The History Of The Sims

With the release of The Sims 4 on Xbox One and PS4, and the new Pets expansion, Lucy takes a look back at the video game and cultural phenomenon that is The Sims.
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[@gamespot]

What is your favorite Sims game or feature?

[@johannablomberg3791]

GameSpot Sims 3, probably seasons. Or pets.

[@tramoneyboss3300]

Sims 3 pets

[@Joy-sl4id]

Sims 3 and my favorite expansion was seasons and supernatural

[@hexonxonx]

sims 1 and 2

[@thomassantomartino7337]

The Sims 3 was my favorite version to date and I've played them all. I'm trying hard to like the Sims 4 but I miss the open world most.

[@still_dre_]

Aaah, the Sims. Going for a Sims binge where you play 24/7 for 5 days and then put the game away for several months.

[@MilfLvr420]

Andreas F AIN’T THAT THE TRUTH GODDAMN

[@stoffydarko]

Big fuckin’ mood.

[@NicoleMarieDay]

If this isn't the truest shit I've ever read.

[@loonatic7898]

SOOO FUCKING TRUE OMG

[@mr_organ]

Yep!

[@lita8835]

I feel Sims 2 was top tier in social interactions. I loved the cut scenes they created. I hope they will bring that back in Sims 5.

[@DarkSide3211]

The Simlish actually evolved and became more of a real language with Sims speaking them more smoother in more recent games

[@Katie-rv6hm]

I’ve talked to an actual voice actor for the sims at a convention and she told me sims 2 was a bunch of gibberish that the voice actors made up and for sims 3 they decided to actually use a script. So you are right they did in a way make it more of a real language.

[@madddideexo273]

out of all 4 sims i think i had such a soft spot for Sims 2 because i was in my teens when it came out. I still play it now and i'm still obsessed. It was such ahead of its time, the story lines were way better, and the expansions were waaaaay better

[@levkranchevko1432]

I've been playing The Sims 2 since 2007 until present, I was scared to move on to the next Sims installment and leaving my Family behind 😂 I wished if I was able to import my whole family into Sims 3 or 4 🙁

[@hunterhalo2]

Will Wright is such an interesting dude, written and built a ton of pioneering games and also did the illegal coast to coast race The Cannonball Run.

[@mcmike89]

Thank you Will Wright for creating such a masterpiece of a video game! The Sims is the perfect game to escape reality and enjoy playing and living someone else's life.

[@ritagreenwood9397]

My favourite was by far Sims 3. I remember more about the characters I made there than in 4. I miss sending my Sim to the bookstore or just watching them run to work. Also, designing your own outfits with patterns was really cool.

[@ronnsnow2859]

I just ordered Sims the Complete Collection. I havent played any of these games in 15 years. I'm so excited.

[@zoiebutler101]

is this crazy that i'm watching this and than a ad came and it was literally Will WRIght talking about game design and the sims in the master class thing i swear i am NOT lying

[@sheilatorejo1670]

The OG The Sims is still my favorite of all The Sims franchise. The first The Sims with all its expansion packs is what made my childhood super fun.

[@lindapena2707]

Sims 2 and 3 was so much more innovative than it is now!!

[@frankreynolds4413]

Just started playing sims 4 and it’s so relaxing...wish I had some extra money to get one of the dlc! 😁

[@Emilyz1337]

Look into custom content, it's free and a lot of mods are so much better than any pack you could buy trust ❤️

[@TheOG-GG]

Don't bother with DLC just learn how to fully explore the base game! Sims 4 didn't get good until after 2021 when we really got a lot os awesome base game updates! Base game is free now so have at it! :D

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

I got Sims 4 for free on Xbox, and got the Seasons pack for 4$. It's plenty for me.

[@MM-dw4ew]

It’s 2021 and i’m still playing the sims 3 on my old pc

[@realbobduncan]

Sims 4 graphics + gameplay of both 2 and 3 + humor of 1 = perfect sims game

[@honeyy9559]

Aidan Nörenberg soundtrack of sims 1, My gaaaaaad the soundtrack is so good

[@katiecooperwares]

yes so true

[@llamaice]

Sims 2 humor also good

[@coltallic3114]

Aidan Nörenberg I don't like the graphics at all in Sims 4. Too cartoonish. Sims 3 is much better.

[@jiogs]

I always thought the sims 4 would be all the sims games combined but no it isnt 😞 but the graphics save it

[@Cybeldina]

Am I the only one who remembers Sims Castaway ?

[@akeelahtf9845]

I played it! My favorite was The Sims: Bustin Out 😁

[@taylorbritt499]

I _loved_ Castaway. So much. I played it on the Wii (don't know what other consoles it was on but yeah) and I spent a lot of hours on it lol. I also played a lot of MySims: Kingdom. That game is super fun as well.

[@NoFaceShiba]

i was thinking that too.

[@_emilyjo_]

I played this on my PSP! It was fun because it had a story element and was a bit of a mystery, but also allowed you to create too!

[@andrewdupuis1151]

its my fav I play story mode meany times on pc and game cube

[@ashjayye]

I would like to tell you all something .... when sims 3 first came out I lost my job because I lied and said someone died just to stay home and play the game . I’m pretty young so it wasn’t that important of a job but still ... I love that game

[@KrystalJINX]

that sounds like something I would do. lolll that's amazing tho well minus losing your job but yea lmao

[@Dstny25]

🤣🤣

[@KristinBroos]

Goals

[@sumiedisplay]

Ashley Jones I stan you

[@zenoameli]

lmfao if one of your sims died...then technically, it wasn't a lie 😂😂

[@danaisazombie]

I remember having to wait for the sims 2 to load for like a half hour on our shitty old pc, good times! lol

[@jenniferjimenez6748]

And another 30 minutes for game to save 😥

[@mattiloponen92]

And werent there like 4 install CD's

[@blarissaaa]

ummmm thats now.💀

[@loves_gone4]

Annoyed Angel not really

[@Kellypenelly]

Same!!!!!!!

