The Sims 4 Star Wars: Gameplay & Features Review

Today, I'm gonna be exploring deep into the new features introduced in The Sims 4 Star Wars Journey to Batuu game pack. Is it still a solid game pack after it's not well-received trailer announcement?
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NOTE:
- To everyone who's still wondering, I'm Indonesian.
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VIDEO SECTIONS:
Intro: (0:00)
CAS Overview: (0:52)
Build Buy Mode Overview: (2:23)
Gameplay Overview - World: (3:26)
Gameplay Overview - Factions: (7:32)
Gameplay Overview - Other Gameplay Features: (12:35)
My Verdict: (17:22)

[@onlyabidoang]

Unfortunately, I got the early access code a bit later than other EA game changers so this video got uploaded right after the pack's release date. And sorry for the "onlyabidoang" watermark! For some reason, the early access version of Sims 4 have your username watermark jumping around the screen. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the video :D

[@CarstenHazz]

At first I thought you're becoming a game changer because uploaded this video earlier Edit: Eh emang jadi Game Changer 🥴

[@manic_street_starlover]

U r great simmer

[@theneonbuster]

free game pax

[@deniz_dee]

You did an awesome job laying down everything coming with this pack and considering not many people are planning to buy it but would be curious to see the contents, the timing is also pretty awesome.

[@MischievousMischief]

OMG thanks to you I know what Kylo looks like under this mask haha let my Reylo fantasys begin!!

[@Viniciusvill]

Children can use light sabers, but child spellcasters cannot do spells! 😒

[@LWolf12]

Eh, children can use light sabers, but can't ride a bike. Figure that one out.

[@Viniciusvill]

@@LWolf12 This game sucks!

[@SirFaceFone]

We have evil space soldiers with guns but no robbers. Lmao this franchise has reached its lowest point it's not even funny. Just wow.

[@LWolf12]

@@SirFaceFone I think it reached it lowest point when they made adults and teen sims basically the same. Outside a few restrictions on Sims, they even, more or less, same the same model with YA. Same height and everything unless you use mods.

[@LWolf12]

@@jj2002ful Mhmm, love them modders making this game worth playing. Love stuff like Meaningful Stories and stuff.

[@Devrixiar]

The way they handled aliens feels like something a mod would do as a result of modding limitations, EA had the full capability of making them new sim types but still took the same route.

[@Rebe8d89AH]

That's so true. It's both hilarious and sad that this was the _official_ implementation of the aliens.

[@hexyko4850]

Agreed.

[@CanonOverseer]

If you gave modders the amount of control over the code as the devs they would do so much more and for free

[@heyjosh8465]

I got so annoyed when I saw the “aliens” with no clothes. So lazy man, why do we still Support this nonsense

[@charlieward720]

They should do a QOL update and make them occult they are just making themselves look bad putting them as hats. Or at least simply move them to skin details rather then hats a modder has done it already.

[@wilsonsleeptown]

No new occult like Jedi/sith or alien No new powers No new supernatural eyes/teeth Aliens cas parts are just disguise No new death No drama gameplay because Star Wars No Jedi/sith/republic(senator) faction The pack is basically a new vacation world with stars wars theme lmao

[@BonaparteBardithion]

Not even a new Woohoo? Wonder if you could clone Woohoo in Rocket onto the ships.

[@tropicalsquid8802]

Wilson Hurtwoods definitely. I mean really, they should be able to use the force! The new death could be be force choking! It just feels very lacking.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

@@tropicalsquid8802 Force Choking is a good idea, but they've generally gone out of their way to avoid direct murder by other Sims. Even the fire spell can't be used on an already singed Sim. You have to light the environment instead. And vampires are completely non-lethal. But they *could* have put in something like a speeder bike crash, or a cryogenic freezer accident. Or even, ya know, accidently impaling yourself with a laser sword.

[@TheSlammurai]

Yeah, it's just a $20 advertisement for Disney.

[@rb98769]

Man, a Star Wars pack with no powers is pretty damn terrible.

