{"id":5609,"date":"2018-12-30T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teoalida.com\/thesims\/?p=5609"},"modified":"2023-01-21T19:54:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T19:54:10","slug":"the-sims-4-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teoalida.com\/thesims\/the-sims-4-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sims 4 review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/7\/7f\/Sims4_Rebrand.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;\" src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/7\/7f\/Sims4_Rebrand.png\" alt=\"The Sims 4 cover\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><strong>The Sims 4<\/strong> was originally announced on May 6, 2013, and was released in North America on September 2, 2014 for Microsoft Windows. A Mac compatible version of the game was made available for digital download on February 17, 2015. The Sims 4 is the first PC game to top all-format charts in two years. The game has received mixed reviews since its release, with the majority of criticism directed towards its lack of content.<\/p>\n<p>As March 2021, were released 10 expansion packs, 10 game packs, 18 stuff packs and 3 kits. The fact that first kit is codenamed SP20 while last stuff pack is SP18 indicate that a 19th stuff pack is expected to come in 2021 which may be LAST pack for The Sims 4. <strong>The Sims 5 will come in late 2021 or 2022!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Review by Teoalida<\/h3>\n<p>When I initially wrote this\u00a0review, I wrote based on other people reviews, because\u00a0did not\u00a0had the change to get the game for free download and make it working. I am NOT going to pay even $1 for such bad game, I wanted to\u00a0get it for free, play few hours to review it, then delete, because I cannot play it anyway, I have grown up, becoming an adult and a busy businessman so I no longer have time for gaming.\u00a0I am sorry for all kids\u00a0who wasted $60 for this piece of shit.<\/p>\n<p>I played it in 2015 when EA offered the game for free play for 48 hours starting from the moment you download it, and improved the review.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sims 4\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0WORST game<\/strong> of Sims series, or second worst after the original The Sims game launched in 2000\u00a0(it being\u00a0the first Sims game, is understandable\u00a0why it was a bad\u00a0game, but for a\u00a02014 game is simply unacceptable to be so bad).<\/p>\n<p>Electronic Arts made a huge step backwards in October 2014.\u00a0Lots\u00a0of features available in The Sims 2 and 3 base games\u00a0do not exist in The Sims 4 base game.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sims 4 worlds\u00a0are small, up to 20 lots, compared with 70-100 lots in The Sims 3. All lots are\u00a0fixed on screen, a cartoon-style 2D map like in The Sims 1. You cannot rotate camera around the neighborhood. You cannot move houses from one lot to another.<\/li>\n<li>The open concept from The Sims 3 is gone.\u00a0You live in a neighborhood with max 5 playable houses on a background full of houses that you cannot touch. travelling between neighborhoods is possible but bring the loading screen like in The Sims 2.<\/li>\n<li>The pools do not exist in base game. Do you\u00a0notice that 90%\u00a0of the houses I built in The Sims 2 and 3 have\u00a0pools? I\u00a0can&#8217;t live in a house without a pool. The\u00a0pool feature\u00a0was\u00a0introduced in a patch launched one month later, but&#8230; all worlds launched\u00a0for The Sims 3 are compatible with base game, so this does mean that\u00a0possible new worlds that will\u00a0be provided for The Sims 4 will feature only houses without pool? Horrible!<\/li>\n<li>The owned\u00a0cars or garages\u00a0do not exist in base game and is unlikely to have them added by any expansion.\u00a0With such small\u00a0worlds and limited build mode you have nothing to do with a car. Cars that take sim\u00a0to work, famous in previous 3 games, also do not exist, the sim simply go in front of house\u00a0and disappear.<\/li>\n<li>Toddler life stage is also removed. Not a big deal in my opinion but many people loved them (toddlers added via a free update in 2017).<\/li>\n<li>The Sims 4 does not include emergency services, you cannot call police 911 because there are no burglars (many people hated having their homes robbed but personally I found funny to see burglars from time to time), worse than this, fire services are missing too, putting a fire detector is pointless and in case you burn the stove you need to extinguish fire with your own Sims. Gardener services also does not exist.<\/li>\n<li>Workplaces and school are not existent in The Sims 4 as we know them in The Sims 3.\u00a0It returns to The Sims 1 \/ 2 style, the sim goes in front of house and disappears, there is not even a car or school bus\u00a0to take\u00a0the sim to work, you do not see where it\u00a0is going.<\/li>\n<li>The Sims 4 graphics are not significantly improved compared with The Sims 3, or even worse,\u00a0the grass and water were well textured in The Sims 3 while in The Sims 4\u00a0looks plain.<\/li>\n<li>Create a Style from The Sims 3 was also removed. You can no longer apply custom colors to objects, you need to choose from a predefined list of colors as you did in The Sims 2.<\/li>\n<li>The Sims 4 do not have a pre-made story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Sims 4 build mode<\/strong> was redesigned to allow easier construction of houses, but it prevents you from exploring architecture\u00a0creativity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can buy pre-furnished rooms and arrange them to form a floorplan, doors are automatically added between rooms but sometimes in wrong place.<\/li>\n<li>You can\u00a0drag walls to resize the rooms without having to remove items hanged on wall. If the wall you move overlaps with furniture placed in the room, the furniture is automatically removed, but you can undo.