"...wouldn't have candle sconces in a child's room because children are just accidents waiting to happen... actually, most kids are just accidents in general" LMAO dead 🤣 💀
i don't know an awful lot about china and chinese culture but if there is one thing im sure about it's that chinese people traditionally put a lot of meaning into colors of the decoration of their houses. the white round lantern sconces weird me out because white is the color of mourning. it's kind of like putting black curtains all over a western style house
The one thing at kills me about the Pagoda style roofs is that when you look at them from a ground perspective, there's always that unsightly gap on all of the corners between the walls and the curved roof... It looks like the roof is floating instead of resting on the walls
To be honest,as a Taiwanese, the whole world feels like a travel back in time. I can say all buildings from this world are quite Japanese style on the exterior with western modern interior design and layouts. The so call Chinese-inspired concept gives ancient Chinese city vibes. They all look like temples to me. However, I think it is quite fine that EA depicted the world in such way back in 2009 because people might expect to see a world with strong Chinese aesthetic. I would say architecture in China or even Taiwan nowadays are much influenced by Western style, so it is hard to picture a whole world only pure Chinese things unless they did it as an ancient city.
@@Rekowcski The Peach Blossom House is quite accurate on the exterior layout. It is called Sanheyuan ,a kind of historical residence structures on three sides of a courtyard both in China and Taiwan, I can still see them in rural area or as some historic sites.
There were some nice Asian themed furniture pieces that came with this pack, so I was surprised that they didn't include those items in the builds. The only exception was the bed that they used maybe twice.
all of the build/buy items i saw, i was enjoying, i'd be interested in doing my own shang simla build and yes, they did the same with egypt! EA made an egyptian toilet and used it 1 time lol
An update for the ranking: 1. Riverview: N = 28; M = 7,71; SD = 1,51 2. Monte Vista: N = 27; M = 7,41; SD = 1,61 3. Moonlight Falls: N = 21; M = 7,14; SD = 2,00 4. Isla Paradiso: N = 25; M = 7,08; SD = 2,23 5. Aurora Skies: N = 22; M = 6,95; SD = 1,93 6. Starlight Shores: N = 27; M = 6,87; SD = 2,24 7. Roaring Heights: N = 28; M = 6,70; SD = 2,59 8. Midnight Hollow: N = 24; M = 6,65; SD = 2,10 9. Appaloosa Plains: N = 21; M = 6,64; SD = 1,65 10. Sunset Valley: N = 26; M = 6,62; SD = 1,54 11. Bridgeport: N = 30; M = 6,55; SD = 1,93 12. Shang Simla N = 13; M = 6,35; SD = 1,31 13. Al Simhara: N = 15; M = 6,00; SD = 2,42 13. Lucky Palms: N = 26; M = 6,00; SD = 2,28 14. Champs Les Sims: N = 15; M = 5,87; SD = 1,92 15. Twinbrook: N = 24; M = 4,96; SD = 1,71 N - lots; M - mean; SD - standard deviation Remaining worlds: Barnacle Bay, Hidden Springs, Lunar Lakes, Sunlit Tides, Dragon Valley, Oasis Landing, University
My husband did a semester abroad in China, he says the air is too clean in Shang Sim La. When pressed about the architecture, he just shrugged. Shang Sim La kind of reminds me of a Chinese restaurant circa 1995.
it did seem very "americanized" chinese, but i dont think they made an absolute mockery of it, which i'm happy for. But you're right, the air is too clean, and some do look more like community lots
I hope EA creates a Sims 4 world based in the SEA region because when people talk about Asia, they always think about Korea, Japan, and China and do not realize that we also exist.
I'm not going to comment on whats considered "Stereotypical" for Chinese things, but I will absolutely say that many of the Chinese I've met in America will absolutely capitalize on the various stereotypes they think others have about them. For instance, our town has a Chinese restaurant that is literally the Poster Child of Chinese stereotypes, owned by Chinese folks, and they've been around for decades.
my theory is that, as it was the first expansion pack to ts3, our lovely EA simply didn't want to leave us there missing Sunset Valley too bad while our sims were enjoying their trips😭😭 they're just being so empathetic! 🥴
6:50 - I have to comment on this and have to say that I once stayed in and bed and breakfast and in my room the wallpaper, curtains AND the couch all matched. I have photos.
