LGR - The Sims 4 StrangerVille Review

Gameplay and overview of the seventh game pack for The Sims 4. What the heck is going on the town of StrangerVille? And why are all those wide-eyed sims ranting about a mother? Let's see!
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[@tiffanymarieelizabeth]

I watch these for honest reviews. The simmers I watch always say “it’s amazing” about every pack so thanks for your honesty

[@frelee]

They always say it’s amazing because they got the pack for free most times and if they criticize the pack too much they’ll get kicked out of ea gamechangers. I don’t trust their opinions anymore tbh. When they keep getting these packs for free they forget how expensive they are

[@relaxhappysadboy8275]

Could you name names

[@dtsotm]

what summers are you actually watching?? lilsimsie, plumbella abd steph0sims are always honest

[@inspectorspinda]

@@dtsotm so true. They are not so openly cynical, but you can still tell if you actually listen when they have mixed feelings. they just choose to have a more positive presentation cause their vids are suppose to be funny and interesting, not just informative.

[@bulk_manifesto3624]

Most female simmers are annoying af, you can easily detect 'that' attitude the moment they open their mouth.

[@MisterNinten]

You said you'd put up a spoiler warning before telling us spoilers!!!!! Now I know exactly how many chairs are in this pack!

[@HeatherCutright]

Lol XD

[@atariblue]

The best Read More reveal I've seen today, and it's only 8:09 in the morning

[@mint7442]

Love this comment

[@Lorelai_09]

he did and OMG LOL

[@Defnotn00dlez]

@@atariblue Its only 5:49 am for me. Best. Reveal. Ever.

[@onlyabidoang]

I'm a bit bummed that you can just solve the mystery in just a few hours and then there's no need to go back. At least in the Jungle Adventure game pack, there are reasons to go back to the rain forest to explore the different type of dungeon layout and discover another relic with unique powers. But I still kinda like the pack for its weirdness theme because that's why I like The Sims universe in the first place lol.

[@toroc4t]

Right I feel like it could’ve had more! It just felt like one big adventure that you just play and then go back to normal play. It had a lot of promise.

[@fauztran]

Bearing in mind it's a Game Pack vs an Expansion Pack, I think what they have put together is more than reasonable. I'd like to see this kind of quest in the Jungle Pack. I wonder if they could design a dynamic quest system where you'd have a certain amount of replay ability.

[@snoopbeerus4091]

I’ve never played any Sims story.

[@snoopbeerus4091]

Sims don’t even have stories I can’t find any on KZbin

[@snoopbeerus4091]

Sims don’t have story you lie I can’t find any videos

[@eier3252]

Sims 2: Strange Town Sims 4: Stranger Ville Sims 6: Strangest City

[@heatherholme5248]

Sims 12: Strangerverse

[@ihatemyselfuwu3960]

@@heatherholme5248 Yessss omg lmao

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Given a Ville implies village, which is smaller than a town, the Sims 6 will probably have Strangest Hamlet.

[@imkopilala1850]

The Sims 4: Stranger Things

[@MyScorpion42]

I thought about this and I suggest Strangestershire

[@xtoom96]

Tfw you're more excited for LGR's review than the actual pack when EA announces new packs for TS4

[@baggaboy2000]

So true! Right after it released I checked every day!

[@UMayProductions]

I dont watch ANY spoilers and just wait for his review. I ain't buying it if he don't like it!

[@cutiepatooty123]

...or even every play through video. (coughs: Deli & LaurenzSide)

[@Manas-co8wl]

Wow I didn't know there were a thousand and some other mes on this planet!

[@MonstehDinosawr]

Honestly though lmao

[@SeaOfTides]

Sims 3 World Adventures gave you 3 towns and tons of different adventures that each took longer than an hour to complete, plus kung fu, playable mummies, snake charming, wine making, relic hunting, boulder smashing, and dungeon construction. Sims 4 Strangerville gives you *one* "town" with ONE adventure that only lasts an hour, and two "new" things Sims 3 actually had in base game (Laptops and Military Career). Talk about devolution. >.>

[@anthonyfoster2190]

SeaOfTides started replaying the sims 3 again the other week and just now getting into world adventures. It’s pretty damn impressive for a sims expansion. Supernatural is up there too, in terms of content.

[@SeaOfTides]

@Drunk Tony Yeah! I love both those expansions.

[@bandana.7077]

I KNOW RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SeaOfTides]

@Nguyen Dan Yep yep :)

[@SeaOfTides]

@Jasmine Lee EA did change their naming conventions so they could avoid comparisons, but look at price. Sims 4 Game Packs cost $20, just like Sims 3 Store Neighborhoods. You still get a larger town with more content from say Midnight Hollow than you get with Strangerville.

[@bi0hazard921]

The biggest problem I have with the Sims four is that it’s all stuff we’ve had before. A example in the Sims three you could be in the military right off the bat but in order to get the military career or you have to spend $20 with this pack. It’s like they put little things that they know people want in these big Mundane packs

[@g.h3874]

spend 20$ five years later* lol

[@lemonstealer2902]

you mean small shit packs

[@TanyaOwens]

I recall when I first started playing the sims 3 I said the same thing. There are things in the base game of the sims 2 that were added via EPs or store items in Sims 3. They have always done that, folks just tend to forget.

[@mori5271]

Yea i noticed that alot of activities from the sims 3 season pack are divided into different packs in sims 4, like aliens come with get to work, festivals and fireworks with city living and so on

[@tomready9015]

yeah they should of just been real about it and instead call Sims 4, Sims 4 the Starter pack. Cuz thats really all it is.

