Base game house refresh - 8 new lots, new main menu, free update!

[@classic_joke]

It's good that they "cleaned up" the main menu a bit so you don't get bombarded with promotions and ads for other packs. Adding a separate segment for the store is pretty useful

[@cevalein]

I'm afraid we're still going to be bombarded with those "REMEMBER ME?" full-screen ads as well as full-screen event reminders

[@lishan4657]

Yeah, but now u gotta click things from the left side so if u are right handed which is like 90% of us, it's gonna be a pain in the @ss ._.

[@sushidied]

yes, but I very much hate how the only difference between the options on the left is only text size. they could box/group them together

[@HAKIMEOVER9000]

Those ads will be even more now EA hasn't changed who they are, and it looks ugly AF.

[@jalynnwilliams6170]

@@lishan4657finally something for us left handers lol.

[@nicoladugdale]

Not johnny zest having a bigger kitchen than the goths 😂

[@kapsican]

the shade 😂

[@jceess]

The Goths' kitchen seems like it was made to be more of a utilitarian, "servant" kitchen. It seems like the help would be cooking for them most of the time.

[@EyeOfEternity3]

For the Landgraabs 3 bedrooms would make a lot of sense because of Johnny. I wish they had added a room for Johnny with some story to it like you did for the Volkov family with Rory

[@CassandraEade]

I would have loved this too!

[@MrsSuperman]

You could say the board room and office were where his room was.

[@imphie]

I was really hoping for that! I guess the lore reason is that as soon as he was disowned they did a renovation. Maybe he used to have the conference room?

[@anigodess]

@@MrsSupermanI like that idea srorywise. It was once Johnnys room, but when he moved out, they couldn’t deal with the empty room, so now it’s repurposed.

[@saturnsextilevenus]

tbh i think they forgot they were related

[@rivkahwhite4882]

Noticed that Don Lothario doesn't have his own bedroom in the new Caliente house...oooh la la....

[@kapsican]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed, idk if it's because they're insinuating he's sharing the bed with...one...of the calientes or if they're just trying to set it up for his new kit, but that would be kinda weird to just exclude him for paid content like that

[@rivkahwhite4882]

@@kapsican When I make save files, I always move him out and into his iconic bachelor pad on another lot. I was half hoping there was a surprise that they had made him his own lot somewhere, with some kind of nod to his Sims 2 lot...but nope. So I agree, I hope it isn't something we will have to pay for via paid DLC.

[@desiree913]

I thought I was going blind bc I was looking for how they redid Don's storage closet room and only saw the 3 bedrooms for the girls lol

[@desiree913]

⁠@@kapsicanI'm pretty sure its just pushing the intended "lore" for the household since Don's supposed to be Katrina's "boy toy" and she has a stack of folded mens shirts on her dresser, so I'm pretty sure he's sleeping in her room.

[@thelittlepinkdino234]

I haven’t seen anyone mention it but I LOVE that they included a toddler bedroom for the Pancake’s toddler. Makes me so happy.

[@toppiejoppie12]

While i don’t love the goth house kitchen either, you could make the argument that it’s small and tucked away like that because it’s obviously an old house owned by a rich family, in which case the kitchen was used by servants, not the goth family themselves.

[@SageArdor]

On one hand yes, but on the other they've got enough generational wealth where I think they'd want to have a big kitchen.

[@binimbap]

that was immediately my first thought, but then the dining room being small as well didn't make any sense as they would likely have guests over! probably a big, long table would be more appropriate.

[@aliplay5]

the kitchen should be in the basement, make it more a Downton Abbey style

[@morvenlc1]

"I'm not trying to be critical", proceeds to point out every flaw. I love it.

[@JamesTurnerYT]

[@morvenlc1]

@ oh my god...i feel seen 😄

[@kiyasthriftycrafts]

MISTAKE! MISTAKE! 😭😭😭😭

[@AmandaC.]

The fact they didnt add a third room in the landgraab house is heart breaking. Johnny Zest did good to leave that house 😂😂

[@blessedbyacurse]

the single couch was his bedroom

[@alana_rr]

this james looks a lot more calmer than the one who got clowned by EA during the super short announcement live LMAO

[@svelli7473]

This was filmed right after a 30-minute rant lol

[@JamesTurnerYT]

@@svelli7473 Hahah I got a lot of the ranting out! And this video is more focused on the update today rather than the specific behind the sims video. I figured you can watch our live reaction if you want my thoughts on it, no need to double up

[@sarahwalton491]

I’m am all here for James coming for all of EAs jobs 😂 like him just casually teaching them how to build in their game is peak

[@bookcat123]

“If it was me…” ~ fixes build in 5 seconds ~ “…but it looks good” feels like the expert patting the amateur on the head and praising their effort 😁

[@rorylynne]

I love that we recently got a goth dollhouse and now they've changed it

[@mel_diamonddove9913]

I really like Johnny's new trailer! I was severely disappointed in how many lights are "hanging" from glass ceilings in all the other houses

[@ThatsRightUnclePhil]

reminds me of Dudley Landgraabs trailer from Bustin' Out.

