics. and then had the audacity to charge more for less things. erm.
Things I want in the sims 5:
Memories and Cutscenes from sims 2
Open world and create a style from sims 3
CAS/Build mode from sims 4
We also need the graphics of Sims 4 or better.
Absolutely
Don’t forget the small details we had in sims 2
*perfection*
You think that EA will do that? xD
“Simplified” is a nice way of saying they made it worse 😂👌
Basically 😵
No, it's literally a simplification. And it has a name: design.
@@kellustzall3057 Crappy design
sims 2 is better
You could say they, SIM-plified the game a bit.
I think the best game would've been a combination of 3 and 4, with the world customization of 2. But I don't think this will ever be created, I'm afraid Sims 5 is even more simplified than 4...
Jrelvas Just an FYI they don’t have the copyright for the original soundtrack atm
I agree that would be wonderful though
Sounds like a disaster.
SIMS 2 SHOULD BE REMASTERED
*sims 2 is already the best. it doesn't need change*
Ima_British _Ostrich that’s not what remastered means. It means to release the game again but with clear graphics and able to run on computers from today without crashing
Nora Now i know, but fr it doesn't really need it. sure crashing needs to be fixed but that's it
Ima_British _Ostrich you both disagreed and agreed with the remaster idea with that one sentence....you know that right?
Nora Now yeah
TS2 will forever be the best.
Also, you mentioned that 4 takes a step back to 2 in a lot of factors, but didn't mention how it fails still fails to live up to 2. The amount of scaling back that's been done is ridiculous considering there aren't any major improvements aside from graphics.
We still can't build corner stairs, like you said - no more auto roofs, we can't have attics, if you have a foundation you can't build an out building without it also being on a foundation, the lack of coordination with the non-customisable objects, wallpapers and floors so you always end up picking the same few things no matter what, the lack of actual personality because every sim is on a constant emotion cycle and doesn't have any opportunity to be "unique", and how it just feels so blah.
You also didn't mention the increased monetisation enforced by EA. 2 had a completely free and completely customisable exchange where anyone can post anything they've created. It didn't even have to be based on an item in the game, you could create your own meshes, Maxis released free things constantly - it was amazing. Then 3 made it so you could "customise" but anything that was actually different cost money, whilst also churning out stuff packs. Then 4 made it even harder to share actual customised creations for free, while again churning out the same amount of stuff packs with less items and actual gameplay additions.
The Sims has gone down a terrible path and they have no competition. There isn't a single life simulation game in the market other than The Sims, it doesn't the CoD to it's Battlefield, so they can make it as terrible and expensive as they want and know people will still play it because it's their only option.
Sorry for the rant, I just loved The Sims 2 so much, and I feel like I've been let down for the last decade.
ChrissiTea don’t apologize for the rant, they really did take multiple steps back with 4, sure there is some good about it, but they took out so much and left it so restricted
ChrissiTea 1
Technically Sims 3 was also a step backwards from 2 in personality (where 4 is trying to go back to complex personalities from 2 retaining mechanics of 3), they left sim with lifetime wish and 5 traits that didn't changes anything (many of them were just boosts to skill learning and almost none of them affected how sims were interacting with each other), (especially that older family members could improve personality of a child). Like there's unflirty trait. In Sims 3 it meant just that Sim with that trait had a chance to refuse romantic interactions started by other sims (even spouse, which is outraging - imagine that newlyweds where one wants to give "I just returned from work, it's nice to see you kiss" and other is freaking out at them for that (not to mention that trying to make child could end up in relationship end if streak was too long - which is strange if sim has family oriented trait along unflirty). And now how unflirty works in Sims 4 - sim with this trait will be refusing romantic actions untill becoming closer in friendship relation with other sim (also that's a great addition to series, splitting relationship bar to romantic and platonic) and also giving that sim big problems with trying to show interest in other person (all romantic interactions are made to end bad, only emotion change like flirty or confident were unlocking more effective means to show affection, yet still lowered). Also probably most offensive change from 2 that leaves sims to look bland is removal of interests, fears, chemistry and hobbies (but well, in 2 those were a disaster, they worked more like addiction instead of hobbies - considering they were highly affecting wants).
