#sims 5 news

[nightlet]

Recap and thoughts.

TS4 base game is free-to-play as of today. Personally not too pressed about this, though it would’ve been nice to get more than just a kit as compensation for long-time players. But if it gives people who’ve been holding back or couldn’t otherwise get the game a chance, cool.

Upcoming content, including two expansions. Tbh I don’t know the frequency of the deliveries up until now, but hopefully they uphold their claim of monthly updates because that’d be nice. Don’t care about upcoming kits, but Phil mentions two expansions in the works.

If these images are any indication as to what’s coming, I’m guessing a proper generations-style EP? Something to expand on the groundwork laid with Parenthood and focus on other life stages would be fantastic. Basing this idea more off of the right image with the kid on the bike and the baby backpack thing.

NEW. WHAT. 300 new kits? Knowing EA, probably. And then we hear a little baby cry, which is expanded on later.

Insert segment where someone asks strangers on the street what they think of the sims.

Steam-workshop-esque platform for mods. Bit of a love/hate feeling with this. It does kinda feel like an attempt to control the modding community. Because it’s going to be ultimately be controlled by the devs, there’s going to be plenty of mods that won’t be welcome on the platform. HOWEVER. If they can make it to be console-friendly, that’d be a great move. Odds are it won’t be, but a girl can dream.

“Maxis invented the life simulation genre.” Sounding a little insecure there. Cities:Skylines shake ya guys? Not feeling threatened by Paralives, are ya? Lol. “We’re not content to sit still.” LMAO. Ok, ok. sure.

Insert segment with a singer and then some dancers with a simlish cover. Chat replay is just “tomato tomato tomato” yikes.

Insert segment with sim gurus using freeplay sims as avatars. Freeplay sims are getting a facelift, also yachts? And a seasonal quest coming later this year.

Mobile is getting balconies.

Insert segment highlighting various creators. YES that is happening. Coulda used some Jim Pickens though.

Could it be? Is it TS5? Is it a spinoff?

The modular editing is something that Paralives had shown off very early on too, and was probably what really got me interested in their project. It’s something that, along with CASt, really gives some much needed freedom with the game and, let’s face it, would let devs get away with a lot less assets while still offering SO many more customizing choices.

So CASt will be making a return in their new game, both my dream and nightmare because I suck at it lol.

It does kinda sound like they’re hinting at a multiplayer option, which does scare me a little. I’ve said it before, but single player should come first in a game like this. I don’t hate on the idea of adding in multiplayer, but I’d hate if it ends up feeling like a game that’s MEANT to be played with others.

The cross-compatibility aspect is kinda interesting. Don’t hate it, but also unsure of how well it’ll work or if it’ll end up limiting the game to the capabilities of mobiles.

TS4 is getting real babies in 2023. Personally, babies are not high on my list. Toddlers have been anxiety-inducing enough and at the rate I’m going on my 100 baby challenge, I’m gonna have to deal with these for a good final portion of it which is scary. But I know it’s been a huge deal for a big part of the community, so congrats guys. Looks like the babies are finally being freed from their teeny tiny prisons. Though really this looks like a toddler to me so hopefully there’s enough of a difference.

And finally,

[vermutandherring]

The history of the series, its problems, and whether it has a future

Seriously, I feel sorry for those people who play on consoles and can't get a single piece of mods to make this game work. I spent myself so much time on reading forums, looking for answers and finally downloading mods to fix 'minor' problems. As much as I love The Sims with all my heart, despite the fact that I like creative aspects in The Sims 4, I absolutely hate 4th game. At this point 'Project Rene', how they call next game in this series, seems for me as a mockery of Will Wright's priceless legacy.

The Sims expanded the attainments of SimCity. After a century dominated by competitive games, the new series revealed a previously unseen aspect of creation. In The Sims, you don't rely on a developer who has already created the game for you and is now leading you by the hand to the goal. Now you are a creator who puts your own meaning into the game process and sets your own goals to achieve. The genius of the 1st The Sims game is so prominent, that in 2012, alongside with some other games, The Sims became a part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The inclusion of games in the museum collection was such an unprecedented case that this event caused considerable controversy both in society and among art critics. At least mention the article by British art critic Jonathan Jones 'Sorry MoMA, video games are not art', in which he contrasts video games with classical works of art in order to deliberately downplay the importance of games.