Really like the Maple Tree House shell, might try recreate it. Also, tempted to summon Xiran Jay Zhao to come analyse the crud out of this XD another great vid Rek.
yes... now that i look again, the front looks like a robot face a bit haha i really want to hear from people who live in, or have at least been to, china
I finally got to watch this one! It's really good! Your opinions are on point about the decor. I forgave the designers sooo much because I literally got carried away with the adventures which I think are one he'll of a fun time. Wondering how you liked the tombs and activities? As usual, I love your commentary, opinions and fun expressive personality. ☺
I guess you didn't notice the lack of door into the one bedroom in the rose house. EDIT: I should say internal door, as you can get to it by going through the other bedroom onto the balcony.
You're right, but when you don't go into the houses it's not so bad ahah, usually im just going to the puzzles. I try to remember that they made THREE worlds for this pack, so there were bound to be some rushed builds.
@@Rekowcski this expansion pack still holds a special place in my heart. I loved making my sims travel and it's very fun revisiting them through your videos!
peach blossom was my favourite too, rose had the best roof thought someone from asia commented that peach blossom was the only house that didn't look like a community temple lol
So sad to see the blandness in this world, as I am of Asian descent and always have a love and appreciation for Eastern culture. I actually remember the main temple in the world (I think in the middle of the 'Forbidden City' inspired area where the entrance to the tomb is) being better than a lot of these houses.
To be honest - it isn't my favourite world, but I'm amazed how designers created outside (look at the colors, roads and trees!). Anyway - amazing series :D
me when i remember the japanese word for house 家(いえ) is pronounced like EA 😭😭 (not completely it’s just a funny joke) i wish i knew more about chinese architecture like i do japanese so i could critique these houses better. but it definitely screams stereotypical. the 鳥居 (torī⛩️) gate as the logo is killing me. 😂 also because it’s such a special gate that not just anyone should walk through casually, it’s for entering the shrines sacred space and you should only go in if you’re going to pray- this is a different ramble but i’m just like why EA it’s such a simple google search to figure out chinese vs japanese 🤦🏻♀️ also idk if i’m one to talk since i don’t speak chinese but the chinese characters above the doors don’t look like anything to me and i speak japanese so i know about a couple thousand kanji (漢字; chinese characters) and it looks kind of like a mix of a bunch of characters or just what typical westerners think chinese looks like
My brother also knows a lot of kanji characters (but studies Japanese, as well), he told me that it is likely Asian Simlish, which in reality, is more fitting.
What a great contrast between the sometimes simply gorgeous exterior and the hideous interior... And as for the randomly placed windows, it appears that EA understands feng shui that way.) P.S.: Hello and best wishes to you and your Big Royal Baby (🐈) from your other follower Nastasiia. It looks like your move ended up well, so we congratulate you and wish you happiness in your new home!)
EA and Feng Shui rhyme (at least in my accent), sounds like it could be a song lol thank you i hope things are improving for you two as well, don't worry about me i always bounce back ;)
I must say after seeing all three video reviews on the worlds of World Adventures that my favorite world, even if the desert environment is not for me, is Al Simhara (Egypt), that is, compared to the other two worlds the houses present in this scenery seems to me much, much better done. As for Champ Les Sims (France) beautiful landscaping and the landscaping of the various houses very nice, but once you enter one of those houses ... oh my god they are so ugly / half empty or furnished let's say with a rather questionable style. The same argument can be applied to Shang Simla (China) a very beautiful scenario but the house inside let's say that mhe .. I know they are holiday worlds so they didn't spend much time furnishing the houses but maybe I was expecting something better
I agree, i think Al Simhara is my favourite as well. I like desert worlds (strangetown, strangerville etc), but regardless, it had the most attention, and i think the pyramids are so fun and the most "adventure" style thing happening in the entire pack. Champs les Sims is great for people who don't like building, but enjoy furnishing builds... or for getting some nice honeymoon screenshots. Also the wine making seems the most realistic and fun activity/skill in the pack. (i am haunted by "selvadorada culture skill" LOL) Shang Simla is... well... a bunch of temples with EA furniture lol. The toriis and koi ponds are also japanese things thrown around the entire world, which bothers me. Also if you want to learn martial arts there should be a school in sunset valley where you can at least learn up to level 5 before you have to fly to China lol
@@Rekowcski Yes the pyramids are so much adventure and fun that make the scenario of Al Simhara, the scenario par excellence for this pack in my opinion, it is called world adventure what could be more adventurous than going to explore a pyramid and find some beautiful treasure hoping not to die inside... Probably Champ Les Sims would be my ideal scenario because I'm not good at building but I consider myself good at furnishing, fun fact I sent my sims on vacation for the marriage proposal, it seemed so romantic and they celebrated with some precious nectar XD Well yes Shang Simla has several references to Japan as you pointed out, such as the park with the Koi ponds or the Torii, I have almost always sent my sims there to relax because it gives me the idea that it is a very relaxing scenario, where if you want you can go to meditate / train in martial arts or visit some temple and these activities give me the idea of relaxation. Anyway yes, it would take a martial arts school in Sunset Valley that maybe it can be saved in the gallery so then you can put it in any other scenario without having to go to Sang Simla to learn the basics and be able to buy the equipment to train at home.
