For many missing features has been reported here enough, and I'm not talking about the weather or animals, because these things have been ever submitted in extensions. However, things like toddlers, family tree and a StoryProgression are essential for a life simulation, at least for me. Unfortunately, the game is so stripped down that it has decided not to and much, much more.
The whole gameplay bored after a short time, because the Sims life like in jail because so tiny are the neighborhoods. It is also worth barely leave his own land, because there is little community lots. They are then also populated by Sims, the game constantly generated and actually just annoying. It has over the rest of his family lost control when one "travels" with a Sim. An absolute throwback! And this unspeakable loading screens! At first everything went relatively quickly (about 20 sec.), But now there are more than 1 minute! Just imagine if the game is loaded with enhancements. A fact that no clearing out actions such as cache folder empty etc. After each patch more bugs happen.
About the graphics can be safely argue, but I can abgewinnen her anything. Everything looks like after plastic.
While the much-hyped, new building mode offers really nice options (rounded porches, windows in height, roofs much more variable, etc.), but I seriously wonder what, for a color-blind fool the choice of fabrics and colors for furniture curtains, wall coverings, windows, doors, tiles, etc., has made! Nothing fits together! This also applies to the selection for "Create a Sim": Impossible hair colors, the clothes do not fit together! In TS3 had an infinite number of ways to make everything fit with the Create-a-style tool. When Sims 4 the biggest challenge there is anything to find what fits together.
My conclusion: not advise! Under no circumstances justify the high price.
Too bad that you can not give it 0 stars.