Most of the kits are stuff that was considered for a pack and discarded, haven't you noticed? The grunge and basement kit are basically things that didn't make it into Werewolves, the Country Kitchen is the kitchen they decided not to put in Cottage Living, and so on.
@@ystacalden nice try, the Country Kitchen Kit came BEFORE cottage living. They were p close, but Country Kitchen came first. Not doubting it was released in preparation for cottage living, but it's not leftovers.
This should’ve been part of a Luxury Stuff Pack Refresh. Take these items and make the snack & drink displays functional (w/ different snack & drink options), make neighbors react to kids & teens throwing loud parties, ADD FREE STANDING BALLOON CLUSTERS, make the cake stand functional, have an option to hire clowns & even Blarfy, etc!!
I agree that they should be added with some pack but not Luxury Stuff. Two different vibes. Party Essentials honestly feels like reject items from the High schools pack.
Yeah it'd be great if they got a male creator to do a kit bc the men's clothing in this was just nothing... And the last male kit we got was with some random designer and all the clothes were just weird and not really usable.
@@lucaleone4331 I mean most of them. The main ones I wouldn't (and even then for certain sims I might) are the butterfly and the skirt? everything else seemed pretty unisex.
I noticed a cute detail on the new record player. One of the swatches on the vinyl that is lying on top the speaker matches a poster from the Werewolf pack! Its the one that has a white background, red text and 3 wolves in a suit. I can see myself using those two items together to make it look like my sim is a huge fan of that band!
I just kinda feel like so many of the items in Urban Homage should be base game. The head scarf, the gold bamboo earrings, the dashiki are all things that seem so normal in black fashion that putting them behind a paywall is a little 🙃🙃🙃 to me
Same, I wish they were base game but I'm glad to at least just have them now, and if they're gonna be behind a paywall at least it's the cheapest option yknow?
yeah it’s awesome to have particular designs made by a creator in a kit or packs that arent euro/usa centric but what is it with the sims blockading small features but claiming to have representation at the core of their development :’(
Yeah, I get your point. It's like if they'd put the Pride flag behind a paywall- not nice. Especially considering that TS4 has only recently started really working on POC representation
Urban Homage feels like a contender for favorite kit for me, definitely fave CAS kit. The items just seem like ones I'll use ALL the time. It's definitely going in the rotation with Incheon Arrivals and Moonlight Chic. The items are the perfect balance of retro and trendy and I can already imagine so many of my sims wearing them!
The flat textures are giving ball pit energy, except worse, because you can SEE THEM FROM THE SIDES THAT DON'T EXIST. Like no, I would not like a piece of paper with an neon light design drawn on the front attached to my wall with pipes. If it was an actual neon light attached in the same manner it would look great! But it's thinner than paper-thin 😭
Ok, wait...so not only are you unable to add candles to a cake while it's on the cake stand, but you can't blow out candles that were already added before it was put on the cake stand? That is honestly the biggest missed opportunity in a Party-themed Build/Buy pack. Other than that, the Party Essentials Kit seems like the sort of kit where if you have it, you'll find uses for it (a bar that you can put against the wall because there is no visible ledge for seating, lights and a dance floor for community lots, a table with a basic tablecloth, a pile of chips and plates for a backyard barbecue, etc) but if you don't have it, you won't be gazing wistfully at the store page for it, wishing you had it. It's useful, but not necessary for anything.
@@nina_scholten this is the sims (EA) we’re talking about 😭 they don’t fix ANYTHING and they’re greedy asf and ppl know and constantly complain but still buy it so trust me, the person is right. The sims could release a shitty pack rn with 3 items in it and people will still buy it 💀
It would be if sims couldn't take a piece while the cake is on the stand, but they can. If anything I think it'll make the problem worse because a sim could take a piece while the player is trying to work out why they can't add candles.
@@HannahJo32 cant you do that with the cake off of the stand tho? the only way i was thinking this could work is to add the candles, then put it on the stand. sims cant blow it out on the stand and if im not mistaken they can't autonomously take slices from a lit cake??
The trick I've found works for that is to make sure the sim making the cake has hunger in the green. Otherwise they will try to autonomously fill their hunger with the closest food item once they finish with their task
the fact that they called this "party ESSENTIALS" is killing me. if this dlc is supposedly so "essential" for parties - something that have been in the game since the beginning - why is it coming out 10 years late lmao
I mean agreed on it should be in game already, but it’s not saying it’s essential for parties, party essentials is actually a marketing phrase for party decorations, and food ware from the 80s and early 90s that stuck around in America, so it’s just the way of saying here’s stuff expected at a party like paper plates and solo cups, honestly while lazy it’s a quick way to get the point of the kit across
the butterfly top would be great for fay bell once that toddler is big. kinda weirded out by these kits tho ngl. like other commenters said; this feels like a luxury party refresh; and very common black fashion that should have been base game
I would really like some cas kits that give feminine frame sims full length tops, there are so, so very many cropped tops for feminine frames, and it can really limit options for older sims, sims that might be conscious of their weight, or sims that live in colder environments. I don't know if it's different in the US, but we really don't see than many people irl who wear cropped tops on the regular. I think we need a really good shoes kit, and a lot more love for adult+ age sims - including a new life stage between being in your early thirties, and being in your seventies!
Simsie promoting the Ebonix creator code for the Urban Homage Kit instead of her own is a really great demonstration of her wonderful character ❤ you are a gem Kayla.
To your point about dream home decorator having a similar top, I think it’s cool that they are making similar items with different modesty levels! I know there are players who have different needs whether it be personal or cultural so I think it’s cool to have things that are similar but can work for different modesty levels 🥰
@@second_second_ that is true that they aren’t super high modesty levels… I think it would be great to see a kit for lots of modest options! A collab with a hijabi simmer would be so cool!
