Honest Review of The Sims 4: Riviera Retreat + Cozy Bistro Kits
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
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theese are the first kits that I have not liked anything in, ok the pool rocks are cool and the pergola😍, but other than that.
when i saw the leaks of the items i genuinely thought they had collaborated with a CC creator on the pool kit (specifically SIXAMcc, the swatches look a lot like the ones they use lol) but the fact that EA did this kit in-house is really impressive to me, they must have hired some new designers or something because the items are really beautiful
you're so right but also the poor sims devs. we see something good and we're like "aww :) so who did this"
ive heard they've been hiring simmers more
I heard SIXAMcc did get hired and it makes sense bc a lot of the newer stuff gives SIXAMcc’s style!
Hey Simsie! I’m BEGGING the sims 4 to make a Keurig style coffee maker… I personally have one that you put the mug right under it so there is no coffee pot under it. Do you agree that it would be a new addition?
Yeah, I was thinking about MAX20 as well! It’s a beautiful kit 😍
As a person with an Architecture degree and a history of art lover, I'm sooo excited when they do historical-inspired packs! The Bistro kit reminds me of all the amazing German Art Nouveau cafès and old guilds buildings, I can't wait to build with it
I thought it was inspired in art deco
@@augusto7681 Art deco is more geometric where art nouveau is more organic. Both are heavily graphic, though. They're also pretty close together time period wise, so I think there was probably some overlap with decor and design.
@@augusto7681there are a few architectural styles of that time with similar elements, like Art Deco and Art Nouveau. High School Years is more inspired by Art Deco, while this one is a bit more inspired by Art Nouveau. Realm of Magic is inspired by Art Nouveau as well.
the pool kit makes me wanna build a community pool and the bistro kit makes me wanna build a french town.
@@alyssaharris7072 For sure!! I wouldn't be surprised if the new expansion was French or Italian inspired.
Cozy Bistro looks nice, I could create a Ratatouille inspired build with it! but I wanna use dine out with it, and well, that game pack is still so buggy.
You can use Carl's Dine Out mod. James Turner did a lets play with it and review. It helps
You should check out Carl's Dine Out mod if you're on PC. I'm not sure if he's updated it recently or if the most recent patch has changed anything, so keep that in mind, but he is consistently working on improving the player options and fixing the bugs! He releases each new version for free after a certain amount of time; his patreons just get it faster and help test it out.
Also, I'd recommend recycling the localthumbcache package in the Sims 4 folder (good habit to do this especially after any Sims 4 updates) and trying it out with a new save to see if this improves the issues you've been having. I'd also ensure you're using a build that was done with game play in mind, so plenty of room for routing just to be safe, and unfortunately no distractions from other packs would probably be a good idea, so no fun activities unless you lock them up in a faux apartment on the lot.
Thankfully, the Sims' laundry list says they plan on fixing Dine Out. Hopefully they actually stick with the plan.
Not everybody reports issues with it. Personally I find dine out works perfectly, I think a lot of people haven't tried using it for a long time so don't realise it now works
@@GirlOfTheTardis So, this isn't me needling you because I found that it works for me the few times I've visited a restaurant in the recent past but I also haven't played Sims 4 in a while and usually I switch to a new save after a year or so (in the process of saving specific families from some of my older saves to migrate them to a new one but since I haven't been playing much, I have to update them for any removed CC, and EA keeps releasing new packs/updates I'm not in a rush to migrate to that new save.) I say all this because I know one of the biggest problems is that older saves can't get all of the bug fixes, sometimes it's new save only, and I suspect having a lot of packs tends to cause the most problems since Maxis never tests the new ones with the old ones (they literally aren't allowed to and simply have to remember things.) I have most packs up until Werewolves I think (I wanted to get that pack so badly but money got tight and has been ever since.)
But anyway, I'm curious. How many packs do you tend to use with Dine Out or own altogether? Do you run the restaurant or do you just visit it with your Sim families? Do you play in legacy saves, do you use Save As a lot, or do you tend to have completely new saves that you play in? Also, do you regularly recycle the localthumbcache package? Do you have very few issues with simulation lag? Just trying to get some info. :)
the pergola looks like it would pair well with romantic garden
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The whole pool kit looks like it would pair well with romantic garden. And also with the castle kit and with the wedding game pack that shall not be named.
