"EnjoyfulSimmer;c-17106453" wrote:"Simmingal;c-17106419" wrote:
I feel like people shouldn't be salty about resorts just yet though in surveys hotels etc are usually listed under winter vacation pack
so if we get that I feel like it would really be much better opportunity to add hotels when they don't have to worry about making
open water, swimming, mermaids, mermaid powers, dolphins, boats, aquaships, tricks on aquaships, tanning, tanlines ,burns , lounge chairs, floats, sandcastles, sliding doors, shipwrecks, 3 careers, elementals, elemental powers, loads of beautiful b/b and cas items , waterfall woohoo, volcanos, things flying out of volcanos, neighbor dynamics, snorkeling, whole lot of new collectibles, new type of fishing, jumping off foundations, glass floors...
list goes on
like personally I am mostly salty about the ladder they made only being usable on foundations (kinda petty)
but honestly I find this pack to be whole lot more use than some of the previous packs
The dolphins could look more polished. And they probably dont even do tricks or anything. Not sure yet, but they will get old fast.
The aquazips and boats are nice additions but once youve seen them ride around on those a few times it wont be as exciting anymore.
The Lounge chairs are super cool. But its just a chair, that really could have been introduced in Seasons.
The sliding doors are something that add no gameplay value. The glass floor thing is something I dont understand why anyone would want in real life or the sims. Seems like a horrible accident waiting to happen. And the other stuff is just small little details that add a little bit of immersion but again, doesnt advance their life or the gameplay in any way.
I think there could have been more depth. But its a pack for when you dont want to do much with your sims other than relax and kick back and thats fine too. I think Sulani should have added little rental cottages. To add to the immersion for people who dont want to play with a family who stays in Sulani often.
"Cinebar;c-17106345" wrote:"bunny-gypsy;c-17106327" wrote:
As a mermaid player, I prefer how mermaids (sirens) are done in this pack, so to me, it’s worth it. They did more with mermaid here than in Sims 3, though I do miss the Kraken call, and having dive lots.
(I tried and tried to play Sims 3, but I just got bored with Sims 3 mermaids a lot, as they didn’t really have much going for them besides the one cool Kraken thing. They didn’t lullaby sims or enchant sims. They were just there to be regular sims, which I already don’t like much in Sims 3, who look pretty in the water... and that’s really it. They were basically just boring eye candy who dried out a lot for me, lol.)
I haven't read about their powers yet, but if it's just about mermaids for some then this could have been a GP as it seems so much smaller than past EPs of older games that offered ten times more in them.
"jaymancraz;c-17106266" wrote:"mika;c-17106133" wrote:
Don't buy it then.
Why do people take it so personally when someone critiques EA? Of course I’m not going to buy it if I don’t want it. That’s not the point of this post. My point is to bring up a concern and wondering if others think the same. This game adds very little new substantial gameplay and I think it should be called out.
"bunny-gypsy;c-17106491" wrote:"Cinebar;c-17106345" wrote:"bunny-gypsy;c-17106327" wrote:
As a mermaid player, I prefer how mermaids (sirens) are done in this pack, so to me, it’s worth it. They did more with mermaid here than in Sims 3, though I do miss the Kraken call, and having dive lots.
(I tried and tried to play Sims 3, but I just got bored with Sims 3 mermaids a lot, as they didn’t really have much going for them besides the one cool Kraken thing. They didn’t lullaby sims or enchant sims. They were just there to be regular sims, which I already don’t like much in Sims 3, who look pretty in the water... and that’s really it. They were basically just boring eye candy who dried out a lot for me, lol.)
I haven't read about their powers yet, but if it's just about mermaids for some then this could have been a GP as it seems so much smaller than past EPs of older games that offered ten times more in them.
I feel like screaming right now: Listen, while Sims 3 had tons of stuff, still didn’t enjoy Sims 3 that much!!!.
I don’t CARE how much stuff you can put in a pack, if I still don’t like the gameplay or the sims themselves! (I couldn’t get close to Sims 3 sims like I did with Sims 2.)
So what do I have for mermaids? Sims 1 and 2 didn’t have mermaids, and they don’t have some of the features I’ve liked in the newer sims games.
So, guess what? I only got Sims 4 left. Luckily, I’ve enjoyed Sims 4 enough to go over the rough edges.
I don’t really care about past games anymore, and I’m moving on. I’m finally, finally getting some decent mermaids out of a pack that no past Sims games ever did for me.
And there are other content I would enjoy in this pack, so I’m good to go.
Sure, it’s not as much as past Sims, but I’m done with the past Sims, as I no longer like to play them anymore.
So, yeah, I’m still excited about the pack despite the limitations. It’s still a Sims game in that we’re playing dollhouse and taking care of virtual beings, so I’m good.
It looks like there are enough Sims 4 fans to keep this iteration going, so I’m going to keep paying for the packs because I care about my own enjoyment and I actually like the content.
I got the best mermaids a Sims game has actually given us, and I’m NOT going back to the old games where I had to use mods to make mermaids actually fun to play with.
