Judging Every EA Build & Houseboat in Isla Paradiso from The Sims 3 Island Paradise

[@westanimesims]

Casa del Sol = House of the Sun Casalita Azulita = Little Blue House I love that most houses keep it to 3 colours that match. Unlike some worlds they crank up the patterns on patterns with 6 clashing colors.

[@Rekowcski]

I love how I don't speak ANY spanish, but I knew what those meant just through osmosis lol

[@Rekowcski]

You make a VERY good point about the pattern thing... SV has them everywhere but most of these houses was a very subtle or flat texture and it was a welcome change

[@westanimesims]

@@Rekowcski I just learned if you put the suffix -ita or -ito it gives a meaning of little hermano: brother hermanito: little brother

[@CarlDillynson]

Isla Paradiso is probably the best looking ~expansion pack world~ in The Sims 3, imo.

[@Rekowcski]

I definitely agree, at least this far. I don’t expect starlight shores to take first prize either lol

[@CarlDillynson]

@@Rekowcski starlight shores is a dud 😭

[@hiddenbeauty12]

This was a joy to look at! This is one of my FAV packs! When I was visiting my family in St. Croix, the houses were bright beautiful colors like in the video (but just one color) so that was really spot on. And I don't think you are mean-spirited, just mischievous like I am lol! I know my people! Great video as always!

[@Rekowcski]

Mischievous might be more accurate haha. I’m so glad you enjoyed it! and st croix looks so beautiful I hope to had an amazing time

[@cardiganunderurbed]

0:29 💀 the zoom in on "scuba dive into the depths"

[@fizziepop4421]

I had no idea you could have a basement on a house boat 😵

[@Rekowcski]

ME NEITHER!!! hahaha im gonna go renovate mine right now!

[@federicao4609]

@@Rekowcski can you put windows in a basement of a house boat? If you can that could look great, your sim can see the bottom of the sea.

[@мммм-я7ш]

@@federicao4609 you can't (

[@20GalaxyGames02]

14:35 "So this is a really good time to metion I do not speak Spanish" Says after pronouncing Castillo D'ichitacha which is actually Italian. As a Spanish person, that part got me crackling 😂 Here's a tip, Word's that start like D'Ichitacha ( with D') are a clear sign that's not Spanish. This is common in Italian and Catalan but very rarely exist in the Spanish language anymore. We don't use that, like it doesn't exist. But don't worry though it was a lot fun, you did your best, loved the video! 💞😊

[@Rekowcski]

this exact same thing happened, someone said something else was Portuguese so I mix those up as well :x I will be saying a couple italian sentences in my next video, let's see how that goes haha

[@Lovlyb35]

Isla Paradiso is my favorite world in Sims 3 and I love it, always playing in it...

[@Rekowcski]

I think it’s my new favourite... bye bye lucky palms and midnight hollow haha

[@mate544]

To bad Fantasea is a routing nightmare 😭 the guy always gets stuck somewhere and I have to reset him. Same with the castle. Bad routing runs in the family, I guess.

[@Rekowcski]

If you notice i mentioned that I thought it might have a routing issue ... but my goodness what a creative shape! My houseboat is so ugly lol

[@nicktalk8589]

That's not the issue with that house, it's the port.

[@mate544]

I believe the ghosts are the Dregg family. Edward Dregg also appears in TS2 Bon Voyage and The Sims Castaway Stories as the Ghost Captain from the pirate ship! I think their family description even mentions Twikki Island!

[@Rekowcski]

Thank you! my friend is playing castaway right now, i shared this info with her and she loves it!

[@mate544]

@@Rekowcski Judging every Castaway house when??

[@momofasho5416]

This is my favorite EP and I’m so glad we have the ability to make it run smooth. Everyone hated this EP because of the instability but it’s so gorgeous. Reminds me of the first time I played Bon Voyage. I love the world, I love the houseboats, and I love the underwater exploration ❤️ Really looking forward to this video!!!

