Honest Review of The Sims 4: Life & Death

[@thinkfreeleigh]

The reaping dummy being named “Kenny” is a hilarious South Park reference

[@up4sing]

They killed Kenny 🤣🤣

[@1IHEARTQUESTIONMARK]

They keep killing Kenny!!

[@Gojossealedbox]

@@1IHEARTQUESTIONMARK Those bastards

[@messibessi11]

Came here for this comment lol

[@Heartzz4Gia]

lol thought i was the only one who noticed 😭🙏

[@Spookworm]

Ngl, it's such a small detail, but I love that the babies, toddlers, and children find Ghostly antics funny, whereas the adults do not,,,

[@mavericked]

@@Spookworm 'turned that dude on his head and shook him down. funniest shit i've ever seen' - a baby, probably

[@timecrayon]

7:59 "I can't really talk too much about rebirth because I haven't personally experienced it" sounds WILD out of context

[@Ferindel]

We need somebody to make a lilsimsie but without context video

[@ivonne_lau]

Same tho

[@FeloniousAngel]

@@Ferindel so much content 😂😂😂

[@pauli9012]

@@timecrayon i read your comment before watching the video and i thought she was just being funny saying that adkfjdkshfjfh

[@ecko1okation]

@@Ferindelthere would probably be thousands of clips ngl

[@kellyanncastillo8779]

Why does her beginning tone make me scared it's not good 😭😭

[@mjm3091]

I think EA itself should make you scary more than a creator speaking in normal way.

[@Gene_Sims]

I think she’s just being transparent which is important

[@klausing8]

@@Gene_Simsalmost like….. a ghost

[@gildedlivvin7877]

@@kellyanncastillo8779 just finished the video lol, it was a red herring she actually likes the pack!

[@kaydenk4111]

to build suspense of course

[@doryy9360]

Rags to riches evil ghost edition Stanley shakes his way to riches in the afterlife

[@nicoleknight6518]

I want him to "talk" his way into people's wills.

[@AverageEggmonEnthusiast]

I can almost guarantee that’s what that footage is from

[@piperlumbard-jp7ck]

The Order of Lanore is also an easter egg. Lanore is the name of the deceased wife in Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven."

[@hashrodite]

i was thinking that

[@megan6853]

Can we talk about how PRETTY Kayla's earrings are!?

[@Tsuki_St4r]

Ikr

[@xpmirai]

I never knew I needed little cowplant earrings lol

[@stevielee88]

​@xpmirai thank you! I was trying to figure out what the earing are 😂

[@liloradtke8327]

Thats what I wanted to write! Love them!!!

[@nicoleknight6518]

I love the shirt! You look really nice today Kayla!

[@kamatz83]

I was playing yestarday, my sim is a paranormal investigator spellcaster and she's friend with Grim. There was an option to ask to join the Department of Death. He said "There's no available spots but I like your moxie." So I guess one could join the career through that interaction. I think it's cool if that's the case for storytelling purposes.

[@toroboros_]

there is literally no one’s opinion who I trust more on this

[@Stayville_Clown]

I literally thought the same lmao 🤣

[@JavaScrapper]

Same, she’s the only sims 4 youtuber i watch tbh

[@hashrodite]

i like your username

[@ystacalden]

@@JavaScrapperI watch other builders, I just don't trust them for gameplay reviews

[@mjm3091]

I trust Plumbella and Steph0Sims more tbh. Kayla has been questionable about some packs in the past. Like trying to find good things in Wedding Stories - which actively no one should have bought, as it was disgustingly broken. Same with the school packs that were and still are very icky or her whole demeanour when it comes to Kits, that are just Microtransations. As the biggest creator for the game, she should be more vocal, especially as she on many occasions had contact with the Sims team, that should give her more power. I mean she literally pushed for changes through her shell challenge campaign, which ultimately led to specific changes and even her getting acknowledged by being the default name for the Cowplants.

[@MaggieRenner]

this mascara rly makes kayla's eyes pop, i love it

[@dawnorem189]

I couldn't put my finger on what was making her cute little face extra cute! Maybe that's it.

[@pollinationtechnician7553]

yeah no whatever that mascara is doing it’s literally perfect

[@asteriareads1509]

never clicked a video so fast. i’m so excited!!💜

[@katrinamarabursa]

me too!!

[@Maria_Espino]

Same gurl, same!!!