Oh I adore the urban homage kit. Having older sisters that were teens in the early 2000s this is a style I grew up around and tried to mimick a bit in my tween years. It's not a style I wear anymore but my lord the nostalgia is HITTING More collabs with cc creators!
Urban Homage has brought me to tears. It just feels so good to finally have a way to properly represent myself in real life without having to have custom content. Who am I if I’m not wearing my head wrap and bamboo earrings 🥹💖 thank you so much Ebonix! And thank you so much Kayla for always embracing other cultures with open arms
I was so skeptical of the urban homage kit, but all the pieces are absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for showing and also Ebonix for a GORGEOUS line.
I do think the build kit is actually pretty cool. Many objects have interesting characteristics (like the led behind the tv), animations (like the light, the ball, the fog machine) and also game play for the dance floor. I do think it’s weird to buy it tho. It would have been REALLY GREAT as a free gift for the anniversary. Like a “we gift you this kit for like three months, then you would have to buy it”. You know. Anniversary-> celebratory kit. It would have Made so much sense and gave some positivity to the community
I was planning on skipping Party Essentials, but as luck would have it I'm messing around with making a save set in the late '70s/early '80s, so having another record player and a disco ball and the invisible dance floor will actually be really useful.
I was familiar with Ebonix’s CC so I had high hopes for the CAS kit, but I think it’s even better than I expected! I love that we get such a mix of funky patterns and solid colours, that variety helps me use these pieces over and over in different ways. Another great collab, and I hope we get even more like this! And I liked the build kit more than I thought I would! A lot of items fit into “normal” builds better than I expected (but it’s kinda funny that some of the party furniture looks more normal than their “normal” furniture 😂). A lot of the items I’d realistically only use a few times, but I could see myself using a few of them regularly.
Just so you guys know if you are thinking about getting the kit, the dance floor isn’t actually functional unless you have get together :/ Edit: only the “dance” feature works, the same as a radio, all other features like group dancing and dance battles are locked behind get together
I'm conflicted on the party kit... A lot of the clutter isn't really useful, but all those neon fixtures, the TV, bar and record player look so nice. It's kind of a 50/50 kit and I'm not sure 😂
Lol telling the sims community clutter isn't useful careful with that one But agree. I'm split on it too, I ended up liking it more than I thought. I just rarely throw parties.
I'm so over jackets (and the general lack of good cas) for masculine frames tbh. One would think a collab kit would bring nice CAS for both feminine and masculine frames but oh well 🤷♂
Right. It actually made me stop any praise for the kit. The whole time since the preview I knew when it would release the mens clothes would be nothing. And it might honestly be the worst men's kit I've seen. And simsie bringing up the exclusive men's one is a bigger slap in the face bc that one was a joke >_> Atleast that one tried to look interesting or creative. This one is just boring, nothing, I'll be mad it's even clogging my cas space. Like ebonix didn't have any fashionable male friends to ask? Lol
This is common in games. Female characters get all of the best fashion while the males get next to nothing. It's been proven time and time again that female fashion will have higher resolution than males among other things. What I'm really sick of too is how a lot of games now are giving men more fashion but it's all just like converted female clothing.. So it'll literally just be clothing females already had and just slightly edited to work on a male body.. then they call it male fashion.. that's not how that works.
@@Eventide215 100%, Ive actually been playing cyberpunk 2077 and THAT does male/ female clothing right. all looks so good, theres hot, sexy, queer, grunge, expensive, exotic, casual, everything for both genders. too bad you just can never fckn see your character so its pointless lol
So true the masculine cas is horrendous, the sims team value female over the male sims. The amount of masculine sims I have wearing the same outfit due to the lack of CAS clothing. Is so disappointing the sims really need to come out with something Masculine, to even out the playing field.
it’s called “luxury party” because the items in the pack are like modern lux items, the items in the new kit are brand new and clean not to flashy but colorful. If you don’t like it don’t buy it damn.
As someone who never wears cropped things irl, I really wish the Sims team (even with CC collab) made shirts that aren't cropped. It feels so awkward when most of the cute items are cropped. That's just me personally tho.
I love the little details in the sims, like decorating for a b-day party, taking themed family photos, etc. so the party essentials kit is very exciting to add more uniqueness!!
The floor light from Party Essentials lights upwards to the ceiling in a really cool way. And if you place it close to a wall it has a very cool effect as well.
I keep seeing people say prom vibes so high school but not everyone wants an entire pack. I like that it’s a kit. I also hope that carnivals come out in a game pack or kit. April looks so good in the new kit.
I wasn’t expecting to get either kit but you’ve sold me on the Urban Homage kit! The clothes are so cute and great quality. Thank you for reminding us about the codes!
Guys, the dancing skill, group dances etc. are all tied to other Sims 4 DLC, they’re not tied to the dance floors! The dance floor in this Kit DOES work with Basegame because you can have Sims gather on that spot and dance, that’s the function of a dance floor in this game! For crying out loud, why are people misinterpreting this so much!? It’s not rocket science 🙄
Because kits come with a set amount of items and wasting one of them on an item that you literally cannot see and has barely any function without other dlc is kind of lame??
