8 years ago

The vampires are pretty much perfect.

I gotta say, they did the vampires really well this time around. I have so many things I like about this pack and have very few complaints. This is how I always wanted vampires to be in the Sims series. I love that they aren't immune to the daylight unless you want them to be. I like the selection of powers, and even the weakness because nobody should be perfect. The vampire spar animation is epic. I love the feeding animation especially because it actually lasts until their thirst bar fills up, as it should, rather than a one second bite followed by the bar just going up like it was in Sims 3.

I love that they have to drink plasma and can't survive on human food like they could in Sims 2. I love that coffins are optional and you can make the dark form as scary or as normal looking as you want. I have some vampires with really creepy dark forms and others who look basically the same in dark form except with glowing eyes and fangs.

I like the vampire breaking in and feeding scenario. I miss little random events like this (the burglar from past games also comes to mind) and I hope they do more stuff like this in upcoming packs. My Sims need more disruption in their lives!

This pack is really versatile and it added a much need element of darkness to this game. My Sims' world feels a lot less like a perfect utopia now and more like a place where danger could be lurking anywhere, and I'd love to see more content of this sort in the future.

My only (very minor) complaints are that they still haven't mastered vampire AI knowing when they shouldn't be standing around in the sun, and I wish the "Feed uncontrollably" animation for when their thirst bar bottoms out was a bit more aggressive looking (in my head I was seeing frenzy ala Vampire the Masquerade so I guess I was slightly disappointed that it's nothing like that, lol). Other than those small things and a few bugs that need sorting, I think this pack is perfect and I want to commend the Sims team for a job well done.

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Wrenry
Seasoned Novice
8 years ago
I am having a blast with my vamp and it is fun being able to pick the powers and weakness to give vampires. (And hopefully the ability to pick and choose will be used with other Supernaturals along with a patched in version for normal Sims with the power being changed to Strengths)

With the only minor complaint being of course standing around in the sun and not having normal sims quake or cry in fear if they catch you chomping down on someone's neck.

But all and all the Sims team did a good job with these new versions of an old classic.
LaBlue0314
Rising Scout
8 years ago
I too agree, my biggest aggravation with Sims 3 vampires was how they had to be friends with their victim before being able to feed on them, and only with their permission. I always thought that a vampire would never feed on their friends, or those who they would consider close to them. It's either something that would have been shared by someone they were romantically involved with, or a total stranger, and at those time it would be a none too nice of a thing to deal with on the part of the victim.
Movotti
New Spectator
8 years ago
The lack of a reflection is about the only thing that bothers me, cos I have a house full of vamps, and most of them practice dancing in front of a mirror.

And I've had a minor issue with Caleb invinging my Vamps out in the middle of the day. Evil daywalker.

THese really are the best version of vampires they've ever made for the sims. :)
Lowenhart_32
8 years ago
Weaknesses, what weaknesses you mean? I can't really tell to be honest or maybe it is just my playstyle but selection i picked influence me zero in any negative way at all. So yah vampires a perfect ton of abilities no need to for lots of unnecessary downtimes, just constantly around the clock ability to be on :smiley:
kinot9229
New Spectator
8 years ago
To be honest, I was not a big fan of vampires before.
But this GP just changed my mind.
I really like the powers and weaknesses system of vampires.
It allows us to customize vampires by ourselves.
That's so much fun!

My only issue is that vampires can't keep their identity secret from other sims.
It's not fair that only aliens can hide their supernatural identity from others.
I'm playing a vampire who is trying to disguise herself as a mortal.
I wish they could have a power to create their reflections in the mirror in order to make them look like normal human.
AFlyingNun
8 years ago
"kinot9229;15550220" wrote:
To be honest, I was not a big fan of vampires before.
But this GP just changed my mind.
I really like the powers and weaknesses system of vampires.
It allows us to customize vampires by ourselves.
That's so much fun!

My only issue is that vampires can't keep their identity secret from other sims.
It's not fair that only aliens can hide their supernatural identity from others.
I'm playing a vampire who is trying to disguise herself as a mortal.
I wish they could have a power to create their reflections in the mirror in order to make them look like normal human.

I said this before release and I stand by it: we all have our preferences, but at the end of the day what matters is gameplay. Vampires have usually been love it or hate it for the Sims series, but now it's probably the most gameplay-intensive pack Sims 4 has ever gotten, and I've not really seen any criticism of it beyond nitpicks about bugs that have arisen or minor flavor issues like reflections or your comments about hiding their identity or the like. Worth discussing, but also nothing too detrimental. It's clear this is probably the most loved pack they've made yet.

I just hope they take this as a lesson to focus on incorporating more gameplay aspects into future content. This pack was a breath of fresh air, and it'd be a shame to see Sims 4 go back to status quo after this.
wildwolfspirit
8 years ago
"DeservedCriticism;15550273" wrote:

I said this before release and I stand by it: we all have our preferences, but at the end of the day what matters is gameplay. Vampires have usually been love it or hate it for the Sims series, but now it's probably the most gameplay-intensive pack Sims 4 has ever gotten, and I've not really seen any criticism of it beyond nitpicks about bugs that have arisen or minor flavor issues like reflections or your comments about hiding their identity or the like. Worth discussing, but also nothing too detrimental. It's clear this is probably the most loved pack they've made yet.

Agreed. I'm having so much fun with this pack. I tried to bring in two of my favorite regular characters, and playing non-vamps is downright boring these days. All these abilities and weaknesses have amplified my Sims' behaviors and traits and personalities. Vampires has deepened and enriched my gameplay in all areas.
Kudos to the developers on this one.
Ravager619
8 years ago
I had a lot of fun playing with a vampire in my current save. I'll likely start a brand new game soon, though. I started reading my old Zatanna comics during my vacation, and I want to make her as a sim.

The things I liked best? All of the mayhem I could create by influencing moods and depriving needs. >:)
ShinoTypeError
8 years ago
"Ravager619;15550385" wrote:
I had a lot of fun playing with a vampire in my current save. I'll likely start a brand new game soon, though. I started reading my old Zatanna comics during my vacation, and I want to make her as a sim.

The things I liked best? All of the mayhem I could create by influencing moods and depriving needs. >:)

Sims need more mayhem in their lives for sure. It makes the game a lot more interesting,
AndreaDi
8 years ago
I heard somebody managed to make a bunch of people die of anger through the emotion manipulation thing.