LGR - The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Review

[@Hitomi12321]

The Sims team heard us say we wanted the game to be more like sims 2, so they gave us a jean skirt-pants right outta 2005.

[@TheOG-GG]

@King Lair Um no it's not. Think of the Into the Future pack from the Sims 3. Your sims actions in the present affect the future. You can have a "regular" future, a dystopia or a utopia. Eco lifestyle is just a more realistic application. Depending on what you do in the environment NOW affects the future. They just needed to apply it better.

[@thelast755]

@@TheOG-GG yeah still boring, definitely not worth 40 dollars 😁

[@breonawarren1507]

😂😂😂

[@kathaai]

@King Lair ok just because that's not something YOU wanna do doesn't mean anyone else doesn't want it. This is the first good and fun and actually affecting your game expansion pack in YEARS and I like it.

[@Aevilbeast]

@Turquoise Cheetah Or usable cars...

[@gemma2547]

I think it's so funny that this expansion pack costs more than lots of people payed for the main game

[@user-io9hj9ip2d]

I literally payed $0 for the Sims 4

[@0f428]

I didn't pay for the sims 4 (and it was LEGAL)

[@nameless568]

I think it's funny that 40 dollars equal to 35 euro, but we still have to pay 40 euro for expansion packs :)

[@ganondorf66]

Do you want to see funny? look at the price of all DLC for sims 3 on steam

[@malorakelly]

@Nub Gamer why this expansion is so cool

[@ivanbarrena1545]

I'm so disappointed the anticipated "effect in other worlds" is just lighting effects. I though they meant they had updated Willow Creek with potential garbage accumulation and Modern Development plans. Isn't that what an expansion should ideally accomplish?

[@HerHollyness]

In the old days it would have. Nowadays people are too worried about expansions ‘ruining’ their current saves, so nothing is integrated any more. It’s mindset I completely don’t understand given that expansions are supposed to enhance and expand your current saves, not ruin them!

[@lapislarka]

I am a little skeptical this is due to the fears of "ruining saves." I would have preferred something more expansive, too, it seems like kind of a given. That being said, truly ruining my saves would be making them not function or altering my families. New features do not ruin them, especially ones that could be turned off or not purchased. It makes more sense in my opinion, that it was more work and more expensive and that would be an excuse to defend it.

[@MiloKuroshiro]

Let's be honest. Having to make 2 extra versions of every world, including future ones is too much to expect. Specially when things like Sulani and Strangerville have their own World States, multiplying even more the quantity of world estates.

[@mewletter]

best to wait out since this pack is causing all sorts of new bugs and corrupting saves. The development team is working to stamp out the issues though

[@jacehackworth6413]

MrBowser I think it’s perfectly reasonable for $40, our expectations are just low because few dlc’s for this game actually have content worth the price.

[@MadMusic26]

Having this pack follow ‘Tiny Living’ makes me think that they learned how to be sneakier after ‘My First Pet’s Stuff’ because it’s the same concept, just presented backwards. They held off so much from tiny living so it could be included in this pack but if they would’ve just kept it in I actually would’ve bought ‘Eco Living.’

[@RackednStackeddd]

Laundry also seems like it would fit the eco living style

[@PunkyPink85]

In a way I'm glad it wasn't. We only had to spend $10 instead of $40 for this crap lol.

[@ryanne.5172]

The conservationist career and off-the-grid lifestyle from Sulani could also have been included. They really just chopped apart a decent pack into several small ones.

[@tiredbylife.5589]

Eco lifestyle + Tiny living + Laundry day = expansion

[@AstarionWifey]

why hasn't that been a bundle :(

[@DBT1007]

Also dont forget cottage living and seasons. Man.. Every nature-related stuff can be made into one proper expansion pack. Like in sims3. EA so greedy... 😢

[@Lupen69]

This and Tiny Living should have been one thing, can't believe they sold the "eat the bugs, bigot" and the "you will live in the pod" packs separately. Nasty NWO propaganda not worth anyones money anyway

[@Antonio-nl4ip]

@@DBT1007cottage living and seasons should not be in one expansion pack and no sims game has ever done that

[@fleetwoodmak777]

@@Antonio-nl4ipI think it’s more fitting to say cottage living should be with horse ranch and/or cats & dogs, and vice versa

[@SCMabridged]

"Effectively, the more popular, wealthy, and powerful you are, the more votes you can buy. It's incredibly easy to game the system here: just do an online charity stream and, all of a sudden, the entire world forgives everything bad you've ever done and bends to your will." Too realistic for me....

[@SebisRandomTech]

Absolutely agreed.

[@menofmayhemmm]

The Sims is becoming a hardcore life simulator

[@nichsa8984]

@@SebisRandomTech TS3 into the future what a perfect for virus dystopian 2020

[@chrisjackson1215]

Facisim in action!

[@mrfrenzy.]

Sounds very much like an HOA.

[@fernanda5487]

something small but i hope they address it later is how every sims seems to default to dumpster diving like, i load a community lot and i everyone runs to the dumpster, even the laandgrabs, it's insane

[@ajhare2]

I wish townie sims would stay in the world that they live in. I hate how celebrities roam strangerville for example, how you'll see Mila Munch at the park in Oasis Springs, or Nancy Landgrabbs dumpster diving in evergreen harbor. I feel like I see the same townie sims EVERYWHERE, no matter what world or neighborhood

[@namaste_charlei]

YES! Like why are the Fengs dumpster diving? They live in a penthouse!

[@fernanda5487]

@philuip Cummins dndnd tbh it is funny but since im doing a rags to riches i get so annoyed when i see the laandgrabs stealing my trash smh like they already rich, let that to me

[@fernanda5487]

@@ajhare2 i knoww!!! mila munch keeps inviting herself to all of my save lifes

[@fernanda5487]

@@namaste_charlei i knoow! leave some for the rest of us!! 😭👊

[@RobBoss_]

Last time I was this early LGR was still getting review codes

[@LGR]

Ha!

[@Ar1AnX1x]

I lost all respect for them when I realized they don't give a copy to Clint who's the most legit sims reviewer only because he doesn't overhype a very average product and not to mention he's been a fan since Sims 1 had no expansions like many of us. that's straight up disgusting.

[@labenvenci1584]

They stopped after he dissed the Katie Perry Sweet Treats pack.

[@onceever3097]

@@labenvenci1584 No I think City Living was the last one

[@ZuzannaFavesDie]

@@Ar1AnX1x i'm pretty sure they stopped because he declined their offer to be a "game changer" (people who still do deliberately and fairly criticize the game and its faults, btw!) has nothing to do with being a schmoozer. i'm sure ea knows lgr's opinion is a well respected one.

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

For those who don't know, Sims 3 had an eco-friendly trait added in the Ambitions pack. Your character would get positive and negative moodlets depending on if they carpool or waste gas, or ride a bike, use a dryer instead of a clothesline, they would take quicker showers, and a few other things. It wasn't a lot, but considering that it was a small piece of a bigger pack it was a way to switch up the game. And let's not forget that was the same pack that added motorcycles.

