“...ignore this pack’s existence like you would a guy who gets too drunk and hisses at people at the Olive Garden.” Thank you for making me snort tea up my nose.
I usually ‘go on dates’ on my home lot. It’s so much easier and quicker to get a gold because the game only generates goals you can achieve like ‘socialise with your date 10 times’.
@@namaste_charlei me either, I've never ran a restaurant 😂...or a store...i wanted them to have places to go and do things like shop, have dinner or events
@@HerHollyness i don't want every date to be at my home, their home, the park, the lounge, the gym or the library 🤷🏾♀️ just like in real life I like to do a variety of things.
I'd agree, I love using the tent and the cooler for that, but if you just grind up collectibles, you can put a roof piece on the ground, then buy a door and a bed. Also, Tiny Living outranks Outdoor Retreat by a mile if that's all you want. Put down a patio for the Micro home, buy an easel with your collectibles money, keep some produce on your Sim and plant the rest (if you snagged any), then grind paintings for a full day until you can buy a proper Micro home. Considering how small those are, you could easily afford enough to make it look less terrible with how fast the skill will go up and improve the worth of the paintings. If you grind collectibles to get the Digitalistic Sketchpad (I forgot how much it is but I think it's double the price of the easel) or just buy the easel first and then switch as soon as you can afford it, you can churn them out even faster! (Although you need a wall to put them on if you want to sell for fame.) Even fishing for money would be enough if your Micro Home lot is near a fishing hole since the buff extends to the open neighborhood. :)
I only have city living and what I did was go around the city and collect posters and snow globes. After that I'd sell them and make sure my sim had all her needs filled. I succeeded and made over 120k. I started when my sim was a teen and ended with my sim as an adult with a full garden, house that was built from the ground up, a pool, and a full fridge.
Incense burned down my apartment while my sim was at work...I could only watch...as I didn't want her to come home I needed the money. She freaked out when she got home
For Outdoor retreat, Little Miss Sam has a small mod that removes bugs as herbalism ingredients, and I thiiiink it swaps them for other plants. It makes herbalism a lot easier at home. I know she also has a small mod for Parenthood involving the bulletin board that allows you to assign chore lists! It always bums me out that modders are adding more depth than the actual game team though. I remember someone on Facebook had fairly pointed out that a lot of the expansion, game, and stuff packs should have been combined and released under one expansion to begin with, and I think they’re right.
Most of the gamepacks seems to have a problem with replay value, unless you are really invested with a specifik gamepack most off them seem to fall in to "play through once and never touch again".
Yeah when I get a pack with an occult sim I make every sim I make an occult sim for about two weeks until I get bored and then I rarely ever do it again.
As much as I hate to say it, a lot of these things should have been included in the base game. This modular thing they have going is BS, especially with how expensive everything can get. Icing on the cake is how unpolished a lot of the expansion/stuff/game packs are.
I bought the pets pack way back in the day and I was pissed because even the expansions they did add you lose so much. I cant play as animals anymore and I cant get my cat or dog to go dig up or hunt or swipe. I used to love the fact my cat could bring home a 5k TV from god knows where! Now animals just get sick ever 3 days and scream constantly. Such a freaking rip off.
There’s also certain things in expansion/stuff/game packs that I think could’ve been patched into the Sims 4. For example, the University expansion pack does a complete overhaul of the roommate system. It made playing with roommates actually pleasant and interesting. Considering how many people have roommates in real life it’s a shame you basically have to have University to have a roommate.
Dine Out could've been better with TS3's nectar making skill and a restaurants district. I'd be shocked if restaurants were ever fixed. I keep forgetting about Jungle Adventure's archaeology skill but looking back on it I think it's interesting
Iron Seagull it should've been lumped with get to work since you could already own your own business. And the archeology skill (or jungle adventures in general) is just a bootleg of the stuff you could do in World adventures. But i guess thats too much content for EA 😕
@@jeelianbb6405 Pirating is so much hassle tho, you really need to understand some, what i admit is more than likely base computer knowledge, but i dont get it i always find it confusing to get things working.
