Judging and Rating Every EA Build in The Sims 3 University Life

I've played Sims 3 University Life the least out of any sims 3 expansion, but you guys said the builds were pretty good... we shall see... :x
join me on the crusade against EA: / @rekowcski
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00:00 Frosh Week
02:12 Tri-Fruhm Sorority
04:56 Albert's Aerie
07:51 Boxy Bastion
10:35 Cascading Chateau
13:10 Commuter Comforts
16:07 Family Fortress
19:03 Groton Grotto
21:30 Lincoln Lodge
24:09 Lowell Lawns
26:45 Midterms
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thanks to everyone who has been tuning in, this has been a lot of fun !

[@selenkrgo3853]

I personally love the University builds because they perfectly encapsulate the quintessential American college town! Plus the exteriors and layouts are pretty realistic, which is my preferred playstyle

[@Rekowcski]

i think the floor plan they reused over and over is very practical so im glad they did that

[@Flourflour]

@@Rekowcski Not really related to comment above but the weird circle windows are for their toilets? I thought that's appropriate. Also, btw enjoy your series and hope you keep on making them. One qn though, how come you dont really look at the side rooms? E.g. if a house has a shed or something, I notice you mostly skip over them

[@Luke-qp2bd]

I feel like the builds using ugly green colors actually makes sense, because of a lot of American universities having old green furniture in common areas for some reason.

[@Rekowcski]

finally a purpose for green living rooms haha

[@CarlDillynson]

University is definitely one of my favorite packs! My only gripe is that this world is almost always cloudy, ugh

[@Rekowcski]

and the houses all seem to face away from the sun, no matter which build it is

[@Gergely90]

Since I discovered "Frozen" lighting mod I can't use the game without it... It makes everything super beautiful :D

[@Rekowcski]

@@Gergely90 i rotate between a few lighting mods, but frozen is the one i use the most... I think it's for aurora skies, but it adds a nice touch to most worlds!

[@indeboss]

5:33 Love Agnes just standing there, staring through a window. I actually sent her to university in my game, where she fell in love with her professor who was a fairy and married him. Classical Sims 3

[@Rekowcski]

that sounds perfect for agnes, i hope she ended up happy

[@andreaparham79]

I actually love University homes! I played university a lot because of the homes

[@Rekowcski]

i think they are a step up from the base game worlds, so i totally understand

[@Life_Universe_Everything]

I remember my friends roommate, she was a exchange student who was clearly rich, as she found it weird that people own clothes for years and don’t just get a new wardrobe every season of every year…

[@Rekowcski]

"stop being poor" oh why didn't I think of that?

[@monsterglacier]

when i dropped out of college, i played through sims 3 university so much. it was very cathartic to watch my sim self graduate when i couldn't manage it irl. super excited to see your reviews of the builds. i remember enjoying the homes around the world.

[@jacwest7406]

I also love getting to have that traditional college experience in the sims! I'm going back to school now but it's very different when you're older and working full time going to school on the side. I live a lot of lives out in the sims I'll never get to live out in real life, that's part of why I love the series.

[@user-gf5ce9ig1b]

I always remember fondly the Sims 3 university houses cause it gave me the same vibes that Moonlight falls. They're pretty similar

[@mim9000]

Actually quite enjoyed the houses this time round. The floorplans were decent and no extended giant empty rooms.

[@jordangrigorov]

This is my all time favourite world in The Sims 3. It’s very pretty, realistic and “cohesive”, if that makes any sense. The fact that they’ve used only one type of tree and the same style for the houses throughout the whole world just makes it more pleasing to the eye imo. Also, the colours are brighter than some other worlds

[@Rekowcski]

yes, it is definitely cohesive, but each house is still slightly different so it doesn't get repetitive either

[@scallopbunny]

I really liked the "bones" of a lot of these builds. I'd move them to regular neighborhoods and redecorate for my Sims

[@Rekowcski]

Yes I agree, they just need a touch up. You can just redecorate a bit and you’re good to go.

