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The Sims 4 gets major update that removes gender restrictions in character customizer
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NoblesseOblige
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Confused why the URL is apple.news
Edit: But for the actual article, sounds good. Shame it wasn't that way from the start.
Edit: But for the actual article, sounds good. Shame it wasn't that way from the start.
DOWN
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Oh is it not working? It's a Verge article but I pulled it from Apple News feed
Giolon
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Because he read the story in the apple news app and requested a link from there.
Anyway, cool news. Let people do whatever they want with character editors.
Link works on my iPad.
NoblesseOblige
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YoRHa No.2 Type B
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So, Kanji can wear now female clothes? :O
Yeah. They only shut down the Emeryville studio (SimCity). The Redwood Shores, Salt Lake City, and... I think Finnish divisions are still open.
KelpPlankton
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The removal of physique restrictions is really great, that's something more games need to do. There's so many different bodytypes out there in the world and video games have been historically terrible at representing that.
Emerson
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The Sims 4 is and always has been a really good game, and has only gotten better with DLC as well as a fairly decent amount of free updates.
artsi
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It didn't have much content / features at launch which upset people, but I think it's a great game now.
Yeah I have to say the last few DLC have been really good and the amount of sales they have had lets me pick and choose pretty easy. Get Together's club system is lovely.
MaximumSpider
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I forgot this game existed tbh
That's awesome. Good on them.
Haven't played Sims 4 in forever, but this'll be a good excuse to fire it up.
Yup. It got a lot of heat early on 'cause you couldn't free-roam the neighborhoods in real time (only loading screens), but that never bothered me.
The base game was fantastic from day one. Incredible engine that runs smooth as butter. Great, emotive art direction. Multitasking was a godsend.
Still think it's the best Sims to date by a wide margin.
Haven't played Sims 4 in forever, but this'll be a good excuse to fire it up.
Yup. It got a lot of heat early on 'cause you couldn't free-roam the neighborhoods in real time (only loading screens), but that never bothered me.
The base game was fantastic from day one. Incredible engine that runs smooth as butter. Great, emotive art direction. Multitasking was a godsend.
Still think it's the best Sims to date by a wide margin.
Was it always good? I heard basically what artsi said, that it was missing a lot of features and content in the beginning, which really soured me on buying it.
But if it's gotten better, then I may take a second look at it. TS2 and 3 are two of my favorite games of all time.
You know, for some reason I was thinking you could already do this in 4. Maybe I was just used to the plethora of mods I had setup over the series' lifetime?
Either way, guess that's neat. I didn't think Sims 4 was still being widely played.
I mean in fairness that happened to every Sims game. There would be a ton of expansions adding a lot of stuff, then the new "base" version would come out (Sims 2) and while it would add new features, a lot of the previous expansion stuff wouldn't make it over. Then we'd get more expansions, a new base (3) and onwards.
I think 4's problem was they ran out of new features to throw in, so the disparity between the old fully decked out version versus the new "base" was too big for most people to accept. When (if?) they ever make a Sims 5, we'll probably go through this same song and dance again.
Either way, guess that's neat. I didn't think Sims 4 was still being widely played.
I mean in fairness that happened to every Sims game. There would be a ton of expansions adding a lot of stuff, then the new "base" version would come out (Sims 2) and while it would add new features, a lot of the previous expansion stuff wouldn't make it over. Then we'd get more expansions, a new base (3) and onwards.
I think 4's problem was they ran out of new features to throw in, so the disparity between the old fully decked out version versus the new "base" was too big for most people to accept. When (if?) they ever make a Sims 5, we'll probably go through this same song and dance again.
Succinct Verbosity
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I've always read that EA are an incredibly progressive company on this front. Is it true?
Well, it's not even that. Sims 4 was missing stuff even the first Sims had, such as swimming pools. Something that was a staple in every base game until 4.
