Pack Refresh - Cool Kitchen
What are your ideas for how to refresh Cool Kitchen stuff pack? I would like to see: "Ice Cream Party" event Favorite ice cream flavor under likes/dislikes system What are your ideas?
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I still think it was pretty lame that the Cool Kitchen set gave us only one kitchen style. Way back in Sims 2, with Kitchen and Bath stuff, there were two different design styles, Contemporary and Romantic, and they could have done something similar here. It's also inexcusable that we only got the ice cream maker as a new appliance. This would have been a perfect opportunity to reintroduce the food processor, along with some unique recipes tied only to it. I agree that they could also have included a juicer or a blender or something like that, for smoothies and shakes, or even a waffle iron. For years I have wanted something as simple as a toaster in all versions of the sims games, but we have never gotten one and problably never will.
I do like the Cool Kitchen set's artwork and the wall deco, which I use a lot in my Sims' homes. For instance, I use the cutting board, knife set and wall spices in almost every kitchen. More kitchen clutter would have been nice, including slottable shelves and cabinets with stacked dishes and individual cups, plates, bowls, pots and pans and pitchers to go on them for a customizable look.
As for the ice cream dishes that came with the pack, they are very well done; if I have kids in a family and the kitchen is big enough, I usually include the ice cream maker. I am only sorry they never created a version of an ice cream stand to appear out in the in neighborhoods (instead of that stupid cupcake stand, which only seems to cause sims to leave cupcakes spoiling all over the pavement in the San Myshuno neighborhoods). I guess Cool Kitchen was just too early as only the third stuff pack, created even before City Living. However, they didn't even ensure that it worked with the GTW retail system, such as with bakeries. Having had my sims run successful bakeries on a couple of occasions, I certainly would have enjoyed it if these bakeries could also have had a dedicated ice cream counter with professional looking equipment and sims eating the ice cream right there on site. A missed opportunity for cross-pack integration.
I do like the Cool Kitchen set's artwork and the wall deco, which I use a lot in my Sims' homes. For instance, I use the cutting board, knife set and wall spices in almost every kitchen. More kitchen clutter would have been nice, including slottable shelves and cabinets with stacked dishes and individual cups, plates, bowls, pots and pans and pitchers to go on them for a customizable look.
As for the ice cream dishes that came with the pack, they are very well done; if I have kids in a family and the kitchen is big enough, I usually include the ice cream maker. I am only sorry they never created a version of an ice cream stand to appear out in the in neighborhoods (instead of that stupid cupcake stand, which only seems to cause sims to leave cupcakes spoiling all over the pavement in the San Myshuno neighborhoods). I guess Cool Kitchen was just too early as only the third stuff pack, created even before City Living. However, they didn't even ensure that it worked with the GTW retail system, such as with bakeries. Having had my sims run successful bakeries on a couple of occasions, I certainly would have enjoyed it if these bakeries could also have had a dedicated ice cream counter with professional looking equipment and sims eating the ice cream right there on site. A missed opportunity for cross-pack integration.