[@pinaicanela222]

sims 3 university is my all time favorite expansion pack! i just love all the sims you encounter i think you can see their personalities expressed in many ways: clothing, hair, majors, social groups, etc. but the mansions i just dont like them (exept for the sorority), mainly the mixed ones, i just think the rooms lack that personality that the sims have

[@Rekowcski]

thats okay... i agree though, the sorority was the only build i really liked I think the sims being categorized into 'types' of students makes it easier, and also more realistic.. in university everyone is just trying to fit in or stand out haha

[@NitroIndigo]

I hate all the dorms in this pack because you end up with piles of dirty laundry and plates everywhere, and the AI won't clean them up, especially the former because there are no hampers.

[@Rekowcski]

many of the houses that have washers and dryers are missing hampers, it's out of control

[@jacwest7406]

I always hire a maid and consider it part of tuition and dorm fees 😅

[@mothrise1]

I feel like always the most interesting rooms on the university are either in basement or in attic. I like to move my sims in small houses, change rooms to be very dark cave with colorful cluby light, and always put a bubble-blowing machine somewhere, for parties.

[@Bulkleybull22]

I had high hopes at the beginning with you rated the sorority house a 10. Then the builds got more and more interesting. I actually enjoy the houses that throw a curveball and we hear you honest feedback and commentary lol

[@Rekowcski]

Episode 2 is almost ready so we can see how the second half plays out..

[@saragalupski2341]

It’s currently 4:30 am here in Europe and I just spent the night writing a paper for uni (started yesterday, it’s due today haha). And then I see your video - on the Sims University lol 😂 thank you I will enjoy it 🫶🏻

[@Rekowcski]

you sound just like my sims when they're at university haha

[@Aleals7777]

I remember I was so excited when this pack came out, the Gobba Bweezie song really had me in a chokehold 😭💀

[@iremaydemir2103]

I think moonlight falls and the university world have the best houses 🏘 🤯

[@Rekowcski]

I think you have some good taste haha

[@anon3330]

Thank you for keeping this game alive with wonderful personality and commentary. I hope you one day you do more gameplay because your the only one ive found who doesnt drown their game in cc.

[@Rekowcski]

I’m not a cc fan at all. I just put in mods to help the game perform and run better for the most part. Sometimes I’ll add a default skin or something but nothing alpha

[@perfectdark7890]

An update for the ranking: 1. Riverview: N = 28; M = 7,71; SD = 1,51 2. Monte Vista: N = 27; M = 7,41; SD = 1,61 3. Moonlight Falls: N = 21; M = 7,14; SD = 2,00 4. Isla Paradiso: N = 25; M = 7,08; SD = 2,23 5. Aurora Skies: N = 22; M = 6,95; SD = 1,93 6. Starlight Shores: N = 27; M = 6,87; SD = 2,24 7. Sims University (so far): N = 9; M = 6,78; SD = 1,79 8. Roaring Heights: N = 28; M = 6,70; SD = 2,59 9. Midnight Hollow: N = 24; M = 6,65; SD = 2,10 10. Appaloosa Plains: N = 21; M = 6,64; SD = 1,65 11. Sunset Valley: N = 26; M = 6,62; SD = 1,54 12. Bridgeport: N = 30; M = 6,55; SD = 1,93 13. Shang Simla N = 13; M = 6,35; SD = 1,31 14. Al Simhara: N = 15; M = 6,00; SD = 2,42 14. Lucky Palms: N = 26; M = 6,00; SD = 2,28 15. Champs Les Sims: N = 15; M = 5,87; SD = 1,92 16. Twinbrook: N = 24; M = 4,96; SD = 1,71 N - lots; M - mean; SD - standard deviation Remaining worlds: Barnacle Bay, Hidden Springs, Lunar Lakes, Sunlit Tides, Dragon Valley, Oasis Landing

[@Rekowcski]

Thank you so much these are the best x

[@Karin-fj3eu]

Can't wait for Dragon valley! My second favorite world 💕

[@Errorcutive]

Nicest thing about the university is that you can sell the dorms. And no i dont mean the land and property. I'm talking of selling wall and roof off dorms. Other sims being mean to my sims and being annoying sharing the kitchen ? No problem take the microwave and stove to your room, and lock it. I ended my sims uni with 3 deaths, 300k and everyone end up looking like flood victims stranded outside beside my sims in their room lol.

[@Rekowcski]

passive aggressively rearranging the essential household items, i love it!

[@ichloefetti]

Omg that’s hilarious

[@ichloefetti]

Omg that’s hilarious

[@honinakecheta601]

University really had my favorite style of houses

[@sofsof1572]

"No offense. Okay, maybe a little offense"

[@VectorIV]

Gay sorority 😳

[@franfaghe]

i was so excited when i saw that you posted thissss!!!!!

