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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"MidnightAura;c-17135701" wrote:"loubyloulou;c-17135657" wrote:
It's definitely am EP, but perhaps on the slimish side. I'm enjoying it very much but as people have said, its use/features are best served in Sulani. But that's OK, as far as I'm concerned. I have enough to keep my Sims occupied in my other saves/worlds.
I never quite understand those who buy the DLC and then rant because it's not big enough/complex enough/doesn't have the same features as those in TS3/yadda yadda yadda. Caveat emptor ('buyer beware') - its on us to figure out before we buy anything if we're going to get value for money from it or not, and there were literally 100s of game changer videos and reviews available before it released covering all aspects of gameplay, so there's no reason for not educating yourself about what the EP does/does not include and then making an informed decision to purchase or not. For me, I was really disappointed when we learned that we couldn't follow our Sims underwater but the other features outweighed this, imo, so I bought it anyway and I don't regret my purchase one bit :)
Because some people buy without watching YouTube videos as they don’t want spoilers. Also many of the game changer videos didn’t cover everything. Many of them said that.
If people buy something and find it disappointing, they have the right to express that opinion. I don’t really agree with the school of thought that it’s the consumers fault for feeling disappointed. Of course people can see reviews and decide for themselves. I bought it knowing the limitations because the tropical theme up until this point has always been a strong iteration. Even knowing the limitations I still feel disappointed because the beauty of the world doesn’t make up for lack of game play, lack of new skills to learn and all the freaking rabbit holes.
OK but if you (and I don't mean you personally, but the general 'you') are the type of person that doesn't want spoilers (and I get that - I only watched a few videos through my fingers :D ) then fine, but don't then be surprised/enraged that the product doesn't live up to your expectations. Particularly if you feel that in general TS4 is not as full as TS3 and that you've been disappointed in DLC in the past because it hasn't lived up to your hopes.
