Sims 2 vs Sims 3 vs Sims 4 MEMORIES ~ The De-evolution.

[@tespenkr9924]

Sims 2: Actual memories Sims 3: Save bloating garbage Sims 4: Memor-what? More Star Wars?!

[@akinamation]

Batuu I smell in comment of yours.

[@ShinyShilla]

press c and go to family book or whatever . Ya'll just "lazy" or forgetful ...I also am, and I also miss ts2 memories, but I do like the "effects" the sims 4 memories give.. if only I could *remember* to create them.

[@JC_Cali]

If any comment deserved to be gold-starred...

[@SimsAllAround]

Well put xDD That's why I turned Sims 3 notifs for them off. They still get the pictures, though, and it's not as bloaty, so nice surprise

[@Rosspeter123]

The memories in Sims 2 were soooo good. They actually made the Sims feel like they had a life and a story. Without them, the Sims feel like they only exist in the moment.

[@PleasantSims]

I completely agree!

[@jennw6809]

Maybe we need memories even more than extra traits to make sims feel different from each other!

[@organicstorm]

Right! I started to take notes about my Sims' lives in order to at least have MY memories recorded for my Sims, even of they don't know their own past 😅

[@lizzit917]

I did not remember how much I LOVED sims 2 memories until right now, which is sort of ironic if you think about it. LMAO.

[@PleasantSims]

HAHA! They were so well done in Sims 2!

[@belladramatic961]

Same! One of the best and we'll missed features

[@unknown-pr1of]

I didnt know u could make memories or have them in the sims 4 XD i know now thou

[@Cats_are_the_best_no_joke]

Sadly the horrible evaluation happened and left us with u have to MAKE memories then finally to no memories at all :(

[@adrivoid5376]

I like sims 2 memories show like *who* specifically taught them to talk, who gave them their first kiss. I love try to balance out who taught what because of it, and using the memories to keep track of lovers and townwide drama. Its so interactive and makes them sim’s lives so detailed and fun. Sims 3 memories were so annoying honestly, and sims 4 well we all know....

[@lunacouer]

YES! I liked to see which parent taught their kids the most skills as toddlers, and then compare it to their current relationship. Even something as simple as that told a backstory that we've never gotten in any other game.

[@courtney6541]

I was just playing the sims 2 and my sim died. Her brother couldn't plead to the reaper for her life because she was dying in the women's bathroom.

[@waifu_png_pl6854]

is this an argument against gendered bathrooms?

[@jamiemohan2049]

Ok ....

[@Cats_are_the_best_no_joke]

In ts2 Hermia Capp came back from sneaking out with Puck Summerdream when WHILE EVERYONE WAS SLEEPING SHE DIED IN THE KITCHEN OF HUNGER and her newly married grandfather COULDN'T GET UP FAST ENOUGH TO SAVE HER but luckily I didn't save INSTEAD I SENT ALL 3 TO UNIVERSITY WITH THEIR LOVERS

[@Cats_are_the_best_no_joke]

And they got engaged EXEPCT tybalt is still struggling to find a girl

[@spideyfan2884]

@@Cats_are_the_best_no_joke Kevin , Move Gu Koren

[@Hendrik_McSims]

"Love them in the Sims 2, loathe them in the Sims 3, miss them in the Sims 4" Perfect summary

[@PleasantSims]

Thank you Hendrik!

[@TheSimsLore]

I miss the memory system from The Sims 2 SO MUCH. The drama...and honestly I liked the memory system in the Sims 3 as well, not as much, but it still gave sims so much LIFE. ugh the good old days. 😩

[@PleasantSims]

I know! I definitely preferred memories in Sims 3 to nothing. At least your non-played Sims did have memories captured. I wish they would bring these features back so much!

[@aspirationfailure6100]

Hey The Sims Lore I really love your videos!

[@tycoonsimmer]

When 2 of your favorite simmers are in the same place. Hyperventilation begins

[@daviddarq6732]

wat a gr8 pleasure seein' u guys supportin' each other & not fightin' 4 the auditory. such a rare trait - kindness. my heart melts everytime i see such things. thank u 4 bein' like that.

[@tacticalninjas2669]

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME IVE BEEN PLAYING THE SIMS 4 FOR YEARS AND NOW JUST LEARNED THERES A MEMORY SYSTEM

[@sailormoon6842]

One thing I hate about the sims 4 is that whenever you make an brand new adult sim have sex or kiss someone a pop up message says it's their first time!/first kiss! Even if they married and have a children, it makes no sense!

[@PleasantSims]

I agree! That annoys me too!!