[@momofasho5416]

I’m really just here for your blatant hate for TS4 😂 we were ROBBED!!!

[@Rekowcski]

The underwater stuff BLEW MY MIND! I was playing it recently, and I can't stop going in the cave lol

[@M23S775]

Love these videos, I never play townie household's and I prefer to build my own, I think I only played in the cheapest houseboat when I first got IP. Its lovely to have a nosy at every other house in world

[@Rekowcski]

You and I play the exact same way... even in my favourite worlds I didn't recognize 95% of what I saw during the reviews. But I know lot's of people love these houses, so we get to explore them and others get nostalgia!

[@MaskedAlaskan]

How many people here had no idea that you could build in the basement of a houseboat? I had no idea. OMG, can you add windows to see into the sea? I know it's a basement but since it isn't in the ground it would be so cool if you could add windows.

[@Rekowcski]

You are not the first to comment this! I was super surprised, I assumed a house boat was flat at the bottom, but i guess i didnt consider physics

[@amy-leedoran6069]

Isla paradiso is so beautiful! Tbh I’ve never had to many problems running it either !

[@Rekowcski]

i'm glad it works well for you it really is a special pack

[@amy-leedoran6069]

The sims 4 could never ! Love your content btw 😊

[@mate544]

No one: Rekowcski: ISLA PARADISO

[@arianacamerei2871]

Another great video :) What I really appreciate is the fact that you judge houses not only in terms of appearance but also playability. A lot of builders just make sure the houses look nice and when you really try to play in them you get all kinds of problems with sims getting stuck.

[@Rekowcski]

Thanks for that! I am often playing poor sims, or big families (or both) so floor plan is super important for me to get my sims where they need to be

[@justinjay2318]

Other than some glitches, I love this world

[@Rekowcski]

I got a mod to help with the house boats and deleted the scott family/house and it ran pretty good... but before that it was a mess lol

[@Paloma-wl1ul]

Holiday house was my favorite house on Sims 3. Many years late, it's still my favorite! ❤😂 I love the view and the hill on the back of the house. I used to change it for white banisters and a light cream color for the outside walls.

[@monicastoyanova4575]

I love this video, your voice is so soothing and your judging the builds is really entertaining! I'd never get this EP because my computer can't handle it, but the world is really beautiful.

[@Rekowcski]

i loved making it so much, thank you there are a couple mods that fix some problems so i've been playing it lately and I love it!

[@nicktalk8589]

Agree, fun and funny....great vid!

[@BelgianDude]

"A Modern folly" is known to cause lagging issues cause of the garage door leading right in front to a pool ladder. remove the ladder and reset the frondoor will help lag issues! Also the "Castillo" lot has issues with the door, I always completely bulldoze the lot, it cause issues.

[@Rekowcski]

thanks for the tips! I know the "scott" family house boat is a lag disaster and im supposed to bulldoze that one too... but of course we will review it first x

[@dollydahlsx]

this really is a gorgeous world! i wish it didn’t have that glitch. i’d totally play in it more often.

[@CasandraReece]

Every time you say all defeatedly “it’s EA, so” I know the exact feeling😂 we can only expect so much, sadly

[@Rekowcski]

we all share in that lacklustre disappointed feeling.. haha

[@mariam19554]

Personally, I always have such a hard time doing the floor plan for mansions. It always end up wonky with weird rooms. But this is the Sims team building mansions so you'd expect more competence...

[@inespimentel7946]

I’ve been waiting for this! :)

[@Rekowcski]

I really hope u enjoy it, it blew me away!

[@mim9000]

Aaaah i want eclectic builds now. Soooo pretty!

[@Rekowcski]

I am excited for the second half! People keep saying I haven’t gotten to one I’m going to love haha

[@twojstary1839]

i remember when i played this game when i was younger i used to move the sims out of castillo dichitacha and move my own sims there

[@Rekowcski]

You just wanted to be queen of isla paradiso I bet haha

[@crystalmeier6579]

This is the best world and houses are actually really good. Never have any problems playing except for some lag, which I expect, when going underwater to scuba.