[@saturdayze]

i haven’t played the sims 4 in a while but jeez, is this really the quality of game packs coming out nowadays? this seems like you’re paying money for a bunch of fetch/filler quests, you’re doing the same thing over and over it seems like what else is there to do? and this seems to be extremely lazily made. the best thing imo about this is the aesthetic of the town, but other than that, what else is there that’s... fun? sure, you have the card games, light sabers and the droids, but most of the time those aren’t even used to do the main quests. i wouldn’t be paying money for this any time soon.

[@steamybowlofpeas3599]

The worst thing is that it isn’t ea who’s doing this decisions, but the devs! They literally confirmed this themselves! this shows how little they actually care for their own consumers

[@steamybowlofpeas3599]

And they knew that we didn’t want Star Wars in the first place from a pole that they made for us ... IN WHICH STAR WARS CAME LAST link to the video stating that we didn’t want this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5asnJeHjthor9U

[@nataszamoch6839]

@@steamybowlofpeas3599- Yeah! When we could choose the packs we chose laundry day and then nifty knitting which fall into a "real life" category. So it's clear we don't want these types of packs. :/

[@sucrose2083]

modders: muahhaaahaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@elyalarcon7473]

Yeah, I thought it was like Sims Medieval... But no, it's not. It's boring, repetitive and without logic

[@Scififan926]

Star Wars itself doesn't really match with the free gameplay style of the Sims, it would be better if it was one of those Spin-off Sims games with story and everything

[@claraf.6833]

Yeah, like Sims Medieval. That just seems like a flawless, amazing gaming experience compared to this pack tbh.

[@_The.Queen.In.Pink_]

Yeah i agree,they should have made something like the sims medieval,but it's star wars themed

[@hexyko4850]

I always wanted something Star Wars themed for The Sims because of sandbox style gameplay. There are already loads of SW games. But to really have a Star Wars-like game you'd need a total conversion so a spin-off would make sense. The thing is that The Sims Medieval and other games were limiting so a SW spinoff would be the same.

[@rb98769]

I really think it could be good if it was done well, but there is barely anything new gameplay-wise, just fetch quests.

[@vittxrio5198]

It's been years since they made a Sims spin-offs like Medieval and Castaway. They just wasted a whole lotta shit in trying to convince people to buy this pack which is pretty much a lame expansion to be honest. I guess more people would get interested if they planned to turn this one into a spin off instead, and also no angry sim mob boycotting this new EP.

[@HopeSoSure]

Honestly, this stuff pack is more better as a stand alone game similar to sims medieval.

[@carolinamixi987]

I think the same, or Castaway

[@LWolf12]

Yea that probably would of been better. I liked Castaway, it was enjoyable for what it was.

[@SirFaceFone]

Love how you refer to it as a stuff pack XD. Also the whole 'going to an evil empire's prison/hiding from an opressive regime' vibe and all that jazz seems odd for The Sims 4, a game that's being increasingly catered to children. I agree it should've been a spin-off but I guess Disney/EA wanted a Star Wars-themed game ASAP so we got this dumbed down BS instead.

[@nelumboandrews6762]

No it would be a bad standalone

[@albaformiga7932]

@@carolinamixi987 exactly I think the main problem that people have is that this is a pack This should have been a The Sims Stories Title like Medieval and Castaway

[@infernalthing]

They were so lazy that alien skins only affect limbs and the head! And the clothing restriction on Batuu is one of the dumbest things they've done!

[@Maria-bt2hb]

I think they made a restriction because otherwise the npcs would be walking around with normal clothes and it wouldn't look as immersive. But alien skins could definitely be the whole body, idk why they decided to do such a half assed version.

[@infernalthing]

@@Maria-bt2hb Then why didn't they just make the restriction for the npcs only? The player restriction ruins some roleplay ideas. And yet again, it's up to modders to fix the devs messes.

[@Maria-bt2hb]

@@infernalthing it was probably easier to code this way xD They use the "It's too difficult to do this" excuse so often that it is likely that it's the same case here

[@infernalthing]

@@Maria-bt2hb Lol, so true! Laziness is the name of the game for them.