Overall I think that if Sims will ever become a good game that could surpass 2, they have to make a working combination of affecting traits, impactful lifetime wishes, personality points, emotions and personal interests (both in romantic way - like personality and looks, and in free time way - as hobbies and interests, like gaming, politics etc.), when using 4s engine or it's upgraded version (because charm of The Sims series is it's unrealistic graphics, showing sims emotions in usually quirky way and being a life simulator), but that probably will never be possible with allowing whole world to be open, maybe just some segments at best, the size of neighborhood parts from 4 (I really think they tried that, but there were problems so they had to scrap it).
Being married doesn't equal lovey dovey, in real life, some people aren't openly affectionate even with their spouses. They're is a way to allow unflirty Sims to do romantic socials with their spouse, give them the hopeless romantic trait. They don't conflict at all, so you'd be able to use both. I love all of The Sims, but TS2 wasn't perfect either. None of the games have everything, but TS3 was leaps and bounds better then TS2, in a lot of things. Not everything of course, but it has a lot of good things, open world, any ocean swimming, traits, and many other stuff. People down TS3 for lag, yet a lot of the reason it lagged was poor routing, and unfinished roads, or wacky roads which would get Sims stuck. EA could have paid attention to these issues, and lag would've been reduced by far. Thankfully there are mods to help with lag and other things when playing the game that monitors situations a player normally isn't aware of. The Sims 4 was a step back in same ways besides open world, in 1, 2, and 3 they had terrain tools, and editable neighborhoods, which The Sims 4 doesn't have. Toddlers, ghosts and pools weren't available, when The Sims 4 was first released, they where added later, after people complained.
the sims 2 and 3 is to easy, life isn't that easy.
never played the sims 4, but for me, for building houses (not actual playing), the sims 3 is better, and for career and etc, the sims 1 seems harder to me, didn't play a lot of the sims 2 cuz to much cartoon for me to enjoy, but overall i had the feeling it was easy as the sims 3.
idk, what you guys rank when you say "the sims X is better", better in what exactly?
interactions? graphics? creation? build? open map? performance? bugs? difficult? everyone should consider difficult when ranking the game, because the sims is overall too easy, the sims 3 for example, you levelup in your job by just let your sim go there.. it is awful in that aspect
the sims 3 was the last game of the series i played and make me really sad, in one day i'm maxed in 1 or 2 jobs, almost everything and 10 and with money/itens for every single one of my future grandchilds, its boring, but i ddnt really hate because i spent most of the time building houses with small mods, which would turn impossible to play because of bugs anyway, so i don't really complain about the gameplay, but the game being too easy is always a big cons
Let's all be honest, if the sims 3 actually ran well with consistent FPS it would be OVER for ts4
My sims 3 runs well. On my 800€ pc but still
Exactly. Whenever I see people complain about Sims 3, it's over the lag, not the actual gameplay. With Sims 4, all the complaints are about the gameplay...or lack thereof.
I've got my Sims 3 game running beautifully. Granted, I had to get a PhD 😂 in all the reasons it's buggy so I could use the tools/mods/programs that fix them, but I got there. It's a legit complaint.
But turns out that stuff is fixable, even if EA didn't bother to do it. No one can fix a game that has nothing there to begin with.
Now that they’re older they run like a gem on my cheap a** laptop even
@@cheecheecho8086 now sims 4 is the problem it’s laggy as shit now for a lot of people
And had more cc
sims 2 will always be the best
Carla Beaton Yes!!
Carla Beaton my favorite sims is sims 2 i got to be a Vampire in that one sims 3 cuz i had some pretty cool sims packs for that and sims 4 i like how we make a sim and how its alot easy to make a house 😁
i love shit on sims 2 like the rabbit that comes to entertain you when you dont have any friends 7:04 xDDD
Sims 3 is my preference. I have played Sims 2, 3 and 4. But, I've never played the first game. I have Sims 2, with all of it's expansions. But I've never bothered installing it all.