[@sailormoon6842]

@@PleasantSims Honestly if it only happened to single sims fine I guess but married sims? sims who have children? They could have made it automatic or something :/

[@babygurleatsshickennuggits4201]

@@sailormoon6842 Mystery sim got their bag and left before ts4 because they were sick of kissing everyone lol.

[@doncarlin9081]

It makes sense, lazy game design.

[@eviolus-5660]

Pretty sure it says it's their first with that specific sim not their first personally

[@lizzit917]

you: "if you load SimPE" me: *triggers memory of a program that I have not had a single solitary thought about in a decade* HOWWWWWW

[@PleasantSims]

HAHA! Bringing back all your Sims 2 memories!

[@stodani]

what is simPE exactly?

[@lunacouer]

@@stodani It's a clunky but really powerful program that folks use for both the Sims 2 and Sims 3 to edit game files. So modders, custom content creators, program creators and even the general public use it for all kinds of things. I still use the Sims 3 version to merge my custom content files into single package files (put together by categories), so my game doesn't struggle to load hundreds of things. But that's about it. I don't understand the other 98% of the stuff it does, lol.

[@stodani]

@meow oooh ok. thank you!!

[@stodani]

@@lunacouer lol thank you very much!

[@jennteal5265]

I absolutely LOVE the gossip option on Sims 2! When they gossip and giggle about someone's family member dying it's so macabre 😂

[@PleasantSims]

I know!! I always love to make them gossip and see who they'll talk about next. LOL

[@janetsdrawstation]

How do u get that icon

[@idk_who2320]

I was watching a sims 3 little details and one of them said that when you gossip you can actually get real life events that pop up on the side I think the sims 3’s gossip option is fare superior than 2

[@laurakpatrick1799]

@@idk_who2320 the problem with it (while funny) is it shows really stupid things as gossip such as “John smith was flirting with Jane smith!” Ummm sir it’s not scandalous or interesting that a married couple is flirting

[@idk_who2320]

@@laurakpatrick1799 well it actually is you can get a pop up that aometjmes say that Jeffery langraab cheated on Nancy Langraab

[@Life_Universe_Everything]

Once in my game, Don leaving Cassandra at the alter became the talk of the town, everyone was talking about.

[@PleasantSims]

I love that so much! The gossip spreading around town just makes the neighborhood so much more interesting!

[@soniquefus]

I remember once time in SimsPE, I made a memory that a Sim got beat up by a kitten just to see if the game would take that... and it did. And everyone in town was talking about how poor Xemnas got his butt whooped by a kitten lol. Also some memories are weird in Sims 2... one of my Sims has a negative memory of getting engaged but it has the positive text?... oh well.

[@PleasantSims]

Oh wow! Poor Sim getting beat up by a kitten! Lol. There is a bug in the game where sometimes a memory shows up as negative when it should be positive. You can get a mod to fix the bug, and fix any existing memories in Sim PE. I've had it happen in my game too!

[@indeboss]

It's also interesting that modders found out TS2 memory system was supposed to affect sims mood (every memory has a mood buff rate, and only last 10 or so memories count), but unfortunately they scrapped this idea. Fortunately, you can still find a mod for this. Also, one thing that wasn't mentioned is that in TS3, if you create a memory yourself, you can pick if it's neutral, positive or negative

[@PleasantSims]

Oh that's interesting Oleg! Thank you for sharing!

[@indeboss]

@@PleasantSims my pleasure! You need the memory version of this mod: modthesims.info/d/626148 And this memories fix: modthesims.info/d/626847/memory-mod.html

[@HorseyWithNoNamey]

Actually their memories do affect their overall mood. If most of their recent memories are negative their aspiration bar and mood get lower as they are constantly reminiscing on the bad memories. It is quite the complex system

[@TechnoScorpion2137]

@@HorseyWithNoNamey and they're getting angry over this sometimes or cry a lot (after death of their partner, for example) for a few day or even whole week! I love TS2 so much!

[@aditimandavgane]

@@HorseyWithNoNamey o

[@tommy25185]

I didn’t know there where memories in the sims 4

[@PleasantSims]

They're not very user-friendly and I think they purposely bury them in the screenshots manager, but they're there...sort of.

[@tommy25185]

@@PleasantSims I wish I could play this sims again but till I can I’ll live vicariously through simmers on KZbin

[@ronniemokeev3322]

@@PleasantSims I have 4000+h in ts4 and didn't even know they're there because I take screenshots in tab mode to get actually good looking ones and the screenshot manager thing never pops up. :/

[@eloisemturner2289]

Would be nice to access memories in ts4 xbox one version

[@susannemoseidbryhni9898]

@@ronniemokeev3322 when u take a screenshot with the in-game system it takes the picture as if you were pressing tab 😊 so it's not as if you took a screendump of the whole screen, it's more like taking a picture

[@pixelatedtoast]

Just imagine: You switch to a sim after playing as someone in the same household, you see a thought bubble with a memory symbol next to a picture of someone, they then get an embarrassed moodlet, you hover over said moodlet and it says "rejected by (insert sim name)" Even tho that happened to them years ago (in game) I'd love that because i remember random stuff like that

[@babygurleatsshickennuggits4201]

When using slice of life mod its a possibility!

