Considering the high performance, however, the developers could have ventured to do a little more graphics-wise. Of course EA is interested in reaching as many customers as possible. It is hardly surprising, then, that the game's hardware demands are quite modest. The size of the levels also leaves something to be desired (did someone say SimCity?) When moving to other parts of the city, the user is confronted with a loading screen. In the year 2014, gamers who expect a lot of a title's graphics hope for a lot more.

In addition to the lower texture and effect quality, the number of polygons is not exactly sumptuous. This design choice is completely understandable, as with it the developers can easily hide weaknesses in the graphics. Similar to Diablo III, the graphics are rather reminiscent of a comic. While the predecessor game's graphics looked at least somewhat realistic, in their fourth title, EA gives the extremely popular Sims series a very sketch-like appearance.

For the original German article, see here.

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