[@Ava-bi2bw]

they should have a sims 4 pack called “throwback” or something like that where it would add more old soundtracks, items, interactions, clothes, towns etc. that would be so amazing to everyone who grew up playing the sims

[@CAITLINCILLIER]

YES YES PLEASE WE NEED MORE TO SEE THIS

[@BlkWillow28]

If they did this, I would finally buy the Sims 4. I haven't bothered because I haven't been impressed by anything other than the graphics. But man! Retro packs?? Now they'd have my attention!

[@obnoxendroblox8603]

I grew up playing Sims 2

[@oonlg8959]

That would be amazing

[@diogoalexandree]

Ugh, yes! The sims 2 had awesome stories which is what I feel like TS4 really missed. I mean, the sims 2 had Bella, the blonde guy that supposedly died in a pool and etc it was like reading a book but making your own choices along it. Sims 4 is just a plain simulation game with little to no background story.

[@lispequena]

I'm I the only one that misses spiral staircases from TS2? It get's on my nerves that a staircase takes up so much space!

[@soloshot1st1]

Elis Moura Stori just gave you a hundred likes

[@iccy7394]

@@soloshot1st1 how?

[@alexsama9055]

It's nice that they also had them in TS3 but noooo the TS4 couldn't 🙄.atleast now we can make stairs to take less space but it's not the same.

[@ORM01]

EA should make Sims 2 remastered

[@HaleysCloset]

Oskar Radecki this exists! If you have a Mac, there’s a remastered version on the App Store. Includes a few of the best expansion packs. It runs beautifully

[@priscillaemerald987]

They have a Sims 2 remastered. It's called The SIms 4.

[@HaleysCloset]

Girl... no. The Sims 2 and the Sims 4 are completely different games.

[@priscillaemerald987]

@@HaleysCloset This Sims 4 has loading screens and play like The Sims 2... maybe a little better graphics, but yes, they are two different games, but 4 is a little streamlined than 2.

[@born2biscuit]

no they will add loot boxes to it

[@catarinafireflie]

Sims 2 is my favourite but if sims 2 had the sims 4 customization of character and open map like sims 3, it would be perfect

[@shycherrygirl]

needs the clothing and hair customization of sims 3 as well!

[@googledesgracado6902]

Plus the soundtrack of the sims 1

[@LBGHughes]

couldn't agree more

[@iAMBEATLES17]

Moon E omg girl i say the same. I love the graphics in the sims 2.

[@lexsummers5714]

Yess! And the story progression option!

[@banagirl36]

I still can't believe that for once EA gave us a chance to decide what we got in a stuff pack, and we wasted it on LAUNDRY -__-

[@afadhakbar8747]

Banana Girl Faerie yeah! We wasted money only for LAUNDRY and TODDLERS -_- I need seasons and university and ambition like Sims 3 tho

[@GuitarPoweredTapp]

Well. It was meant to be eco stuff. Which sounds cool, but they just went 'well. That means laundry.'

[@DianaRoseYanni]

Hannah B I wish we could get all the options though. The more the better. Why not release all of them. Sims 4 is lacking anyways. All the options were interesting and would like all of it to be on the game.

[@addison_ep]

Hannah B yeah I literally can’t stand the community I’m in ._.

[@AcePotato_]

Afadh Akbar You got Seasons now though But University yes. And Ambitions is Get To Work though?

[@faithcastell4057]

The people who made Sims were so smart. I never thought about it that way but if the sims talked in English it would be so annoying hearing the same phrases over and over again! I'm surprised that the cheat menu was added in on the first sims game, I still use the rosebud cheat now! Also they should really bring back the mafia haha and the custom clothes, that sounded awesome! And I wish they'd bring back the sense of community in the sims, without hitting a loading screen every time you want to go somewhere. Thanks for this video it was great

[@ella_komiya]

Faith Castell - the loading screen makes sense though. My laptop buffered so much and worked so hard to play sims 3 as it was all connected in one world. Sims 4 runs much more smoothly on the same laptop because each property I segregated. I prefer smoother game play over bigger neighbourhood. And each time there is a loading screen that’s my cue to get a drink or stretch my legs, especially as I can easily play sims 3-8 hours a day.

[@Netherroot]

@@dyingbutterfly3961 LHAHAHAH

[@fiverabbits9049]

I blew a kiss on my laptop's screen when Sims 2 finally appeared. Definitely my favorite game out of the franchise.

[@fiverabbits9049]

They are both good but the sims 4 messed up the franchise

[@choerrysroach3974]

Anonymous Alien Hybrid eh i like sims 4

[@emmaaspinwall9291]

The sims five should have sims 2 cut scenes, sims 3 create a world and online things, and sims 4 cas mechanics

[@jadehallett2747]

emma's paradise and good GRAPHICS

[@kimora5586]

Yesss!!!

[@piutini]

The graphics from the sims 4 are NEEDED. (Love the profile pic)

[@ihaspuppy12]

jungkookie and taetae I thought sims 5 was not going to happen?

[@ihaspuppy12]

when the sims 4 was released they said that EA was discontinuing sims but will finish all the game packs and expansions for sims 4

[@anominon]

You didn't mention one of the biggest changes in Sims 2 -- neighborhood customisation! It was the first sims game that let you fully customise your neighborhood, place lots wherever you want and make them a variety of sizes, and the only one to let you design your own map in Sim City and import them. It's a big feature that's entirely missing in Sims 4, which has gone back to a Sims 1 style neighborhood layout that can't be edited at all.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I remember that and wish Sims 3 had kept t hat option, and how you could also choose the landscape, like valley, desert, city, etc.

[@Bunniieee]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 they did but you need to download another application for that so you can make your own world

[@Musicmore1000]

Am I the only one who thought Sim 3 was way better, more complex, and complete than Sims 4?

[@akeelahtf9845]

It absolutely was!

[@wavesorlando554]

It's definitely the open map. It's the best thing that ever happened to the game and the closest the game got to feeling "real". Loading screens, even when they're 5 seconds like in the Sims 4, just take you out of the game... I mean they must know this, it's what Sim City was about in the first place, if you had a loading screen everytime you built a building in Sim City it would be the worst thing ever.

[@DanSwerdlove-wb5jl]

I think it's the customisation too. I like how you can really alter a sims body in sims 4 but since you can't customise their eyes/hair/clothing/furniture, its disappointing.

[@whossoul]

Definitely. Whenever I get the urge to play Sims I play 3 instead of 4.