[@Lavendelaura]

I'm gonna go ahead and say it's Lunar Lakes that you've been really wanting to do since it's been a contender in 9 polls in a row

[@Rekowcski]

its definitely my style...

[@Lovlyb35]

I have send my Sims to university so many times and still I haven't seen all the houses and EA certainly loves green 🤑💵and Im loving this series 🥰🥰

[@Rekowcski]

im glad at least the sorority is nice! that's where i'd probably move my sim anyway

[@Lovlyb35]

@@Rekowcski I move my sims in the 1st home always.

[@RRSIMMER]

There’s a replacement uni world that I fell in love with, although, I loved this world and homes were designed well 👏🏻

[@Rekowcski]

I think the university world is one of the best overall... but it can get boring only having the same uni, so might be fun to try a new one!

[@indeboss]

So many of these houses/dorms don't have showers (Commuter Comforts is one of them for example) - considering it's multiple students living them. How are they supposed to quickly get ready in the morning when there are only baths? I remember I had to buy a shower for a dorm my sim was living in because of this issue. But for some houses, this wouldn't fix the issue either because it's like one bathroom per 4 people on a floor

[@Rekowcski]

Yes it’s also easier for families to share bathroom, but a bunch of college students? Gross haha.

[@Tevi_L7151]

we had a 9-story dormitory with a shower room in the basement. there were only 5 working showers for girls, so we went to shower more often in the evenings, standing in line, and in the morning we only brushed our teeth in half-bathroom

[@morighani]

18:27 “i used to think things like that are stupid but then here i am on youtube yelling about sims houses” 💀💀 TOOK ME OUTTT

[@Rekowcski]

Sometimes honesty is the best policy 😭

[@TownieSimBuilds]

My goodness I am late, but another great review! These houses remind me a lot of the ones in Moonlight Falls, but are definitely more standard suburban in their design. I recognized a lot of neoclassical combined with colonial style (these houses are popular in New England where I was born and raised).

[@Rekowcski]

Colonial is not popular where I am from, but neoclassical for sure. My friend growing up lived in a neoclassical mansion, we had so much fun in it, but my goodness it’s not the prettiest haha

[@TownieSimBuilds]

@@Rekowcski Ah that's so cool! For colonials, the vinyl sliding is quite common like the ones in this video. I think it was just more cost-effective, not to mention the plastic/vinyl material is probably better at not being rotted away by years upon years of both rain and heavy snow.

[@luvciara]

13:11 my game crashes whenever i go near this house 💀 glad to see what it looks like inside lol

[@grazynawolska8160]

I see that red shirt 👀... I went to York too! :)

[@Rekowcski]

did you notice vari hall in the thumbnail? haha

[@grazynawolska8160]

@@Rekowcski OMG I did now! I LOVE IT! ❤😄

[@federicao4609]

I like this houses, i think they look pretty

[@crushedit9083]

I don't send my sims to university much, but I love to use the build/buy items for teen bedrooms. Also, are you going to continue the Not So Berry Challenge?

[@crystalmeier6579]

Somehow I missed this one. All I could think was how it's a year old, and wow, how far you've come, my friend. 😊

[@Rekowcski]

i miss my old waistline 😭

[@crystalmeier6579]

@@Rekowcski yeah, I've got a few more inches around the middle now too, but you are thin like me, we can get away with it. ☺

[@apparentlyawesome1]

That mention of your straight, conservative roommate 😂 I feel like with some of these they went for a poor, college student dumpster diving or thrift shopping vibe with the furniture. And for the walls and floors they went for a we remodeled, but only where we felt we absolutely had to vibe.

[@Rekowcski]

Even the straight guys with money still wanted bean bag chairs and milk crate chic furniture hahah

[@lou9611]

belated happy bday btw! 💕

[@Rekowcski]

Thank you, and thank you for joining. I’m so happy to have people believe in me, best gift ever x

[@lou9611]

@@Rekowcski ofc, you deserve it! x

[@annepandesal]

im doing a university gameplay, its fun and ohh the world is quite beautiful. love the rainbow in your video!