@@CrobatmanIamthenight I would say it's hard to find a place which actually has the game and not a virus, I prefer buying the game but when the game cost is in the hundreds it becomes worth it to find free versions and figure out how to install them.
Hi Carl, the moment you showed your sims ripping a fat fart in your video was the EXACT moment I opened my packet of beef jerky and the beefiest smell hit my nose as those sims farted and I almost threw up on my keyboard because it felt like I had youtube smell o vision and they unleashed the beefiest fart right under my nose. Thank you for your service sir, I thought you would find this as funny as I did.
"Realm of Magic" really needs more interesting spells and effects. All the ones we have now are either things we can do with cheats, or things that aren't particularly useful or interesting. By the way, Carl, you once did a video that better explained what the "show hidden objects" cheat does. I tested it, and it was AWESOME!! Thanks a million, Carl!😄😄😄
0:21 - Outdoor Retreat is a fun change of pace, and if you really like the outdoors and camping, it's going to be perfect for you. If not, you'll visit it once, and rarely again. Also, herbalism skill really is useless once you leave, which sucks because those remedies are pretty useful. Buy it on sale or in a bundle. 2:42 - Spa Day is my favorite game pack of all time. It's full of ASMR so it's great to play with headphones. If you play athletes or parents a lot, it's always fun to treat your spouse with a Spa day. I found myself splurging on in-home spa stuff whenever my sims got too rich. Also, it's great for fishers because now you can turn your catch into pets with an aquarium. It's worth the full price. 3:58 - Dining Out is a mess from start to finish. Owning a restaurant is kind of fun, but going to one is worst and the service is always super slow. It took my sims 8 in-game hours to get served at a diner with 4 tables. It's annoyingly buggy and you can't even skip out on a meal. (whilst terrible to do in real life, this has always been my go-to in Sims 2 for rags to riches sims) Here, they will MAIL THE BILL TO YOUR HOUSE. What the heck is even up with that. HARD pass. Don't even buy it, but if you must, buy it on sale or in a bundle. 5:52 - Vampires pack is great...if you like vampires. I don't like occult stuff, but I don't hate it either. To me, it clashes with the world I've built. The gothic decor and outfits feel a bit outdated. I get it if this were released at the height of those Twilight movies (Like in Sims 2 and 3) but today it feels outdated. I played as a Vampire only once for the aspiration heck of it and immediately reverted back to a human. Buy it on sale or in a bundle. 9:19 - Parenthood is the only pack you SHOULD get if you're saving up for a game pack to really spice up realism gameplay. If you love playing for families, or large families at that with autonomy on, this can quickly become a challenge to manage. This is great for players who feel too hands-off from their children sims and want the real challenge of raising a kid that the base does not have. Worth full price. 12:05 - Jungle Adventure is another vacation spot and is better for Young Adults, Adults, and (maybe Elders) to play Indian Jones for a week. But be prepared to have an inventory full of crap you will never use once you're not on vacation. Buy it on sale or in a bundle. 15:58 - Strangerville. Skip this, really. 19:00 - Realm of Magic is another game pack that feels outdated. In a post Harry Potter world, this pack appeals to the occult lovers. Similar to Vampires, I played it once and never again. The bonuses to being a caster are everything we have already disguised as magic. Skip this, really.
My family did a lot of camping when I was growing up and still dies some, especially my sister, so camping is cool for me in game. I just got the game this past week, so I’ve been looking at the various packs. For game packs I have Parenthood and Outdoor Retreat. I’m still thinking about the others. Most likely I will get all of them eventually, but I love occult stuff, so I want them all, which is funny because so far I haven’t gotten any of the packs with them. It’s funny the packs that appeal to me for one specific thing, such as Get Famous, because apparently that’s where giving people keys come from.
I am that strange person who picked up Dine Out because of visiting resaurants. Mostly because I didn't care for the fact that the base game options are bar and lounge.