[@hannakaiser7749]

I think building and creating is better in Sims 4 but playing isn't as good as it was in Sims 3. I miss the city!

[@maria-mf6ku]

I hope TS5 will have: A neighborhood like TS3 Animations like TS2 Soundtrack from TS and TS2 Feelings/Emotions like TS4 A LOT of animals in a Pet expansion pack The designer-thing from TS3 where u could use patterns and whatever color u like The sculpting-thing like TS4 That's just my opinion. Edit: Well that's a lot of likes wow. thx.

[@canadiansyrup50]

Maria Jensen And drivable cars but not so fast like in TS3

[@LisaJosefina1]

And get rid of more rabbitholes

[@christinad1125]

I want a neighbourhood like ts2 you can place homes wherever there’s no assigned lot area but take away the loading and add in the ts3 following

[@PlatonEmilMusic]

i prefer the animations of the sims 4

[@canadiansyrup50]

Maria Jensen I'd prefer a whole country. With 6-7 or more main cities + some small towns. BUT in the city you can travel like in TS3, and to travel between cities like on TS4

[@demang_swe7746]

I think that the first Sims game gives me the most childhood nostalgia . It's amazing

[@Ice.muffin]

Yes totally

[@OrealLove]

Agreed

I was just thinking that. The songs and everything!

[@demang_swe7746]

At Home with Riana Anaïs I still listen to the soundtrack. The music is incredible

[@bartsimpsonyellowmenace3780]

Swedish Pocket Its music is magical

[@MyInstantSearch]

Bring back the cars in SIMS 5 and make it feel like an open world game again. The SIMS 3 is still my favourite.

[@NoFaceShiba]

sism 3 pets on xbox 360 for me, spent 7 years playing it.

[@andrewdupuis1151]

@@NoFaceShiba i am trying get hold of sim 3 pets for ps3

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Yes and create a birth cinematic for Sims 5, like an at home birth scene or hospital one, would be really cool.

[@nikakaru]

@@andrewdupuis1151 i have no idea why, but sims 3 pets for ps3 was TERRIFYING. i was about 7 years old and it was the very first sims game i ever got LOL, idk something about the random haunted house events or some shit was scaring me to the bone😂 and also the disappearances of the pets

[@audriella2408]

WERE NOTTT

[@DanJacobsonDANJ16]

Anyone still playing The Sims 2?

[@NoFaceShiba]

bought it and all DLC again on new years, along with sims 1. Because my files got deleted. rip wallet

[@vanyadolly]

Until the day I die. I take breaks but not since I picked it up in 2005 have I given it up.

[@sophiawashere5413]

I lost 3 of the disk:(

[@jantjejemoer9720]

I want too But whereee

[@imid3440]

Of course!

[@isaaciaga]

The Sims 2 is definitely my favourite Sims game. It is basically my childhood and teenhood. I can cry just by listening to the soundtracks from that game. And the cutscenes makes the game more immersive and dramatic. The expansion packs for The Sims 2 are also amazing. Not to mention all the families that came with the game is even more dramatic, I remember Veronaville is my favourite neighbourhood having the Monty, Capp, and Summerdream families. Pleasantview was, like its name, a pleasant neighbourhood. The families however are not really pleasant and have lots of dramas like how Daniel Pleasant cheated on his wife, and the twins are enemies, the wealthy Goth family with Bella being a huge mystery, the Broke family being broke af, Don Lothario fucks with everyone lmao. The Strangetown is a mystery in itself with Olive Specter having all her husbands dead and also a Grim Reaper baby while Pollination Tech#9 Smith, an alien, is having a family on earth, the Grunt family, and all. Ahhh the nostalgia.

[@VC-xj1fs]

Sims 2 is perfect. I like it a lot more than 3 and I haven't even bothered with 4.

[@lasagnababe]

Sims 2 is definitely my favorite gameplay-wise. The expansions were killer and I loved how dramatic the NPC lore was tbh

[@loonatic7898]

@@lasagnababe Same,the Sims 4 isn't anything special tbh

[@Vattacuki]

omg!!! YAAAS!!! I loved those families and the drama!

[@khmerchef]

I miss the cut scenes.

[@mia-iq4yg]

sims 2 was the shit, i had every expansion pack, i still play it on my really old laptop because i love it so fucking much, same with sims 3, those games were my childhood

[@jacobmills2132]

Yeah I love Sims 2 and 3 and now we got 4 which if you have the base game is complete shit and has barely any of the stuff the old games had and they brought back the good old loading screens between areas

[@mae92302]

mia SAME I’ve literally played this since I was like 4 or 5 I’ve played it as long as I could point at a computer and pick a nose I don’t remember much of sims 2 but sims 3 was my favorite thing

[@stormdodunski2386]

dude sims 2 and 3 raised me!!!!

[@jaydendsin7350]

Sims 3 honestly was the best one in my opinion. I bought jungle adventure for sims 4 a few days ago expecting it to be almost as expansive as world adventures was, and geezus. The world is tiny, it's barely got any content to it, and my sim ended up dying because she wouldnt walk to the pool right next to her to extinguish herself after I had queued it up. I finished the content for it in four hours. The sims 3 spoiled me.

[@dontreadthisplease2416]

sims 2 and 4 had way better expansions. I think seasons is good but I don't like how they have to give you tasks to do on eachhhh event or else it wasn't good. Like god quit trying to tell me what I have to do on thanksgiving/date/christmas to not get a negative moodlet.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Sims 3 all the way!!!!

[@ROCKNROLL947]

@@dontreadthisplease2416 Are you saying that Sims 4 expansions are better than the Sims 3? That have to be a joke

[@idk_who2320]

Don't Read This Please sims 4 had the worst expansions sims 3 nightlife is broken apart into 3 expansion packs for the sims 4 city living and get famous I forgot what was the other one

[@sims2kat96]

THE ONE THING the sims still does not have is the ability to change the height of a sim!! I'm 5ft and want my sim to be short damnit

[@xSigon]

katymonkfish I agree It would be pretty cool If we could change the height, but It would be very difficult with most of the interactions like kissing and stuff, because If you have one small sim and one tall sim and you want them to Kiss It is gonna be very difficult for the makers of the sim to make that interaction run smoothly. But for the sims 3 they actually have a mod Where you Can change heights, just search It up sometime

[@sims2kat96]

Semmy Pemmie I don't think it would be that hard tbh cus adult sims interact with child sims etc, they've come so far with it I just don't see how the game developers can't figure it our

[@jiogs]

katymonkfish ah they cant even figure out how to get rid of the loading screen in ts4 although its just a lot in the same neighborhood

[@thedyingunicorn]

katymonkfish there’s a mod for sims 4 that you can change the height for the sims as well. To make it work you just use the slider they already have for the feet to make the sims feet either larger or smaller but with the mod it won’t change feet size. It’ll change the height.

