Frankly, we just need to see how well they will treat the next SimCity, to get an idea of whether or not The Sims is forever doomed.
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The Sims 4 |OT| Behold its true form and despair!
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Frankly, we just need to see how well they will treat the next SimCity, to get an idea of whether or not The Sims is forever doomed.
Bomber Bob
Banned
Got burned not once but twice (Spore & Simcity5)
I'm not gonna repeat the mistake here.
BTW can't wait for the LGR review
I'm not gonna repeat the mistake here.
BTW can't wait for the LGR review
Yes. We do. Think about what that means.
Actually, I'd settle for a review by someone we can be reasonably sure isn't paid off by or under contract to EA to gloss over the bad points of the game and/or attack people who point out flaws.
So, yeah. I actually do want to hear what IGN, Gamespot, Eurogamer and all the other professional review sites have to say. Because we certainly can't trust any of the fansites. Especially those belonging to "Yibsims". That is, EA shills called somethings else to make it sound cute. Well, I suppose Mod the Sims and Honeywell Sims have proven themselves to not be Yibs already.
TetraGenesis
Member
Frankly, we just need to see how well they will treat the next SimCity, to get an idea of whether or not The Sims is forever doomed.
HAHAHAHAHA
That's funny because I'm the exact opposite.
I don't care what professional reviewers have to say about the game because they're probably not as interested in the series as fansites.
Like they won't know why Sims fans like the game and what matters most to them.
With that all said though the only reviewer that matters when you're on about Sims games, at least for me, is LGR.
Is that really a thing? That seems super shady.
EA paying off fansites to give positive reviews.
TetraGenesis
Member
Same here. He was pissed by the fact of how there was no create a style and how there were no different colors for the clothes in the create a sim demo.
Sims 2.5 HD!
Let's say he/she's taking one for the team, considering the streaming could deter many more would be buyers!
He's sacrificing his money so we don't have to.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Amazing OP. More effort was likely put into it than the development features for the game itself...
Reading the controversy from start to finish just makes me shake my head at this game. While it's great to know that there are going to be mod tools, it's likely going to take a few years before the 'need-to-have' ones come out... which is precisely when I plan to evaluate if purchasing this game is really going to be worth the money.
Internet gold, right there.
Reading the controversy from start to finish just makes me shake my head at this game. While it's great to know that there are going to be mod tools, it's likely going to take a few years before the 'need-to-have' ones come out... which is precisely when I plan to evaluate if purchasing this game is really going to be worth the money.
Internet gold, right there.
Call me weird, but I'm buying this game when it's out in Europe. 2 reasons:
1. I like the Sims.
2. For some reason I find it amuzing to play games that get alot of negativity. I just like to play the end result of major f*ckups.
Bless my wallet, maybe I should just throw 60 euros in the trash can.
1. I like the Sims.
2. For some reason I find it amuzing to play games that get alot of negativity. I just like to play the end result of major f*ckups.
Bless my wallet, maybe I should just throw 60 euros in the trash can.
Damn, Guess we found @SimsVIP.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
I can understand your point of view actually. I've bought a handful of games I knew were supposed to be awful for the sole purpose of seeing how bad it can be. I tend to wait until they're dirt cheap though rather than shell out full price.
OrlanisWorks
Banned
I could not give two shits about a review. I just want a GiantBomb Quicklook. That'll tell me everything I need to know.
There is some truth to that, but I am not comparing launch Sims 4 to what Sims 3 was able to pull off with years of expansions. It just that based on that cut feature list vanilla Sims 4 seems to have less then vanilla Sims 3 did and maybe even vanilla Sims 2 as well. Which for me is very disappointing. My friend just told me that she was planing to get it so if her impressions are very positive I might reevaluate things.
stargateheaven
Member
guys.. i'm sorry, i just bought this. 24.99.. (opposed to EA charging 49.99 on origin)
i'm bad. sorry.
i'm bad. sorry.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
So what's the "multiplayer" features of the game?
Like you can share sims or something?
Like you can share sims or something?
If you took the Time to read the op you'd see that certain features, such as seamless open world, create a style or no loading screens can't be added in. Ts3 got a lot of complaints and it was warranted but that was mostly do do with dumbing down the game, not stripping away core features.
