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ThriorTheSecond
3 years agoSeasoned Newcomer
Vampires. It's like a different dev team made it or something seeing how deep they went with the gameplay mechanics and didn't even shy away from challenge. I absolutely love how you pick strengths and weaknesses with specific ones locking you out from others. It introduces new ways to play, adds some much needed challenge and encourages roleplay. I specifically pick weaknesses which I think fit the character in question instead of meta gaming it by picking the "best" options. I feel like it adds a nice dose of individuality. The amazing customization options for vampires help with that too. I love it how you can make unique looking vampires instead of them all just getting the same skin/eye overlay like in previous games.
Vampires also offers a world which, although small, I truly appreciate because it's so aesthetically different from all the others. The pack also has some good NPCs, Vlad especially. What I like about Vlad is that not only does he look very unique, he actually serves a gameplay purpose and they have done it in a way that can also offer challenge. E.g. you might want this Grand Master vampire to become your master BUT they did not make it easy to befriend him for he has all the traits that make that difficult.
Bonus: I also love the music of this pack. Actually added it to some of my Youtube playlists.
Parenthood. Really augments the family gameplay and integrates so well with the game that it feels like it should have always been there. I in general highly prefer packs that operate seamlessly instead of requiring you to e.g. travel to a specific location. I really loved Generations in TS3 and Parenthood kind of has the same idea. I still prefer Vampires though because of its' sheer amount of effort and the fact that Parenthood character value popups can get really repetitive and annoying. In an unmodded (long life span) game I also found the character values a bit too easy for Manners & Responsibility pretty much always max out without me having to do anything.
Vampires also offers a world which, although small, I truly appreciate because it's so aesthetically different from all the others. The pack also has some good NPCs, Vlad especially. What I like about Vlad is that not only does he look very unique, he actually serves a gameplay purpose and they have done it in a way that can also offer challenge. E.g. you might want this Grand Master vampire to become your master BUT they did not make it easy to befriend him for he has all the traits that make that difficult.
Bonus: I also love the music of this pack. Actually added it to some of my Youtube playlists.
Parenthood. Really augments the family gameplay and integrates so well with the game that it feels like it should have always been there. I in general highly prefer packs that operate seamlessly instead of requiring you to e.g. travel to a specific location. I really loved Generations in TS3 and Parenthood kind of has the same idea. I still prefer Vampires though because of its' sheer amount of effort and the fact that Parenthood character value popups can get really repetitive and annoying. In an unmodded (long life span) game I also found the character values a bit too easy for Manners & Responsibility pretty much always max out without me having to do anything.
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