YOU. ABSOLUTELY. TORE. apart the Lilac House for NO REASON. In my opinion, the Lilac house was at least a 9. Beautiful outside, barely any off centered windows, the style stayed consistent, and the furniture matched. It actually felt like a house a simmer would make.
Honestly, I'm shocked by the lack of Effort EA put into almost every building. And I'm talking about every map here. Exterior same as exterior. Maybe because it is an older game, I don't know, but almost all of them look so random, like they didn't even look at reference pictures. Looks like straight trash. Not an experience honestly. You can download maps with buildings that are even populated and they are SO much better. It's exiting to look into those user built houses while they still look EA style.
I'm just a dumb American but I live in China, so while I don't know anything about architecture I've seen plenty, and when I think of 'traditional Chinese house' I think of one story, square and built around a courtyard, large doors with raised frames you have to step over, red and white color scheme and roofs that are way less pointy.
I'm recovering from the "Mandarin" in the intro LOL. An A for effort I guess heh. No way Chinese people will tolerate unbalanced windows... It's just "bad feng shui" hahahah. I'm not expert in traditional Chinese building, but even I find some design decisions are odd. I personally prefer lower angled roofs, put textures only on textiles (I don't think we have a lot of wallpaper) and please more dark wood! I think I only see white toilets and sinks throughout my life, so it is pretty correct. But for some reason there are no mirrors over the bathroom sinks. Again why they put rugs or tables on a diagonal? It is so unsettling hahaha.
i thought of that too, but for some reason, couches and chairs (and coffee tables) can be super close and sims still squeeze sometimes... I should have tested it, but regardless it was ridiculous lol
First time coming across your channel today and I'm loving the spicy roasts! Subbed! Would definitely be here for it if you roasted some ultra rich folks' homes in real life too, like moistcr1tikal does except for having opinions that go deeper than, "That's so dumb/ugly."
Agree with your judgments - lol - the interiors are hideous. Still having fun with your videos - thanks! Have to say, tho, that the marble-topped table is more malachite than jade - hard to say with the lighting but... while sometimes the green in both stones are similar, that dark, dark green banding is almost always malachite.
WTF is up with Sims 3 and the color green?? Are they trying to mimic the color of the Plumbob? Thankfully they started adding more color variety to the EA builds in Sims 4, but sometimes you’ll still encounter a nasty green bathroom here and there in the base game.
@@Rekowcski hmm, i can’t find it anywhere. could that be because i‘m from europe or something? or do you have a link that‘ll take me to the site maybe? i‘d love to become a member
@@nastasiia2181 but Sunset Valley is based on America, and America is quite dystopian irl, with concentration camps, torture, drugs and everything. But sims can't be as dark as real life of course.
"...wouldn't have candle sconces in a child's room because children are just accidents waiting to happen... actually, most kids are just accidents in general" LMAO dead 🤣 💀
NRaas Woohooer:
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i don't know an awful lot about china and chinese culture but if there is one thing im sure about it's that chinese people traditionally put a lot of meaning into colors of the decoration of their houses. the white round lantern sconces weird me out because white is the color of mourning. it's kind of like putting black curtains all over a western style house
The one thing at kills me about the Pagoda style roofs is that when you look at them from a ground perspective, there's always that unsightly gap on all of the corners between the walls and the curved roof... It looks like the roof is floating instead of resting on the walls
yes that is bothering me like crazy :(
To be honest,as a Taiwanese, the whole world feels like a travel back in time. I can say all buildings from this world are quite Japanese style on the exterior with western modern interior design and layouts. The so call Chinese-inspired concept gives ancient Chinese city vibes. They all look like temples to me. However, I think it is quite fine that EA depicted the world in such way back in 2009 because people might expect to see a world with strong Chinese aesthetic. I would say architecture in China or even Taiwan nowadays are much influenced by Western style, so it is hard to picture a whole world only pure Chinese things unless they did it as an ancient city.
thank you so much for the insight, it really helps me! I thought everything looked a little too japanese... some builds have koi ponds lol
@@Rekowcski The Peach Blossom House is quite accurate on the exterior layout. It is called Sanheyuan ,a kind of historical residence structures on three sides of a courtyard both in China and Taiwan, I can still see them in rural area or as some historic sites.