Omg I've been laughing for a good minute
Frankly, we just need to see how well they will treat the next SimCity, to get an idea of whether or not The Sims is forever doomed.
/rant mode on
Wow... what the actual f***?
Is this the laziest AAA sequel ever or what? What is this, a port from iOS?
I was sad when I saw the thread and I realised that I couldn't play the game (graphic card problems) but man, now I am just pissed.
I am not touching this piece of trash unless EA fixes it completely (in 1 year, no question). The omissions are so great and game-changing (literally!) that it's not even worth considering ΙΜΟ.
/rant mode off
Wow... what the actual f***?
Is this the laziest AAA sequel ever or what? What is this, a port from iOS?
I was sad when I saw the thread and I realised that I couldn't play the game (graphic card problems) but man, now I am just pissed.
I am not touching this piece of trash unless EA fixes it completely (in 1 year, no question). The omissions are so great and game-changing (literally!) that it's not even worth considering ΙΜΟ.
/rant mode off
Mike Double U
Banned
This was supposed to be the first Sims game I bought for my PC. Why EA, why?
Green Yoshi
Member
First impressions in three hours? In Korea and Thailand Origin will unlock the game at 11 o'clock (New York time).
Sol_Goodguy
Member
Jeez... I've never even heard of anti-sticked. EA's game plan is rather odd indeed. I too would like to see the Streisand Effect in action... though it might be drowned out by the loud shouting of the Yibsims that you mentioned.
This quote seems relevant:
Shigeru Miyamoto said:
If EA's lacks so much confidence in The Sims 4 that they're willing to do everything they've done, why didn't they just delay the game? I can't imagine that it's going to perform well given its lacklustre state. Is it unreasonable to think that it might even have potential to damage the franchise?
fluffydelusions
Member
It's clear EA does not care. Just look at what they did with Simcity.
Just another dead franchise to them. They could make the new one, like Titanfall's case.
Can't fix what is inherently broken with a simple delay. That rumor about it originally being designed as an online-centric game that was then scrapped and repurposed as a single-player Sims game sounds pretty logical to me.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
They didn't delay SimCity. It still sold well.
Loads of people who are low information buyers will still buy Sims 4. It might damage the franchise. SimCity damaged the franchise, but EA don't give a shit. I doubt they give a shit about Sims 4, too, and are just looking at the short term profits.
So if this game really does end up being as bad as people seem to be predicting, then can we just pin all the blame on SimCity?
Believe it's just over 2 hours until you'll be able to unlock it using a Korean VPN. I'm still waiting on my code from cdkeys.com
stargateheaven
Member
So if this game really does end up being as bad as people seem to be predicting, then can we just pin all the blame on SimCity?
Believe it's just over 2 hours until you'll be able to unlock it using a Korean VPN. I'm still waiting on my code from cdkeys.com
they wrote on facebook we should get the keys on or before 8PM (GMT) today.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
What's this, thinking the game is shit =/= game features missing makes the game shit
Imo, the game is shit because it's missing alot. The game itself isn't shit because it's not like we know at this moment if the game is a glitchy mess full of bugs. I'm not buying it for the sole purpose that a lot of the features that were apart of the original base game is cut out completely to possibly be added as a expansion pack to milk more money. The idea that it's hated because it Sims and it's the game that I have to buy now because everyone hates it does not apply here.
I could understand a whole new franchise and buying it to make your own opinion, but this is not even on the same parallel.
Imo, the game is shit because it's missing alot. The game itself isn't shit because it's not like we know at this moment if the game is a glitchy mess full of bugs. I'm not buying it for the sole purpose that a lot of the features that were apart of the original base game is cut out completely to possibly be added as a expansion pack to milk more money. The idea that it's hated because it Sims and it's the game that I have to buy now because everyone hates it does not apply here.
I could understand a whole new franchise and buying it to make your own opinion, but this is not even on the same parallel.
PerezDeCorcho
Member
This game exists?
Yeah I saw that, before 8PM hopefully means before and not at 8pm. Hoping to get it downloading as soon as I'm in from work so I can maybe play some tonight (Korean VPN).