<\/li>\n<li>The Sims 4 houses can have 4 floors above ground and 2\u00a0basement floor (under ground).<\/li>\n<li>Each floor can have 3 heights, short, medium, tall, 12, 16, 20 stair steps, 4 steps per horizontal square meaning 9 inch tread. Floor heights are approximately 9, 12, 15 feet, meaning that staircases\u00a0have 9 inch riser, making them at 45-degree, steeper than in previous\u00a0games and unrealistic, violating architectural codes from real life. For comparison in The Sims 1 \/ 2 \/ 3 the floors had a height of 16 steps with an apparent height of 10 feet, giving a riser of 7.5 inch. Most\u00a0pre-build houses have\u00a0medium wall height, making oversized ceiling height\u00a0in my opinion.\u00a0Tall walls are required to\u00a0add cornices under roof, an useless feature in my opinion. You can change\u00a0wall height anytime, but lowering the height will make tall windows to disappear.<\/li>\n<li>The foundation\u00a0is added automatically when you build the first floor, and you can anytime adjust basement height from 0 to 9 steps, stair length is adjusted automatically.<\/li>\n<li>You cannot\u00a0make\u00a0houses raised on\u00a0foundation and garage without foundation\u00a0on same lot. You cannot have semi-basements integrated in foundation on sloped land, as it was possible in The Sims 2 and 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0Sims 4 support\u00a0all 16:9 resolutions up to\u00a02560&#215;1440 (QHD).\u00a0Good, considering that The Sims 3 lacked FULL HD (1920&#215;1080) support and was running at maximum of 1600&#8230; 1600&#215;900 and 1600&#215;1200 (update: figured later that you can edit <a href=\"\/\/simsvip.com\/2014\/07\/20\/the-sims-2-ultimate-collection-increase-resolution-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GraphicRules.sgr<\/a> to set up custom resolutions, FULL HD and 4K works fine).<\/li>\n<li>The life simulation\u00a0was slightly improved over The Sims 3. This is the only good\u00a0thing that\u00a0survived from all The Sims series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lot prices in Newcrest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15&#215;20 &#8211; $1500<\/li>\n<li>20&#215;30 &#8211; $2000<\/li>\n<li>20&#215;40 &#8211; $2500<\/li>\n<li>30&#215;30 &#8211; $2500<\/li>\n<li>30&#215;40 &#8211; $3000<\/li>\n<li>40&#215;50 &#8211; $8500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Willow Creek and Oasis Spring\u00a0have lot prices varying between lots of same size.<\/p>\n<h3>The Sims 4 expansion packs (from Wikipedia)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>EP01 Get to Work<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0NA: March 31, 2015;\u00a0EU: April 2, 2015.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: March 20, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The first expansion pack adds three new playable, active careers: Doctor, Detective and Scientist. Get to Work also gives the opportunity to build your own retail store and start your own retail business. The expansion pack also adds a new neighborhood called Magnolia Promenade, and planet Sixam, an alien home world, as well as playable alien Sims. It also adds two new skills (Baking and Photography), new objects and clothing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EP02 Get Together<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0NA: December 8, 2015; EU: December 10, 2015.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: September 11, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Get Together is the second expansion pack for The Sims 4, which was announced on August 5, 2015 at Gamescom. The main new feature of this expansion pack is Clubs. The player can create and join Clubs with distinct interests, personalities, and styles where the player can set the rules, define their look, and customize their hangouts. Furthermore, there are brand new activities such as foosball, darts, Don&#8217;t Wake The Llama and arcade machine. There are also all new DJ &amp; Dancing skills. This expansion pack features a new world of called Windenburg, with scenic neighborhoods and picturesque landmarks, including the sprawling hedge maze at the Von Haunt Estate, the alluring pools along the bluffs, and the mysterious ancient ruins. Other new features include: emotional texts, natural pool colours, new foods &amp; drinks, barista &amp; DJ NPCs, and new Closet WooHoo &amp; Bush WooHoo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EP03 City Living<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0NA: November 1, 2016;\u00a0EU: November 3, 2016.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: November 14, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The third expansion pack features a new city called San Myshuno with four unique neighborhoods. City Living introduces new careers reflective of our time including the returning politician career and two new brand new fields never seen in the franchise: social media and critic. The expansion pack focuses on city life and reintroduces apartments into the city, ranging from fixer-uppers to penthouses. There are many new lots and activities for Sims to explore such the Spice Market, Karaoke Bar, Geek Con with video game competitions, the Spice Festival with curry eating contests and a Romance Festival for love-seeking Sims. Apartments will feature lot traits which can be assigned to any lot. The new lot traits are available via patch to players who do not purchase the expansion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EP04 Cats &amp; Dogs<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: November 10, 2017.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: July 31, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth expansion pack introduces creation of pets such as cats, dogs, and items catered to Sims&#8217; furry friends (similar to The Sims 2: Pets, The Sims 3: Pets and The Sims: Unleashed). This also allows players to pursue a veterinary career and create their own veterinary practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EP05 Seasons<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: June 22, 2018.