I have Sims 3 with all expansions as well, all of that's installed.
Theteebeutler Or when the hypnosis guy comes when one of your fears comes true xD
I really hate how the sims 4 is for sensitive players. Like no burglars, no great musics, nothing. The fun in the sims franchise was just killed
This is why i still play the sims 3
I hate to be one of "those" people, but EA tried so hard to be inclusive, that they killed the gameplay. Normally, I don't believe that right-wing garbage that companies are all virtue signaling...but...well....in the Sims 4 you can give women the option to pee while standing up.......COME ON. That's what they considered important? Sims has always been progressive, and that's totally okay. Sims was one of the first games to really give some thought to gay marriage and gay relationships and THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. But you mean to tell me that developer time was taken from stuff like swimming pools and toddlers at launch, burglars, vehicles, create-a-style, open world....just so someone could program the choice for players to allow women to stand up while peeing...fuck man. Ill just gladly stick to the Sims 3 and Sims 2. Sims 4 is such a disappointment.
@@colin3ds1 Yeah, I mean something like that doesn't take long when you open it up in SimPE or something, but I'm trying to make the point that EA prioritized the wrong things, and don't get me started on the fact that the Sims 4 was originally meant to be a multiplayer game and that idea was scrapped somewhere mid-way through development. So what resulted was a rushed instanced and underwhelming singleplayer title that was a step-backwards in terms of the series. I don't buy that "EA wanted to make the game accessible for everyone so that's why we have loading screens" excuse. The reality is simply that the game was going to be multiplayer and thus instanced for the sake of likely reducing latency and such. EAaxis could have easily made a singleplayer Sims 4 with optimized open world, but took the lazy route instead. Will Wright must be laughing his llamas off.
The lack of features is not because of sensitivity or inclusivity. The Sims has always been ahead of its time when it came to inclusivity. The game was supposed to take on a radically different route (always-online) but was rushed mid-development after the SimCity backlash and it shows. It's why the game had no pools and no toddlers for years, and was very limiting overall. It's likely why it also doesn't have things the previous games had, like burglars.
@@SirFaceFone True and the fact that The Sims 4 was supposed to be a multiplayer game and that idea was scrapped mid-way through development. So instead of making an entirely new game, designed around singleplayer, EA just decided to go with the Frankenstein that they had. I hate when people think EA made the Sims 4 with loading screens "because its easier for people's computers". If EA wanted to make an optimized open-world Sims 4 that most people's computers could handle, they could. But instead, they chose to go with a rushed singleplayer game.
@@-CrimsoN- I personally love the gender customization in the sims 4. I think it's a small improvement to the game. Doesn't mean it's as good as the old ones but it's a nice feature.
Sims 1: Good
Sims 2: Great
Sims 3: Amazing
Sims 4: Ok
More like "just enough"
*Sims 2 > Sims 3 > Sims 1 > Sims 4
@@quitDfg *sims3>sims2
TheSkeletonTheme Sims 3 is bad
@@FatalFramer13 no it isn't. It has THE most abilities in build and buy mode THE most amazing and full expansion packs with the most imagination and amazing gameplay and the graphics are really good for it's time. Only bad thing is that it can be laggy af
My favorite part of The Sims is the music. It's what convinced me to buy the game back in 2000. I was in a record/software store that had a demo PC set up and someone had left The Sims in Build mode. I heard that heart-achingly beautiful piano music (15:38) from across the store and thought "I HAVE to get that album!"
To this day, Build 1 is still capable of melting my cold, leaden heart.
Here’s my ranking:
1. Sims 2 - This one seems to be the most realistic to me as the sims themselves are so entertaining to control. What makes this sims game first for me is the storytelling! OMG I remember how Pleasantview and Stangetown could connect with each other because of Bella Goth. I just... love it so much!
