Here's How You'll Create Your Sims in The Sims 4

I haven't played The Sims since the original (and The Sims Online). I take it there's no user-created content anymore? I remember going to some website and downloading items and furniture for free that people created. That was a big draw of the original game for me. They had expansions, but it was still open to do whatever you wanted.

I have The Sims 3 from some bundle. I should probably check it out before I say that I'm interested in The Sims 4. This looks like fun.

I'm really looking forward to this game, hopefully they bring some interesting new tweaks to the gameplay (like 3 did with the whole Wish system). This create stuff is great to see though, because it definitely seems a lot easier to shape out a character the way you have them envisioned in your head than in past iterations (where you were trying to work out whether you wanted to adjust "jaw depth" or "chin angle").

Anyway, I like The Sims a whole bunch. I'm looking forward to a new one (especially as a guy who doesn't buy the expansion stuff, so it's been a fair while without much new content). Thankfully the customisation stuff in Sims 3 was enough to keep it fresh each time I revisited it, but I'm eager to see what this game brings.

Don't mind admitting I have a soft spot for The Sims.

Have to admit I'm liking the create a sim and more cartoony style.

Man, I hope when they release the inevitable 20 expansions (I don't even think this is hyperbolic) it doesn't grind to halt like ended up with Sims 3. Of course this wouldn't be a problem if they didn't strip out all the features the expansions add to ensure they can re-release them all for the next gen.

Awesome.

0:44 gross

isn't the sims team different from the simcity team?

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/03/06

Character customization is really the only thing I care about in these games. I bet they'll ship with little hair/cloths options then charge absurd amounts for additional ones though. And installing user made stuff will probably be a pain in the ass and bloat the game to the point where it barely runs.

Damn it. I'll probably buy it anyway.

Dem curves.

Shizkablabaloo!

Classic Alex

I'd love to see that same level of customization on individual pieces of furniture, but that'd never happen cuz EA wouldn't be able to charge $1.25 for an in game couch.

:<>

Holy shit, Bella and Mortimer, memories just come flooding right back in.

Sigh, every time I look at The Sims, my first thought is that the chat is over. Thanks, Giant Bomb.

The interface is a huge improvement! I'm still worried about the game play. I've heard that after SimCity, they basically scrapped the game and rebuilt it in a year.

Haha, that description :')