Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

If you're reading reviews, you're probably wondering: is this worth the money? The answer is: NO! Not unless that $80 doesn't mean much to you. Here's what we have with the Sims 4: Pros -Faster than previous Sims games -Shorter loading screens -Easier to pick up and less convoluted -Nice music -Pleasing graphics (though not really realistic) -Multitasking for Sims Cons -Create-a-Sim gives you LESS potential to create unique Sims than in the past. It may look like an improvement at first glance, but it's not. Movement of facial features with the cursor is very limiting. There are not many color options, either. -There are very few game options, which means less control over how your game works -The UI is a bit more streamlined but still needs a lot of work (always an issue in The Sims, IMO) -There are A LOT of loading screens -LESS CONTENT; yes it's a base Sims game and this is always an issue with those (prior to EA's greedy DLC practice) but this one is far worse than previous games. There are many things missing from previous games, with very little added. -The only available career choices are awkward and undesirable. There are no standard careers, such as business or law, just odd ones like astronaut. -There are only two towns and they are TINY! That leaves little room for creating a lot of Sims and less time to enjoy the game. It gets old really fast. -The camera SUCKS. It's full of issues (such as lagging screen edge scrolling) and there are very few options to modify it -Building a house only has a few minor improvements over previous games. -The new Sims emotions can be kind of cool at first but the novelty wears off fast. They can be annoying. Sims can die from idiotic things such as laughing (not as rare as they claimed it would be) or being mortified from a minor event, such as rejection. -There just aren't that many improvements, period! This game offers practically nothing new to the series; it's just another way for EA to make $$$. It's dumbed down and ready for the DLCs for cash. Previous Sims games gave you so much freedom that you could play for hundreds of hours before getting bored. This game is different. It's very limited and you will use up the fun time QUICKLY. This is not worth $80!