So, in advance I would like to say that I am one of the Sims players the first hour. I've always been a fan of the series and could since Sims 2 sometimes more, sometimes less enjoy certain innovations. Sims 3 that I liked when I (optical) felt from the very beginning the Sims themselves like so many others as somehow "lifeless". But unfortunately that was the slightest problem. I own all add-ons and Accecoires for Sims3 and also a high-performance gaming laptop. What I liked the fact that my game was posting regularly, so to speak, and I broke off without saving (when sufficient motivation exists) was allowed to play again from your last save state away for about the 3 add-on extremely acidic pushed. As you can well imagine this spoils the joy immensely - and I'm not alone. This issue of the incredible "Verbuggedheit" and crashes I share with many other players, which ultimately resulted in that I played only rarely Sims in order to minimize my frustration level ...
That's why I have to say that I'm surprised so far positive of Sims 4! I find it makes sense not to make the neighborhood open and let me out of the palette away. Thus, if the game runs smoother and Bugfreier - be my guest! And the lack of infants, pools, dishwasher etc. is perhaps unusual, but when cares if the game is a good base which works properly (in my case, there have been no bugs when the Sims off and shortly merge to form with objects is indeed but unattractive due to the horror experience with Sims 3 itches me not give a damn).
Conclusion: Very good basic game, great lively animations, very short charging times, great!