Almost fifteen years have passed since the release date of the first part of the legendary Sims simulator, which really turned the gaming industry upside down. Prior to this, all computer games were filled with specific meaning - you have a task to which you are going, completing various tasks, finding objects, eliminating opponents, and so on.
Then came the Sim series, which began with SimCity, a city planning simulator. Here, the players did not have a specific task - they just had to build a city, maintain it in a viable state and develop it. The novelty received excellent reviews from critics and players, but the series achieved real success with the release of Sims - this game became a real masterpiece. In it, you were assigned the role of an ordinary person, and the task was simple - to live. You could buy furniture, learn various useful skills, communicate with neighbors, make friends, fall in love, produce offspring and raise children. And all this happened as in real life.
It would seem, how did it happen that such a seemingly primitive idea turned out to be so successful? But practice has shown that the Sims game has become one of the favorite among millions of gamers. After almost fifteen years, the fourth part of the series has already been released. But is everything so smooth with the legend? Does the Sims 4 reach the level of their predecessors ? Reviews of leading gaming magazines Runet will help to figure this out.
Three best reviews
Starting, of course, is with the best results. The maximum rating that was put to the game is 80 points on a 100-point scale. Why didnāt anyone value the whole game of Sims 4?
Reviews from critics do not describe the new project in the most flattering way. This is noticeable even in those reviews that assigned the new product 8 points. GameGuru, GmBox and PlayGround rated the developerās work at eight points. They noted that this project is clearly not up to the level of the previous ones. This is substantiated mainly by the fact that the developers did not bother to add practically nothing new to the game - the series has existed for 15 years, and it is unlikely that it will be possible to leave the bare idea.
The first of the above magazines notes that the developers released only the skeleton of the game, and then will supplement it with content, for which, of course, you will have to pay. The second magazine repeats the same idea, although it notes that even this skeleton is qualitative. Well, the third rightly notes that the Sims series remained in the place that it occupied before the release of the game. As you can see, even the best ratings still belittle the Sims 4 anyway. Reviews from other critics are no longer fun.
ZoneOfGames
As expected, the new part of the game has worse ratings. For example, the magazine ZoneOfGames awarded 7.5 points to the new Sims 4 game. The authors' comments cannot be called unreasonable, because they complain, in principle, almost the same thing. The Sims developer made a rather beautiful and convenient continuation of the series, but at the same time left space for financial maneuvers. Itās boring to play the clean version of the new part - the monotony is boring very quickly. Therefore, the fun begins only with the release of additions. However, it is worth remembering that the best part of the Sims 2 series to date has also gradually grown into add-ons, which in total number more than ten. Therefore, if you are a fan of the series, buy Sims 4. Origin gives a great opportunity to enjoy the game. You do not even have to purchase a disc, as the novelty is distributed digitally.
"Gambling addiction"
As already mentioned, the best way to experience the charm of Sims 4 is Origin (original version). Everyone could pre-order and get the game on the day of its release. But the development of them a little disappointed. In the same way as the authors of one of the most famous Russian-language specialized magazines Igromania. The rating of this publication is 7.5, but at the same time, the authors most competently and clearly managed to formulate the shortcomings of the new items.
In addition to the self-interest of the developers, other aspects were highlighted, such as the elimination of interesting solutions from the previous parts, the outdated visual component, as well as the terrible behavior of the sims, if not managed. Naturally, the development has its pluses, but if the developer releases a game that they are waiting for a few years before the release, then it would be worth trying not to allow such enormous blunders. In general, this is where the good reviews of The Sims 4 end - the reviews that follow will be either neutral or negative.
XTGamers
The XTGamers publication, not finding anything worthwhile, managed to write down the point āthis is Sims.ā This is where the great game came to - there is so nothing to write about in the review that the fact that it belongs to a specific successful one is credited series The rating of this magazine is 73 points out of 100. Of the minuses, the authors single out the same self-interest of developers, as well as the interface thatās not the most convenient, such was the expected game The Sims 4 - the reviews do not really sparkle, but then everything will only be worse.
