Does Vanilla Sims 3 have better character appearance customization than Vanilla Sims 4?

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[puzzlezaddict]

I personally think Sims 3's Create-a-Sim is a lot better than Sims 4's. I've used both, although Sims 3 a lot more, and one thing that stands out to me is how much more variation you can get with Sims 3. The sims' faces can look a lot more different, plus you can choose any hair or eye color on the color wheel, and for hair, you can pick a different color for each of the four channels.

The main advantage of Sims 4 is the much larger variation in body types. For example, you can have a skinny sim with a big stomach, or a sim with a narrow waist but bulky arms. Sims 3 has nothing like that, at least without custom sliders.

Many people also find it easier to change a feature by clicking and dragging. It's true that using sliders for the face can take some getting used to, but once you've learned how to do it, you have much more control over the fine details than you get in Sims 4. There are also more ways to adjust facial appearance in Sims 3 than 4. In 4, you can for example only make a couple changes to the eyes, and other than that, you need to pick from a preset eye design to get close to the look you want. In 3, there are lots of different eye sliders to play with.

Sims 4 has a free Create a Sim demo available in Origin if you want to try it.

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/create-a-sim-demo

[HiFive]

I've played both games, and I definitely feel that Sims 3 gives you a lot more possibilities for changing the fine details of the facial structure. You can also make a huge variety of changes to the hair color, skin color and the clothing, due to the color wheel.

On Sims 3, you can mix and match patterns and change the colors on different parts of each pattern, again with the color wheel. It's amazing how much variety you can create with the same basic clothes.

As for changing the bodies, you can only choose gradations from overall slim to overall heavy builds. You cannot adjust individual body parts on Sims 3.

Creating and customizing new characters on Sims 4 was generally more awkward for me.

[Aru]

Sims 4 only upgrade to me is how building is done. Everything else feels like a downgrade. Even sim personalities does not feel like they matter that much.

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Originally posted by Aru:

Sims 4 only upgrade to me is how building is done. Everything else feels like a downgrade. Even sim personalities does not feel like they matter that much.

thanks smuch

[cybersbe]

In a bit of a rarity here, I actually think CAS is better in Sims 4. I find it a lot more user-friendly and find it easier to fine tune the body details. I think the only real advantage Sims 3 CAS has over Sims 4 CAS is the fact you are not limited to presets when it comes to outfit colors, and can make your own color schemes.

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Originally posted by cybersbe:

In a bit of a rarity here, I actually think CAS is better in Sims 4. I find it a lot more user-friendly and find it easier to fine tune the body details. I think the only real advantage Sims 3 CAS has over Sims 4 CAS is the fact you are not limited to presets when it comes to outfit colors, and can make your own color schemes.

[Stacks]

Originally posted by cybersbe:

In a bit of a rarity here, I actually think CAS is better in Sims 4. I find it a lot more user-friendly and find it easier to fine tune the body details. I think the only real advantage Sims 3 CAS has over Sims 4 CAS is the fact you are not limited to presets when it comes to outfit colors, and can make your own color schemes.

This ^