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- LatinaBunnyNew SpectatorI have been enjoying gameplay from Parenthood, Vampires, Dine Out, and Outdoor Retreat, so I would say it's between Parenthood and Vampires. I would put Vampires higher, but I play with non-Vampires more often, so Parenthood is the main gamepack that affects all of my families. :smile:
I'm still tipping my toes into the other packs, but Realm of Magic sounds like a great pack to complement my Vampire/Mermaid occult gameplay, and I just love fantasy and magic stuff.
I loved many of the packs I mentioned above, but Parenthood is so very important to me as a family player. I love the fact that parenting is a skill, and that the character values of the children and teens can be affected by the guardians' parenting. I love the childhood and teen "phases" as well. The phases give a bit of random real-life aspects to the stages. I love the little new details like lunch bags, school projects, activity tables, doctor playsets, journals, parenting discipline techniques like time-outs or grounding, chance cards, volunteer opportunities, and, of course, the CAS and build items. Lots of great stuff that I feel are essential for a family player.
Vampires add lots of new stuff as well, particularly in the Build and CAS department alongside the new vampire gameplay system. Great CAS and Build options for those who love to add more vampiric or gothic aesthetics to their game. Great vampire systems for players who want to add vampires. The vampires have some customization in their CAS and skills, and can even gain the ability to walk in the daytime. (I absolutely love the vampires in this game! :smile: ) Great pack for occult or vampire lovers and those who love that vampire-goth aesthetic.
Outdoor Retreat is great for some cute little family vacation getaways and exploring the outdoors. I used the location for my families to vacation in. The CAS and build items are pretty good, and it has some new traits. I love the stargaze/cloudgaze actions! It adds herbalism and some collectibles like insects, herbs, and fish, and some camping items, like fire pits, outdoor bathrooms, tents, etc. Really great pack if you like camping activities and camp items. :smile:
I'm still exploring other packs, but Dine Out is another one I like using, from time to time. I often have my sims cook and go to restaurants a lot in past Sims games, so this was a pack I was looking forward to. It is still a good pack, but it is not as in-depth as past Sims games, and sometimes getting served takes time or gets glitchy. I still enjoy this pack, though. - DarkLady2788Rising NewcomerI like Vampires but I also like realm of magic and strangerville. Vampires and Realm of Magic have the same gameplay which I like but Strangerville has the task based stuff that I like too. So it was hard to pick just one
- It was a toss-up between Parenthood and Vampires, and I went for Parenthood.
- LatinaBunnyNew Spectator
"Jon the Wizard;c-18031328" wrote:
It was a toss-up between Parenthood and Vampires, and I went for Parenthood.
Yeah, this was one was a tough one, as I love using both! :smile: - Vampires = Parenthood > Jungle Adventures = Strangerville
All of them are fantastic packs but I chose Vampires as I think it was the first "breakout gamepack" that just did really, really well. Only complaint about Jungle Adventurers is that you can't live there which is a shame. Both Vampires and Strangerville (and Realm of Magic) suffer from "not enough lots in their world" syndrome, especially Vampires which is a shame cause the setting is delightfully gothic and eerie.
Realm of Magic is fine, but I really haven't used it that much? I kind of miss the wacky spells from Sims 3 (turning people into frogs...), but we got Morgyn out of the pack so I guess it evens out.
Dine Out had a lot of promise but is too darn buggy and suffers from a lot of limitations.
I love all the packs, but right now, overall, I'd have to say that Star Wars: Journey to Batuu has stolen my heart! Something about going to this world made me so happy. I really love wandering around with my little robots following behind me, collecting light sabres and dueling, and star wars theme music playing while I go on quests and complete the aspirations, and gamble away at the sabacc table, and collect the batuu recipes and ewok stuffies. This was the last pack I added to my collection because it didn't get as great reviews, and I have learned I can't trust reviews, I just have to buy all the packs because there's something great in all of them. But what a wonderful surprise that the one I thought I would never buy turned out to be my favourite. :heart:- Wow, @Elliandre, I don't think I've ever seen anyone actually make a pitch for Journey to Batuu before. I also thought I'd never buy it, but I did this past week. I have not visited it yet but after reading your glowing praise I'm kind of excited to check it out.
- @Stormkeep if you have any questions on JTB please feel free to ask in the PT thread. We have quite a few JTB
aficionados on the forum. ?
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/980366/journey-to-batuu-positive-thoughts-thread/p1 "Stormkeep;c-18032411" wrote:
Wow, @Elliandre, I don't think I've ever seen anyone actually make a pitch for Journey to Batuu before. I also thought I'd never buy it, but I did this past week. I have not visited it yet but after reading your glowing praise I'm kind of excited to check it out.
I hope you like it! :smiley:- SEREFRASSeasoned VeteranI so get your love for Batuu @Elliandre. I love so many of my packs & trying to narrow it down isn't easy.
I love playing Sifi/Futuristic in my Sims 4 as well as other different timelines. With Batuu, it was so perfect with Get to Work & Strangerville. Now if we only got a Time Traveling Pack. ;)
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