Would you like a spin-off?

I don't know why I would want to pay $ $25 Canadian for it to be a standalone game, instead of $25 to get the same thing but I can use it in the game I already have... Having it as a standalone game really limited what I could do with it I would think. I like that I can use all the build mode stuff and the cas in The Sims game I already have and if it didn't add to the Sims game I'm already playing I would definitely not buy it.

Absolutely not. I had mixed feelings but after playing it, I'm on board with this style. Being able to fully utilize all other packs with this is easily much more enjoyable than a restricted standalone. Wanna make a sim get famous from streaming posessed sims? Want to host a whole household of guardian dogs? Want to throw down night bbqs while playing basketball and roaming posessed sims? Want to run a retail store selling all sorts of strange plants and conspiracy gear? Want to run a creepy restaurant there? Want to have secret club gatherings and go around town wrecking havoc? Want to be a hero vampire that saves the town? Go right ahead.

Now don't get me wrong I loved TSM, but it got stale after a while. I loved the premise but disliked the limited approach. I am shockingly having a blast playing the story in Strangerville at my pace, my style.

"Archieonic;c-16974971" wrote:
Absolutely not. I had mixed feelings but after playing it, I'm on board with this style. Being able to fully utilize all other packs with this is easily much more enjoyable than a restricted standalone. Wanna make a sim get famous from streaming posessed sims? Want to host a whole household of guardian dogs? Want to throw down night bbqs while playing basketball and roaming posessed sims? Want to run a retail store selling all sorts of strange plants and conspiracy gear? Want to run a creepy restaurant there? Want to have secret club gatherings and go around town wrecking havoc? Want to be a hero vampire that saves the town? Go right ahead.

Now don't get me wrong I loved TSM, but it got stale after a while. I loved the premise but disliked the limited approach. I am shockingly having a blast playing the story in Strangerville at my pace, my style.

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Oops, I think I should have picked other? Honestly I would just prefer TS4 packs to focus more on open, versatile gameplay. I have no interest in spin offs or playing someone else's story, so neither option appeals to me much. I prefer to create and play my own stories. I do like the Strangerville theme, but would prefer any in future to be less repetitive and goal driven, and there to inspire our own stories and make it our own.

I strongly prefer the way they did it. Very unlikely I would buy a spin off.

I thought I did? But the more I think about it, I don't. I would like to see more story/goal type packs added though. Things like Castaway would be a lot of fun, especially if they added some core gameplay so that there was a use for the pack after playing through it a few times.

I've given up buying Sims standalone games after SimCity 5 and Medieval. An occasional foray into adventure in Sims 4 is quite acceptable and enjoyable as long as it doesn't affect gameplay too much.

If they couldn't produce a Sims Farm or Zoo pack for this iteration, as they might be too big to consider, I wouldn't mind those being a standalone pack if one could port one's Sims into them. (you could do this in early Sims games like SimGolf or SimCity4).

I haven’t got strangerville yet but plan to very soon. And, I would most likely not buy it if it were a spin off. I have heard that after you play through the mystery the town is like any other, that you don’t have to repeat it if you don’t want to. The gamepack comes with a new aspiration, new trait and a beautiful new world, along with some beautiful build items, CAS assets and a new military career. Some of the build items are beautiful. And I think it will be fun to play through the mystery at least once. If this becomes a once in awhile pack type and adds to the game, I see nothing wrong with it.

No. I'm quite happy with this style content being added to Sims 4. I'm having fun with this and I love the new town. I just feel like, as long as its offered for the Sims 4 I have no problem plunking down 20 dollars for this content, but if it were stand alone content, chances are, I'd never even look at it and I'd miss out. Spin-off content has never appealed to me in general though.

I voted Yes as I do find Strangerville intriguing but at the same time limited the way EA/Maxis did it. The value for me to pay at an price point that EA/Maxis set is just not there so I rather wait for price drop to get it an price point that I am willing to pay. If the replayability was good then maybe I would reconsider. I would buy an spinoff like it was done with Sims 2 spinoffs because it allows more freedom than mixing it with the main story. As far as losing any features that would come with an spinoff can be added to the main story outside of the side story that would be in the standalone. It appears to me with each version it moving further and further away from total creativity and player rule. :(