[@persephone8169]

Since everybody's saying how honest lgr is with his reviews it got me thinking about sims youtubers that are overly positive with this game. I've come to a conclusion that they are literally influencers. They're equivalent to Instagram influencers who's every second post is an ad for something. Now I'm not saying that every sims ytuber is like this, but some of them really give me this vibe.

[@vatzfu]

When you see them mentioning "EA's Game Changers" you can easily tell how many of them are sellouts

[@praiseosas2016]

Its fake asf. We can all see through this.

[@carina2508]

I don't nr necessary think that some game changers fake their excitement, unlike lgr Sims is their life. They play it all day every day. And they can be legitimately excited over these additions. Doesn't mean it will be exciting for everyone

[@leena75]

They are excited, because they get it for free. I would not complain too if i get expansion packs for free

[@katharineeavan9705]

I'd reccommend Plumbella. I don't always agree with her, but she's always pretty balanced even though she's a gamechanger. She's also pretty funny with her negative stuff rather than just whiny. She refers to this one as the gentrification pack and was stupidly excited about the sims coughing from the smog. She and LGR are pretty much the only ones I watch

[@gagasluxury7458]

At this point I’m only excited for new Sims DLC just to get another LGR review. This video is more entertaining than the expansion itself 🙌

[@dixie7074]

Period!💯

[@OrealLove]

Agreed lol

[@misstressfoxtail05]

Agreed

[@Aquamarine0002]

Same here!

[@FrogglesMcBoggles]

Big mood.

[@onlyabidoang]

I agree. This pack would've been amazing if it's sold as a $20 game pack at best, not a $40 expansion pack. Some of the "huge" features are just glorified visual effects with little to no gameplay changes. Also, amazing review as always, Clint!

[@birdmasterthecaffeinatedowl]

And some of the new features are a free patch with base game. Dont even need this new pack?

[@mrscechy8625]

I also feel this way about island living, neither of the packs feel like expansions Probably will only buy if on sale

[@Gingeries17]

Not to mention all new objects and actions that aren't tuned properly (bug houses being too sensitive, how hard it is to turn the eco footprint industrial, etc). Play testing before release seems non-existent these days.

[@ScarfmonsterWR]

Honestly, all the packs should have their prices halved by default. At this point I only ever buy something for TS4 when they have a 50% discount, because it's the only time the price feels somewhat justifiable. It definitely doesn't feel like I'm buying at a discounted price though. Stuff packs make me most annoyed because, for a type of pack that is supposed to be all about the stuff you get, you barely get a handful of items. Never mind that what EA calls "expansion packs" are more like game packs, while "game packs" feel like some half-done rejects.

[@JuliaMurphy2013]

I mean, the TS4 xpacs typically sell for $20 on sale less than a year after release. It basically is $20.

[@YangBalanceYin]

The only Sims related reviewer I completely trust. Far too many shills abound...

[@StarmenRock]

What are they gonna do? Sims 4 content is mainly enjoyed by Karens of all age groups, that actually click on ads. Plus EA's shitty sponsorship is shitty but existent.

[@Gingeries17]

Carl is great too. I wait for both his and LGR's opinion on each pack, since they're willing to openly discuss issues and flaws. Too many of the GCs who get free access codes are unwilling to say anything negative for fear of losing their EA perks, and it shows in their reviews.

[@brandoniswhoiam]

Carl is good.

[@Deliveredmean42]

I do wonder when Paralives comes out Clint will review that game too.

[@snatched.377]

it’s okay you can say deligracy and james

[@janellandrea]

WOO HOOING IN A DUMPSTER??? THE INFECTIONS I-

[@asideofaioli4630]

Lol. YES!! Did no one else get an itch down there from watching that? Just me? ........k.

[@nichsa8984]

@@asideofaioli4630 sims 3 have high-tech and futuristic future tech

[@preciousenitilo4375]

*Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Genital Herpes has entered the chat*

[@crisu1072]

It’s lovely peaches on the track

[@sailormoonii]

@Unojhiir0 god, i thought of her too. ew.

[@nodoubtaboutit]

I seriously don't understand how they managed to mess up such a good franchise. There were endless possibilities after The Sims 3 but we were left with all this garbage. It could have been so great.

[@vaultdude4871]

You may want to check a game called Paralives.

[@AudioAlure]

EA ruins everything.

[@DBT1007]

Yup. For example, in sims4, they can create a proper expansion pack like in sims3 that talk about GAME AND POP CULTURE. Imagine that. Gaming, PC building, robotic, costume play(cosplay), Virtual Reality tech, AI stuff.. and introduce a new job in the sims franchise such as COMIC AUTHOR, COSPLAYER, PROGRAMMER BUT WITH MANY BRANCHES... Man.. And i just talk about one theme. Im not yet talk about the expansion pack that talk about ARCHEOLOGY & HISTORY STUFF; MILITARY STUFF; AQUARIUM&ZOO STUFF; etc

[@lusimmerlife]

I don’t play sims 4. I don’t enjoy it as much as the previews games, but I never miss one of your reviews. They always make me laugh, plus they are so informative I would never consider buying a pack with watching your reviews first

[@jacehackworth6413]

When I hear a new dlc is coming I am more excited for the review than the dlc.

[@LGR]

Thanks, I'm happy to hear it!

[@aria5614]

Same.

[@little_forest]

I can relate to that very much! Maybe there will be some day an LGR food episode as extensive as a Sims review, cause I am hungry for that! ;)

[@Hotlog69]

If you're hungry for more. On the LGR Blurbs channel, he has a 55 minute game play video on this(probably for the B roll and fun). It's quite enjoyable and humorous.

[@erichobbs4042]

That meat trellis is seriously creepy looking

[@Niskirin]

Reminds me of Saya no Uta.

[@Hotlog69]

If you always wanted to recreate Silent Hill in the Sims. now you can!

[@sticks7857]

@@Niskirin How could you ever forget about it in the first place?

[@pathetic2399]

Looks like something straight out of silent hill

[@amydoesthings9563]

I'm going to put it in my sims murder basement.

[@UsulPrincess]

This and Tiny Living would've been so much nicer in Sims 3. Open World would've given this a SimCity feel.

[@kamikazestryker]

I don't know you can live in tiny houses in S3 if you wish. I lived in a tiny Houseboat for a long time.

[@greengreeneya2102]

Sims can have tiny homes in TS3.

[@estelladee]

This, Tiny Living, Island Living AND Laundry day would have been in one expansion pack!!!

[@k0bra3eak40]

Sims 4 makes me sad compared to the older entries on the seried. It has some cool concepts, but feels soulless

[@gabrielandy9272]

well u could have tiniy living in sims 4 before the tiny living pack, only difference is u get buffs for having a tiniy home that its missing on sims 3.

[@SergeantExtreme]

Ah, charging for things that were initially FREE in The Sims 3.

[@lunaredelvour2972]

...there's eco stuff in the sims 3?? Am I missing something??

[@enbilly]

@@lunaredelvour2972 not necessarily the eco stuff, but there are things such as dumpster diving that were already in base sims 3

[@laorille]

@@enbilly I really thought that came with University, but I could be wrong!

[@lovegabija3005]

Ellis Heckber that definitely came in university

[@traditionalempress6961]

@Gaia No it did came in the base game,I’ve played it before and I don’t have university.

