I’m curious how everyone else is experiencing their Zois after the latest update, especially compared to how they behaved before.
I’ve been playing many of my current Zois for a long time. most of them are characters I played before the update, and others are children of Zois I have known and played for a long time. Because of that, I feel like I know their personalities and usual behavior quite well.
Since the update, however, I’ve started to feel like I don’t really recognize all of my Zois anymore. When I switch between households, they often feel surprisingly similar to each other.
Everyone is constantly reading books or lying on the couch with their smartphone. They keep talking about furniture they want to buy (couples).
Seeing my mean genius lying on the couch with his phone feels completely wrong, just like the situation in the park where he suddenly plays the guitar. He doesn’t even actually own a guitar, and now he suddenly pulls one out of his pocket and starts playing.
And they seem to care much less about their babies and toddlers. They play with them much less, give them fewer little kisses, or do things like that.
I also don’t really see much difference between couples and household members who are just good friends. I have two brothers, both with wives, and both have two children, and you can’t tell at all who is married to whom or which children belong to which couple.
I have six households with very different Zois, and when I switch between them, I barely notice any differences. They all somehow feel the same now.
Because of that, I can’t really get into the game anymore. I only take care of the things that are necessary, but I don’t enjoy watching them anymore or following them around and seeing what they do.
At first I didn’t notice this as much because I was starting a new save and one household had two brothers dealing with the death of their third brother. The grief behavior was so strong that it gave the household a very distinct feeling. Now that I’ve started visiting my other households, I’m noticing the difference much more.
So I’d like to know how other players perceive their Zois now:
How do your Zois feel to you compared to before the update?
Do they still feel like the individual characters you knew before, or do you also feel that their behavior has become more similar and less connected to their personalities?
After they made up and talked, they sat normally and ate at the same table together. I don’t know if it’s a bug or if it’s supposed to be like this, but it cracked me up. Anyway, I’m thrilled with the improvements to the lighting, shadows, and graphics. My zois look even better. That’s all I’ve noticed so far.
