The issue is a stupid one baked into the game. Sims can’t swim or tend to freeze to death if underdressed in f they go outside when it is cold enough. With the emphasis on swimming and dancing naked, they chose to disable winter and fall.
@@Bunch1810 A big part of this pack is dancing around naked and swimming in the baleful bog and it would be bad to have those activities kill sims. I can understand the decision process, but I wish they had kept all four seasons in Crows' Crossing representing it as the most normal part of the world, limited Whispering Glen to the warmer parts of spring, fall, and summer keeping it slightly off but not strongly so, and limited Mourningvale to early fall or summer but in a very spooky afterlife sense as the area where seasons no longer exist.
With the base game released unfinished and the fact the code cannot handle much since it is very old and broken...the fact they are not doing winter here is fine with me. At least they are not overreaching what the code can handle this time and release a fully bugged pack like in the past. And we all know the 1 thing EA does well, is a pretty set dressing..so I wasn't surprised it looks good. But we all hate the fact it is just a lot of unusable window dressing. I like this pack more than any released since Vampires...they really tried to flesh this out and make it cross-compatible. So far very little bug issues, and for a new release...that is astounding.
That is not the problem at all. I think a modded explained on Patreon that it was purely their decision, because it doesn’t take much snow or seasons, for that matter, to the game.
Little man is VERY opinionated about this pack, but his perspective was very much needed so two thumbs up lol. Yeah, I'm going to have to rewatch with the wife cause she is the one driving this purchase
The problem i have with the town is it feels empty, meaning i see a bunch of buildings but hardly any shrubs, garbage bins, street objects. It feels like completely empty roads and sidewalks with buildings. It's creepy but not the creepy i think they're going for, it's uncanny it feels like nobody actually lives there like one of those weird show cities China builds where nobody lives.
For this expansion I'm only interested in the funerals and leading up to a sims death to be honest. I don't play with occults but I would try the new grim career at least once...maybe. but as far as the rating i think its spot on. Ea giving us stuff that should be a game pack or even just a base game update. I refuse to buy packs full price anymore. I'll wait until instant gaming has them for the low lol. I don't need to get a pack right away.
I agree with you the only thing that appeals to me is that little neighborhood. The other two not interested. The big plaza is a wasted space. Hopefully they routed the zone correctly and it doesn't seem dead like Growing Together. The only game play for me would be funerals. The cemetery lot is not a must have, I use generic and parks for cemeteries now. After seeing the Mourningvale kind of changed my mind a little. I was pass on it before seeing it but if i buy it definitely wait until a sale and they fix all the bugs. I have passed on FR and LS mostly because the worlds are full of deco buildings, rabbit holes and the zones are too big which makes them feel empty. Plus you really can't make the worlds feel like your own like other worlds.
Other beds they could make that are easily found on google are a circle shaped bed, futons, adult lofts (bunk beds), a water bed, blowup air bed, unique aquarium bed design, Stained Glass Tree Of Life Bed, Moroccan tent Bedouin style (I'd like a star themed one), I Dream of Jeannie-inspired genie bottle style, Egg-shaped bed, Swinging bed, rocking bed, scallop shell, crescent moon shaped, Chinese antique-style, dome style, those Japanese pod beds, loop bed, Queen-size bed that looks like it’s an old fairytale carriage. I saw a lot of unique ideas on google.
Aww thank you ! & yes I agree. I want snow. I got seasons for a reason and it just feels like they are lowkey being lazy 😅 & yes it would’ve been nice to add atleast on section that allowed snow.
@@thesimyin I believe so, but it has nothing interesting for me to be honest. Weird, cause I'm usually found of the dark side but with the Sims not so much!
Been meaning to ask you, how are you doing? Have you gotten into a rhythm as yet? Have you been getting rest? As much as it was a hassle, I miss that stage when they’re so small. Don’t forget to hydrate!!
They really dropped the ball with the CAS. Like everyone including kids are new in that town. You could have told so many great goth or dark stories and included kids and toddlers, infants with appropriate clothing and hair for all generations. Like the clothing and makeup could have given so much more.
So on the CAS. There were a few items you didn't seem to get, like the grow and ghost costumes. Those have actually been explained during one of the livestreams. Most of the fashion is very Victorian-themed/styled. And the crow and ghost costumes were done to look like home-made Victorian costumes. There are documented Halloween parties from the late 1800s where some of the costumes worn are very similar in style.