[@Theroblox-man]

Me tooo

[@raven-chan2071]

Fr

[@lunarwildcard]

"i cannot talk about rebirth because i have not personally experienced it" same

[@ellaminnow]

That you know of…

[@Hiiiiiiiiiii1iii]

Couldn’t relate 😔

[@kyleebrie]

“i’m not mourning every baby daddy i get rid of” has me rolling 🤣 22:24

[@rinrin_2411]

Oh WOW an hour!!! That’s how you know this pack iS BIG Also I LOVE your cowplant earrings!!😍

[@Maria_Espino]

Kayla… you look gorgeous in black!!! Very appropriate color for this pack. Thank you for all you do for this community! ❤

[@zanite8650]

All the sim youtubers I watch seem to have gone "Yes! Finally an excuse to relive my goth days!"

[@emmawalgren5096]

the people jogging around the graveyard is such a specific detail that's so funny

[@meeomelovescookiesandhisto459]

I had zero interest in this pack initially but I'm really coming around to it. I really like that it's an original idea instead of just remaking previous Sims packs in TS4. It feels tongue in cheek, it incorporates lore and the aesthetic is pretty fun even though it kinda overlaps with some other packs a little imo. I feel like they really went for something and that excites me. I'm really excited to see how this works in gameplay with other packs installed over a longer period of time.

[@CelineStilinski]

Ok, but like, what kills me with this pack is that the Reaper career is a better detective job than the police career XDDD

[@crepezzzzz]

i love how customisable the funerals are. i have a friend from romania and over there they do often hire mourners to weep at funerals! although my friend has always said she found it quite uncomfortable, it's great to have all these options

[@mjm3091]

Its one small thing that is lovely, but I still kinda wish they focused on more rites and options (especially if they added Green Funerals, which would have been good thing to advertise or like maybe river funerals for cultural factor), instead of adding that gross woo-hoo literally on people's graves inside the crypt. Like that's totally Wicked-Whims/Extreme Violence mods type of thing and actually really grosses me out to think that this is now in the game and can actively happen spontaneously. Likely won't be putting any crypts around, even if I was kinda hyped to explore the rabbit hole in it and to have a bigger grave storage in the game.

[@whogaf-v9b]

the sims missed an opportunity to call the pack “life in death”

[@Astro_Latte]

Or "Sims 4: Dying Together"

[@carysdavies2603]

Sims 4: Love2Die Sims 4: get to dying Sims 4: No longer living

[@rrammay]

The sims 4: no longer with us

[@Gafafsg]

@@rrammayif only that were true

[@GentlethemJoey]

@@carysdavies2603I LOVE No Longer Living. 😂

[@lindseykovacs5083]

As someone who literally lives on a cemetery, where their husband is the superintendent of a historical cemetery in Connecticut, This. Was. Made. For. Me.

[@melissa-ov6qv]

aaaayyeeee ct gang!!

[@chantelmills6915]

Is your house haunted? 😂

[@VS-kf5qw]

@@chantelmills6915 This whole state is, so that's just a given

[@AlM22]

Wow, this sounds awesome! I mean me personally, I would be terrified and could never. I do find these things fascinating from afar though haha

[@1880317]

wait, you are actually the coolest person I’ve ever met on the internet!

[@maura7030]

LMAOOO I have all the packs except batuu and you’re so right about the simology panel being as long as a cvs receipts😂😭

[@THEpreminger]

I can feel the “can we get rich by levitating sims and stealing their money” video Edit: there is also a 3 death! When you go to the lake to become a ghost for a short period of time and you do it too often you die. Thats what they said on livestream

[@HiThisIsOlivia]

As someone who works in planned giving (nonprofit fundraising through estate plans/gifts in wills) I'm really excited to tell my coworkers about this pack. Having a will is so important (regardless of wealth) and I'm glad the Sims is introducing this feature.