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: November 13, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The fifth expansion pack introduces new weather and seasons systems similar to the systems found in The Sims 2: Seasons and The Sims 3: Seasons, which allow Sims to experience winter, spring, summer, and fall. The pack also introduces new outfits as well as a new career, the Botanist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EP06 Get Famous<\/strong><br \/>\nPC: WW: November 16, 2018.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: February 12, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The sixth expansion pack allows sims to become famous (similar to The Sims: Superstar) through the addition of an acting active career or a social media influencer. A variety of expensive objects are added to create luxury mansions, in the brand new world of Del Sol Valley.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EP07 Island Living<\/strong><br \/>\nPC: WW: June 21, 2019<br \/>\nConsole: WW: July 16, 2019<\/p>\n<p>The seventh expansion pack focuses on sims living in a tropical paradise world called Sulani (in a similar vein to that of The Sims 3: Island Paradise). Other features include the conservationist, diving, fishing and lifeguard careers, playable mermaids, boats and the island locals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EP08 Discover University<\/strong><br \/>\nPC: WW: November 15, 2019<br \/>\nConsole: WW: December 17, 2019<\/p>\n<p>The eighth expansion pack introduces your sims to the life of university (similar to The Sims 2: University and The Sims 3: University Life). There is a new world, Britechester, which has two universities, &#8220;University of Britechester&#8221; and &#8220;Foxbury Institute&#8221;. It also adds the possibility of riding a bike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EP09 Eco Lifestyle<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: June 5, 2020<\/p>\n<p>The ninth expansion pack focuses on eco-friendly living and environmental changes. There is a new world, Evergreen Harbor, which is impacted the environmental choices your Sims make. New objects include solar panels and wind turbines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EP10 Snowy Escape<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: November 13, 2020<\/p>\n<p>The tenth expansion pack focuses on winter living. There is a new world, Mt. Komorebi. Snow-inspired accessories and activities, such as snowboarding, skiing, sledding, hot springs and sanctuary-building, were also included.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EP11 Cottage Living<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: July 22, 2021<\/p>\n<p>The eleventh expansion pack focuses on village life. There is a new world, Henford-on-Bagley. Village-inspired accessories and activities, such as farming, making friends with animals, living off the land, and oversized crop competitions are also included. This expansion also marks the return of Agnes Crumplebottom to the franchise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>High School Years <\/strong><br \/>\nWW: July 28, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Introduces an active high school experience for teens, including after-school activities and prom; adds a world named Copperdale.<\/p>\n<h3>The Sims 4 game packs (from Wikipedia)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>GP01 Outdoor Retreat<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: January 13, 2015.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: December 4, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Adds a new world called Granite Falls. Within the new world Sims can vacation outdoors in a national park. This pack also adds a new skill (Herbalism); a new collectable (insects); and several new Sims traits, achievements, aspirations, outfits, objects, and game interactions related to outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP02 Spa Day<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: July 14, 2015.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: April 18, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Adds a new building type, the spa. This pack also includes a new skill (Wellness) as well as several new outfits, objects and game interactions related to the typical features in a spa like massages, meditation, mud baths, saunas and yoga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP03 Dine Out<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: June 7, 2016.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: January 8, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Allows Sims to visit restaurants, as well as build and run their own restaurant. Those that own restaurants can experiment with new foods, employ staff and succeed in cooking. This pack also comes with a variety of items in Create a Sim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP04 Vampires<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: January 24, 2017.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: November 14, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Allows Sims to become Vampires with different powers and weaknesses. A new residential world with five lots, Forgotten Hollow, is also introduced. The pack also comes with a new aspiration, new lot traits and numerous CAS and Build mode items that fit the darker Vampire theme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP05 Parenthood<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: May 30, 2017.