{"id":7032,"date":"2020-08-08T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/playlab.uta.fi\/?p=7032"},"modified":"2020-08-08T12:00:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T09:00:37","slug":"the-sims-4-where-you-are-the-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/the-sims-4-where-you-are-the-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sims 4 \u2013 Where You Are The God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sims 4 is a life simulation game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It\u2019s the fourth major title in <em>The Sims <\/em>series, and the reception it has received has been quite mixed, as most of the critics complain about its lack of content but praise various aspects related to its gameplay. Eight expansion packs, eight game packs and sixteen stuff packs have been released for the game so far, with more to come in the future, and let\u2019s not forget the free game patches which typically come with more or less hilarious patch notes. Don\u2019t believe me? Try googling them, but be warned \u2013 some of them do get quite&#8230; brutal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like in the previous games, players create characters known as <em>Sims<\/em> and control their life &#8211; it\u2019s your choice whether you\u2019ll live out your greatest dreams or make your <em>Sims\u2019<\/em> life pure hell. Some additions that weren\u2019t in the earlier games are, to mention a few, <em>Sims\u2019<\/em> ability to multitask, moodlets that not only affect the <em>Sims\u2019 <\/em>emotional state but also gameplay and better <em>Create a Sim<\/em> functionalities. In my opinion, there could be even more options, which might sound insane, as the base game by itself already contains 40 hairstyles for both men and women and up to 18 hair colour options for each hairstyle, but if you are trying to make a realistic version of a character you like, you\u2019ll soon come to the same conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7035\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sims1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sims1.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sims1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sims1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sims1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sims1-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from Create a Sim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <em>The Sims 4<\/em>, players can publish their creations, such as <em>Sims<\/em>, lots and rooms, to the social feature called <em>The Gallery, <\/em>so other players can download them into their games instantly. Not feeling like spending hours on creating the <em>Sim<\/em> or house of your dreams? Chances are you\u2019ll find it in <em>The Gallery<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7036\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sims2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sims2.png 800w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sims2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sims2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Could this be the house you\u2019ve always dreamed about?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The game originally had two worlds to choose from, Willow Creek and Oasis Springs, but with free updates, expansions packs and game packs you\u2019ll get up to 11 more worlds and two outdoor vacation worlds, so getting as much expansion packs and game packs as you can seems really worth it, though pricey. Better team up with your siblings who share the same passion to <em>The Sims<\/em> series as you to get them. (Much thanks to my little sister, you are the best)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though the game adds multiple interesting features that make the <em>Sims<\/em> smarter and the graphics look even more polished than in the earlier games, every now and then it makes you miss those small details which some say made <em>The Sims 2 <\/em>the best game of the series. What the earlier games lack, though, is the amount of diversity <em>The Sims 4<\/em> brings in the series, which is a more than welcome addition to old and new <em>Sims <\/em>fans. So, if you enjoy life simulation games and would love to see plenty of diversity, I strongly recommend giving <em>The Sims 4 <\/em>a try!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Game info<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Electronic Arts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developer:<\/strong> Maxis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Series: <\/strong>The Sims<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platforms:<\/strong> Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> September 2-5, 2014 (Microsoft Windows), February 17, 2015 (macOS), November 14, 2017 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Simulation<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEGI:<\/strong> 12<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Header image: \u201cFront Cover\u201d. Contributed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/user\/sheet\/userSheetId,33543\/\">Foxhack<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/sims-4\/cover-art\/gameCoverId,578241\/\">https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/sims-4\/cover-art\/gameCoverId,578241\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Picture: \u201cCreating a sim\u201d. Contributed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/user\/sheet\/userSheetId,171231\/\">GTramp<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/windows\/sims-4\/screenshots\/gameShotId,847786\/\">https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/windows\/sims-4\/screenshots\/gameShotId,847786\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Picture: \u201cOfficial Screenshot from PlayStation.com\u201d. Contributed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/user\/sheet\/userSheetId,198173\/\">\u30ea\u30ab\u30eb\u30c9\u30fb\u30d5\u30a3\u30ea\u30da<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/windows\/sims-4\/promo\/promoImageId,341567\/\">https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/windows\/sims-4\/promo\/promoImageId,341567\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create the house of your dreams, make the perfect Sim or watch the world burn. In The Sims 4, the choice is yours!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":7037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1125,1124,240,1123],"class_list":["post-7032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","tag-electronic-arts","tag-maxis","tag-simulation","tag-the-sims-4","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}