Sims 4 Review- Coming to Mac Next Week!

     The EA Sims game and I have become fond friends over the years growing into--may I even say an obsessive relationship--although mostly on my side.  I remember playing as a wee teen and designing the house of my dreams, making romances and enemies and creating a world full drama, love and desire.  Compared to the Sims 3, those early days of game-play seem very simplistic and now with the Sims 4 it seems almost cave-like.  But the first game had me hooked and over the years I have spent many, many, many hours building a virtual community, traveling  around the world, chasing ghosts and even shamefully having the sim social services take my baby away!  I have laughed at the hi-jinks that you can create during the game,  I have cried when a save file didn't take and have cursed when I could not find the appropriate extension pack disc.  Now I am ready to go through it all again with the Sims 4, the highly anticipated next generation of EA's Sims line!

   Sims 3 was by far the most highly rated in the Sims franchise so I was curious to see how they could improve on a game that (except for the load time) was pretty much perfect. For Simmers there are usually one of the two main customizable things you obsess about- creating your Sim or creating your home.  For myself I am really into customizing my Sim and was just super excited to make my first Sim; my husband Mike.  It took me about an hour to play around with the new customizations and it left me with a feeling of awe.  The new Creat-a-Sim is the bee's knees when it comes to fully being able to customize your characters. You can literally tweak every aspect of your Sim.  From their nose to their thighs, you can mold each Sim into an eery simulation of loved ones, foes or on-screen romantic interests. I have to say I pretty much nailed the sim version of my hubby, not that I'm bragging but come onnn  (see photo).  The only