Cats & Dogs, Vampires or Parenthood?
Which one do you like more and why? Trying to figure out which one I should get.
Forum Discussion
I can only answer from my personal perspective and tastes, so I'll just do that.
If you must get only one, get Vampires. It is amazing. If I were to choose just one pack of the entire Sims 4 series, it would be Vampires because it contains some of my absolute favorite things. The Victorian flavored build/buy stuff alone is to die for and it's just gorgeous. The CAS brought an entire new style that's different from anything they've released, and it has a modern gothic, yet old-world mix. The pack includes wall stickers that can change the entire look of a building inside and out, with cracks, stains and rips, so it opens up a whole new avenue of styles. The town of Forgotten Hollow has its own spooky ambiance that feels like it's right out of a movie and, though it's small, it's really fun to explore. Then, of course, there are the vampires themselves, and they are top notch. You can create any kind of plasma drinker you want, from just about any pop culture vampire genres like Nosferatu, Buffy, Dracula, Twilight...and you can give them an alternate dark form so they can look "normal" most of the time. Their powers and interactions go above and beyond anything we've seen in Sims 4 (or even other iterations of the Sims games) and it's so much fun to try out the different powers and weaknesses and study the lore and spar and use all of the cool abilities. On top of that, we have ways to ward off vampires, ways to turn them back into mortals, so you can play a hunter if you wish, and pursue a story from that direction. There are also new traits and aspirations, a creepy walk, gravestones, gargoyles, food dishes and drinks, spiderwebs that actually have active spiders, new withered plants, and animation effects. Seriously. Get this pack. It's worth more than its price, if you ask me.
For second place, I would recommend Cats and Dogs. This expansion, to me, is one of the best ones. I know there has been debate over that, but as a crazy cat person, I think that the cats alone are perfect (purrfect? haha). There's something very pleasing about cats being able to ride the Roombas and jump all over the counters. :D The pets are not playable, but they offer their own challenging gameplay in the way that the player must pay attention to the animals to find out what their needs are. Depending on their traits, some pets will be more dependent than others, some will require more attention, some will need more maintenance. And the Create-A-Pet goes way above and beyond by including a plethora of breeds and customization choices, as well as an extensive paint program just for them. Oh, and little outfits and things too. The pack also includes a new playable career, so you can be a veterinarian. I had more fun with this than I expected to, although some of the illnesses are a little hokey and can be a bit invasive when a stray is walking around with something glowing, but I don't find it to be a deal breaker. But the town of Brindleton Bay...it's just gorgeous and very aesthetically pleasing. The public areas feel larger and more open than usual, and the town ambiance is spot on with a New England flavor. There are a few little surprises here and there, but BB is certainly one of my very favorite maps.
I can't tell you the benefits of Parenthood because I don't have it, I can only tell you why I chose not to buy it. Firstly, I'm not a deep family player, and I like to keep the kids in my families self-sufficient and low maintenance. I would have bought the pack to try out the new personality characteristics, but then I found out that kids and toddlers autonomously create messes for the purpose of giving the parents a reason to discipline them, but they do this everywhere they go, and this means that all of the public areas that have playgrounds will be covered in mess all the time. They do it on community lots, the townie kids are messy, and it gets out of control if there are a lot of children in your game. This would make me insane so I decided to live without the pack altogether. If that wouldn't bother you, then you might really enjoy the pack.
Hope any of that information helps. Good luck! :)
If you must get only one, get Vampires. It is amazing. If I were to choose just one pack of the entire Sims 4 series, it would be Vampires because it contains some of my absolute favorite things. The Victorian flavored build/buy stuff alone is to die for and it's just gorgeous. The CAS brought an entire new style that's different from anything they've released, and it has a modern gothic, yet old-world mix. The pack includes wall stickers that can change the entire look of a building inside and out, with cracks, stains and rips, so it opens up a whole new avenue of styles. The town of Forgotten Hollow has its own spooky ambiance that feels like it's right out of a movie and, though it's small, it's really fun to explore. Then, of course, there are the vampires themselves, and they are top notch. You can create any kind of plasma drinker you want, from just about any pop culture vampire genres like Nosferatu, Buffy, Dracula, Twilight...and you can give them an alternate dark form so they can look "normal" most of the time. Their powers and interactions go above and beyond anything we've seen in Sims 4 (or even other iterations of the Sims games) and it's so much fun to try out the different powers and weaknesses and study the lore and spar and use all of the cool abilities. On top of that, we have ways to ward off vampires, ways to turn them back into mortals, so you can play a hunter if you wish, and pursue a story from that direction. There are also new traits and aspirations, a creepy walk, gravestones, gargoyles, food dishes and drinks, spiderwebs that actually have active spiders, new withered plants, and animation effects. Seriously. Get this pack. It's worth more than its price, if you ask me.
For second place, I would recommend Cats and Dogs. This expansion, to me, is one of the best ones. I know there has been debate over that, but as a crazy cat person, I think that the cats alone are perfect (purrfect? haha). There's something very pleasing about cats being able to ride the Roombas and jump all over the counters. :D The pets are not playable, but they offer their own challenging gameplay in the way that the player must pay attention to the animals to find out what their needs are. Depending on their traits, some pets will be more dependent than others, some will require more attention, some will need more maintenance. And the Create-A-Pet goes way above and beyond by including a plethora of breeds and customization choices, as well as an extensive paint program just for them. Oh, and little outfits and things too. The pack also includes a new playable career, so you can be a veterinarian. I had more fun with this than I expected to, although some of the illnesses are a little hokey and can be a bit invasive when a stray is walking around with something glowing, but I don't find it to be a deal breaker. But the town of Brindleton Bay...it's just gorgeous and very aesthetically pleasing. The public areas feel larger and more open than usual, and the town ambiance is spot on with a New England flavor. There are a few little surprises here and there, but BB is certainly one of my very favorite maps.
I can't tell you the benefits of Parenthood because I don't have it, I can only tell you why I chose not to buy it. Firstly, I'm not a deep family player, and I like to keep the kids in my families self-sufficient and low maintenance. I would have bought the pack to try out the new personality characteristics, but then I found out that kids and toddlers autonomously create messes for the purpose of giving the parents a reason to discipline them, but they do this everywhere they go, and this means that all of the public areas that have playgrounds will be covered in mess all the time. They do it on community lots, the townie kids are messy, and it gets out of control if there are a lot of children in your game. This would make me insane so I decided to live without the pack altogether. If that wouldn't bother you, then you might really enjoy the pack.
Hope any of that information helps. Good luck! :)