[@kerosine2896]

Wow Bob and Eliza's new kitchen is 10x better than what i can build with the packs lol they did a good job there!

[@skyechimes658]

The Goth House update, REALLY leans into the sims 2 Goth House! The kitchen and dining were kinda small in that one too, but I really like it. Not sure how I feel about the removed skill items, no bar in bff house, no easel in pancakes, no computers in Spencer Kim Lewis… that feels odd.

[@kapsican]

yeah it seems they went more for aesthetics than functionality for some reason, but some things could also be because of item restrictions perhaps? but really not sure, best explanation is... it's an ea build lol

[@skyechimes658]

@ yeah, I figured it’s either item count/performance restrictions, budget, just plain forgot, or some combination. But it still kind of felt odd. The lack of a bed for Don Lothario in the Caliente house is what really threw me though, when they did the refresh it was just CAS, they didn’t touch their relationships at all, so even though the bio says he should have romance with all of them, he has zero romance with any of them, so if you play in the household with the new house, they can’t all sleep at once unless you add a bed or have him romance someone. The only way this makes sense if’s if they plan to patch their relationships in the birthday patch, or move him out into his own household with the release of the kit based on him.

[@augusto7681]

I dont know how u guys remember all theses details in the sims houses lol

[@daria-517]

The weird futuristic boots, bow tie and outfit from the free event is Emit Revelart's outfit, the time traveler dude from "Into the Future" in the Sims 3!

[@WaterAce168]

I thought so as well! But aside from it's sims3 origins, it doesn't really fit with the nostalgic theme

[@rebesim]

@@WaterAce168 Yeah, it's literally from the last expansion pack, which came out only a year before The Sims 4 base game. It would've been way more nostalgic if they added stuff from the older packs instead.

[@heath6802]

It's a back to the future reference, a movie that involves a lot of nostalgia in its imagery and plot, so putting him there makes sense

[@CassandraEade]

You mentioned that now with some of the new builds, the neighboring old builds look kind of drab. I think it would be fun to renovate the neighboring builds using the new ones as inspiration/guidelines!

[@16taysia]

Great idea!! 😊❤

[@trashpasta.]

I love the vibes of the goth house! I agree the kitchen feels a bit small. I also wish that they kept Alexander's bedroom in the attic. I LOVE Johnny Zest's house so much, it was SO well done.

[@B4ndG33k1]

I know what you mean. I gave Alexander the high school years escape window and made him a secret roof playground. My child sim would come over to play and they'd have sleepovers on the roof.

[@meredithdoubtfire7011]

Petition for james to be the sims content editor.

[@WaterxWolfx100]

I think we should all take a moment to recognize that there are no toiletless houses and all the staircases go somewhere. That in and of itself is quite impressive.

[@skyechimes658]

27:36 where does Don sleep? Did they fix relationships? Because in the original he has a bed in the “sun room” - but there are only 3 beds in the new one, and I don’t believe he actually has any romance bar with any of the Caliente’s even the the bio implies he does.

[@darrylwhitefeather207]

If they had waited a little bit with the refreshes, they could've used the new sliding doors in the Landgraab's house instead of windows and arches

[@tammy5602]

i just wanna point out that this is the seventh time they’ve changed the main menu in 10 years.

[@catisrubbishatgames]

That is a main menu for every minute of the video they released!😂

[@evanboeckler9610]

priorities on point! 🤣

[@catisrubbishatgames]

@@evanboeckler9610 always!!😂

[@purplecosmonaut]

A good live service game evolves over time and doesn't stagnate. It's a good thing they update it to look and feel more appropriate, or rather more in tune with each update's time.

[@Leotaa_]

Sims Team Fixing Bugs: i sleep😴💤 Sims Team Remaking the Logo and Main Menu: REAL SHIT 🤯🤯🤯

[@ruedays]

14:51 Not all that uncommon to find them on player made houses too, lol. They probably also slap down a bunch of those little lights to make everything bright while they're building and then just miss a few when deleting.

[@arininquotes8396]

It's me, I do this 😂😂

[@Kayla_P99]

Oh are we supposed to delete them lol

[@ohyouprettythingss]

i hate everytime they change the main menu, especially when they put the stuff on the otherside than before.