[@GabrielaGonzalez-of5ju]

@@infernalthing Don't you want to say LaSIMess?

[@stickydilo7567]

I love star wars, and I really enjoy the sims but I really don't want star wars in the sims :/ Doesn't feel right

[@neymiiie]

Same

[@LtBasil]

I agree completely.

[@bigcheese7833]

i agree so much

[@memelord7567]

Not only that but the pack was really lacking. Like if you're gonna do it at least do it well!

[@samanthawillows8661]

It's literally just advertisement. It feels so wrong to me, like EA is being even cheaper than usual. When will they learn to actually listen to us instead of just screwing off and doing their own thing?

[@lississeoh6949]

1:46 it basically looks like my tan in summer

[@pretzelkch8322]

I don’t know what audience EA’s trying to sell this to... I hate this pack both as a Star Wars fan and as a Sims fan (>_< )

[@Skye00000]

Pretzel KCH I don’t watch Star Wars, but I am a sims fan, and I think they should’ve added things that fans really want (bunk beds, playable pets, more gameplay etc.) instead of umm Star Wars

[@Klondike877]

me too

[@MuhammadIchsanSebastian]

@@Skye00000 yeesss i need bunkbeds for my discover university

[@pretzelkch8322]

@@Skye00000 I think there's a mod for playable pets in TS4, but yeah, they need to flesh out the game's features rather than keep expanding with barebones content

[@neymiiie]

Pretzel KCH the thing is we shouldn’t have to use mods to control our pets..

[@huitzilopochtli2840]

It’s weird not seeing Duke Nukem while seeing a sims 4 bad expansion pack review

[@steamybowlofpeas3599]

*stuffpack

[@LadyMisalein]

Oh boi...LgR s review is going to be a nuke! ....get it ...nukem AHHahahah..... i see myself out

[@Life_Universe_Everything]

I’m excited for that scorn

[@steamybowlofpeas3599]

I’m actually looking forward for child Duke to become Yoda

[@lamicadelcuore]

@@LadyMisalein LGR will not be reviewing this pack. 😐

[@jannadusty4369]

Even no more skills? No new Aliens, even more Sims in Costumes. The only thing that i like are the roborts.. but where is C3PO? no i really dident need this Pack, next pleace. Thank you for this great review 😊

[@skywalker6648]

Pretty sure they didn't include C3PO or some of the others like in Rogue One (K2-SO) and Solo (L3-37) because they talk and perhaps too similar to robots in DU pack? Idk....I would love to have had C-3PO in this pack among other things like Jedi stuff, though.

[@jannadusty4369]

@@skywalker6648 Yes.. a Jedi rank, like the Vampire rank would have been cool too...

[@arianalussier160]

Don't forget R2-D2!

[@skywalker6648]

@@jannadusty4369 Exactly!

[@Blue-bx9pb]

I think having force user as a new occult could've been neat, give it a skill tree like the vampires

[@anomalytenacious]

Since it was star wars and I knew they liked star wars, I was hoping they went all out for it. Add alien races, make this world like the alien world except more flushed out. I guess I just expected them to go crazy with the alien idea and build onto what they already had. The shop keepers are sort of ok. It would have been nice if I could go into a store and actually look at what is in the store. Maybe like how old school gameboy games were, enter store, see item, talk to shop keeper to open said shop keeper dialog and buy items. The amount of interactive items vs non interactive items is sort of the big problem with the sims 4. All that stuff and my sim can't do anything with it.

[@skywalker6648]

SW is not about Aliens, though. So that makes no sense to expand on an existing alien world in Sims 4,. Though I agree they could have possibly connected it with the space smuggling astronaut careers.

[@LordGoise06]

I live in Florida and have been to the new Star Wars land, and when I saw the trailers for this pack I just kept on thinking... wow this looks familiar.

[@quinnmontell6548]

same! i live in california and i was like "wait a second..."