[@SailorDrew]

Omg, I nearly spit my tea when you said this was the 27th pack. SIMmer down, EA!

[@GeekyGirlyGlam]

@@ThatOneDudeWhoPostsStuff 20, I think. 11 expansion packs and 9 stuff packs. That isn't including the Sims 3 Store that sold worlds and venues for $20.

[@hyrtthyrtt3743]

The sims 3 is the best one they like got so much shit wrong with sims 4 :(

[@razr6302]

yup! $570 for everything at FULL price. Unless of course you buy everything off sites like g2a or instantgaming... Then, if bought at the right times, itll be $150-200. Still entirely too much, but alot less than $570.

[@GeekyGirlyGlam]

@@razr6302 $570? Isn't that just main game plus expansion and stuff packs? If we include worlds, venues, store clothing and furni sets, I wonder what the total price would be.

[@razr6302]

@@GeekyGirlyGlam what? $570 includes everything for the sims 4. If you mean if sets if furniture was DLC, only extremist would buy them and Maxis would go out of business.

[@IronSeagull]

4:13 Planting bugs on sims gives good reputation? What? lol

[@JXHNDRX]

Maybe because its disguised as a hug?

[@MidnightAura86]

Lol if that’s a bug I hope it’s not fixed

[@melmellin]

Maybe he just befriended the scientist and then plant a bug on her because it gives you good reputation if you become friend and good friend with someone.

[@riffwrath]

It's probably the hug that gives good reputation, since it's a friendly option.

[@mslita09]

It's because your planting bugs on the scientists and government people to help learn what's going on so you can help save the town.

[@newt3786]

Ahh finally an honest review Edit: I wish that Bella goth with involved with the story line than the stranger things as I never really got into stranger things and I feel like EA missed out on making a more interesting game pack

[@UsulPrincess]

The Sims 2 is for old people who like depth, plots, and multi layered gameplay. Why do that when we can make shallow references to TV shows? 🙃

[@RockZombieIAm]

@Pareidolia That would've been a great add on her story was so creepy

[@UsulPrincess]

Pareidolia Olive Specter was amazing!! I used to resurrect The NPC characters in her graveyard and turn them into zombies So I could get a zombie gardener or pizza guy for hired help.

[@99Psyc]

What actually happened to Bella since Sims 2??

[@BurritoBunnyWithHam]

Ngl that really disappointed me too lol. Back in my sims 2 days i would do so much research bith playing the game and searching online for answers about bella goth and stragetown as a whole. It wouldve been cool to get some official answers. The sims 2 storyline was so good.

[@lioness3967]

I feel like the new wave of devs on the sims team have no respect or interest in keeping the history of the sims games alive.

[@nidohime6233]

I think is more a thing of the CEO than the developers. Actually most of the time is their fault...

[@hexyko4850]

Yes. Will Wright should come back. And all the other important people.

[@TanyaOwens]

So, I'm going to verge from your opinion because tradition is nice, but it is ridiculous to have another version of the game and just create and resale all of the old stuff from the previous version. They should be doing new excited things that was never done in the sims before and try to find a way to continue some things from the past. For instance the base games should've come with seasons, generations/parenthood, toddler stuff, and pets, that should not be separate packs. And the Expansion and Game packs should be things that were never in the game before or enhanced ways to do things in the game. Get Together is brand new, that's fun. Strangerville is brand new, that's fun. But Outdoor Adventure is a poor tribute to Bon Voyage in sims 2 and Jungle Adventure is a watered down version to World Adventures in Sims 3 and it shows. Get Famous, with their new fame system amped up celebrities from sims 3 while toning down the annoying paparazzi, that is good. Get to Work is also done quite well, though a bit differently from Sims 3 and that is good. I want developers who keep the integrity of the game along with developers who are new and bring a fresh perspective, perhaps developers who have worked on other successful games who can bring better and enhanced game play. Some story progression/mysteries to solve, etc while keeping it sandbox

[@BlackJar72]

I wonder if some have had too much formalized training in theories of how to make a good game -- without asking the important question, "Should The Sims even be thought of as a game per se."

[@Azmina_the_warlock]

​@@hexyko4850 Will Wright wasn't involved with Sims 2 or beyond but the influence was there. But I agree that they need to stop doing what they think we want and do what we're asking for!

[@riceismyname5491]

i'm rewatching all of these and i just realized how lame the ending is. like, ok... it's a huge "mother plant" but like, where did it come from? who runs the lab if it's always empty with no guard? did whoever runs the lab create the mother? we don't know what it is, where it came from or how it works. and there's no consequences for defeating it, like wouldn't whoever runs the lab be pretty pissed that you killed it? :/

[@ProbableProduction]

Ever since I heard Strangerville was coming out I have been waiting for this video!

[@clayton8009]

Same!

[@hhectorlector]

ProbableProduction same! Fortunately I only found out about the channel’s sims’ stuff and the new expansion just on Monday :)

[@philly48ddbbw]

Same Whenever there is a new Sims coming out I look for his reviews

[@ffragsks]

same ! so excited ^^

[@ginag243]

Me too no one does it like LGR

[@SamucaGamer100]

What is LGR without a good old The Sims 4 video....

[@hhectorlector]

SamuelBoogie only reason I’m subbed!

[@StuartLugsden]

Main reason I subscribed.

[@jasonhatt4295]

I watch LGR before I buy Sims stuff

[@boeyyikming]

You mean, "what is The Sims 4 without a good old LGR video"?

[@Adv18]

I subscribed to him as I like his humour, I don't even play the sims 4.