[@ghostflxwer]

Yep, gonna take a bit to get used to

[@imphie]

Haven't reached it yet but I'll be okay with it moved to the middle (I read the patch notes) as long as the adds have been toned down at least 50% I mean, I OWN all the packs except for like, 15 of the kits

[@imphie]

Reached it! Looks much better

[@jaqsre]

i think it looks pretty good, but i just wish they didn’t move things as you said 😭

[@Atte093]

I takes around 4 seconds to get used to. First world problems...

[@corgi_coffee]

You really took advantage of the coffee you drank during the disappointing live stream to put this video up so fast xD

[@annabasnatural]

James literally went “welp im up now better at least make it worthwhile” 😂

[@aybikeerol7755]

I honestly love the idea that they are updating the game to be more modern for these days! I don't own a lot of expansion packs and having less worlds mean I use the base game worlds a lot. I get tired of placing renos of the base game houses in my every save so this is a good start imo

[@markabele8794]

Thanks for the comparison tour of the base game houses. I look forward to seeing your renovations on these houses, James.

[@jameseverson1454]

I was hoping they'd do a lot refresh for the anniversary but sure as hell did NOT expect it to happen!!

[@threeheadedmountaindew]

welcome back to a new sims 54 video!

[@Caprice_H]

[@BrendanP]

20:26 Wow! I never knew his name was backwards back on launch day. Cool fun fact!

[@andreamyob9458]

I like the new builds. I'm sad that they took away Jonny's guitar though! He needs the guitar skill for his entertainer career.

[@Fudi.Geek.]

That was fast! Didnt exspect the video to come before tomorrow😅 Happy to see the video is longer than 7 minutes🎉🎉🎉🎉🙂54🙂

[@FirebladesSong]

Johnny Zest really needed the new house, and I'm relieved they actually gave him a computer now.

[@Samantha.K.S.Simpson]

If they don't have a telescope on the balcony of the Caliente house to reference Bella looking through it on Don Lothario's balcony, I'll be very disappointed. Edit: Not very disappointed because they DID remember to reference Bella looking through the telescope at Don's house, they just didn't put it on a balcony to reference it more accurately

[@darrylwhitefeather207]

I don't know if you can actually put it onto a balcony. Since it's covered with a roof, it's technically not outside?

[@GirlOfTheTardis]

​@darrylwhitefeather207 you're right it wouldn't function

[@jadedjhypsi]

loving the new builds. I think what happened on that ceiling of the first one is they thought they were painting the ceiling (we did see it when you tabbed to no walls) but it was the TOP pf the ceiling.... you know what i mean? I do it all the time where I click the top of the mesh instead of the bottom which is the visible side =)

[@looopers5764]

I must say katrinas house is the only one where I like the old exteriour more then the new one. All other houses (minus some details) are great!

[@macp1111]

me too! plus the interior of the new one doesnt really match the exterior which is more mediterranean looking :-(

[@madhbh]

Loved Johnny’s trailer, the other houses are great upgrades too. Sad about the Goth’s kitchen though 😢

[@neeletn]

wow James that was so fast!

[@Shaallaad]

The landgrab house is probably my favorite makeover, when you go to camera mode it's so nice and realistic... I'm amaze 😭💕

[@niamhclarkson158]

the house refreshes are actually so good! it’s making me want to play with townies for the first time in a long time

[@CharlieCalli]

Wow! I didn’t expect those house renovations to be SO good! They’re 1000 times better than before. The rather small problems they have now, seems very easy to fix even for someone who doesn’t build much. Sleep well when you get to do that 😉

[@crisdelmer1149]

there is one room missing in the Calientes house so i guess the finally kick out Don Lothario

[@sarah-6177]

The old Pancake house has very "used to be a duplex" in some of awkwardness, or even 3 units (two upstairs one downstairs). It seems better now, I suppose, but I like the implication of history there. This kind of house is common where i am, they were built as multiunit and then renovated in the 70s.

[@yuakai1995]

Nooo the beige/grey home epidemic reached the new sims homes 😩😭

[@sleepines]

hawk-eyed James pointing out mistakes n telling a better way to build something in sims, is always fun to watch x3 and i feel like Johnny's house would smell like an old 70's motel room xD

[@terrianblack9450]

I love it when you guys react together. Because all your perspectives and opinions together is so funny

[@shannanigaming]

Looks like Bob got a Mancave... 😅

[@notaspookygal]

if you look at 11:36 you can see that they messed up painting the walls in the bathroom. oh sims team.

