Consequential Gameplay and Storylines in Packs
I know it's probably way too late to even suggest things since supposedly the Sims 4 is coming to an end, but this has been a huge thing I've been thinking about for ages..
We have so many "Worlds" in the Sims 4, but one of the only ones I can remember actually having a fleshed out storyline was Strangerville, it had its own actual boss battle and everything which was kind of crazy
I've been kind of wishing for more of that honestly, especially for occult packs, imagining a pack like realm of magic having a storyline about doing something like bringing the magic realm fully back into balance, and actually /using your spells to accomplish something/
Having a storyline for Vampires, Werewolves, Faeries, with actual Rpg-game-like elements, things to do that make use of your abilities as those occults... that sort of thing
Imagining the Star Wars pack if at the end we got to have a faction boss battle where we teamed up with the faction leaders against their opposite to solidify taking over Batuu (joining Kylo to take on Rey or vice versa? And unlocking force abilities upon completion of the Order vs Hope aspirations?That would have been cool.
If the next expansion pack is actually any kind of medieval thene I'm genuinely hoping that it has a storyline, when I heard about Adventure Awaits I was.. confused.. it's an adventure pack from the title but was basically just.. summer camp, when I think of "adventure" I think of the hobbit, or lord of the rings, or the neverending story, or final fantasy, or the legend of zelda, the list goes on, a quest, an adventure, that was way more what I'd expect from a pack like that.. in the end I really just got it for archery which.. is a level 5 capped skill.. so not much to do there
If they were to ever do more "pack refreshes" it would be nice to have these sorts of things added in, the Sims 4 pretty much charges you for a full on game with expansion packs, and even the regular packs cost enough to be considered expensive, having more meaningful gameplay and things to do would be nice.
I've been playing the Sims 4 for ages, bur honestly something that I notice about myself that kind of makes me question why is.. I've bought most every DLC except for the kits, but then all I do is mess around in character creation or build a house, then I just go play something else because I find the actual gameplay outside of those things.. kind of just boring..
The most fun I've had has been having my spellcaster set a burglar on fire when they tried to rob my house.. XD little things like that are actually fun.. because it actually felt like my sim accomplished something with a skill she developed and the burglar running away after being set on fire was probably funnier to me than is normal..
I'd really just like more of that.