[@Pitunia223]

This comment is old as hell but you can get sliders for that

[@bexxyrae]

Didn't plan on watching the whole video... Watched the whole video.

[@Cheetosboy12354]

Lol same

[@desireepaige5178]

Bexy Rae same lol

[@PedroHenrique-bg6oc]

Same lol

[@euodiapercy1231]

Me töo

[@nikkicat254]

I just watched again for the second time,lol! I think the last time was a few months ago!

[@miaa1762]

Am I the only one who loves the Sims 4, and doesn't mind the loading screen? They should of waited a year before releasing it though, because it was really rushed. I am glad I waited and bought it after pools, toddlers, and the worlds looked better.

[@chaoticmothy5670]

angellovesBTS agree %100. I agree that some of the features and expansions are a bit shitty, but I find the game so fun. They should have waited another year and developed the game a bit more though, because some of the features are a bit... eh

[@alexdelaloire8739]

I bought it this summer so I didn't have that much to complain (except for aliens and ghosts which are so "normal" in regard of what they did to vampires)!!

[@pandakat915]

I love the Sims 4 however the skins are kinda ashy for sims of color i just wish they'd work on that since i play on console

[@miaa1762]

@@alexdelaloire8739 Yeah. I don't get how vampires breaking in and eating your flesh isn't horrifying, but burglars are..? Also, Aliens kidnapping men and getting them pregnant is pretty horrific too.

[@miaa1762]

@@pandakat915 I download cc skins because the maxi skins are...yikes

[@destinydeja5067]

I feel like EA has just got to comfortable to the point that they now think that they can create something and throw it at Sims fans and think that they will like it. The Sims 4 has been out for 4 years and now and they barley have any expansion and stuff packs. The stuff packs and expansion packs aren't even that good. The Sims , The Sims 2 , and The Sims 3 are a lot better than The Sims 4 considering they probably put more effort into the stuff packs and expansion packs and the actual game. I personally like The Sims 2 the most. Who knows what The Sims 5 could be like. I mean, they may not even make a 5th game since they barley even try anymore.

[@Astra-Moon]

They've already said that they're unsure if Sims 5 will happen. It all depends on the OVERALL success of 4.

[@pebble.s]

Then 5 will never happen and Im honestly glad if EA decides to stop. The greed that fucked sims over needs to get to an end. Maybe another company can take over and start developing further sims games with reasonably priced DLCs. Fuck EA

[@sydneyk3726]

Destiny Deja I can’t do anything but agree with this comment.

[@silhouettedancer6737]

I'm not ready to see maxis an ear close it's door on this game. It's just too good to be actually. Before it came out people only dreamed of such a game. All we had back then we're playing figurens like Mattel and give Joe. We just came up with whatever stories we wanted to act from there. Lol. Good old days 😄😃

[@jorboii]

Astra Moon The Sims 4 is estimated to have sold around 5 million. I can’t see EA ever dropping this series, it’s a HUGE moneymaker for them plus they’ve released job openings for a secret project which sounds a lot like a new sims game.

[@Keymskie]

I'm surprise they didn't implemented the burglars in The Sims 4. I was like : "How come no one is stealing my stuffs?" The one time I'm actually looking for him.

[@FatalFramer13]

Ikr it ruined it so much

[@OliviaWard]

I also low-key loved them thieves lol xD

[@toestealer]

Ryu Konoe lol is it weird I remember thinking that now that you mention it?

[@camsmith3944]

Omg it was horrible.

[@vh6772]

Well you do have the Kleptomaniac trait, which allows your sims to steal things.

[@michelleandersen4710]

i’m praying there’s another supernatural for the sims 4. I miss being able to be a mermaid, witch, even a werewolf in the sims 3. AND DAMN I MISS CARS

[@claragiannotti3361]

so true

[@kimora5586]

Oh meh gawd, so trueeee

[@ditzyrose700]

Michelle Anola I used to make my sim a witch and set shit on fire throughout the town. Those were the days..

[@jiogs]

damn all my werewolf toddlers broke my furniture 😂😂😂

[@dancingqueen4237]

Truth 😒

[@rosslinapeach756]

When I got the sims 4 I was really disappointed about the fact there was no open worlds, shops, pools and toddlers. In the future I hope the sims 5 with be sims 2+ the sims 3= the sims 5.

[@tnfsgsalternateaccount7613]

Oh really? Where's the open world?

[@davidkonevky7372]

@Ashley Mendonsa I don't see no open world in the sims 4 dude

[@aliveslice]

Most importantly it has no soul (or humour)

[@daphnangie]

I've been playing this game since I was 9yo, struggling to manage my sims in 2000, and now I am 27. It's been 18 years and there's more to come! Thank you Will Wright for turning my childhood dollhouse into an adult timeless game!

[@OrealLove]

Don’t get me wrong because I am a huge fan of the Sims....I was 17 years old when It was first released. Needless to say I was playing it for hours at a time.....and when Sims two came about, I was completely obsessed, like I stayed in the house for 3 days playing it lol. But when Sims 3 came out.,,,,., I literally played that game, every single day for a year! Sims four on the other hand, I play it whenever I’m bored 😑

[@Orlor]

Funny, I get bored playing Sims 4...

[@emmahamilton6413]

Jeanette Loveless why?

[@divineadaoranu331]

Jeanette Loveless sims is terrible

[@OchaFauzan01]

I just play the sims 4 for the wickedwhims mod

[@OrealLove]

blue sk3tch I guess you can say I was completely spoiled by Sims 3. I mean, Sims 4 isn’t “horrendous” ... but if I could rename it, I would call it Sims 2 part deux lol

[@mia-iq4yg]

THE MUSIC FROM THE SIMS 3 OMF THE MEMORIES

[@jackg5321]

which part/name of the soundtrack?