[@pandorus165]

I KNEW I SAW NERVOUS SUBJECT IN THE GAMEPLAY TRAILER!! I’m so happy they brought the Specters back

[@QPumasQ]

Nyon not having the grim birthmark is actually devastating :/

[@threeheadedmountaindew]

i'm sooo cheating the grimborn trait on him first thing when i get the pack

[@willnaib]

in the gameplay from the official livestream he has it so he’s definitely intended to have the grimborn trait.. sounds like a bug :/ bummer

[@2manyflannels348]

The involunetary "NOOoOoOO" that left my mouth when you said that the funerals work like weddings in wedding stories

[@stephanieworkman5110]

22:31 “Ok, that’s enough of the sad stuff. Let’s talk about the fun stuff- LIKE DEATH!” Note: This may or may not be slightly paraphrased 😂

[@firestepher72]

I can't wait till Halloween this year. As a 52 yr old gamer Halloween has been boring. This pack is right up my alley. I love anything macabre. Happy Halloween!!!🎃💀👻☠️

[@ivonne_lau]

As an argentinian (we don't celebrate Halloween) this will be the perfect way to celebrate, watch Kayla's stream and play with the new pack xd

[@firestepher72]

Halloween has gotten so commercialized in recent years. It more about what kind of costume you have and drinking parties for adults. Even the kids get upset if they don't have the right costume. Halloween at its roots was a celebration of the dead. What's cool about the Mexican tradition of Dia de los muertos is they continue the celebration of their ancestors I love that. I wish more people of the world did something similar. Does Argentina have anything along those lines that is for this time of year? All due respect I'm just curious?

[@LivenUp7]

I LOVE the difficulty variation in the Bucket List. Simple or hard goals, just like life. Sometimes your goal is to have a child. Sometimes, you just want to poison a sim(I hope this is an option), it feels like it adds to your sims individual personality.

[@friendlyneighborhoodnecrom4556]

Lady Ravendancer Goth sounds like a sim created by Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way 😂

[@GirlOfTheTardis]

Obsidian Blackbird McNight from The Mighty Boosh (or Obsidian Raven McBovril as he is mistakenly referred to)

[@Xiddiaa]

I literally almost never let my sims die because it was always „game over“ for me but i will literally buy this pack for the ghost skilltree alone because that is literally THE improvement ive always wanted for ghosts

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

14:21 "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!"

[@ArynRawr]

I had my sims couple autonomously woohoo yesterday at home, i think it may just be in the most recent base game update. i was freaked tf out cause i was dealing with two infants already and i was like "no, you cant handle a third!"

[@mattwilkes1144]

especially if u have risky woohoo mods lol

[@seasaltlover7409]

@@ArynRawr omg! Same here! My sims I oeft them unchedked for a while anf they already had like 4 kids and one in the way 😭 I moved one out since she was an adult and the other one was born. And then they decide to get another kid!!!!!

[@NanamiKusakari]

My sims have autonomously woohoo’d since lovestruck - they get really flirty after so many actions and will do it on their own

[@hashrodite]

my sims relationships just decay ultra fast since love struck and it bothers me

[@bigsiskrishere]

I think sims have also autonomously woohood since Get Together. I think I've seen sims in that closet it comes with and everyone gathers around

[@NanamiKusakari]

@@hashrodite yeah you have to constantly work at it - they need to make it a little slower decay.

[@unknowable4147]

02:20 already seeing the rags to riches coming 😂

[@laneymiller4648]

kenny being the name of the death dummy is so good lol

[@RhensShorts]

I’ve been waiting on this !!!! Thanks Kayla

[@brittanybiddy9725]

The fact that the death dummy is named Kenny kills me "OMG they killed Kenny, you B***tards" nice nod to South Park lol

[@GayForKeithDavid]

I'm so glad someone else caught that

[@lumitysart]

i love the cowplant earrings!! need those

[@Astralixe]

i can already see the stanley humphrey ghost levitation rags to riches

[@Maeliiia]

Oh absolutely!

[@zahraaa.khaliq8985]

The soul's journey thing is so intriguing to me and will probably be THE reason i end up getting this pack

[@captainpanda_]

Why does the bowtie-wearing spectre around 31:00 named Freddy feel like a FNAF reference😭😭 especially since the spectres are floating around the playground😭

[@zacharykhan8556]

Yesterday during the livestream I was so confused why the devs decided to put the ghost powers menu in simology (iirc) rather than needs like all the other occults and your comment about hybrids made it make sense. Since the power menus for ghosts and vampires/werewolves/spellcasters are in two different locations it probably allows both systems to exist without conflict (i.e. no UI overlap).

[@mjm3091]

Which is so annoying - because this was perfect opportunity to finally fix the hybrids and give us split scroll menu.