[@vsm6847]

It’s such a good idea, but executed so badly. They should have applied more of the Jungle Adventure method. Multiple aspirations and skills, collections, variants on play through... this is just, as you said, a new town with an hour and a half of new gameplay.

[@ruiz1264]

VS M Nah, they should’ve made it CREEPY StrangeTown was such a gold town in Sims 2 and in S2PSPP because it had a great story but they tainted it with Sims 4 vanilla quirky shit, there was a murderer, a military family, a clone of a rich woman(the real Bella Goth died in Sims 3 Lunar Lakes) and a dissapeared Garage Mechanic. Everything Sims 4 touches it turns to childish shit, in Sims 2 and Urbz the graphics could be shit or good but they were teasy and sexual af when flirting, they had real characteristics, in Sims 4 they don’t even touch their lips or show the cockiness of Sims 1-2. And I don’t want to complain about everything but if you want to pass Sims 4 as COMPLETE PG then don’t put this stuff in, because you’re ruining it for the original audience because of Sims 4's focus on younger audiences. And they have the platform, never did they have the level of detail to Sims, Houses and they decide to make it that pathetic and buzzfeed-y when it could attract to teen audience

[@ruiz1264]

VS M I quit the Sims for over 10 years now but I remember when I played it and they were tons of theories, it’s factually more fun to download remastered towns with Neighborhood Deco CC from the tumblr weirdos that spend like 18273737 hours on Sims 2

[@olakasen8140]

@Kefou Kefak "yOu aRe LaTe To THe DiSCuSsion" What a dumb reply.

[@memeyo42]

Funny thing tho, I bought this package years ago when I was new to Sims 4 and had a hard time warming up to it because, in my heart, Sims 3 will always be the best for me. And I bought it mostly so I would have more stuff and more aspirations. But, I never actually played in the town itself. So I had no idea that it was an actual story to it. Until yesterday when I chose the town for the first time, and when I was introduced to the story, I realized that I could not play my original idea for this thing. However, the few minutes I actually experienced, made me very curious. So I just took the sim I had into a new gameplay, changed aspiration and some traits, and started it. And after finishing the story like, 20min ago, I gotta say, this was really fun! The story, the mystery, it was just so thrilling and I really enjoyed it. To be honest, after playing Sims 2, 3, and 4 for YEARS, this is my favorite pack they have ever made, mostly because of the story! It was like I didn't play The Sims anymore, but an adventure game! Don't get me wrong, I still think Sims 3 is the best series, but in package ways, Strangerville is the best one by far for me! I actually came here cuz I wanted to see what others thought of it, and since I didn't want any spoilers until I had finished it, I had to wait for it till now- and I have no regrets!

[@ActualCharky]

I have to hand it to you clint, that's some smart ad placement.

[@fernandon3926]

thers ad placement?????????

[@ActualCharky]

​@@fernandon3926 he put the ad right at the part where he said "look away now if you don't want spoilers" so that anyone who wanted to close the video could do it when the ad was running instead of having to hurry to pause the video or whatever

[@HeatherCutright]

I KNOW, RIGHT?!

[@comicsans1689]

This isn't a concern if you use an ad blocker.

[@ActualCharky]

if I used an ad blocker, I'd not have had much chance to avoid the spoilers! (I actually do have an adblock built into my VPN, but I turn it off for Clint's videos because I like to support him financially)

[@amberc1356]

*Spoiler Alert* I hesitated on watching the ending of the vid, because I was contemplating buying this game, but now I’m definitely not. I was so hoping there were some ties to Strangetown. I don’t care about Stranger Things, and the fact that they basically copied that show really gets on my nerves. They could have done something really unique and cool with the Strangetown storyline and tied it in with Bella Goth. I feel like they really screwed up here, and chose to franchise on a super popular tv show rather than creating an interesting sim storyline. That’s literally the only reason I was excited for this pack was because I thought it had ties to Sims 2. Ugh- *sigh*

[@Lonewolf1997dark]

What did you expect it's EA? I to wanted Strangertown to be in someway similar to Strangetown from 2, sadly I knew this would be the outcome. No missing Bella Goth, no aliens and remember all the interesting and weird families from Strangetown; Curious family, Specter family, Beaker family, Smith family? Also more on Bella Goth, her entire run in 4 is just a let down compared to 2. I was hoping with the inclusion of aliens, they would've added the storyline from 2, maybe after you've played long enough in the game, but nope. No more conspiracy theories on what happened to Bella, no Caliente sisters being part alien, just some bland sims with no back stories.

[@amberc1356]

yep... truly takes out a huge reason why I fell in love with the sims in the first place

[@myfellowsonicfans7131]

Why on earth would you expect it to be anything good? Also don’t buy any EA products, please, you’re doing everyone a great disservice.

[@VOIDSenseMusic]

Wow, the EA BAD circlejerk is strong here. Let people do whatever they want with their money.

[@MrMosebysLobby]

Ea could of easily made this a continuation of strangetowns story after the 2nd game and introduced the psp and ds sims 2 families as the townies with the respective areas but no.

[@zinaverde5577]

SPOILERS - thoughts on ending The revel of what the “mystery” was was so lackluster to me. For a game with aliens , vampires and all you would expect more or for a game with so much hype around it i was expecting something more groundbreaking. A little monster in a cave was just a lazy ending

[@user-yu5qc3lm3b]

Jay Fin EXACTLY!!! i was expecting something major to happen once i killed the plant- i spent hours playing and the ending was a disappointment, especially when i get a chance to revive the monster again! its not as good as it used to be, everything is so fast

[@shephd.k.3250]

They could at least made an upside down world like in stranger things and put the plant there

[@jesswatson2901]

The game devs kinda missed an opportunity in regards to the whole secret thing... Imagine if it had turned out an unknown force had trapped people inside a matrix like simulation and was controlling their lives? Then your sim starts realising their entire life is a lie.