[@katiebntly]

love these world build reviews so much!!!

[@amydrader5899]

Okay so on one house you noticed the only stairs to the upper level being outside then gave an 8 to the salmon exterior house but all I can think is if you are having dinner or watching a movie downstairs and it is storming outside to get to the bedroom you have to go outside.

[@Rekowcski]

There's a few houses with this same problem in other worlds. In Monte Vista, most houses only have dining areas outside, and even sunset Valley has a house where you need to go outside to get to the bedroom

[@amydrader5899]

@@Rekowcski I have been watching a lot of your videos because I enjoy your humor especially when stuck at work. And I think you had just knocked one house in Mone Vista for the stair issue then okayed this one. So I found it interesting

[@TownieSimBuilds]

Awesome video as always, loved the reviews! Just some quick fun facts, I used to go on trips with my parents to the Caribbean (mainly St. Martin/St. Maarten, the Bahamas) and the super colorful houses are actually customary to these countries. For once, EA used color quite accurately! I also believe the 'FantaSea' house boat was modeled to resemble an airplane from above with the cockpit and wings flaring out. I think I remember hearing about that a long time ago when this pack was released.

[@Rekowcski]

“For once, EA used colour quite accurately” I know I was as shocked as you!

[@kimmcdonagh6756]

Island Paradise style has inspired sooo many builds. I think your evaluations are nearly perfect (I actually really like overly windowed houses.) You haven't even gotten to my favorite house, yet, either.

[@Rekowcski]

Ooooh that makes me excited! I was scared they coincidentally named all the ugly houses from M to Z lol

[@PrimadonnaSouLa]

So far the houses in this world are not dissapointing!!!! Great world and pretty houses ! Now to get it to work to play in it haha. Love your vids as always !!!!

[@Rekowcski]

I totally agree! This or Moonlight Falls is going to take the cake for the best EP world... maybe best sims world ever lol. Thanks so much!

[@reprolover11]

My favourite sims 3 (EA) world tbh. As an island boy, it reminds me so much of parts of my country and I too am enjoying the Neon Colours.

[@Rekowcski]

the colours were my favourite part!

[@Karin-fj3eu]

What country?

[@theresakisslinger]

hey, just found you recently and i love and enjoy your videos

[@Rekowcski]

Hi and welcome! Glad to you have you on board x

[@Rekowcski]

pun NOT intended lol

[@davidkonevky7372]

I don't know if it got fixed, but I remember a youtuber I watched struggled SO hard to enter in the castle mansion because the main door was locked behind an arch. And apparently that causes a sort of bug that doesn't let you in. A lot of these houses have that so I'd be wary about it, altough it totally could have been fixed already and I'm just rambling

[@Rekowcski]

I downloaded a fixed version of Isla Paradiso and I think it addresses this problem, however if you just use the EA one you're right. There are several lots with problems like that

[@stephanieaz82]

Love the video! But, for the Holiday House, you called the layout practical... however, you either have to go through 1 bedroom, and a jack and jill bathroom to get to the 2nd bedroom... or go outside to access it from the deck. I am not sure I'd call that practical! ;) I guess from a Sim's perspective, it's okay.

[@Rekowcski]

In real life that would drive me nuts I guess I didn’t see that. I do agree with you, but some EA builds have much more ridiculous choices heh

[@thenameiswater2921]

I'm... I'm shook. I was looking for some other EP builds to use for Isla Paradiso, this vid cameup in my google search, and it's 2 years old?!?!?! Where has time gone? What IS time even!?!? I'm so distraught.

