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The Sims 2.
The nostalgia, oh man. Sims 2 and 3 was something different. Sad to see that Sims 4 became a lackluster game.
There are lots of mods you can get to improve TS4, but you're right, it's missing something fundamental. Even things like genetics are so dumbed-down as to be almost pointless
I'm mostly missing the open world aspect with live transportation, which should be a given.
Also the Sims 1 Build and Buy themes. Build mode 3 is a absolute bop!
I guess the emergent chaos can stand in for the story?
While it's mostly about the stories you create yourself, there is actually a storyline you can play through! Each of the three default neighbourhoods has a specific order of events. You kinda need a walkthrough to know where to start and when to switch families, but it's all there for the playing. I didn't even realise that until last year, and I've been playing TS2 since launch