Finished watching it...I have to say I did not see 40€ of gameplay.... The sledging and skiing looks super nice, albeit probably repetitive after a while, there's the new hot pot, table and hot springs which are also great but that's most of the new stuff...? The world is gorgeous, which at this point they always are, but this isn't a world pack, it's suppose to be an EP and it's priced like one too.
I'm a bit disappointed because once again it feels like a GP with a bigger world. It really reminds me of City Living. Festivals that have no added value because it's all BG stuff recycled again with some new visual stuff.
And we didn't really see Lifestyles impact sims's personalities in any way, neither did sentiments. It's very apparent how useless they are due to how broken moodlets and emotions continue to be. Graham was talking about the sim being upset when seeing a guy he was enemies with, but he wasn't even upset! He had the moodlet alright, but he was energized from opening the kinder eggs thingy-ma-bobs and what not. Like, come on now. I can see them working sometimes but really I saw the same exact behaviors as ever, which was nothing substancial. The hiking feature is great but then again, you are watching sims walk and take selfies so...?????
The UI team did a great job as always though, but it seems like all of that is coming in the update, so...I guess I'll just wait for a sale to buy the EP, because even though I do want it, it's not really worth the full price.