[@XoticNovaa]

Rebirth not working in a early-access review is soooo disappointing. That's the one thing that I'm most interested in seeing 😭

[@emynicholson]

YAY SO HYPED!!! THIS IS THE MOST EXCITED I’VE EVER BEEN FOR A REVIEW

[@Gafafsg]

I feel like they’re focusing a lot more on expanding general gameplay recently. We got packs that overhauled family dynamics and life milestones, romance, now literally death. I wonder where the change in focus came from.

[@CristinaA-q6r]

i know it might seem like a strange feature, but i did appreciate that you could hire mourners. it is common in my culture because there are so many preparations family and friends need to take care of, that they simply do not have time to mourn the deceased, which is why they hire someone who can mourn their loved one

[@kshamapurohit2690]

LONG EARRINGS LOOK SO GOOD ON U SIMSIE!!!!!!!

[@maxymeq07]

An hour long review AND SO EARLY is actually crazy

[@AJ-wg3kt]

During the dev diaries they used a full version of the game with all of the packs, and rebirth worked for them! So that’s promising in terms of it working when the pack is dropped!

[@Theescapist_87]

Yay! I was waiting for your video since you're one of the few consistent simtubers who doesn't change their mind to go with the changing winds of the sims mob.

[@AFriendlyWeirdo]

I've had sims autonomously woohoo a bunch since the love struck pack.

[@LaLaBrave]

Ok now they real question: how long til Stanley R2R by being a mean ghost?

[@Stayville_Clown]

Probably in the next few days 🤭

[@staryMooni]

i have been anticipating this video since the pack was announced and ommmmggggg i think i'm in love! sadly ill have to wait for a sale but until then, i will be thoroughly enjoying your future vids on this pack! thank you sooooo much for such in depth videos on each and every new pack that comes out. you are truly a godsend ❤

[@PhilomenaMerritt-e5e]

This just made my day better!

[@FormerFraggle]

Girl same, I’ve been waiting so patiently for cemeteries to be added back! I hate when my sims die when I’m not playing that household and they’re gone forever.

[@fivesilvercoins]

Stanley the haunted hotdog, i can't

[@pizzadaddy2934]

me, screaming: LOOK AT THE TODDLER BED!! LOOK AT THE NEW KIDS STUFFY!! LOOK AT THE-

[@stefRo920]

Love how your top is on theme

[@RebekahJae]

Dying not meaning game over now is worth the pack to me.

[@benjaminmiller80]

Pretty sure that's a base game feature as of 22nd

[@carolinemenezes2000]

thats base game now ❤❤❤

[@AlM22]

Rebirth is not base game though^

[@makaylaskelly7515]

Sooo excited!!! I’m glad you mentioned they aren’t paying you this time and listened to the creators about the issues last early access

[@sarahpurcell956]

I really like the heirloom feature. I've been playing the same family since Sims 1 - of course, each new game is a different generation and I'm currently on Gen 5 in Sims 4. I pass down certain items (crafted furniture, family photos, cross stitch) and after a couple of generations, the game no longer says "made by" a specific sim. This will be a game changer for me. I also like the funerals and cemetery lot type. I have 'funerals' and a 'cemetery' but not official.

[@vickykitty9492]

Gotta say, small detail: 58:30 the last swatch of the single landscape painting is one of those fun hidden picture paintings with a hidden skull within the branches!! I ADORE stuff like that and it’s PERFECT for this pack!!

[@rolanslide8509]

glad to hear that they didn't force your review to be paid this time

[@mothmansgramps]

Just had to comment to say your cowplantberry earings are just amazing!

[@TheeShifty]

AN HOUR!? LET'S GOOOO! Edit: ghost Stanley

[@vashitae]

you’re glowing in this vid🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 i love your earrings too!! omg you look so pretty❤❤

[@malloryrickard8604]

I loved that they named the death dummy Kenny. Idk if it’s coincidence or a South Park reference but that’s immediately what I thought of 😂

[@goldegreen]

It's definitely a reference, the sims team makes references like that all the time. Looking at you, "Wicker Whims" rugs lmao

[@siobhantaylor8819]

I NEED this pack. I'm Goth. This is going to be my new favourite pack.

[@sydneycometto6347]

28:55 I made a cow plant pumpkin this year for Halloween!!

[@TIARAADAEDITOR]

Omg that’s so cool

[@fightinggamegeek9238]

I’m so happy that ghosts are finally a fleshed-out (reverse pun unintended) occult! I’ve never had any incentive to play with ghosts, but now I wanna play as one!

