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I wouldn’t say that I’m thrilled about how the game turned out. Honestly, I haven’t launched the game since the week after it was released.

The Sims 4 surprised me in a lot of ways; I find the graphics, animations, and many small features to be quite impressive. Still, I feel that the game is lacking content-wise. I completely lost interest in my family because the aging system is so disappointing (no toddlers, teenagers look like adults…etc.). My favorite part of the game was watching my Sims age up, so until they flesh out that area of the game, I probably won’t be playing it very often.

In general, there really isn’t much to do in terms of activities, hobbies, and community lots. I don’t find the aspirations or career goals very rewarding or interesting, and I think the whole emotion system is pretty weak overall. I’m impressed that EA is releasing content like ghosts, careers, and pools for free (and quickly). I think that the game has a lot of potential, but it is definitely lacking in content in a pretty significant way.

Though the game will probably never have Create a Style or an open world, I think it will be fun after a few expansions have been released.