There were some other things missing as well that the first game had but 4 didn't. The missing features/content in comparison to the first Sims base game just kept piling and piling and turning people off of it.
I think the real disparity was how much was cut from the basic implementation of the neighborhood in TS3 to TS4. From having a completely open living world back to there just essentially being plots again like 2, minus features like swimming pools and burglars.
TS2 and TS3 rolled a lot of features from the expansions into the base games (such as community lots and vehicles) while still being lesser than the complete package from the last entry, and that wasn't that big an issue then. TS4 just seems like a very reduced package in comparison.
JordanN
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Bjoern the Smexy
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The update has been a year in the making.
One year to simply remove a check if the character you want to apply that hairdo or piece of clothing to, is male or female.
Progress!
One year to simply remove a check if the character you want to apply that hairdo or piece of clothing to, is male or female.
Progress!
Hari Seldon
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So the clothing textures for all of their clothes are going to work on both sets of body meshes?
NoblesseOblige
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I'd like to play a Sims game again but last I checked they were still doing insane DLC practices. Is that still the case?
Quick Mustard
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And rework all the outfits to fit both styles of character being made, but ya know, don't read all the OP will you.
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Woo! In a game like The Sims where you're customizing so many aspects of your character, it's hard to believe this wasn't implemented sooner. I'm glad it's coming now, though.
peanutbutterlatte
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Yes please. One that's not wildly restrictive like past console ports pls.
Orbis Tabula
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Huh, that's pretty cool. I should really try to get back into Sims 4 now that expansions and DLC have fleshed out some of the weaker bits. Despite the rocky launch and missing features, a lot of the new additions to the game were really good.
Well this is interesting.
It's better than it was before due to various updates. I'm hoping we get a new expansion soon.
MrCunningham
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I feel like The Sims took some big steps backwards with Sims 4. Previous games gave far more control over user generated content than Sims 4 did, including less restrictions in character customization. EA really wanted to monetize the hell out of DLC by taking away user generated content.
They support LGBT rights (including sponsoring parades).
Man, i know this is a good thing, for a company to support LGBTA rights, yet, there is something sinister about seeing the EA logo there, it's like i want to scream at the parade people "NO YOU FOOLS! IT'S A TRAP! DON'T TRUST EA!"
PulseONE
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Coming from The Sims 3 + expansions, how much will I feel is missing? D:
WaterAstro
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I need my Sims 4 pets before I go back and play.
Probably depends on how attached you were to 3's neighborhoods.
This is soooo nice! It's been talked about a lot but it was still surprising to suddenly see it actually happen. Now I have to remake a bunch of the families in my world 
I went from a complete Sims 3 game (and I mean complete, everything from the store and all that stuff) and the only thing I really miss is the Create a Style-thing. Lots of stuff I want to recolor but can't. Not a huge issue tho since the replacement ideas I get turn out great too, but I would love some more colors for doors for example. Thought I would miss the "open world" that made 3 the best Sims for me (before 4) but 4 runs soooo much smoother and I'm not bothered at all by the short loading screens.
I look forward to seeing more expansions because I love pets, seasons and such things, but I don't "miss" them like I thought I would. Current Sims 4 is great as is.
Toddlers would have been nice but... I dunno. I like to play with adults most anyway.
I went from a complete Sims 3 game (and I mean complete, everything from the store and all that stuff) and the only thing I really miss is the Create a Style-thing. Lots of stuff I want to recolor but can't. Not a huge issue tho since the replacement ideas I get turn out great too, but I would love some more colors for doors for example. Thought I would miss the "open world" that made 3 the best Sims for me (before 4) but 4 runs soooo much smoother and I'm not bothered at all by the short loading screens.
I look forward to seeing more expansions because I love pets, seasons and such things, but I don't "miss" them like I thought I would. Current Sims 4 is great as is.
Toddlers would have been nice but... I dunno. I like to play with adults most anyway.
Garrett Hawke
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This is awesome