[@sidiot]

That's what I was expecting. Total missed opportunity!

[@ShadowChibiz]

Breaking the 4th wall! Love it lol

[@Pottasium92]

Yes just like in real life!!!

[@angelsilver.]

So..... Westworld?

[@victoriabryant3078]

Jess watson oh god yes

[@WrecklessEating]

New LGR always makes me happy

[@pinstripecool34]

WrecklessEating same!!!! ☺️😊❤️❤️

[@doomdesire6668]

What do you mean by New LGR?

[@sydneypollock1011]

DoomDesire new lgr videos

[@tehparol]

I thought your channel died?

[@jpTankMan]

A shame it doesn't seem to be a reference to the Sims 2 cult classic: The Strangerhood

[@lucasfenstermacher3733]

Wasnt it called strangertown? 💀

[@MatijaDrame95]

@@lucasfenstermacher3733 He's talking about the wonderful show made with the Sims 2 game, called The Strangerhood.

[@StephyDee]

My thoughts exactly. I mean couldn't one of the townies that are infected shout "OH NO! CEMENT!" and think they're drowning in it? _Huh. I'm offended. I find that most offensive._

[@travistyy]

I was literally watching it this morning until I refreshed youtube and saw this... I had no idea Strangerville was a thing lol. Strangerhood is a 10/10 will watch for the 50th time.

[@ap0calypse5]

@@travistyy I don't even want to know how many times I've watched it.

[@nicolepohl2707]

$20 for a mini game? no way Jose.

[@WillcraftAnimations]

This comment regards spoilers discussed in the last few minutes of the video. Since he put in a spoiler alert, so will I. I'm honestly glad that they went for a shallow pop-culture reference that will have lost its charm in a few years rather than making a follow-up to an existing aspect of an old beloved game. The less association EA makes with its pre-evil past, the better. At least then they're not digging up quite as many graves as they already are.

[@CatMuto]

...what? I'm quite surprised that *this* is a gamepack. I mean, this feels like... almost a spin-off for Sims.

[@CatMuto]

Ooooh. Even more reason to not buy it...

[@digitalgloop12]

I wish it was. A full fledged spinoff game with a longer and more interesting, original story in the same vein as this. I'd pay for that. That would be great.

[@katteycat]

@@sabrinarosario6499 to me it looks soooo much different to Oasis springs. I mean, we have like five world's that look the same lmao. This is probably my favorite world. It's so beautiful

[@roundduckkira]

It feels like a full expansion, though one more like World Adventures from the Sims 3. Yes, I'm aware about that Sims 4 has a World Adventures-like pack, but its a bit wimpy versus Strangerville and World Adventures. Yeah, it does also feel like a spinoff though with the whole idea of you creating a Sim specifically for the story mode...

[@streetwisehercules9956]

EA shuts Maxis, ruins simcity and runs the sims into the ground. "look how they massacred my boy"

[@diamondleo5136]

Godfather really

[@tommy991983]

I like how they reused martial arts animations from Sims3.

[@summerchild5141]

Lime Yeah, I instantly recognized it. It's the same animations I've seen in my game.

[@mint6237]

Certainly looks that way :/

[@thelinkan3512]

Yeah it has no originality

[@roundduckkira]

To be fair, Sims 3 reused many animations from the Sims 2, like fighting and pillow fighting. Yeah, kinda funny when you see them reuse animations though in any of these modern Sims games...

[@katlyndobransky2419]

Lime all Sims games after 1 reused something from its processor. The Sims 2 had the same sound effect that played in The Sims 1 when the toilet was clogged, The Sims 2 stole certain animations (like pillow fighting), and in The Sims 4 it plays the ending of the same sound effect that plays when something breaks in 3 after a Sim becomes sad.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

I've loved Sims since I first played the original Sims almost 20 years ago. But aside from the graphics improvements, I really don't see any reason to get Sims 4. I technically own the base game (a friend gave me a digital copy when it first came out), but I could never stand to play it for more than a couple hours before I always found myself closing the game and launching Sims 3. And from what I've seen of the Sims 4 DLC... I really don't see any incentive to rush out and get any of them.

[@g.h3874]

to be honest most of the time people get the new pack play it for a day or too and that's it not as much fun as the sims 3 packs like adventures and stuff which you can basically use any time

[@EJKraft]

The best part about any sims pack is the LGR review

[@EnderCrypt]

only ONE NEW CHAIR?? 0/10, no buy D;

[@murfeel1173]

Exactly. I'm so disgusted. This is a new low, EA, even for you. 1 chair. The nerve!

[@user-hardbrain]

Romantic Garden Stuff is pretty epic about the chair amount. 😅😅😅

[@raras889]

Sims 4 makes me sad. To see such a timeless franchise detoriate like this.

[@razr6302]

All in the name of Shareholder profits!

[@Bootystank99659]

Same I only really play 2 and 3 anymore

[@Weewooweewooweewo]

I like sims 4, but they took away a lot of the things that made it worth it and fun without being boring and pointless. For example, a little things such as cars made it more fun because you got to see the process of where they're going in sims 3, while sims 4 had a loading screen making it so much more boring and annoying since every little travel like to another sims house had a long loading screen

[@AisforApple1346]

Same

[@g.h3874]

@@Weewooweewooweewo even small things like robbers, bikes, pools, laptops and toddlers couldn't be installed in the base game. The fact that we need that many mods today speaks for itself

[@rafitrisaputra5729]

Is it bad that i was looking forward to this review more than the pack itself? lmao

[@Milenko1041THEEDGE]

Nope! I do the very same thing! This channel is neat!

