User blog comment:Knc1w2h3n4c5t/The Sims 4 is NOT Open World - Thoughts?/@comment-4783322-20140823191339

I'd like to say that, while open world would be nice IF DONE CORRECTLY, I have no problem with loading screens. By if done correctly I mean that, in TS3, it took my sims three hours to get to the stadium and by the time they reached it, the concert was over, which sucked. Also, as long as it improves game performance, I'm all for it. Also, it is partially open world, correct me if I'm wrong. Each of the two worlds is split in something like 6 neighbourhoods and (from what I've seen), you can travel freely between the buildings of a neighbourhood, no loading screens.

I don't think that pools, toddlers, open world, create-a-style etc. were game changers. Sure, they were nice things, (except for toddlers - I hate them, they make my sim life miserablee), but in no way were they indispensable. This being said, I think we should stop complaining about what TS4 doesn't have and start looking at what new, awesome things it has and those complaining might be surprised to find out there might be more additions than removed features.