[@JuanJose-fw1eg]

The Sims really is like a reverse Pokemon, the more it advances it becomes weaker but prettier. (y'know like how a Pokemon usually gets stronger but less cute as it evolves... whatever I liked my analogy).

[@champagnesupernova4081]

I don't consider Sims 3 or Sims 4 prettier than Sims 2. Sims 2 is the prettiest game to me....I hate the cartoony graphics on Sims 4 & how Sims look on Sims 3. Sims 2 is perfection.

[@AliceShinya]

But i like raichu more than pikachu 😊

[@anomalytenacious]

@@champagnesupernova4081 Not liking the style choice of sims 4 doesn't mean the graphics are not "improved." When people say the sims 4 is pretty they mean the graphics have been upgraded and polished to look nicer. Look at "final fantasy 7" graphics vs the "final fantasy 7 remake." Older graphics updated to newer graphics make it look prettier is all.

[@sketchur]

That's actually a good analogy, LOL! Old Sims games were more about function, but new Sims games are focused on form!

[@sqitspanders9057]

My torchic was so cute before he evolved

[@rahmel2009]

It’s evolving, just backwards.

[@PleasantSims]

That's the truth!

[@anomalytenacious]

So devolving like a digimon?

[@gav668]

I read a book w that premise recently, Future Home of the Living Gd

[@lucse9898]

"____ was feeling bookish and decided to go on a trip to the library!" SHUT UP! SHUT UP!!!

[@PleasantSims]

I KNOW!!! LOL. I had to disable those with a mod because I couldn't take it!

[@aspirationfailure6100]

@@DuchessTheAristocat they are talking about the sims 3 memories

[@aspirationfailure6100]

@@DuchessTheAristocat lol it’s ok i guess

[@aspirationfailure6100]

@Axel Drans Yea idk why they made so many useless memories when they knew there was a memory limit to

[@arielc8584]

@Axel Drans I don't know I think the park might be close second for most important place... If anyone wants the mod that gets rid of minor memories, here you go. modthesims.info/d/446281/no-or-fewer-automatic-memories-with-custom-tool-to-make-your-own-mod-edited-01-16-2014.html

[@itamarmedeirosnetto]

O never accepted that bella was unfaithfull because its clearly stated that she rejected don. And the memory os there as proof

[@aspirationfailure6100]

Yea me to but she is a romance sim but I don’t think they knew people would play as her in pleasantview

[@Depressed_Dandelion]

@@aspirationfailure6100 she's a family sim tho??

[@aspirationfailure6100]

@@Depressed_Dandelion no she’s not wdym?

[@Depressed_Dandelion]

@@aspirationfailure6100 I'm almost sure the Bella in strangetown is and although she's technically the clone, the details of sims unavailable for normal gameplay is mostly gibberish

[@aspirationfailure6100]

@@Depressed_Dandelion what are you talking about she’s romance to if you don’t believe check the sims wiki

[@kiblz]

I loved how in the Sims 2 they could have positive and negative memories! It always felt like you could get to know a sim by looking through them.

[@PleasantSims]

Me too! It gives you a very good idea of what's going on in their lives and how they felt about it.

[@kiblz]

@@PleasantSims exactly!

[@puddingface1902]

Sims 3 Memories started recording every random thing lol. It's still my favorite game but Sims 2's memories are the best.

[@PleasantSims]

Yeah, the random "go shopping" and "visiting the park" got annoying! Luckily there is a mod to help!

[@puddingface1902]

@@PleasantSims Mods are great :)

[@eeeeeeeeeeeee9651]

I actually prefer the TS3 memories for some reason lol

[@puddingface1902]

@@eeeeeeeeeeeee9651 TS3 memories are good too but they don't have much impact on the gameplay. They're just screenshots with description. TS3 memories are for the player to see not the Sim themselves. However TS3 does have another memory system in the AI. This is not visible to the player. Each Sim stores certain things that makes their AI behave differently. These things don't appear in the UI so the player can't tell. But still the fact that TS2 Sims can remember the thief that robbed them is pretty cool. So I would say that overall TS2 still wins.