[@Rekowcski]

Time hasn't made sense to me since 2020 😭😭

[@maddybaird8520]

Holiday house looks like a northern Ontario cottage lol SO many of them are neon coloured

[@Rekowcski]

Oh god I forgot about those.... one of the ugliest houses I’ve seen is just outside of saulte ste Marie... imagine someone wanting to make a San Francisco Victorian house but they only had access to Walmart and $500

[@maddybaird8520]

@@Rekowcski upper Lake Superior is another level of ugly

[@Mygurlist]

I did not know Glen Powell had a Sims channel and was mean-spirited lol Love how you make all kinds of sims content enjoyable :)

[@Rekowcski]

We have the same age, face and hair but I assure you our arms and chests are slightly different :p

[@Bulkleybull22]

I enjoy you videos and think you are super entertaining with your commentary.

[@Rekowcski]

Thank you , I hope I am making 2022 less tragic haha

[@Bulkleybull22]

@@Rekowcski hahaha for sure!

[@jissaforest1028]

Lmao I love the graveyard in the Casita Azurita

[@Rekowcski]

ummm, i don't think I even noticed that ! *opens game again*

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Oh wow, this is gonna be a trip. This map is genuinely the worst in the game I’d say, it’s beautiful and would be lovely but every lot is badly designed, almost every single lot with a spiral staircase has it placed backwards, locking the at least one floor away and trapping certain Sims while causing a million routing errors as they don’t see the staircase as being backwards and will try to climb it. There’s also houses missing doors, or having the front door in the wrong place, and one of them uses a ladder as the only entrance, but it’s placed backwards and causes routing errors, and any visitor will get super confused and cause errors as there’s no front door. The house boats are also not all docked at the start, causing yet more lag, and in many of them Sims can’t find the way into some rooms and they also can’t access the wheel in some of them, even leaving the boats trapped once they decide to undock as they can’t use the wheel to arrive somewhere else.

[@Rekowcski]

There are a few mods that specifically help with the house boats staying still, and general smoothness for this pack/world. I recommend checking out this video by my friend m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/imixaaN8iNVjedk

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

@@Rekowcski Thanks, I will, I’m working on getting my own copy running properly.

[@monicastoyanova4575]

Rekowcski, have you thought about making a video where you judge or roast builds made by other people (normal Sims 3 users or other content creators)? I don't know if it would work as a video, but it would be really fun to watch in my opinion.

[@Rekowcski]

I have gotten this request before.. I need to do a specific challenge to make it into a digestible video though, im thinking maybe an "EA Style Build Challenge" or I choose a gross EA build from base game and everyone can try to make it into something I would enjoy... I think I have made enough of these videos to make it clear what I like haha

[@monicastoyanova4575]

@@Rekowcski You have absolutely influenced my taste in Sims 3 builds, too, I can't deny it 😂

[@mikayle1618]

my fav lot is actually lone artist/adobe adobe, cause i can always sheek the place up and its perfect for a renovation or a remodelling and i always adopt a child for magarita so she isnt too lonely

[@Rekowcski]

When I saw the upstairs my first thought was "ok lets adopt a kid" hahaha, glad you enjoyed it!

[@blueberryney]

So obsessed with your isla paradise vids, this EP totally broke on my poor old macbook so I barely got to enjoy it lol

[@Rekowcski]

Oh god my old MacBook could barely run base game let alone Island Paradise haha

[@OpalMoonstone247]

Best world, with actual challenges and adventures within game. However, I've been playing this world for nearly 6 months now, and suddenly my Sims have stopped aging altogether. This is the third time this has happened to me. I've put a LOT of work into it. By the way, Atlantis houseboat can be beautifully renovated and enhanced with minimal effort. It's actually been one of my favorites to play on. But I'm so upset about my current existing game since the aging supposedly stopped working. 😩

[@beepboop9628]

I’ve wanted to get this pack forever but I’ve been putting it off because of the lag stories I’ve heard. I’m going to bite the bullet and Download it because everything in this pack is right up my alley.

