Most underrated worlds? Most overrated?

"Vik;c-17786439" wrote:
I don't have Strangerville because I don't care about the story line. However the world is very nice and if I could just get the world it would be cool. The canyons are so beautiful.

You don't have to play the story.

I absolutely love Strangerville, such a shame it doesn't have more Lots. Same goes for Forgotten Hollow and Glimmerbrook. All so amazing.

"elanorbreton;c-17787872" wrote:
I absolutely love Strangerville, such a shame it doesn't have more Lots. Same goes for Forgotten Hollow and Glimmerbrook. All so amazing.

Finally someone who understands me! People always hate on Glimmerbrook for being too small, Forgotten Hollow for being too dark and too small, and StrangerVille for being a desert and too strange and too small, despite it being the biggest world we've ever gotten in a GP so far. And yeah, I wholeheartedly agree that they all could have used more lots, but they're still among my top 5 favourite worlds (the other two being Mt. Komorebi and Selvadorada; the exact ranking varies based on my mood).

I dont know if they're underrated, but San Myshuno, Glimmerbrook and Forgotten Hollow are my favs.

I think Selvadorada and Windenburg are overrated.

I think Strangerville is one of the most worlds we have in game to date, so many people seem to just associate it with the pack storyline but it's gorgeous to just live in.

I've been playing in Glimmerbrook a lot lately and I think it has some of the best lighting, the sunsets are really nice, only rivalled by Windenburg's island ones I think.

I'd agree Sulani's overrated, I do think it's stunning but I don't really gravitate towards playing there, it's more of a destination to me.

My favourite world is Brindleton Bay because it reminds me of where I live IRL, I like me a moody coastline. But I don't think that ones is underrated, I believe many people like that world. I do think Cats and Dogs is worth it just for Brindleton Bay alone, which may be a more controversial opinion, but I do rate it that highly :)

I think Willow Creek may be a teeny bit underrated. I love that world, because especially with Peterskywalker's
Improved Weather Variety for Worlds it is so much like where I live. A lot of the worlds are too gloomy and/or cold for me. The above mod changes the weather in WC where it's warmer far more of the year, and winters are more cloudy and rainy than snowy. It rarely snows in WC with the mod, which I enjoy. As for overrated, hmm, maybe Windenberg? I think it's beautiful but I was never able to be happy playing there. The best patch update (IMO!) we've gotten is the ability to put rental lots in any world. It always irked me that sims could just travel to another world with a vastly different climate and aesthetic like they were going downtown. Now my sims don't go to another world unless they take a vacation there. I also love Magnolia Promenade. It's an extension of Willow Creek for me. I wish it had more than 4 lots, but it is what it is. I put down 2 houses and 2 businesses. I also have businesses scattered around WC. My sims never have to leave their home world(s) except to go on vacation.

Oasis Springs is an absolute gem, and the "starter neighborhood" is well-populated in my save with sims who have had stories of their own and made friends and neighbors with other sims whose stories I'll circle back to from time to time. The great weather and the desert vibe (I've lived in Nevada and it reminds me of the outback in that state outside of Reno and Vegas) combine for a joy to play.

Newcrest in my game has become "Markovgorod" since it is literally all houses occupied by various generations of my game's largest (and richest—they make the Landgraabs look like paupers!) family. There's a row of empty house lots I haven't quite figured out what I want to do with yet, though. Might make it a commercial district. Might find some apartment buildings in the gallery. Or might do what I've done now, leave it unbuilt for more Markovs and their descendants.

As for most overrated? I'm really just not in love with Del Sol Valley. I referred to it in another thread as "undercooked". Not enough lots, and they totally missed an opportunity with that LA/Hollywood vibe. The "celebrity hot spots" don't feel any more famous-y than the Blue Velvet nightclub in Willow Creek.

I think Forgotten Hollow is some what overrated. I like the general spooky vibe of the world but it's just so small and there is not really much for the vampires to do there.

Underrated is Oasis Springs. It's actually beautiful and I love playing families in this world.

because especially with Peterskywalker's
Improved Weather Variety for Worlds it is so much like where I live.

Thanks for sharing the mod. I used Total Weather Overhaul before for the weather change. Imma check this one out.

For underrated, I'd say Forgotten Hollow. The tiny amount of lot space really works against it, but it's a beautiful, atmospheric world. I love it and would give my left arm for it to be made bigger.

Brindleton Bay is underrated because of weather complaints but it's probably my favourite world so far. I could happily live there irl (which I guess would be New England?). I love the rain and snow. I also like the weather in Windenburg and play there a lot, though I don't use the island much because I just sit there thinking "but how do they get OFF the island to go to work?".

I'm not a fan of desert worlds so for me personally they're overrated. I've got an actress living in Del Sol Valley right now but I think as soon as she hits the top fame level I'm gonna have her move.

My main family has lived in Willow Creek since I got the game in 2017 and I haven't moved them. There's something so classic about it that I've never had the desire to put them elsewhere. I'm also playing a challenge right now where my sim lives in a different world every month and they can't leave the world they are in during that month (give or take a few exceptions), and I just did Willow Creek for a this past month and I found I really enjoyed it - I also love that Willow Creek contains the Sylvan Glade.

I also really love Brindleton Bay. I've found there's a lot of nice off grid areas around the lots (like the pet cemetery and lighthouse, but also some stuff around the dock area too) so I've always just loved exploring that world and finding small little hidden things. Also such a beautiful world.

I also don't have that many packs (working on getting some more for this challenge I'm doing haha), so I don't have a lot of those flashy new or occult worlds, so I do tend to appreciate worlds like Oasis Springs and Willow Creek because of this.