They're all so overpriced. It's like £20 for a few clothing and house hold objects and £40 for a new map and a few new features that were in the other games. It's over £400 for the whole game including all DLC. I would pay £60 for the whole game including all DLC because its the only way it feels like a complete game, but otherwise this is the one and only game I'll shamelessly get for free. And I hate piracy.
Just download the cracked version like I did, on Origin, I spent probably 150 dollars on packs over 5 years, when I could've just downloaded everything for free with a torrent. I mean the only downside to it is that you can't use the gallery (obviously), but to me it's worth and there's kind of a loophole around that anyways. Edit: I'll give you the link if you want ^
@@uhhohhnico I know how to find the sims 4 and it's DLC for free, It's really simple. I think the Sims 4 is one of the most pirated games in the world (I wonder why) You literally just google what you're looking for and you'll find it haha.
@@forgetthes5824 I don't know if there's a loophole but I know there's some sites that features created house lots and sims without the Gallery, like modthesims. I also remember a site that has Sims from the Gallery that you can get like Sims featured from the official trailers.
One of my Sims befriended the Hermit so well, she kept calling inviting them to events. One time she came to the house and just stood there fertilizing the same plant, over and over again.
What bothers me most is that the sims do not possess such ability to work while seated. I hate those skill tables so much since they never allow a sim to sit for HOURS.
Your narration style keeps improving, good job! (I already have all the game packs, but I will watch and rewatch most of your videos because they stay entertaining!) Also, after giving it some actual thought, I think the most challenging game pack is Outdoor Retreat and I still find it hard to complete it's aspiration and skill compared to all the other game packs. The pack which catalog objects I use the most is probably strangerville for build mode and and spa day for other interactive objects, actually. My personal favourite besides these three packs is Jungle Adventure. I don't play vampires and restaurants that often, but I take my Sims on vacations or spa days a lot.
1) I was disappointed with Realm of Magic. It should have been an expansion pack with a larger town reminiscent of Moonlight Falls or Midnight Hollow from The Sims 3. 2) The spell categories (Mischief, Untamed, and Practical) should have each included one (1) that can induce death upon the target for those who play darkly inclined stories-think Deatheaters. 3) Also there is a mod by Zero that prevents mortal Sims from entering the realm of magic. 4) I'd also recommend the weather spell mod for those looking for a dynamic spell.
Sims 2 cars were much better. They actually got into them and reversed out of the drive, rather than just teleporting onto the road. Still, any car would be better than none at this stage!
I watch yt all the time, i use your site all the time, like legitimately since 2015 and TODAY i learned you made youtube content. HELLO it's time for a BINGE!
Sims 3 has moving house boats, a full open world, and the best content creation tools of any Sims game for many occasions. Sim 4 pretty much solely innovated its building design tools and nothing else; everything else as a step back in design, and it really shows.
@FlyingMonkies325 I got the base game for free, tho im thinking of buying atleast seasons, it just makes th egame feel more alive, tho i def want to buy some sims 3 expansions first, i need to get world adventures again, i got it physical years ago but lost all my boxs n codes.
@FlyingMonkies325 Yea thats what i like, the weather, weather is a must have for me and sims, tho in 3 it can be a lil annoying due to snow days and the festival being shove din your face.
I'm a Newbie to Sims4...like downloaded a week ago. I'm currently addicted ... And I've followed your channel for all my tips and advice. Thank you soo much!
This one was really time consuming, because of all the scenes so I'm thinking I'll try breaking the Expansions down individually in this same style, and more "modern" in terms of my know-how.
I’m surprised no one ever called out that the training bot in stranger vill uses the same animation from sims 3 world adventure. Like I know it’s easier as a developer but still :/
I have all GamePacks but after i watched this video, im more enlightened how they work, and what are their benefits to the game. But some of them i uninstalled it because for me it's not fit to the game. Thankyou for making this video. Keep safe! :)
Thanks for this review and giving the Simmer 'a voice': The Vampire Pack the only thing I don't like is the "hissing" I wish ea gave us an option to turn that on/off; that would have been shown great considerations to the player!