[@thepokemonqueen]

your profile picture was my face when this pack was announced 😂

[@cierpie8874]

The Sims 4: Journey to Disneyland It literally feels like all of these sims are just LARPing as Star Wars characters. Which definitely explains why the "aliens" are just people with masks, and why there's no actual force-sensitive occults.

[@hexyko4850]

Agree. Also I'd much rather meet Luke Skywalker in-game than Kylo and Rey. The sequel trilogy was a tragedy.

[@BooDotBoo]

Wish they would have actually made a Disneyworld pack; I could see that being way more enjoyable.

[@tycoonsimmer]

Full 20+ minutes!!! I'm looking forward to this. Specially because this channel is very good in having both old school and new school sims content

[@onlyabidoang]

Yeah I think it was one of my longest video lol. And thank you so much! Hope you like it 😁

[@senim_qiroko9156]

@@onlyabidoang your videos are so satisfying!!

[@missundies]

MG L I didn’t get one single ad

[@ericxoring7105]

They should just make a Disney Pack instead.

[@LWolf12]

You know, this probably would of been better as a Disney pack, with Star Wars in it, hell they could cashed in on Marvel as well since Disney owns both.

[@love.oscura]

YES

[@near4316]

@@LWolf12 yes, i wanna see hulk with a lightsaber

[@JaysMissingKidney]

Ew, no.

[@FeatherPhoenix]

Hogwarts pack? Could be??

[@Technogoa7]

in conclusion: this pack is worse than we thought

[@ulrikeverhulst7941]

exactly my thoughts

[@FerDeLance06]

I never thought I'd say this about anything, but this pack looks even worse than 'that trilogy'. It sort of makes me think of a poor man's version of the S3 Into the Future expansion. Except, Into the Future was good, in spite of it having limited appeal - but I still like to revisit it now and again. It's strange that S4 is the longest running version of The Sims and yet it's the worst. I'm glad I still play S3.

[@Kiraiko44]

Right? Fake aliens and fetch quests, how lame. I'm a big Star Wars fan and I wasn't happy about this but I figured hey I love Star Wars, if it's good I'll give it a chance but nope! This feels like a fan made cc pack, and if it were it'd be impressive but it's from the "pros" so it's not.

[@rustyshackleford4034]

It's essentially a glorified advertisement for Disney's Galaxy's Edge...

[@words0217]

You're nice its garbage.

[@sohopedeco]

I love your channel. I've binged almost everything for the last days. I didn't even buy TS4 and I don't really intend to, but I find it interesting to learn about its features. Your voice is also very relaxing to hear.

[@onlyabidoang]

Aww thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words. Hope you have a nice day! 😊

[@DPWrepublic]

LGR / Duke Nukem : *didn't make review about Star Wars stuffs* OnlyAbidoank: "Fine, I'll do it myself!" ✊

[@CanonOverseer]

LGR's videos take time and i dont think they gave him it early so yea oof

[@DPWrepublic]

@@CanonOverseer yes. you're right

[@moch.farisdzulfiqar6123]

@@CanonOverseer check his twitter, we wont get his review this time.

[@cflo1606]

Honestly I think my Origin was trying to tell me something when it broke and refused to update. Thanks Origin.

[@mirkwoodkoopmans3344]

It's only an aesthetic world full of shells :/ Plumbella did a very good critique too like Onlyabidoang

[@titanblade3706]

I just want a color wheel for hair, skin, eyes, makeup, and clothes EDIT: Just came back from the trailer, and I’m glad everyone is boycotting EA until they change

[@royalblanket]

Or a custom t shirt maker, thatd be a neat feature

[@forsagebone]

Paralives can't come out soon enough :(

[@reisun6894]

Sounds like Sims 3

[@LWolf12]

I think that's all any of us really want. Though from what I see, they can't even got stock normal skin tones right.

[@titanblade3706]

L. Wolf Pets have color wheels but not sims?! Ridiculous

[@mxiwnn]

I feel this pack like Strangerville. You do the let's play 1 or 2 times and then you just use it for the CAS and Build mode

[@moritzmonaghan9421]

Once. Nothing there to make you want to do it twice. Hell I couldn't finish it once.