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: June 19, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Allows adult Sims to control and shape their child or teen&#8217;s life. New features like cursing, acne, school related projects, and many more. Toddlers, children, and teens can now be rebellious to their parents and other siblings. Parents can treat this new behavior by being strict, or they could be nurturing and hope that good things will come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP06 Jungle Adventure<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: February 27, 2018.<br \/>\nConsole:WW: December 4, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Adds a new destination world called Selvadorada. New food, dance moves and music are added. Ancient artifacts and mysterious relics can be excavated and examined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP07 StrangerVille<\/strong><br \/>\nPC: WW: February 26, 2019<br \/>\nConsole: WW: May 14, 2019<\/p>\n<p>Adds a new residential world named StrangerVille with a mystery to be solved. A new aspiration, build mode items, and CAS items were also included.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP08 Realm of Magic<\/strong><br \/>\nPC: WW: September 10, 2019<br \/>\nConsole: WW: October 15, 2019<\/p>\n<p>Adds two new worlds, Glimmerbrook and the Magical Realm. Adds Spellcasters and magical gameplay as well as Art Nouveau style build mode items and three different styles of Spellcaster CAS items.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP09 Star Wars\u2122: Journey to Batuu<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: September 8, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Adds a new destination world called Batuu with a Star Wars-style storyline. Adds new types of aliens and other Star Wars-inspired outfits, objects and characters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GP10 Dream Home Decorator<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: June 1, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Adds a new interior decorator active career and several new types of furniture, such as sectional seating, built-in stovetops and ovens, and toaster ovens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Wedding Stories<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: February 23, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Introduces a revamped wedding event system, with wedding-related events, clothes, and activities, and a world named Tartosa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Werewolves<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: June 16, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Introduces werewolf Sims, and a world named Moonwood Mill.<\/p>\n<h3>The Sims 4 stuff packs (from Wikipedia)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SP01 Luxury Party Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: May 19, 2015.<br \/>\nConsole: WW: December 5, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Includes several luxury party outfits and items, including buffet tables and a table-top cheese\/chocolate\/drinking fountain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP02 Perfect Patio Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: June 16, 2015.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: November 17, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Includes patio furniture, including hot tubs, as well as new outfits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP03 Cool Kitchen Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: August 11, 2015.<br \/>\nConsole:WW: December 5, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Includes kitchen counters, cabinets and appliances, such as an Ice Cream Maker with over 30 different flavors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP04 Spooky Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: September 29, 2015.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: October 2, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Includes Halloween-related costumes, items including spider webs and a pumpkin carving station, and a new spooky-themed party that Sims can throw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP05 Movie Hangout Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: January 12, 2016.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: February 19, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Includes Bohemian-styled clothing, home theaters, and items such as the Popcorn Maker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP06 Romantic Garden Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: February 9, 2016.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: February 6, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Includes garden objects, new outfits, and new gameplay modes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP07 Kids Room Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: June 28, 2016.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: June 19, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Includes items for children&#8217;s rooms, including new beds, a puppetry, a new game, and new hair and clothes for children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP08 Backyard Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: July 19, 2016.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: May 22, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Includes items for the backyard such as slip &#8216;n&#8217; slide and bird feeders, and new hair and clothes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP09 Vintage Glamour Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: December 6, 2016.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: November 14, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Includes vintage style items such as a vanity table, new Old Hollywood inspired clothes and hair and the ability to hire a butler.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP10 Bowling Night Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: March 29, 2017.