When you think of it, the game feels like a disguised tamagotchi, which is what I think the aim was in the first place in order to repeat the success of The Sims without risks.
Personally I would prefer a game more oriented toward life and ecosystem simulation, like the two older Sim games I mentioned, but that would be a niche and Maxis now looks for the bigger audience.
Personally I would prefer a game more oriented toward life and ecosystem simulation, like the two older Sim games I mentioned, but that would be a niche and Maxis now looks for the bigger audience.