[@mxiwnn]

@@moritzmonaghan9421 yeah I understand. I didn't even made SV 100%. Anyways, I'm not gonna buy it.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

In defense of Strangerville, it's still a nice town. There's probably as many residential lots and nearly as many neighborhoods as Get Famous. Once you do the adventure you still have a setting with an Area 51 adjecent vibe that's sort of reminiscent of Strangetown. This pack is just...yeesh.

[@mxiwnn]

@@BonaparteBardithion yeah it is. But like I feel just weird for living there. With the people being possessed. I like the CAS and Build mode of SV. Not this one..

[@BonaparteBardithion]

@@mxiwnn Yeah, it is better as a town when the narrative is out of the way. (Though the possessed Sims blended very well with a zombie mod.)

[@linneahulten405]

I feel it's unfair the lightsaber fighting have this fast and nice looking animations, but snowball fight animations are extremely slow and boring to watch. I want this action with normal things. And also with unexisting pillow fights and child games like tag. Why can they do this action in this pack, but not in the other packs.

[@Glistery]

"Dancing Together" and "Dance Battles" don't look right either 😔

[@jayc7171]

I could be wrong but from another comment I read, the lightsaber fight is a reused animation.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

@@jayc7171 They can reuse that animation all they want of they give us an actual sword skill we can carry over. Though the repetitiveness of vampire and magic duels (as well as the lightsaber segments, apparently) doesn't give much hope of a really in-depth feature.

[@linneahulten405]

@@jayc7171 oh ok, however what's the case, it annoys me that the normal things Sims do together often are non existing or just bad done, but these fights are not. The work that was used on this animation should be used in others to.

[@BooDotBoo]

They had to make this good-ish or Disney wouldn't have made the deal with them. It's annoying knowing they put more effort into an advertisement pack than in their normal games.

[@Vladismirun_js]

Coming soon: Katy Perry star wars in the sims 5!

[@braydenharless]

Thank you for making sims content that we enjoy! 🥰

[@onlyabidoang]

No, thank you for still tuning into my channel and my videos! 😁

[@LucyMusic1999]

Unlike a particular game company...ehm...

[@itsallgoodtodayok]

I'm pretty sure Disney made sure they had at least a couple "Imagineers" to make sure their product looked good.

[@mementomori8922]

1:39 that's so lazy. k changing my mind..the whole pack is lazy

[@AlexMourning5635]

Ugh. This could have been at MOST a $5 stuff pack. This looks pretty much useless, and we mostly had low expectations for it. Good job EA. You gave us something we don't want and try to charge us an exorbitant amount for it. No thanks.

[@kamerad_marzuki3631]

Lol, he's Indonesian, probably he just pirate it just like I did.

[@AlexMourning5635]

@@kamerad_marzuki3631 No, he says specifically it was given to him by EA.

[@rb98769]

This is indeed a glorified stuff pack.

[@Zadrakos]

I'm a huge fan of Star Wars, however I still think that this pack is kind of a bad one. I knew that it would be lacking in some aspects like I knew rabbit holes would be everywhere and stuff, however the fact that there's no lightsaber skill OR Force User occult makes me just... idk. I think that there should have been a new skill and a force user occult that could get randomly applied to sims. Another thing I don't like about this pack is that it doesn't integrate well with the rest of the game... like AT ALL. I feel like I need to make a whole new sim JUST for that world, so I'll always have low programming and low fitness. Since I've been looking into modding, I might think about making a lightsaber skill, a street smarts skill and a kind of hacking skill to compliment splicing and such. Anyway, my overall opinion is a bit negative, while it was fun to play through, I don't feel like I will touch the pack AT ALL in my other family's because of the fact that it feels like in the sims world it's exactly how it is in the real world, an amusement park. I think it would have been perfect if it was treated like how Sims Medieval was, a seperate game with it's own expansions and stuff. The fact that you can one minute be in modern day, then next minute you're in Star Wars, but you can go back any time is so immersion breaking and atmosphere breaking that it makes it feel like it should have been a standalone game. I feel like they should have release a different game pack in this place like an Equestrian game pack or literally ANYTHING else and spent 2 to 3 years making a full "The Sims: Star Wars" GAME, not game pack, but game. Just imagine that, being able to choose when it takes place, you want clone wars? Go for it, Galactic War? Go for it, First Order? Go for it. It would be so cool to pick your start like you're in Narr Shaddaar, no credits to your name just trying to live or some wealthy noble born into owning castles on another planet or you could even be like how Anakin was, a child, living with his parents when some random Jedi comes to your house and tells you that you can do good in the universe, that you're destined to be a Jedi. But yeah, closing thoughts, it's fun for around an hour or so until you beat the entire thing since there's basically nothing new. I'd wait for the price to plumet on G2A or something then buy it.