[@Rekowcski]

Go for it! I've been enjoying it SO MUCH! check out this video from another creator: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imixaaN8iNVjedk at the very least, I recommend you have "Overwatch" and "Error Trap" installed, and get the mod that makes it so the houseboats can't be driven around by townies... oh and delete the scott family and their houseboat and have fun! x

[@beepboop9628]

@@Rekowcski Thank you! I downloaded it a few days ago and it’s been so much fun! Definitely my favorite pack aside from the supernatural one.❤️

[@eraserheadchicken]

This world is so beautiful! I would love to buy this pack but I play on my cheap laptop and am paranoid from all the cautionary tales regarding Island Paradise ☹️

[@Rekowcski]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/imixaaN8iNVjedk this video can help you run it better, if you can play sims 3 on your laptop then you should be able to run island paradise... it is half price on origin right now

[@vaporwavedog]

A 3 story house boat with no basement. Physics have left the chat.

[@Rekowcski]

EA and physics haven't met before

[@karinako1265]

Love your look for this video, so shiny and gives me some summer vibes☀️

[@Rekowcski]

I have two "summer" shirts, and you will see the second one in the next episode! haha

[@saraa3418]

The house names are pretty Spanish 101 aside from the Castillo (castle) they're basically "Sun House" and "Little Blue House"

[@Rekowcski]

Yes that makes sense, I was familiar with some words and as I mentioned, I am very unfamiliar with the languages. Here in Canada we have French in the places the USA has Spanish (food packaging, brand names, street signs etc)

[@ShillClown]

I am binge watching all of your Sims 3 Houses reviews and having a blast! Never looked at this game architecture in so many detail like you are doing in these series and it's so fun 💚 BTW I think people come at you when you make lilsimsie comments making fun of her it's because you're not friends so it comes off as just a little bit rude. Like when you say 'oh I'm ugly hahah' joking and having fun but if someone else says it to you seems rude... Anyway I'll keep watching! So excited to watch Dragon Valley when you get to it! Hugs from Spain💃🏻

[@Rekowcski]

Hi I’m glad you are enjoying them! It’s okay I’m just sassy and like to get a reaction sometimes, don’t take me too seriously 😂 I think she’s great. However also a public figure affiliated with EA so she will be roasted from time to time. :p

[@ellie.starsky]

i wish isla paradiso was less laggy and bug ridden because it could be literally the best world in the sims 3 but of course you can't just play it without a whole ritual of fixing ea's messes. also loving holly alto seems to be a near universal gay experience

[@marijkebotes4999]

Love your comments! I have played in this world the most. Will be interesting to hear what you say about the not lived in houses and houseboats. Watch everything you put out now, thank you, I really enjoy listening to you.

[@Rekowcski]

Thanks so much!

[@aydakhaja2002]

I have a question..I used to have sims 4 on my laptop and it was running smoothly, now I want to delete it and download sims 3, which one is heavier sims 4 or sims 3? Like will my laptop run sims 3 smoothly with all the packs just like sims 4?

[@Rekowcski]

Sims 3 is not well optimized, but I have a video where you can follow along and make it run smooth “the sims 3 runs smooth and lag free now”. I experience very few problems... there are even fixes for island paradise specifically to run better (acottonsock has a great video for that)

[@16taysia]

Hey Rec, great content as usual LoL 🤣

[@Rekowcski]

Hi taysia! Thank you, hope u have a great weekend x

[@16taysia]

@@Rekowcski you too! 😊

[@dannygrande16]

“it looks like lilsimsie made it bc there’s no garbage can” HAHAHAHAHA IM SCREAMING

[@Rekowcski]

also when EA hides an ugly part with a tree haha

[@Indisciple]

I would not set foot on Atlantis. I would be worried the whole time that it'd tip over.

[@Rekowcski]

It got a 4 and was the lowest scoring house in this world.. I’m not familiar with houseboats irl, but from my 10 mins of google research I never saw something as dangerous as this. I see lots of styles but nothing that looked like it was about to rip over haha

[@Indisciple]

I'm wondering if the design is on purpose now because I looked up the family and they both died of drowning.