@@cy_you it was one of my favourites! i think it had the best roof, maybe a couple changes, but i liked the height
There were some nice Asian themed furniture pieces that came with this pack, so I was surprised that they didn't include those items in the builds. The only exception was the bed that they used maybe twice.
all of the build/buy items i saw, i was enjoying, i'd be interested in doing my own shang simla build
and yes, they did the same with egypt! EA made an egyptian toilet and used it 1 time lol
Absolutely horrified by how EA decorated these house, but again its EA and I agree with your ratings..
it's such a weird feeling to be so horrified, but not at all surprised
The Feng shui is non-existent in this world.
EA's version of feng shui is 12 windows on one wall, and 0 on another
Prolly except 24:13 where the bed is facing the wall instead of the door.
An update for the ranking:
1. Riverview:
N = 28; M = 7,71; SD = 1,51
2. Monte Vista:
N = 27; M = 7,41; SD = 1,61
3. Moonlight Falls:
N = 21; M = 7,14; SD = 2,00
4. Isla Paradiso:
N = 25; M = 7,08; SD = 2,23
5. Aurora Skies:
N = 22; M = 6,95; SD = 1,93
6. Starlight Shores:
N = 27; M = 6,87; SD = 2,24
7. Roaring Heights:
N = 28; M = 6,70; SD = 2,59
8. Midnight Hollow:
N = 24; M = 6,65; SD = 2,10
9. Appaloosa Plains:
N = 21; M = 6,64; SD = 1,65
10. Sunset Valley:
N = 26; M = 6,62; SD = 1,54
11. Bridgeport:
N = 30; M = 6,55; SD = 1,93
12. Shang Simla
N = 13; M = 6,35; SD = 1,31
13. Al Simhara:
N = 15; M = 6,00; SD = 2,42
13. Lucky Palms:
N = 26; M = 6,00; SD = 2,28
14. Champs Les Sims:
N = 15; M = 5,87; SD = 1,92
15. Twinbrook:
N = 24; M = 4,96; SD = 1,71
N - lots; M - mean; SD - standard deviation
Remaining worlds:
Barnacle Bay, Hidden Springs, Lunar Lakes, Sunlit Tides, Dragon Valley, Oasis Landing, University
nothing as bad as twinbrook yet! haha
My husband did a semester abroad in China, he says the air is too clean in Shang Sim La. When pressed about the architecture, he just shrugged. Shang Sim La kind of reminds me of a Chinese restaurant circa 1995.
it did seem very "americanized" chinese, but i dont think they made an absolute mockery of it, which i'm happy for. But you're right, the air is too clean, and some do look more like community lots
I hope EA creates a Sims 4 world based in the SEA region because when people talk about Asia, they always think about Korea, Japan, and China and do not realize that we also exist.
yes! philippines or indonesia could have own world honestly
Your wish has come true!
Well, the East Asia is more richer/popular and important than the other rest, So it makes sense tho.
@@hannariel That backhanded comment reply lmao
@@egel7736 Yes haha
I'm not going to comment on whats considered "Stereotypical" for Chinese things, but I will absolutely say that many of the Chinese I've met in America will absolutely capitalize on the various stereotypes they think others have about them.
For instance, our town has a Chinese restaurant that is literally the Poster Child of Chinese stereotypes, owned by Chinese folks, and they've been around for decades.
EA is also capitalizing haha, but i must say i like the dragon wall paper
it’s so rare to come across a simmer whose takes are literally all correct! i love hearing you talk about Sims 3 & hope you keep making videos 🤩🥳
Thank you, don't worry I have some fun things planned x
my theory is that, as it was the first expansion pack to ts3, our lovely EA simply didn't want to leave us there missing Sunset Valley too bad while our sims were enjoying their trips😭😭 they're just being so empathetic! 🥴
hahahaha! "i miss my ugly bathroom" well don't worry, there's one right here in china as well.
