I generally like all the worlds, but I think Del Sol Valley is one that most simmers can agree missed the mark on a few key points. I think they were on the right track, but just didn’t quite follow through to its potential, and a couple minor changes would have made a world of difference.
I love the aesthetic of Mirage Park, but to echo others, the lots are too big. It feels like a perfect starter neighborhood - the surrounding environment is A+ in my mind, but the lot sizes don’t work for that type of game play. If we’d been given 5 or 6 small lots instead or maybe an apartment (see more thoughts below), I think we would have been on the right track.
The lack of beachfront properties is a major missed opportunity. They are literally in the map artwork on the left side, but they didn’t give us any lots there. We needed Malibu inspired beach homes to really complete this “California” world - it would have also provided a middle ground between the starter and “end game” neighborhoods in the world.
A few apartments would have been great too. At the time they were exclusive to CL, but now that we’ve seen them added to Evergreen Harbour, it seems a shame they weren’t also added to Del Sol Valley. I feel like run-down apartments are quintessential to the struggling actor aesthetic and having some luxury condos to move into when one first makes it big would have rounded out the “Get Famous” experience.
It is not that the world is bad… I just don’t think it was fully thought-through and that the limited size of more recent EP worlds really stifled its potential and leaves it lacking for more.