You know what ! Imma be deadass ! I love magically stuff, so I been watching Agatha All Along and I just download Spinning Plumbobs Witches vs Fairies mod... So my with already had necromancy and could take sims souls and conjure them and more.. In my mind my gameplay would be more fun having those extra ghost features and OFFICIAL Grim reaper interactions with the reaper career and Tarot readings. This pack wouldn't have been as much of a need if not for Spinning Plumbob !!! 💯☺️
Yeah I can't drag myself to buy it just yet because I do think we need to start being more explicit about holding Sims to a fair standard. Reflecting on the money I've spent on the franchise, while I do not regret a single cent, I can see how they definitely played in our faces about the standard quality of gameplay. This pack is showing that we are pushing the needle and they are thankfully receptive to it. So to your point, let's be delulu about what we expect from Sims gameplay~
a 3 or 4 bedroom using the using this pack and base. Not everyone has all the packs. I have a goth girl doing the grim stuff she is going to have his baby and living in a tiny container. She needs a new home. So far everything on the gallery is 1 or 2 bedrooms....
So disappointed in the tarot reading gameplay. If u give another sim a reading it just does nothing doesn’t give u pop ups or do a real reading it was just so lazily implemented. They focused more on the collection and pop ups n lore. That some of us players don’t even read or care about. N the souls journey I got through most of it with one of my sims in like a hr or 2
I would have rather it be in a permanent fall/winter state where nothing grows to be on more par with the theme. I don't know about you all but snow lags the game A LOT.
The whole snow missing situation seems tbh logical , might get dragged but like I said an other time a lot of European cities or regions I know ( the one I’m leaving as well) are very cold but too humid to have snow or we have snow sometimes but it only lasts a few hours then turns into water. So I usually do not defend the team but their decision is also realistic. In my opinion I think it’s one of the most detailed pack we had in a while even tho anything that related to death is a pretty sensitive subject and spooky stuff isn’t my thing, people will disagree but hey everyone have their opinions.
It snows in Romania, which this world is based off of. So it doesn't make sense to not have Winter in this world.
The issue is a stupid one baked into the game. Sims can’t swim or tend to freeze to death if underdressed in f they go outside when it is cold enough. With the emphasis on swimming and dancing naked, they chose to disable winter and fall.
@annekeener4119 why not make it so sims don't autonomously go swimming in cold weather ?
@@Bunch1810 A big part of this pack is dancing around naked and swimming in the baleful bog and it would be bad to have those activities kill sims. I can understand the decision process, but I wish they had kept all four seasons in Crows' Crossing representing it as the most normal part of the world, limited Whispering Glen to the warmer parts of spring, fall, and summer keeping it slightly off but not strongly so, and limited Mourningvale to early fall or summer but in a very spooky afterlife sense as the area where seasons no longer exist.
That’s very interesting
@@annekeener4119great idea
Sulani is the only world that shouldn’t have snow fr
And Ciudad Enamorada, in CDMX, Mexico’s capital doesn’t snow either
And oasis springs. Every other world should definitely have it
Sulani dont even have fishing rn smh
@@JasmineNuttOfficial facts, haven’t been able to use the fish traps in forever
South East Asia only have 2 seasons: Wet and Dry Seasons. So Tomorang should not have snow too. Or Fall. Or Spring.
No Snow seems wild to me
Right ?? Like they could’ve easily done it
snow and also actual autumn. it just doesnt have enough of the 'death' season
Part of life and death is experiences that come with each season
@@thesimyin Its because they tied their rebirth feature to a stupid magic lake that they don't want to freeze over
No fr that's crazy. Seasons are literally a representation of life & death, I don't get it
Your baby in the background was melting my heart! 😭 so cute!!
With the base game released unfinished and the fact the code cannot handle much since it is very old and broken...the fact they are not doing winter here is fine with me. At least they are not overreaching what the code can handle this time and release a fully bugged pack like in the past. And we all know the 1 thing EA does well, is a pretty set dressing..so I wasn't surprised it looks good. But we all hate the fact it is just a lot of unusable window dressing. I like this pack more than any released since Vampires...they really tried to flesh this out and make it cross-compatible. So far very little bug issues, and for a new release...that is astounding.