[@Sam_Kings]

More anticipated than the game itself

[@Ultra-Niche-Gaming]

Never clicked on a new video so fast as I did for this sims 4 dlc review. I'll wait for it to go on sale.

[@BlazerLaser]

@@TommyTom21 EA likes money and hates their old past

[@cupcakeangel365]

@@TommyTom21 it's not worth $20.00

[@BrightWulph]

The Mother (and this whole pack tbh) puts me in mind of the Thorian quest in Mass Effect, where you go to a planet to investigate Geth activity only to stumble across the Thorian and mind controlled colonists. IIRC the Thorian made a deal with Saren to exchange information for the colonists or something, been a while since I've played the first Mass Effect.

[@SilverKyria]

I'm baffled as to why they just made it a linear story instead of having different batches. Also, Bella Goth!!! I was obsessed with finding the truth about her when I was a kid.

[@weaksauceremy]

WE WANT UNIVERSI-- Did you say Area 51??? Here you go!!

[@abbeybarry7332]

*51 (I live right next to it lmao)

[@weaksauceremy]

Abbey Barry ok I’m an idiot

[@weaksauceremy]

Pareidolia I hope so 🤞🏻

[@SarahSyna]

@TheWarBat Common sense isn't 'delusional'. We just got an expansion in November, they're not going to release two full expansions back to back, and development actually takes time. Game packs and stuff packs (which are not made by the same team as who do the expansions) fill the space between expansion releases so the community doesn't completely lose interest.

[@s4turn421]

Actually, Sims 2 University was the FIRST ep.

[@Khadi-C]

Sims 4 is going on year five, which is usually the last year for the standard/regular games of the series, right? Do you think it's really anywhere close to ending or there'll still be new content by its sixth anniversary (9/4/2020)?

[@logan6562]

The sims have confirmed that they still have another few years of content planned for the game

[@Khadi-C]

@@logan6562 Ah. So, I'll guess they want Sims 4 to last double the usual time, at least. Wonder what they'll come up with.

[@mitzumikare]

Just kind of poking in but the Sims Gurus did mention there is like 3 more years of content last year so it's going to keep going. :)

[@PSPbrtag]

God i want so much to see The Sims go back into open world. I don't mind waiting a few more years though.

[@acoffeewithsatan]

I think, for the better or the worse, the eventual sucessor of TS4 will need to follow a different concept. If the idea is to make a game with some better graphics, a new engine and some new features, while going back to the very basic barebones of content out of the box, then you'll have an hard time to convince yet again the TS players to come from a game they may have invested hundreds of bucks worth of extra content. Ideally, a new sucessor would necessarily have to feature OUT OF THE BOX a lot more content and address some very important problems of the current title, such as the limitations of the size of loaded maps (which nowadays tech should be perfectly able to load one map with no loading screens in between sections/homes). Still, we can't forget this is still distributed by EA, so those guys must have the devs under short leash to milk as much money out of a game that still sells, and invest the fewest on a possible new title).

[@slyseal2091]

Didnt the game already have a secret agent career?

[@robertoXCX]

I think we need a Sims game with the music of Jerry Martin, the massive revamp of Sims 2, the open world of Sims 3, and the interactions and subtleties of Sims 4.

[@athickie]

I'll wait until it goes on sale as per usual

[@MrTerrorFace]

Strangerville is so Arizonian it's not even funny LOL

[@deerbo2]

Oh my god you're so right

[@popcornceiling3287]

I'm pretty sure it's based on Roswell, New Mexico.

[@RockZombieIAm]

@@popcornceiling3287 Its based on south west America desert. Same with Oasis Springs

[@popcornceiling3287]

@@RockZombieIAm Yes, but the focus on aliens and conspiracies is clearly due to Roswell.

[@basil33]

Yesss I was in Sedona over a year ago. Definitely reminded me of there

[@gabriellabarnett931]

One of the most exciting parts about new sims packs is knowing there’ll be an LGR review video

[@itaybron]

"there's a secret lab inside a creator" *old world blues intensives*

[@pandapies6703]

*ptsd about the female scientist from OWB*

[@debsreno911]

Hmmm....not sure if it's worth the 20 dollar price tag.

[@saphireeyes]

@k9-2.0 I know right?? I always get pissed at people complaining about the price when it's cheaper than a damn hamburger in my country.

[@robertharris6092]

@@saphireeyes a hamburger is $20? Wtf?

[@quinquinly]

I usually buy the access code much cheaper online. Most of the sketchy website do work and you get packs for half the original price.

[@noobattempts]

@@saphireeyes wtf my work sells hamburgers for 99 cents

[@saphireeyes]

@@robertharris6092 A McDonald's one? Absolutely. My currency is about four times less valiable than yours, and my country is not even the worst.

[@YaniraRocks]

I don't even want this pack but I'm here to hear LGR talk about it lol

[@onesketchyguy6050]

That add placement was so perfect my head almost exploded...

[@catwitch2479]

4:45 What lies beyond that door...? *RALPH* HE'S BACK, BITCHES!!!

[@Jhud69]

The whole "small desert community" thing reminds me of Night Vale a bit.

[@WilliamImmendorf]

First thought here too. Needs more dragons and secret police though

[@madscientistenby9572]

Same

[@conduit_edm]

@@WilliamImmendorf don't forget about an Arby's.

