I'm reposting this from another thread, but what do you expect from the Sims 4 Gameplay video that will soften your opinion? There's only a few months left, and EA needs to turn this around.

I am looking forward to:
- Unscripted, preferably live gameplay video, one day cycle. I don't care if they livestream it, it needs to be authentic and not one giant vertical slice.
- UI demonstration
- Full demonstration of advertised features (emotions, smarter sims) in action.
- Full, uncut video of a house being constructed from the ground up, with all advertised features demonstrated. No short snippets of rooms being dragged around.
- Full reveal on at least two subneighbourhoods, plus demonstration on how they work.
- No more demonstrations of CAS, the demo's trickling out and people can come to their own conclusions.

All of this should be reasonable and technically possible, it's whether or not they have the will to do it.

There's a gameplay video coming out?

Yeah I forgot where but it was confirmed by one of the Gurus that there would be a 15 minute Gameplay Demo that was in game live in exactly two weeks. I want to say it was Rachel who said it.

Lol, I doubt they will be able to build a house from the ground up, plus show you all around the neighbourhoods, plus show you emotions, etc, in 15 min. More likely they will focus on 1 or 2 features.

I really don't think they'll end up showing both neighbourhoods, for sure. Probably focus on emotions and maybe a bit of building? I kind of feel like they might even stay on one lot the whole time, but I hope not.

You kind of just have to expect the worst with these things and then maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised.

My motto in life.

And it's even more true when it comes to E.A.

It's about time.

It was apart of Rachel's blabbering. Surprisingly, most people seemed to overlook it for the CAS demo.

I would like to see all that you listed. Realistically speaking, it will probably be the video shown at E3. They hinted at it being so. Knowing EA, it would be easier to "polish" that video than to direct a brand new scenario.

I REALLY hope we get to see some CAS footage because I don't think we've seen enough of it????????

Odds are it'll be all about the emotion system.
I doubt we'll see anything but that. They'll probably show off more of the "if your Sim is mad they'll exercise harder" stuff.
I really honestly think that's 99% of the gameplay. I don't think they have much else (other than taking care of needs which one would assume is still in there).
I'd love for them to surprise me, but it'd take a miracle to actually make me interested in buying it.
And by miracle I mean something like confirming a bodyshop-like program that could easily recolor furniture and clothing (because CASt won't happen) as well as offering me candy, kittens, and a woohoo.

I like your signature, Motorcitydude. Very good.

I want them to show us how the damn world/neighborhood work!

There better be emotions if only because they never shut up about it. May as well show us how it all actually works before they release the game. Besides, emotions are the only thing that might convince me to buy ts4 someday. I'm expecting them to be annoying, but hoping that they're fun. I always try and keep my expectations with EA low these days.

Probably showing how fetch the Sims 4 is going to be and showing the world the game's glory.

She mentioned it in the "what's in, what's out" blog post. I can't link the original article because my internet is being super slow this evening - but I did manage to get Honeywell's quote of it up.

This is what she actually said:



I HOPE they are not just going to show an edited version of what they were showing at E3, but that statement is a little vague.

I don't know, but I want to see what else the game has to offer other than ~ e m o t i o n s ~

Mhh my prediction for a gameplay video: 5 minutes of horsing around in CAS, 10 minutes of gameplay with a centre on "emotions" ending with another Sim dying of laughing.

And no I'm not trying to be snarky that's honestly what I expect them to do.

Emotions!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tactile!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Random!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First Time Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You forgot Intuitive!™

I wouldn't put it past them at this point.

And you forgot "weird stories."

I'm not expecting anything more than what can frame the "weird stories" and "emotions" marketing push they are really trying to make. By the way they've been trying to sell the game, the video will likely basically be an advertisement, and not much of a gameplay preview.

I honestly think it's going to be what they showed those who attended E3... So basically nothing new or interesting.

With this game I learned to have zero expectations cause I'm always feeling disappointed, in fact I just tell myself it's going to be shit to give myself the heads up.

I'm sure they'll just end up showing CAS again. Or Build Mode.

Reading fail. The blog said it would be Live Mode (which includes neither CAS or Build Mode).

Just because that's what the blog says doesn't mean that's what we'll end up seeing. Some of us are cynical. FTR, I do think we'll see some (very scripted) live mode. Though I wouldn't be shocked if it's five minutes of live mode and ten minutes of narration.

I just realised how absolutely ridiculous it is that we haven't even seen peaks of gameplay yet. We don't even know what the whole UI looks like or what it is like to control the SIms (which is actually the most important part of The Sims anyway if you ask me.) Goddammit, EA!