@@V4ND4L1Z3RR sure it’s a bit lame, but that doesn’t change the facts. You can still use it in BS It isn’t like MFPT where you literally can’t use some of the items unless you’ve got C&D
So tired of people in the comments saying Kayla is lying and being fake, MAYBE she has a different opinion than you?!! This isn't a "luxury party stuff add on", the packs don't match even in the slightest, and the dance floor DOES WORK. Just because another reviewer didn't double check this information he's putting out doesn't mean that Kayla is a liar. Y'all don't have to buy the pack if you don't like it, but some of the ppl in these comments are just so mean and hatful over a SIMS KIT is ridiculous.
Personally I love that new party kit; birthday parties, baby showers, the auditorium for graduations, nightclubs, lounges, and they are all examples that use everything but there are so many more uses for individual items like the table, the raised platter, the speaker, the record player, the wall decor, the TV... its definitely my new favourite kit
we really need to abolish the restrictions for masc and feminine frame clothing in the sims. everything in the urban homage kit looks so good, but because the items are so frame restricted they won't look nearly as good of the frame the weren't made for, which is really unfortunate. It's sad to me that we still have stuff like this happening with cas in this game after so many years
I think it's amazing of you that you shared the creator's 5% code and put an emphasis for us to use it if we purchase the kit 🥰 you're such an incredible and inspiring person and the way you push other people forward just confirms how much of a big heart you have, no wonder this whole community of almost 2mil people adore you
the hoops are called bamboo earrings. they are a staple in the black/brown community. you usually get them from the beauty supply store (fake) or the swap meet (real gold).💖
I bought both today and the party kit is SO useful when decorating the auditorium for prom! I also think the clothes are super cute, especially the tops and the piercings!
What they need to do is give us room toggles to switch between furniture layouts (with everything going into family inventory, of course, for storage) so that you could switch from a day-to-day layout to a party layout (or any other layout you set up, of course) and back again via a Build/Buy Mode dropdown. Packs like Party Essentials are just pointless for me without such a feature - like many (probably most) players, I'm waaaaaaaaaay too lazy to manually set up for a party or whatever and then have to manually re-set up my old room...
You could take the room you have, save it to your personal gallery (doesn't have to be uploaded), decorate it for parties, and then put in your old room from the gallery when done. You could also save the party layout and put it in whenever you want. So the functionality is already there.. you just didn't think to use it that way most likely.
The simstagram worthy drape... is going to make great backsplash behind kitchen counters to match the rest of the walls in the room above the cabinets!
I feel like the invisible dancefloor shouldn't be hidden behind a paywall. To me that's equivalent to if they put the invisible debug lights from TS3 behind a paywall.
The urban homage kit is giving me so much nostalgia wow!! I remember tops just like that butterfly one! And some of the pants omg! I used to have those apple bottom jeans etc as well which I could see in a kit like that! The big layered necklaces in that style too they were so popular!
instead of making a kit with representation that people have to buy, why not add important cultural items (dashiki, headwrap, etc) in the base game so anyone can create a person that looks like them?? its weird to have an "urban" kit made mostly with black people in mind behind a paywall when most eurocentric items are in base game and have been for a WHILE.
This was good timing. My Sim just tonight entered a new phase of her life and needed a style overhaul. These Urban Homage pieces are fantastic and work really well with other pieces that are already in the game. Can't say enough how much I appreciate things that match! I'm not sure about the party pack yet. I'm sure I will use some of the things, but not really in a decorating mode just yet.
I can use this for patio parties and get-togethers. You might even use it for club gatherings, and dance parties I just thought of something, with the pink and blue lights, you can have a bringing-home baby celebration, like the parents coming home from the hospital, or an adoption party, or the family reunion. A retirement, a moving out party, a swinging singles party, or the night before getting married party, any reason is a good reason to celebrate... :)
I’m obsessed with the party essentials kit. I can totally see myself using it in a bar or a karaoke place, cause they don’t really feel like a party?? It would be so cool to have some space with all those LED lights, the disco ball and obviously THE INVISIBLE DANCEFLOOR!! I feel like I could actually consider to get it among other kits because then maybe I would go out with my sims cause the parties don’t feel like parties in my town.
Thanks, Kayla, for your review of these Kits. I also had the same problem installing the Urban Homage Kit, but I got it to work by clearing the cache memory. I always like new content and I'm sure I'll find ways to use the content from both Kits in my games.
The first thing I thought about with the wall streamers or the hanging LED lights were like, door fringe. Could be used for like a teen closet door to cover up an archway!
As many said, the Party Essentials really give High School Years prom vibes. I'd almost say they should have just added most of this stuff to that pack, but it already had so many buy items. The standing dance floor light, balloons, garlands could have been kept for prom. Some of the stuff, mainly the poster, party sign, floor confetti and balloons feel very much like they could be added to Seasons to me due to their swatches. The Simstagram backdrop could go with City Living, given the careers in it. (Though good luck in getting your Sims to face the right way.) The Disco Ball feels like it could be part of Get Together to me. The Curve TV could go with either of the two latter packs mentioned. Really, though... they could have dispersed these things into the Base Game and into older Stuff packs as a bit of a refresh to interest people into buying their older or less popular ones. The Dining Table, Food Pedestal and Dance Floor would be awesome to have in the Base game. (They could have done some useful game play with it too, they should have made it so the Sim who bakes it automatically puts the cake on it and Sims know not to touch/steal a slice!) The Bar and Turn Table sort of makes me think of Bowling Stuff for some reason. The Fog Machine would definitely be Spooky Stuff. The Cups and Straws Station and Stack of Plates and Chips would probably have gone well with Backyard Stuff. The Fiber Optic Garland and LED Party Strip make me think of the Glow Cube from Luxury Party). The little Party Floor Light, Neon Sign, Luminous Lighticles and small Wall Speaker... those could be dispersed wherever "needed".