I would totally turn that bistro kit into a speakeasy. Make it one of those coffee shops with the bookcases where you can sit and read and then have a hidden bookcase door with a cool vintage style bar hidden maybe down a set of stairs behind the door into a basement.
I loveee this idea!!! Simsie really has to do it now, I can’t build for **** 😭
aww that is sooo cool!
dont get me wrong, it's adorable but I wish they added some gameplay. i wish it wasn't just a kit yk?
dude it’s soooo art deco all i could think of was speakeasies
i need this omg
I will NEVER complain about cross-pack compatibility
Both of these (specially the riviera one) feel so mediterranean, I love them 😭 and honestly I'm a tile girlie and dislike most of the tiles we already had, so I really apreciate the new ones!! They're really cute
Yessss I love the Mediterranean vibes!!! I've been wanting to build more in that style and this is perfect timing!!
I actually really like that the bistro kit fits in with other packs like get together and dine out because without them introducing this all the resteraunts and cafes start looking the same so this is a great option for people who want a little different
Since it costs like $1000 to buy all Sims 4 packs + kits, I feel like EA is trying to push it to $5000
Wow, haven’t seen you in like a week
You can vuy it on CD key 2,3x cheaper. :)
real
just pirate it
They're trying to get as much money out of us before the game becomes so overloaded with content on shoestring code it becomes unplayable lol
oh I am GAGGED by the wall art in the bistro kit I'm gonna use that in every house
OMG YESSS
I actually LOVE those two kits way more than I expected ! They both can match with so many aesthetics and sims worlds. Ea has improved A LOT on textures and I’ve been waiting for that 😂 Since the castle kit came out, everything seems so much more detailed !
I feel like both these packs will look good in the wedding pack world. They have italian / Mediterranean vibes, and theres even a beach. I love it
yesterday i started building a house for my sims in tartosa for the fist time because i was waiting for kits so much, and today I'll add all the new stuff from this kits, they are so cool
the Bistro kit is perfect for old-timey luxury hotels
10:55 brb spending $5 on my first kit for that single item holy crap that is GORGEOUS
fair
im actually so positively surprised by the riviera kit? i really love the wallpapers and that pergola is actually so stunning. admittedly even the rocks can come in so handy, i know folks are making jokes about them but 😆 i adore the waterfalls too. theyre just natural enough to where youll be able to use them to make natural streams!! 😱 like when making parks and such.
ohhhh the Blue Velvet is most definetly getting an upgrade in my game. yes yes yes. I love the bistro kit.
I've been checking youtube constantly waiting for your review in particular 😭 ❤ thank you as always!
I think that the cozy bistro kit is inspired by Bouillon Chartier, they are a very known french bistro chain ! Maybe you could try to do a build inspired by those restaurants ? As a french person it’s so fun to see some traditional french architecture in the sims !
The way every single time I always forget to use the creator code when getting packs is ridiculous like I can’t remember for the life of me… whyyyyy! Lol
The bistro set is so pretty I just wish they’re finally make an Edwardian/art deco pack because there’s been so many packs that seem a little inspired by them
Bistro set is definitly not inspired by the Edwardian style, it's very parisian style...
Bistro set is definitly not inspired by the Edwardian style, it's very parisian style...
That bistro kit looks so versatile, I don't build restaurants often but those windows would look great for shops in general. I'd also love to build like one of those boujee movie theatres with it.
drink trays are the BEST on custom holidays with the drinking goal
I LOVE the rock fountains! The inflatable and the Pergola alone was worth it! I already used them all and just love it.
Cozy Bistro would be so perfect for the 1920s era in a Decade Challenge
I think its ridiculous to release a bistro kit, when the dine out pack is still soo broken.
right?? and additionally, it doesn't help the "DLC for a DLC" feeling
which is a shame!! cause the items are pretty cool 😢
Exactly. I won’t even buy Dine Out because it doesn’t work, so why in the world would I want a bistro kit?
