Carl's review of Dream Home Decorator pack is out
Here's Carl's review on the DHD pack, specifically on the career. It mentions how the renovations impact the clients (or how it doesn't...)... https://youtu.be/4pNcl2-xHIo
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Honestly, this should've been a stuff pack, I think the blow back would not have been as much.
The positives - the new slots under bunkbeds, the new likes dislike system, the modular shelves and sofas. Cook tops that can be placed on any counter.
The negative - not really enough game play for a game pack and the one career they created really cobbled pieces from existing careers and then built something on top of it that Carl shows is not really working. They should've built a brand new career system from the ground floor that truly worked. Where people would freak out that you removed all their windows and left a pile of ? in the middle of the floor. Instead they are cheering, even though the room is worse because he used the color red and added the musical instrument they like.
Builders - those who just build aren't going to care about the career because they never planned to play it. They will care about the additional ease of building sectionals, modular furniture and bunkbeds/lofts.
Not sure why EA/Maxis decided this should be a game back instead of the obvious stuff pack it is. And it can't be because it took so much time to create because we had two community stuff packs that took time to create. Also it can't be because there are so many animations. EA is an animation company that is what they do, create games with animations. They can pull talent from all across that vast company or hire contractors who can quickly animate things. So it must be that there are just some simmers who will shell out money and purchase packs just because the pack exists. Because this feels like a milk them for all their worth pack, and that's a shame.
I thoroughly enjoy building and can spend hours building, though I am not near as good as some of the builders who find novel ways to use things in the game to create just amazing builds. So this pack appeals to me from a building perspective. But not enough to pay for it. Like Eco Lifestyle, another pack I was excited to purchase, but did not. The negatives and bugs far outweigh the positives.
@InuMiroLover yeah, if someone gifted me the pack I would play with the build items. But I won't shell out my money for it. Enjoy the pack.
The positives - the new slots under bunkbeds, the new likes dislike system, the modular shelves and sofas. Cook tops that can be placed on any counter.
The negative - not really enough game play for a game pack and the one career they created really cobbled pieces from existing careers and then built something on top of it that Carl shows is not really working. They should've built a brand new career system from the ground floor that truly worked. Where people would freak out that you removed all their windows and left a pile of ? in the middle of the floor. Instead they are cheering, even though the room is worse because he used the color red and added the musical instrument they like.
Builders - those who just build aren't going to care about the career because they never planned to play it. They will care about the additional ease of building sectionals, modular furniture and bunkbeds/lofts.
Not sure why EA/Maxis decided this should be a game back instead of the obvious stuff pack it is. And it can't be because it took so much time to create because we had two community stuff packs that took time to create. Also it can't be because there are so many animations. EA is an animation company that is what they do, create games with animations. They can pull talent from all across that vast company or hire contractors who can quickly animate things. So it must be that there are just some simmers who will shell out money and purchase packs just because the pack exists. Because this feels like a milk them for all their worth pack, and that's a shame.
I thoroughly enjoy building and can spend hours building, though I am not near as good as some of the builders who find novel ways to use things in the game to create just amazing builds. So this pack appeals to me from a building perspective. But not enough to pay for it. Like Eco Lifestyle, another pack I was excited to purchase, but did not. The negatives and bugs far outweigh the positives.
@InuMiroLover yeah, if someone gifted me the pack I would play with the build items. But I won't shell out my money for it. Enjoy the pack.