[@Adniram.]

I've played this game religiously since Sims 2. I truly just want a generations or family ancestry and memories pack. No more gimmicks and more depth. I hate being critical but at this point I shouldnt need a mod for an aunt to recognize her nephew. Like be happy to seem him or something. Right now there is no difference than a townie, with out a mod of course.

[@neuswoesje590]

at the very least have them recognise family members so they stop flirting with each other..

[@treefrog1018]

We got Generations Now in TS4...and it is lackluster as usual.

[@NataliaARuano]

What mod is that?

[@Adniram.]

@@NataliaARuano that's just the problem...I don't know 😭😭

[@MilioBobbyBrown]

So refreshing to not hear EA GAMECHANGER on a review

[@popquiz5059]

He's still an EA Game changer.

[@LGR]

@@popquiz5059 Nope, I've never been one. They offered, I refused their contract terms.

[@popquiz5059]

@@LGR now that's devotion huge props to you.

[@j-hopescousin8503]

Destroyer Of Worlds I think it’s a youtuber called plumbella

[@SasukeUchiha723]

@@LGR i bet the contract was very absurd...... with less pay and stupid crap

[@zyxcba3155]

Watching this review further confirms my opinion that this pack effectively renders Island Living useless. Off the Grid and Ecological affects is what made Island Living worth a glance, and since expansions take more than a year to conceptualize and make, it seems like a slap in the face that they made two full-priced expansions out of it. Better to have made a Sulani Culture system and in-depth underwater/cave explorations in Island Living and incorporated the events that occurred by cleaning up the environments (such as sea turtle hatching) into this pack except had every world have unique things that happen as your environment becomes more clean or dirty.

[@RocketCandyColored]

Island Living has such a beautiful world, but it's frustrating that it had such wasted potential and was taken in a misguided direction. Plus, it may be the only beach world we see, though I would actually hope for another one.

[@melz6625]

Yes thank you. That’s why I have such a gripe against this pack. I got Island Living. But there is no living in that world. It’s just being. No culture no lore no consequences. I packed it full with restaurants and spas because what else is there to do. And I recently played mermaids. WITH trait and aspiration mods. And they’re STILL empty and boring.

[@hide904]

I'm from the Caribbean and the lack of turtle watching, water sports and underwater activities hit me hard.

[@LenkaDanian]

eco living also made me regret buying city living, since evergreen harbor has 2 apartment buildings.......... in retrospect maybe i'd rather have eco living with those two awful apartments to have objects to make off-the-grid lot trait more fun with windmills and whatnot, than city living, since apartment in city living were such a let down.

[@XxBossXxTam]

Yes!! I totally agree. I’ve been playing eco living the ya I wanted to play island living. It sucks they didn’t flesh out island living the way they did eco living.

[@mirta000]

I have seen other sims players play it and it's important to know that getting your ecological footprint to industrial is very, VERY hard. Plumbella spammed smog making machines through out the whole world and the game was still deadset on being neutral.

[@zyxcba3155]

Yes, I think there are in game cheats to spam the process, but I feel like you shouldn’t feel that you need to. Also, if you make a neighborhood green or industrial, leave and then come back, they go to neutral extremely quickly, so your gameplay centers around a single neighborhood at a time. I wish there was a toggle that allowed you to lock eco footprint; like say that you want certain neighborhoods to be industrial and others to be green; you can “lock” neighborhoods in their eco status so that they don’t go to neutral if you don’t want them to. This toggle can perhaps be set on a world by world basis.

[@fernanda5487]

that happened to me too, my footprint was industrial and i never did anything to change it and when i came back from another lot it was suddenly neutral

[@LGR]

I was able to do it in about 45 minutes. Here's the video of the process: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6S9gIGObpuZl9E

[@katy8605]

I have been able to make a neighborhood go industrial in San Myshuno. It just takes awhile. I can understand their decision to have neighborhoods not get industrial too easily bc then we'd end up playing in smoggy neighborhoods most of the time. Players would then be grumbling that this pack turns their regular gameplays smoggy way too often. Personally I enjoy that we can turn the worlds industrial now, but I know most simmers still like their games to be pretty more than gritty. I think trending towards neutral was the right call for their overall fanbase while also providing cheats to change it.

[@HerHollyness]

LGR - To be fair though, you were starting in a neutral world which doesn’t use any of the new objects. Plumbella was trying to make the Quarry neighbourhood smoggy and it was nearly impossible as all of the lots are built with green objects and wallpapers etc. She just cheated in the end.

[@altf4games]

It's one of thooose Add-Ons again. That adds tons of negative stuff that impacts the experience that you have to work against even though nothing of this stuff does exist in the first place if you just don't purchase said Add-On. Besides the new area, it looks like it really doesn't expands on the available playstyles or gives a ton of depth to already existing systems; it just adds more work and more to sink your ingame money into in order to achieve the status quo of the base game again.

[@wta1518]

Welcome to EA, may I take your order?

[@charlie1234500]

What's wrong with having negative stuff to the experience? The Sims 4 has a really bland, utopian theme with everyone accepting each other for who they are in a life simulator where it's the complete opposite in actual real life practice. Every negative aspect that happens through chance in other Sims games has been lowered tremendously in Sims 4. I miss the parody or mocking of the mindless, blind consumerism theme (similar to Fight Club) in the first 2 Sims games. Rather than this utopian like society you find in Sims 4.

[@charlie1234500]

@@Yasin06x I don't know what that is. I'm just a real big fan of the series since the Sims 2.

[@singleproppilot]

Exactly. That’s been the case since way back. I remember when I was still in to The Sims 3 years ago the first time I added a washer and dryer, and all of a sudden Sims started leaving their clothes EVERYWHERE. If you don’t buy a washer and dryer, you don’t have to worry about it.

[@happymasksalesman9929]

@@charlie1234500 Don’t listen to that Yasin x guy. He called me dumb for just stating my opinion on the pack.

[@LifeUntilLove]

With the voting system, it would be cool if it was one vote per person. That way, you would have to convince other sims of your position if you wanted to be sure something got done, and even then it doesn't have to work. It would add some complexity if you wanted to make the city greener, but the other residents voted it down. That would be more realistic.

[@mscopycat5137]

You and Carl's sims are pretty much the only two reviews I trust. You two go in depth and straight to the point and I really appreciate it. Thank you 👍🏽

[@seekerandthinker]

They didnt overhype unlike other simmers. Of course I don't blame them for liking this pack, I will buy this too when on sale but they are the least biased/trust worthy review

[@davidkonevky7372]

Lilsimsie is an example of a biased reviewer. She basically judges the packs on it's furniture at the end of the day. And the fact that she gets them for free it's obviously making her even more biased. I like her, but if you're focusing on spending your money wisely, and in something with actual gameplay, do not take notes from lilsimsie.

[@Berryjunes]

LGR saying "this costs $40" immediately activated my gag reflex

[@kennysboat4432]

Yes maybe if ea had 1/4 of that price.

