"Spyguy747;c-16976038" wrote:
I find it amusing reading the comments saying that TS4 is different from the TS3 therefore they are incomparable. How exactly? Did you all collectively decide to ignore OP's context?
Just because TS4 doesn't have open world doesn't mean that the LOTS/LOT AMOUNTS are incomparable. The lots in Strangerville are plain, unoriginal, and lackluster compared to the lots in Lucky Palms. What's even MORE sad is that TS4 has a much better build mode compared to TS3 and yet this is what is delivered.
And don't even bring up the "game pack" excuse to defend the lack of lots because we all saw what happened with Get Famous and that was a 40 dollar EP.
Another excuse some people are using is that StrangerVille adds SO MUCH content. CAS content? Yes. Build/Buy content? Yes, but half of the Buy content is deco only. But gameplay? Not really. 1 gameplay object in Lucky Palms Standard Edition vs 3 in StrangerVille. SV also adds one career with 3 new interactions and that's it. The story is literally 98% reused animations and assets, and just your average go there, click this, go there talk to this person, go there do this. It doesn't even have actual puzzles like World Adventures. Is all of that worth paying $20 for?
Like I said many times, I still think The Sims 3 Store was overpriced for what you're getting. Everything should cost HALF of what it costs, but the situation with this pack is so much worse is actually making The Sims 3 Store look good by comparison.
And yes, the quality of the world is really low. It looks good, but nothing is really usable so it's all set-dressing. And as far as I know this is a GAME, not screenshot simulator. I don't care if things look good if they can't be used. Then there's the lots. Yes, Maxis/EA has never built the best lots out there, but there was a certain degree of quality that has gone down the drain with this pack. It's almost as if they put ZERO, literally ZERO effort on community and residential lots.
