The Sims 4 released today

Build mode received a complete overhaul in the new game. You push and pull your rooms to your specifications and if furniture is already placed, the game will rearrange them if you increase or decrease room sizes. For a base game there are a TON of new objects and the way to place them is much more precise than previous Sims installments.

Here's a good video talking about the new build/buy mode.
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I'll probably get it on steam

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That would be a miracle

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The great thing about 2 was the control. You could play by the rules and have fun accomplishing goals, but still create exactly what you wanted along the way. And you could do this without mods. I only played 3 for a little bit, and it seems they stripped that away, made you play their game more than create your own game, if that makes sense. Going from 2 to 3 was like they turned a PC game into a console game. The micro-gameplay was better but the macro-gameplay was worse.

Hopefully this one strikes a good balance. I'll probably get it on steam

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The way I would describe it is it's an improvement on The Sims 2 format. It seems like they went back to The Sims 2 format and decided to build on that instead of building on the format of The Sims 3. And they've done a great job with it. There are a lot of people who are pissed and hate it though because there's no "open world" like there was in The Sims 3.

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There are a lot of people who are pissed and hate it though because there's no "open world" like there was in The Sims 3.

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I'm fine with that no being in it, I fricking hated that shite. Side note, Maxis must not have sent review copies before the game came out. Nobody has been talking about this game since the news of "Nopoolstoddlersgate" came out. I didn't even realize it dropped today until seeing this thread.

Ive heard mixed reviews.

I hear there are no normal jobs in this rendition.

That video was great.

"Sub-orbs. Sub-orbs. Suburbs."

"In Sims 3, I could drive my car to a neighbor, drink from his pool, and then fricking kill him. You can't do that anymore in Sims 4."

Robbaz's Sims 3 Redneck Brothers series is worth a watch if you enjoyed it. He has a Gabe sim later in the series with an entire Gabe room. He's pretty entertaining. Love his Kerbal videos too.

Okay, so I put in a little over 6 hours on it yesterday.

Open World- I still don't get what the big deal with not having it is. I guess I play the game a little bit differently then most people. I don't go to other peoples houses. Having to load a new plot isn't that bad to me, especially when the loading times are as short as they are in this game. I tend to stay around my house, and go to the other town places very occasionally. So, no big deal to me, but it's driving some people up the walls to not have this.

Not having cars and dishwashers is curious.

The social interactions aren't really what I thought it'd be like. I thought they'd be better. It's still an improvement over other installments. The new interactions are a blast. For instance when my guy is feeling confident, he gets new things to say and do to people like giving out a more effective pickup line.

The new skills and jobs are fun. No one sits outside your house honking anymore when it's time for you to go to work. Which is nice if you don't like nagging, but bad if you forget to go to work.

The building tool is improved, but I don't like the premade rooms selector. There's nothing wrong with it, I just think that inclusion is pretty lame.