[@eeeeeeeeeeeee9651]

@@puddingface1902 I was just saying I like the TS3 memories better I was not trying to say it's better than TS2 😅

[@daviddarq6732]

there's ideology & philosophy behind the sims 2, that makes it so deep & versatile. every gameplay detail has it's practical purpose & systemised with other details very well. in the sims 4 everything's just... like a good lookin' & appeal surrogate of everythin' gr8 from the sims 2. even music is not as cozy & excitin' as in previous series

[@MsBikasa]

I completely agree with you. I’ve been thinking about this and it might be a stretch but I think the work ethic in the gaming industry was much higher back then because games were not as mainstream as they are now, so the rating of the game would be based of its actual quality. And my other thought is that Will Wright the creator of the Sims was fully involved in the development in the Sims 2. I don’t know how much his influence made it the thorough and detailed game that it is, but I came across this really old E3 presentation where he gives first glances at Sims 2. You could see in his attitude and behavior that he lived and breathed the game. He was giving it all to make it up to his standards. This is what we are missing now, I think. What do you think?

[@daviddarq6732]

@@MsBikasa i agree. will wright is a super-underrated genius & i desperately want him 2 b involved in the sims 5 project. make sims gr8 again!

[@nemanjakuc9513]

Just Sims 2 were best memories, then Sims 3 like random memories, then Sims 4 poor "memories" (they are screenshots). Name of video is true, and I think that Sims 4 will be really bad game without push and pull customization, better graphics and build mode. I think that Sentiments will help and will be like memories, but that is better than before screenshot "memories".

[@sophiedi.2413]

I wish they'd combine the Sims 3 and 2 memories. I create memories in Sims 3 ALL THE TIME and greeting cards from their wedding for example , these are one of the most important features for me. Am I the only one? I hate the Sims 4 screenshot system. 🤷‍♀️

[@sophiedi.2413]

@Axel Drans yeah that's funny and annoying, but luckily you can delete those memories and create more relevant ones.

[@fenrisvermundr2516]

@Axel Drans Your Sim just ate food for the first time. They will always remember that feeling. Your Sim just took their first nap. They will always what it was like the first time they took a nap. Your Sim just had their first kiss with their Spouse.

[@nickh5021]

I remember always checking the memories of premade Sims in the Sims 2. One of the best game features for me! Was so disappointed that they weren't included in TS4.

[@PleasantSims]

Same! I wish they would overhaul the Sims 4 memories!

[@brandoniswhoiam]

The Sims 2 had the best memories, The Sims 3 was... ok, and The Sims 4... no.

[@PleasantSims]

Agreed.

[@Ously6]

Memories were fun. It was great looking back on things my sims remembered. Particularly when they’re elders, and they’re remembering their life.

[@PleasantSims]

Very good point! It's fun to see everything that happened to your Sims over a lifetime.

[@sophie9984]

Yes, everytime my Sim was close to dying I looked at the memories and admired their life.

[@TinyCloud90]

Yes seeing your sims get old was quite something special. I was always so sad when a sim died of old age, because of what we have been through. I got really attached to some pixels 😂

[@SuperviddeOfficial]

Every time I get into Sims 2 again I realize how often I look at the memories to keep track of everything and I can't really understand how I do without them in sims 4

[@jonnycolucci7683]

Right? Its basically their biography lol

[@rebeccamiller5051]

I didnt even know about the memory system in sims 4....

[@PleasantSims]

Most people don't because it's buried and hard to use.

[@puni1843]

Hahaha me too

[@LadyBug-ox8bg]

Same here lmao

[@haliee]

i've known but never used it

[@futurecollegedropouts423]

As someone who’s never played the sims 2, the sims 4 is absolutely unrecognizable as part of the franchise, let alone an UPGRADE... I can’t believe how much we’re missing out on, great video!

[@aspirationfailure6100]

Here my thoughts on memories in the sims! The sims 2 did them best tbh! I love how your sims remember big thing that happen in their lives like death or cheating and they can even gossip cheating to! Sims 3 memories were good I guess but they didn’t feel like they impacted the gameplay like they did in sims 2. They just feel like a random screenshot tbh but it’s good to have them unlike sims 4. I didn’t even know sims 4 had memories for the longest time that’s how forgettable they are. You have to create your own memories here and you have to force your sim to remember them unlike in sims 2. I just don’t think they thought them through either that or they were rushed but that’s what I think about the memories in the sims games!

[@PleasantSims]

I agree with your analysis! I think the Sims 4 system had the potential to be great, but like so many things with that game it feels unfinished.

[@lunacouer]

I'm just sad because with a few more steps, they would've had it. Like you and Cindy said, I get the feeling that they started on the memory system, but because of the rush to get it out, the team said "Welp, let's hope they don't miss it because that's all we got". Then they just abandoned it. I'm also tired of repeating this over and over again..."It has so much potential if they'd just develop it...fix it...tweak it..." I'm pretty sure I'm in a toxic relationship with the Sims 4 😂

[@aspirationfailure6100]

@@lunacouer fr i agree. if they just did the simple fixes Cindy said these memories could be decent and they could even patch it in

[@Awesomesauce1313]

@@lunacouer lol I can change him!

