Almost a year after having seen The Sims 4 for the first time, we were finally able to feel again the beast in order to assess trends and novelties, mouse in hand.After several hours of play on a full version, here are our impressions.
Difficult to have a more complete Sims 4 what was offered there overview. Indeed, we were treated to 5-6 hours of play on a near-final version, which already provides a fairly accurate idea of the qualities and defects of this new opus. Note however that various optimizations are still ongoing and we do not hold that against the few technical problems glimpses here and there.There are however only hope that the remaining months of development will be enough to erase the many framerate drops seen on a config yet more muscular. Even more annoying, loading times always occur when leaving the field . Whether this is still current at the time of release, but as it stands, it is a big black spot, especially a regression compared to the 3rd opus that do no understand.
More intuitive constructions
Construction will never been so intuitive.
That being said, you get into the game by passing initially by the famous editor Sims. We do not, however, we shall dwell on it because it has already been the subject of several presentations on the site. After selecting the physical and especially the personality and aspirations of our Sim, so we start by choosing its field. Two cities are proposed: one typical east coast of the United States with a rather green aspect, and a second kind west coast appearance with desert terrain and a tramway network in San Francisco. Whatever choice is made, it must then logically build his house. And it is clear that at this level, it was widely grown in flexibility. It simply places predefined shapes and their size is changed with a mouse movement. A room is too small? Do not worry, you can click on at any time and then use the arrows that appear to enlarge. Want to raise it? Simply place the foundations afterwards. No need therefore to demolish everything every time, all the furniture layout automatically adapts. Moreover, speaking of furniture, know that players who want to simplify their lives more can use pre-furnished rooms available in several colors. For each type of room, there are 6-7 choices, even for the garden, which already offers an interesting variety. However, those who wish to decorate their home A to Z also find a few interesting new features, starting with the ability to place any object at the height of his choice on a wall. This can be a lamp, an alarm, a phone, but also television and kitchen furniture. In short, at this level, there is not much to be deplored, if not decried the absence of both pools. Moreover, it is all the more incomprehensible that similar basins in their design are available.
Emotional Sims
Emotions unlock new dialogue options.
By engaging in play, the first thing to do is choose his work. In the basic version, we are offered 8 different careers among the classics of the series: secret agent, criminal, chef, astronaut, painter, writer, engineering or technology used in entertainment. From there, you just treat her mood and skills to progress, just as in every installment of the series actually. So we spend 80% of his time with his Sims sleeping or work without having something else to do than to accelerate the passage of time. Moreover, the maximum level seems slower than before hair, which generates a bit of trouble. Too bad it was there yet an axis of interesting development manage Sim at work. Yet it seems obvious as it is an important aspect of life. Regardless, the developers chose to focus their work on a new system of managing emotions. This little at first, I must admit that he manages to enrich the gameplay in the long term. In short, depending on the nature of our Sim and his life every day, it will feel different emotions that unlock new actions and will to change its expression and approach. For example, a happy Sim can brighten the day of another or give her a compliment, one that is seductive mood can more easily take a victory in his bed, while he who has just been rebuffed will be unable to succeed in everything he undertakes. And things can go even further. My womanizer for example depressed many girls before dying of shame when one of his conquests refused his marriage proposal. In short, this new aspect of the game brings still more in a way that seems somewhat lacking novelties. The multitasking is thus relates a small part of the actions and unfortunately we have not really been able to test the import / export houses and Sims in-game. Sure, the experience remains very fun, but Sims 4 seems for the moment a little too close to his elders to convince completely.