[@alinapolat7336]

mia true i nearly cried omg

[@katenick2488]

mia HAHAHA

[@drorlevi9309]

mia IKR!!!

[@Jorn-gy3yc]

mia

[@isyoursheepwireless]

The sims was never cheap but EA now have a reputation as money hungry scammers who take advantage of their loyal fanbase. Aside from all the features removed from sims 4, the very fact that it *has* to be tied to an origin account it ridiculous. A parent with 2 or more children now has to buy the kids a copy of the £40 game each. I've lost all respect for the company since sims 3 and I desperately hope for a competing game company to show them how it should be done. Unfortunately the sims has a monopoly on this style of game and they're presumably using rigid patents and copyright claims to stop any potential competition, and as such, any creativity or innovation. Knowing now that Will Wright left the company after sims 2 everything makes so much more sense. I wonder how he feels about what his creation has become. I wonder if he's as disgusted by their business practises as many longtime fans are.

[@tityanya]

Don't tell EA, but I pirated the game from my friend and we both play on her origin account. Sometimes at the same time. Only caveat is only one of us can be "online" at a time and use the gallery.

[@tityanya]

That being said, fuck EA, that's why I pirated the 4th game

[@ashjayye]

isyoursheepwireless I agree 1000000 percent .

[@CptBlm]

@@tityanya Pirating a game is still shit, tho.

[@sabinagibson7639]

I guess everything that is being left by its own creator/mastermind would turn out to be so shitty..

[@abnnizzy]

History of The Sims: It was an awesome and groundbreaking franchise until EA shut down Maxis, the creators of The Sims, and made the game a DLC in a DLC gimmick. Nice job EA.

[@dontreadthisplease2416]

And somehow when they made the sims 4 when they were working with maxis again, it got even worse. The expansions for sims 3 got better when maxis came back into the equation though.

[@diouranke]

That sums it up

[@cassidy1905]

I really miss the open neighborhood from Sims 3 :( it feels like Sims 4 got such a set back with the loading screens again lol also I hope they do seasons and university those have always been my favorite packs :)

[@aesthera.]

agreed but the open neighborhood caused significant lag to the point the game was almost unplayable

[@asapkia]

i loved seasons!! And i miss the little prom idea

[@sten260]

its probably game engine limitations, they need to change engine to do that with all the new graphics

[@Centrioless]

I'm still confused by those lag comments. If this conversation was taken 10years ago, i would believe them. Now, even my low/mid spec laptop can run the game's live mode smoothly on max setting. Loading time tho is a different story, but then this really depends on how many contents i've installed in the game (even sims 2&4 have the same exact problem)

[@mmmmmmmm1942]

cassi the sims 4 went back in time. The personalities are shallow, the loading screens are annoying, the customisation of the sims physical features was the only good thing.

[@introvertinwonderland]

It's a shame sims 4 is so dry. Something is missing in it. I'm no way near as immersed in the world as I was with the other sim games.

[@Clari26]

I feel exactly the same.

[@pamr.9373]

I feel like one of the reasons why it feels so dry is the lack of "seemlessness". Sims 3's lack of loading screens made it feel open world and more alive.

[@denizkaragullu6239]

Axel Drans As a 3 player, i get heartaches waiting in the loading screens. And that was not just loading screens. Sims 3 was really open at all mechanics. Create a style, create a world... Those were really unique and made me feel special because I felt like my world was unique, my clothes and furnitres were unique. I felt like there was always something new to find out about the game or to exprience in the game. Everything felt so alive! But Sims 4 feels like a mobile game tbh. Multi tasking, New character models, that new build/buy mode and new Cas are reeeaaaalllyyy good. But, like I said, it feels more like a mobile game where what you have to do is already decided. Sims 3 really felt like an open Simulator game.

[@willowtree6930]

Well maybe with expansion packs it will get better? I honestly don’t know. I like the sims 4 cuz it’s the only sims game I’ve ever played

[@JackieG8991]

I also think the silly humor that was in TS, TS2, and TS3 made the game so much better. I don’t know but that’s my take. I agree with everyone though!

[@poppylaydenfritz]

After looking back at what was available for the Sims 3, I seriously believe that the Sims 4 should have so much more than it does.

[@KittyKat6931]

Am I the only one who genuinely loved The Sims Medieval? The lack of the building side is actually one of my favorite things about it since it allowed me to focus more on the gameplay and quests :D

[@lowegundersen8922]

Fadoua Ouni No I love it too

[@aesthera.]

I adore it! And wish it had more expansions

[@invisible4ever617]

I love it too! I wish they’d make another one...

[@beyris]

I actually really enjoyed it. It was a unique spin that worked quite well.

[@noorakarriou1892]

Fadoua Ouni Same! Still play it nowadays.

[@_Gilles_]

The soundtrack of the first one > life

[@thecoolguy010]

Absolutely. TS1's soundtrack is an absolute masterpiece.

[@bluelotus232]

Especially the Nightlife one. I could listen to it just as regular music.

[@sylface86]

the last song played at the movie tough the downhill song

[@MsRobnelle]

The Jazz pieces from the first game introduced me to the Bossa Nova genre of music. I love it!

[@bartsimpsonyellowmenace3780]

Charlie my god I feel the hair of my back when listening to its music. Just my childhood

[@ScoobaMusic]

The Sims 3 was the first video game I spent my own money on, so it holds a special space in my heart. But of course, I also had to get a video card for my computer, something that I had not heard of at the time. Now 10 years later, I'm a computer technician and this game is a huge part of that.

[@anastasiasmith2910]

I was in foster care just into a new home from an abusive one when I was first introduced to The Sims (1st one) by my foster sister (the daughter of my new foster family) at the time. it was my greatest escape and has been a cherished game series ever since.

[@DJEylisium]

It's so sad. EA Both "made" and killed Maxis.

[@CoushattaL]

Jordan 'Dingus'Jones They seem to do that with a lot of companies :/

[@DJEylisium]

That unfortunate truth :( Westwood and Bullfrog being two other prominent studios chewed up and spat out by EA Money Machine. Or how I now like to call them Electronic Arse.