That spa day "pack refresh" or whatever they did to update spa day was the biggest tease ever, I feel like they'll never do that again 😕
i don’t think I understand this criticism because you can use tables, chairs and community lot stuff for other types of lots besides restaurants or even sims houses. Because it’s called bistro doesn’t mean it has to be used only for restaurants, just that it’s inspired by the style
@@callmekerrigan but if I own a dine out restaurant, I want it to work. Not just use the build mode. Same with bistro. I'd like to be able to use it in a restaurant. USE it. Not just build it
Simmers supporting simmers!! I love how much Simsie champions other creators. She knows how fortunate she is to be this successful and is always trying to pay it forward ❤
The bistro kit definitely seems like it's enhanced by/improved if you have dine out but it's also a case where it's not required to use the kit
Idea: Build a fancy old-timey riverboat restaurant in sulani that uses both the bistro kit for the windows and bar stuff and the riviera retreat kit for the water-side lounge stuff.
Also, I have to say, I’m a lot more impressed by the kits than I thought I would be based on the leaks, and I think the riviera retreat one is actually almost worth the money!
I love that dark green swatch
Ugh. I like Both of these kits... They will be so cool to build with, I think.
Really excited about both kits...as soon as I get home, I'm getting them. Can't wait. Congrats on a successful charity month! Almost half a million dollars is amazing!🎉
I love the red swatches in the pool kit! They just look so, so nice to me.
The bistro kit reminds me of the chain of bar/restaurants by TheLounges in the Uk, there’s one in Cardiff called Juno Lounge. They’re very eclectic and sort of 1920’s looking, you could replicate them really well with the bistro kit and the paranormal one
The bar's countertop is a traditionnal parisian zinc countertop. It fell out of fashion in the last 30 years, but it's so beautiful it's now back everywhere. The glass can be positionned behind the bar, to recreate the look of the bar in the painting "A bar at the Folies Bergère" by Manet.
I love this kit, I'm so happy with it !
That vintage poster from the bistro kit is everything! I love 1920s styled things and I feel like this is perfect!
I like how the Riviera Retreat kit goes well with the castle kit
I've seen curtains similar, and i think they're like that, so they dont get knocked down or blown away in weather
OH I love that bistro kit ! As a parisian, it's 1000% paris coded lol, it'd be great to build a bakery too !
Notice this while trying to build with the bistro kit that when you have move objects off some of the stuff slot together. Like the menu sign fits over the bistro windows.
i love that
I feel like the Riviera Retreat pack would be really good for making Roman-inspired builds
love these kits. the quality just clearly improves pack over pack and i'm so happy ab it
I feel like the riviera stuff would have worked so well in tartosa and the wedding expansion.
I think the thought process of "is it okay to make a kit that works better with other paid DLC?" is funny because if they had made content that didn't mix well with other packs it would be criticised for being too niche and not well rounded etc like Batuu. I think the Bistro Kit looks fantastic and it's probably a great thing it can work well with just the base game or work well with Dine out or the Cafes from Get Together. I think people just love to pick when the team finally pull out something good. The real issue is them not fixing dine out. not them making a kit that could work well with multiple things
I am so excited about the bistro pack because it's basically impossible rn to build houses and even most community lot types the way they are in argentina, and this bistro pack looks like every single old café here and I love that (they do in fact post a lot of old advertisements and signs in the walls as decor). This is the first time I think I can build something that looks like the places I'm in every day. The arched metal thing in the doors for example is so incredibly common in Buenos Aires in Rosario and it's there in Neuquén too but less so because it's a younger city (idk about the rest of the country, but probably)
I absolutely love the green and black shade of everything so excited to buy both kits…
Simsie... The fact you tel us to use ANYONE'S code is awesome. That's good community leader stuff right there. Simsie for president of Simtopia 2024!
i mean it in the the name, it's her seat with a reserve and everything
@@kitty79er So... I'm hotness and awesome? Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
I wasn’t particularly thrilled by the kits on the screenshots or in the e-shop, but seeing it in a detailed video like this makes it much easier to fall in love with individual items and I already see items in both packs that I must have 🙏🏻
The Cozy Bistro Kit feels like the My First Pet Stuff to its Dine Out..
The part of me that's annoyed and frustrated that Dine Out is still too buggy to bother playing with hates that Cozy Bistro is some of the best-looking content they've ever released, but the part of me that's always wanted better build assets for Cafes and Nightclubs (especially for Windenburg Olde Platz) is delighted. I very rarely buy kits but I might eventually make an exception for Cozy Bistro. Gorgeous.