[@lunacouer]

@@Awesomesauce1313 😂😂😂

[@Red-hy2wp]

Honestly I love the idea of TS3 taking a photo every time that an important memory happened, too bad it did it WAY too much and I have to use mods to keep only the important and relevant memories.

[@saraa3418]

I'm getting back in to TS2 and this had me shook. I was playing the Pleasants and Angela and Daniel were eating breakfast in the dining room when Lilith sat down at the other end of the table to eat her breakfast. All of a sudden I notice Angela and her dad gossiping about Lilith like she wasn't even there! They were all like, "Hey do you remember how when your sister aged up she failed the eye exam? That was so funny!" Then Lilith gave them such a look! I was like, "You go Lilith, we're gonna get you out of here, girl." I had her befriend Coral and Herb and then when I went to the Oldies I had them ask if she wanted to move in with them. Now she is living with them as their daughter and has taken their name. Angela keeps showing up to kick over their trashcan. How petty can you get Angela? You're really gonna go mess up your grandma's yard?

[@ambycarr1695]

I have been talking to my boyfriend about this for like this whole year. I HAAAAAAATE the sims 4 memory system. I always go back to playing sims 2 because the memories are always sooooo much fun. It added so much to their story and to the drama. Also I love when you have a family aspiration in sims 2 and you throw a party and invite their family members, they remember it as a family reunion 🥺 that plus the wants and fears are what makes me go back to sims 2 after all these years. Nothing will ever compare to the detail they put into sims 2.

[@arie4488]

Ah yes I absolutely love the family reunion memory! They usually happen during weddings 💖

[@ambycarr1695]

@@arie4488 I’ve had it for pretty much every party I throw. I like to invite their families over for birthdays, sports parties, New Years.

[@pedroguedes7437]

"We loved the in The Sims 2, Loathed them in The Sims 3 and miss them in The Sims 4". I Absolutely LOVED this statement not only by its impact, but also because it pretty much sums up the subject of the whole video (which, if you go too academical... when you study doing essays and afterwards doing those "scientific research type texts" that I despise and have no clue about the proper name for them in english, you learn that the introduction in both types of writing is exactly what you did there, sum up the entire thing you're gonna talk about afterwards, I might be getting a bit screwed up by college to have noticed that, but I thought it was so funny! 🤣🤣🤣🤣)

[@soniquefus]

"You might wanna take a screenshot right at the moment that their body is falling..." well this video took a turn

[@PleasantSims]

I mean, am I the only one who wants a screenshot of my Sim's corpse? 😆

[@Xblackjckqueen]

i love the sims 2 memories bcs just like real life, these memories can tell us so much about a person - they truly brought the sims to life !

[@marcoc7388]

OMG. I didn't know the Sims actually gossiped about their memories in TS2. Now I know why memories can corrupt a save file. THAT IS SO FREAKING COOL! Honestly, the sentiments seem to be a little like that. I'm being positive on that system for TS4.

[@MusicFoyreverh]

I think sims don't gossip about the premade memories in sims 2 because they haven't witnessed each other getting those memories. That's why Don was gossiping about certain sims without any memory icons. If you play awhile they start gossiping the way you meant to show us since they've witnessed other sims getting new memories😊

[@Epatron2]

I’ve been playing sims 4 since it released, and NEVER knew you could make memories. I legit thought there were just no memories in this game.

[@lumikera]

This is my opinion of each games, tl;dr: Sims 2: Gameplay focused, most 'realistic' [most fun on that part] Sims 3: A good combination of both, most but some think it's worse when they're trying to do both. Sims 4: Build and Buy focused, all on building, and almost going back to the roots with how unrealistic some things are.

[@sarahsampson175]

For ts2, I used to love going to all the hoods and looking at all the premade sims’ memories. It was so fun to see how everyone’s relationships intertwined 😊😊😊

[@SimsAllAround]

I always wished Sims 3 had Sims 2 memories, but I still appreciate that they had pictures and descriptions that are a bit close to the original even if you turn off the notifications for it. Sims 4 could never.

[@melanieborduas8687]

I grew up with the sims and these games were integral to my childhood. Your videos have highlight *why* I loved these games growing up. I thought I was slowly outgrowing the franchise but you've made me realize that they're actually just slowly getting worse and now I can't unsee it. Thank you for your content! You've also made me discover how much LORE I missed from deleting Sims in the TS2! Really makes me wanna go play the game again. Love your videos :)

[@doncarlin9081]

Memories were one of the best features of the Sims 2. You could look at a Sim's memories and learn their life story.

