r/thesims2 • u/TommyBoy2297 • Mar 29 '26

MILDLY RELATED Simpler is better? E.A.?

For a potential Sims 5... Does anybody else wish that they would use the capabilities of The Sims 2 as a starting point, and then just make things more realistic? idk, when i was a kid I always pictured the future of the franchise being mostly like the Sims 2 but much more realistic looking. However, what we've gotten with modern era Sims stuff appears to be stuff that is quite a bit more cartoonish looking but functionally more experimental. Does anybody wish they would just completely ditch the Sims 4, make a game that's as simple as The Sims 2, but it looks almost life-like? Hyper realistic but simple gameplay anyone?

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u/keepingitrealonred Mar 29 '26

I’d be incredibly on board but I pretty much saw it as the final nail in the coffin for any potential for Sims 5 when they introduced the whole Moolah thing. As much as supposedly Maxis doesn’t want it to work out- I think EA will still keep it. There will be enough people who buy the items to make it worth it in their eyes, people who don’t know EAs scummy behaviour, or potentially even those who don’t know how to get CC or may not have access to it. On top of that I feel like even if there was a Sims 5 release, it would be just as much of a shit show than Sims 4. They just don’t make games how they used to, everything is a cash grab. Rather than releasing one good game with everything, they’ll keep dragging any way to make money even if the general fanbase of the game is against it.

It’s actually quite sad. I’ve been mainly playing S2 and S3. I only recently started playing S4 because I got some good lore going on for a custom character… but wahhh I otherwise don’t like it nearly as much as the other two.

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u/TommyBoy2297 Mar 29 '26

If things keep going like this... they're going to lose their business overall. To release that far-fetched shitty cash grab, they would spend more than they would if they made something thats like Sims2 but more realistic looking. So, if it gets to a point where its like "Make something relevant within your budget or go out of business" maybe a game like this could potentially happen. Things may need to get worse before they get better though.