There are thousands of little touches throughout the game, such as your puppy’s struggle to walk up the stairs.
Cats have similar, though more feline traits. Excitable dogs will jump up at you, while aggressive ones will bark and growl. The town looks beautiful, and while your pets may not look as good as in the editor, the animations will easily make up for it.ĭepending on the traits you choose, your pets will act differently. After choosing your pet’s traits, the new neighborhood of Brindleton Bay will call to you, complete with its dog parks, veterinary surgeries, and harbors. It’s clear that the expansion has some failings, but many of them come down to personal preference.Īt some point, though, your stint in the creator will come to an end. Unfortunately, you can’t adjust your pet’s height, so you’ll be forced to customize from the ground-up with a different breed, or take the hit. Most of the dogs look male by default and the cats, female, though there’s often a big size difference in real life. For reasons unknown, switching sex has no effect on your pet’s appearance. You can now spend hours upon hours crafting your pet, and a strange oversight means you’ll probably have to. It makes your pet a truly unique creation and can be combined with different fur types or a menagerie of colors. A series of brushes let you create specific markings on your pet, either completely free hand, or through a collection of stencils. This is all thanks to a powerful new feature: paint mode. In some places, the pet editor even goes beyond its human counterpart. You can adjust anything from ear size to the shape of your pet’s brow. As a result, you’ll get a good likeness of your real pet (or raccoon?) in the virtual world. The new tool offers a ton of different breeds, as well as the ability to crossbreed and fine-tune the details of your pet. Though limited to cats, dogs, foxes, and raccoons, creating pets is the best it’s ever been. However, if you can make it past these changes, there’s plenty of content to fill the void. That, combined with the omission of the pet careers found in The Sims 2, makes for an initial step back. Playable pets were first introduced with The Sims 3, but the developers have decided against it this time around.
In essence, you’ll have no control over your pets. Still, a life simulator without pets is incomplete, and many will be asking whether this fills the gap.ĭue to a substantial change, some may find it doesn’t. This time, it’s under the more conservative title of Cats and Dogs, meaning no horses or lizards. It’s taken three years, but The Sims 4’s most-anticipated expansion is here. Even so, it’s a joy to see furry creations come to life. By Ryan Maskell 5 years ago The Sims 4: Cats and Dogs brings some bold changes, and many are questionable.
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