Is TS4 Cats & Dogs worth it?
I just wanted to know whether it's worth buying- what can you do with the pets, is it worth it?
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I held off from buying Cats and Dogs until a couple of hours ago and finally decided to take the plunge. This means I haven't spent too much time on the game; I just had a quick look around this evening but what I've seen so far has impressed me.
I haven't seen any bugs so far, but even if I had seen any I wouldn't worry too much at this stage because there are always bugs in a new game. There are bugs in old games too but, as irritating as some of them might be at times, most are not generally impossible to get around and the really game killing bugs are usually put right at some point.
I think they have done a really good job on the new world. It really does look nice and the detail and some of the colours are lovely. The sun setting over the beach was really pleasant and the sky was a lovely colour. I also very much like the build/buy objects because I love decorating houses and there is some really nice stuff there! I liked seeing the animals around because it has added some realism to the game, whether you play the pets or not. Just seeing them around and about was good to see. I had my sim go and sit on a bench overlooking the sea and there were some seagulls wandering around him and I thought how nice it was. It took me out of myself for a while and for the first time, I began to feel more immersed in my own sim sitting there than I have when playing previously.
Obviously I still need to learn what it is like to have an actual pet but I'm not worried about not knowing their needs. There is a lot of guesswork involved with pets, certainly with my own two dogs, so this seems quite realistic to me but I will know more after trying it out tomorrow.
So far then, my initial thoughts are very much on the positive side and I'm looking forward to playing again tomorrow. I would say that this expansion pack has renewed my interest in the game because up to now I have been very unhappy with many aspects of Sims 4 in general. The slow eating, over 30 minutes, trying to get my sims hunger bar down before work drives me crazy. The gathering up and chatting of all the sims in retail stores really gets to me! On a scale of 1 to 10, this irritates me way off the scale - more like 100! Hopefully, Cats and Dogs will pull my irritation away from these things and renew my enjoyment of playing the Sims. Time will tell!
I haven't seen any bugs so far, but even if I had seen any I wouldn't worry too much at this stage because there are always bugs in a new game. There are bugs in old games too but, as irritating as some of them might be at times, most are not generally impossible to get around and the really game killing bugs are usually put right at some point.
I think they have done a really good job on the new world. It really does look nice and the detail and some of the colours are lovely. The sun setting over the beach was really pleasant and the sky was a lovely colour. I also very much like the build/buy objects because I love decorating houses and there is some really nice stuff there! I liked seeing the animals around because it has added some realism to the game, whether you play the pets or not. Just seeing them around and about was good to see. I had my sim go and sit on a bench overlooking the sea and there were some seagulls wandering around him and I thought how nice it was. It took me out of myself for a while and for the first time, I began to feel more immersed in my own sim sitting there than I have when playing previously.
Obviously I still need to learn what it is like to have an actual pet but I'm not worried about not knowing their needs. There is a lot of guesswork involved with pets, certainly with my own two dogs, so this seems quite realistic to me but I will know more after trying it out tomorrow.
So far then, my initial thoughts are very much on the positive side and I'm looking forward to playing again tomorrow. I would say that this expansion pack has renewed my interest in the game because up to now I have been very unhappy with many aspects of Sims 4 in general. The slow eating, over 30 minutes, trying to get my sims hunger bar down before work drives me crazy. The gathering up and chatting of all the sims in retail stores really gets to me! On a scale of 1 to 10, this irritates me way off the scale - more like 100! Hopefully, Cats and Dogs will pull my irritation away from these things and renew my enjoyment of playing the Sims. Time will tell!
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