Unfortunately Lackluster
Edit to add: On a positive note, I do think that Gamepacks are where Sims 4 really shines and they have all been amazing EXCEPT Strangerville which was not worth the money at all. Gamepacks come with so much gameplay for the money you pay.
Ok, I want to start off by saying (please no arguing down below) that Island Livings world is one of the most beautiful worlds in Sims 4 and the art team did such an incredible job on everything from the furniture, world, hairs, etc....credit where credit is due. That however is where my praise for this expansion ends.
It baffles me that Island Living is an EXPANSION and there is less gameplay than in Jungle Adventure which is just a GAMEPACK. Gamechanger, yes thats right GAMECHANGER on Youtube named ItsMeTroi even said this same thing in her review of the expansion.
Island living only has swimming, a jet ski that only goes in circles (same with the boat), tanning on a towel, mermaids (that lets be real don't do much of anything this iteration, especially when you compare then to how amazing the vampires were done) dolphins that similar to babies are stuck in place, and two rabbit hole careers.......(also the typical expansion lot traits,only one aspiration, two traits that are VERY similar, etc, oh and the elementals that are basically just ghosts reworked a bit).
Jungle Adventure has, tons of new areas to explore, skeletons, a new dancing type. tons of decor/furniture/objects (over 170), clothes hair, exploring mysteries that change every time you play, an active archaeology skill, exploring multiple jungles with different outcomes every time, traps in the temple with some light puzzle play, relics that you dig for, bugs that can attack you, two new aspirations, 2 new lots traits, new additions to the fish, fossil, crystal and gardening collections, etc......and all this in a GAMEPACKS!!
The fact that for half the price a gamepack has more gameplay than a full blown expansion this iteration is just insane to me. Other than the world and objects (which again are beautifully done) gameplay wise this is one of the worst expansions in sims 4.....its really sad to see, especially because there was so much to do is Sims 3's version....resorts, fire walking, vacation homes you could own, private islands to explore, tons of water craft, diving (not a rabbit hole), lifeguard career (not a rabbit hole) you could actually save people and give them CPR!!, mermaids that actually could do different things, etc.....
There comes a point where we need to raise our standards for the games we buy and we need to stop being in denial.
Ok, I want to start off by saying (please no arguing down below) that Island Livings world is one of the most beautiful worlds in Sims 4 and the art team did such an incredible job on everything from the furniture, world, hairs, etc....credit where credit is due. That however is where my praise for this expansion ends.
It baffles me that Island Living is an EXPANSION and there is less gameplay than in Jungle Adventure which is just a GAMEPACK. Gamechanger, yes thats right GAMECHANGER on Youtube named ItsMeTroi even said this same thing in her review of the expansion.
Island living only has swimming, a jet ski that only goes in circles (same with the boat), tanning on a towel, mermaids (that lets be real don't do much of anything this iteration, especially when you compare then to how amazing the vampires were done) dolphins that similar to babies are stuck in place, and two rabbit hole careers.......(also the typical expansion lot traits,only one aspiration, two traits that are VERY similar, etc, oh and the elementals that are basically just ghosts reworked a bit).
Jungle Adventure has, tons of new areas to explore, skeletons, a new dancing type. tons of decor/furniture/objects (over 170), clothes hair, exploring mysteries that change every time you play, an active archaeology skill, exploring multiple jungles with different outcomes every time, traps in the temple with some light puzzle play, relics that you dig for, bugs that can attack you, two new aspirations, 2 new lots traits, new additions to the fish, fossil, crystal and gardening collections, etc......and all this in a GAMEPACKS!!
The fact that for half the price a gamepack has more gameplay than a full blown expansion this iteration is just insane to me. Other than the world and objects (which again are beautifully done) gameplay wise this is one of the worst expansions in sims 4.....its really sad to see, especially because there was so much to do is Sims 3's version....resorts, fire walking, vacation homes you could own, private islands to explore, tons of water craft, diving (not a rabbit hole), lifeguard career (not a rabbit hole) you could actually save people and give them CPR!!, mermaids that actually could do different things, etc.....
There comes a point where we need to raise our standards for the games we buy and we need to stop being in denial.
