Sims 4 Expansion Packs That I Do Not Recommend!

[@pisxesrxn9600]

Tbh I think high school years had so much potential but somehow they fucked it up.

[@jadco27]

tbh i only bought it for the world it came with and the build items and a bit for the cas, i don’t rlly like the gameplay cause it’s so shallow 😭

[@pisxesrxn9600]

@@User98crybb871 yeah, it could've been better though. The schools were so empty and we were promised a lot more, not much gameplay I only brought for bb&cas and the world and boba 🤗

[@pisxesrxn9600]

@@jadco27 exactlyyyyy

[@pisxesrxn9600]

@@User98crybb871 How am ungrateful there's shallow gameplay honestly. I dont want to get into an argument like satch said in a video we all say we're diverse but honestly, the sims community isn't diverse. I'll respect your opinion and you respect mine

[@pisxesrxn9600]

@@User98crybb871 :/ I just had my own opinion were different people you know? So why you trying to cause an argument

[@chloe-222]

BUY SEASONS AND CITY LIVING. with seasons, not only do you get weather, but you also get to experience holidays like christmas, thanksgiving, and a lot more. It also comes with a lot of great build buy items. city living has an amazing world because of the variety of apartments it has. and all of the festival’s are really fun to attend. all of my sims r in san myshuno just bc the world and gameplay is great.

[@anonymouslol7010]

i do agree with City Living, but could you tell me how to make my seasons gameplay more fun? it kind of feels boring and it doesn’t impact my game enough. also, so many features are cosmetic :(

[@chloe-222]

@@anonymouslol7010 sure! with seasons you can become a florist and plant flowers/own a flower shop. it comes with a bunch of different seeds for flowers/food and you can make a career out of it. also when it’s snowing, making snow angles/building snowman is always fun to do especially if you’re a kid. when the holidays arrive, you can decorate your whole house/apartment and even do things like sabotage the grand meal. you can have a bunch of friends over to sing holiday carols, and have your sims dress up and going to houses to trick people.

[@anonymouslol7010]

@@chloe-222 thank you so much! i will be definitely implementing some of these features into my game :D

[@chloe-222]

@@anonymouslol7010 😊

[@soniepmx]

AGREED, these packs change the gameplay significantly in an amazing way

[@Cat-qg6oc]

The only one I have to agree with is high school pack… the whole thing was a big disappointment. But the island living and snowy escape are one of my favourites!

[@daealexalaurel3588]

i like the worlds of island living and snowy escape and i use sulani a lot since i t looks similar to where i live but gameplay in island living is very boring. the mermaids are probably the worst occult in ts4 since they felt the less developed of all the occults.

[@zetka_]

People just had really high hopes for mermaids and more gameplay (sims3 for example always got A lot of everything) and ea somehow always manages to ruin a really great concept for the game. Also depends on what you like

[@ladyj.9350]

Haha same. Though I wish we had hotels

[@dylanrimmer4987]

@@daealexalaurel3588 if you’re on PC look for the mermaids expanded mod (think thats the name) they still aren’t as fleshed out as other occults but definitely improved

[@SigmaRho2922]

High school years is fun for the Trendi mechanic

[@gayginger_mal]

I definitely disagree with Snowy Escape. It is an incredible expansion pack. The world is stunning. The CAS and build/buy are beautiful. It's nice to have a pack that's not so American like most of the traditional packs. The gameplay aspects are fun. Not just skiing and snowboarding but also sledding, hiking, sight seeing, rock climbing, visiting the onsen, weekly festivals, eating meals with family and friends with the kotatsu table. Overall it is a great pack with A LOT of rich culture to explore! Absolutely would recommend (although I wait for sales to buy almost any pack as you can often save 25-60%)

[@mp_1231]

Majorly agree with this one. I'd say snowy escape is actually quite good... 😊

[@user-vs9xn1mf8i]

i feel like it's one of the top 5 expansions

[@txtstan826]

Snowy escape is so underrated thanks for the amazing explanation,

[@AliWilliams-hb5kz]

I agree

[@xfirewolfy]

Agreed

[@dylanrimmer4987]

My sim got expelled in the high school pack for “skipping school” she was a minute late to class bc she went to the bathroom then couldn’t go back to school at all 💀

[@christianmarcotte436]

Sound like American schools😂

[@lightningsam]

I was surprised when that happened to me as well

[@dylanrimmer4987]

@@lightningsam its a bit of a nightmare, i still just use the normal base game school most of the time (i love the cas and Build buy tho)

[@danpaxton3535]

surprisingly realistic

[@thefrog4990]

Bro yeah it’s so easy to get expelled wtf 😂

[@maxy1344]

I do love island living and snowy escape for the reason that you can take your sims on holiday there. I just wish the franchise would add cooler features for vacations like hotels and more activities

[@Lemonscloset]

I can’t?

