Anyone else with me? I usually love expansions and as a Sims fan, I just feel this expansion is lacking in gameplay. The neighborhood and items look beautiful but beautiful items aren’t enough to justify the price of an expansion. They could have at least added resorts to the game, but we get dolphins, mermaids, and sunburns?

Don’t we also have snorkelling/diving, the aqua jets, floats, beaches?Don’t get me wrong I can see your point. I think much if the game play will be exclusive to the world. Although I read they will try and open up ocean swimming for all worlds. But I actually think this EP has a lot more game play potential than say Get Famous.

Yeah, I can understand, and I have some friends who feel that way. But they're more Sims 3 fans, and they feel that S4 packs are generally more barePersonally I'm still excited though, but that's really a personal preference more than anything

And sharks, volcanos, boats/jet skis, new jobs and traits (CAS and lots...including a nudist one and off the grid, etc...), improved fishing, pool floats, interactive waterfall, snorkeling, new radio station, etc...a lot you are leaving out.Even if exclusive, we have the ability to world hop which we couldn't before so even if you don't live there you can still experience a lot things and not everything is exclusive either (just the ocean and they said they are looking into the possibility of opening it up to all worlds).

"MidnightAura;c-17105978" wrote:Don’t we also have snorkelling/diving, the aqua jets, floats, beaches?Don’t get me wrong I can see your point. I think much if the game play will be exclusive to the world. Although I read they will try and open up ocean swimming for all worlds. But I actually think this EP has a lot more game play potential than say Get Famous.Diving is a rabbit hole, Aqua jets don’t go far because there’s no open world, and beach water is literally flat. Not trying to be a Debby downer, but it seems like they tried to make this EP fit with the iteration of the game when it doesn’t. The very least they could’ve done was add a resort system which would have fit perfectly with systems already in the game. And I actually think Get Famous had much more realistic gameplay with the added social media elements.

Actually, it can go pretty far as the ocean is big and can still do quite a bit. It isn't a completely closed world, you can walk around neighborhoods for quite a distances before needing a loading screen.

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MidnightAura86
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Don’t we also have snorkelling/diving, the aqua jets, floats, beaches?

Don’t get me wrong I can see your point. I think much if the game play will be exclusive to the world. Although I read they will try and open up ocean swimming for all worlds. But I actually think this EP has a lot more game play potential than say Get Famous.
icemanfresh
Legend
6 years ago
Yeah, I can understand, and I have some friends who feel that way. But they're more Sims 3 fans, and they feel that S4 packs are generally more bare

Personally I'm still excited though, but that's really a personal preference more than anything
XxAirixX
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
And sharks, volcanos, boats/jet skis, new jobs and traits (CAS and lots...including a nudist one and off the grid, etc...), improved fishing, pool floats, interactive waterfall, snorkeling, new radio station, etc...a lot you are leaving out.

Even if exclusive, we have the ability to world hop which we couldn't before so even if you don't live there you can still experience a lot things and not everything is exclusive either (just the ocean and they said they are looking into the possibility of opening it up to all worlds).
jaymancraz
6 years ago
"MidnightAura;c-17105978" wrote:
Don’t we also have snorkelling/diving, the aqua jets, floats, beaches?

Don’t get me wrong I can see your point. I think much if the game play will be exclusive to the world. Although I read they will try and open up ocean swimming for all worlds. But I actually think this EP has a lot more game play potential than say Get Famous.

Diving is a rabbit hole, Aqua jets don’t go far because there’s no open world, and beach water is literally flat. Not trying to be a Debby downer, but it seems like they tried to make this EP fit with the iteration of the game when it doesn’t. The very least they could’ve done was add a resort system which would have fit perfectly with systems already in the game. And I actually think Get Famous had much more realistic gameplay with the added social media elements.
XxAirixX
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Actually, it can go pretty far as the ocean is big and can still do quite a bit. It isn't a completely closed world, you can walk around neighborhoods for quite a distances before needing a loading screen.
jaymancraz
6 years ago
"XxAirixX;c-17106002" wrote:
Actually, it can do pretty far as the ocean is big and can still do quite a bit. It isn't a completely closed world, you can walk around neighborhoods for quite a distances before needing a loading screen.

I guess we just disagree which is fine. I just feel like this EP does the absolute bare minimum with features that don’t seem to work with this iteration of the game... Why are we paying for a volcano we can’t interact with and improved fishing? It just seems silly to me.
tcikes
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Hmm, it seems like a proper EP to me judging by the Youtube videos I've seen so far. I don't feel the same way about Get Famous - that was totally a game pack disguised as an EP. But this looks like it adds a lot more and I'm pretty hyped for it.
neylajc
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Don't buy it then.
catloverplayer
Legend
6 years ago
In my opinion it adds more then Get Famous did.

You have
Boats
Beach activities
An interactive waterfall
Swimming and snorkeling
Dolphins and more.
MidnightAura86
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"jaymancraz;c-17105998" wrote:
"MidnightAura;c-17105978" wrote:
Don’t we also have snorkelling/diving, the aqua jets, floats, beaches?

Don’t get me wrong I can see your point. I think much if the game play will be exclusive to the world. Although I read they will try and open up ocean swimming for all worlds. But I actually think this EP has a lot more game play potential than say Get Famous.

Diving is a rabbit hole, Aqua jets don’t go far because there’s no open world, and beach water is literally flat. Not trying to be a Debby downer, but it seems like they tried to make this EP fit with the iteration of the game when it doesn’t. The very least they could’ve done was add a resort system which would have fit perfectly with systems already in the game. And I actually think Get Famous had much more realistic gameplay with the added social media elements.

I love sims 3 but I wasn’t a huge fan of resorts so I’m not bothered they have been excluded as I imagine it would be a copy of other in game systems. I appreciate lots of people wanted them.

I am disappointed that diving is a rabbit hole but I’m not surprised.

I watched a game changer video and I thought I saw the sim travelling from one part of the Island to another part without a loading screen. I think there is quite a large area so sims can use boats/jet skis and swim/snorkel.