You greet the pet owner, examine the pet, than give it medicine or take it to surgery. Starting out, my first few in game days of being a vet was great. It is a fun experience, especially if you’ve never had a business before, but actually playing a vet, and not just running the clinic, is where it becomes less fun. You can still train, praise, or punish your employees, and your business is rated by the customers. Actually running it feels like the businesses that you could run before it, which is not a bad thing, but it lacks feeling unique. You can employ veterinarians, choose how much of a markup to charge, and even decide to get premium or black market meds. Running a clinic is much like running any other business in The Sims 4, with some exceptions to the day to day routine.
I was excited when I learned that you could not only become a vet, but run a veterinary clinic in Cats & Dogs, but it failed to live up to my standards. I personally prefer this and with the great trait system could make them behave how I wanted, but at the same time watching them interact and play with the world, made them feel more like real pets and not another character.Īlthough the new Vet career has great potential, it ultimately falls flat. One thing that some may be disappointed with is the fact you cannot directly play as or control your pets. This really brings your cats and dogs to life and makes them feel as though they are unique. This trait system is great and really has an effect on gameplay I created and played with multiple pets, and they all acted different and had distinct personalities. By picking three of these traits you can really create and fine tune the personality of your pet, and how you want them to behave. There are a lot to choose from including hairy, playful, aggressive, lazy, and so many more. The next step in creating your pet is to pick create personality by picking traits. I wish the actual sizing of the breeds was more varying, or have a slider for pet height. For the first time there is even costumes to dress your pet in! The only thing I wish they had was more options for dog and cat sizes, at this time, dogs either come in small or large. I was blown away by the whole system, and was amazed by both how easy and in-depth it can be. My personal favorite new addition is the ability to paint a pet, allowing me to get any markings I wanted, or make a crazy pet with wild, unrealistic patterns. One\ top of picking a breed and customizing from there, you can create your own mix, and with tons of ear, tail, fur, faces, and color patterns, I was able to make my perfect companion. The create a pet tool is not only as in depth as creating a Sim, it is actually even more robust. I had high hopes it would allow me to create great pets, and surprisingly, it met my expectations. One of the aspects I was both most excited and most scared of was the pet creation. With a huge selection of breeds, amazing customization tools, and a new vet profession, this expansion is packed with content, and may be the best expansion The Sims 4 has ever seen. Possibly the most sought after expansion, Cats & Dogs is finally coming to The Sims 4, and brings with it all the fun of your favorite furry friends. The Sims 4 has many trademarks and expansions which people look forward to, but none of them compares to the pets expansions.