I thought of Amsterdam when seeing the first scenes of the trailer, but knowing names and seeing the full map, I think the chanals might be inspired by Stockholm instead. I also see influence fom Norway (and maybe Iceland), especially from the name Nordhaven. Gammelvik might be Norwegian for Old Bay, and Iverstad might be Swedish for a stad (town) founded by someone named Iver, which could be a Scandinavian male's name. The architecture feels historical, still reminding me of Netherlands, but I guess also Denmark and the other Scandinavian countries had or still have some of those tall buildings.
I thought of Stockholm too when I saw the map with the boats. I think the town looks lovely and I love the sound of the boats. 😄
I like the new skills added, pottery, candy making and tattoos. I am not into tattoos in real life and don't usually give my sims tattoos but I like the idea of a tattoo shop, especially as they are customizable. I will make one of my artist sims into a tattoo artist. Love the pottery craftables and the fact that there are quite a lot of useable items. Would be nice if they added more slots to the shelves, it's so annoying when there's too few slots and even small objects don't fit or when they fit just one object, regardless of size. Can't wait to make a candy shop and try out different business options from other packs. Wonder if the ticket machine works with unowned community lots, would be nice to be able to pay for things like museums, von Haunt estate and such.
