https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4-is-about-to-launch-a-battle-pass-like-events-system-to-reward-players-with-new-items-for-logging-in-regularly/
…At least it’s all free, right?..
Sigh
Remember when we were all excited for The Sims 4 11 years ago? Like how much more better and bigger it’s gonna be then The Sims 3? Like how were going to make houses how we want to that better match in our minds or how it looks irl with more tools and such, lifting a lot of the restrictions, make sims how we would want to, have some of the expansions be base game like pets and weather, and maybe… just maybe, revive the Simsvile idea in addition of making a bigger world? And maybe do a crossover with Spore?
Okay, the last 2 is just me, but, The Sims 4 for me, was something to be truely hyped and excited for. Was there misteps in The Sims 3? Yea, but overall, it’s a great step up from The Sims 2. When it launched, it was… shocking. Like… Why were back to Sims 1 in terms of neighourhoods? Why no CAS? Why the loading screens? Where’s the toddlers? Where’s the pools? Why my Sims the same person? WHERE’S ANYTHING???
And yes, i know EA has been nickel and diming us Sim fans for like years now and even to a point where The Sims 2 and 3 esp now, with off-game MTX, but ya know what? We accepted that because the game is pretty darn good and it was highly modifiable even. (for the most part, Selling worlds in TS3 is kind of stupid)
Here? No longer justifiable. Because not only the expansion packs don’t feel expansive, but there’s game packs, and stuff packs. There’s so many of them, there’s a stuff pack for an expansion pack. And now there’s even smaller ones called “Kit packs”. And now THIS.
I understand The Sims 4 has to many QoL features and upgrades over the years, and it is free to play. But goddang if this doesn’t turn me away from The Sims 5. This entry number was mishandled HARD. And honestly, i’m more interested in seeing what Paralives or Life by you is about. Or … Ibmzd, What was that game’s name again? Idk, it’s like The Sims but with a werid name like that. Idk. Even The Sims 2 Castaway remake on Gamingbolt looks hype.
Before it turns into a full blown rant against The Sims 4 and how much wrong there still is with it, imma say it like this:
If you love The Sims 4, good for you, i wish i was you. I wish i can say “I’m excited for this for The Sims 4” instead of just pure apathy. Or just makes me wish they go back to The Sims 3 and 2 and make them 64 Bit and continue supporting those. Or do more werid Bizzaro spinoff/console ports, like the Urbz.