Sims fans are rounding on Maxis on social media for its recent livestream, saying that the event was overhyped and delivered few exciting reveals.
Some fans of The Sims have expressed disappointment about the lack of news in the franchise’s recent livestream.
Several players took to Twitter to criticize developer Maxis for hyping up its The Sims Summit stream for over a month only to reveal little new content. One fan described it as an “infomercial for nothing but promises and dreams” and slammed the number of teases and lack of release dates. Another decried the game’s growing reliance on mod content created by the community, saying they didn’t want to “pay modders for exciting gameplay.”
Others took aim at the newly-unveiled Project Rene, introduced as the future of The Sims franchise, for failing to truly innovate, saying the game’s customization options were available in previous series entries like The Sims 3. The project was unveiled during the livestream with a short 2-minute featurette that showed its various editing tools, though the video did not give further insight into other gameplay. Maxis has touted Project Rene‘s detailed furniture editor as its defining feature, with players able to recolor items, apply patterns, and even resize them.
However, some fans have compared several of Project Rene‘s mechanics to the upcoming life sim Paralives, which will also offer expansive furniture customization options. Paralives has attracted plenty of attention from frustrated The Sims fans seeking a new experience, a few of whom now believe Maxis sees the game as significant competition and is “panicking” to replicate its features in Project Rene. It remains unconfirmed whether the newly-announced Maxis title is the same one previously referred to as The Sims 5 by an industry insider last month, though many outlets reported it as such.
First released in 2014, The Sims 4 went free-to-play on all platforms on Oct. 18. The game will continue to receive free quality-of-life updates from Maxis, but its numerous expansion and stuff packs will remain paid. The Sims 4 has a dedicated fan base who have supported the game over the eight years since its release, though many were vocal about several omitted key features after its 2014 launch, such as the toddler life stage and swimming pools. Maxis said during The Sims Summit that they would bring back toddlers in a free update sometime in 2023, much to players’ glee.
The Sims 4 is available to play now on PS4, Xbox One, Windows and Mac.
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