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I'm rarely lurking in the negative thoughts threads, but I've been reading everyone's thoughts as well as some complaints off twitter recently and I have some opinions. Please bear with me, this may be a longer post than I'm originally intending it to be.
I agree with @JustinB113. I think many simmers are comparing the upcoming expansion pack to the previous TS3 Generations. I can understand why, I mean, it's hard not to compare them when the themes are very similar. To be fair, the themes ultimately are the same, but I think the focus is a little different this time around.
TS3 Generations focused on giving the player new experiences for all generations introducing a memory system, reputations, storytelling, a daycare career, pranks, punishments, etc. The game also introduced life stage specific features like imaginary friends, boarding schools, after-school activities, bachelor/bachelorette parties, proms, midlife crises, etc. The game took each life stage and gave it new features and/or activities.
Now, TS4 Growing Together appears to also focus on giving the player new experiences for all generations including milestones, social compatibility, new activities sims can do together (puzzles, building treehouses, splash pads) along with life stage specific features like infant quirks, toddler quirks, new children aspirations, midlife crises, and giving life lessons. I'm paraphrasing here, but we get the gist.
It's amazing, it really is quite a similar game to Generations, but the big difference that I'd like to point out is that many of the items mentioned in the above TS3 paragraph were given to us in multiple packs in TS4 that went further in depth to create a more meaningful experience. TS4 Parenthood, Kids Room Stuff, Toddler Stuff, My Wedding Stories, Nifty Knitting Stuff, and High School Years are all packs that dive deeper into some of the features that the community has asked for! With some of those features already in the game, I'm totally okay with the team adding in a bunch of content for the infants -- as they are new! And it sounds like toddlers are getting a major update, so I'm thinking the Sims team took the wonderful opportunity to focus on helping incorporate the new infant life stage into a simmer's game while simultaneously giving each life stage something new to experience. I understand that it can leave a bad taste in one's mouth when the sims introduces a new feature for free and then puts all the fun stuff behind a price tag, but hey, that's the point of an expansion pack right? To expand the features and experiences in the game..
I'm almost done! Since I'm here in the negative thread, I will add my share of negativity. Here it goes -- I also want strollers, so it's a shame they've been replaced with a wearable baby carrier. Thank you for letting me write down and share my thoughts! I hope those of you that aren't very impressed with the upcoming expansion pack get a feature (or occult!) that you're hoping for in the very near future :)
I agree with @JustinB113. I think many simmers are comparing the upcoming expansion pack to the previous TS3 Generations. I can understand why, I mean, it's hard not to compare them when the themes are very similar. To be fair, the themes ultimately are the same, but I think the focus is a little different this time around.
TS3 Generations focused on giving the player new experiences for all generations introducing a memory system, reputations, storytelling, a daycare career, pranks, punishments, etc. The game also introduced life stage specific features like imaginary friends, boarding schools, after-school activities, bachelor/bachelorette parties, proms, midlife crises, etc. The game took each life stage and gave it new features and/or activities.
Now, TS4 Growing Together appears to also focus on giving the player new experiences for all generations including milestones, social compatibility, new activities sims can do together (puzzles, building treehouses, splash pads) along with life stage specific features like infant quirks, toddler quirks, new children aspirations, midlife crises, and giving life lessons. I'm paraphrasing here, but we get the gist.
It's amazing, it really is quite a similar game to Generations, but the big difference that I'd like to point out is that many of the items mentioned in the above TS3 paragraph were given to us in multiple packs in TS4 that went further in depth to create a more meaningful experience. TS4 Parenthood, Kids Room Stuff, Toddler Stuff, My Wedding Stories, Nifty Knitting Stuff, and High School Years are all packs that dive deeper into some of the features that the community has asked for! With some of those features already in the game, I'm totally okay with the team adding in a bunch of content for the infants -- as they are new! And it sounds like toddlers are getting a major update, so I'm thinking the Sims team took the wonderful opportunity to focus on helping incorporate the new infant life stage into a simmer's game while simultaneously giving each life stage something new to experience. I understand that it can leave a bad taste in one's mouth when the sims introduces a new feature for free and then puts all the fun stuff behind a price tag, but hey, that's the point of an expansion pack right? To expand the features and experiences in the game..
I'm almost done! Since I'm here in the negative thread, I will add my share of negativity. Here it goes -- I also want strollers, so it's a shame they've been replaced with a wearable baby carrier. Thank you for letting me write down and share my thoughts! I hope those of you that aren't very impressed with the upcoming expansion pack get a feature (or occult!) that you're hoping for in the very near future :)
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