[@katlyndobransky2419]

This queen gives TS4 so much shade... And I LOVE IT!!!❤️

[@olgakalina6363]

Wow, thanks, I didn't even know about the sims 2 gossip system. How cool was that

[@PleasantSims]

It was really amazing!

[@EndBeautifulFriend]

I really love your comparison videos! you put so much effort into them and they are so detailed. Also side note but your laugh is adorable! Keep up the great work :D

[@xJackOfKnavesx]

I distinctly remember there being a different memory system in TS4 in the beginning, where you actually could choose the associated emotion as well as it being more like a photoalbum of sorts for each specific sim/family (my memory's a bit fuzzy as to how it worked, but it definitely didn't store all screenshots you had ever taken in the same place the way it does now). I had a family where the photoalbum was a huge part of the story, where I captured everything special that happened and would go back to look at how far the family had come. Then, back in 2015 I believe, they updated the memory system to what it is now. Sadly. Does anyone else remember the old memory system? I miss it.

[@PleasantSims]

Yes! You definitely could change the emotion before. I don't remember the photo album because I wasn't playing Sims 4 at that time. But why ON EARTH would they change it from that (better system) to what it is now!? I don't get it!

[@xJackOfKnavesx]

@@PleasantSims I don't get it either, but it's definitely a shame. The old system was a lot more fun and better structured, imo. I just looked it up and found an old thread from 2015 on The Sims forums (titled "Playing with memories in The Sims 4") that goes through the old memory system and how it worked. There was a memory timeline for each individual sim (not really a photoalbum, I remembered it wrong) where all the memories you saved for that specific sim were stored and then all the screenshots were separate. It still didn't have automatic memories, but definitely a much less cluttered system than what we have today.

[@JanJan4Infinity]

Sims 2 memories are awesome. Very impactful and helpful tool to understand the backstory of your sims. Sims 3 took it to a level where it was just a hot ass mess. I disable it and make my own memories of photos and vids for use on my Simblr blog. If EA considers doing Sims 5 I hope that the team can improve on memory making or just bring back the exact formula from Sims 2.

[@WindowsXPFrog]

Wait, gossip works that way? I thought it was just an interaction. That's so cool.

[@PleasantSims]

Yep! Your Sims gossip about things they've witnessed and spread it all around town!

[@martagotuje2137]

I LOVE your comparison videos, so happy you've posted this! ❤️

[@PleasantSims]

Thank you for watching!

[@davidkonevky7372]

My random idea: you could drag a certain memory to a sim and then your sim will start chatting about the memory with the other sim

[@elainal6847]

I am glad someone else has found the memory option in the Sims 4. I fell asleep with youTube on a while back and a James Turner video from 6 years ago happened to mention this and I went exploring and lo and behold there it was! The Sims 4 team has made active choices to just stop acknowledging things that aren't working- memories, whims, interactions that were gameplay from smaller packs that stopped working as new packs were released. Also if you do have them remember a memory it adds the buff of the memory emotion to your current emotion. Also Also it is not just your screenshots it is every selfie and photograph your sims have taken as well and it always starts with the oldest content, not the newest and isn't filtered by save file so the longer you play the deeper you have to scroll to find something related to the sims you are currently playing.

[@leslie2149]

Wow, by the time you get the memory logged of Travis asking Summer to be his girlfriend, they will have gotten married and have 3 kids! My one complaint about Sims 2 memories is things like say a toddler getting memories of a cousin getting on the deans list or things like that, when they don't even know that particular sim although they are related. But considering the alternatives I'll live with it. Sims 3 pop-ups everytime my sim would breathe got old real fast! One of the first Sims I made when I first played Sims 3 was enthusiastic about the outdoors. You can just imagine the number of pop-ups and "memories" she got everytime she stepped outdoors!

[@luluumon]

Bugged memories... Easiest way to corrupt sims 2😂 Also i love how in the sims 3 you can see exactly what gossip are they talking about

[@jubilationcryer]

I'm officially a Pleasant Sims stan

[@PleasantSims]

Aww! Thank you so much!

[@fernanda5487]

something i really liked in the sims 2 is that they could remember something on their own, like they'd be eating their mac and cheese and think, hey i had a nice childhood! I thought that was cute. And i remember one sim who one recalled her husband cheated on her and got angry again briefly, I'm not sure if that was an actual thing or I made it up but i never played with mods

[@Maanemand]

Memories are amazing! You can catch a sim thinking about something (positive or negative) that happened to them in their child stage in their adult stage, which is so realistic!