It really is a shame that so many staple and interesting features are getting cut from this game.
I was mentioning some of the stuff that won't be in the game to my younger sister (who has been a fan since playing the console ports, before transitioning to the PC games) and was not expecting her to look nearly as upset as she immediately did. Tried to cheer her up by mentioning some of the new things but she didn't seem particularly convinced.
I'm going to definitely take a wait and see approach on this one. I'd like to say that a new game shouldn't be beholden to the features of its predecessor but in this case it seems like less of an attempt to take the series in a new direction and more like an attempt to make as many reductions as possible without completely undermining the franchise.
I'm interested to see how open and versatile the mod support will be. If modders can re-engineer the game from a core systems level than the game will be far more interesting from a tinkering perspective.
I was mentioning some of the stuff that won't be in the game to my younger sister (who has been a fan since playing the console ports, before transitioning to the PC games) and was not expecting her to look nearly as upset as she immediately did. Tried to cheer her up by mentioning some of the new things but she didn't seem particularly convinced.
I'm going to definitely take a wait and see approach on this one. I'd like to say that a new game shouldn't be beholden to the features of its predecessor but in this case it seems like less of an attempt to take the series in a new direction and more like an attempt to make as many reductions as possible without completely undermining the franchise.
I'm interested to see how open and versatile the mod support will be. If modders can re-engineer the game from a core systems level than the game will be far more interesting from a tinkering perspective.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
/insert joke about no differences between fan sites and review sites
Inspector Jones
Member
Bleh, I've only been following the Sims 4 a little bit, and there's way more missing features then even I was aware of.
I love the Sims games; but I cannot in good consciousness purchase the game at this state. I just can't believe EA is so greedy (I guess I'm naive), but the Sims series is one of their guaranteed sellers so I don't know why they're risking it by doing less then the bare minimum.
I love the Sims games; but I cannot in good consciousness purchase the game at this state. I just can't believe EA is so greedy (I guess I'm naive), but the Sims series is one of their guaranteed sellers so I don't know why they're risking it by doing less then the bare minimum.
If that was the case, they would never have patched the online only in Sim City. I mean it took a long time, but it shows they did see the massive backlash. Same with the idea that they scrapped the online only for Sims 4 because of it. They wouldn't have done either of those if they didn't care and only wanted short term profit. They may have their own misguided ideals for their games, but they aren't immune to backlash and I'm pretty sure they realise that.
I actually went out and cancelled my preorder today. I'll probably get the game on Origin, but man... that preorder was a year old. Back when I was all hyped and hopeful that this would be the best game ever and I'd give it the best |OT| ever as it would rightfully deserve!
One year later and "The Sims 4 |OT| Behold its true form and despair!" Puts things into perspective.
I hope to hear from some of you people who'll get it tomorrow, I still have to wonder if I'll order it on Origin or not. Well, I probably will, but just the basic Limited edition. Save some money that way.
One year later and "The Sims 4 |OT| Behold its true form and despair!" Puts things into perspective.
I hope to hear from some of you people who'll get it tomorrow, I still have to wonder if I'll order it on Origin or not. Well, I probably will, but just the basic Limited edition. Save some money that way.
Would you even be able to play it? I remember I got Titanfall PC retail a few days early, but couldn't play before Origin unlocked it on release day. Not sure if that was specific to Titanfall or all EA games that require Origin do this
You'd probably be able to play it via VPN permitting it's been released somewhere in the world. Asia for example it may have unlocked. I remember everyone was using Korean VPNs to play Titanfall early.
no i meant it is already released here on origin. all EA games always release first in Asia. if i bought it now i can already play it
And with the game officially out in Asia, we now have our Day 1 patch notes!
The Sims patch notes are really a beautiful thing some times. Proof that someone at EA does have an odd sense of humor.
Also fun, crash bugs related to babies being left in the family inventory. Yes, you can put babies in the inventory now. Weird.
The Sims patch notes are really a beautiful thing some times. Proof that someone at EA does have an odd sense of humor.
Also fun, crash bugs related to babies being left in the family inventory. Yes, you can put babies in the inventory now. Weird.
Oh, alright.