It's fine. Like I said before, it looks like it has a lot of stuff I'd love for my game. But it's basically a bunch of small features I like, rather than big, cohesive themes. I like the summer camp idea (though I still maintain this is just an upsold OR refresh), but I don't care about the exercise getaway, which feels like a glorified trip to the gym. The competition/challenge thing could be cool (though I can see it flopping due to poor implementation lel), but if I had the choice, I'd just get a game pack with just the summer camp stuff on its own.
Some other thoughts
- The geyser. I'm guessing it's more set-dressing. Maybe sims can view it or take a selfie that won't show up in-game because it's just a selfie-taking animation. Like it's neat and pretty and all. But when nearly EVERY world is 95% set dressing, "neat and pretty" don't cut it for me.
- I saw a minifridge.
- The clothes are very generic tbh. The hairs are unique, nothing exciting but at least they don't feel like stuff we've seen before.
- I see Voidcritters game on console. Which is weird since most Pokemon games are on handhelds, and what we see on-screen is clearly based on the Gen 3 handheld games. But Voidcritters doesn't have to follow Pokemon 1-to-1. And making a DS/3DS/Switch knock-off item might be too much right now. I'm always up for more Voidcritters in the game, so w/e, I'll take it.
- Oh look, an activity table reskin.
- I prefer the imaginary friend design from Sims 3, but I appreciate how ugly and rancid these ones look. I hope they can become proper playable sims. I also love that they can have different personalities, including the option to be evil.
- Love the modular playgrounds. I'm worried it'll be a routing mess. But other than that, it looks real fun.
- I like that animation with the box.
- I'm not sure what "Create and Customize Venues" is supposed to mean. We can already do that. I'll wait for more follow-up info on it, but this sounds a lot like small businesses. Except this time you can schedule activities to certain times, and also you don't need someone to own the lot. But so far it looks like a repeat of what we already have, just tweaked a lil.
- I noticed you didn't use rounded walls for the pancake build, Maxis.
- The challenges thing is so weird and only fits the pack's theme in the loosest of sense. It's a cool feature, but it really feels like it's there because the other two ideas weren't enough to stand on their own for an EP.
- Etymology, Papercraft, Diving and Archery sound very interesting, but what do they actually do? I hope they have enough content to justify making them skills, instead of regular interactions. I like skills, but not when they feel like empty filler. Like with Diving - will it be about diving in any body of water and grabbing cool things from the bottom, ala the stuff we had in Island Living? Or is it all about how you jump off a diving board and sometimes do a flip?
- UUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH festivals are back. It's been 9 years since City Living, and they've only gotten worse over time. I have no hope for these.
- I like how one of the website posts has "Conditions and restrictions apply. Visit link for details." Only the link is to the page you're already on. It doesn't even scroll to the part it's referencing, it's just liking to itself in general.
- So, I'm confused about these itineraries. The Getaway Planner sounds like Create-a-Date, just with activities for a lot. Or maybe they're just timed phases. It sounds like you can already just do things on your own, this is just making it "official." Again, hoping for more info later on. But I wouldn't be surprised it they're completely unnecessary and something you can just not bother with.
- All that said, it could be fun if it's not limited to getaways. I'd love to make a community center and have scheduled classes there.
- Formative Moments and Childhood Sentiments sound good in theory, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're yet another personality mechanic that doesn't actually do anything substantial. And I REALLY hope they're not going to be more Simology panel bloat.
- How much do you want to bet Nigel is has a crush on Raheel? I get that vibe from Nigel. If he is, I'd say he picked right, because adult Toshie looks like a randomized townie with that outfit.