[@rainbii]

didn't even know ts4 had a memory system...

[@PleasantSims]

A lot of players don't because it's not very user-friendly. Frankly, I think they purposely buried it because they didn't want to make it work properly. It's bare bones, as are most features in Sims 4.

[@aspirationfailure6100]

I don’t blame you for not knowing tbh the sims 4 memories are very forgettable tbh

[@rainbii]

@@PleasantSims yeah, that's really what it seems like... :< they had such good features in previous games, why couldn't they just build upon them... i just don't know with ts4 anymore...

[@DoubleDash7]

I always loved the memories in The Sims 2. I spent hours fixing them in SimPE before playing a hood. The Smith, Capp and Monty families are the hardest to make sure everyone lines up. I had to create a spreadsheet with their ages to make sure everyone was consistent. I think The Sims 1 had "memories" too, but it was just screenshots and you could give them a description.

[@wallswalls2882]

I love your suggestions for the memory system in Sims 4. I wish EA would watch this video, cause this is something that would completely change the game and is not that hard/expesive to implement.

[@maddienicole3225]

i just found your page and oml, hearing sims talk in a southern accent is something i never knew i needed

[@jasminebee2060]

Omg had no idea Don has memories about Bella! Sims 2 memories are great 😊

[@batguy39]

2 really solos They're straight up handing over the lore at that point

[@christophervera8857]

Sims 2 is too perfect I started playing for the first time a few weeks ago and your videos got me hooked to wanting to play more haha

[@itsgaylebitxh]

The marriage memory pictures always made me smile.

[@Kriszti32]

I miss the old sims 2 memory system. That was my favourite. The drama was real. :D

[@millyvice4423]

Gameplay wise and depth wise sims 2 is superior, that's a just a fact 😅

[@guillaumeschaack2351]

the sims 4 memories feel like a bad replica of the sims 2’s story mode with the pre-made screenshots :D

[@cieralouise482]

i genuinely had NO idea sims 4 had memories...

[@Pyonkotcchi]

Sims 2 is the game i played the most of in my life (never had a powerful enough pc for the sims 3) so when the sims 4 came out qith its customization and better performance i was so excited but tbh without the memories its so hollow like, such a little thing impacted the story so much, it encourages you to give them great lives and let them experience milestones so they'll have good memories, its like an in game achievements/trophy system in a way

[@pupyfanatic44]

I wish the screenshots in TS4 had albums separated by household like in TS2. I feel like even that would make it easier. But I agree about the panel for each individual sim and a little thought bubble would be even better. I have literally always taken pictures of everything since way back to TS1 days so I don’t mind capturing them myself, but once you have enough households it gets annoying and overwhelming trying to navigate the screenshot manager with everyone’s snapshots all in one place.

[@CeaseEcho]

Or at least show the photos in the order of most recent to oldest.

[@nixsta]

I have played this game since the beginning, and was never a fan of 4, only started playing it more recently...and I had no idea of the memory function in 4! It is still nothing like it should be, but I didn't even know it existed until this vid!

[@rjdj8969]

Just want to say thank you for making videos I've been watching your Pleasant View live streams on your other channel. And it's really been keeping me sane because I've been quarantined for like 3 weeks😄

[@PleasantSims]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@BiggestAGFanEVER]

I think something that is underrated about the sims 3 memories are that they show how many days it has been since the memory took place. I LOVE going back and seeing how many days it has been since a certain interaction happened. It’s really helpful in legacy save files.

[@powerpuff4ever]

I’ve only played Sims 4 but the preloaded townies seem so fun to play with in Sims 2 because of this. I legitimately haven’t played with the existing sims since I bought the game and in a lot of cases I start a new save file with a copy of a file with exclusively original sims that already have relationships with each other. I just hate that families and groups of best friends like barely know each other and have no history. I didn’t realize TS4 even _had_ a memory system but it definitely feels like an afterthought. I love your idea of being able to change the emotions on a memory. Like a long time couple breaks up and so you change the memory of their first date to sad because your sim is heartbroken. I’d loveeeeeee that little bit of extra interest and it makes a more immersive walkthrough of old saves

[@ShamuManta]

I had no idea The Sims 4 had memories🤯

[@PleasantSims]

They don't make it easy to find - and probably for good reason.

[@aparkerh]

Memories are actually an integral part of the sims 2. I have noticed that sims in the sims 2 often perform actions differently based on the memories that pop up in their thought bubbles.

[@stargirlvampire]

I didn't even know about the memory system in sims 4. I just thought that when you capture a screenshot that its just a screenshot saved to your pc. But now I'm planning to go to that manager thing.

