The biggest disappointment with Sims 4 is that originally it was being designed to be online-only - similar to Sim City which was a huge disaster and the fanbase got PISSED. So they backtracked and released Sims 4 with a bunch of things stripped from it and it felt really empty.
Over the years, the base game has definitely gotten better. There’s more unique playstyles that are possible, they added some life states, a bunch more for building, etc. It’s worth it to give it another shot since the base game is free now (I think?).
Yeah, I tried it vanilla during the weird middle ground where it got some improvements but was still lacking in many aspects - I’m pretty sure it got more updates since then. Do you think the base game is good enough to try on its own or are there any expansions/kits that you’d say are not necessarily required but at least strongly recommended?
I would def try out the base game first before committing to purchasing any expansions or kits. Even though the game is old, EA keeps those expansions at full cost. There’s been enough added that it should scratch the itch and give you an idea if you want to invest in more.
The expansions I would recommend first are Seasons and Get Together - adding weather and holidays helps with immersion and being able to have clubs and control how sims hang out more is a plus. Life & Death and Growing Together are great expansions for fleshing out interpersonal relationships and getting really unique sims.
I play with a bunch of expansions and kits.
The biggest disappointment with Sims 4 is that originally it was being designed to be online-only - similar to Sim City which was a huge disaster and the fanbase got PISSED. So they backtracked and released Sims 4 with a bunch of things stripped from it and it felt really empty.
Over the years, the base game has definitely gotten better. There’s more unique playstyles that are possible, they added some life states, a bunch more for building, etc. It’s worth it to give it another shot since the base game is free now (I think?).
Yeah, I tried it vanilla during the weird middle ground where it got some improvements but was still lacking in many aspects - I’m pretty sure it got more updates since then. Do you think the base game is good enough to try on its own or are there any expansions/kits that you’d say are not necessarily required but at least strongly recommended?
I would def try out the base game first before committing to purchasing any expansions or kits. Even though the game is old, EA keeps those expansions at full cost. There’s been enough added that it should scratch the itch and give you an idea if you want to invest in more.
The expansions I would recommend first are Seasons and Get Together - adding weather and holidays helps with immersion and being able to have clubs and control how sims hang out more is a plus. Life & Death and Growing Together are great expansions for fleshing out interpersonal relationships and getting really unique sims.
Thanks for the recommendations! I’ll keep them in mind if I end up sticking with the game in the future.