[@cephelos1098]

Is Night vale meant to be a comedy? I was told it was a a twilight zone type thing but the first few episodes are so silly

[@MafagafoGirl]

The mysterious cloud reminded me INSTANTLY of the Mighty Glow Cloud. It impresses me the cloud isn't a bigger part of the storyline in Strangerville tbh Kinda just makes me wanna make cecil and carlos in sims 4 and hang out in town

[@Luis-nj4id]

underwhelming, boring and kinda sad that is linked to a show that I don't care about, as a long time sims fan I was expecting something about the sims 2's strange town, hell I even played the sims 2 in gba and psp and those games took place in strange town so maybe a reference to those games would have been really cool, but I gueas that here another thing to be disapointed about the sims 2. Even though I do like the super natural the fact that this is not really linked to the sims own "lore" is just a huge is miss opportunity. And the fact that you pay 20 bucks for like an hour of content that references a show that you may or may not liked well, in short... this sucks. I hope that at leat we get a nice witches game pack that is not realated to sabrina or some shit. The only good thing about this pack is the obligatory LGR review wich is fun as always good job man you are doing some amazing job!

[@TanyaOwens]

It's not linked to the show, but you can see the inspiration. Sims just love alien plants, so much so they worship them

[@g.h3874]

@@TanyaOwens that's literally the show wtf they also have the main character in the game no originality

[@DarkLordFluffee]

A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome to Strangerville.

[@keblee2443]

I liked the direction this game pack took... more weirdness and good and evil stuff, and an attempt at a storyline... but, theres always something about the way EA makes stuff that always seems pretty "corporate" and "committee made" rather than made out of a passion for the game. I mean, I'm fairly certain I read somewhere that the people who make this game don't even necessarily play it... they just make it. That seems... wrong. You're creating art. You should be passionate about what you create instead of it just being "a job" because it very much shows in the quality of what you create. All in all... I am just highly reminded of that new episode of black mirror... bandersnach. If he chooses to work with the company to make the game, the game fails. But then if he goes off an makes it himself he goes crazy and kills his dad... so.... I guess thats something to worry about. Wouldn't want the maxis crew to go crazy and kill their dads.

[@k-leb4671]

I think people more often get depressed and abandon their projects when they do it independently out of a passion for art, rather than go crazy and kill people.

[@weaksauceremy]

27th? That is actually nuts af!

[@MagicMaster667]

I thought I was ready but-- Whoa, I'm not sure if I can take more Sims 4 packs

[@robertharris6092]

EA loves to milk.

[@juniper7611]

I know, and we're supposed to have another 2 years of content added to TS4 before they're done with it. Overpriced of course, it would be silly to add free content to a $60 game ;)

[@lucasfenstermacher3733]

Still like TS2 version more Your comment about it taking 5 years for laptops to come back to the sims is hilarious

[@latonyawinkley9913]

Sims 2 and sims 3 is better than sims 4

they call it strangerville- it's literally just a CallMeKevin Sims 4 play through. in fact I just listened to him playing this, I literally didn't notice anything out of the ordinary until like 5 minutes into the video..... strangerville, more like Bore Ragnarok

[@Kowalskithegreat]

literally exact same experience

[@ap0calypse5]

And yet they won't give him review copies of things :P

[@beingreatcanbackfire]

Wow a youtube notification that notified me when the video actually came out and not 14 hrs later! incredible

[@theflano23]

I know, its amazing

[@cdh0879]

I'm subscribed but I didn't get a notification. I just so happen to get on youtube looking for Umbrella Academy videos and I stumbled on it. Clicked on it fast😂

[@emeraldstorm2552]

Just clocked out. And gonna enjoy this video on this hour and a half ride back home. I was looking for your review on this yesterday and here it is today! I love and only trust your views when it comes to the sims.

[@jasminejohnson568]

Why do they hate us!! Nothing will beat the Sims 2 storylines apparently they don’t even care to try!

[@prinsipeoplok]

Patiently waiting for the Island Living review. 😁

[@baileymadison9019]

Same I keep checking like four times a day to see if he uploaded a review

[@prinsipeoplok]

I can't wait for him to roast how (for me, slightly) disappointing mermaids are in this EP.

[@MayannHanna]

I just want my paranoid prepper military stuff. I'm happy with it, even if I don't much care for the little story in it.

[@samanthapeck8395]

I've been waiting for your review on Island Living!

[@TheYoutubaki]

still playing sims 3. i don't care about the sims 4 at all

[@ShadowChibiz]

Same

[@TheYoutubaki]

@@ShadowChibiz the sims 3 gave us so many things, like enormous customisation choices, open world, collectables, more realistic models, CARS etc. And the sims 4 took these all away for the sake of "game performance". I am not interested in a game where I have to experience a loading screen whenever I go out for groceries

[@ShadowChibiz]

@@TheYoutubaki IKR?! They are just giving us fewer content and overpricing it to milk the game. Sims 3 is by far the most complete sims game I have played. Even Sims 2 is far more enjoyable than Sims 4. The modding community is the only thing keeping it alive.

