We waited another 21 days for... nothing?
Well I guess this post was inevitable. They've released the 21st anniversary update and we really didn't get anything to improve the game. Same old gameplay but now with a few new CC items. I don't...
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I too feel like we waited for a lot of nothing. Props to CC creators for all their work, but the stuff that is actually getting added is boring, basic, and doesn't really push the boundaries or feel noteworthy as something for an anniversary. It also feels like a lot of the creators got the short end of the stick here, with only one thing like crows feet getting added while some people got full furniture sets.
I'm super disappointed with the makeup that was added. I don't know who grimcookies is, but that lipstick is just utterly bland, flat as can be from a design standpoint, and I feel like we already have about 8 versions of that in the game already. I'm disappointed that they chose to submit that as their piece to celebrate the anniversary, and I'm disappointed that the Sims team thought it was great that we needed yet another flat matte lipstick in the game.
The other piece that really disappointed me was Luumia's crows feet. I like Luumia a lot, and while I do actually think crows feet should be in the game for older Sims, I feel like this was wasted potential. Luumia is most known for their diverse body hair options for Sims, and that's something we have desperately needed in the base Sims 4 since the game launched. I feel like he really got a raw deal on this one, only doing crows feet while other creators got to do full sets of things. His body hair collections would have been great additions to the game, and given some actual life and diversity to male Sims. Fun fact Maxis, humans have body hair, it's high time body hair be added to the game.
The last thing I'm disappointed with was the lack of male clothing options. The women's top and jeans were really cute, but the options for male Sims are non-existent. There's also a recurring issue I have with the female clothing in the Sims that this outfit has too - there's way too many tops that show midriff, and while that's nice on some Sims, it can be pretty difficult to make diverse Sims in the game without having to root through so many tops that expose the belly.
I feel like bringing CC makers into the fold a bit would have been an opportunity to present us with fun and varied options of content that hasn't been in the game before, the stuff that these CC makers actually provide to expand the Sims beyond the stuff provided by the base game and packs. It feels like that didn't really happen here, and instead we just got versions of stuff we already have that didn't really show off the talents of the CC makers.
I'm super disappointed with the makeup that was added. I don't know who grimcookies is, but that lipstick is just utterly bland, flat as can be from a design standpoint, and I feel like we already have about 8 versions of that in the game already. I'm disappointed that they chose to submit that as their piece to celebrate the anniversary, and I'm disappointed that the Sims team thought it was great that we needed yet another flat matte lipstick in the game.
The other piece that really disappointed me was Luumia's crows feet. I like Luumia a lot, and while I do actually think crows feet should be in the game for older Sims, I feel like this was wasted potential. Luumia is most known for their diverse body hair options for Sims, and that's something we have desperately needed in the base Sims 4 since the game launched. I feel like he really got a raw deal on this one, only doing crows feet while other creators got to do full sets of things. His body hair collections would have been great additions to the game, and given some actual life and diversity to male Sims. Fun fact Maxis, humans have body hair, it's high time body hair be added to the game.
The last thing I'm disappointed with was the lack of male clothing options. The women's top and jeans were really cute, but the options for male Sims are non-existent. There's also a recurring issue I have with the female clothing in the Sims that this outfit has too - there's way too many tops that show midriff, and while that's nice on some Sims, it can be pretty difficult to make diverse Sims in the game without having to root through so many tops that expose the belly.
I feel like bringing CC makers into the fold a bit would have been an opportunity to present us with fun and varied options of content that hasn't been in the game before, the stuff that these CC makers actually provide to expand the Sims beyond the stuff provided by the base game and packs. It feels like that didn't really happen here, and instead we just got versions of stuff we already have that didn't really show off the talents of the CC makers.
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