I HATE kits but the record player radio, the fog machine, and the disco ball are sm of the best objects in game (not sure is worth the price tho, but it's nice) edit: also, the "led plaques-thingy" (butterfly, cow plant board(?)) is actually disgustingly bad 🤢 I think is just as bad as the glow cube (myb worse)
Personally and talking as a person who hates parties, mainly in the sims, I do actually like this kit. I just did a 70s inspired disco, and this will come in handy. Im really happy we finally got a discoball. But it can be versatile too, like it can be cool in teen rooms and the plain items like the bar and the table can be useful in any home. And the invisible dancefloor can be put nicely in gardens. Im actually happy with this one, I thought I was going to hate it
THE DANCE FLOOR DOES WORK WITH JUST THE BASE GAME!!! You do NOT need any packs for it to work! Trust me, I've tested it!
Thank u so much. I was getting so many mixed vibes =D
Is there a way you can edit this info into the video? Because there is an absolute ton of people saying otherwise in the comments
Love when the sims make things like that, so you don't have to buy more than one pack (getting flashbacks to my first pet stuff)
The only option I had was "Dance' Which was the same interaction you can use with any speaker without a dance floor. And "Turn on Fog"
Didn’t seem to work with BG only in another review I watched 👀👀
Half of the build kit items should’ve come with high school years, it’s giving prom decorations
Ok. I was wondering if i was the only one who thought that. I was like i cant be the only one who thinks its prom items
Most of the kits are stuff that was considered for a pack and discarded, haven't you noticed? The grunge and basement kit are basically things that didn't make it into Werewolves, the Country Kitchen is the kitchen they decided not to put in Cottage Living, and so on.
Totally!!
@@ystacalden nice try, the Country Kitchen Kit came BEFORE cottage living. They were p close, but Country Kitchen came first. Not doubting it was released in preparation for cottage living, but it's not leftovers.
Facts
This should’ve been part of a Luxury Stuff Pack Refresh. Take these items and make the snack & drink displays functional (w/ different snack & drink options), make neighbors react to kids & teens throwing loud parties, ADD FREE STANDING BALLOON CLUSTERS, make the cake stand functional, have an option to hire clowns & even Blarfy, etc!!
wait no but actually??? you're right!! it would've been much more worth it
EXACTLY!!!!! But it's EA after all 🙄🙄🙄
I agree that they should be added with some pack but not Luxury Stuff. Two different vibes. Party Essentials honestly feels like reject items from the High schools pack.
SO true
Omg so cool idea
they need to work with CC creators to make all the clothes because the urban homage kit is just incredible
Yeah it'd be great if they got a male creator to do a kit bc the men's clothing in this was just nothing...
And the last male kit we got was with some random designer and all the clothes were just weird and not really usable.
For real! It's the first CAS content that has actually made me consider getting a kit.
@@lucaleone4331 Ebonix said that the clothes are unisex. She pushed really hard for them to work on both masculine and feminine frames
@@ShaniqueHyde do you actually believe that? because I have eyes and I sure dont. How many of those clothes are you putting on your male sims?
@@lucaleone4331 I mean most of them. The main ones I wouldn't (and even then for certain sims I might) are the butterfly and the skirt? everything else seemed pretty unisex.
"Party essentials" are definitely things that didn't make it to high school years. Someone on the sims team was exited to get to go to prom.
I noticed a cute detail on the new record player. One of the swatches on the vinyl that is lying on top the speaker matches a poster from the Werewolf pack! Its the one that has a white background, red text and 3 wolves in a suit. I can see myself using those two items together to make it look like my sim is a huge fan of that band!
Like people with the Taylor Swift vinyls. (I came up with this reference independent of the video.)
Party essentials item feel like they should've come with highschool years as prom decor
True. They do fit in well with that pack.
Mhm that’s the only place I could see this fitting in
Just looks like if they took the prom stuff but made it lower quality lol
again if feels is the rejected itens that didnt came in the final cut... and more 5 euros or dolls.
Or My Wedding Stories for wedding receptions.
Or get together
"I don't see myself putting that fog machine in my houses" ... but how about your GRAVEYARD?! 👀
I just kinda feel like so many of the items in Urban Homage should be base game. The head scarf, the gold bamboo earrings, the dashiki are all things that seem so normal in black fashion that putting them behind a paywall is a little 🙃🙃🙃 to me
Same, I wish they were base game but I'm glad to at least just have them now, and if they're gonna be behind a paywall at least it's the cheapest option yknow?
honestly i thought that too
@@foxxybreyerkatnisshorsepro1336 that's a good point tbh, props to looking on the bright side ☺️
yeah it’s awesome to have particular designs made by a creator in a kit or packs that arent euro/usa centric but what is it with the sims blockading small features but claiming to have representation at the core of their development :’(
Yeah, I get your point. It's like if they'd put the Pride flag behind a paywall- not nice.
Especially considering that TS4 has only recently started really working on POC representation
Can we take a moment to appreciate how classy it was of Simsie to shout out Ebonix's creator code instead of her own?
that LED TV would've been absolutely perfect for the vibes of your last build!! (The gaming apartment) 🥳💜
YES I was thinking the same thing. Some of those other lighting options too. Maybe the photo backdrop as a streaming backdrop??
@@artistryiscomingback omg yes! That’d be an awesome streaming backdrop I’d be mesmerized lol🤩
Ebonix is one of my favorite cc creators, she really changes the game for black simmers. I’m so glad she got this opportunity
The fog machine, disco ball, and bar are the only objects that carry any weight in Party 'Essentials'
And the tv
And the record player
Base game update
Urban Homage feels like a contender for favorite kit for me, definitely fave CAS kit. The items just seem like ones I'll use ALL the time. It's definitely going in the rotation with Incheon Arrivals and Moonlight Chic. The items are the perfect balance of retro and trendy and I can already imagine so many of my sims wearing them!
