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...
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I like it a lot overall. The reasons why I don't give it a higher score are not so much gameplay-related, which of course it can always be better, for example, an actual shop instead of or in addition to the vending machine, a daycare for toddlers would have been cool - I left my toddler with an uncle so that the parents could live their best snowy life on vacation. Also Senbamachi I found to be a bit bland.
The critique that I have for it is similar to my critique for Jungle adventure. I feel like we get a whitewashed version of what households actually look like in those cultures. I can definitely say that about the Hispanic households in the game, because I'm Hispanic. I can't say I'm an expert in Japanese households but I've travelled a lot in Japan and have consumed a lot of Japanese media. Still, my opinion on this is just impressions. I appreciate that they had Simmers build for the pack but I am under the impression they built Japanese inspired western homes instead of just Japanese homes, it would have been so cool if they had given that chance to Japanese Simmers instead. (I understand I can rebuild everything or get stuff from the Gallery, but in my opinion it is a statement to have those builds come with the game and it is that statement what makes me cringe). I could be totally wrong about this, but it's how I feel.
On that same note, it would have been cool to have a culture skill like in Jungle adventure. Have the option for foreign sims to learn that some things that in their worlds are normal can be rude in Mt. Komorebi (at least that's something I loved to learn as a Hispanic visiting Japan).
Some things I LOVE is that there's lots of things for kids to do, I appreciate the addition of uniforms (purely for sentimental reasons - although I understand they can be bad irl), I always like it when they add new music and food. Love all the new activities and the addition of lifestyles. Love details like the polite introduction, eating utensils preference and the option to choose "footwear" for the house.
This is definitely very high up in my expansion pack tear list! I'm very excited I can finally have more realistic scenery for when I pull some story-inspiration from my favourite anime :)
The critique that I have for it is similar to my critique for Jungle adventure. I feel like we get a whitewashed version of what households actually look like in those cultures. I can definitely say that about the Hispanic households in the game, because I'm Hispanic. I can't say I'm an expert in Japanese households but I've travelled a lot in Japan and have consumed a lot of Japanese media. Still, my opinion on this is just impressions. I appreciate that they had Simmers build for the pack but I am under the impression they built Japanese inspired western homes instead of just Japanese homes, it would have been so cool if they had given that chance to Japanese Simmers instead. (I understand I can rebuild everything or get stuff from the Gallery, but in my opinion it is a statement to have those builds come with the game and it is that statement what makes me cringe). I could be totally wrong about this, but it's how I feel.
On that same note, it would have been cool to have a culture skill like in Jungle adventure. Have the option for foreign sims to learn that some things that in their worlds are normal can be rude in Mt. Komorebi (at least that's something I loved to learn as a Hispanic visiting Japan).
Some things I LOVE is that there's lots of things for kids to do, I appreciate the addition of uniforms (purely for sentimental reasons - although I understand they can be bad irl), I always like it when they add new music and food. Love all the new activities and the addition of lifestyles. Love details like the polite introduction, eating utensils preference and the option to choose "footwear" for the house.
This is definitely very high up in my expansion pack tear list! I'm very excited I can finally have more realistic scenery for when I pull some story-inspiration from my favourite anime :)