They all come out in Summer BUT you’re right because there is usually only one of a certain type of the plants. It’s the one behind the toilet in the National forest lot - that’s the only one that spawns of that type, and it will either and die if you don’t get it. So yes, the aspiration can be completely ruined. It’s so annoying!
Some of the plants have a longer spawning time, but Carl has those listed in the written guide to the game pack, for all who aren't working to try and find these things out on their own ;)
Thanks to everyone. In my game, morels and false morels must be collected in the spring. And blackberries - in the fall. But most plants bear fruit in the summer. 😀
I think some people should make a petition to lower the price of all the packs and we could probably get enough people to sign it. Comment if you think you could set that up online.
"Stay safe in lock down...I KNOW I AM" is a mood and we are ALL here for it. Carl, another awesome video!! These obviously take tons of work and we really appreciate it. Although that weird human blob glitch you were doing with Koby...eugh :P Lol but for real, thanks for the video and stay safe!
I never understood why they got rid of the cars. That was like one of the most fun parts of this game. They could have totally done a "Road Trip" game pack or something. I know that sounds lame, but they could at least bring cars back.
I haven't played Dine Out in a while but the last time I played it was honestly great. I believe they fixed most of the bugs in one of their big updates last year. I will say the food is super limited so I would get the game pack with City Living to get more diverse food options. And I use restaurants for dates and family gatherings :))
Decently, family's all taking it seriously which is good. Just found it extremely distracting so it slowed me down. Easier to sound like I'm in a decent mood in a recording when I really am eh? Hope you're well too and thanks for asking!
Nice review of the packs. Wish you mentioned the relic that gives you the unique skellie servant (the only maid that is skinnier than you are) that you can get with adventure pack. Also a romantic benefit in Spa day (woo hoo/try for a baby) in the spa itself. Hidden Hollow also has more night hours than other worlds if you are thinking of a residence for your vampire that is allergic to sunlight. And the adventure pack has the statue of maria that has unique madonna powers. Also thank you for captioning this as I am deaf.
I just started playing again. Last time was 2016 which makes everything and to me. This actually helped since i purchased all expansion and stuff pack and it feels overwhelming. 😂 Thanks!
I've been a long time reader of your Sims blog and very glad I found the RU-vid channel! I would like to see a video on how or tips on playing families/multiple Sims. I find it overwhelming at times. Thanks!
All packs are niches, but imo, Outdoor Retreat is a must have. Jungle Adventure feels like a wannabe Tomb Raider. The Star Wars one is basically going to Disneyland, while you own the land Granite Falls is on. You can not change anything in that pack. Sold on Spa Day with that aquarium. Might get Magic Realm. (not the only one who would come up with that name)
Finally got sims on my ps after just playing on mobile. Whole new world 🤯 was just thinking of which pack to get tomorrow. Thank you, this is the only video that helped :)
When it comes to vampires and realm of magic. they can be fun to just try what you can do all those spells and skills and potions. I only tried to play as vampire and spell caster once and never touched them again. I bought these two game packs 75 % sale so it was alright, there are lot of nice furnitures and decorations if you like gothic and fancy style. Strangerville i have twice played as crazy scientist but never touched military career. i do like the alien theme and that you can make a rocket to fly moon. Outdoor and jungle adventures i only use them as a vacation and archeology to mine crystals. Dineout is one that i use often since it give lot of dinner dates, family eating and you can actually run own restaurant which might take a while to get hang on but after you do can be fun to try. Parenthood well i never personally play much family households and usually have only one sim but you can help other sim parents with teens and play kind of nanny making clubs outings really enjoyable. Or if you really wish make your own villain club with evil sims that can make others live interesting. XD Generally Dineout and outdoor camping and strangerville are gamepacks that i would instal everytime personally. Vampires, realm of magic if i want to specifically focus on them. Parenthood...mm not so often. Jungle adventures i only use it as vacation place and get archeology skill. It really comes everyone personal taste like carl said :)
*Giggles* You're getting goofier and goofier with these videos -- I like it. Feels like you're getting more and more comfortable with your channel. And it's a good thorough overview of the packs, showing off what they're good at while not shying away from pointing out some of the bad stuff. Personally, I've had fun with all of them (and actually DO use Dine Out mostly for sending Sims out to eat -- none of my current Sims are restaurateurs!), but that's just me. Thanks for providing lots of honest opinions on all this Sims content!