"mika;c-17106506" wrote:"jaymancraz;c-17106266" wrote:"mika;c-17106133" wrote:
Don't buy it then.
Why do people take it so personally when someone critiques EA? Of course I’m not going to buy it if I don’t want it. That’s not the point of this post. My point is to bring up a concern and wondering if others think the same. This game adds very little new substantial gameplay and I think it should be called out.
I didnt take anything personally, what you do is irrelevent to me. You're the only one taking it personally. You are free to critique whatever but at the end of the day your opinion won't matter or change the game, especially since the majority disagrees with you. So I just offered a simple solution for you. Ciao.
"bunny-gypsy;c-17106491" wrote:"Cinebar;c-17106345" wrote:"bunny-gypsy;c-17106327" wrote:
As a mermaid player, I prefer how mermaids (sirens) are done in this pack, so to me, it’s worth it. They did more with mermaid here than in Sims 3, though I do miss the Kraken call, and having dive lots.
(I tried and tried to play Sims 3, but I just got bored with Sims 3 mermaids a lot, as they didn’t really have much going for them besides the one cool Kraken thing. They didn’t lullaby sims or enchant sims. They were just there to be regular sims, which I already don’t like much in Sims 3, who look pretty in the water... and that’s really it. They were basically just boring eye candy who dried out a lot for me, lol.)
I haven't read about their powers yet, but if it's just about mermaids for some then this could have been a GP as it seems so much smaller than past EPs of older games that offered ten times more in them.
I feel like screaming right now: Listen, while Sims 3 had tons of stuff, still didn’t enjoy Sims 3 that much!!!.
I don’t CARE how much stuff you can put in a pack, if I still don’t like the gameplay or the sims themselves! (I couldn’t get close to Sims 3 sims like I did with Sims 2.)
So what do I have for mermaids? Sims 1 and 2 didn’t have mermaids, and they don’t have some of the features I’ve liked in the newer sims games.
So, guess what? I only got Sims 4 left. Luckily, I’ve enjoyed Sims 4 enough to go over the rough edges.
I don’t really care about past games anymore, and I’m moving on. I’m finally, finally getting some decent mermaids out of a pack that no past Sims games ever did for me.
And there are other content I would enjoy in this pack, so I’m good to go.
Sure, it’s not as much as past Sims, but I’m done with the past Sims, as I no longer like to play them anymore.
So, yeah, I’m still excited about the pack despite the limitations. It’s still a Sims game in that we’re playing dollhouse and taking care of virtual beings, so I’m good.
It looks like there are enough Sims 4 fans to keep this iteration going, so I’m going to keep paying for the packs because I care about my own enjoyment and I actually like the content.
I got the best mermaids a Sims game has actually given us, and I’m NOT going back to the old games where I had to use mods to make mermaids actually fun to play with.
"BlkBarbiegal;c-17106443" wrote:"jaymancraz;d-960522" wrote:
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?
I gotta admit when folks kept asking for a tropical destination I wasn't interested. I wanted university to be next, perhaps some witches or something else? But watching EAplay announce Island Living I got excited. Well executed, and mermaids? Not what I expected for sims4. There are many things I have planned for this new EP. <3
"EnjoyfulSimmer;c-17106404" wrote:"LaurenLoser16;c-17106383" wrote:"Cinebar;c-17106361" wrote:"LaurenLoser16;c-17106351" wrote:"Cinebar;c-17106345" wrote:"bunny-gypsy;c-17106327" wrote:
As a mermaid player, I prefer how mermaids (sirens) are done in this pack, so to me, it’s worth it. They did more with mermaid here than in Sims 3, though I do miss the Kraken call, and having dive lots.
(I tried and tried to play Sims 3, but I just got bored with Sims 3 mermaids a lot, as they didn’t really have much going for them besides the one cool Kraken thing. They didn’t lullaby sims or enchant sims. They were just there to be regular sims, which I already don’t like much in Sims 3, who look pretty in the water... and that’s really it. They were basically just boring eye candy who dried out a lot for me, lol.)
I haven't read about their powers yet, but if it's just about mermaids for some then this could have been a GP as it seems so much smaller than past EPs of older games that offered ten times more in them.
What do you mean by “smaller”? (Genuinely curious, not trying to sound rude! ?) I’ve heard a lot of game changers saying this is possibly the best EP so far, so I’m wondering what makes it seem less than others to you?
EDIT: unless you mean smaller than TS3 IP, which then I understand.
Yes, and even TS2's Bon Voyage which involved an island world (with two others) and all those activities though no jetski. TS4 is just so much smaller compared to those two EPs in so many realms.
Gotcha. I get that. I’m one of the rare simmers who don’t feel much nostalgia for previous versions of the sims (and I’ve been playing since TS1!). If I really think about it, there is a lot missing from TS4 that other games had, but for me it is so much better in what it has that the others didn’t. That’s just me, though. I definitely can appreciate the criticisms of TS4 that other people have. ?
Yeah, I think you and I belong to that category of simmer that doesnt get mentioned often. I played sims1, 19 years ago. And I played 123 and 4. But I just happen to like the 4th game more.
