I'm really really happy that this new GP isn't just "another boring vacation GP". I honestly don't like Outdoor Retreat at all and I think that family players or players who play "normal life" got enough new things during last year already(toddlers as a free update, parenthood, C&D etc). It was about a time for something fun, fresh and dangerous. This pack sure looks different from what we have so far in TS4. I love the new CAS that we saw on the teaser video and the new world looks amazing! I can't wait to make Sim Lara Croft and start doing amazing adventures with her. I also can't wait to cause misery to my Sims..Please don't get me wrong. I don't have anything against family players or people who like to play "normal life". I'm happy that they got packs that were fit for their gameplay last year but there are other players out there who would also wish to get packs that suit for their gameplay.

I like how they’re two completely different types of Vacations.A huge advantage with them offering Vacations via Game Packs in the long run.

I totally agree with you @jackjack_k I feel like Outdoor Retreat is for the players who want to take a vacation in a peaceful and cozy place. But this new GP looks like wild and fun. I wonder if this will be under the vactions or as a seperate world when it comes out. I guess we will know more once the second trailer comes out :sunglasses:

They are both different themes. One is camping the other is Jungle, but OR was also the first GP to come out and the first content to come out for TS4. Right now it can look like it doesn't bring that much compared to Jungle Adventures but Jungle Adventures is recycling a lot of coding that came with CL for the market and food stalls, they didn't have those assets before the EP team made them.

Still waiting to find out how big the world will be. I assume we'll find out in Thursday's Livestream.

Sure hope you’re right there OP. For me it will make all the difference between buying and not buying. I’m not going to pay for prettiness alone, that’s for sure.

Thank god it doesn't look like Outdoor Retreat!

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Loanet
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
It would be so cool if Outdoor Retreat got some improvements so that it didn't look so starkly inferior to Jungle Adventures. Let's us all get up and point out how it looks awful in comparison.

You can now turn into a skeleton! I wonder what the benefits are.
comicsforever
7 years ago
"SimGuruNinja;c-16323903" wrote:
^^ Well, now I'm nervous. Thanks a lot, JoAnne65.

Private pep talk time:
*whispers* Okay Dave. You got this. Be strong. Demo hard. Woowoowoo!
*whisper quieter* or #blamesteve.

"SimGuruNinja;c-16323921" wrote:
There's definitely more than five lots accessible from the map... and that's not even venturing into the deep jungle yet.

I enjoyed Outdoor Retreat still do but your new gp @SimGuruNinja appeals to the horn smiley face in me >:)
aprilramirez200
7 years ago
This pack makes Outdoor Retreat cry. What a huge difference. I think the sims team is seriously improving on ideas. And that dancing, every time I see it, makes me laugh, so cute. Only thing I can critique is that some things feel recycled, but not too big a deal. These are things I enjoyed in the sims 3 so i'm fine with it.
Lonewolf1044
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"mommy19959699;c-16337123" wrote:
This pack makes Outdoor Retreat cry. What a huge difference. I think the sims team is seriously improving on ideas. And that dancing, every time I see it, makes me laugh, so cute. Only thing I can critique is that some things feel recycled, but not too big a deal. These are things I enjoyed in the sims 3 so i'm fine with it.

I agree I found OT very boring and ho hum and I definitely agree on the team improving the packs.
justme22
7 years ago
"ashcrash19;c-16335779" wrote:
Keep in mind that Outdoor Retreat was the first game pack they ever released--it was a new concept to try out. I think that it's great for socializing with your sims and having a vacation in nature. The herbalist skill was neat, as was finding new insects and such. I had fun trying to figure out where the hidden lot/NPC was.

Jungle Adventure has made me super excited--on the same level as Cats & Dogs did. Do I think it's a vast improvement from Outdoor Retreat? Yes. But as a first game pack, I still think Outdoor Retreat is a fun time (and less dangerous). :wink:

With a bit of imagination and modification, OR isn't that bad for a first game pack. My Sim just maxed out Herbalism, so now I'm brewing up some of the potions to take to Selvadorada. I've got one of the small cabin lots with a bunch of easels outside, so I use it for artists retreats especially once they get to the Paint from Reference level so I can get some nice landscape paintings. I also have a restaurant on the former campground lot, and I added a massage center/spa when my Sims need a bit of pampering.
justme22
7 years ago
"mommy19959699;c-16337123" wrote:
This pack makes Outdoor Retreat cry. What a huge difference. I think the sims team is seriously improving on ideas. And that dancing, every time I see it, makes me laugh, so cute. Only thing I can critique is that some things feel recycled, but not too big a deal. These are things I enjoyed in the sims 3 so i'm fine with it.

By repurposing existing content, that means they can spend more time on actual new content -- for example by using the rental system from OR for the "villas", that meant more resources could be devoted to the exploration and the tombs so they're not overly repetitive and Archaeology so you can tell the genuine from the fakes (I'll probably sell the real ones and use the fakes for decorating my Sim's house).

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