[@zanyawesome30]

Seriously I just wait for the sale and then convince my family to buy me a game as a gift

[@preshsimmer456]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Louhikko]

Zany Awesome you can get all the games and expansions for free if you just google, there are tons of channels on youtube that show how it’s done step by step. I personally have the sims 4 and all the packs and paid for none because I hate modern greedy EA and have no intention to spend another dollar on them.

[@bingsu3635]

@@Louhikko can you tell me how you did it?

[@SmeddyTooBestChannel]

This game is 6 years old. 6.

[@Lindsey.-.]

Smedis2 yet Sims 3 has more gameplay

[@leena75]

6 years of my life and I have done nothing productive as well as the sims team :)

[@libertytomblin9369]

20 sims 4 is 20 years old

[@nav6329]

@@libertytomblin9369 20? what? are you talking about Sims 1?

[@booklover311]

@@libertytomblin9369 no, the sims 4 came out in 2014 and now it's 2020 so it has been out for 6 years. The sims as a franchise has been out for 20 years though, since the first game came out in 2000.

[@shesholdingcorn]

Should’ve been a game pack. It’s like a side adventure more than expanding the game.

[@auzzpanda3497]

cant believe expansion packs went from 120+ new INTERACTABLE objects and animations 80+ other stuff and core gameplay features that made it feel like a new game to goofily open a dumpster , collect something you can't see so you can put it in a boring futuristic machine that noone has, get a new visual . mostly the sky looking green. why has the worst sims game lasted so much longer than the good ones I'm sick of the existence of this game

[@lishan4657]

because MONEY

[@TheShadowOfInnocence]

If you’re so disgusted with this one, just play 3. Lol it’s easy to ignore shit ya hate, which is why I block shit I hate all the time.

[@zuzoscorner]

EA don't care, Sims simps will buy anything.

[@TheShadowOfInnocence]

Onion Face tbh sims needs real competition, not to destroy the game, but to give them a kick in the ass to make the game good again.

[@RandomTVOffcialYT]

@YonahKitty It’s still in development :) It’s going quite well & has gained a lot of patreon support. There’s no release date yet !

[@peppermintbutler8205]

"They're actively trying to make townies look absurd" Didn't you see the new MAC sperm eyeliner??? 🤣🤣🤣 also congrats on successfully making your world industrial it seems a lot of people is having a hard time doing that

[@eyocabbage8649]

you can use a cheat to set it to industrial

[@LGR]

@@eyocabbage8649 I didn't have to use cheats, I just made a household with almost every item adding to industrial. Took less than an hour as seen here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6S9gIGObpuZl9E

[@pedro6720]

Sperm eyeliner!!! Haha 😆

[@skywalker6648]

Kinda disappointed with some of the MAC makeup as I've always been a fan of their products!

[@ITZKappaKAP]

With every expansion I feel continuously validated to keep playing sims 3 lol.

[@theresevontodderud3901]

I love the sims 3 so much. But it crashes all the time. I hope that if they'll be making the sims 5, we'll get something more like the sims 3... open world, color wheel, sims with personalities... that kind of stuff. Oh, and the imaginary friends. Those were awesome. I feel like kids don't really have anything to do in the sims 4 :/ I wish every life stage had something cool and unique.

[@AngusxDestiny111]

@@theresevontodderud3901 i feel like a colour wheel and a open world would just break the sims 5 lel.

[@charinav3556]

@@theresevontodderud3901 it's pretty cool

[@TheRoadKam]

I would too but it crashed on me all the time.

[@NOTDeezy.]

@@AngusxDestiny111 I don't think that open world itself is a problem to the performance. Games like Doom 2016, Minecraft and GTA have HUGE maps with no loading screens whatsoever allowing free roam with little framerate issues , and that's possible because of the way the games are optimized. Sims 3 isn't optimized in any way. I don't care what the random townie across town I cannot even see is doing while I'm playing the game. If Sims 5 were to have gameplay like Sims 3 and it's properly coded and optimized, there would be no issues.

[@ndzhelin2651]

i think Plumbella said it best: The Sims 4 Gentrification Expansion Pack

[@leahburns5175]

Especially since the opposite isn't "Corporate" it's "Industrial" and places that look cheap are the ones that cause it- you'll get more industrial points from a Spanish style house with a lot of tile in the dessert than a mansion with carpet. They made container houses somehow bad for the environment

[@nichsa8984]

same feeling become thinker working on that

[@neytiri526]

The price tag says expansion where the content says game pack... can’t say I’m surprised at this point really.

[@Freezair]

Why do I expect those meat plants to start screaming "Moisturize me" in the middle of the night?

[@MarinaAngelska]

Lol this was the first thing that went through my mind when I saw the meat on the frame :D

[@nichsa8984]

@@MarinaAngelska garbage and greedy development entirely infitine multiverse and omniverse entirely

[@babygurleatsshickennuggits4201]

Giving me Vlad type vibes

[@nameless568]

I really wish they would've focused more on the industrial part... I heard the neighbourhoods just go back to a neutral footprint real fast.

[@melz6625]

yes because Carl explained the buildings are built with green materials and that matters more than appliances or let alone gameplay like recycling. Once again an empty set dressing pack

[@dakotab.7244]

Plumbella tried for THREE EPISODES to make the world industrial and had to resort to cheats to do it. it should be much more difficult to go green than industrial because that's how it is irl...

[@popquiz5059]

They added a challenge to make it industrial so it wouldn't be too casual.

[@noraa1002]

@@dakotab.7244 Yet LGR said it took him less than an hour to get industrial. Check his playthrough/this videos comments.

[@skywalker6648]

Sounds like EA tried too hard with this pack to please two different crowds. The ones worried about their builds and story lines being affected and the ones who wanted a lot of doom and gloom to manage or play with.

[@Deoxys_Used_Mimic]

"The more popular, wealthy, and powerful you are, the more votes you can buy." Just like in real life.

[@RobCamp-rmc_0]

AwesomeBeedrill is there a social media expansion pack for the sims? I haven’t paid attention to the franchise since the second game, but I can see that being A Thing. A truly godawful thing, but A Thing nonetheless.

[@taki1255]

@@RobCamp-rmc_0 In Get Famous there's a video station that allows you to make videos and stream. That, and posting to Simstagram and updating your social media status can raise your fame points.

[@frenchfr1es]

Rob Camp I think so yeah, in Get Famous

[@RobCamp-rmc_0]

Takiyah Walker thanks, I hate it

[@wta1518]

Capitalism at its finest.

[@andreaparham79]

LGR: Ew denim skirt is gonna make townies look weird! Also LGR: *dresses own sim in stripes and a bag head. 😂🤣

[@LifeInAConcreteBox]

How dare you. Fartwhistle is a fashion icon.

[@rudyl1770]

And that exactly denim skirt🤣🤣🤣

[@rodrigowolupeck1788]

there are 2 things that I really love about The Sims 4: lgr and Call Me Kevin

[@TheOG-GG]

Thanks so much! This is my favorite review of Sims 4 content you've ever done! Where would we be without you subjecting yourself to Sims 4 content just to give us true hardcore reviews?! Your sacrifice has not gone unnoticed. Thank you for being so beyond valuable to The Sims community and an OG Maxis fan like me. Thank you for everything! ^__^

[@astrangerstill]

Having the Sharing is Caring neighborhood action plan causes sims to steal things. Someone stole my couch. I’m about to really start using the Extreme Violence mod.

