The Sims 4 Review

The Sims 4 is a simulation game that you enjoy creating and controlling people in a virtual world with no rules. Build their personalities, their homes, their experiences and their digital lives as you want.  

Getting back from work to pay the bills...

The game itself plays from a third person perspective. You select which Sim (person) you want to control, and then click on objects and choose the interaction. For example, clicking on a book to read, on a stove to cook, on a computer to play some games. If the object is another Sim, then the interaction will get a response. If you are mean to someone, they will be mean back. If you are funny, they might laugh. If you are trying to be romantic, but haven't build up to it, you will probably get rejected. To spice things up a little, every Sim has six necessities (bladder, hunger, energy, fun, social and hygiene) that you need to satisfy, otherwise they might die. On top of that they also have moods. Just finished a work-out? They will feel confident! Are they starving without food for days? They will be angry! Haven't seen a living soul for a while? They will probably be very, very sad!

Progression for a game like this is a bit tricky, as it depends a lot on what your own goal is. Maybe you want to achieve the highest point in a career track. Maybe you want to accumulate wealth. Maybe you want to build a huge mansion. Maybe you just want to survive another day. Or maybe you just want to live in peace growing a family as generations goes by. To mention some of the most common. Regardless, the true progression from a simulation game like The Sims is making your own story unfold.

House Renovation Time!

In order to make all of this possible, you need a place to live. The house construction tool have come a long way, just like the game itself, since The Sims 1. The menus are very visual and quick to navigate. Modifying or building a house has never been so easy. You can now even drag the whole house around! Increase room sizes, turn single rooms around, among many other convenient features.

The Sims 4 is a very stimulating game. The character creation allows for a deep customization of each individual. The game gallery allows you to share and use other peoples creations, if you feel like the need for a quick addition. You can also dabble in a plethora of community mods that can enhance your game in more ways than we can talk about here. On top of all that, there are so, so many little secrets all around the game that there is no way we are spoiling the surprises for you. Our favorite part in all of it? It is not a game about violence, but about life.

Happy living!