[@TheYoutubaki]

@@ShadowChibiz the replay value of the sims 3 is enormous as well. I have every expansion pack except for wa, showtime and ip, and I keep revisiting to create marvellous stories. I must have devoted at least 5000 hours of gameplay over the last 10 years, if not more. This year I discovered the modding capabilities and I revisited again. I will never stop loving the sims 3, no matter the technicalities. I love it and I wouldn't give a dime to purchase the sims 4

[@ShadowChibiz]

@@TheYoutubaki Same! Sadly I think the value of the sims is now going down the drain. Sims 4 is horrible. What makes people think Sims 5 will be any better. They are trying to cater more towards kids now instead of the old sims players. Sims 1, 2 and 3 are still the best games in the franchise. Hopefully EA will redeem themselves. Happy simming! 😁

[@michael-ll6pt]

i just wanna see the day that we see ts5 be that mixture of sims 4 and 3 that we’ve always wanted 😫

[@michael-ll6pt]

Some idiot Yesss, also the snow depth feature , along with different levels of rain and snow like there were in sims 3 , with light, moderate, heavy rain, thunderstorms, light, moderate, and heavy snow, with blizzards

[@d.rwyatt1815]

Yes, That's all I need, Currently I play the Sims 2, The Sims 3 And the Sims 4 all for different reasons. If they combined the best features of all three games then they would have the ultimate Sims game, and I would immediately give them all of my money.

[@monroesky0506]

I only watch LGR reviews on sims 4

[@archerinspace]

Finally I can recreate Dexter's Laboratory.

[@twixeroni]

Your reviews are genuenly so binge worthy. Not only are your comments hilarious most of the time but I can't find any good reviews with honest thoughts. Your stuff rocks! I know these videos must be a pain in the ass, but I just wish you did every pack etc. But I understand why not

[@hoganspartan13]

LGR is the first thing that popped in my head when I heard about the release of strangerville I could not wait for your review lol

[@theweirdo8622]

This is probably the weirdest addition to The Sims so far. I don't really like wacky stuff in the game most of the time, it depends on my mood, although this sounds kind of interesting. The storyline aspect and setting reminds me of the handheld TS2 games, they had a sci-fi aspect to it and they are set in Strangetown. I thought it did look like Stranger Things. They must have gotten a ton of money for this advertising.

[@vhs3760]

I wish they went all in with the Stranger Things and made it a small rural forest town, not a dessert. we've got deserts! we've done that! I'd rather have a place like Hawkins

[@Nanabobo]

I was so excited for the concept here, too. I was expecting more than just a single, linear plotline. At least some special collectibles that give moodlets. At most several ways to finish the plot beyond "Do the same thing to different townies".

[@superbanksxb]

Sims 4 hasnt done a damn thing to make me want to purchase anything. I havent bought the Base game, probably never will. I have every single sims 3 EP and I still play that, way more fun than this BS

[@emmyrose2379]

Sims4 is free on origin for 2 more days

[@TanyaOwens]

Jaylen, then you really can't truly comment on the game then. I was like you, I heard all of the bad press about TS4 and didn't purchase it when it first came out. But TS4 is so laggy and crashes so much, even with mods like overwrite, etc. The Sims team/Maxis did not fix what was broken in TS3 and the game is just not playable unless you play a limited number of EPs. Christmas 2018 I got TS4, Get to Work, Seasons and I discovered I like the game. The sims team made lots of enhancements and they do give a bit of free content with updates. So, purchase the base game at a discount, I even heard that it was free once once on Origin and make an informed decision. The best thing I like about TS4 is that building in TS4 is way better than in TS3 or TS2 and that alone makes me prefer it over the previous games. The fact that you can play all of the worlds you purchase is an upgrade. You can't do that in TS2 or TS3. So, don't just go by gripes and complaints or overly perky reviews, try it yourself.

[@lilfairyprincess1o1]

Right!!! I had sims 4 for like 2 months with all the expansions. I really TRIED to like it, it truly was just boring, I usually love exploring the town and going out on my sims games but just the fact that there is always a loading screen which is like 3-5 minutes for me... its just blegh. You end up just staying home to avoid loading screens. I also hate how cartoony ts4 is, even though it is beautiful but especially that 2d map. The emotions system is useless cause I play my own game and imagine how they feel by myself, it's also kinda buggy and wierd at times. Jus went back to ts3, only have 2 EPs and am having more fun than I ever did on ts4. Perioddttt

[@juliestandifer881]

@@lilfairyprincess1o1 I agree with everything you said, I hate the look and boringness of sims 4 and I have gone back to Sims 3 for life

[@SpunkMcKullins]

The concept is eerily similar to The Sims 2 on PSP.

[@Frenposter]

And Sims 2 DS. Although they could be very similar games, I wouldn't know because I've never played the PSP version.

[@SpunkMcKullins]

@@Frenposter In setting and tone it is. Sims 2 DS is more about management though, where the PSP one has a story scenario about your car breaking down in a strange desert town, and unraveling the mystery of why zombies and ghosts are rising from the graves, and why an evil scientist is controlling other Sims. Really, the handheld Sims 2 games were just weird because even the GBA one had its own storyline about a weird paranormal TV show in a desert town lol.

[@Headywon]

That's the first thing I thought, but I never got very far in Sims 2 PSP because I absolutely HATED it

[@ndnadia9]

I just realise that the sparing action is the same as the spar in The sims 3 World Adventures EP Pack.

[@Nyasiamonique]

2:33 i love the voice These folks ain't right

[@jennygreat4846]

Liked at 0:02 seconds. I already know this review will be brutal.

[@jimmyjimjims7483]

Strangerville looks incredibly similar to a town just a few miles from me called Mesilla Valley New Mexico

[@adalaza]

We're never getting Sims 5, huh?

[@LeeDee5]

With EA's current business ethics I don't want a Sims 5 anymore.

[@clemjm.c]

if you follow he sim gurus on twitter, were gonna have sims 4 with free updates, patches, add ons, and etc. for more years to come. stay pressed xoxo

[@anthonyw1506]

CHOICETSSIMMER stay brainwashed 😘

[@poxy5122]

@@anthonyw1506 Well said.