6:50 - I have to comment on this and have to say that I once stayed in and bed and breakfast and in my room the wallpaper, curtains AND the couch all matched. I have photos.
oh my god, what colour and pattern? hahaha
@@Rekowcski Dark red background with portraits of birds in a dusty yellow. Not awful but just a lot...
With all the faults, we never would get an expansion pack with 3 new worlds in ts4
and they certainly wouldnt have 15 families + builds for them... i havent even seen 15 lots in a sims 4 world in ages lol
Really like the Maple Tree House shell, might try recreate it. Also, tempted to summon Xiran Jay Zhao to come analyse the crud out of this XD another great vid Rek.
yes... now that i look again, the front looks like a robot face a bit haha
i really want to hear from people who live in, or have at least been to, china
Omg I'd LOVE to see a Xiran Jay Zhao video on this world! That would be amazing!
@@azuradawn5683 right??? Unlikely, but we can dream.
I finally got to watch this one! It's really good! Your opinions are on point about the decor. I forgave the designers sooo much because I literally got carried away with the adventures which I think are one he'll of a fun time. Wondering how you liked the tombs and activities? As usual, I love your commentary, opinions and fun expressive personality. ☺
I guess you didn't notice the lack of door into the one bedroom in the rose house.
EDIT: I should say internal door, as you can get to it by going through the other bedroom onto the balcony.
omg you're right... you need to go through a bedroom, to the balcony, then into the second bedroom, classic EA
Crazy how this was TS3 first expansion. I'll never forget being in 8th grade getting this for Christmas and playing until 5am lol
Drinking game: take a shot every time Rekowcski says “my goodness” 😂
please dont, you will surely die
I’d only survive taking sips 😭
alcohol poisoning for everyone!
or green bathroom
You acknowledging the stereotypes and westernized interpretations of the culture and then still using that gong sound effects got me crying lmao
Im glad you understand my sense of humour 😜
I was waiting for this video so anxiously
i hope it was worth the stress haha
Watching these videos make me realize the worlds in world adventures are not as perfect as i remember 😂
You're right, but when you don't go into the houses it's not so bad ahah, usually im just going to the puzzles. I try to remember that they made THREE worlds for this pack, so there were bound to be some rushed builds.
@@Rekowcski this expansion pack still holds a special place in my heart. I loved making my sims travel and it's very fun revisiting them through your videos!
The Peach Blossom and the Rose exteriors were my favorites. Everything else? I just kept asking, " Dear God, why?"
peach blossom was my favourite too, rose had the best roof thought
someone from asia commented that peach blossom was the only house that didn't look like a community temple lol
Do you consider judging popular custom worlds ? Some of them have really nice builds
So sad to see the blandness in this world, as I am of Asian descent and always have a love and appreciation for Eastern culture. I actually remember the main temple in the world (I think in the middle of the 'Forbidden City' inspired area where the entrance to the tomb is) being better than a lot of these houses.
yes, i think the community lots in this one are stronger
To be honest - it isn't my favourite world, but I'm amazed how designers created outside (look at the colors, roads and trees!). Anyway - amazing series :D
yes, i think it looks great as a world... unfortunately we have been zooming in
me when i remember the japanese word for house 家(いえ) is pronounced like EA 😭😭 (not completely it’s just a funny joke) i wish i knew more about chinese architecture like i do japanese so i could critique these houses better. but it definitely screams stereotypical. the 鳥居 (torī⛩️) gate as the logo is killing me. 😂 also because it’s such a special gate that not just anyone should walk through casually, it’s for entering the shrines sacred space and you should only go in if you’re going to pray- this is a different ramble but i’m just like why EA it’s such a simple google search to figure out chinese vs japanese 🤦🏻♀️
also idk if i’m one to talk since i don’t speak chinese but the chinese characters above the doors don’t look like anything to me and i speak japanese so i know about a couple thousand kanji (漢字; chinese characters) and it looks kind of like a mix of a bunch of characters or just what typical westerners think chinese looks like
My brother also knows a lot of kanji characters (but studies Japanese, as well), he told me that it is likely Asian Simlish, which in reality, is more fitting.
Amazing series absolutely love your videos!
Glad you like them!
uh oh this one was always my favorite from world adventures back in the day lol
i hope it's as good as you remember
What a great contrast between the sometimes simply gorgeous exterior and the hideous interior... And as for the randomly placed windows, it appears that EA understands feng shui that way.)
