Your Snowy Escape Rating!
Haven't done one of these since Discover University, but here it is: my "your _NEW Pack_ rating" thread :) Always love doing these & very curious to know how you guys feel about Snowy Escape! I'll add...
Forum Discussion
Got to download this some hours ago and been playing with it up until now.
I do like what is offered in the pack, YET I feel like were definitely some things that were missed opportunities and things they could have explored. I know some complain about the snowy sports that should have been in Seasons, but unless there was a dedicated world for it like this can't see them having it unless there was like some huge obnoxious item to put on a lot (only thing that'd be like that is maybe a half pint for snowboarding? Would have liked to see that.) Gives me more of a reason to get my sims out of the house to be going on vacation and doing things. I really appreciate life stages from toddler and up able to participate in activities in this pack. Usually that gets overlooked, but this time around it really feels a like your sims can have a good family vacation when sledding with one another. :)
The festivals are about like the ones in City living, yet so far less bugged. They've been enjoyable with a lot of sims populating the area when something is going on there. Though without any event going on there it's pretty boring in the small part of town as there's only a food stand and vending machine, wish they would have put a bit more stuff to do there as it feels a bare. Very happy they brought vending machines finally to the game. Always missed them and added to community lots. Everything is just rather cozy in this new town. :blush:
Would have liked to see another culture skill much like Salvadorada. Futons, I REALLY wish they had made some. With the Kotasu table, just feels like it would have been perfect to give even a more authentic look for a Japanese home. The build/buy is very lovely has just the perfect items to make for any authentic, rustic japanese home or a little rental getaway. Combined with City Living there's so many various possibilities.
With the combination of Sentiments & Lifestyles I was surprised with how big a difference was made as Sims feels a lot less robotic and samey. It's really expanded more on them which to me help to define more personality with them which I has been missing a lot in the game. Think this had me more interested than anything as sims just seem to act a lot more accordingly with whatever relationship they have with other sims and having a particular lifestyle they go by as it's a way of having more traits. Not to mention them having them having a preference for eating utensils is really nice considering we get a LOT of recipes in this pack.
Haven't had the chance to explore rock climbing as that's next on the to do list~
The music is just lovely. Besides S-pop, there's japanese folklore music which is very soothing to listen to. Nice to listen to especially when your sim gets to hang out at the onsen. Hope there's in ground hot tubs in the future with how this functioned so nicely. I turned the lounge into a Kareoke bar and sims are having even more fun there. :p
Good pack to have though feel like it falls shorts between a game pack and expansion, much like Sulani but a step up from that. Definitely a lot more interesting than Star Wars and less linear. Probably more of a 7 once I play the rock climbing.
I do like what is offered in the pack, YET I feel like were definitely some things that were missed opportunities and things they could have explored. I know some complain about the snowy sports that should have been in Seasons, but unless there was a dedicated world for it like this can't see them having it unless there was like some huge obnoxious item to put on a lot (only thing that'd be like that is maybe a half pint for snowboarding? Would have liked to see that.) Gives me more of a reason to get my sims out of the house to be going on vacation and doing things. I really appreciate life stages from toddler and up able to participate in activities in this pack. Usually that gets overlooked, but this time around it really feels a like your sims can have a good family vacation when sledding with one another. :)
The festivals are about like the ones in City living, yet so far less bugged. They've been enjoyable with a lot of sims populating the area when something is going on there. Though without any event going on there it's pretty boring in the small part of town as there's only a food stand and vending machine, wish they would have put a bit more stuff to do there as it feels a bare. Very happy they brought vending machines finally to the game. Always missed them and added to community lots. Everything is just rather cozy in this new town. :blush:
Would have liked to see another culture skill much like Salvadorada. Futons, I REALLY wish they had made some. With the Kotasu table, just feels like it would have been perfect to give even a more authentic look for a Japanese home. The build/buy is very lovely has just the perfect items to make for any authentic, rustic japanese home or a little rental getaway. Combined with City Living there's so many various possibilities.
With the combination of Sentiments & Lifestyles I was surprised with how big a difference was made as Sims feels a lot less robotic and samey. It's really expanded more on them which to me help to define more personality with them which I has been missing a lot in the game. Think this had me more interested than anything as sims just seem to act a lot more accordingly with whatever relationship they have with other sims and having a particular lifestyle they go by as it's a way of having more traits. Not to mention them having them having a preference for eating utensils is really nice considering we get a LOT of recipes in this pack.
Haven't had the chance to explore rock climbing as that's next on the to do list~
The music is just lovely. Besides S-pop, there's japanese folklore music which is very soothing to listen to. Nice to listen to especially when your sim gets to hang out at the onsen. Hope there's in ground hot tubs in the future with how this functioned so nicely. I turned the lounge into a Kareoke bar and sims are having even more fun there. :p
Good pack to have though feel like it falls shorts between a game pack and expansion, much like Sulani but a step up from that. Definitely a lot more interesting than Star Wars and less linear. Probably more of a 7 once I play the rock climbing.