I enjoyed this and the stuff pack video where you compare all of the dlc. Im looking forward to the main expansion pack one. Its nice to see everything side by side. Helps me pick out what is worth spending money when their is a sale going on.
This has made me want to play with Dine Out and Strangerville. I use Parenthood all the time in legacy challenges. It feels like we are due for another Game Pack. Maybe after all this is over, they will give us updates on future packs.
There's an update on their blog ... in the next six months, we get an expansion pack, a stuff pack, and a game pack, probably in that order. The stuff pack should be the community knitting pack, but the other two are supposed to be something new and unexpected.
Thank you for explaining herbalism! I was really frustrated trying to figure out how to make the potions. I had to stop before even getting into the spa day information, because I was so happy with your help. Thumbs up!
I have pretty much every pack, with the exception of the Star Wars pack and the vampire pack, which included features that meant nothing to me. You'd think that with so many packs installed, I'd never run out of things to do, but I found that I'm spending 90% of my time in this game building houses, creating sims and tweaking existing stuff. The actual gameplay is just so bland and meaningless and after so many years, I just can't bother anymore. At this point, I'm pretty much just waiting for Sims 5 (whenever the hell that will be) and hoping for the best. In the meantime, I'm finding myself replaying Sims 3 when I want actual fun gameplay and open worlds or building/creating stuff in Sims 4. The building stuff is fun to do, but once I'm done with that, I find that more often than not I'm not interested in engaging with my creations in gameplay, so I just slap them on the gallery and go back to Sims 3. tl;dr So many packs, so much money invested, so little fun gameplay, even if you own them all (or close enough to it).
I’ve been waiting for your new video !!! I love how in detail , and hit all the main jokes. I’ve been watching your videos and following your webpage for a while, and the content is only getting better ! 🥰
One of my favorite packs thus far is Realm of Magic. What i like about it most is that it allows you to use spells like cheats without having to actually cheat in the game especially since i play on ps4. The benefit of it for me is that i can cheat using magic without having to cut off the achievement system which is happens when you input actual cheats in the game. Overall, i find this pack to be just plain fun enjoyable more than any others i played with recently in TS4.
@@briw3385 I don't see how since I've played on both console and PC and personally i like it more on Console. Just a personal preference of mine. Besides i don't really care to use CC in game but that's just me.
Hilarious and informative as always, Carl!! I already own all the packs because I sold my soul to EA long ago, but I still love hearing your takes on them. Keep it up and stay safe!! 💖💖💖
4:15 .....and then there's people like me who build custom restaurants with custom menus, just so my sims can visit the restaurant when I play 🤣 I don't own a restaurant in real life, I only visit and eat at them. So that's how it is for my sims too 🤣 I actually find it very fun personally 😅😂
The best thing for Outdoor Retreat & Herbalism is the mod that makes recipes not require insects. And the mod for Forgotten Hollow where the sun doesn't burn your vampire there.
As an old Sims 3 fan, just getting into Sims 4 (as a way to deal with lockdown) I have to say, while your content is great, your presentation is golden. You should have a big career narrating/writing RU-vid videos.
This is awesome! Thank you, this video really helped me decide which packs to buy! Do you think you could make a video on the best ways to farm the kids skills from the parenthood pack???