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: March 12, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Includes items such as bowling lanes allowing players to build their own bowling hangout(s) for their Sims to visit. A new five level bowling skill, new themed clothing items, furniture, wallpapers and floorings are also included.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP11 Fitness Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: June 20, 2017.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: March 12, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Includes new items such as the rock climbing treadmill, workout videos and earbuds. Also included are more fitness apparel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP12 Toddler Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: August 24, 2017.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: May 22, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Includes new playground equipments for toddlers to use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP13 Laundry Day Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: January 16, 2018.<br \/>\nConsole:\u00a0WW: August 14, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Includes new home technologies to help your Sim with domestic responsibilities and live an eco-friendly life. Marks of the return of laundry, washing machines and other laundry related items.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP14 My First Pet Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: March 13, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Includes hamster, rat, pygmy hedgehog, or miniature bubalus as new pets. It is the first stuff pack to require another piece of Downloadable Content in order to use some of the content in it, in this case the Cats and Dogs pack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP15 Moschino Stuff<\/strong><br \/>\nPC:\u00a0WW: August 13, 2019<br \/>\nConsole: WW: September 3, 2019<\/p>\n<p>New clothing and d\u00e9cor from Moschino and Freelance Fashion Photographer career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP16 Tiny Living Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PC: WW: January 21, 2020<br \/>\nConsole: WW: February 4, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Includes new home technologies to help your Sim with living a smaller lifestyle and reducing his\/her carbon footprint., including carbon neutral tiles and Murphy beds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP17 Nifty Knitting Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WW: July 28, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Introduces a brand-new knitting system and skill in which you can knit clothing for your Sims and sell knitted objects on an in-game craft-sharing online store, Plopsy. Also marks the return of rocking chairs to the franchise. Includes two new radio stations: Focus and Metal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP18 Paranormal Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WW: January 26, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Introduction of the medium skill, the paranormal investigator freelance branch, haunted houses and as the return of Bonehilda to the franchise.<\/p>\n<h3>Kits<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SP20 Throwback Fit Kit<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: March 2, 2021<\/p>\n<p>90&#8217;s-inspired athletic clothing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP21 Country Kitchen Kit<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: March 2, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Country-style kitchen objects and decorations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP22 Bust The Dust Kit<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: March 2, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Vacuum cleaners and dust system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SP23 Courtyard Oasis Kit<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: May 18, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Moroccan-style decor for home center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Industrial Loft Kit <\/strong><br \/>\nWW: August 26, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn-inspired industrial loft decor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fashion Street Kit <\/strong><br \/>\nWW: October 5, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Mumbai-inspired clothing and jewelry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Incheon Arrivals Kit<\/strong><br \/>\nWW: October 5, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Seoul-inspired contemporary fashion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blooming Rooms Kit <\/strong><br \/>\nWW: November 9, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Indoor plants and greenery for home interiors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modern Menswear Kit <\/strong><br \/>\nWW: December 2, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Modern fashion for male Sims, in collaboration with British menswear designer Stefan Cooke, and British Fashion Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Expansion packs:<\/strong> Get to Work, Get Together, City Living, Cats &#038; Dogs, Seasons, Get Famous, Island Living, Discover University, Eco Lifestyle, Snowy Escape, Cottage Living, High School Years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game packs:<\/strong> Outdoor Retreat, Spa Day, Dine Out, Vampires, Parenthood, Jungle Adventure, StrangerVille, Realm of Magic, Star Wars\u2122: Journey to Batuu, My Wedding Stories, Werewolves.<\/p>\n<p>Plus 18 Stuff packs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[66,67],"class_list":["post-5609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-reviews","tag-the-sims-4"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Sims 4 review - worst game of Sims series?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Electronic Arts made a big step backwards in October 2014. 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