[@CassieFletch]

The family in Colonial Casa having 17,000 simoleons but nothing to do 😭😭

[@Rekowcski]

Not so much in base games worlds, but I dlc / store worlds, some sims have a ridiculous amount of simoleons

[@Liv19Liv19]

Kinda sad the Fantasea houseboat wasn't orange, just for the double pun. Would probably be ugly, but the pun!

[@Rekowcski]

Haha I never thought about that. I am still happy with how it turned out hehe

[@CameronSWhitelaw]

My favourite expansion for any of the sims games

[@Rekowcski]

this is a popular opinion... i didn't realize it has such a following. My favourite is Ambitions, but this thing is wayyyy better than I ever imagined

[@CameronSWhitelaw]

@@Rekowcski I wish their was a way for me to play it lag free on my Mac. Supernatural is also a top favourite and I have never bought ambitions however it does look like a fun expansion! Truly wish the sims 5 is better than the sims 4 and has actual effort put into it.

[@PWNDON]

15:09 aw it kinda looks like a cat!!

[@Rekowcski]

like a sleeping cat! haha

[@5959-z6p]

isla paradiso is a very beautiful world!! the buildings have the right amount of brown and colors and the resorts are so much fun! plus the sims are soooo full of drama lmao

[@Rekowcski]

Drama and good builds is all I want with any sims world!! Thanks for watching

[@Challenger10K]

This is a bit random but do you know how to unregister a game because I need to do that to be able to register it to my new account and be able to upload things. It also won't let me log into my old account in game. Do you know if I can fix it without having to buy a new game?

[@Rekowcski]

Another simmer I know had this problem and i don't think you can "unregister" anything from EA unfortunately.. you may be able to access your old account though. I suggest talking to customer service (they helped me refund something once and it was alright) I will say that there is currently a sale on Origin so ALL EPS ARE $10 ... so if you HAVE to rebuy, this is the time to at least scoop up the essential packs

[@Challenger10K]

@@Rekowcski thanks

[@jodiefong4397]

but why was the toilet paper roll across from the toilet in the second house 😂

[@Rekowcski]

EA loves doing that, we are lucky it wasn't in the hallway lol

[@cherylb8298]

This video is so good , you are so talented. I love the houseboat. Aunt Cheryl

[@Rekowcski]

Thank you it means a lot ! x

[@mairahmanzini2928]

Would be awesome to watch you drag subscribers builds. 😀

[@Rekowcski]

Oh god I’m gonna get cancelled for sure haha

[@federicao4609]

This world is really beautiful and happy, a happy place to live, in my imagination smells like coconut, pineapples and sweet flower haha i am weird. My favourite houses are aquaholic and Holiday House

[@Rekowcski]

Smells are inherently linked to our memories so that sounds just great haha. I’m looking forward to see if we get something even nicer in the next episode

[@aheylahayes5348]

the best expansion pack but lags so much

[@Rekowcski]

there are ways to fix it, it doesn't take very long if you're interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/imixaaN8iNVjedk

[@devintaaaaaaa5888]

omg! new video!!

[@Rekowcski]

hi devinta good to see u! yes of course! nothing was going to stop me from making this video haha

[@devintaaaaaaa5888]

@@Rekowcski im really enjoing today's video! keep up the good work!!

[@yasnie123]

How are people ABLE to make this work ?

[@Rekowcski]

acottonsock made a great island paradise fix video and I followed every step

[@thedullohanvids]

i like the Jimmy Neutron hair. lol

[@Rekowcski]

thank you, if we were in 1985 my mullet would be so stylish

[@123456EMPM]

Del sol means from the sun

[@Rekowcski]

thank you / graciasss!

[@Anisa_Hoxha]

Do plz maxis island in exchange plz

[@GrlwrId]

Wow I’m eqrly

[@Rekowcski]

Yes! You made it for the launch! Let me know what u think x

[@j.h.8595]

The oldest worlds r the ugliest

[@Rekowcski]

I agree