[@mrsshayful]

Damn that was deep but true

[@dancingqueen4237]

Yeah it is

[@alfonzom6]

To be fair, ea tried to get rid of Sims, and got lucky with a bug

[@magnus87]

I miss Create a World from TS3

[@Presca1]

I also miss easy travel between worlds...I'm hoping down the line they introduce cars, seasons and a bon voyage element

[@magnus87]

Cars for what? We cant travel and drive. Maybe they can include lots for racing with a "track editor" like to "roller coaster" form Makin' Magic (S1)

[@TheRebelAndTheGirl]

Presca From BC Yes I need seasons back in my life.

[@eoin7]

magnus87 there was a half one in Sims 2

[@SoapyTurtles]

In Sims 2, the traveling was just loading screens but it still had cars. They made it work, and they can make it work in Sims 4.

[@Treesuh]

It's crazy how much I remember of the first Sims. Seeing certain countertops or clothing triggers something in my brain from when I was 10 and playing with my friends. Damn, this was a fun trip down memory lane.

[@sarahmoviereviewer4109]

I love the Sims games I grew up with the game!

[@jacobstewart628]

sarah hayes same

[@amzzz_x5813]

sarah hayes I haven't I've only been playing Sims for 3 yrs! 😂😂

[@mermaidgirl0075]

sarah hayes I just wanna say good for u the sims 2 don’t work any more I only ever played it once and it terminated meaning it won’t work any more SO I only play the sims 3 I’m happy for u that u grew up with it 😭😀

[@hillarymaehagemann8744]

sarah hayes I played sims 3 and 4

[@patrickcampbell45]

me too but havent played one since i was a kid

[@Tyleighaaaaaa]

showed this game to my bf last night because he doesnt understand the bond ive had with sims since 2002 .. I wanted to cry watching this 😂 everytime he watches me play he goes “ this game is so dumb whats the point “ I forcefully made him watch this and he was interested .. people just call the game dumb because they dont kno how to play !

[@mrsshayful]

Kaelani Muiso lol I made my fiancé build a house cause he always says it’s stupid he was very into it 😂

[@jiogs]

my bf said the same because I still spend hours to play or build a sim / sims house

[@DianaRoseYanni]

Kaelani Muiso Bruh! You need to leave him! 😂

[@Steve1000ish]

Kaelani Muiso the game is stupid to most guys because there is no end game, hence, what's the fucking point?

[@obnoxendroblox8603]

Im a male but I like The Sims

[@Redstar0305]

Sorry but the Sims 4 is a low class version of Sims 2. Sims 2 had more in the base game then the Sims 4 did with 2 expansion packs. If I had a choice to play either Sims 2 or 4 I would choose Sims 2

[@hehe-wp1rt]

Tbh Sims 3 always scared me, especially the damn school bus when it turned 😂😭

[@Polopony20.]

foolforcjf HAHAHAHHA! YES

[@hehe-wp1rt]

jean alto it’s true, it goes on the damn sidewalk 😂😭

[@h.thumbsthomas5479]

What? How?

[@OliviaWard]

and that ice-cream truck, that was some horror shit fr!!!😂😭

[@yubell1945]

foolforcjf i was more terrified of that creepy icecream truck that'll show up at 3am and wait outside the house. So creepy 😂😂😂😂

[@jorrdan.]

Ahh yes, the times when the sims expansions were actually less than the base game, and the base game was actually fun to play on its own

[@KelsieGordonCaLi]

Jordan I kno right? The expansions were once upon a time just that! Expanded gameplay. Nowadays, they take away from the base game so much that the expansions no longer introduce new things or gameplay, it simply just adds the items that we lost in the base game that existed in previous games. They seriously need to rethink this for Sims 5.

[@kerol5905]

They should re-introduce the Sims online. With social media and internet in almost every house hold, this time it can actually work.

[@MellaYellow]

I have played them all and have gone back to Sims 3. It's the best, people are still creating new content so it's still alive and growing. Good Facebook groups will help you with what you need. If there's a Sims 5 made they need to go back to 3 and solve the lag/crash issues. Great video and happy Simming!

[@kendrickyay]

sigh the only thing I like about Sims 4 is its graphics. I love the Sims 3 gameplay where no loading screens are involved and I can just look at what's happening at the local park while my Sims do their things if I want to. Sims 4 is just soooo limiting in what we can do and it gets boring fast.

[@goob27]

If there's a Sims 5, I want it to pick up where the Sims 3 left off and just ignore the Sims 4. I hope it becomes one of those games we don't speak of xD Also, imagine if the game had mental health. It would add a whole new layer to personalities and immerse you more in the sim-caring-for experience.

[@joshdionne2777]

I mean, to be fair, the sims 4 does have loading screens but they arent that long cause most people who play it have decent or good enough rigs to run it. I've heard people complain about loading times in the sims 2. Honestly, the sims 4 improves stuff like saving times and loading. The sims 3 had ridiculous saving times. I think it is due in part to the small world so it doesnt have much to save or load and is my only gripe about the game so far.

[@mvnye1]

There's something about Sims 2's simplicity that makes it so...comforting to come back to after hours of Sims 3 and 4. Sometimes you just want to go back to the days when you had to keep pestering your parents for new computers because Sims 2 came out and it won't run on your current computer. The days when you would spend hours messing around with this innovative stuff that they call "3D." The days when you would start freaking out after you spent all your Simoleons on something stupid, so you had to sell a window for pizza every day. And even if you didn't experience all that stuff; Sims 2 is just fun to get lost in. It's got a certain charm that the later games don't. Sims 3 is great; it just doesn't have the personality that this has. And Sims 4 has come CLOSE at times, but the less we say about Sims 4, the better. Such a freaking classic, man. EA was KILLING IT in the early 2000s. SimCity 4, NFS Most Wanted 2005, Burnout 3, their crap was on point. Such a shame that nowadays they release soulless cashgrabs for money...

[@biancac6738]

The Villiger that window selling for pizza i can so relate 😂

[@ceruleantear1]

This was a fantastic video! So many memories are flooding back to me. My first experience with The Sims was in the console game, Bustin' Out. I was hooked! Eventually, (after I got a better computer) I was able to play The Sims 2 and soon after The Sims 3.