That is not the problem at all. I think a modded explained on Patreon that it was purely their decision, because it doesn’t take much snow or seasons, for that matter, to the game.
Little man is VERY opinionated about this pack, but his perspective was very much needed so two thumbs up lol. Yeah, I'm going to have to rewatch with the wife cause she is the one driving this purchase
I agree! I don’t think the video would be the same without his opinion too!
Mourningvale is the only neighborhood that the reasoning that the no snow makes sense. The other two neighborhoods need snow.
The problem i have with the town is it feels empty, meaning i see a bunch of buildings but hardly any shrubs, garbage bins, street objects. It feels like completely empty roads and sidewalks with buildings. It's creepy but not the creepy i think they're going for, it's uncanny it feels like nobody actually lives there like one of those weird show cities China builds where nobody lives.
13:02 I always felt like EA treated males like red headed stepchildren when it comes to hair and clothes
Not baby boy tryna put in his input and the pack! He’s going crazy back there😂🩵
Lmao the amount of times I had to do retakes. Hint the repeating 😅
For this expansion I'm only interested in the funerals and leading up to a sims death to be honest. I don't play with occults but I would try the new grim career at least once...maybe. but as far as the rating i think its spot on. Ea giving us stuff that should be a game pack or even just a base game update. I refuse to buy packs full price anymore. I'll wait until instant gaming has them for the low lol. I don't need to get a pack right away.
That's why I pirated the pack. I could not purchase it because I only wanted like two features.
Me too
Happy Belated Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁. The baby had his Unpopular opinion going on. Love seeing you striving in Motherhood. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I agree with you the only thing that appeals to me is that little neighborhood. The other two not interested. The big plaza is a wasted space. Hopefully they routed the zone correctly and it doesn't seem dead like Growing Together. The only game play for me would be funerals. The cemetery lot is not a must have, I use generic and parks for cemeteries now. After seeing the Mourningvale kind of changed my mind a little. I was pass on it before seeing it but if i buy it definitely wait until a sale and they fix all the bugs. I have passed on FR and LS mostly because the worlds are full of deco buildings, rabbit holes and the zones are too big which makes them feel empty. Plus you really can't make the worlds feel like your own like other worlds.
I’m so sick of empty shell buildings 😭
Other beds they could make that are easily found on google are a circle shaped bed, futons, adult lofts (bunk beds), a water bed, blowup air bed, unique aquarium bed design, Stained Glass Tree Of Life Bed, Moroccan tent Bedouin style (I'd like a star themed one), I Dream of Jeannie-inspired genie bottle style, Egg-shaped bed, Swinging bed, rocking bed, scallop shell, crescent moon shaped, Chinese antique-style, dome style, those Japanese pod beds, loop bed, Queen-size bed that looks like it’s an old fairytale carriage. I saw a lot of unique ideas on google.
I just bought this pack and it was going to be my favorite world.. until finding out it won't have any winter.
Why I thought you were a teen! Not just turned 30! Look young!
Omg thank you ☺️
@ you’re welcome! ☺️
1:37 the way this feels like copy and past Britechester. For an EP world to slip up is super rare so I'm sad this one did
Omg you’re so right. Everything just seems so familiar
EDIT: OMG HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!! 🥳🥳🎉🎉
Little man is talkative today! Hope you're both doing well.
Aww thank you ! & yes I agree. I want snow. I got seasons for a reason and it just feels like they are lowkey being lazy 😅 & yes it would’ve been nice to add atleast on section that allowed snow.
So, it is another half baked pack. Another one I wont get even on sale.
🤣
It’s really not that bad. I think the gameplay is more of the focus
@@thesimyin I believe so, but it has nothing interesting for me to be honest. Weird, cause I'm usually found of the dark side but with the Sims not so much!
As a balkan simmer, i’m very disappointed. The balkans is known to snow, its EASTERN EUROPE.
Did the developers confirm it was supposed to be in Eastern Europe?
@@FluteCheeriossupposed to be inspired by Romania so I've heard other RUclipsrs say, so there definitely should be snow included.
It’s just crazy all these packs cost over 1200 dollars 🫤
Your baby sounds like a Sims baby lol so cute also Happy Birthday 🎂
Been meaning to ask you, how are you doing? Have you gotten into a rhythm as yet? Have you been getting rest? As much as it was a hassle, I miss that stage when they’re so small. Don’t forget to hydrate!!