[@clemjm.c]

ICYMI Sim Gurus are the EA Sims team. they arent some prophets or predictors. ita confirmed that were having TS4 for more years. stay pressed x

[@annamariedixon4889]

Him: Mentions a curio shop Me: (thinks of when I used to play webkinz all those years ago) Welcome to the curio shop, hope ya find wat your lookin for.

[@angi3r0se]

AnnaMarie Dixon i thought i was the only one

[@theghostinthemirror8158]

AnnaMarie Dixon I knew that had a familiar ring!

[@victoriataylor7260]

If you prefer an open ended experience, filled with tons of objects and activities to be played with however you want, then the Sims 4 probably isn't the game for you. Good review as always LGR, being a long time fan of the sims series like many others I just dont think there's anything at this point that will make me like the sims 4. And it's sad to say that after the 27th pack. Hopefully in the future sims games they will go back more toward the old ways.

[@ItzKa1_]

You do the best reviews of sims other than most you tubers who spend 10 minutes on one pointless subject thank you 🙏🏾

[@LadySims]

first of all, I like to say thank you for your reviews. I always wait until you do one but I have to say I think this is overpriced for what it is and will wait for the next sale before I even think about getting it.

[@LadySims]

well, it's now £10.79 I still not sure if it still worth it or not.but im getting it anyway so that when the fixed mods come out my game will be ok

[@Rumple88.]

Love the fact you end the video with you and Duke watching the show ;)

[@BilisNegra]

Hey, just after your spoiler section warning, in the very, very brief pause between sentences (less than a second, after "...now" and before "Cool, ..."), an ad jumped in. The timing was so ridiculously perfect as if it was brought into the timeline by the most meticulous video editor! It felt like I was purposely granted a chance to take my time before I decided if I wanted to go on. Cool.

[@harsaatyanta1906]

5:38 just realized they reused sims 3 fight animation

[@JamesSarkarX]

We all were waiting for this review way more than the actual stuff pack!! :D LGR

[@milvache]

I like that The Sims 4 Strangerville brings back the military career

[@HamzaAnsari1425]

I'm going through the LGR Pt. 1 playlist. I had it playing in the background and it was soooo jarring seeing the massive jump between 2012-2019 and hearing the Stranger Things reference.

[@BrendanP]

Hmm, great review. I still prefer Sims 3 over Sims 4.

[@ShadowChibiz]

All I play is the sims 3 now, still trying to find my Sims 2 games rn lol

[@GeekyGirlyGlam]

I love Sins 3. I would love to play Sims 2 ulitmate bundle but it crashes too often.

[@g.h3874]

Can't buy sims 4 stuff without LGR reviews

[@Adam.Piper62]

thanks for the very clear warning about spoilers very helpful compared to other channels that blurted out as soon as the video starts

[@FlamingoKicker]

I can't imagine playing this neighborhood after "solving" the mystery. One improvement they could make though is turning off all the annoying popup messages asking your sim to join clubs or go on dates or such (assuming you have those related add-on packs). "No, I don't want to join a club in another town"

[@monsterfurby]

An aspiration just for this one neighborhood? Oh, come on EA. When are they going to understand that their style of pre-planning specific scenes and then building the entire gameplay around those is the main thing that makes The Sims 4 worse than its predecessors, where they just added to the rules of the world and let the simulation create the stories?

[@cendresaphoenix1974]

Honestly compared to the other dlcs I'm rather fond of this. It completely changed up my gameplay and gave me something to do. Honestly with sims 4 being the way it is I find myself not leaving my home lot much. I don't know why maxis thanks it's a good idea to create these cool stories yet always hides them super hard or blocks you off by forcing you to either bring your whole family or split them off with a loading screen. At the end of the day the game is just fundamentally flawed. Otherwise I would have loved this in sims 3.

[@AnnieKonni]

am I the only one waiting for LGR’s review of the island living pack?

[@viollinitortellini]

Anya no😭😭

[@PCPrincipalVideos]

Don't waste your money, just download the cracked dlc :)

[@chrizelle3966]

Where did you dl it

[@whiteglovian]

@@chrizelle3966 dunno about op but games4theworld are high quality

[@naomibae4204]

Yep and my friend did that from a "safe" site everyone uses but instead got her 3000$ computer turned into a brick.

[@chrizelle3966]

I ended up buying the game 😂

[@thelinkan3512]

@@naomibae4204 i have downloaded many torrents but that kind of thing never happened to me.

[@MrTerrorFace]

Strangerville can be summed as: Stranger Things but you fight an anti-vax mother plant.

[@MrIdylex]

This Add on is a lot like the Sims 2 on the PSP, which was exclusively a linear mystery in Strange Town involving a cult and aliens.

[@LaZonaIndieMX]

Oh God I just made almost the exact same comment, I thought no one remembered that game, I actually liked it a lot.

[@elrond501st]

@@LaZonaIndieMX And I almost made the same comment as you. Man, I loved that game

[@PhoenixRoseYT]

That sounds a lot more exciting than Sims 2 for DS. You owned a hotel and there was the mafia, aliens, and robots. And you got to be batman. Okay maybe it wasn’t that bad after all lol

[@nidohime6233]

@@PhoenixRoseYT Heck, there is even a Bigfoot and a guy with a deadly allergic to horses XD

[@FaithTheSlayer]

also, was nice to see that they modeled the town square at 1:12 after the square in invasion of the body snatchers (1956)

[@mariahwashington190]

I’m excited about trying this pack! I love how stranger things were incorporated into this pack🥰 I love the weirdness and all. Got some GOOD storylines in mind to do. It’s all about creating different storylines for each household, THATS what makes a pack fun to me❤️