3DNews
Is it worth mentioning again that the magazine complains about a minimal amount of content? Or an inconvenient interface? Or on the unchanged schedule? No one expected this from The Sims 4 - the reviews repeat each other, and all the authors insist on the same disadvantages, which means that there are indeed shortcomings, and they are very serious. So the developer should not think about how to get more money from the famous name of his brainchild, but about how to make it more impressive and attractive. Nevertheless, the publication gives a rating of 7 in the hope that the add-ons will form a full-fledged Sims 4. The game should turn out to be more impressive and full, especially since the developers still have time to listen to criticism and fix something.
AbsoluteGames
Another respectable game magazine calls what players see in front of them, only the skeleton of a future project. However, there is no excuse for the Sims 4 - the game may well turn out great. Moreover, it is already very expensive now, and additions to it will obviously not be cheap. The developer didnāt even try to hide or disguise the fact that the project was not completed, and this is not the final version of The Sims 4. Reviews of the game, of course, do not record this fact in pluses, because the same Sims 2 looked great and without add-ons, representing a complete finished game, and not the basis for future add-ons.
Gameway
All the cons, in principle, in most publications are the same. But it is GameWay that highlights one more drawback of Sims 4. Critical reviews up to this point bypassed the aspect of location downloads, but in this magazine it is clearly indicated. And this is really a big minus compared to previous versions. If before you had to wait a long time at the very start of the game, but then enjoy the process without any problems at all, then in the fourth part each location is loaded separately, which is an obvious regression. For this and other shortcomings, the game receives 7 points.
Overclockers
If previous reviews only described the problem, then an article from OverClockers is literally filled with righteous anger. Naturally, the main emphasis is placed on the fact that the novelty is only one grain of the final development, but it costs much more than the average full-fledged game. The article even says that the series may well break off on this issue, partly due to the ideological impasse that this release demonstrated, partly due to the ultimatum of the head office, which announced that the series would cease to exist if the required amount will not be collected. The amount is likely to be typed, since millions of fans will buy the game, despite any reviews. But the lack of new ideas is unlikely to cope. Some Sims 4 Deluxe is needed to correct the situation, but for now the rating from the publication is 6.5 points.
Riotpixels
And here is the review that completely tramples on this project, comparing it with any of its predecessors. And if you donāt want to read about the smoothed corners with which the authors at least somehow enclose the project and put it eights, then you should definitely familiarize yourself with this material. There is information about how the once great city, which could be completely covered with a bird's eye view, turned into a set of small soulless district people, the transition between which leads to a long load. There are a few words about non-player characters who are not endowed with any functions at all - they just live, age and die, and you stay. None of them even try to establish life in order to produce offspring, while in previous games all the neighbors were full-fledged personalities. In general, the matter is not only that the developers decided to cash in. The problem is that the Sims are much worse. And the rating in this magazine was even exaggerated - 6.
"PROGAMES"
Well, in the end, it is worth mentioning the reviews from the ProGames magazine. There, the whole point of the latest version of the Sims is very clear and concise. If previous games allowed you to live a full life with realistic characters, then in Sims 4 any attempts lead to the following: you always get the impression that instead of a life simulator, you play Barbie dolls. All this is very depressing, because the Sims series is considered one of the most successful in history. But it is precisely the fourth part that will probably put an end to the further development of the project. Because the developers obviously took the wrong turn, went in the opposite direction, missed with progress and success. But now they are on the way with greed and self-interest - on this road they will be led by Sims 4.
The reviews of the players, of course, do not look so depressing, because many fans of the series are trying to justify everything that they see in front of themselves, and hope for the best. But a sober view of things says that critics are right - the series is clearly not moving towards progress. And if things go further this way, then, quite possibly, a fifth of gamers will not see. And if they see it, they are unlikely to be happy with it, because the path that developers follow does not bode well for the players.
Cheats for the game
As in the previous parts, codes are very important in Sims 4. Nobody forbids you to play fair, but many fans of the series will not refuse to have fun and break the rules. As in the previous parts, cheats are entered through the console, which is called by the familiar combination of keys Ctrl, Shift and C. Most of the codes remain the same. For example, as before, you can get a large amount of money by entering the code "Motherlode". If you are interested in the full list of cheats, then enter "Help" in the console, and from the indicated combinations choose the cheat that you like.