[@Rekowcski]

that sounds fun i hope you enjoy it

[@someonefromukraine5392]

Hooray, University! My personal favorite!)) Lets now examine if my feelings are justified.)

[@Rekowcski]

it's a step up from the vacation worlds we recently explored

[@someonefromukraine5392]

@@Rekowcski, 😄

[@Abvgdejziklmnoprst]

24:17 my fave house 😌

[@ariaslauson5529]

Zip ties hold milk crates together

[@vioxydew]

making this comment solely to support the channel❤️ great effort

[@al3220]

Is that the building from York University (in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) in your video thumbnail? LOL

[@Rekowcski]

Yes it's vari hall hahaha

[@PrimadonnaSouLa]

we're running out of worlds :'( :'( :'( im so sad i dont know what I'll do if this series ends fuoheqofhiq

[@Rekowcski]

Well then you’ll have to watch season 2 I guess ;)

[@Qubusio]

The dormitory that you lived in didn't have furnished rooms? O.o Is that a normal thing in some parts of the world?

[@Capydapy]

Sims 3 is pretty damn American, so going to assume yeah. Or it could just be EA being EA.

[@Karin-fj3eu]

I still agree with the people that say the dorms just don't make sense, the rooms are too big and the houses have too much fun stuff to do in them, should only be one tiny communal fun area on each floor and stuff just idk feels too luxurious and the rooms aren't enough the same size and all of that just don't feel like dorms

[@kobjgdewschucrvtubnkm]

my problem with university is that I'm not american and know basically nothing about their uni or uni-culture. The sims was already pretty Americanised in the first place and I dislike their culture and uni life makes it worse, luckily nraas can fix all your problems 😌

[@amandamyshrall]

My sim Kendra and her bf Derek Khan are living in the house you are looking at right now

[@kimmcdonagh6756]

I like the University builds....haven't heard what you professional judgement is yet. They are above average (for EA). I don't like university life, because I feel like I must play it because it gives new families a huge boost.....but it feels like a grind needing to to very specific things to achieve set goals.

[@Rekowcski]

i agree they are above average for EA, definitely a tier above sunset valley i don't play uni much myself, in any sims game

[@monsterglacier]

i know in 4 there's a cheat to give a sim a degree without grinding through college. i feel like there was one for 3 too? it's been so long since I've played 3 so I honestly don't know

[@westanimesims]

"Sims 2 cheating tree" LOL, actually it's the same item of "No Fuss Ficus" tree from Sims 2. (No it's not the same as the money tree) The foundations are all double height and I appreciate the "farmhouse" vibes in most houses. Very few "Neo colonial" other than the sorority which is surprising.

[@Rekowcski]

i think the sorority being the best build makes sense, i bet female is most popular to play among simmers overall... so of course they put in effort

[@westanimesims]

@@Rekowcski We'll see how the fraternity turns out. I'm betting it's ALL of fun items in one house so they can have non stop parties haha

[@andrewstarr5932]

How do I get a hold of you these days?

[@Rekowcski]

thank you for remembering x

[@andrewstarr5932]

@@Rekowcski FB did the remembering for me :)

[@dichromatism1681]

kind of tired of the dogging on windows. a lot of the homes seem realistic for unattached home builds. and rooms need windows, the sunlight is beautiful with the right lighting mod, and sims 3 is darker anyway. the windows chosen sometimes aren't the right style of window, given. but light from windows make my sims look so pretty and happy. and i love sunrooms in front & back of homes.

[@djavan]

Why do you only use little lilsimie as comparison? She the only one you watch? Not trying to offend just wondering 🤔

[@Rekowcski]

i think she is the only simmer that everyone knows her style and build process, so i can reference it... but you're right, i don't watch anyone else build (in sims 4)

[@personal_heroine]

I need something like that but in the sims 2, because I'm to getting to angry waiting for loading every house, when I don't know where to move my sims 🥲

[@Rekowcski]

in the sims 2... most empty houses are horrendous, but once in a while you get lucky haha

[@Karin-fj3eu]

@@Rekowcski you know you need to do it >:)

[@talentedtrait]

imagine a series where someone gives you ten random builds and you have to rate each one, one by one, but the catch is you cant reuse a number rating, so if a house is 10, and theres a house after it thats better then it has to be a 9 since you used up your 10 :)

[@Rekowcski]

Ooooh that sounds fun! I was hoping to make things more challenge-y soon