We did it guys. We proved to snobs that art is not only that which collects dust in the halls of museums, and not those terrible doodles that are sold for horrific sums. I would even say that of all art forms, video games today are almost the only ones that continue the traditional postulates and ideas that art has highlighted for centuries. It continues the eternal question 'what is life', it represents our perception of life in all possible variations, it shows to us what it means to be alive and so on and so on. As they say, 'Art imitates life'. So if you wanna mock your new friend when on your question 'What's your favorite video game' they respond with 'Sims', you better not. Just try yourself any of 1/2/3 game, and on the next day you'll see the world as Diogenes from his barrel. But not The Sims 4.

Does anyone remember what The Sims was about? I think y'all heard that story about Will Right's burned house and how it inspired him on making game about those 'eternal questions'. It perfectly recreates our pursuit of material goods, the desire for recognition and self-affirmation, achieved through social interactions. And what's the most important - the game rewards you with all of these in the end. And guess what? It doesn't have any sense. Any of your goal is a senseless idea, that you created for your own fun. Isn't that how life goes? Well, in The Sims 4 I have only one question all the time:

Sims 4 is not about any of social interactions or achieving wishes. Not only because it's a shallow representation of Right's ideas. But also because they simply don't work. I spend most of the game building something. And in those rare moments when I decide to finally turn to what the game is about, i.e. life simulation, my entire experience is spoiled by lags and bugs. Sims 4 is so lame that it's not even funny. You might say that this is not the worst case in the video game industry. Some video games been turned into gambling, other awful in general. When we still able to 'enjoy' Sims 4, there are games which literally unplayable. But none of the developers has yet been a parasite on the series so much as to squeeze money out of an almost non-working game for more than 8 years. I think that I'm still playing Sims 4 for the same reason as the rest of the players. We believe that one day something going to change and our sims will stop washing dishes in the sink on the 3rd floor. Maybe, it will be better in The Sims 5 and we finally get 'Sims 2 gameplay with Sims 3 possibilities'. But given the current state of things and how far The Sims has deviated from the original design, I strongly doubt it.

The idea of The Sims was so unique, that we haven't seen any other life simulators in these 20 years. EA's greed started drowning the series since Sims 3. Actually, I can't say that change of perspective in the 3d game was really bad. We all adore Sims 3 for its open world and limitless possibilities that turned the game almost into an RPG. Yes, we had less expressive social interactions and the memory system no longer played an important role. But we had a huge world to explore and live in. The problem which started to occur in The Sims 2, slowly started to erode The Sims 3. Game was poorly optimized, with silly amount of RAM to run such a big world. The Sims 4 got the worst from its predecessors, despite the fact that the map was cut. The game, which was designed to be loyal to weak computers, turned into a monster that devours not only the RAM, but also the player's nerves.

And let's not forget how much this 'pleasure' costs. We all chose to play The Sims with this money, but in reality you could buy one or even several works of classical art by some little known 19th century master. I feel myself like Jonathan Jones by writing this. But most of us love The Sims 4 not for what the game is, but for what it could be. I think, The Sims series will never be again what it intended to be.

Oh, and why I even decided to throw it all out. My butler can't wash dishes for whatever reason. Guess I'll abandon the game for next few months.

[simlifemagazine]

IT’S OFFICIAL!

Sim st✰r duo—King Pho and DD are much more than friends. SimLife is happy to report the news and make a record of the famous duo—oops couple!

[noneed2callmesirprofessor]

No one:

Literally nobody:

Not a single being in this galaxy:

Me googling at 3AM: when is sims 5 coming out????

[peonypyxels]

maggie & rei🌟

[raiiny-bay]

alien emoji

[buglaur]

[saturngalore]

taíssa soares 🌺

outfits inspired by paloma elsesser’s off duty looks, named after eliza soares and taís araújo, and nose by @kashisun <3

[coatedinhoney]

Happy Birthday To The Twins!

The twins invited all their friends and family to the water park to celebrate their birthday on the first day of summer!

Kenya has the musical genius aspirations and gained the Music Lover trait whilst Amaya has the Best Selling Author trait with the Bookworm trait.

[samssims]

[observing-the-archives]

Hello foundlings… how would you feel if I told you there’s a podcast coming for discussing the rusty quill Magnus series. That Friday the 13th there will be an episode for anyone hoping to renew their Magnus archives knowledge, or anyone hoping to get into it with minimal effort. And there will be episodes continually for you to chew on. How would you feel about that.

[lilmoonberry]

don't you think i'm pretty, ZhanZhan?

[holocene-sims]

friendship with my semi-hiatus ended, now this sim i made is my best friend 🤝

[accursedrainbow]

Fellas is it gay to elope across Hawaii with a man who pointed a gun in your face not once but twice and make plans to open a café together once this yakuza business is done with?

[peonypyxels]

he’s trying his best