

Trying to zoom in and out on a laptop cursor proved to be ultimately disappointing and a serious pain). (In case you do try this demo - or play Sims 4, for that matter - I highly, highly suggest you play with a computer mouse. But it takes a lot of gameplay to actually get comfortable in molding, because otherwise, Sims can become awkwardly shaped and disproportionate. I remembered when I first began to play Sims 3 and I had absolutely no idea what the heck all those body sliders were for, but Sims 4 makes it all the easier to mold your Sim into an ideal shape.
#Sims 3 into the future demo plus#
However, on the plus side, the new clay-like Create-A-Sim is definitely much easier than Sims 3. As a devoted Sims fan, I tried not to let it bother me, but the absence of customization was too obvious to ignore.


#Sims 3 into the future demo skin#
Everything in Sims 4’s Create-A-Sim was computer-friendly, but its simplicity became overbearing thanks to lack of customization of eye color, hair color, skin color, clothing, and well… everything else. The overall look of Sims 4 Sims are aesthetically pleasing, although the lack of features somehow deters from the goodness of the demo.įor example, Sims fans responded in an uproar when EA producers announced that Create-A-Style toddlers and pools will not be featured in the game (for a compiled list of 70+ removed features and sources, click here). The animation is crisp and smooth, the Sims’ movements speedy and uninterrupted, and their cartoonish look has a touch of Sims 2 nostalgia with it. As demonstrated in Simmer’s photos:īased on playing the Sims 4 demo sporadically over the past week, I was pleasantly surprised by the animation improvements over preceding installments. Players can pull and push literally every aspect of their Sim’s body like clay, making the process of creating celebrity lookalikes a lot easier. Simmers are introduced to the weirdly intrusive, yet somehow invigorating, “mold-and-shape” stylization of classic CAS. As heavily featured in Sims 4 trailers, the latest installment of Create-A-Sim will be a little different - notwithstanding the lack of the Create-A-Style tool and swimwear (prominent in past Sims installments no longer featured due to the exclusion of pools). That is, players can’t play the game until its release, but the demo gives the chance for Simmers to create new Sims 4 Sims in Create-A-Sim. In the meantime, Simmers will be able to preoccupy their devilishly Simmish needs with the release of the (did I mention free?) Sims 4 demo featured on Electronic Art’s Origin website ( here!).Īs a huge fan of The Sims, I could not be more ecstatic for EA to give us the opportunity to actually get a “feel” for the game. If you haven’t heard already, the fourth installment in the popular Sims franchise will be releasing early this September.
