Overall I can't argue with people saying that this pack doesn't have a lot of content, it's true that it doesn't. My biggest pet peeve in this pack is the fact that they didn't add underwater lots, with an underwater world to explore and actually see sims collecting treasures, collectables and fish while scuba diving instead of a rabbit hole.
It's true they re-used a lot of animations. But a lot of them work well in this pack, I have to say. I think re-using animations is fine when they fit, plus when they already give us a good amount of new good animations. I wish they'd make a new greeting animation instead of recycling from GT, and make a new dance for this pack, like hula dancing, instead of again, recycling from GT. It comes off as cheap when they don't give us anything new in that regard and only recycle.
It's also strange how this EP didn't include any new whims. Especially when it comes with a new aspiration goal and new traits. It further makes the pack feel somehow not as detailed and in depth as it should be.
The activist career also doesn't hold my interest for long. First, it's again, reusing animations from GTW with no new animations exclusive to it, nor rewards or objects. Seeing the neighbourhood change, as sims clean the island and promote eco friendly activities is a very good concept but at the end of the day I don't think it makes any impact throughout gameplay, other than getting rarer fish, or seeing extra ocean life, or getting a mermaid spawner?
There are a lot of new very well made swimming animations, which is great. And I think those took a lot of time to do, and get right, so I'll give them that. The dolphin is also very well animated. Plus the world is beyond amazing but I think that....the pack is still missing something. But at least I do believe that it has more content than City Living, and that is a step forward.
