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them more tactile and intuitive,

by a verbal label (“Very

while giving more experienced

Angry”, “Energized”,

players a wider range of options.

etc.) instead of a

As someone who downloaded so
much custom content my copy of

coloured gauge.
In our demo,

Sims 2 stopped working, it’s nice to

Vaughan’s

see Maxis incorporate fan feedback:

Sim had had

in Sims 4, players have a number

some unpleasant

of new options for build mode

interactions with

especially, which range from being

someone, putting

able to adjust foundation and window

him in a “very

height to being able to add pre-

angry” mood,

designed rooms to an existing house.

which allowed

And because fans will always want

him to do quite

to tweak something, adding custom

a few unique

content (user-designed mods

actions. Aside from

ranging from clothing recolors to

the usual insulting

brand new careers) is now possible

an acquaintance,

without ever leaving your game with

he could also

the addition of the gallery menu.

exercise to

Briefly hinted at in the Create-

work off steam,

A-Sim trailer, aspirations—think

performing

long-term goals for your Sims—now

“peeved push-ups”

have different “tracks” for your Sim

and “sit-ups of rage”.

to pursue, and are shaped by their

While many of the

personality. In their trend of updating

interactions we

old features, personality traits are

see may seem

now divided into three categories—

like old-hat

emotional, lifestyle and social—and

to long-time

players are limited to only three

players, Vaughan’s

for their Sims. As in previous

trip around the

generations of The Sims, personality

new neighbourhood

traits can give Sims unique actions.

Willowbrook gives us a chance

Also affecting your Sim’s behaviour

to see Sims 4’s improved open-

is their mood, which is now indicated

world gameplay, and spy a little on

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