[@jr2904]

Hippies, man. King of The Hill taught a very similar lesson in an episode.

[@XxBossXxTam]

Someone stole my garbage bin.

[@MrAronymous]

Well at least you have your unpredicatble chaos people were demanding of Sims 4.

[@sevusik_uwu]

Can't have shit in Detroit.

[@steamtasticvagabond474]

I just looked into the NAPs and and got violently excited for the random chaos I can enable

[@lifewithlynn8137]

I’m in Canada and the pack costs nearly 60 dollars! There is no way in hell this is worth that amount, I didn’t even pay that for the base game, why would I dish that out for DLC? Especially during a pandemic when money is insanely tight, EA has lost the plot 🙄

[@bruh-hr1mt]

@Artoria Pendragon people's labor and time?? this is supposed to be a TRIPLE A game. it is supposed to be the top-tier of games. giving us this trash is not justifiable for such a big company. not buying anything sims until they get their shit together.

[@elizabethc2856]

@Artoria Pendragon Girl..don't be delusional. They are doing the bare minimum to get our hard earned money. $40 ain't cheap for an expansion pack. Any other game in existent has expansion packs for less money and more content

[@rachelclancy8281]

It's also €39.99 in Europe - total rip-off and doesn't convert to the exchange rates because that's $45 in the US and almost $62 CAD. EA are greedy af. If I buy any of the DLC, I wait until it's on sale.. but thank goodness for cc and mods or I'd be so done with TS4 now.

[@praiseosas2016]

They increased the CAD prices. It wasnt like this when I first played the game.

[@praiseosas2016]

@@rachelclancy8281 I agree! CC/MODS make the game!

[@12warmacha]

"effecting the simulation" is what most of the other expansions lack. They are all so self contained, you'll forget you even have those expansions installed half the time. Probably why Seasons is still one of the best ones since you'll always see it affecting your game.

[@SzDavidHUN]

When you mad about splitting an expansion to two separate thing, eg. pets, so EA hears you and splits it into three. Eco Lifestyle + Tiny Living + parts of island whatever. They go together so well, that almost could be one single expansion pack.. Come on, next time we will get separate summer and winter expansion packs with snow accumualtion dlc?

[@cheysmore8352]

Island living is not worth $40 either. 😭 Definitely would be way more worth it with one of these mixed into one or even better, all 3

[@juhara_cosplay]

EA: your wish was granted. Here Snowy Escape pack for you.

[@SzDavidHUN]

​@@juhara_cosplay WHAT THE ACTUAL C**P? Did the just release a full priced expansion pack to an expansion pack which adds basic stuff that should have been there in the beginning or at least in a free update?

[@SzDavidHUN]

@@juhara_cosplay Btw it's worse, cause you need to buy first the base expansion pack, then the season expansion pack. (Yes I know that it's not required, but still)

[@kristianawilson9038]

@@SzDavidHUN eek yeah they did exactly what you predicted

[@flanncakes]

Honestly watching this just makes me peeved like this could have easily been rolled into tiny homes since the concept of watching your carbon footprint and living small tend to go hand-in-hand. I am just a bitter old sims fan who just hates how 4 is just chopping up these ideas into five packs which used to be like one with sims 2.

[@nctsgrass]

Been checking LGR's youtube channel EVERY single day to see if he uploaded his review omg finally I can think about whether I should get this pack or not with a more peaceful mind

[@psygn0sis]

Um, ever heard of the "Subscripions" page?

[@norrbb]

Lmaooo I did the same

[@nikkigin3093]

Literally been doing the exact same

[@kropotkinnie]

@@psygn0sis Yeah, but notifications are garbage and rarely show up at the right time.

[@nctsgrass]

@@psygn0sis As said above, my notifications don't work for shit. I get the notifications of videos being published only from like 2-3 accounts when I definitely set the bell on for way more than that, including LGR. And either way my subscription page is an absolute mess because I'm subbed to hundreds of accounts.

[@gem777742]

finally, a reliable review on this pack

[@zyxcba3155]

LGR is definitely the most honest, but one Game Changer I trust in reviews is Plumbella, she’s the only one that views the pack comprehensively and isn’t afraid to criticize when due. I also think Lilsimsie and James Turner aren’t bad in reviews, but Lilsimsie tends to overlook gameplay faults as long as build and buy are sufficient and James Turner‘s gameplays are so exclusively set in Rags to Riches that he would favor packs like these much more than the average simmer. I’m not dissing the game changers, but I feel that the majority of them talk about things that they like and what they’ll use it for rather than going in-depth into every mechanic and acknowledge aspects of gameplay that they won’t use but perhaps other players may be more concerned about.

[@alexthegrape1000]

​@Zyxcba Yeah I was lead to believe that this was a decent pack due to the build/buy and craftable items (which are actually very nice) but the actual gameplay in the pack is often overlooked, especially by builders who mainly focus on the new items rather than the actual gameplay, which is definitely not worth $40 IMO, I'll probably wait for a sale.

[@cdh0879]

@@zyxcba3155 Yes. I watched lilsimsie and of course she focused more on build/buy. I also watch urbansims but I didn't feel like she was completely honest like lgr and Carl.

[@jadac6585]

Zyxcba definitely agree it can be rly off putting especially coming from someone who doesn’t even have to pay for it

[@Alexa-so4jh]

Zyxcba Kayla is probably the most biased, when she looked at paralives she had a completley negative mindset about it even though it seems paralives is going to be an amazing game, but then she cries over LADDERS, something that we should’ve had in the base game. Disappointing.

[@kelseymorgan94]

LGR is the one reviewer of the Sims that I trust as judgement for a new DLC for the game. You're not afraid to speak your mind about the release and definitely dont sugar coat the game (which I believe others do). Thank you for this review specifically, I will be waiting on a sale for the game before I purchase.

[@katlyndobransky2419]

Are we gonna ignore the fact that the traits that came with his expansion are all the same?!

[@THISISLolesh]

One of the biggest scams in gaming history is the sims, they should just get on with sims 5, this game sucked from the start when they took all the good stuff out and then charged for it. & still not open map? man get out of here.

[@estelladee]

Why wait for the sims 5? Knowing EA, they WILL make it an online thing. It'll give EA more rights to do micro transactions. What new swatches? You have to buy them on the store. Lol. Wait for Paralives it's a better investment.

[@nichsa8984]

@@estelladee the sims 4 killing franchise just waste of poop toilet garbage

[@RobCamp-rmc_0]

Estella Dee first I’d heard of it. Was gonna say, Parallax should do a Sims-like just as they’d outdone SimCity with Cities Skylines, but this looks like it’ll work too. I only wish it could run natively on Linux.

[@FortressLordJP193]

I hate iterative games where every one looks nicer and adds some things but totally removes beloved features. It makes me not enjoy the new one because I miss old essentials but I also enjoy the old ones less knowing what features it lacks.

[@davidkonevky7372]

The EA team is so lazy. And it specially shows NOW when a mod maker made a beta of an OPEN WORLD using the engine from the sims, and it was completely usable. EA has been lying to us for a long time, but people are starting to look through the bs

[@MishaFlower]

Member when katy perry stuff was considered the worst expansion?