[@christopher1044]

One of my favorite features in this game is memories💖 I wish sims 4 had this feature... 😢

[@PleasantSims]

Me too! They have it but it's very poorly done. With some fixes it could be great, but I have little faith it will ever be fixed.

[@cassidycambron1714]

So, its not quite the same but in Sims 1, I liked how the game took automatic screenshots like “Our Wedding” and “Burglar!”. It was a memory system for the player, in a way. I liked the whole photo album / story component of sims 2 also. I miss this in sims 4 so much. And personal biographies and detailed family relationships titles (sims 3 would show step siblings, uncles and aunts, etc) i could go on 😅

[@kolbe6164]

You might already have a plan to compare different expansions that have similar themes throughout the three games, but i would love to see seasons!! I feel as though seasons is one of the few things the Sims 4 actually did best, and it would be really interesting to see a thorough comparison between the three games. Also, I just found your channel a few days ago and I love all of your content. Keep up the great work!! :)

[@ellenorjenns3035]

Great video as always Cindy! I've always found myself gearing towards sims 3 because of the open world, customization and depth of gameplay; sims 4 has always been a love-hate thing for me especially since SO much is missing from the core game, but I love the build mode and CAS + the beautiful graphics. Depth of gameplay is nowhere near what it should be, and I'm honestly hoping that Snowy Escape and the pack specific and base game updates coming will really make me want to play again, but as of now I'm completely LOVING sims 3 and the gameplay it provides for me (especially your pleasantview recreation!). I honestly hope that EA will listen to simmers and either fix the core issues with the sims 4, or remaster the sims 2 and put it back on origin! (I'm begging you EA, the sims 2 is literally so iconic🥺)

[@caitlinlemon7480]

You need a medal for telling people how to save memories i had NO IDEA!!!

[@ummmjared]

I remember even The Sims 1 had a memory system! It was basically like the scrapbook but it would take screenshots automatically, and the camera would automatically center to the event so you would never miss it if it happened off screen

[@izzyhamel285]

memories were the BEST in the sims 2 bc sometimes i would forget what happened in my sims life and i would need to go back and see, it made it feel so much more realistic too!

[@thepersonbehindthescreen9772]

You're the only youtuber I turned on notifs for, good job keep it up!

[@Megumi646]

I really hated the mystery sim kiss memory. I hate it even more now because I'm 26 years old and live on my own and never been kissed XD

[@TommyLikeTom]

Last night I looked through my sims 3 screenshots and it plays out like a perfect story, I love it so much

[@bowedy17]

3:39 I think you don’t see the gossips in your game because of the mod « BO - No Sim Loaded » who cleans the gossips

[@PleasantSims]

Yes, but they still don't show up in the Sim's panels. They are "invisible" memories.

[@Dykinator]

Wait... If the Caliente sisters moved to Pleasantview after Bella went missing, so how did Don know them as a teenager??

[@beautifulbelle3306]

I wish they had the Sims 2 Memories in the Sims 3 and 4 as well, that system was so good... without the game corruption of course! :P

[@awkwardorangedrawz5914]

Sims 2 will always be the greatest Sims game. Also, there's memories in The Sims 4!? I didn't even know that!

[@searra]

I love watching these, my all time fav is Sims 3 bc I played it on ps3 when I was in elementary school and I fell in love

[@PleasantSims]

They are both good games, but I agree. Sims 2 has the most depth for sure!

[@albaformiga7932]

I like how you can make custom memories and that it takes a picture when memories are made in Sims 3, also that it says how long ago it happened. Besides that Sims 2 has the better system

[@tunzlunz]

EA needs to consult you on gameplay. Your ideas are so great. Maybe you can be on the next spark’d where we can see your story telling powers in action.

[@NotDurk]

I think the Sims 4 emotions should be based on the emotion tied to the moodlet the sim gained from the event, with the ability to change it if you think another one suits the moment better. I also think sims should automatically reminisce about the memories, which could be triggered by locations, time of day, seasons, objects, sims they’re with. So, for example, if a sim would be at a park with a sim that once broke up with them at that park, they could become sad, depending on how they felt back then. Or maybe a sim’s relative died on a holiday and they will think about it and get sad for a little whenever that holiday comes around.

[@PleasantSims]

That is a great idea!! I think the auto-remembering would really make it perfect!

[@omoncherie]

I've just been using the screenshot for my own personal memory storage. Didn't even realize the save memory for sims thing. But yes, it would be awesome to have the correct moods for each memory.

[@minaermelyn]

What I also like about sims 2 memories, is that the strong memories basically create moods. If your Sim is grieving or was recently abducted, they will end up crying about it and not being able to get out of it sometimes, and it will only get better with time.

[@minaermelyn]

(and by time I don't mean, two hours (👀 sims 4) but multiple days.)