Eccentric neighbors will drop by at a moment’s notice, sims you’ve given an apartment key to will pop in when they’re bored, neighbors will woohoo too loud at night, and social events are aplenty. You can tell that the team behind The Sims 4: City Living did their sitcom research, too. Things break apart, rats infest, and neighbors cause a ruckus the apartments are basically characters of their own within the game. I recommend everyone start with one of the apartments with the TLC trait, as you’ll really get that “new to the city, out on your own” feel with those. Sure, some of them aren’t that big of a deal, but the negative ones especially will give you a whole new way to play The Sims 4. There are a wide variety of unique traits that each apartment has, providing you with a different playthrough every time you move. Speaking of apartments, the traits are an awesome touch to the experience. You won’t feel secluded in your small apartment.

Though it can still be criticized for the load times (come on, why do I have to hit a load screen to go into my neighbor’s apartment?), each district feels like it’s a bigger space, and a part of a bigger world. But each of the four districts provide ample room, from the apartments to the central area, to give the illusion of an open world. San Myshuno itself feels like a bustling city, which is a weird statement for a game that can be heavily criticized for its lack of an open world. Luckily, there’s enough new content for even old-time fans of the series to not feel like this is simply a remake of The Sims 2: Apartment Life. With its new expansion, City Living, the trend continues, introducing apartments for your sims to inhabit. The Sims 4 has been following in line with The Sims 2 since its start, really, opting to resemble more of a direct sequel to that title than the third in the series.

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