User blog comment:Lost Labyrinth/The Sims 4 - Gamescom Reveal/@comment-2201555-20130822212828

If I can speak personally, I have to say I'm quite disappointed from the footage. Sure the new A.I. mechanics look cool but it seems like an incremental update from TS3.

Sure they probably don't want to show off everything at once in order to build hype but on the other hand, what if they have nothing else revolutionary to show off? It could be a case of "CoD syndrome" where the developer is out of ideas so they're just repackaging something from 5 years ago. Who knows?

Visually the game is underwhelming. Sure I can appreciate that they're trying to target low-end systems with this but truth be told, it is possible to make a nice looking game that will run well on modest hardware. As an example, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on PC has some nice effects and looks pretty thanks to its lighthearted art style (similar to what The Sims uses) and I can max it at 720p30 on an integrated graphics chip. TS4 will probably be targeting a similar audience but it doesn't make up for the dull colour palette and drab look.

Also (and this will probably be a turn off for everybody) the pre-order price is £44.99. Based on what I've seen so far, I wouldn't rush to Origin on day one just to download the game.

I'm optimistic that there's more to show but all-in-all this seems to be another part of EA's secret formula that makes them look good financially.