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I haven't played all aspects of the pack yet but so far I would say go for it.
I find some areas slightly bothersome:
- The seasons you get are set and final, for example you can't make Oasis Springs eternally Winter. You can't have eternal fall in Forgotten Hollow. More ability to customise to our own play style would have been appreciated. The weather machine can change the weather for a few hours, but this is in no way the same as full customisation.
- There is no new world, they have focused on adding seasons into the existing worlds. This was the same in TS3 but a mini world showing off the best of Seasons would have been nice.
- There isn't that much added to build and buy catalogue compared to previous expansion packs, probably because they didn't feel the need to include more as they had no new world to fill. As a builder I find that disappointing. The holiday decorations are cool, the bees are nice, the weather machine is fun, the ice ring is awesome and the swings are appreciated.
- More snow depth would have added to the experience
On the more positive side
- The calendar and holiday events are really cool. When you go into the calendar there are lots of events you can choose from, they should keep you entertained for a long time.
- The weather (excluding snow depth) is really well done. The thunderstorms are especially cool. The game feels more full now we don't have the monotony of eternal summer. There are some nice interactions with the weather - for example snowball fights and showering in the rain.
- The weather is something you will experience every time you play until you are finally done with TS4 - that's much better long term compared to some expansions (such as Get To Work's active careers) which you may never go back to again.
- I like that my sims get changed into different clothing depending on if it is hot or cold. I have only seen a bit of the new CAS stuff, I haven't got around to checking out anything except for adult clothing. What I have seen is good.
I find some areas slightly bothersome:
- The seasons you get are set and final, for example you can't make Oasis Springs eternally Winter. You can't have eternal fall in Forgotten Hollow. More ability to customise to our own play style would have been appreciated. The weather machine can change the weather for a few hours, but this is in no way the same as full customisation.
- There is no new world, they have focused on adding seasons into the existing worlds. This was the same in TS3 but a mini world showing off the best of Seasons would have been nice.
- There isn't that much added to build and buy catalogue compared to previous expansion packs, probably because they didn't feel the need to include more as they had no new world to fill. As a builder I find that disappointing. The holiday decorations are cool, the bees are nice, the weather machine is fun, the ice ring is awesome and the swings are appreciated.
- More snow depth would have added to the experience
On the more positive side
- The calendar and holiday events are really cool. When you go into the calendar there are lots of events you can choose from, they should keep you entertained for a long time.
- The weather (excluding snow depth) is really well done. The thunderstorms are especially cool. The game feels more full now we don't have the monotony of eternal summer. There are some nice interactions with the weather - for example snowball fights and showering in the rain.
- The weather is something you will experience every time you play until you are finally done with TS4 - that's much better long term compared to some expansions (such as Get To Work's active careers) which you may never go back to again.
- I like that my sims get changed into different clothing depending on if it is hot or cold. I have only seen a bit of the new CAS stuff, I haven't got around to checking out anything except for adult clothing. What I have seen is good.
