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"MidnightAura;c-17155208" wrote:

"Writin_Reg;c-17155199" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155194" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155189" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17155182" wrote:

"MidnightAura;c-17155131" wrote:
What is filled to the brim with game play about Island living?

Snorkelling?
Rabbit hole “diving” - it is beyond pathetic that staring at a buoy whilst waiting for a sim to appear is considered game play.
Rabbit hole cave -again see point above.
“Cultural festivals” I.e watch sims dance round the Windenburg bonfire whilst doing the Windenburg fire dance. Some sims talk in the back ground. - not new - in fact it makes the festivals in city living look excellent and they already reused a ton of base game content that by the devs admission nobody was playing with.
Watching sims “sunbathe” on appropriate spots with a towel or lounge chair. Except the sim looks like uncomfortable and there is no multi tasking. It’s akin to watching paint dry. Also worth pointing out that by sims I mean teens, young adults, adults and elders because for some reason children can’t sunbathe or tan/burn.
Watching sims pick up trash. Wow. Exciting stuff.
Watching sims make the same sand sculptures over and over.
Sims with tails - mermaids. Can’t have mer children and no underwater lot for them but they can change the weather and drain a sim of their needs - if you are lucky. Mermaids live on the land.

Now when you consider that only ONE of those activities is permitted outside Sulani, it really doesn’t seem like EA are living up to their own definition of expansion pack: “large packs that expand your game and take your sims on new adventures”

New rabbit hole adventures more like.

So, just like some other people here you don't consider Sims to have any gameplay whatsoever.
Because again

Every.
Interaction.
In.
The.
Game.
Works.
Like.
That.

Workout = Click on machine, watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the things you listed.
Jogging = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST Like the things you listed.
Cooking = Watch Sim cycle through an animation for a few minutes. JUST like the thins you listed.

And so on and so forth.

So you obviously hate all sims games and should not play the Sims. Because Sims 1 - 3 was ALSO exactly like that.

In short, none of your points above makes any sense unless this specific pack was the first Sims game you every played ever.


Edit: So to answer your first sentence. Yes. And I love that gameplay. This pack is obviously right up my alley, while not yours. If I could get my money back for Seasons I would take that offer... While I consider this a core pack I would never start the game without, just like City LIving.

Missing the point entirely. I'm not even going to comment further.

Apparently I did, since I replied to what you wrote. If you meant something different from what you wrote, then rewrite better. Because again, and I am carefully re-reading your post, there is nothing there that makes sense from a logical perspective. Nothing you complain about makes any sense unless you have no experience playing Sims. At all. And thought it would be say Skyrim but with office work.

Because if you think those points you make are specifically "good" because you, personally find those specific activites uninteresting, then that completely invalidates your points TOO, since that in NO WAY means it is not added gameplay. It just means you, specifically, did not ENJOY said gameplay.

Exactly. I find tons of gameplay in the sims 4 and totally enjoy new things that offer new gameplay in each pack. I am not the least bit sorry I have all the packs and game play I enjoy in my game. Sure I miss some things from every previous Sims game and hope we get a variation of that gameplay eventually - but I could never say this game has no gameplay as I am thoroughly entertained by every one of the series including this one and look forward to it's future additions too.

If I wanted 100 percent scripted game play I would not always be playing the Sims the most - as I do. I never tire of the Sims games - I always tire of non-Sims games.

It's not about scripted game play. I haven't played the Sims since the original Sims if I were a fan of scripted game play. That trend began and hopefully will end with the Sims 4.

And with all due respect up until January 2017 you yourself were not a fan of this game and stopped playing it. So I believe you of all people should be able to understand why some people have concerns.

Toddlers and vampires may have changed your game overnight into something different, but for many of us, that is not the case. Both are well done but the game itself hasn't changed at its core. It's great it did for you, but for many the game still has flaws.

They were missing an entire life stage and no supernaturals. I had good reason not to play it. I have stated that many times and it is no secret. They delivered the toddlers I came back the minute they did and I was playing Sims 3 again at the time. This game drew me right out of Sims 3 as much as I loved that game. If it was as boring as you suggest that would never have happened.

Most games I have played including all the Sims games has had flaws - some I fix myself otherwise Sims 3 would have been unplayable - but there is plenty of gameplay - even if it is not your choice of gameplay - it is for a lot of simmers.