[@Kyle-bl7xs]

Rayan Zahrani I member

[@Lindsey.-.]

Rayan Zahrani At least Sims 3 Katy Perry Sweet Treats had personality and stood out from the rest of the packs.

[@ascorpioskiss3416]

It was and still is for sims 3. Never touched that one.

[@charliefen7056]

To be fair, that was a stuff pack

[@sasha5081]

At least that was a stuff pack. This is a whole ass expansion pack🥴.

[@BooDotBoo]

I knew this was going to be trash when it was announced... and seems like it lived up to my disappointment, lol. You're paying $40 for a bit of CAS and build/buy... so, basically a stuff pack. This should have been a game pack, at most.

[@popquiz5059]

It's a one time payment for this pack,and it does affect other sims worlds and it added a more open world concept to the game as far as Evergreen harbor.

[@slimecorn]

Ikr $40 is an utter rip off for this. I *might* get it on sale

[@koko-hi8em]

@Tori R yes and all the other expansion packs suck too with nothing to do

[@Wurmze]

The way i see it is wait for an inevitable sale. I waited four years to get the base game for free! Tbf i was waiting for the pets pack but cats and dogs was so disappointing i waited 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

[@nichsa8984]

@@Wurmze did you mean bud light water

[@RosieSquall]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I can't wait for Paralives to come out.

[@ThatLocalBit]

Im very excited too. But i never forget the sims 😪

[@nichsa8984]

@@ThatLocalBit the sims combined other such spore and idea humanoid hybrid solving become a flex seal or flex tape sealing problem

[@projectmira]

I just feel like no matter what, there's no justification for how expensive this game in its entirety is for how long it took and how little we've gotten.

[@pwurify]

The only sims related reviewer that gives an honest opinion...

[@thatmilk3655]

Or maybe, just maybe, people can like things you don’t? I don’t know though, could be wrong

[@Badusername2000]

@Jaakko Oksaoja lgr is just a more crtitical type of guy, most of the other reviews are just sims youtubers talking about the game, if they like it they like it

[@birdmasterthecaffeinatedowl]

Totally agree with you. Clint is the only honest one about these packs. *cough,cough* James Turner's channel for example.. 😖

[@Gingeries17]

Carl has been great lately too. His recent videos on the issues with the bug houses and the eco footprint system were really honest and informative!

[@nctsgrass]

I wouldn't say only but definitely the most honest of them all.

[@hanskeynes6625]

The Sims 4: Already got bored LGR videos: *Never get bored of it*

[@ana_.m]

Even though i'm gonna pass this pack since i couldn't care less about eco lifestyle as a game, i'm gonna admit the trailler made it seems it was 40$ only to pick up trash and the pack has a lot more to offer. EA should get rid of the person responsable for that.

[@zcritten]

I thought it was a game pack honestly as I just didn't see half this stuff. And if they'd showed everything maybe i would think its worth it but it still isn't much for what i can buy full games for

[@popquiz5059]

Did you miss the point that you can take on the challenge and make it apokalyptic aka industrial so it doesn't have to completely eco.

[@AlkebulanQueen1027]

Pop Quiz did you see in the video when Clint explained that no matter how hard you try, your gAme will remain neutral or green for the most part?

[@alissageearr708]

Legit. That said though I got it, because it was my birthday and I like new stuff, and I'm glad I did because the Build/Buy objects are pretty awesome.

[@kirisame4981]

This kinda feels like Fallout 4's Dialogue, no matter what you choose, in the end it basically leads to the same thing.

[@RocKsiJ]

the fact i STILL play Sims 2, but get tired of every Sims 4 pack in a week well

[@ladybird1782]

Same, I played the Sims 1 a month ago and couldn't believe how difficult and fun it was. I play Sims 4 for a little while and get bored out of my mind no challenge, nothing new to see. Theres atill things in Sims 1, 2 or 3 that surprise me

[@Tiger89Lilly]

I've lost my sims 1 and 2 CD rom and too late to download it. Sims 3 is better. I love the colour wheel. A lot of the swatches and patterns don't fit with my style of gameplay

[@Goon-124]

The soft irony of the real computer sucking down electricity to play it, amuses me.

[@asideofaioli4630]

Good catch 😉

[@mysteriousfun4759]

The calm jazzy slightly sassy laid back nature of this reviewer analysis proves irresistible. I never miss an episode of this man's confident snarks. His intelligent deadpan voice. His receipt filled exuberance

[@holylord0147]

Keep up the work! just worked 10pm - 8am and when I see new videos it puts a smile on my face.

[@lisaozenich]

The Sims 3 is still where it's at. I've been playing the Sims since the OG game was released. I've had almost every expansion for the Sims, Sims 2 and Sims 3. I got the Sims 4 for free and paid like maybe 30 dollars for some expansions and stuff packs on sale. The amount of expansions and stuff packs and garbage packs are insane and a waste of money. EA is trash. I hop on Sims 4 and feel bored after an hour. IDC about "smarter" Sims. Bring back open world's, cars, customization.

[@presidentkiller]

I stopped at Sims 3 with all the expansions and some stuff packs. I got Sims 4 for free and wasn't impressed with how barebones the base game is. By that time there were a lot of expansion packs already released and it was ridiculous how little new content they had in them and how they were more expensive than Sims 3's expansion packs were. EA hasn't seen a cent from me since 2013 I think. They really are a bunch of greedy bastards.

[@Azmodaeus49]

Same, I've played all the Sims (1-4) for years, personally Sims 2 & 3 were amazing.

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

Only watching this because it's LGR. Dead serious.

[@StuartLugsden]

It's always a great day when Clint/LGR uploads a Sims 4 review.

[@Ditchhead]

"dumpster WhooHoo location" been there irl. I assume the next expansion will add a Sim version of a crack problem and a "No Standards" trait.

[@unocualqu1era]

The Sims 4: Unsanitary Living The Sims 4: Diseases and Overdoses Stuff Pack

[@dirtyspah]

Hope you are in a better place now

[@georgejenkins4562]

I'd buy that for a dollar.

[@nubianqt86]

@@dirtyspah lol!

[@emilygriffith6702]

I’ll pray for you

[@MontieMongoose]

Fartwhistle Dingleprop is my hero.

[@oddsnends3446]

Maybe not the hero we wanted, but the hero that we deserve. 😁

[@imaginekudryavka9485]

I can't remember the last time I played a Sims game, but these slow and relaxing videos about each of the numerous expansions are _truly_ my happy place. This is where I I go in my mind when the walls start closing in.

[@madelines452]

I’ve played the sims for LITERALLY my entire life, I was a lil kindergartener playing sims 1 and continued to play all of 2/3/4 and I’m sick of this. Sims 4 has been the most dissatisfying series of the game. I can’t wait for paralives!!! I’m done with EA🥱😴🙄

[@befree4052]

EA does suck but I will always be loyal to the sims even if a pack isnt good lol

[@giversinner971]

Why? Sims is the product of a company that you pay money for. It's a transaction; not a friendship.

