Is Get famous worth getting? (& quirks question)

"SimTrippy;c-16847389" wrote:
Oh and FYI it's only 25 on cdkeys atm ;)

Must've changed quick, because I just checked and it says 28.99. CDKeys is constantly adjusting prices, unfortunately.

"candy8;c-16847372" wrote:
I am not into celebrities since I think they live useless lives, but I would have bought it just for the content as I do normally I looked at the list of objects and CAS and it was not very inspiring. So I am not going to buy it, really I think that if this is the best EA can do it is rather cheap.

I do like the fact that any Sim can be a celebrity, not just those in the performing arts. And not all celebrities live "useless" lives -- some do a lot of good with their notoriety, starting foundations or working with charities to help raise money for good causes (some athletes are currently helping with fundraising for those affected by the wildfires in California, and when Houston TX was affected by Hurricane Harvey a football player for the Houston Texans did a lot of fundraising to get supplies into the area). It's not the celebrity but how you use it.

I think with this pack you have to look at some of the "under the hood" features, like the Fame and the Reputation systems, to see where a lot of the work went. People complained that GT was "just another party pack" but if you look at the clubs and grouping system there's a lot more there than meets the eye. I think the Fame and the Reputation systems (especially the latter) could have a lasting impact on gameplay. They could tweak the over-the-top behavior of the fans to make it a bit less annoying, but other than that I've enjoyed the gameplay.

If I'm being honest, I'm not a huge fan of Get Famous. I wish it wasn't just an acting branch. The Sims 3 Showtime was one of my favourite EP's of all time, because It wasn't limited to one branch. If Get Famous included a musician career, and / or Magician career, I would be much more happy.

but getting famous didn't come with show time it came with late night

I got Get Famous today and I don't have any regrets. This EP is a lot of fun. I was really on the fence with it after the whole influencer garbage they dumped on it, but gladly the fame system is really in depth and I love the acting career. It does feel like a good Superstar successor. The only thing I'm really not happy about is the size of Del Sol Valley....but a side from that it does feel like a full EP.

"IceyJ;c-16847753" wrote:

"SimTrippy;c-16847389" wrote:
Oh and FYI it's only 25 on cdkeys atm ;)

Must've changed quick, because I just checked and it says 28.99. CDKeys is constantly adjusting prices, unfortunately.

Euros though - not sure where you're buying from?

"chloeu;c-16847843" wrote:
If I'm being honest, I'm not a huge fan of Get Famous. I wish it wasn't just an acting branch. The Sims 3 Showtime was one of my favourite EP's of all time, because It wasn't limited to one branch. If Get Famous included a musician career, and / or Magician career, I would be much more happy.

Get Famous doesn't need a singing or musician career. If you have City Living you can use the singing skill, or any other instrument to get famous and register yourself as a self employed musician. Sure it doesn't exactly give you certain options Showtime had, but Get Famous isn't really a pack about performing. I wish it had bands though, but I think the pack does offer enough for the price point.

For Americans it's now 50% off a best but apparently ^^

EA is currently running a sale on this (through January 11th, I believe). It is $19.99 at the moment.