The Sims 4's Best Feature Is Hiding In The Base Game - And It Should Be Included In Every New Expansion

The Sims 4has been around for over a decade, accumulating an enormous player database. The game's success has come down to its community-driven fanbase, as well as The Sims 4's continuous content pack releases. The base game for The Sims 4 has always been, unfortunately, a little bit lackluster compared to previous installments, lacking many of the unpredictable live mode elements that made the earlier games more exciting.

The Sims 4's variety of content packs released over the last 10 years have kept the game alive with their constant stream of new content for players to play around with. From the introductions of various occult packs (which The Sims always do very well) to content themed around everyday mundane activities like laundry, recycling and more, there's always something new in The Sims 4.

Sims 4's Hidden Grilled Cheese Aspiration Explained

How To Unlock It & What It Does

However, certain elements within The Sims 4's base game can make for a much more interesting gameplay experience in general when they are discovered and explored. There is one feature in particular within the base game that is quite an unusual and quirky one, and it's a feature that many players may not already know about: the Grilled Cheese aspiration.

Known as one of the most addictive foods on the planet, cheese can be an item that a Sim's entire world can revolve around thanks to the Grilled Cheese aspiration in The Sims 4. The aspiration can be unlocked simply by a player having their Sims consume at least three servings of grilled cheese in a row, after which the Grilled Cheese aspiration will appear under "Food" in the aspiration menu.

Of course, the Grilled Cheese aspiration presents unique milestones that revolve around a cheese theme, including tasks like talking to other Sims about grilled cheese, and eating a certain amount of grilled cheese. As the milestones progress, a Sim may need to engage in some trickier tasks, like chatting with the Grim Reaper, about their passion for grilled cheese.

More Hidden Aspirations Would Make Sims 4 Feel More Random

It Would Also Make It More Rewarding

The Grilled Cheese aspiration in The Sims 4 not only provides specific gameplay milestones for players to work towards, but it is a quirky and fun feature that resembles some of the unpredictable features of earlier The Sims games. Having more hidden aspirations in The Sims 4 would make the base game more rewarding for those who discover them, unlocking new areas of gameplay with unique goals.

One of the charms of the Grilled Cheese aspiration is its task to interact with other Sims in certain ways, promoting more interesting live mode dynamics in the game. The quirkiness of hidden aspirations in The Sims 4 would also evoke more community engagement as players could share their experiences and discoveries.

Ultimately, The Sims 4's base game can be made much more exciting with hidden features like the Grilled Cheese aspiration. With this installment being the core game for the time being, hopefully EA might consider adding similar features in future base game updates.

Mimicking the unpredictability and chaos of the live mode features in the likes of The Sims, The Sims 2, and even The Sims 3, the Grilled Cheese aspirations seem like only a taster of the many other hidden features that EA could implement into The Sims 4's base game.

The Sims 4

10.0/10

Released

September 2, 2014

ESRB

T for Teen: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence

Developer(s)

Maxis

Publisher(s)

Electronic Arts

Engine

Proprietary Engine

Cross-Platform Play

Xbox, PlayStation, and computer versions of Sims 4 are all separate games incompatible with each other

Cross Save

no

Franchise

The Sims

Steam Deck Compatibility

yes

Platform(s)

PS4, Xbox One, PC

How Long To Beat

N/A

X|S Optimized

No

File Size Xbox Series

22 GB (November 2023)

Metascore

70

OpenCritic Rating

Fair

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