I love moonlight chic!!! I’m so excited to try urban homage
The flat textures are giving ball pit energy, except worse, because you can SEE THEM FROM THE SIDES THAT DON'T EXIST. Like no, I would not like a piece of paper with an neon light design drawn on the front attached to my wall with pipes. If it was an actual neon light attached in the same manner it would look great! But it's thinner than paper-thin 😭
Ok, wait...so not only are you unable to add candles to a cake while it's on the cake stand, but you can't blow out candles that were already added before it was put on the cake stand? That is honestly the biggest missed opportunity in a Party-themed Build/Buy pack.
Other than that, the Party Essentials Kit seems like the sort of kit where if you have it, you'll find uses for it (a bar that you can put against the wall because there is no visible ledge for seating, lights and a dance floor for community lots, a table with a basic tablecloth, a pile of chips and plates for a backyard barbecue, etc) but if you don't have it, you won't be gazing wistfully at the store page for it, wishing you had it. It's useful, but not necessary for anything.
Which is honestly how all DLC should be. It's nice to have, but not essential for your game. How unusual for EA, lol
Fog machine but for vlads house to make it spookier
That's a good idea :)
Fog machine but for my teen sim bedroom to make them dizzy
The led light wall gives glowing cube energy lol they would actually pair together well in a club space or something!
that 2d led strip that's literally TRANSPARENT if you look at it from behind is actually crazy
Horrific.
that actually deterred me from buying the kit ever i think 😅
@@jessnorton812no one caressss don’t buy it more ppl will 😂
@@ilymiyahI don’t think pointing out issues with the kit will lead to more people buying it…
@@nina_scholten this is the sims (EA) we’re talking about 😭 they don’t fix ANYTHING and they’re greedy asf and ppl know and constantly complain but still buy it so trust me, the person is right. The sims could release a shitty pack rn with 3 items in it and people will still buy it 💀
I just realized she is at 1.99M subscribers! She is sooooo close to 2 mil!!!! I can't wait. Also I love your videos!!!
Ooo cool!
The cake stand it's the solution for sims that eat birthday cake before you can place the candles on it!!!
It would be if sims couldn't take a piece while the cake is on the stand, but they can. If anything I think it'll make the problem worse because a sim could take a piece while the player is trying to work out why they can't add candles.
You can take a slice from the stand tho... So... I think you're wrong.
@@lucycarter3041OH! Unless, can you place the stand strategically where Sims can't reach it? That might work but it sounds risky.
@@HannahJo32 cant you do that with the cake off of the stand tho? the only way i was thinking this could work is to add the candles, then put it on the stand. sims cant blow it out on the stand and if im not mistaken they can't autonomously take slices from a lit cake??
The trick I've found works for that is to make sure the sim making the cake has hunger in the green. Otherwise they will try to autonomously fill their hunger with the closest food item once they finish with their task
the fact that they called this "party ESSENTIALS" is killing me. if this dlc is supposedly so "essential" for parties - something that have been in the game since the beginning - why is it coming out 10 years late lmao
I mean agreed on it should be in game already, but it’s not saying it’s essential for parties, party essentials is actually a marketing phrase for party decorations, and food ware from the 80s and early 90s that stuck around in America, so it’s just the way of saying here’s stuff expected at a party like paper plates and solo cups, honestly while lazy it’s a quick way to get the point of the kit across
MTE
Can yall just stfu if you don’t like the damn kit don’t buy it yall always gotta have something to sayyyy
@@ilymiyahyeah its called a opinion. we are not allowed to like the kit. EA deserves criticism. its not that deep why are you licking their boots.
@@anglfail if you don’t like the kit then don’t buy it, yall always gotta be negative about everything it’s aggravating asf.
the butterfly top would be great for fay bell once that toddler is big.
kinda weirded out by these kits tho ngl. like other commenters said; this feels like a luxury party refresh; and very common black fashion that should have been base game
I would really like some cas kits that give feminine frame sims full length tops, there are so, so very many cropped tops for feminine frames, and it can really limit options for older sims, sims that might be conscious of their weight, or sims that live in colder environments. I don't know if it's different in the US, but we really don't see than many people irl who wear cropped tops on the regular. I think we need a really good shoes kit, and a lot more love for adult+ age sims - including a new life stage between being in your early thirties, and being in your seventies!
Yeah I prefer masculine framed cas a lot of the time but then there's the square chest glitch, so I just rarely make feminine framed sims lol.
Yes, i would love more modest clothings.
This new kit texture is good, but not modest style, except for 2,3 pieces.
Simsie promoting the Ebonix creator code for the Urban Homage Kit instead of her own is a really great demonstration of her wonderful character ❤ you are a gem Kayla.
To your point about dream home decorator having a similar top, I think it’s cool that they are making similar items with different modesty levels! I know there are players who have different needs whether it be personal or cultural so I think it’s cool to have things that are similar but can work for different modesty levels 🥰
now if only they'd start making closed versions of otherwise open outfits. (like jackets being open, and then another version being zipped up)
Both are not modest though.. i need more modest clothing. That covers the body.. like in spring/autumn. Or just cover fully with nice non-heavy fabric
@@second_second_ that is true that they aren’t super high modesty levels… I think it would be great to see a kit for lots of modest options! A collab with a hijabi simmer would be so cool!