[@maxy1344]

@@Lemonscloset oh you should be able to, you just have to make one of the lots into a rental and they would be able to stay there during their vacation like an airbnb

[@fw_andre]

@@Lemonsclosetu can but it’s complicated

[@greggoshep]

One thing that would have probably improved High School Years is a class schedule. Being able to sign up for classes that help build skills passively through studying. For instance, a biology class could help with logic and gardening. Even being able to switch out classes every few days for new ones and having specific requirements to get into some classes. Making it challenging and a little realistic yet rewarding.

[@quiana10030]

I feel like aside from this, they still added wayyy much more gameplay then they did with any other pack. This is just minor stuff that nobody really cares for tbh

[@misimokus5488]

it does come with a schedule and it does build skill

[@Quinzel_]

Omg Island living is one of my favourite😭

[@thelolsout]

Same it's literally so cool with the mermaids and the island itself, it reminds me of Moana

[@JamieFairy-ds8qu]

Okay ima buy it

[@soap_soap]

Honestly Island living may be bland but having sulani and mermaids is just worth it for me god that place is beautiful

[@winterblume8000]

I only have to disagree with Snowy Escape. I really like that one. I did not enjoy jungle adventure that much because I prefer sending my Sims on more relaxed holidays. I really like that Snowy Escape has "normal" holiday activities, like skiing, hiking, relaxing in an Onsen and going to festivals. Of course it could have been better. I would prefer hotels over rental homes and I might have liked it more if Mount Komorebi was like Salvadorada and not a world you can live in because as it is now, there are always so many sims from other worlds over there (and of course, Judith Ward) that it kind of ruins the feeling of going to a different country. It has become the only world I use for going on holiday as it has some activities that you can only do in that world, which makes it worth a visit. However, I really enjoy skiing irl, so maybe that's the reason I like it so much.

[@StardollBUSTERS]

Jungle adventure isn’t an expansion

[@potatohead785]

My sims live in mt Komorebi...it's always a mess before getting them that cold immunity reward trait and I love it 😂😂😂 it's like, let's see how many days 'till this sim d!es

[@Meikie17Toys]

Yes exactly this. I love Snowy Escape too because of all the sports you can do. And the Japanese culture is also nice.

[@letitianaidoo4267]

I keep hearing bad things about Island Living but I still want it. I want mermaids and a coastal world and island elementals and the build/buy is so fun

[@voodonox]

Actually, I have it and it's really not that bad! Playing as a merman is actually kind of fun and the tails are very pretty, and the clothes for swimwear are actually pretty good

[@merlinho0t]

Don’t listen to people that say it’s bad, it adds one of the best worlds and the mermaids are a lot of fun. I really enjoy it. The only packs that I actually do NOT recommend are: The Star Wars one, Jungle Adventure, Strangeville, High School pack and Get Together. I use most of all the other packs, I especially love the disliked Get Famous, but I love to play as celebrities and level up their fame so I could be biased about that one.

[@ericairons3435]

@@merlinho0t I completely agree with EVERYTHING YOU SAID

[@himechan1211]

If you are a PC player...you should get the mermaids expanded mod created by spinningplumbobs it will really add amazing depth to your mermaid gameplay ❤

[@treefrog1018]

I love mermaids...in The Sims 3. While the Island Paradise EP is broken, it is very fixable with mods. I would recommend buying that over Island Living.

[@siliyan]

i dont know what to think anymore i dont know if this is sarcasm or not 😭💀

[@JesseDietPepper]

SAMEEEEE HE WAS JOKING ON MOST OF THESE I DONT KNOW WHAT TO THINK

[@lanceilao9577]

Definitely not joking on the last one

[@Mia.V.W]

I actually really like high school years I think it’s great teens can do stuff now

[@darlenelohr8317]

I wanna get it and It has a lot of cute stuff for building and it was really a lot right?

[@shyyskye2434]

@@darlenelohr8317 I want to get it too 😅

[@darlenelohr8317]

@@shyyskye2434 I got it I like it they have a lot In debug as well

[@Gummidrp]

@@darlenelohr8317 I have it

[@Gummidrp]

@@shyyskye2434 I have it

[@jbaby283]

High school years comes with the bunny social tho. I think it's pretty fun checking sims' socials. also sims can now ask you to be partners instead thanks to the pack i'm just too tired of being the only one chasing all the time. and i just love anything high school-y so overall i love it. very nice build and cas stuff as well. gameplay wise, i actually like bringing my sims to high school bc it's like other active careers but there are more ppl. and sims can build potential long-term relationships/friendships from high school. i like that.

