Island Living is a good “Expansion Pack”
I see very 50/50 opinions on Island Living. A lot of people who are unhappy feel there’s isn’t enough new gameplay avenues. For me, Island Living is perfect for what an Expansion Pack original...
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According to EA, an expansion pack is a large pack that expands your game and takes your sims on new adventures.
I’m not sure I agree that this falls under that category when every CAS item of clothing is tropical themed as is every build objects. They are clearly meant for the new expansion and use in that world. I can believe this was meant to be a game pack. The main features of this pack is limited to the world. Unlike in sims 3 where you could swim, snorkel, windsurf, boat in any of the worlds and Apartment life where you could build apartments in any world. Those features opened up your worlds and gave you new ways to play everywhere as opposed to the features being heavily tied to one world. Perhaps they will unlock ocean swimming for all worlds.
I don’t personally feel unlocking rabbit hole jobs for all worlds is cause for celebration if I’m honest. Had we gotten ocean swimming for all or a conservation career that wasn’t focused on one world as well as giving us new gameplay, skills and traits with depth I could agree but as it stands I feel we paid expansion pack prices just to unlock ocean swimming. Very little of it is useful outside of Sulani besides suntanning and the way it works in 4, being limited to the beach towel or the lounger is restrictive.
It could have and should have had more game play for its price tag but as per usual with sims 4, it delivers less for more money.
I’m not sure I agree that this falls under that category when every CAS item of clothing is tropical themed as is every build objects. They are clearly meant for the new expansion and use in that world. I can believe this was meant to be a game pack. The main features of this pack is limited to the world. Unlike in sims 3 where you could swim, snorkel, windsurf, boat in any of the worlds and Apartment life where you could build apartments in any world. Those features opened up your worlds and gave you new ways to play everywhere as opposed to the features being heavily tied to one world. Perhaps they will unlock ocean swimming for all worlds.
I don’t personally feel unlocking rabbit hole jobs for all worlds is cause for celebration if I’m honest. Had we gotten ocean swimming for all or a conservation career that wasn’t focused on one world as well as giving us new gameplay, skills and traits with depth I could agree but as it stands I feel we paid expansion pack prices just to unlock ocean swimming. Very little of it is useful outside of Sulani besides suntanning and the way it works in 4, being limited to the beach towel or the lounger is restrictive.
It could have and should have had more game play for its price tag but as per usual with sims 4, it delivers less for more money.