P.S.: Hello and best wishes to you and your Big Royal Baby (🐈) from your other follower Nastasiia. It looks like your move ended up well, so we congratulate you and wish you happiness in your new home!)
EA and Feng Shui rhyme (at least in my accent), sounds like it could be a song lol
thank you i hope things are improving for you two as well, don't worry about me i always bounce back ;)
@@Rekowcski, ❤
@@nastasiia2181, don't exaggerate, and believe in Zaluzhnyi!
@@nastasiia2181, and in general, go to bed, it's already 11 pm!
I must say after seeing all three video reviews on the worlds of World Adventures that my favorite world, even if the desert environment is not for me, is Al Simhara (Egypt), that is, compared to the other two worlds the houses present in this scenery seems to me much, much better done. As for Champ Les Sims (France) beautiful landscaping and the landscaping of the various houses very nice, but once you enter one of those houses ... oh my god they are so ugly / half empty or furnished let's say with a rather questionable style. The same argument can be applied to Shang Simla (China) a very beautiful scenario but the house inside let's say that mhe .. I know they are holiday worlds so they didn't spend much time furnishing the houses but maybe I was expecting something better
I agree, i think Al Simhara is my favourite as well. I like desert worlds (strangetown, strangerville etc), but regardless, it had the most attention, and i think the pyramids are so fun and the most "adventure" style thing happening in the entire pack.
Champs les Sims is great for people who don't like building, but enjoy furnishing builds... or for getting some nice honeymoon screenshots. Also the wine making seems the most realistic and fun activity/skill in the pack. (i am haunted by "selvadorada culture skill" LOL)
Shang Simla is... well... a bunch of temples with EA furniture lol. The toriis and koi ponds are also japanese things thrown around the entire world, which bothers me. Also if you want to learn martial arts there should be a school in sunset valley where you can at least learn up to level 5 before you have to fly to China lol
@@Rekowcski Yes the pyramids are so much adventure and fun that make the scenario of Al Simhara, the scenario par excellence for this pack in my opinion, it is called world adventure what could be more adventurous than going to explore a pyramid and find some beautiful treasure hoping not to die inside...
Probably Champ Les Sims would be my ideal scenario because I'm not good at building but I consider myself good at furnishing, fun fact I sent my sims on vacation for the marriage proposal, it seemed so romantic and they celebrated with some precious nectar XD
Well yes Shang Simla has several references to Japan as you pointed out, such as the park with the Koi ponds or the Torii, I have almost always sent my sims there to relax because it gives me the idea that it is a very relaxing scenario, where if you want you can go to meditate / train in martial arts or visit some temple and these activities give me the idea of relaxation.
Anyway yes, it would take a martial arts school in Sunset Valley that maybe it can be saved in the gallery so then you can put it in any other scenario without having to go to Sang Simla to learn the basics and be able to buy the equipment to train at home.
YOU. ABSOLUTELY. TORE. apart the Lilac House for NO REASON. In my opinion, the Lilac house was at least a 9. Beautiful outside, barely any off centered windows, the style stayed consistent, and the furniture matched. It actually felt like a house a simmer would make.
the outside was one of the best, but 4 baby poo bathrooms and no balustrades :/
@@Rekowcski welcome to 2009
You’re so funny I love watching your reviews while playing!
Thank you, I try to make most people laugh and only a few upset lol
Hello Recowcski! I guess you are in your new home 😊🖒.
I will continue watching and enjoying this video now. Have a great day!
hi federica, hope u are doing well too!
Honestly, I'm shocked by the lack of Effort EA put into almost every building. And I'm talking about every map here. Exterior same as exterior. Maybe because it is an older game, I don't know, but almost all of them look so random, like they didn't even look at reference pictures. Looks like straight trash. Not an experience honestly. You can download maps with buildings that are even populated and they are SO much better. It's exiting to look into those user built houses while they still look EA style.
i agree, it looks like they did rectangles, then put a pagoda roof on lol
Can you do a tour of all the places you can stay at in the World Adventures worlds? I remember them being much better than these))
Season 2
This world is my favorite in World Adventures. Absolutely beautiful.
I'm just a dumb American but I live in China, so while I don't know anything about architecture I've seen plenty, and when I think of 'traditional Chinese house' I think of one story, square and built around a courtyard, large doors with raised frames you have to step over, red and white color scheme and roofs that are way less pointy.