[@markly5460]

@@befree4052 why would you be this loyal to ea? they are a huge company and since the sims have no competitors, the franchise it's practically a monopoly, which leads them to not need to care about their customers, it's better to be loyal to indie devs

[@befree4052]

@@markly5460 Dont ask me stupid ass questions. My opinion of aesthetics has nothing to do with a damn EA. Show me anywhere in my comment in which I praised EAs customer service. Show it to me! Nothing in my comment mentioned anything other than the look of the paralives "people." I honestly hate that about people like you with the overdramatic bullshit.

[@karenluo795]

@Java Monsoon Exactly. Why hype up a game that doesn't even have a release date? There's no way it can live up to those expectations.

[@sarenikaktus]

i used to wear skirts over pants back in 2007, oops i'm an absurd townie xD

[@zyxcba3155]

Peak 2000s fashion.

[@hide904]

I was looking for this comment. I miss 00s fashion so much.

[@Nat-hu4gq]

I did too LOL, love the early 2000's fasion

[@alissageearr708]

Lol, I was doing that as a teen in 1998... although then it was mostly dresses over jeans. And proper jeans too - none of this comfy jegging business!

[@alissageearr708]

@Turquoise Cheetah Going for the Britney/Justin denim disaster style...

[@eddiehimself]

That ability to place windows and doors anywhere is pretty cool. It almost makes me want to get TS4, if it wasn't for it being so EAish.

[@phospadparadschaa]

Sometimes the sims 4 goes on sale for an incredible amount- sometimes even $5 compared to the usual $60 asking price. If you don’t want to pay for expansions or game packs to avoid supporting the company beyond that, then there’s an incredible amount of stuff packs and gameplay mods that could possibly help with that!

[@chocobear8777]

or just download it for free o/

[@phospadparadschaa]

Choco Bear normally I’d say that too, but they have some pretty intense anti-pirating tactics. One of them for the sims 4 will make your game increasingly more pixelated until you can’t see anything on the screen anymore!

[@SimLove1031]

@@phospadparadschaa that doesn't happen anymore, and i've been using ZLorigin (the cracked version for Origin) for years now *edit: the only downside to a cracked game is no access to the online Gallery. But for me I just have a legit base game copy for when I want something off there

[@phospadparadschaa]

ViVi ohh ok! I didn’t realize. I’m not really too savvy with pirating, but I understand lots of fans just don’t have the money or desire to support EA (which is justified).

[@renatopereira810]

The Sims 4 needs an emotion system/traits overhaul and complexity to make it more enjoyable. We accepted that there's a huge gap between The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 that will never be fulfilled but let's hope this game to be enjoyable as The Sims 2 at least. The dlc's will never fix a weak base game! The Sims 4 as it is now just feels like it is The Sims 1 on steroids without the fun! I really love this franchise so much and I just want the best for its future :'(

[@lapislarka]

As someone that owns the complete Sims 1 collection and has replayed it recently, I would compare Sims 4 more to 2. In terms of items, 4 has a lot more than 1 and while 1 has some interesting features a lot of times you will be too busy breaking your back trying to keep your job going and needs filled. Plus CAS had that odd personality astrology thing, but no relationships and there were only two life states. Then the pathing was fairly iffy with furniture placement. I had forgotten how blocky items felt when arranging furniture, a stark comparison to 4. 1 is still an absolute gem and 4 certainly needs more base game development to be anywhere near that level, which is why I think it is unfair to measure them by each others standards: on paper, 4 can look like the infinitely superior game.

[@theturtwig50]

Sims 4 had easily the worst personality trait system. I made my OCs on the sims, and it was difficult to recreate their personalities in the game. I had a teen vampire who was a major coward and even scared of the dark. But Sims 4 doesn't have a coward trait or fear of the dark trait, unlike Sims 3. :)

[@renatopereira810]

@@lapislarka i also have The Sims 1, I play since 2002 and I know TS4 is superior. I was just trying to say TS4 is like a "reset" of this franchise that have worlds mechanics, babies as objects and ridiculous giant objects like TS1, picking some features of TS2 and TS3, only improving in cas and build tools. You kinda can put TS4 between TS1 and TS2 in timeline and it doesn't really look so weird in terms of gameplay structure. TS4 is a regression we can't deny that just adds a little flavour of the two past superior games (TS2 and TS3). As a long time fan I think nobody, no matter how some people think of TS4 now, was asking for this! I just hope TS5 to take the best of TS4 but building that with TS2/TS3 major features in mind.

[@ns6438]

2:33 Jesus Christ! Are those actual graphics in a modern game? Damn, they must really be getting lazy.

[@anonymousguy3111]

eh, your comment is the only one I'm not agreeing with, I mean they are just background NPCs, most games uses low-poly background NPCs, imagine the lag if they were some fully rendered sims though.

[@charlie1234500]

@@anonymousguy3111 Yeah most games use 2d sprites to save on memory. You're probably not meant to see these models this closely anyways. Probably some camera hack mod or something.

[@kekelauren6251]

Off the grid and beach cleaning from island living along with laundry day stuff and tiny living should have been all introduced together along with this pack.

[@squelchotron8259]

Closest we'll get to a hobo sims expansion.

[@AM-os4ty]

I thought that too, with all the emphasis on dumpsters.

[@TanaBonana]

100% should have been a game pack

[@asideofaioli4630]

Agreed. 100% should have not even been it's own pack in the first place. Should have been combined with tiny living or island living. On its own, it's the dumbest ever concept for an expansion. I guess it's no different from them separating -vampires & magic realm -fitness stuff & spa day -luxury party & vintage glamour -or movie hangout, bowling night & cool kitchen stuff And etc. Gotta give it to them though. They really know how to milk fans dry, and we buy it up because it's the only life simulation game available to this caliber.

[@PoseurGoth]

The NAPs feel like a feature I was fantasizing about for Sims 5, in that we could create mini neighborhoods with their own vibe, so you could create arts districts, entertainment districts, tech districts, etc. that would benefit certain careers for the sims, giving a slightly different option for community lots within, etc.

[@Lisspeed]

To be honest. I lost interest in the Sims 4 ages ago. I only found myself making my own characters or fave character, cause customization was great, and a bunch of screenshots. I grew very quickly bored if I wasn't doing that. I love watching your reviews because they're always so open and honest and give me a great insight into why or why I should not waste my money on an expansion. Not once have I thrown my money into a Sims 4 stuff pack. EA REALLY wants you to forget the older Sims games exist and play their new one, because they stopped updating the older ones so they're often difficult to run on newer laptops. Or no longer available at all on Origin (heck I heard they even straight out deleted the expansions of Sims 2 on Origin for people who had bought them, not origin, actual expansions). It took me an entire year of reading forums, watching videos and talking with the Sims 2 fandom to get it to work again on my modern laptop without it crashing or flashing in pink. And to keep my game running smoothly I have to constantly refresh my computer standby memory! I'm glad I got it to work though! Sims 2 looks have aged pretty well in my opinion. And if you're not too fond of the early 2000 item styles there is plenty of CC to download (although some sites are no longer functional). Sims 3 may have aged not too well in looks, but the gameplay is absolutely amazing! I'd take gameplay over crispy graphics anytime. Plus... Sims 4 is so child proof at this point, it took so much of the quirky fun away from me. It says 12+ but admittedly I would say 6+ would be fine too.