Yay Thank you for this awesome look at these items up close, Kayla! I really appreciate getting to take a look at the items before I decide to buy. I usually don't remember to use affiliate links when I buy these things, but when I make the choice between which one I will buy, I'm definitely going to use yours this time. You're my #1 Sims content creator, and I LOVE your videos, and always appreciate your complete transparency. Thanks for keeping awesome consistent content for me to count on watching every day
I'm making the Tropical cafe from Schitt's Creek with it lol
I think the bistro kit is a good example of how they really painted themselves into a corner with locking core gameplay features like community lots/restaurants to one pack. They basically can’t add any new restaurant stuff because making it playable without Dine Out would make Dine Out (somewhat) obsolete. They’re making it work with having it just be a kit with few items and limited functionality, so just barely eeking by without making anyone mad. It makes a lot of sense Project Renee is going to have core features added to base game with pack content building on top of that… because they REALLY limited Sims 4’s growth opportunities with this model
Also it sucks that these core features are primarily locked to early packs which are just objectively worse lol
I buy everything. But if I didn’t. I think I’m more interested in the pool kit. But the lights from the bistro kit will be used a lot in normal buildings. They give me the same vibe as the pendant lights from growing together. But shorter so you can use them more easily.
i'm the same way, i love both kits but i'd choose pool kit over the bar kit and probably the same reason you mention in here and i'm more like a pool type👍
Honestly I'm in love with the Riverside Riviera kit!! It feels really versatile and I love the style of all the items
I don't know why they called that super fancy bar Trattoria, cause in italian a Trattoria is a rustic restaurant
We need left, right, full wall and top only of the drapery because are you KIDDING ME it’s so gorgeous and has so much potential for wedding venues
Ohhhh, thanks for that idea with the bar, never thought of reversing it like that against a wall.
I like how the bistro kit is so cohesive.
With all the pastel, modern, and trendy kits the sims has come out with, I'm really glad to see more cozy, traditional styles being embraced with these. These are super pretty
I really like the items in those kits, you're right, they're really nice.
About reciving them differently... well ig they could always be expanded opon and made into a normal pack or EA could remember that they promised us to refrash old packs. Some of this stuff could totally been added into refreshed packs
The pool stuff actually looks nice. I do wish you could interact with the waterfalls in some way like playing with them or something. I love Art Deco/Art Nouveau though since it's mostly for a restaurant/cafe and Dine Out is still broken for me (my Sims just never get their food) I might need to wait on it. It might pair with Realm of Magic stuff
This is the first time I genuinely feel I wanna buy both kits as they come out. And I did. Used the codes of Kayla and James two of my fav sims content creators 😂
That pergola loooks like the once Bella and Edward danced in 🥺🥺
I think the bistro wallpaper especially the pink and white will go so well with Modern Luxe!!!😍
I saw on the forum and on Twitter that the new bar has a new interaction for quick drinks and quick snacks. Coffee is available there.
I hope the bistro kit is a sign that we'll get a France inspired world. Season 2 of Interview with the Vampire is set in Paris. The doors and kit remind me so much of the cafe scene in episode 3! The kit is so aesthetically pleasing. If there was a France inspired world, a historic cathedral wedding venue and studio/loft apartments in a metro area would be cute
The dark green colored items in the Cozy Bistro kit is giving Slytherin a common room, and I love it!
I think the Bistro kit will be really wonderful for people doing the Decades challenge or any other period gameplay especially set in the 20s/30s
The bistro kit is nice for a "regular" house if that house is Titanic coded :D It's kinda giving the vibes!
id love for simsie to make a whole bistro using this new kit and dine out, and pick out the menu and everything :D
i love both versions but i'd choose the pool one over a bar one, i've always wanted more pool options so it's like a dream coming true😍😍
(it's now my favourite kit from each of the kits🥰🥰)
i just wished there was atleast 1 pool slide to make it complete😢😢
The cozy bistro kit is giving vintage hotel and I need to see a build for it!!
I'm so glad someone else got castle vibes from parts of this! Makes me want to build like a court yard pool area 7:37
really really would love a dining booth that was two tiles instead of three 😭😭 they’re all HUGE
I rarely buy kits because they never go on sale (and I can understand why, since they're only $5, but since we have so many kits at this point I don't think it would hurt EA to make kit bundles, sell 3 kits together for $12.99 or something). Anyhoo, these two kits look really nice as far as kits go.