[@shyyskye2434]

Finally someone who thinks the high school expansion pack is good

[@Lulubloom17]

I agree on this about to get this pack btw :) I'm so exited

[@treefrog1018]

Just like TS4 to dribble a few Must Haves in an EP where the main attraction to the EP is so fun broken. 😆

[@misimokus5488]

i also don't know why ppl hate on it sm i recently got it and i think it's one of the most fun packs like the thrift shop and exactly the trends, the acne, the building items also make it 10x more fun

[@user-hp5px6gy1f]

Snowy escape is really unique. It's my favorite.

[@tswizzlesreputation]

I just got HSY and I love doing spellcasters/vampire roleplayers where vampires and spellcasters go to high school. It’s like blood fest for vampires

[@karmica7591]

I just bought High School. I already knew the problems and cons, but I have to tell that I was SOO impressed and excited while in the CAS, even if I watched many videos here. So if you really like that part of the game, it still can be really nice, imho.

[@karmica7591]

(Oh, and I purchased it on sale using another site instead of Origin, this helps too 😉)

[@Key-lf2jk]

Was it worth it ? I cant choose wat to but between high school or snowy escape or get famous plz help 😂❤

[@kaelee1209]

snowy escape had amazing build items that havent really been introduced in the sims, i really love that pack

[@MSCisfun790]

Star wars...

[@weavesnatcher]

The pack I wish I never bought 😔

[@user-xb3oe8up9r]

I love the high school years personally. The hair and clothes are way more fashionable and abundant. And I love the option for teens to meet each other and join after school clubs. I love the grade system and it makes the university application more realistic rather than just auto yes to uni.

[@misimokus5488]

absolutely agree it's one of the most fun expansion packs tbh i love it

[@beckyboo5097]

I love Island living. Its the world I put my sims to live in the most 😄

[@alejalalita]

My favorite expansion pack I love the best is Island Living

[@heatheraddison1961]

Ngl I adore high school years.. the build mode and cas are so good, and the gameplay just adds more to the overall feel of the sims (i usually play with teen/young adult sims so i might be biased)

[@Luminar_Yurei]

"Snowy Escape basically just came with skiing and snowboarding and that's it" And a bunch of Japanese stuff; furniture, ramen, the world, etc. I wouldn't enjoy Sims as much as I do without having that pack. I also love High School Years, also for the furniture, but I also really enjoy the game play. I've never had any issues with it, so I don't understand why everyone says it's buggy.

[@drawnathan]

high school years should’ve been an update tbh….

[@tyrashkon]

wtf no, snowy escape is so good, building items are just my love! idk about clothes and gameplay lol

[@BIGGIE..]

High school years could be better but I can't live without it

[@Maria-tg7kl]

I agree with the other two but definitely not snowy escape. I love that pack

[@politehiccup]

now i feel disappointed that i own both island living and high school years... tbh hsy comes with a lot of good CAS and build buy, and compared to some of the older packs, it has a lot of gameplay

[@iiam.3_riyah]

bros yapping because i actually thing i would only get high school years for the build mode items and the after school activities ur sim can do and island living is also a good one because u get to go on vacation and theres actually caves and houses that on on sand then half water and snowy escape is like very good in my opinion it was one of my best gameplays and best expansion pack that actually worked for me and yeah i just feel like hes yapping in my opinion

[@mygetawayart]

vanilla HSY is bland and boring and glitchy and wierd. However, unlike for many other packs (cough cough still waiting for any gameplay mods to improve Snowy Escape cough cough), HSY has a good bunch of mods that make it lots more bearable and fun to use.

[@mlem6951]

Imagine programming a game for full price, which is only trough the modding-community playable :''D.

[@Julesorjulz]

Who is coming up with these expansion packs?! Can they let an actual player help them create it because it seems like they just don't get it sometimes 😅😂

[@gabbyvillarreal1062]

I got High School Years, Seasons, and Island Living to make my game more realistic, so far, I like Island Living because I love islands and mermaids, I wanted to get Seasons because I wanted my sims to experience all four and be able to decorate for each of them, and I added high school years because when my sims have a baby, I want to play as her even when she’s at school, it depends on what you get them for, and what you want your sims to be able to experience as they get older.

[@Samilazz_]

I really love Snowy Escape, because i find the furniture very beautiful and it has on my opinion one of the best windows on the game

[@MandalaBunnyhome]

Absolutely agree with snowy escape, but I do think island living is pretty good although I got bored with it fast

[@katyc.1402]

Agree on everything but snowy escape. I really enjoy the items it comes with and the world is beautiful.