Oh I adore the urban homage kit. Having older sisters that were teens in the early 2000s this is a style I grew up around and tried to mimick a bit in my tween years. It's not a style I wear anymore but my lord the nostalgia is HITTING
More collabs with cc creators!
Urban Homage has brought me to tears. It just feels so good to finally have a way to properly represent myself in real life without having to have custom content. Who am I if I’m not wearing my head wrap and bamboo earrings 🥹💖 thank you so much Ebonix! And thank you so much Kayla for always embracing other cultures with open arms
I was so skeptical of the urban homage kit, but all the pieces are absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for showing and also Ebonix for a GORGEOUS line.
I feel like the butterfly top would fit Tinker :]
And what about the crowns??
I do think the build kit is actually pretty cool. Many objects have interesting characteristics (like the led behind the tv), animations (like the light, the ball, the fog machine) and also game play for the dance floor.
I do think it’s weird to buy it tho. It would have been REALLY GREAT as a free gift for the anniversary. Like a “we gift you this kit for like three months, then you would have to buy it”.
You know. Anniversary-> celebratory kit. It would have Made so much sense and gave some positivity to the community
13:01 this is EXACTLY what the bar at my dads house is like, same wood color and everything. How did EA know this, should I be scared
they’re in your walls /j
Your dad secretly works for EA
I was planning on skipping Party Essentials, but as luck would have it I'm messing around with making a save set in the late '70s/early '80s, so having another record player and a disco ball and the invisible dance floor will actually be really useful.
the tile wall banner would be rlly cool for a kitchen backsplash
Oh I love this idea! Specifically because it bugs me so much when I can see the tile above the cabinets
I was familiar with Ebonix’s CC so I had high hopes for the CAS kit, but I think it’s even better than I expected! I love that we get such a mix of funky patterns and solid colours, that variety helps me use these pieces over and over in different ways. Another great collab, and I hope we get even more like this!
And I liked the build kit more than I thought I would! A lot of items fit into “normal” builds better than I expected (but it’s kinda funny that some of the party furniture looks more normal than their “normal” furniture 😂). A lot of the items I’d realistically only use a few times, but I could see myself using a few of them regularly.
Just so you guys know if you are thinking about getting the kit, the dance floor isn’t actually functional unless you have get together :/
Edit: only the “dance” feature works, the same as a radio, all other features like group dancing and dance battles are locked behind get together
Wow that’s really a new low
ea moment
my first pet stuff pack scheme all over again lol
Feel like Kayla should've mentioned that instead of freaking out over an "item" that literally doesn't exist
🤦♀at this point, I'm not even surprised
I'm conflicted on the party kit... A lot of the clutter isn't really useful, but all those neon fixtures, the TV, bar and record player look so nice. It's kind of a 50/50 kit and I'm not sure 😂
Lol telling the sims community clutter isn't useful careful with that one
But agree. I'm split on it too, I ended up liking it more than I thought. I just rarely throw parties.
Yeah, if only the juice, snack, buffet table are functional, it would have been great..
The fact that the drink station doesn’t actually dispense drinks is kind of depressing
I Always buy packs and kits on sale cause something I like just half of the things of is not worth full price to me tbh
The fact that the snacks are only decorations. Like - would it have been so hard to add some of the snack fridge-animations to it?
I give it three days before a modder tunes them to let you grab a drink/snack respectively
I'm so over jackets (and the general lack of good cas) for masculine frames tbh. One would think a collab kit would bring nice CAS for both feminine and masculine frames but oh well 🤷♂
Right.
It actually made me stop any praise for the kit. The whole time since the preview I knew when it would release the mens clothes would be nothing.
And it might honestly be the worst men's kit I've seen.
And simsie bringing up the exclusive men's one is a bigger slap in the face bc that one was a joke >_>
Atleast that one tried to look interesting or creative.
This one is just boring, nothing, I'll be mad it's even clogging my cas space.
Like ebonix didn't have any fashionable male friends to ask? Lol
This is common in games. Female characters get all of the best fashion while the males get next to nothing. It's been proven time and time again that female fashion will have higher resolution than males among other things. What I'm really sick of too is how a lot of games now are giving men more fashion but it's all just like converted female clothing.. So it'll literally just be clothing females already had and just slightly edited to work on a male body.. then they call it male fashion.. that's not how that works.
@@Eventide215 100%, Ive actually been playing cyberpunk 2077 and THAT does male/ female clothing right. all looks so good, theres hot, sexy, queer, grunge, expensive, exotic, casual, everything for both genders.
too bad you just can never fckn see your character so its pointless lol
So true the masculine cas is horrendous, the sims team value female over the male sims. The amount of masculine sims I have wearing the same outfit due to the lack of CAS clothing. Is so disappointing the sims really need to come out with something Masculine, to even out the playing field.
This kit should be an update for luxury party pack. It litteraly adds more than a stuff pack
it’s called “luxury party” because the items in the pack are like modern lux items, the items in the new kit are brand new and clean not to flashy but colorful. If you don’t like it don’t buy it damn.
@@ilymiyahwhy don’t you just marry ea god damn
@@ilymiyah ur giving me second hand humiliation
As someone who never wears cropped things irl, I really wish the Sims team (even with CC collab) made shirts that aren't cropped. It feels so awkward when most of the cute items are cropped. That's just me personally tho.
I love the little details in the sims, like decorating for a b-day party, taking themed family photos, etc. so the party essentials kit is very exciting to add more uniqueness!!
The floor light from Party Essentials lights upwards to the ceiling in a really cool way. And if you place it close to a wall it has a very cool effect as well.
I keep seeing people say prom vibes so high school but not everyone wants an entire pack. I like that it’s a kit. I also hope that carnivals come out in a game pack or kit.