2. Sims 3 - I love Sims 3 without a doubt! It’s a very good game. I absolutely love the open world and the gameplay its self is pretty good. The sims themselves could look A LOT better. (They are very ugly to me)
3. Sims 1 - The one that started it all. I think this game is for more veteran simmers because... THIS GAME IS VERY DIFFICULT! I’m glad the developers took it down a notch in the later games. You cannot go wrong that Sims 1 has a special place in your heart! (And it’s number 3 because, the game is old so it’s not going to look good and play that smoothly. Unless you have a very good computer.)
4. Sims 4 - Don’t get me wrong, I like The Sims 4 but, there’s just something missing. I dont know what it is. The game doesn’t feel very realistic to me and the sims are too goofy for my taste. The graphics are AMAZING! It looks better than Sims 3 tbh. But gameplay wise, I honestly do not like it. The CAS is so fun to play around with though.
Please don’t hate me😂
yeah i agree, the only part about the sims 4 thats good or fun to do is create a sim and once i move them in i get bored in 10 mins
The problem with S4 in my opinion is the lack of spontaneity. Nothing unexpected ever happens. The world doesn't feel "real". In Sims 2 and 3, Sims would react to their environment and things that happen - instructions you gave them or other sims around them. Sims 4 feels scripted, you have to cause all the drama. Example: I had a dad sim in S3 who was a daredevil trait, rebel and a few other traits I don't remember, loosely based on my husband. I sent this sim on the rollercoaster, expecting the sim to enjoy the rollercoaster, due to the daredevil trait. The sim was terrified (must've been another trait in the mix I hadn't accounted for). My husband irl also hates rollercoasters even though he'll happily do other adrenaline fuelled things. Guaranteed Sims 4 - the sim would have been excited no matter what the mix of traits.
Only good things about sims4 is the build mode (which still needs tonnes of work, look at Paralives for examples of what I mean) and the CAS, which is the only really enjoyable bit of gameplay.
I hate the sims 4 graphics, it looks like cartoon and all the Sims have the same face.. Sims 3 was way more realistic.
Sims 3 sims don’t look that ugly they look pretty realistic it’s because of the lighting, you probably didn’t try to create a detailed sim.
Same just changing TS1 and TS4 of place
Before I watch this I'll give you my impressions.
Sims 1 Most challenging,. most immersive, best soundtrack (most tedious gameplay)
Sims 2 Most polished, best animations. most charming (most annoying Sims)
Sims 3 Most innovative, best freedom and variety, (least intimate, shoddy animation work at times)
Sims 4 Haven't played it yet
TS1 kept me most engrossed because the whole concept was new.the process of learning how ro keep my Sims happy was a unique part of my simming experience I can never recapture.
TS2 gave me the warm fuzzies it felt intimate and cohesive with all the characters being part of the same story. All of my Sims knew each other, and could finally grow old together.
TS3 offered amazing freedom less tedium, more variety and smarter less repettitive predicatble and annoying Sims than the other two.
Although certainly not without it's flaws TS3 was my favorite but each one was a unique experience for different reasons
I haven't seen any unique selling points for TS4 yet. As far as innovation it seems like the laziest effort of the bunch.I'm still trying to figure out why I should get it at all,
I really agree with you. Specially in the part that Sims 1 definitely had the best soundtrack.
Me too!! I'll wait for The Sims 5, and hope it will have an open world and all that variety again!
i agree with you BUT not about the open world. do you think that most people have good, high-end pcs? well, they don't. don't be surprised if EA loses a big amount of money if they re-introduce the open world.
The only reason I bought sims 4 (and yes, this is the only reason) was to say that I owned all sims games on one PC.
Unconsciouzone I have to agree. Sims 2 is super annoying. The first time I played , The neighbor are slapping my sim lol
Sims 1 in my time is truly revolutionary. The music is pure gold.
No matter how much I try, sims 3 will always have my full heart. I've tried, but Sims 4 just looks too cartoonish/childish
Sims 2 is definitely my favourite! If I still had my old pc I probably would have had at least a month worth of gametime on there
So the way I see it, the sims 2 was a gigantic step forward, 3 expanded on that step, and 4 backtracked to somewhere in between
Exactly!
Sims 4 seemed really interesting, but as I learned more and more about it, the more it seemed like a major downgrade to Sims 3, especially in character creation. This baffles me why did they do this?