I'm recovering from the "Mandarin" in the intro LOL. An A for effort I guess heh.
No way Chinese people will tolerate unbalanced windows... It's just "bad feng shui" hahahah. I'm not expert in traditional Chinese building, but even I find some design decisions are odd. I personally prefer lower angled roofs, put textures only on textiles (I don't think we have a lot of wallpaper) and please more dark wood!
I think I only see white toilets and sinks throughout my life, so it is pretty correct. But for some reason there are no mirrors over the bathroom sinks.
Again why they put rugs or tables on a diagonal? It is so unsettling hahaha.
i was unfamiliar with most sounds in my translation... tragically zero feng shui in this world :/
Oh wow, okay. Lol. Mean
26:36 am I the only one wondering how the seating is even usable?
i thought of that too, but for some reason, couches and chairs (and coffee tables) can be super close and sims still squeeze sometimes... I should have tested it, but regardless it was ridiculous lol
Oh wow thanks for answering! I'm really loving this series.
Being ugly is one thing but being usable is the least we can expect.
all that comes to my mind is the mansion with 0 toilets in get famous lol
@@Rekowcski or the non existing back door in Glimmerbrook xD
First time coming across your channel today and I'm loving the spicy roasts! Subbed! Would definitely be here for it if you roasted some ultra rich folks' homes in real life too, like moistcr1tikal does except for having opinions that go deeper than, "That's so dumb/ugly."
I am thinking of transitioning into that
@@Rekowcski That would be cool! :D Love the Sims stuff too tho! These vids hit me right in the nostalgia.
we didn’t get to see the 2nd floor of the laurel house :(
Okay, hear me out. Make a series judging our builds! We submit builds to you and you judge us!
That could be fun!
@@Rekowcski yes please!
Agree with your judgments - lol - the interiors are hideous. Still having fun with your videos - thanks! Have to say, tho, that the marble-topped table is more malachite than jade - hard to say with the lighting but... while sometimes the green in both stones are similar, that dark, dark green banding is almost always malachite.
you're right, malachite is probably more accurate... it's also prettier than jade i think haha
I never used pagoda roofs in ts3 because they are floating and also leaves a weird space in the corners....
yes it bothers me too...
We need this for sims 2
I should definitely do other games
I hope Cliff Tan of Dear Modern sees this 🤣
the green fern house looks like it was designed to be as depressing as possible, i feel bad for the sim that lives there
Did they make the windows off center on purpose? lol
why would someone do something so cruel?
@@Rekowcski, according to feng shui.)
Love your videos :)
Thank you!
WTF is up with Sims 3 and the color green?? Are they trying to mimic the color of the Plumbob? Thankfully they started adding more color variety to the EA builds in Sims 4, but sometimes you’ll still encounter a nasty green bathroom here and there in the base game.
Sims 4 base game budget toilet comes in three colours only... white, black, and GREEN obviously
@@Rekowcski LMFAO Fun fact, I had a green bathroom with green walls, toilet and sink with black and white tiles where I grew up. Oops
The last build, there's only an entrance to a bedroom through a balcony that is only accessed from the other bedroom. Why?!
There's a house in Riverview (I think) that does the same thing 😭
@@Rekowcski I am loving going through all of these videos. I haven't gotten down to riverview yet.
I still don’t understand why EA is so obsessed with green 😂
i had no idea you could use it in so many places...
how do u become a member? doesn’t it work on the phone? :(
Any button on a video that says “Join” should take you to that creator’s membership page
@@Rekowcski hmm, i can’t find it anywhere. could that be because i‘m from europe or something?
or do you have a link that‘ll take me to the site maybe? i‘d love to become a member
@luwu its here i think
ruclips.net/channel/UCXTRpG-FRja_JBObrB9_lBwjoin
Every Room is a Different Digimon
that sounds so fun, i like palmon and gatomon evolution lines :x
i hate carpeted bathroom so much💩💩 i cant help but laugh at them im sorry😂
all i can think of is black mold...
Theko
For Chinese world it doesn't have enough communist symbolic)))
@@nastasiia2181 well, they didn't put concentration camps and drug alleys in Sunset Valley as well, so it's ok.
@@nastasiia2181 but Sunset Valley is based on America, and America is quite dystopian irl, with concentration camps, torture, drugs and everything. But sims can't be as dark as real life of course.
The Narcis... *SUS* House? ඞ
hahahah