[@LeblondMat]

Mistakes? There’s at least 3! 1. In the BFF house, the wall lights in the living room are not the same height. 2. In the Pancakes house, one of the outside wall of the basement stair is painted from a wallpaper they didn’t have in the house. 3. In the Spencer Kim Lewis, one of the wall in the green house near the door isn’t painted!

[@Mati_Moo]

I definitely get Kim Kardashian vibes from the new Landgraab mansion. Especially with the "sliding" windows in the back and the plain white couch in the middle

[@Pannenkoekenplantje]

I think for the bigger lots and their sparsely furnished kitchens and living rooms, it might have to do with object amount restrictions.

[@catisrubbishatgames]

When James does a calmer, more detailed look at the sims game then the actual sims team! This does not surprise me at all! Thank you for the hard work and not being a Mr 7 minutes!

[@silversleeper1193]

Now if only they’d refresh Johnny to actually be part of the Landgrabb family tree and/or have some kind of relationship bar with them…

[@jedaplays]

So happy that Johnny's mobile home is so much better now.

[@万恶共匪毒害中华]

They took away Don Lothario's bedroom, guess he has to share the bed with all the 3 ladies in the Caliente house

[@hotmessmasta]

I feel like I’m one of the few people that likes when the indoor lighting looks more natural and isn’t just the bright white saucer light. I use those for building but then delete them and set the lighting perfectly per room

[@sabrinalucyvega]

The way that this video is more in depth and longer than the official live 👀

[@caityc17]

I wish they’d included a dining table for the Kim-Spencer-Lewis house. That feels like a mistake. They only have barstools, and not even enough for the number of sims in the house!

[@yzabeIa]

The fact that I looked at the main menu when you switched to it and screamed Fortnite, only for you to mention it seconds later hahahaha

[@kapsican]

I can't unsee it now 😭

[@arininquotes8396]

SAME. I agree with others that seeing the most recent household large and centered is nice, but the colors and fonts are really screaming fortnite

[@ebush]

One sofa in the whole massive living room for the landgrabs is strange

[@TeruteruBozusama]

And the angle of one's neck as not only is it over the fireplace but on a platform too..! One would need a neck brace!

[@ghostflxwer]

I've been playing the Spencer-Kim-Lewis household in my build save recently and I get annoyed every time I have to be in there, it makes me so mad 😭 so glad they did a refresh.

[@brenda4143]

Who else shrieked when they saw James in the livestream countdown!!

[@giammarcovictorventuri9287]

You are so so fast, I left your stream, I did some sport and now your video is uploaded!!

[@candicesantiago727]

I am so happy i didnt have any customers at the time i watched your video. I was laughing so hard. When i saw Kayla announce her collab kit, i was crying.

[@metalreita]

My first thought on the new main menu design was, that it gave me crusader kings 3 menu vibes. 😂 The characters in the middle posing, while having some sort of menu on the left. 😂

[@mckennawest12]

I opened up my game and freaked out at the refresh and imediatley came here to see what happened

[@stacie1595]

Okay, I kind of love the new pancakes house. I really want to play there now. And it would be so fun to go in and renovate these homes using all the packs and kits. Such great shells to add some finishing touches to.

[@generaljensen]

I think they missed a bedroom for the calientes!!! there was actually 4 bedrooms in the original build, one on the ground floor. it made sense since there are 4 SIMS in the household. One of the sisters is probably sleeping on the sofa.

[@marieduran6286]

It looks like we might also get a new Aspiration. I can not make it, but it looks either like a wine bottle in the sand, or an upside-down U-shaped magnet. It is in gold so I know it is an aspiration!

[@caitplol]

need a tier ranking of the house remodels vid

[@ElleMyche]

Nostalgia now is the in-game event like Cozy Celebrations where you complete tasks to get all the retro items like the rotary and wall phones.

[@413jmee]

1 - cypress terrace would be SO FUN to do a million rennovations of!! so many different styles and stuff you can change the house to, it'd be a fun shell-ish challenge to reno the house without changing walls or adding too much to the budget? 1a - OR the goth house, see if we can't make a better floor plan for level 2?? 1b - OR OR just let people choose one or more of the houses that was madeover to reno with the stipulation you can't change any exterior walls and the budget can only increase by §5k. even if no simfluencers do this officially i'm doing it. 2 - there's something about the original ophelia villa kitchen that feels sims 3-ish to me idk why but i just noticed it 3 - petition to make his name zest johnny again. i miss that guy. 4 - the roomies house reminds me of one of my favorite houses from sunset valley. i miss her. 5 - i like that the original goth house will still sorta be in the game through the storybook nursery kit, since the dollhouse is based off it

[@LottieTottieWasTaken]

'And then eyeballs on the 25th' took me out! 😂

[@AmieTheCat]

With all the aliens in the livestream i thought we were gonna get a Get to work refresh

[@HankThePug1119]

They got ride of the giraffe in the caliente household 😭

[@jenny5272]

I'm conflicted on the new menu design, I like that you can see your sims but that's about all I like. Hate that they switched the sides the buttons are on.

