"SimAlexandria;d-974935" wrote:
So now I'm wondering what others want when they say they want "school".
I want something more universal, and less 'american'
The 'american' experience does not reflect mine, so I'd like a school pack that has a lot of flexible options.
I want the option of a school dance, where the player can decide what sort of school dance it is. If they want a prom, they can call it that, if it's to be a blue-light disco, so be it, if they want a homecoming, they can have it, if they want a formal, that's what it can be.
The school dance should also have more details that are player controlled. Set the theme, is it formal? Is it fancy dress? Is it party clothes? Set where the music will come from, and the genre, will it be played by a band or a dj? Set the catering options, will there be a fancy dinner? Will there be a bar? Will there be a punch bowl?
Let the player set if the school will have a casual dress code, a strict one, will it have uniforms, and if so, which style?
How will the students have lunch? Let the player decide! You could have a cafeteria, or a tuck shop, maybe it's all byo.
Graduation? Yes? No? Let the player choose!
School muck up day? Yes? No? Let the player choose!
It really needs to be more open to different cultural variation, and not just one rigid style.