4 expansion packs get to work and get together were released shortly after launch riffing off similar offerings from the first second and third instalments of the sims these were cool and all but it took four more years for seasons to reach the sims 4 for me seasons was one of the most integral packs to the sims 2 making the world feel that much more alive even the sims 4 cats dogs fell short of my expectations i mean we had the chance to own horses in the sims 3 and even little hamsters and fish in the sims 2 petsso began a trend of halfbaked expansions that never seemed to live up to our expectations my fond memories of previous packs were all too prevalent i couldnt help but wonder why they wouldnt bring back certain features that were so popular in the past resulting in expansions that felt noticeably lacking poorly thought out and ultimately unfinished image credit eaim a huge fan of making occult sims so i was incredibly excited for the mermaids of island living the spellcasters of realm of magic and the sims 4 vampires fanged children of the night but it was only a year ago that sims 4 werewolves finally arrived and that never sat well with me sure i took my pick from the best sims 4 mods to expand upon the bare bones given to us by ea but surely it says something when people are making mods such as expanded mermaids to give these creatures a little more in the way of typespecific abilities it spoke to a larger problem and to me it felt like packs were being churned out before they could be properly finished the sims 4 had made an enemy of its own history and for that it was hard to look the other wayreturn to formimage credit eadespite these problematic peaks and troughs im relieved to say that the sims 4 is in the best shape its ever been in thanks to free basegame updates patched in by the developer we now have a wants and fears system functional babies and even a likes and dislikes system to rival those of the sims 2 these features have completely changed the way i play the game allowing me to make detailed decisions to enhance my chosen stories it is a relief that the developer is finally listening to the opinions of its playerbase giving us the opportunity to create worlds that feel lived in and alive with enough potential to take things further still yes i still want carswith body positivity features like stretch marks and birthmarks as well as genderaffirming clothing and sexuality options many of my favorite mods are becoming obsolete while that might suck for the modders its good to see the game giving us these smaller details that really should have been there in the first place now if youll excuse me i have a vampire legacy family to