What does Parenthood actually change?
I've been looking at Parenthood as it's the only Game Pack I don't have (excl JTB) and I really don't get it, I'm just confused what it actually adds? You can do school projects and kids will make...
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I also have a love/hate relationship with it. It does make the teens feel separate from YA more than any other content in any pack. They have soooo many mood swings. The loud, distant and rebellious phases do make them feel like teens. Being able to ground them and give them curfews adds to that stage also.
I mostly find it annoying with the children, because of the messes and the advice popups. And I don't find it adds a lot to my experience of playing the child stage, other than having the option of working towards the character values as an added goal for the child.
There's a whole discipline system that can help with the character values, but you don't really see the results until they get the bar all the way in the green. Getting the negative character values is a chore and there's no direct way the parents can influence a child towards the negative that I've seen. I would rather there was a failure state to discipline, like being too strict or too lenient would reinforce the bad behavior rather than stop it.
I mostly find it annoying with the children, because of the messes and the advice popups. And I don't find it adds a lot to my experience of playing the child stage, other than having the option of working towards the character values as an added goal for the child.
There's a whole discipline system that can help with the character values, but you don't really see the results until they get the bar all the way in the green. Getting the negative character values is a chore and there's no direct way the parents can influence a child towards the negative that I've seen. I would rather there was a failure state to discipline, like being too strict or too lenient would reinforce the bad behavior rather than stop it.
