Early Access - My honest first impressions

CAS:

The hairstyles are great, and I am really getting used to this! They have been consistently good since Seasons, a year ago. I still wished we would have gotten at least a new hairstyle for toddlers and a hairstyle with a more subtle flower crown for all the life stages.






The feminine clothing items are exactly what I wanted from such a pack, beautiful patterns and shapes, flowy, summery, colourful.

The masculine items are as usual more lacklustre but very well done all the same, I know I’m going to overuse some of the items here. It’s a shame we didn’t get more “full outfits” for men, the only one being the diving one.

Kids and toddlers didn’t really get much as usual although kids got a bit more than I expected and toddlers look so cute on theirnew outfits! They should have also added the leaves bracelets that teens+ have for both toddlers and kids.

My main issue with CAS though, is that barely any tops match properly with any bottoms (patterns or otherwise).

Here, some very gorgeous outfits that do match:



Mermaid CAS is nice, I love the patterns and shiny scales! It is great that they added “mermaid faces” that you can choose from.



BUILD/BUY:

I didn't have the chance to build too much but I am planning big things! The items are unbelievably detailed. There are 2 distinct styles, one more chilled and unpolished and one more high-end. Both extremely pretty.

As we knew by now, pools can't be built at sea level, howhever, they can look really great on the second floor.

My only issue with BB is very minor and is that yet again, they forgot to add (ironically) island counters that match the new kitchen counters

GAMEPLAY:

Let’s start with Mermaids:



Right off the bat I’d like to say that I’m terrified and attracted to mermaids simultaneously. They are the mythological creature that scares me and fascinates me the most. So, when I decided to play with and evil mermaid last night, I was very scared of it but also couldn’t stop looking at her swimming around in the night. Which means they did a great job. The way they move is exactly how you'd imagine mermaids would swim if they existed.

As far as how developed the lifestate is compared to Vampires or Aliens, I would say is something in between but unfortunately closer to aliens than to vampires. There aren't many special interactions but the ones that are there are pretty fun. They don't have anything close to what vampires have (powers, weaknesses, etc) and that is a shame but I know that it's not possible to bring such a fleshed out lifestate in a pack that has a thousand other things going on.

They can sleep on the water and I thought that was really cool



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Normal gameplay:

The part-time jobs added in the patch plus the new ones coming with the EP are a great way to enjoy the island and have a more chilled experience. There are also the odd jobs which are one time opportunities (rabit hole).

I didn't have time yet to properly play the conservationist career but so far, for those concern about the island being litered, I haven't seen much debris around.

It is a shame that toddlers can splash around in the sea with an adult but you can totally create the illusion by grabing the toddler and walking into the water with them



They can however build sand sculptures alone or with an adult and also play in the sand.



I can tell there's much more to the island because I feel that after 6 hours I am only scratching the surface.

Here some more pictures


Blowing the conch


Yoga at the beach


@catloverplayer I know you'll like this one


Sunbathing


And more:



Also, very important!

I learned that there are 2 types of buoys (am I spelling that right?)
The colour matters: red for diving and diving supplies, green for snorkel.

Bookmarked!

Thank you for doing this! I'm curious to see the Game Changers' take on this pack. I've wanted a beach pack for a long time now, and I want to know if it's worth getting on release or if I should wait for a sale.

"AlbaWaterhouse;c-17121087" wrote:
My only issue with BB is very minor and is that yet again, they forgot to add (ironically) island counters that match the new kitchen counters

I thought one of the Game Changers said they were working to get the matching island counters in before release? That's a shame ?

"icmnfrsh;c-17121150" wrote:

"AlbaWaterhouse;c-17121087" wrote:
My only issue with BB is very minor and is that yet again, they forgot to add (ironically) island counters that match the new kitchen counters

I thought one of the Game Changers said they were working to get the matching island counters in before release? That's a shame ?

That's great news! It seems like they didn't make it on time but there are still technically 2 days left, fingers crossed. Otherwise, it will come in next month's patch I guess.

Beach lot requirements:

Thank you for the info and pics.

Great pics and info! And I love that new fridge. <3

"HowGreatThouArt;c-17122077" wrote:
Great pics and info! And I love that new fridge. <3

Oh I'm sorry for the confusion, the fridge is from Jungle Adventure and the stove from Parenthood. I just added then to the pic to give more context and to show how well they fit together.