April looks so good in the new kit.
Yeah, actually I'm not interested in high school.. but would love to have a school.. hmm kinda torn
Please please build another prom lot thingy using the party kit🙏🏻 it could be so cute with the stuff from high school years
I wasn’t expecting to get either kit but you’ve sold me on the Urban Homage kit! The clothes are so cute and great quality. Thank you for reminding us about the codes!
Guys, the dancing skill, group dances etc. are all tied to other Sims 4 DLC, they’re not tied to the dance floors! The dance floor in this Kit DOES work with Basegame because you can have Sims gather on that spot and dance, that’s the function of a dance floor in this game!
For crying out loud, why are people misinterpreting this so much!? It’s not rocket science 🙄
Because kits come with a set amount of items and wasting one of them on an item that you literally cannot see and has barely any function without other dlc is kind of lame??
@@V4ND4L1Z3RR sure it’s a bit lame, but that doesn’t change the facts. You can still use it in BS
It isn’t like MFPT where you literally can’t use some of the items unless you’ve got C&D
The yogurt dispenser is so gross looking 😂😂😂😂
The Urban Homage CAS kit makes me think of Fresh Prince ❤
i would love to see you build a haunted house with that fog machine!
haunted blue suburban coming right up 😂 /lh
Yeessssss
So tired of people in the comments saying Kayla is lying and being fake, MAYBE she has a different opinion than you?!! This isn't a "luxury party stuff add on", the packs don't match even in the slightest, and the dance floor DOES WORK. Just because another reviewer didn't double check this information he's putting out doesn't mean that Kayla is a liar. Y'all don't have to buy the pack if you don't like it, but some of the ppl in these comments are just so mean and hatful over a SIMS KIT is ridiculous.
I was thinking about Urban Homage kit. And it was nice for Simsie to suggest we support Ebonix.
Personally I love that new party kit; birthday parties, baby showers, the auditorium for graduations, nightclubs, lounges, and they are all examples that use everything but there are so many more uses for individual items like the table, the raised platter, the speaker, the record player, the wall decor, the TV... its definitely my new favourite kit
we really need to abolish the restrictions for masc and feminine frame clothing in the sims. everything in the urban homage kit looks so good, but because the items are so frame restricted they won't look nearly as good of the frame the weren't made for, which is really unfortunate. It's sad to me that we still have stuff like this happening with cas in this game after so many years
Yeah I absolutely hate that
Always a pain
You should do a retro 70s inspired house! we have so many retro looking pieces in the sims now, it would be really cool.
The fairy lights on the balloons really light up in the dark 😍😍 10:24
i looooove how kayla is unerringly ALWAYS so supportive of creator made packs. i love it so much, the most supportive queen
Take a sip of water every time Kayla says "we don't have anything like this." Stay hydrated :)
I think it's amazing of you that you shared the creator's 5% code and put an emphasis for us to use it if we purchase the kit 🥰 you're such an incredible and inspiring person and the way you push other people forward just confirms how much of a big heart you have, no wonder this whole community of almost 2mil people adore you
Your hair is looking so pretty in this video! You ate that
the hoops are called bamboo earrings. they are a staple in the black/brown community. you usually get them from the beauty supply store (fake) or the swap meet (real gold).💖
My first thought for the wall tile thingy is for a kitchen backsplash to be honest. Just did that for my most recent build, i like it
I bought both today and the party kit is SO useful when decorating the auditorium for prom! I also think the clothes are super cute, especially the tops and the piercings!
The invisible dancefloor is useful, however... you need Get Together for it to function fully as an item. 🥴
Of effing course you need another pack to actually use a kit item 🤦♀
and this is an actual representation of EA --->🤑
Why would you need get together?
No, you do not
No you don’t
@@chiarybLuE You don't need Get Together
The texture on this party kit guarantees i would never pay for it
I've been waiting for her review all day lol I wasn't going to get it until I see Kayla video 🎉🎉
I was actually surprised to love the little lemonade container, I can see myself putting it in my ranch family’s house. Very southern esque
Ebonix knocked it out of the park
What they need to do is give us room toggles to switch between furniture layouts (with everything going into family inventory, of course, for storage) so that you could switch from a day-to-day layout to a party layout (or any other layout you set up, of course) and back again via a Build/Buy Mode dropdown. Packs like Party Essentials are just pointless for me without such a feature - like many (probably most) players, I'm waaaaaaaaaay too lazy to manually set up for a party or whatever and then have to manually re-set up my old room...
Gasp! Genius! Make the toggle per room! Even if it were per lot, it’d add a lot to the existing Seasons decoration box.
You could take the room you have, save it to your personal gallery (doesn't have to be uploaded), decorate it for parties, and then put in your old room from the gallery when done. You could also save the party layout and put it in whenever you want. So the functionality is already there.. you just didn't think to use it that way most likely.
Why does the drink dispenser thing at 9:49 kinda look like it has pickles in it!? 😂
Yum, pickle punch! 🥒😂
Why won't they just make a normal orange juice dispenser.
The colour is a bit gross. Does it have swatches so that we can change the drink colours??
The simstagram worthy drape... is going to make great backsplash behind kitchen counters to match the rest of the walls in the room above the cabinets!
I feel like the invisible dancefloor shouldn't be hidden behind a paywall. To me that's equivalent to if they put the invisible debug lights from TS3 behind a paywall.
I guess it’s cause dancing skill is locked being a goddamn paywall 😅
Ebonix has really beautiful cc, i've been downloading from her for my black sims for years, just gorgeous
eeeeeeeeeek I LOVE 2000s style, and that butterfly top is just chef's kiss!
