What are your favorite world's and why?
Hey everyone! I'd love to hear what are you favorite worlds and why? My three fav's are: Brindleton Bay - this is the type of place that I would love to live in real life. The world to me feels lik...
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I'm going to share an unpopular opinion, but perhaps this will help someone with interests similar to mine.
StrangerVille
Yes, you heard me right. StrangerVille. Let me tell you!
Landscapes: A lot of the Sims is rather suburban. StrangerVille, on the other hand, is a combination of rural small town life and majestic wilderness landscapes. I love building on the lots that have broad views opening into large expanses of desert!
Theme: Shameless, kitschy Americana! Retro! Mystery! If you like Route 66 vibes or fancied blow-up aliens in the 90's, you probably dig it!
Architecture: Let's face it... the actual builds are not pretty. They are some of the worst of the whole game. BUT, as a builder, I found that to be a kind of a bonus, because I got to renovate them all! ALSO, while they are not technically the best, the small town mystery story setting is on point, I find travelling between places like the dingy-ish bar, the dated library and [REDACTED] to really enhance the feeling that you are in an episode of a mystery TV show!
Build & Buy: While I could not say nice things about the ready-made builds, I can absolutely endorse the B&B! While this is not a "world" question directly, some of the details are really unique and versatile!
Atmosphere: This world has some really striking and different flavors from the other worlds, from the eerie and unusual "weather phenomenon" to the locals that are not so average either. You hate it or love it, but it sure is different, and at least to me, in a Sims 2 StrangeTown -kind of way.
Gameplay: Without spoiling much about this, to me as a player it was really satisfying to have the world built for a story, kind of like a customizable movie world! And because I really enjoy the world's overall look, themes and special features, it has been a favorite building location even way after completing the storyline!
What @Strangelovekraft and a lot of you have said.
I ADORE Sulani, and I love Newcrest for filling it up with my own lots and customizing it, and I love Brindleton Bay as just plain pretty, and I love Windenburg because the rural parts and the city center parts both feel completely right! but...
I went to college in a 60,000 person college town in Texas, and Strangerville is straight-up nostalgia for me. <3
I agree about Strangerville. I love Shady Acres with the stunning canyon views and I've added my most blinged up craftsman houses there. I've got a texan cop in a ranch style house and over the road on the bigger lot, an Asian family in a beautiful jade and gold themed mansion with domed roofing and a tiled pool area with a garden full of topiaries. I think it's the perfect setting to go fabulous.
Down at the plaza I added a kitschy roller rink and a 50s style diner and my wiccan has her gift shop there too. Since Glimmerbrook is a bit too small I think it's a good place to extend the magical part of the game and keep things weird in Strangerville.