[@babyboomertwerkteam5662]

To be fair, when they got rid of The Sims 2 on Origin, they gave the Ultimate Collection for free to everyone even if you originally only bought the base game, and it was a fairly open secret that you could contact Origin's live chat support, ask for a code, and they'd give you the Ultimate Collection even if you didn't even own The Sims 2. They stopped doing that around 2018 or so though.

[@Lisspeed]

@@babyboomertwerkteam5662 I know, I've got the Ultimate Collection myself. But the problem is that they stopped giving those out, never gave an explanation as to why they stopped when they wouldn't make them available any other way anymore (and are against piracy). And because they stopped updating the game, unless we play it on old PCs, the game is pretty much falling apart on the spot with pink flashing and crashing.

[@davidkonevky7372]

I knew a lilsimsie review wouldn't be trustful. She's so biased at this point that I don't even take advice from her.

[@jadecarlile4842]

I love her but she always get overexcited about packs. Plumbella is a better gamechanger when reviewing packs

[@seekerandthinker]

Maybe she didnt care or expect too much so this EP is great for her

[@sofiarigamonti1489]

i feel like she doesn’t care about the gameplay that much because she’s a builder and she would obviously love this pack cause the build items are amazing but i understand your point if you’re looking for someone to do the review of the gameplay better go find another simmer

[@theresevontodderud3901]

@@sofiarigamonti1489 I don't really think this is the worst pack they've ever made. It certainly added another layer to the "rags to riches" challenge. I haven't played in a while but this piqued my interest. Now I quite like some of the new features. And I've been brutal in the past when reviewing packs... My biggest issue with the sims 4 is that game play isn't fulfilling because of the mood system. It makes every sim a moody brat instead of giving them a personality, which is what the sims 3 was so great at. I felt close to my sims. When they died, I felt genuinely upset. If it didn't crash all the time, I would have played that instead lol.

[@sofiarigamonti1489]

Therese Von Todderud I’m really interested in the pack too, i was a bit sceptical when i first watched the trailer so i waited to see someone play it and i’m really excited about it but i understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea

[@zekdarkwood3899]

I really want a expansion where you can follow your sim to school for children. Like middle school and high school. I'd call it get to school and group the college one into it.

[@gem777742]

YES! I've been wanting that in the sims for forever, but I don't think it'll happen in the sims 4. Probs be sims 5..

[@baalhater2425]

modders got you covered

[@zyxcba3155]

Ok, but why? What would you really do with it? Attend classes for 6 sim hours, choose a small smattering of options like “sleep”, “take notes”, “disrupt class” a la Sims 3 University Life, with an hour or two of normal socialization already in game, but in school. Things like projects, homework, socialization and pranks make up the gist of grade school life, and the charm of following your children to school and doing extracurriculars would end up like Get to Work- fun in theory, but the charm fades quickly becoming disappointingly repetitive. And you know that if they lumped university into this expansion, they would take out elements that make university expansions more fun.

[@HerHollyness]

The is a very good mod called literally exactly that. It requires Get to Work but works well!

[@libera7161]

@@zyxcba3155 Oh, I have a lot of ideas of what you could do. As a kid, you could give him/her tasks they have to do, for example get into a school clique, and if you're not successful your child gets bullied. There could be more then one clique. The geeks, the sports, the fashionistas and so on. Your ultimate goal could be to become the most popular kid, or if your Sim is the bully of the school and most feared one. And as soon as your in a clique you have to do other tasks to stay in it and stay popular. You can always become popular or unpopular based on the decisions you make. As teenagers they could have their first crush, have to vote the school speaker (Schülersprecher German) go to prom, join school projects, groups and so on. Sure school is about learning, but why does my child Sim have to gain their skill at home when they could do this in school during class?

[@deltacx1059]

You know a company is greedy when a addition costs nearly as much as the product itself.

[@Chantaya]

I'll definitely be skipping this one as well.

[@dyn0123465]

Been watching these reviews since his Sims 3 days, please never stop making these videos👏👏🙏🙏🙏

[@aleebea]

Dumpster babies, there is a Sims challenge in there somewhere.....

[@jonathaningram8157]

40 bucks for that is way too much. Half the price would be more appropriate (still wouldn’t buy it though)

[@gideonmele1556]

Social pressure, green living, streamer influence, “action enforcers,” candle making, no cars, veganism, etc. this is feeling more and more like the west coast with each passing expansion

[@FrigginRakins]

This is basically Sims 4: Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone expansion

[@AM-os4ty]

@@FrigginRakins - Exactly, lol.

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

I don't play Sims but this looks like one of those "Green Living" grouphomes in video game format lmao

[@jwlxbfkgfjwcjx]

I'm super confused as to how this is a Expansion pack. This really was a recycled ideal pack

[@livwake]

KungfuPooMaster I mean it is inkeeping with the recycling in the pack

[@Skarbalyszys]

The best review ever. It's deeper than others, and you actually show the possibilities of the gamepack in a interesting and funny way 🙂

[@camrynchehreh3169]

you’re reviews are the only ones i trust tbh! thank you for being so honest and showing everything in the whole pack :)

[@denk3897]

You simply know when you hear that chill jazz playing in the background, that you’re in safe hands. Great reviews as always!

[@praisingintensifies4446]

I like how I haven’t played this game in years, but I still watch all of LGRs reviews on dlc

[@katharina7502]

I never buy a pack without watching your reviews. Honestly the most helpful and funniest reviews!

[@999Phineas]

Thank you for still doing these, I've seen so many sims reviewers leave and new people come in. I've watched your reviews since the sims 3 and I've never been disappointed.

[@thtawkwardnerd]

I swear LGR is the only Sims review I EVER watch and is always the one I use to help decide if I'm getting a new pack. It's bonkers that they don't give you review codes anymore

[@YetAnotherGeorgeth]

I didn't know the green party had a Sims expansion!

[@goated3285]

We need a patch for sharing is caring, my sim went out to eat & two npc sims were looting everything from bar chairs, TVs, & even the table we requested. I had to order food 3 times & as soon as the food was put on the table a npc would walk up & take the table & chairs 😂 ..I literally had to spend half a day going to each world & removing the action plans for sharing is caring. I have to turned off npc voting until this is fixed.

[@chloereynolds6737]

Firefighter came to my house, stole my sink whilst the fire was spreading, then put out the fire. Such a stupid NAP

[@goated3285]

Chloe Reynolds lol damn we can’t even trust the firefighters now, the NAP needs to be fixed, we didnt pay $40 just to turn the features of the pack off.

[@danidkg4071]

i like how your actions actually have an impact on the world in this pack

[@christophersenge3145]

I was done with the entire Sims franchise the same day i bought The Sims 4. They have completely ruined the franchise.

[@EINabiIo]

40$ for this? I dont even remember the last time I invested 40 hours into one Sims 4 expansion.

[@justme002]

The voting system is perfect. That's how it works in the US, too. The more powerful and wealthy you are, the more votes you can buy.