# Thoughts on Sims 4?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-sims-4/805480>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 28, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-sims-4/805480 "2017-12-28T19:31:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-sims-4/805480/1 "2017-12-28T19:31:10Z")

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I used to play the old version a long time ago. The pictures of the new game make it look very bright and cartoonish. How does it hold up to the older games?

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-sims-4/805480/2 "2017-12-28T19:44:58Z")

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It’s sure nice to look at and the in-depth careers are more realistic than in 3. For example: rather than a private detective searching trash for clues to crimes that would not be out of place in an _Encyclopedia Brown_ story, your character is an actual cop who does actual police work.

I miss not being able to seamlessly explore towns.

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**Author:** ![Club\_33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Club\_33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Club_33)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-sims-4/805480/3 "2017-12-28T20:35:22Z")

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I never saw a compelling reason to upgrade from Sims 3, so I still play that one. Great game.