Thanks Carl, just what i needed , lockdown on your own is a day by day thing, and yesterday was realy realy TOUGH! , today trying hard to keep spirits up, and this has realy made me smile , thankyou so much Carl big fan of all your stuff, my fav pack deffinalty OutDoor retreat, closly followed by Vampires :D I only follow 2 Sim4 youtubers , you and GrayStillPlays both make me smile and laugh equaly. keep up the fantastic work Carl , and Stay Safe ♥ :)
I don't get why Vampires can't starve to death, I also wish vampires were more something to be feared & that would depend whether the vampire was good or not. A example would be bad vampires has a chance to turn you without consent making that something to be cautious of.
The Vampire GP is the best pack in the Sims 4. The Vampires are very well made, they even have weaknesses which are nice and make the gameplay a little different. They are lots of items for building and dressing sims in the victorian style, which are done very well. The vampire lore makes the game more interesting and they paid attention to the very few details that really make the GP stand above the rest: you can create a vampire hunter, the vampires are weak to garlic, they will feed on their own if their feed is low, the powerups and weaknesses really let you customize your experience and make your vampires unique (if you know when to stop ;) ) and you might be the victim of a thirsty vampire that works like a burglar but he just steals some plasma :D . I think it is one of the few very well done things in the sims 4, they added a lot of NEW not recicled animation. A must buy in my opinion.
The one thing that kinda sucks with the Dine Out Pack is you can't be like an actual Chef at your own restaurant. My first Sim quickly rose through the ranks of a chef and became a Master Gourmet Chef making like $500 an hour. I thought that it would be pretty neat to work that in with running my own restaurant but then learned that if you own one, all you can do is be a manager. You have to hire NPCs to be the chefs, waitstaff, etc and couldn't actually do them yourself which was something of a letdown. Kinda shot down my idea of having a full family sort of run their own little "mom & pop" style diner.
You are my Yoda lol I have learned everything about the game from you and your website - also I really love listening to your voice and your subtle but hilarious humor!! I own every pack and still know almost nothing about them because I mainly build, so I am loving this video, thanks!!
Most of these look like id buy them just for the build objects not for the gameplay. I own vampires and i almost always use an object from there but i havent really played with vampires cuz theyre annoying.
Was that a Bugatti Veyron? I’ve seen one in real life-gorgeous! Good overview, fairly pointing out the features (and their lack) and helpful to people deciding on what to add (or not) to their collection while making the entire video enjoyable on another level with your humor! I’ve a mod that removes the insects from anything edible for the herbalism skill, and adds a much larger number of plants per recipe to both make it a bit of work, and to take advantage of my garden(yay LMS!) as I find the thought of eating bugs on purpose fairly revolting. Been playing a lot lately and your Super Sim videos and list is enormously helpful! Mortimer’s brief cameo in his green briefs made me snicker! Hope you and yours are safe, healthly, and are successfully staving off cabin fever!
The whole linear gameplay in Strangerville its not new to the Sims. Maybe to The Sims 4 but not the entire franchise. We had Sims Castaway, Sims Medieval (both had a heavy storyline that lasted a while and it was so worth it) and The Sims 2 Stories (it was okay). Strangerville was a joke compared to all of that.
only "issues" are with game-server, Origin... Strangerville is a fun 50's style sci-fi ... enjoyable bit of "gardening" .... Lab is a good way to build up Logic score
I really appreciate the subtitles! I wish more youtubers took the time to do them because the automatically generated ones suck. Keep up the good work :-)
Glad i had the notifications activated saw you uploaded a guide about every pack just in time i have 43 bucks but i cant decide which one to buy which one would you recommend me ?
It's such a matter of personal preference I couldn't ever say, "Buy this pack" because they stick tightly to a theme most of the time and not many things go outside it. Like, without use of Vamps, you are unlikely to play with anything in that pack. I'd say most people should consider which ones they DON'T want for now and go from there.
I agree. It totally depends on your style and how you play. This guide is great for telling you about the features, so watch and decide what suits you. Eg Vampires is good if you’re into supernatural play (better than Realm of Magic). Outdoor Retreat adds interesting features and is useful for challenges if you play those (like the History Challenge or the Legacy Challenge). Parenthood is great if you play families... and so on.