6:28 okay hair I see yall improving
Right !!
Can’t wait to see you do the gameplay
Yes. Let’s see how it goes I film it later today. Should be up this weekend
I personally like that it’s fall like without snow ever
They really dropped the ball with the CAS. Like everyone including kids are new in that town. You could have told so many great goth or dark stories and included kids and toddlers, infants with appropriate clothing and hair for all generations. Like the clothing and makeup could have given so much more.
She’s repeating every sentence I felt like I was losing my mind
😅
Happy Belated Birthday! I turned 52 on the 27th. Love the honest reviews. Keep 'em coming!
3:00 wth? Very much the lazy route. The only world that shouldn’t have snow is the desert and sulani smh
the cas feels the best part it's so cute and the new jobs seem interesting and fun but the sims love disappointing us😭😭
So on the CAS. There were a few items you didn't seem to get, like the grow and ghost costumes. Those have actually been explained during one of the livestreams. Most of the fashion is very Victorian-themed/styled. And the crow and ghost costumes were done to look like home-made Victorian costumes. There are documented Halloween parties from the late 1800s where some of the costumes worn are very similar in style.
I’m thinking the fact that there’s no gameplay overview in the chapters tells me everything I need to know about the pack
You know what ! Imma be deadass ! I love magically stuff, so I been watching Agatha All Along and I just download Spinning Plumbobs Witches vs Fairies mod...
So my with already had necromancy and could take sims souls and conjure them and more.. In my mind my gameplay would be more fun having those extra ghost features and OFFICIAL Grim reaper interactions with the reaper career and Tarot readings. This pack wouldn't have been as much of a need if not for Spinning Plumbob !!! 💯☺️
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY 💙♏️🩵
I enjoyed!! Thank you for what you do!! I completely agree with you but not bad for the sins👏👏🌺🌺💕💕.
Thank you for the support :)
Yeah I can't drag myself to buy it just yet because I do think we need to start being more explicit about holding Sims to a fair standard. Reflecting on the money I've spent on the franchise, while I do not regret a single cent, I can see how they definitely played in our faces about the standard quality of gameplay. This pack is showing that we are pushing the needle and they are thankfully receptive to it. So to your point, let's be delulu about what we expect from Sims gameplay~
Thumbing this up simply because you have a 4 month old. 😁😁 good luck on the sleep regression. You got this!! ❤❤❤
I did looks with this pack and Crystal and Grim event. They look pretty cool together. But I didn’t use any of the hairs from the new pack…
a 3 or 4 bedroom using the using this pack and base. Not everyone has all the packs. I have a goth girl doing the grim stuff she is going to have his baby and living in a tiny container. She needs a new home. So far everything on the gallery is 1 or 2 bedrooms....
Yess been waiting for your review… no fr!!!!!!
Welcome to the 30's club 🎉
So disappointed in the tarot reading gameplay. If u give another sim a reading it just does nothing doesn’t give u pop ups or do a real reading it was just so lazily implemented. They focused more on the collection and pop ups n lore. That some of us players don’t even read or care about. N the souls journey I got through most of it with one of my sims in like a hr or 2
hey im not very good with modding yet does anyone know if its safe to put trait mods back in?
The only things that suck for me the rebirth system is broke for me
It’s not just you; it’s a known bug on Answers HQ.
I would have rather it be in a permanent fall/winter state where nothing grows to be on more par with the theme. I don't know about you all but snow lags the game A LOT.
There is NO WAY you are thirty! I’m jealous. You look so young
I’m sorry…YOU JUST TURNED HOW OLD!!!!
The whole snow missing situation seems tbh logical , might get dragged but like I said an other time a lot of European cities or regions I know ( the one I’m leaving as well) are very cold but too humid to have snow or we have snow sometimes but it only lasts a few hours then turns into water.
So I usually do not defend the team but their decision is also realistic.
In my opinion I think it’s one of the most detailed pack we had in a while even tho anything that related to death is a pretty sensitive subject and spooky stuff isn’t my thing, people will disagree but hey everyone have their opinions.
the place it’s based on supposedly gets snow tho
But the world isn't just "Europe", it's Romania. It snows in Romania, and it looks absolutely beautiful
@@joana8615then it makes sense my bad 😅
@@cryingwatercoloursoh I see then
Romania? Where in Romania don't snow? Reportedly that's where this world is based on.