[@rilmar2137]

I sense some really cool rags to reaches videos coming

[@3DPlagueDR]

5:20 That Grim Reaper painting is so cool!

[@lumindoesvideos]

You are the only review channel that I trust. You actually talk about pack features and show off how the pack behaves.

[@cheshyr1]

I can see Necrocall from realm of magic and the medium skill set from paranormal being popular.

[@Yanki90]

The cackle I let out when you said the death dummy's name was Kenny!

[@NiGHTSIntoMemes]

29:54 y'know, I had a feeling they were going to reference the Ring.

[@TIARAADAEDITOR]

REAL

[@johan8676]

the bucketlist thing really feels like it should be a basegame feature of the life sim game.....

[@AaronL0905]

This type of pack is cool honestly Very grounded, realistic gameplay additions with a couple of sims branded silly things

[@casacan77]

It's such a small thing but I love that they gave us stretched ear tunnels 😍

[@clingyhq]

Loving the black outfit in honour of the pack!

[@fishythom5910]

I can't stop looking at your cowplant berry earrings, they are so cute!

[@mahreenshahid6950]

I like how simsie dressed in black while talking about the death pack

[@norskovv]

the cowplant earrings are iconic

[@neville2308]

I cannot wait for this pack. I’m so excited. I’m buying it day one.

[@kamilgebarski432]

Lilsimsie: it does not apply to you, because you watch sims KZbin, so you’re already in deep Me feeling super exposed

[@nia728]

I exclusively play legacies with spellcasters to get that ancient bloodline trait and all I wanna know is if that trait transfers in rebirth!!

[@KiwiNoelle]

Hi Kayla! I was still left with some big questions about the pack, so if this ever comes around in your gameplay I'd really appreciate hearing about it: 1. Now that sims can become ghosts at death, how does the will creation for your Sim that chooses to be a playable ghost affect what happens to their assets. Does the will still work as planned or does nothing change even if your Sim has become a ghost? 2. Now that ghosts are so much more in-depth how do ghosts work with the paranormal investigator career? There was mention of some interesting cross-pack compatibility from the gurus but I haven't heard anything more about it. 3. And this might just be a fun one for you haha the gurus mentioned there was another way to die in the pack if you go into the baleful bog too often to have an out of body experience. I was wondering if there was a specific death type related to that or if it's simply maybe death by maybe drowning (?), I'm not sure lol.

[@Mila_2057]

OMG! I saw that you posted about this new pack and i immediately stopped doing what i was doing because im dying to know what you find of the pack! edit: And tomorrow 2 and a half hours of gameplay? This is the dream! I already know i'm gonna enjoy every second of that video.

[@morguh]

obsessed w these earrings kayla! so cute

[@adelcipher5617]

I legit got jumpscared by the notification. Really excited to see what the pack is really about, kinda wish the pack wasn't so expensive tho....I'm gonna have to wait for a sale to get it.

[@juliadaley9036]

Is it just me or is naming the death dummy Kenny a reference to South Park / how Kenny dies every episode

[@TheLinksOfficial]

The ghost stuff not being in the needs tab gives me more hope for hybrid ghost-other occult sims

[@kairab91]

Have you ever thought of starting a legacy with sims based off you and your husband? That would probably be interesting with this new expansion pack.

[@lavinia78373]

I NEED A MEDIEVAL THEMED EP AFTER THAT SO BAD!! Omg I can’t help think about decades challenge and medieval challenge with life and death pack and medieval pack

[@AfterHoursVisitor]

In the developer livestream, someone was complaining about the number of packs dedicated to legacy gameplay. While this pack will definitely change the game for legacy players, but I have so many ideas for single sims using the new skillsets and aspirations for single sims dedicating their lives to death and then dedicating their death to the living.

[@mayella931]

Simsie: can I get rich from turning sims upside down and shaking them??

[@larrythe2nd640]

hey kayla! i don’t know if you will see this with all the other comments but i just wanted to say that i look up to you so much. i have been watching you for years now and you are my biggest role model. i have been struggling a lot recently and i don’t have any people in my personal life to look up to at all and watching your videos have helped. i love how inclusive you are without even trying it feels so good to see lgbtq+ and colored characters in your videos. you are so kind and good and beautiful and cool and i hope to be even a little bit like you in the future

[@Maeliiia]

I feel the exact same way!

[@darkmatter9651]

I was so skeptical about life and death first, but now I think it is one of the few packa in many years to feel like an actual expansion.