LoveStruck Negative Thread 2.0

So, the worst part of everything that I’ve seen is that I know, without a shadow of doubt, that our voices will not be heard, our grievances will be ignored, and our concerns will go disregarded and unimplemented. No matter how loud or far-reaching our voices get, it simply will do nothing. I fully understand that the company, EA, needs to make money and I will not refute that, but this entire pack reeks of laziness and rushed content.

Let me break it down.

There is so much bloat within Build & Buy I am convinced they padded out the number. A curved window, an open window, a closed window, a mirror, the same mirror with some photos, a copy and pasted bin from City Living, and the same bin barrel that’s in, like, four packs. I may have missed some, but why, at the stage we are, can you not click a window and open it? Oh, right, that means more stuff needs to be done opposed to just altering the mesh in Blender just a smidgen. Beyond this, for Create-A-Sim, the men’s clothes are once again worthless and uninspiring. I understand that a lot of players are women, but can we please get an even split of 50/50 for Create-A-Sim and not the current 80/20 we have in favour of women? Half the clothing for men in this pack would be better suited in a dungeon of some sorts rather than going on a romantic date. What, no new suits? Really? Not a pair of fashionable suit shorts, either? Odd.

In terms of gameplay, the whole pack looks to be lazy, uninspired, and, well, lazy. I had to put it twice because, honestly, it is legit a reworded system used from another pack. The only decent thing is the dating app and oh boy is that worse than some of the current mods out there. Why not just look at Tinder and Grindr for inspiration? There is this whole Simstagram system in place and they decided to go for another HUD instead of actual gameplay elements. C’mon. Nah.

On the topic, why do I have to micromanage my date? Why has every playthrough been the same where I must select activities? I don’t want to do all that – the option is nice, but let me just let it run wild.

And my last point because I have no idea how these new ‘forums’ manage character limit. Where are the tun-ons and turn-offs? I’m sorry, but outfit colour is not a viable option. Can we please step away from the happiness simulator for a moment and let me choose whether my Sim likes skinny people or overweight people? Again this ties into the garbage dating app they added and makes the pack worth even less. Why can I not choose, “Sorry, no skinny Sims!”

Blah, blah, blah. I have the other usual. Why more tutorial aspirations, why new traits when no one will use them because we’re limited to three and seeking love is not a personality trait.

This pack is, honestly, a game pack being sold as an expansion pack and that’s gross.