Thoughts on Strangerville?

"ldmarko;c-16963894" wrote:

"DeKay;c-16963744" wrote:
I also like how a lot of people are saying it's like Jungle Adventures and I gotta say, I haven't even finished Jungle Adventures. LOL. Or maybe I did, cuz we did find the treasure in the end... Haha, I can't remember. XD

Once you've found all the hidden locations & completed the temple, it pretty much becomes just a honeymoon location. Though I still send my sims to the temple when they need money for a bigger house, it's still the best way to make a lot of money quickly.

Hmm, I see. Yeah, then I guess Strangerville might be like this. Or maybe they will just throw in the epidemic once in a while for your sims to fix it over and over again. :D

"KalopsianDreamer;c-16963766" wrote:


Although I am rather excited as I love the idea, I wholeheartedly agree to what's been said here. I will be very surprised if there's any replay value at all. It has now been confirmed that you can turn the 'infection' etc off, which means you can use the town as a more 'normal' town after solving the mystery.. but I assume it will be a case of once you've solved the mystery, then.. that's it. I really hope it's more, as otherwise not only will every Simmer on youtube have the same lets play, but also means it'll just be pointless after you've gone through the story once or twice..

Most packs lose their luster after the initial play, but as a rotational player I can always make good use of another neighborhood. So I'm actually kind of glad to hear that the infection can be turned off, I can see that getting old real quick, especially if my sims are trying to raise a family. Also that world looks like the perfect location for a sim cult or a Lost or Survivor type challenge, so while I agree with you that the packs need more replay value, there's still plenty of ways to get your money's worth.

I'm SO looking forward to this pack! I never dreamed they would do something this close to horror. Now, I'm sure it's a very safe horror...but I'm still really happy to get this. I have long needed some more spiciness in my game.

I'm ready to experiment! >:)

"NorthDakotaGamer;c-16963424" wrote:
I say this as nicely as I can. It looks like another one visit and done pack. I am not interested in the packs that are geared to only playing one single young adult sim. I have no interest in strange, supernatural, or conspiracy ideas. I will just wait longer for content that will intrigue me, but I have been let down for almost 3 years now.

Omg @NorthDakotaGamer I was thinking the exact same thing!! I completely agree with everything you just said. :/

I wasn’t sure what to vote exactly.. I like new stuff, but have to agree with those saying it seems lacking in replay value. I need more info to decide if it will be a release day purchase, a birthday gift request, or wait for a really good sale type of pack.

I'm not sure what to make of it.
It looks annoyingly strange enough to hope all the weirdness is isolated to Strangerville.

But I am seeing content that I can use.
I am concerned about replay value though.

It sounds kinda fun but i dont like the fact that we get 'play 1 time then forget' packs in sims searie. I think every pack i should be able to play it over and over again whit out that being just same things over and over again.

Eh, whatever is really my reaction.

It sort of looks interesting but probably won't do much for my play style. Which is family/legacy basically and I like them having a sort of normal life and don't do supernaturals etc. so any weird cult thing is probably not really what I want to add to their lives either. And since there are always lots of kids around going on a vacation is... not something they do that much :D And since the daycare/nanny are broken and definitely do not take care of the toddlers there's no going anywhere without them. Not even to work, active careers are not at all possible because the kids will be taken away while "I'm" at work. Now if they fix that I'll be super happy no matter what sort of pack they come up with. (And I know lots of people want completely different stuff then me so it's all cool, saves me money not having to buy the all the things :D .)

Interested, but mildly cautious. More so in the execution of the content. Especially since we really haven't seen much and due to the change in tone direction over the years, I feel like it'll be not as wild as it could be.

BUT that being said, it does look really interesting and could have a lot of potential. I'm happy to see something new, at the very least. Seems the Sims crew have been very strongly influenced by Stranger Things series (plus I'm sure a few other sci fi flicks), lol.

My first thought was plum?!? But I am pleased, that you can actually live there. I will play and try to solve the mystery with my stream-save, but after that I guess I will turn the strangeness off and play it with military-based families and use it like any other world to live in. It's like fame, I don't want all my Sims being involved with that. Also there are some nice CAS items I want to use.