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I really like these kits! I’ve ended up going back over old builds in Tartosa and Windenburg to update some of the public lots.
I work at a bar that has a very similar vibe to the bistro kit, just more eclectic. I’ve always wanted to try and recreate it but we don’t have anything that would really work for it. I am soooo excited to try and build it with this kit!
book nook and blooming rooms are so good! I love those kits.
*scrolls through Instagram and is reminded that there's two new kits today*
"ooooh, i forgot about these. let me buy--WAIT..."
*goes onto RUclips and finds this video*
what perfect timing 🤣 surely buying three kits in one day is fine.. right? 😅
The pergola reminds me of that one bridgerton scene in season two at Aubrey Hall
I tend to build houses and not really community lots... and I don't have Dine Out. One of my reasons for getting Get Together years ago was for the pool stuff, so I'm very interested in the Riviera Retreat and less in the Bistro Kit.
I need a video where you build a normal house with the second build kit in this video using all items
My absolute delight that we got a functional item (the drink tray) in A KIT
I really like the cozy bestro kit, you could make a really cute coffee shop with this.
That pergola is gorgeous?? I love the pool trims and the tiles??? THE WATERFALLS???? I never buy build kits but I might have to buy the Rivera retreat one just for those things😅
Not Simsie saying we haven't gotten a new dining booth since Dine Out when Batuu was RIGHT THERE! Say what you will about Journey to Batuu but the booths are really nice.
Came here to say this! I do think it's a little oversize but I still like it!
it would be so fun to do a shell challenge with the new kits!! we could put them on the bingo card and see if the community can somehow fit classic bingo things into a pool or bistro lot (eg, a creepy abandoned bistro, or a peppa pig pool!)
I’m waaaaaay more into the riviera retreat kit, I love having pools for my sims and these items are gorgeous 😍
the only thing about these kits recently is that they’re really cool and pretty but i don’t understand why the ideas are being wasted on kits rather than stuff packs and/or expansion packs. like they’re more affordable for us which is great but at the same time i feel like they’re coming up with great concepts and selling them as kits because they can’t be bothered coming up with gameplay for an actual pack. i feel this about the castle kit more than any other actually, a medieval expansion pack would’ve been so good but no it was just a kit with like 12 items
Riviera Retreat is giving Italian Villa. Would love to see a build like that!
I think the Cozy Bistro might also pair well with the Maximalist Kit, Get Together, High School Years and Discover University.
I think these kits are really good, definitely in my top 5 for sure
The light blue swatches from the Bistro kit are giving ice cream parlour ❤
I'm kinda shocked by how much I love the bistro kit, like I almost want it just for that gorgeous wall art alone
You can buy a coffee from the new bar but instead of order drink you need to select grab a quick meal or drink and then you can get a tea or coffee :)
I'm not usually a fan of kits, but i am so impressed by the cozy bistro one!!! It looks exactly like the furniture of the bistros I go to. I can't wait to use this one omg
if the bistro kit was a stuff pack that allowed you to create a bar/cafe lot (both at once) that would be so much better. imagine the speakeasies we'd make.
In my opinion the bistro kit being so heavily connected (for the lack of better word) to dine out is completely fine. Not every pack, or kit for that matter, is supposed to be for everyone. And since dine out (and/or cafes) came out so long ago, there's a higher chance that people already own them and have played with them so much that it's nice to have new stuff you can easily use with those packs. I feel like if you see this kit and think "oh this is so cool but I wish I could build a restaurant/cafe with it" you're better off with just getting those packs, even if they're more expensive initially, but if you really enjoy that gameplay I think it's worth it.
(Idk if that made any sense lol, I don't meant to sound rude, just some thoughts I got)
actually I'm so tired of people who don't have all the packs complaining that they don't have the packs, and they want to have packs released especially for them who has no packs, but anyways they won't buy anything so what the purpose? and same with builds all the time everyone is doing limited pack builds for those who doesn't have anything
but what about people who has every pack? who spent over $1k on this game and want to enjoy the new packs which work well with old packs
I was ready to hate on these kits but wow, they nailed these! They're beautiful!