Because Sims 4 is the only Sims game to not glitch out like crazy or be riddled by bugs. While it is not as content filled as previous games, everything in Sims 4 works great and is actually polished. I personally prefer Sims 4 over all others mainly because of the fact that it actually works.
I understand and Sims 4 does have its qualities like you mentioned, but for me, character creation was majority of what made the game for me.
I wish Sims 5 would be at least as polished as S4 but has the content and customization of S3
+Broccoli_King they sacrificed quality for a bug free game
In terms of character creation, I feel like the Sims 4 is far superior to 3. I don't mind the fact there's no Create A Style anymore since Sims look amazing in the Sims 4. You can create anybody of any colour, you can be far more creative and can manipulate the face and body a lot more than other games. Plus with added emotions, I feel like Sims are a lot more personal and easier to get attached to.
***** sure, but I still need better control over color etc. It's stupid that S4 is a downgrade in these aspects
the sims 3 was honestly a work of art.
just pure art, never thought the sims would ever get that expansive.
and then 4 came along and here was silly little me thinking it would get even bigger and better, hahahahaha.
4 is still decent though, just not as revolutionary as 3 was.
2 was simply good, everything it should have been after the first one.
Only Sims 1 with it's over done sound track was a work of art. Sims 3 had horrible music and uncanny valley CA all over it like the Sims on Mobile devices now.
Sims 3 music is excellent, and is a work of art.
You need to get your ears checked.
Am i the only persons who didn't have any bug problems with the sims 2 and 3?? The performance of the game for me was perfectly fine.
TroylerLover18 nope you're not alone because my sims 3 never lagged or crashed at all..
Never had an issue with 2, but 3 was always very buggy for me once I started adding expansion packs. Thankfully, as that's my favorite one, it only took like maybe a couple of hours of research on the internet to find and fix the errors, and to speed up load time.
I think the 4th is just a pretty egg with a rotten inside. They have taken out allot of good stuff and not added much new also it cost soooo much for expansions that dosent add as much as they used too.
there is a DLC for a DLC, EA its terrible when it comes to prices over quality
sims 4 is the SJW Sims. It did to the Sims what SJWs did to Star Wars. No thanks.
sunlight white Your politics have nothing to do with the actual issues in The Sims 4 stop trying to shove them into it.
I’m ok with the wait so sims 3 would be my fav
My favourites things are
-open world
-create a style
-A lot of good packs
-more realistic graphics
-other stuff (I’ve only played a little and I’ve played a lot of 4 but I still like a lot of 3 things better so a mix of the two would be amazing)
BabyBoomer74 mine too. I played sims 4 but I cannot play without open worlds
Since it's release I have contended that Sims 2 is the best. Still playing it.
@Bri Sul what operating system are you using?
@Bri Sul Make sure you fulfill the Sims 2 system requirements
Best Deaths: Sims 2
Best Clothes: Sims 3
Best World: Sims 3
Best CAS: Sims 4
Best Gameplay: Sims 2
Best Traits: Sims 3
Best toddlers: Sims 4
Best Occupations: Tough one.. I have to say Sims 3
Looks like TS3 is the best overall.
best clothes sims 3??? oh no no no, I literally can spend hours making a sim and dressing it because everything looks so awful.
Best music: Sims 1
@amanda kenya nah, you have worst face ever
@amanda kenya You could use a mesh of a clothing and create a new style for it.
best grachpics and clothes in my eyes is sims 4
The Sims: Old but amazing quality for the year it was released in. Entertaining.
The Sims 2. Better quality, more angles, more interactions. Even more entertaining! You have so many options with the babies and you can walk around with them! They look so cute and realistic!
The Sims 3: Major improvement! Really good graphics, easy to control, many options. You can now follow your Sims?! Awesome! The only down fall is that the baby's aren't a realistic and you have less options. At least you can carry them around! And the fact that kids don't even have to attend school. They will get scolded but that's it. Well, at least you can make your kid a rebel kid..? Still, its so much fun!