[@livniix-u3h]

I really like the high school years I think they are gonna add more to get it more exciting

[@mikaross4671]

I got snowy escape for the CAS and build items. They're fantastic and I just really love the world that is obviously tiny Japan. It's a cute area.

[@TheBrokenRobot]

I love High School Years. I play with teens a lot and it makes them so much more interesting. Plus I love the rest of the gameplay. And I use the build-buy so much!! Its the first pack for a while I've been really enthusiastic about.

[@FeliciaCoddington]

Actually Island Living is one of my favorite packs. Having a beach to vacation to is much more fun than the outdoor retreat where it's always rainy or snowing. Fun in the sun...combing beach for shells...swimming...snorkeling...talking to dolphins...jet skis...kava parties...neighbors bringing food over so you don't have to cook. It's a blast!

[@maxmorgan8736]

I like island living because of the aspiration they added because I like that it's short cause I feel like I can tack it onto any sim that just wants a break

[@User98crybb871]

girly idk what your talking about, like- these are all so good

[@aasiaackerman4417]

I love the high school pack it makes teens so much more fun to play as

[@fantaystic7]

I only like the snowy escape pack for the families that come with it, one of the characters from there is in my played family for most of my save files lol

[@elenarivera3044]

Honestly I like all of them. I think the only reason I like high school years is because it is not broken for me. Everything works and I think it makes the game more realistic. Only thing I wish they added was actual football games. But other then that I always find a way to use the pack and I think it is pretty fun

[@SuperTeenie123]

Awe I love island living

[@Dtash97]

Can I just say your voice and accent is so nice to hear?

[@ariannadorsey6214]

*scratches my head when I enjoy all of these* I think the reason why is that I use all of them mostly for building, not really for gameplay. 🤣

[@rat854]

Kinda weird how the high school pack came with so many new places to woohoo 🤨

[@merlinho0t]

I love Island Living and Snowy Escape lol… Island Living is one of the packs I always recommend to people. The world is gorgeous. Snowy Escape comes with a lot more than just skiing and snowboarding lol, it also comes with a new really cool world, new skills, new aspirations and traits, new CAS and Build items.. etc

[@MannyMadnessClips]

Dang bro back up😂

[@neakiblue]

I need to get snowy escape still since i do skiing, and hsy is still so worth it when u think abt the cas and build mode

[@anthenyiscool2758]

There’s nothing easier than just getting the DLC unlocker haha, so you don’t have to worry about buying their nasty content ever again

[@Key-lf2jk]

Howww

[@basically_bia]

As a Filipino, I’m probably a little biased when I say this, but I love island living. There’s just something about it that reminds me of my own home, and I love that you can make adobo with the sulani bbq grill :)

[@Sirens_kai]

I actually like Snowy Escape and Island Living.. more for the worlds though there’s a unique setting compared to all the North Pacific American worlds lol and I use them more

[@mistraplays8275]

Tbh. I like the other features with high school years. The cas and build mode items are really pretty. And the more realistic teen features are really cool!

[@enchantedpropaganda]

It’s funny I get this video a few days after I bought island living💀 I honestly just buy packs for the CAS items, so I don’t necessarily regret it

[@daddygirl0594]

I will say that I like that it give you more motivation to do more with your teens. Like I like the in-between periods so you can interact with everyone else. But I can help but wish for more with the HSY pack

[@AlanaWelker]

I’ll probably get snow escape since I am a lover of snowboarding

[@destructodanie]

Yeah, you gotta mod up island living for mermaids to be their own kinda magic wielding class. It's just better that way. It's actually fun. Mermaids make way more sense modded and you can move a mermaid or make one for snowy escape because they can swim and hunt and sleep in that lake without an actual house needing to be built. It's a quirky thing to want but I'm glad and thankful for them. For me it's like super necessary because I like to make my fav TV characters into Sims. There's lots of mermaids in pop culture.

[@HalleBarnhart]

I honestly love snowy escape. Most of the build items are cheap, and I always find myself using the windows in my country builds, and the furry rug in EVERY one of my builds 🤣

[@ilikedogs3938]

I personally don’t care about how bland the snowy escape gameplay is, but I just love the vibe of my. Komorebi so much that it has to be one of my favorite areas in the sims 4

[@SaraGomez-ce3ns]

I wish they sold a separate version of the expansion packs where it’s just the build mode stuff or just the stuff that would be for making a sim

[@fipa3198]

I love Highschool Years and Snowy Escape but only because they have soooo nice build objects, espacially Highschool Years😂❤

[@doinnurmom]

that thumbnail youtube randomly picks did you dirty 😭😭😭

[@Sunnyfrenchie789]

High school years is my dream pack for cas but that’s it….