It's so funny how prospective differs between people cuz I LOVE this kit for all the effects and lights! A top 5 for me!!!
Kit: has something with a pastel rainbow swatch
Me: 🫴🏻💵
The urban homage kit is giving me so much nostalgia wow!! I remember tops just like that butterfly one! And some of the pants omg! I used to have those apple bottom jeans etc as well which I could see in a kit like that! The big layered necklaces in that style too they were so popular!
KAYLA PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DECORATE THE PROM SPACE WITH THE NEW KIT!!
I completely agree. The little table things like chips and drink tray would have way cooler if you could eat or drink from them.
As soon as I saw you place the floor confetti, I thought of the Eras Tour confetti people were snatching from the floor, lol!
I was waiting for this video and yes it's so good. I always love your enthusiasm and pureness. I am definitely buying the last kit. 😍✨
instead of making a kit with representation that people have to buy, why not add important cultural items (dashiki, headwrap, etc) in the base game so anyone can create a person that looks like them?? its weird to have an "urban" kit made mostly with black people in mind behind a paywall when most eurocentric items are in base game and have been for a WHILE.
This was good timing. My Sim just tonight entered a new phase of her life and needed a style overhaul. These Urban Homage pieces are fantastic and work really well with other pieces that are already in the game. Can't say enough how much I appreciate things that match! I'm not sure about the party pack yet. I'm sure I will use some of the things, but not really in a decorating mode just yet.
Yay my first luxury party stuff🙄
the detail and care and love and dedication put into that butterfly top alone is crazy, ebonix is doing so incredible 🎉🎉
I usually don't like commenting on clothes, but Kayla's hoodie looks PEAK CONFYNESS
I like using the cake stands for kitchen sink clutter. Sponges, hand soap, etc (I found some really cute stuff for it in cc)
Your hair looks so good in this video
I can use this for patio parties and get-togethers. You might even use it for club gatherings, and dance parties I just thought of something, with the pink and blue lights, you can have a bringing-home baby celebration, like the parents coming home from the hospital, or an adoption party, or the family reunion. A retirement, a moving out party, a swinging singles party, or the night before getting married party, any reason is a good reason to celebrate... :)
Always entertained by your content, it's awesome!
I’m obsessed with the party essentials kit. I can totally see myself using it in a bar or a karaoke place, cause they don’t really feel like a party?? It would be so cool to have some space with all those LED lights, the disco ball and obviously THE INVISIBLE DANCEFLOOR!! I feel like I could actually consider to get it among other kits because then maybe I would go out with my sims cause the parties don’t feel like parties in my town.
Oh haven't thought about karaoke. Yeah it'll be nicer.
And those neons can be used in a run-down steampunk-themed towns too
I just want to put the fog machine in a bush outside to make it all foggy and spooky at night. ❤️
Thanks, Kayla, for your review of these Kits. I also had the same problem installing the Urban Homage Kit, but I got it to work by clearing the cache memory. I always like new content and I'm sure I'll find ways to use the content from both Kits in my games.
I always have to check the Sims twitter to make sure I wasn’t getting Deja vu and thinking they stopped kits at some point
The first thing I thought about with the wall streamers or the hanging LED lights were like, door fringe. Could be used for like a teen closet door to cover up an archway!
The party kit will be great for improving Prom and for teen bedrooms.
As many said, the Party Essentials really give High School Years prom vibes. I'd almost say they should have just added most of this stuff to that pack, but it already had so many buy items. The standing dance floor light, balloons, garlands could have been kept for prom. Some of the stuff, mainly the poster, party sign, floor confetti and balloons feel very much like they could be added to Seasons to me due to their swatches. The Simstagram backdrop could go with City Living, given the careers in it. (Though good luck in getting your Sims to face the right way.) The Disco Ball feels like it could be part of Get Together to me. The Curve TV could go with either of the two latter packs mentioned.
Really, though... they could have dispersed these things into the Base Game and into older Stuff packs as a bit of a refresh to interest people into buying their older or less popular ones.
The Dining Table, Food Pedestal and Dance Floor would be awesome to have in the Base game. (They could have done some useful game play with it too, they should have made it so the Sim who bakes it automatically puts the cake on it and Sims know not to touch/steal a slice!)
The Bar and Turn Table sort of makes me think of Bowling Stuff for some reason.
The Fog Machine would definitely be Spooky Stuff.
The Cups and Straws Station and Stack of Plates and Chips would probably have gone well with Backyard Stuff.
The Fiber Optic Garland and LED Party Strip make me think of the Glow Cube from Luxury Party).
The little Party Floor Light, Neon Sign, Luminous Lighticles and small Wall Speaker... those could be dispersed wherever "needed".
I HATE kits but the record player radio, the fog machine, and the disco ball are sm of the best objects in game
(not sure is worth the price tho, but it's nice)
edit: also, the "led plaques-thingy" (butterfly, cow plant board(?)) is actually disgustingly bad 🤢
I think is just as bad as the glow cube (myb worse)
Aaaa she is so close to 2 million subs! I’m so proud of how much you have grown Kayla
The party pack definitely isn't bad but some of the textures are just BEYOND lazy, like it couldn't get any more flat if they tried
Personally and talking as a person who hates parties, mainly in the sims, I do actually like this kit. I just did a 70s inspired disco, and this will come in handy. Im really happy we finally got a discoball. But it can be versatile too, like it can be cool in teen rooms and the plain items like the bar and the table can be useful in any home. And the invisible dancefloor can be put nicely in gardens. Im actually happy with this one, I thought I was going to hate it