The Sims 4: ... WHAT THE FUCK EA? You had ONE job! (Probably not, but I had to make that reference. xD)
I like the multi tasking and little new details from 4, but I prefered 1-3 over 4. 4 is lacking different details that made the game more quirky, fun, engaging and alive. 2 was probably my favorite.
Honestly, Sims 4 is just a watered down modern version of the Sims 3, with less base features (including ones in the stuff packs that were originally in the game) more expensive and honestly ridiculous (in a bad way) expansions. They sell a stuff pack for a god damn expansion pack now. EA has sucked up the fun and replaced the legendary Sims 3 with a peice of garbage where you pay for features that should be in the base game, or are split into 3 different packs.
I feel like the sims 4 is not a finish game AT ALL... I don't feel like a Sims 5 should be release in 2019 !
I think the sims 5 is still a long time away. They JUST released seasons, so they’ll probably keep churning out expansions for at least a couple more years until they even start thinking about 5.
+AquilaOrion with sims 3 they were releasing expansions all the while working on 4. I remember one of them had the demo thing included. I figure they'll do the same with 4.
Jimminy Cricket I don’t doubt they’re working on it, or are at least in early stages of development, but they’ll probably release a few more expansions, game packs, and stuff packs before they start hinting at 5
I couldn't give a damn about sims 5. It's just going to be a money sink. I need a competitor to offer a compelling people simulation game instead.
It's not they have 3 more years
"Expect Sims 5 in 2019" SIR don't play with my heart like that. It would be amazing, but we still have so many Sims 4 improvements we need
They've said no further sims games. Only new content for sims 4.
@@jrelvas4676 not lies. Sorry fam
Kinsey Reynolds They did not. They DID said The Sims 4 still has years of content last year though.
Jrelvas There is no proof, you’re right about it being a lie.
Shae Ryan I think 2020 would be a great time since it will be 20 years of the franchise. They should take all the best aspects of the sims 2,3 and four add gta5 gameplay and there ya go!!
The Sims 2 is my favorite. Also its odd you say that basements were introduced in 3 because I often build basements in The Sims 2. Granted it could be seen kind of as a hack way to do it.
Well if you do know how to use mods in Sims 2, you can really try things that can be done in later sims games. That's why I never tried sims 3 and 4. I'm completely satisfied with Sims 2. :D I hope there are still mod developers of Sims 2 out there.
I also do basements on the Sims 2... I mean, where else would my Vampires place their coffins?
not only that but theres pre made houses with basements so can not be considered a hack i think.
Nicolecai Kim Zamora There are still mod developers up to this day. Maybe you should look up simNopke, he can be found on mts and tumblr. He mostly makes fixes of things you mostly haven't even thought about but he's also the person who was the first to managed to make custom sliders for cas. ;)
Sims 2 is my all time favourite due to nostalgia. It was the first Sims I ever played.
From what I can see, all the Sims games improved upon the last, until 4, which followed the 2010's EA standard of taking everything out.
so true
*Skate 3 left the building.*
Commander Karl I agree and um..
*doctor who*
The one feature from the Sims 2 I hate that they got rid of and never kept was the memory feature. The so called 'memory' feature for Sims 3 and 4 feels so half-assed in comparison.
I LOVE the memory feature, makes the pre-existing families in the game have so much history and creepiness to it and it was just amazing
Yeah. In the Sims 3 once I came back to the game and my female single Sim had a baby and I had no fucking way to find out who was the father. 🙄
@@KrabbyPatty_ look at the family tree??????
@@user-js7kb5fe7v there wasn't anyone. Sometimes I think she just snatched that baby from the playground but it's TS3 and not real life.
@@KrabbyPatty_ oh damn, never had that xD
That sucks :')
The progression from sims 1 to sims 2 was insane. I think we all flipped with it, they added so much amazing stuff that we didn't even imagine. The sims 3 was really good in the sense that there was an open world, but I didn't really like the graphics.
Because right now I have a really shitty laptop, I like the fact that the sims 4 (due to all the things they took away from it) runs smoothly. But that's about it.