[@selkiefluff]

I don't have the Sims installed right now due to storage issues, thank god for this overview cause I'd have another heart attack seeing our 5th darn UI since release 😂

[@alettaa]

This brings back the memories of the Dream Home Decorator makeover I had to give to these households 😄

[@AimeeML]

James reaction to the kitchen one the new goth house priceless! 18:47

[@amandacasasbahia]

they made bob have his little man cave i love it!!

[@MBeach27]

I actually really like the updated houses! I could totally see myself playing in some with just a couple changes to the bedrooms!

[@prototype102010]

I disliked the new meain menu at first but after a few seconds of looking at it... I honestly love it? The last played Sims family being the focal point really works and makes me want to play. Sure it's annoying that they moved all the menu options to the opposite side of the screen, but maybe because I play a ton of CK3 which has a very similar set up, I'm not too bothered.

[@danitho]

In disappointed with the entire Goth house. Theyre my fav basegame family and they keep doing them dirty 😭

[@magicmonster6877]

Loved the comparison between old and new houses.

[@CassandraEade]

JUSTICE FOR JOHNNY ZEST. FINALLY

[@Ilia_Karamfilov]

16:20 I love the architecture of this one 33:50 I love the architecture of this one

[@jaejohnson350]

that new build for the Roomies house reminds me of my favorite sims 3 house that I moved my sims into in almost every save

[@cameronb1342]

Don Lothario doesn't appear to have a bedroom anymore?

[@meikahidenori]

Admittedly I do like the new start screen. Seeing my currently played sims household pop up on the background is a nice change. However I might still use my modded one as it shows screenshots of ingame locations and shows off how beautiful the game can be at times. If they could do that with loading screens (using ingame shots of in world locations) that would be a super awesome upgrade to the plain colour screen (and maybe make it an option to put your own screenshots in!) The houses look great btw, I might stick a few in my empty newcrest as I do like some of the older ones. These would be nice for mynown sims😂

[@NicoleLaurenEsq]

You got your video up quick! I'm just loading in to check out the new builds now... updating...

[@Samantha.K.S.Simpson]

I wish they'd added what used to be Zest Johnny's bedroom and turned it into a guest room but the mic is still there because neither Nancy nor Geoffrey could be bothered to touch "that-that _hideous _*_thing!*"_** as Nancy, being the **_Snob_** she literally is, would **_complain_** and they'd also **_refuse_** to even **_pay_* someone to remove it. I can honestly see Malcom "Cheese Hair" Landgraab throw a full on *toddler tantrum fit if his estranged, disowned brother's mic was removed from his old bedroom

[@macp1111]

same! its strange that there isnt any evidence of him ever being part of the family lol

[@Samantha.K.S.Simpson]

@@macp1111 Zest Johnny's description references it

[@macp1111]

@@Samantha.K.S.Simpson i know i know i mean its odd that the landgraabs house is built like there was always just 3 people living there

[@ZachPizazz]

The fact that your video is over 5 times longer than the one they hyped up to announce this 🤦‍♀️

[@anastasiahall2711]

I am SO happy with this lot refresh. Honestly, I never played in the old ones but these new ones I would absolutely play in.

[@listamato]

Me realizing I've never been to the Spencer-Kim-Lewis house. lol

[@delimelone]

I feel like the single couch is intentional in the Landgrab mansion, same as the outdoor dining table with only four chairs and only as many beds as needed for the household. I guess it's supposed to show that they are big in business (hence the huge office space), but not privately social.

[@Titemaud]

They did the Goth's kitchen dirty, but I think the Landgraab's is "fine" that way. I can't see Nancy or Geoffrey cooking, so they have a very sleek modern looking kitchen, that impresses visitors, but they order take out or have a chef delivery service, and putting the fridge here makes it not visible so it makes sense. Malcolm's fridge is obviously full of snack and sodas. Same with the single couch, it's a waiting room for the business wing, not a living room, so they don't need several.

[@monse-09]

I was waiting for this video since the live!❤

[@crestofhonor2349]

I think Sims 4 needs a lighting update at the higher end. It would be cool to have better shadows in the game and less of a blue hue to everything

[@Rabellaka.]

I like the new menu. My family with twin infants looked so cute when I loaded the game. And the new houses are fantastic!

[@Samantha.K.S.Simpson]

twinfants