[@beeley]

Beautiful video, but I can’t help but realize that with every new game the Sims franchise has become more about the money! Seriously, laundry day stuff??! Like you can’t just include that in an expansion pack?

[@verawa8992]

Addie in the House The people at the Sims has asked the Sims community (people like you and me) what they wanted in a stuff pack and Laundry Stuff is what people chose.

[@grimdesire]

laundry day stuff was literally a pack picked by the community, this is like the only thing you cant blame on the devs, this was US

[@aturchomicz821]

OR IN A ATCH LIKE THE LAST SIMS GAME HAD

[@iraklisb.3957]

well this pack was picked by the community , and somehow won vs pack ideas about weddings , life and death , solar power and windmills and the list goes on. I guess the fans really REALLY wanted to do imaginary laundry

[@TheBenSanders]

I get what you're saying but I actually loved the ability to do laundry in TS3. Not sure why I loved it but for some reason I did.

[@leLIVREinterdit]

Sims 2 for life! There’s loads of things I love about that game but mainly, there was just always so much that you could do. Also the fact your sims had ‘memories’ which allowed you to scroll all the way back through them and reminisce. Sigh

[@DivaDen]

You haven't played The Sims unless you woohooed on that red vibrating heart shaped bed ❤👍

[@theteacupbunny632]

They have one of those in 3, too, and if your sims woohoo on it or try to sleep on it, they'll get nauseous and throw up if the vibration is on

[@BeneathFullMoon]

TS3 is incredibly immersive and closer to a real life simulation than any other game of the franchise. TS2 is so much fun and offers a lighter and less complicated experience that can be just as entertaining as TS3... But all I can say about TS4 is that it's CAS mechanics are undoubtly superior. All the other aspects of it seem neutral to not so good, especially when compared to the previous ones. Really didn't feel like the "next thing" in the franchise, feels more like a prettier-looking spin off.

[@Jonipoon]

You forgot to mention one important thing in the end: The Sims 4 was actually originally intended to be an online multiplayer game you could play with your friends, but EA got cold feet and wanted to maximize their profits (how surprising!). They changed their mind half-way into development and it was rushed into a fourth main title instead. That's why The Sims 4 sucks so much.

[@Jun-lh6bz]

WHAT???? wtf THAT WOULDVE BEEN MORE POPULAR IF THEY MADE IT ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAME. WTFFFFFFF

[@ljn369]

I think it's funny that there's now a multiplayer mod and people like it. Makes you wonder how well it would have been as a multiplayer game.

[@user-ue5oj3kg6e]

John Kristiansson hope the sims 5 won't be that awful

[@shycherrygirl]

people actually want multiplayer???? i dont really want it lol, maybe im just weird

[@arvenblack5656]

Yes, I would like, to play with my boyfriend.

[@oscarhidalgo7230]

There are many things I miss from TS3 like the open world, cars, horses, all the creatures you could become, travelling to “France, China and Egypt”, and much more. I like playing TS4 but it really feels like a step backwards in many aspects.

[@buggentleman]

Busting out was my introduction to the sims, ive been hooked ever since.

[@starbrown4832]

For a half an hour video i feel like a lot to be said about the sims 3 was missing

[@atauzedaking]

Best Sims in my opinion

[@somixedaidentitycrisis1622]

To make sims 4 look better

[@rat_magician]

I wonder what would've happened if Wright didn't leave EA. Things went to shit since then. I played TS3 and I'm still playing TS4, but looking at the older versions something went missing from the newer ones.

[@VvTaranvV]

The Sims 4 is better than 3 just because of the performance alone. The Sims 3 open world was fantastic but the load times were atrocious and it would get choppy and lag intermittently, even if you had a powerful pc.

[@mjl7214]

Ooooh that Sims 1 music gives me happy chills. Thanks for this great video!

[@MasterOfNinjas16]

I never thought I would say this, but after playing The Sims 4 (please note, I haven't played The Sims 3) but I miss the friend requirement for promotions. It forced the player to actually build a community in the game. And so far, The Sims 2 was my favorite installment of the franchise (I miss the University expansion pack, damn!)

[@verawa8992]

MasterOfNinjas16 In the Sims 4 you actually have to have a certain amount of friends for a promotion. This is in the entertainment career

[@talknight2]

I think the promotion requirements for the various careers in Sims 4 make more sense than just "be popular".

[@Jimboola]

Ahhh The Sims. I used to lose hours & hours on that game/franchaise. The Sims 4 pretty much killed that for me but I just hope that The Sims 5 delivers the classic fun back!

[@markbaanstra2684]

I hope that you know that now sims is DLC all they need to do is refit it to become 5. There nothing wrong with Sims 4 just it was made for laptops where the last 3 were made for tower computers. This has to with overclocking where the laptop fan is to small and nothing to with lag.

[@Polopony20.]

Mark Baanstra what does DLC mean?

[@Jimboola]

Polopony20 - Downloadable Content. So... additional content...to buy.

[@al-ec3kq]

Hi, new to the sims... I’ve only played the fourth one by the way, so why does everyone hate the sims 4? I’m just really curious since everyone says it.

[@taracotta7118]

Ashley Li It is kind of hard to explain if you don't play the others (Honestly Iove sims 3 my favorite)

[@brookerussell639]

After watching this video, the sims 4 really needs to bump up it's game.

[@MOoOM420]

Wow ! This documentary is a piece of hardwork .. well done ! I wish if they could integrate sims 2,3&4 together with their expansion packs.

[@MonstehDinosawr]

I still want a new version of making magic....

[@dagboh3958]

Making Magic was the ABSOLUTE BEST expansion pack of all Sims

[@IsaMRD]

I NEED MY WITCH!

[@LouisianaCityboi]

I have always thought the next big game to come to PC would have been a Sims/SimCity hybrid, where you can control your world both on a macro level and a micro level at the same time.

[@jadisaurs]

LAdwv7495 that would be laggy asf

[@LouisianaCityboi]

Maybe with the technology that we currently have, yes. But in the past, I also didn't think that video games would come as far as they currently have. It would just require the right game engine. People put older retro games into modern games all the time. I would think that eventually there could be a game in which your building your city and noticing problems with your education buildings, so the city simulation could somewhat be put on pause while you go into the school buildings and modify things in a Sims-like style so that your schools are running better.