Is it weird that after all this time, Sims 2 still remains my favorite out of all the Sims games?
Nah - same. The only thing I don't like is the houses and furniture, I feel like everything didn't fit or just was awkwardly placed
Sims 2 is still the best. I don’t really get the hype of sims 3. I hate it so much. For me, it’s Sims 2>Sims 4>Sims 1> Sims 3
Sims 2 will always be the best Sims game!
cubanheat3rules100 no doubt
The number two is always the best up to our daily needs;) .... I also love the Sims 2
only sims game I never played :D
cubanheat3rules100 fully agree 👏
I agree. The only thing it lacks now compared to the 3 and 4 is the open world (I just love the view you can have from your house in S3).
S4 CAS is wonderful but it really is the only thing I really enjoyed in it. Everything else is restriction.
Also, I loved S3 but the texture (especially of the clothes).
I LOVE the sims 3 & 4 and i switch between them sometimes, but i have to say that The Sims 2 in my opinion is the absolute best sims game, it had tons and tons of little features, every expansion added tons and tons of features and stuff to do and felt like proper expansions and the sims 2 overall just had the most gameplay i feel, alot of it was recycled in the sims 3 and the sims 4 is somewhat replicating but trying to improve. The Sims 2 is just the best for me, the sequels try to add in stuff but sometimes get them wrong and it's just stuff in The Sims 2 could never be replicated.
Agreed. 2 felt like a real labour of love. So many quirks and additions that made it into a rounded, enjoyable experience.
2 was so bad!
Psh, Sims 2 is amazing! Just the base game has so much content. Adding in more custom content made the game even more enjoyable for me, but to each their own.
vvmax ok that's strange can you tell me why because I want to know
Clementine Gamer i just is not a big fan of sims 2
4/10
another great series ruined by greedy publishers.
you're right i loved the sims 3 but now sims 4 is wanting us to be happy even do the fact we have to pay about 20 bucks just for a stuff pack and the gameplay is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad
They just added toddlers Delaram in a free update
Not true, stuff packs are $10, game packs are $20 (which often times contain more items than expansions, might I add) and EPs are $40, not to mention they have given us a lot of base stuff for free in updates
Delaram Khoshdel Then download it for free and you wont need to pay for it :)
lol compare the expansion packs with sims 3 and youll see 4 a luckluster attempt for expansions. sims 3 pets = sims 4 dogs and cats ... lol wtf
I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who still plays The Sims 3, and prefers it over 4
I wonder how many hours of sims I've played...
Quinnlan Kuhl I’ve played over 3880 hours of sims3
So thinking since 2000, well over 10,000 hours
I've played 6432 hours. I'm proud
orgin likes to shame me by showing me the hours when I go to start the game
120 for me i think
The Sims had a lot of comic sans.
the only thing that i think its the better from the sims 4 its the font
🤣🤣🤣
@@davidkonevky7372 Sims 4 took graphic design seriously.
I've always thought The Sims had something very silly to it, something that kept me from looking a it like as a serious game (that I think it is tho). Lot of years later I figured out it was the damn Comic Sans lmao.
@@davidkonevky7372 another improvement is the removal of 'Uncanny Valley'-inducing graphics. Now you can look at your Sim without it just feeling... *off...*
I 100% agree with you. The sims 2 is undoubtably the best of all of the versions. I still play it now after 10 years of having it!
"Sims 5 in 2019"
2020: New expansions still being released. Full game costs over 600$.
Say hello to the pirates then ;)
@@flashpunk7333 the pirates are great but then you can't get all the updated features or online content like the gallery. that's the only reason i decided to bite the bullet and purchase the game....
Honestly if sims 5 isn't more like sims 3, I ain't buying it
Sims 2 had basements, it was just more of an unintentional feature and you couldn't have sub-basements. (You can find some pre-built houses that have psudo-basements in them-- one tiny home in Strangetown and the mansion in Downtown come to mind-- but with a practiced hand the player can do way more with them than the pre-built ones do. Heck, I ran into a CC neighbourhood recently that managed to finagle day-lit basements, which, even as I see how they did it, I can't replicate myself. Might have to do with my CC list though.)