[@atlan_tyda]

Island living is my ultimate fav 💕

[@schoolonly2282]

The best ones in my opinion are City Living, Seasons, GET Famous and Pets. Those are ones that I love but city living and seasons are a must have!

[@kylieelam3859]

Snowy living is one of those you have to have a save in the town and play there, there is a lot to the game you just have to take the time to play it and I highly recommend having seasons first

[@KeenanCastle]

I'm not worried about the gameplay, I'm here for the furniture and CLUTTERRRRRR

[@mollylself4]

i recommend all of these packs if you’re a builder but not if you’re more into gameplay

[@GachaLOTTIExox]

Who remembers that highschool mod for the sims 4 I actually remember that mod from 2014 being better lol

[@gigutut4449]

I'm not an expert on the packs but I've heard from lots of people that the high-school years packs was was good but bad at the same time if you get me

[@user-dv5gq8on7f]

One reason to get Snowy Escape: Kiyoshi Ito😍😍😍

[@melissabatista588]

I wouldn’t be mad if they released a huge update where they rework most of the packs to add the sims original zest

[@arvimalaska7807]

I love the high shcool and snowy excape

[@justabitofamug6989]

In my opinion snowy escape is good if you don't have outdoor retreat or spa day or seasons like me, I got it because it has a lot of gameplay like those individual packs into one

[@MellyMelMels]

I like Island living because you can make mermaids and because of the build mode stuff it gives and the hairs and clothes on create a sim and the world you get

[@delilahxx.]

If you want high school get university instead. While school isn’t interactive, you can apply to one of two universities, you can steal the Pleasants mansion (or enslave Lilith as I used to do, mums ex took his ps4 so we don’t have it anymore 😭) and it’s overall much better. Edit: You also can retake University for different courses and at the end of the semester you can see your overall grades and your GPA. It’s honestly so fun. 100% recommend

[@anderskemper8116]

The high school system that he described is exactly like high school

[@andrejaramanauskaite7435]

For going to the school I agree it's boring but the high school years stuff really helps for builds

[@haroldlikesalexg]

“Island living” oh I just got that. “Snowy escape” I GOT THAT YERSTERDAY 😭

[@londynk1085]

Don’t they have prom at the end of literally every week?

[@kirakira1212]

I have all 3 😂😂😭

[@quiana10030]

Imma still get high school yrs cuz that look like the only worthy ex pack to me with actual family gameplay. I feel like ppl would just find anything to complain about lol, the pack don’t look as bad as ppl making it seem tbh

[@SugaSwooga]

I really disagree with snowy escape. I think a lot of the expansion packs other than cats and dogs can be very boring without additional packs, but the world that snowy escape gives you along with CAS and Build items are totally worth it.

[@Littlems.Imperfect6]

Fr high school year looks so cool when I got it but no I make my sim drop out and just use the furniture

[@stripedsweater520]

island living is fun kinda i like it can woohoo in waterfalls 😅

[@diamondplayz2145]

I got high school years but I regret it immediately. 30-40 minutes to experience everything that offer and that's because I did multiple things over and over again.

[@klarareid5297]

I can’t tell if he’s joking or not

[@omarakram99]

Can't wait for the horse pack to make an appearance. It looks less glitchy than the others, yet it still has the amount of content of a Game Pack

[@cloudsurfer73]

I can’t wait to see the indigenous food that come with this pack. I wonder if the build stuff will be similar to the Waning Moon set from Sims 3

[@patsteven8325]

Well In my opinion is not boring it’s actually really fun to play With And travel with your sim in high school

[@erm-i-like-rats]

I believed you until you said High School years but I vibe with that shit.

[@katherinepreston8925]

I bought all of the expansion packs oh shit

[@bunnymcbunnyface4750]

Me except snowy escape

[@SillyJinxzGamez]

I love island living because I can play with a mermaid sim!

[@Nicky-pm4pk]

I completely expected there to be school pranks, detention that maybe you could sneak out of or something, clicks, drama, SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT IT WAS!

[@defonotjasx]

These are the only packs I have 😂😂

[@cosmiasimulans]

Island Living makes up in how beautiful the world is, maybe the most beautiful ( I dont get HoB hype) and Snowy Escapes makes up in building items, especially if you like japandi style.

[@wrrwrr4033]

at least for island living and snowy escape, there's something 'culture' and 'nature landscape' i can explore a bit.....