Whats your overall reception on kits so far?
We have had quite a few kits now. Whats your overall impression of them? A refresher: Bust the Dust Country Kitchen Throwback fit kit Courtyard Oasis Industrial Loft ...
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I actually have issues with both content and price but picked price because content is kind of a personal thing (e.g. I couldn't be less interested about vacuuming but others might find it appealing). In the end my true issue with them is that both the amount and quality of the content doesn't fit the price at all. Seriously, I have bought DLC for other games which had the exact same price and their content was WAY better and took much more effort from the devs. Like Episode Ardyn for FFXV introducing a new playable character, new cutscenes/animations, new cosmetics, new map, new intriguing lore, new music, etc. Yes, it's a different type of game but if you compare it to the amount of effort vs the price to what we get with TS4 kits then I'm pretty speechless actually. I guess the only argument they have is that TS4 content has more re-play value but that still doesn't take away from the fact that the other one required much more resources and dev time (they even had to do actual writing for the DLC), yet costs the same as these no effort (in comparison) kits.
Also, as further comparisons, there was a very sims-esque DLC for Skyrim called Heartfire, price being the same as these kits. What did we get with Heartfire? Completely new systems for the game like three homes in different locations you can build from scratch with variables (can decide what type of rooms to build), new NPCs and gameplay systems (hiring staff like stewards, bards, etc), ability to adopt orphaned children who each have their own stories (heck, could even orphan kids yourself and then adopt them), new quests (scenarios tied to your family set up), new creature types (hostile animals becoming pets). This too has a good amount of replay value for you might want to do it with every new character of yours and choose different combinations like different location or different adoptions. I recall back in the day some people actually complained about Heartfire DLC. Well, after getting acquainted with modern day game industry shenanigans I bet they have a newfound appreciation for it. Somehow the much panned Horse armor DLC for Oblivion (which reached a meme status) is starting to look like a great deal as well lmao.
Also, as further comparisons, there was a very sims-esque DLC for Skyrim called Heartfire, price being the same as these kits. What did we get with Heartfire? Completely new systems for the game like three homes in different locations you can build from scratch with variables (can decide what type of rooms to build), new NPCs and gameplay systems (hiring staff like stewards, bards, etc), ability to adopt orphaned children who each have their own stories (heck, could even orphan kids yourself and then adopt them), new quests (scenarios tied to your family set up), new creature types (hostile animals becoming pets). This too has a good amount of replay value for you might want to do it with every new character of yours and choose different combinations like different location or different adoptions. I recall back in the day some people actually complained about Heartfire DLC. Well, after getting acquainted with modern day game industry shenanigans I bet they have a newfound appreciation for it. Somehow the much panned Horse armor DLC for Oblivion (which reached a meme status) is starting to look like a great deal as well lmao.