Nervous Subject kinda lived in The Beakers' open basement... you know, for research purposes.
hahaha I remember in the sims 1 I spent all day building an awesome house with an 'awesome' red kitchen, and I played it for about 10 minutes before my dad of the family burnt down the kitchen, killing him and his whole family. I was devastated & still am all these years later :(
For a sec i thought u were playing and then your dad burned ur kitchen irl....Nvm
Hahaha! That's unfortunate xD
My personal ranking is 2, 1, 3, then 4. Actually, in 2 and 3 you can befriend the maids, gardeners, shop clerks, etc. In 2, you can even have a memory of “woohoo with house help”.
@@LucyAdroit You people are really underrating 4.
@@LucyAdroit 4 is easier to run than 3...
Mark Jefferson Well, Sims 4 was a huge downgrade.
I do enjoy CAS in sims 4 but I get bored fast of the gameplay.
Mark Jefferson that’s because 4 is not doing all the things we like. We have the technology to make 3 better, I know someone out there could fix it.
and in sims 2 after they finished work (never played 3, idk), there would be a dialog like "do you want to hang out now that im done with work?". i forgot so many of these little details that are gone with the sims 4 :(
Sims 4 first playing it for me was incredibly dull and boring. And having like two packs would keep me interested. The thing is to have fun with sims 4 you need the extra DLC and mods. Which I wish was not the case.
I tried playing it 3 times now with all the packs that were available about a year ago. I could not for the life of me care about the sims I made. They just didn't feel unique or real, just like little figurines I was moving around or watching as they were doing their own, silly things. The best I managed was an hour of gameplay in a row (which took determination), but then the game crashed and I haven't played it since. I guess it just depends on what captures one's interest and what playstyle one has.
If u gave sims 2 sims 4 graphics that would make sims 2 da best
@Crazyd2403 Sims 2 looks the worst imo, Sims 4 definitely the best looking to me.
amanda kenya you're*
I am 99% sure an 8 year old wrote this
KFC chicken what about open worlds?
If you game the *sims3 Sims 4 graphics but more realistic Sims 3 would be the best
@Crazyd2403 Sims 3 doesn't look horrible at all
Sims 1 was awesome... Remember when they drop first expansion... Wooah did that caused fire in that hood ^^
I was too young when Sims 1 came around but my sister's played Sims 2 and introduced me to it. I started playing Sims 2 and I loved playing it until Sims 3 came out and I have still been playing that one even after many years of the release of Sims 4. My eldest sister plays Sims 4 on her PS4, and although she enjoys playing it she often complains about it's handling and how it's not as great as Sims 3. I have played Sims 4 on the PC and PS4 and although the only good thing I find about the game is the customisation varieties for Sims, once you start playing it's not that interesting and you can't do that much, so I think I'll just stick with Sims 3 and keep getting expansion packs 👍🏻
Recently I've been playing through all the Sims games and I'll say, Sims 3 is my fave all the way.
Sims 1 is tedious most of the time and probably the hardest to suceed in, on the other hand you can see how each animation is carefully crafted (though sims waking up full hour is so irritating).
Sims 2 holds a huge sentimental value for me as I played it the most as a kid. You can feel "the heart" devs put in making that game and I feel like each thing you can make your sim do is the most rich and satysfying in the second game. Customization is a big pain in the ass though (and it seems my 10 years old self could mod way better than me now haha).
Sims 4 is too simplistic in many aspects, but now with all dlcs installed I admit the game is pretty good. It may be lacking "the soul" but I find interactions between sims pretty fullfiling and matching our times (remember flip phones in S2?)
Sims 3 for me offers the most complex, unique and vast playing experience. It's not a perfect game, but the closest to what I expect Sims to represent as a game. Definitely a keeper :)
That's honestly my biggest gripe with the Sims 4. You have to buy and add tons of expansion packs before it feels like a complete game. :/
Whereas with 3 and especially 2, the game felt complete from the get-go and the expansion just added more to a good thing.