It is time yet again for my favorite question: how would YOU rate Growing Together? Please remember, though, as always: this is supposed to be a helpful thread for those who are still on the fence about buying this pack. Preferably ONLY rate this pack if you actually own and have played it for a bit. Also: feel free to voice your opinions, but don't go attacking others for theirs. Everyone feels how they feel, it's not up to you to dictate what those feelings should or should not be.So, without further ado: on a scale from 1 to 10 - 1 being "I wish I could return this atrocity" and 10 being "Simtastic, best pack ever" - how would YOU rate Growing Together?Also, since I'll try to follow the same format for these as for the pack-specific Share Your Build posts, feel free to browse how other simmers have rated High School Years, Discover University, Realm of Magic, Island Living and (albeit in a different format) Get Famous :blush:

will play a bit more before editing with my own final rating, although so far I do really enjoy playing with this!

I would give it 9.5, it is certainly my most favorite pack, infants are so fleshed out and a joy to play with. The attention to detail is incredibly immersing. My only real disappointment was that there was no option to take photos of my sims with their infants using the cameras in game. I would have thought we would have got some new poses and that infants would be included seeing as we got those lovely photo frames with the pack. It's only a small thing in the scheme of it though.

This is the first time I ever preordered a pack and I was a bit anxious because I know this game's history with packs and their issues and this is one of the reasons I do not own many packs. But when I started playing, I can say with ease that this is the best pack I own (tied with Seasons). It is so well developed and I am actually shocked because there are so many new features. I am also glad that there is also a lot of new family gameplay and interactions for all life stages. The infant and baby updates are cherry on top. I haven't felt that satisfied and happy playing TS4 for almost 10 years lol.I gave this a 9 as to 9.5 because the only small issue I got was the stay over event with relatives which was a bit buggy at least in my game (could be an issue with my mods) but nothing major or gamebreaking.

With all the family packs tied together with this one it raises my opinion. It's definitely a must have for family gameplay.

If the town was more appealing to me then would have got a 10. Love the gameplay, cas, b/b. Really brought my sims to life. I do like smaller worlds but I'm just not a big fan of so many fake buildings.

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Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
2 years ago
will play a bit more before editing with my own final rating, although so far I do really enjoy playing with this!
kokoro80
2 years ago
I would give it 9.5, it is certainly my most favorite pack, infants are so fleshed out and a joy to play with. The attention to detail is incredibly immersing. My only real disappointment was that there was no option to take photos of my sims with their infants using the cameras in game. I would have thought we would have got some new poses and that infants would be included seeing as we got those lovely photo frames with the pack. It's only a small thing in the scheme of it though.
Nodas9
2 years ago
This is the first time I ever preordered a pack and I was a bit anxious because I know this game's history with packs and their issues and this is one of the reasons I do not own many packs. But when I started playing, I can say with ease that this is the best pack I own (tied with Seasons). It is so well developed and I am actually shocked because there are so many new features. I am also glad that there is also a lot of new family gameplay and interactions for all life stages. The infant and baby updates are cherry on top. I haven't felt that satisfied and happy playing TS4 for almost 10 years lol.

I gave this a 9 as to 9.5 because the only small issue I got was the stay over event with relatives which was a bit buggy at least in my game (could be an issue with my mods) but nothing major or gamebreaking.
Vivi_WillowTree
2 years ago
With all the family packs tied together with this one it raises my opinion. It's definitely a must have for family gameplay.
Bluegayle
Hero
2 years ago
If the town was more appealing to me then would have got a 10. Love the gameplay, cas, b/b. Really brought my sims to life. I do like smaller worlds but I'm just not a big fan of so many fake buildings.
KHS12
2 years ago
I’d give it a solid 7. I’m not a big fan of the world or lot sizes given to us and infants were patched in so I can’t even contribute the EP to adding that feature to gameplay. I also rarely ever think $40 for an EP is a reasonable price point for what we get each go round but I pay it anyway. :D
I do like to milestones and the compatibility aspect. Also enjoy the add in of family wanting to stay the night, the tooth fairy, treehouses, and the overall feel of nostalgia and childhood that comes with the pack.
It isn’t my favorite pack but it gets a passing grade for me compared to some of the others!
FatTribble23
Seasoned Traveler
2 years ago
I'm a family/legacy player so it gets a solid 10 from me. I really don't care about the world, I prefer the older bigger worlds anyway. It will be a place my sims will visit, but never live there. I do plan to download some San Francisco Victorian row houses for it.

The gameplay is everything I dreamed it would be and I am not having any bugs yet, even with all my updated mods put back in. I'm happy as a clam with it.

The EA app, now... that gets a -1000.
fullspiral
2 years ago

I haven't done too much aside from building and changing lots. But that's just my way and my play style to make the new world work in my world.
One thing I will say is that I am not too keen on the lots in San Sequoia for building new homesteads. Either I don't like the views, or what "amenities" are nearby.
I'm not sure it's the right city for the family that will be my "generational" family within my rotational game. Going to be going back in tonight and having a look at the lots and what might work.
Simmingal
Hero
2 years ago
I need to play some more before i can really rate but I will just say this I have never felt more overwhelmed with exploring a sims 4 pack there is so much to do in this pack its definitely not a "i'll just play this through real quick" pack also the cas and bb are actually really lovely

caution though if you are perfectionist who hates children this pack might be a little exhausting to you I have new found respect for all mothers now my goodness am I glad I am just playing a game and I can escape the baby realm when i want to ???

only real disappointment so far is the limited usefulness of the baby carrier
I would have hoped to use some more hobby items and do some more occulting while in it even if we are to count out the more dangerous fun in name of baby safety
EricasMyTouchQ
2 years ago
This pack easily earns a 10. I finally got the chance to play with it for about an hour (before re-creating the family I accidentally saved over). It will easily keep me playing Sims 4. I also have several other packs installed along with it and the pack integration is spot on. This is the second EP I have pre-ordered since HSY. I need to purchase a few other EP's, GP's, SP's and Kits to finish out my collection of content I would like to add to my game to see how they integrate with GrT.