[@sassylady2254]

This is a cool video, i have been playing the Sims since 2008 & it has changed so much! It's always my go to game when i want to just relax & have some me time away from the day to day life lol

[@bahab3341]

Dude, im still listening to the sims 2 soundtrack! And i couldnt help but smile all 33 minutes of the video, great job!

[@cll27]

Sims 2 is a masterpiece and i had to wait to play 4 till Certain features we're added.. i think there taking there time with sims 4 and making it a very detailed game that wil have alot of expansions and other packs

[@CoushattaL]

Christian Lawson agree Sims 2 was just amazing. There was so much you could do. And download. I would play for hours. I would still play it but it won't work on my windows 10. I finally just got Sims 4 like a day ago. But haven't downloaded it yet. Since it was on sale for Black Friday I thought why not. Hopefully it's somewhat good. But nothing seems to live up to sims2. 2.

[@hebasay]

sims 2 was a masterpeice because that was will wright's final sims project as he barely had any input in sim 3 and 4.

[@cll27]

Coushatta LaRue hey they updated sims 2 on orgin now it works perfectly

[@simonboudreau1852]

Sims 3 was a part of my teenage life, then Sims 4 appeared when I started college.... It wasen't the same but I still managed to have fun with it😊... Sims 3 was the best tho

[@FatalFramer13]

sims 2 was best

[@Brendaline98]

Same

[@thegalvean2220]

5:06 All of the memories are flooding back to me

[@ezekiel6548]

The first time I played this I was 10 (25 now) and instantly fell in love with it. I could binge play for hours even days sometimes. I gifted the original sims to my niece on her 10th birthday. She is obsessed with it already. I almost a right of passage in my family. 😂😂

[@JessycaLunawoona]

The perfect Sims game would be a game that has the music of the Sims 1, the gameplay of the Sims 2 (things like buying groceries being required, burglars, firefighters etc should be brought back), create a style, controllable pets, (perhaps open world if they can actually fix all the lag and bugs) from the Sims 3, and create a Sim and build and buy mode from the Sims 4. Also, all the usual expansions like seasons and pets should become part of the base game already. It would be nice if we could also get height sliders. Actually getting this is near impossible though...

[@NoFaceShiba]

nah dude dont say that comment, EA will add it as an expansion for another £100

[@stiles9635]

I play the Sims because I enjoy the absurd moments that happen, showing you're not truly in control. The best in the franchise for that was the Sims 2 because of the fears system. I kinda want this to come back but it probably never will. :(

[@xxaliciajeanxx]

It is amazing how I have been playing Sims for at least 17 years. It's crazy! This video brought back SO many memories. I remember when I started playing and I would only let my Sims Whoohoo if my parents were gone (or I'd shut off the monitor to our huge tube computer) because I was afraid I'd get in trouble! I started playing when I was 9 or 10 on a huge, slow, Gateway computer. Oh memories

[@ella_komiya]

Oh the song at 17:00 brings back so much memories. I loved sims 2 so much as a kid. I played the living daylights out of that.

[@riabees]

sims 2 is the best one. sims 3 is my favourite. i like that sims can multitask in sims 4 but i just can't get into it like the previous games "/

[@docette2015]

I like Sims 4, but I admit that it does feel a bit feature-poor at times (although it's harder for me to judge that than some people -- I skipped Sims 3 because I thought the Sims looked creepy in that one). I blame Stuff packs -- EA noticed we would pay a decent amount for small chunks of content, and with Sims 4, they are running the concept into the ground. It's probably easier for them to release Stuff and Game packs for slightly less and count on more people buying them for the somewhat-cheaper price. I don't know how well it's working for them, but it would explain why so many Stuff and Game packs feel like chunks whacked out of earlier expansions (example: Outdoor Retreat being one-third of the classic Sims Vacation).

[@markbaanstra2684]

From what seen stuff pack are selling well. I've two myself.

[@jadehallett2747]

docette2015 I like the the sims 4 the graphics are way better but I hate it that we have to have a loading screen to go to house near your house etc. I feel like they need more expansion packs and need to have horses not just cats and dogs. My favorite sims game was sims 3 I’ve only played sims 1 sims 3 and sims 4 not sims 2 idk why I just don’t I like that we had more opportunities in schools ms 3 than sims4

[@daniotey9466]

I just got Sims 4 two weeks ago because my Sims 3 wouldn't run anymore. I own every Sims 3 expansion pack (no stuff packs) and I had many for Sims 2. I was mostly disappointed with the loading screen when travelling and how small the neighborhoods are. I really hope they can expand the neighborhoods to hold more unique buildings like TS3. However, I do like The Sims 4 more

[@KelsieGordonCaLi]

Yes exactly!! That's what I keep telling people who complain about the lack of features in the Sims 4 base game. It's for the very reason you described. It's way cheaper to make the extensions and packs and stuff and they generate way more revenue thst way because the base game gets so old abd dull QUICK, so then the customers buy all the packs. I think they're trying to make up for lost revenue tho from so many who now download it online through torrents (guilty)... Either way, it's annoying as hell.

[@daniotey9466]

marions hemassi Yea, I loved it. I only got TS4 after trying everything to keep TS3 running on my laptop. It used to run it and then it just started crashing after ten minutes. I got my laptop cleaned, tried running it on an earlier version of windows. I did the free trial for TS4, and it was close enough to Sims 3 for me

[@Haesslicherblaubarsch]

Seeing this made me happy. Sims 1 and 2 were revolutionary and are still incredibly good, even better than the newer ones imo

[@charlottetroughton4117]

I still have sims 2 the music is giving me nostalgia 😂😭

[@IslaMcTear]

This was great - good research !

[@artistinalice4826]

The laundry day stuff pack was the one the PLAYERS chose so... you can’t really judge the sims staff

[@NJPSims]

This is true. I just hope it doesn't work like the Sims 3 laundry item with clothes all over the house. Really, EA? I mean why would there be a pile of dirty laundry in the living room? LOL.

[@NoFaceShiba]

to think, i still bought it... even tho i thought it was completely fucking stupid lol.