[@lamlelamatsiliza8550]

I love that EA gave a free product code to them the promote it much its basicly him shit talking to the game pack And i love it

[@BooDotBoo]

@Ernst Koekemoer Doubtful. If EA hasn't listened to players (including many influential simtubers) being incredibly direct about what they want in the game and what is wrong/missing with the game, why would they use a pack that's obviously part of a deal to get such specific critiques on it? That just doesn't make sense.

[@madydoll213]

In summary, you can't woohoo with aliens

[@BonaparteBardithion]

But can you knock up half the cosplayers? Sure, you'll probably need to leave the Vacation Land before time progresses off-screen, but it's doable in the other ones.

[@Ivynling]

That's star wars, not star trek XD

[@missundies]

Ivyn Carvalho what do you mean

[@Ivynling]

@@missundies Its a little joke with the fact that, in Star Trek, humans can breed with alien races, like Vulcans and Klingons, but this doesn't happen in Star Wars (As long as I know). So, hence the fact that you can't Woohoo the aliens in the new expansion XD

[@missundies]

Ivyn Carvalho I thought it was but wasn’t sure, thank you for a really good answer :) people has gotten angrier than ever here on yt lately, I’m used to get really angry responses from just asking a genuine question

[@dzastin0713]

It could be an spin off game like Castaway or Medieval. It would make way more sense.

[@meikahidenori]

Your the other only person so far who's actually shown off what's in the build/buy mode. Some of the decor looks interesting but is going to be limited in usage unless you really play out the desert worlds.

[@theblacktck8373]

There are tons of videos dedicated to just showing what’s in the build buy

[@LucyMusic1999]

For example EnglishSimmer has done video about it.

[@meikahidenori]

@@theblacktck8373 ok, I haven't seen any of those. This has been the only one so far I've seen do it that I follow (can't follow everyone sadly)

[@missundies]

meikahidenori then maybe add ”that I’ve seen so far” in your comment? And why can’t you follow more?

[@meikahidenori]

@@missundies not everyone follows every single sims KZbin channel. No need to get angry when someone has only seen this for the first time on a different channel to where you had. I think the community has gotten a bit too aggressive with one another since sims 3, worse than when sims 4 came out and its a real shame. I understand many are unhappy but please don't take it out on fellow simmers. We want the same things for the most part and not everyone wants to waste time in arguments.

[@nathkowes5846]

Waiting for a sims logic of this pack am

[@NintendoTransformer]

I actually think it’s kinda cool that they put in the effort to make Kylo’s face actually look like Adam Driver even though you would never see it if you play the game normally. The fact that you can buy droids is also cool. But overall I think they could have done a lot more with this DLC. The Star Wars universe is so expansive, you think they could have gone bigger and better.

[@Klondike877]

Wow thanks, I was not going to buy it, but your review show me how ridiculous this game pack is. For a real Star Wars fan that dont take the force and the lightsaber for playtoy thing I am rather disapointed in everything in that pack, especially the time period they choose, they could have taken the republic era or the empire... but they choose the fake star wars, the new trilogy... 🤮and they choose to make lightsaber just like a parade thing, a fake thing without interest to begin with, nothing special, nothing respectable... yeah thats how the sims team AKA Star Wars fans show us their ignorant understanding of the Star Wars universe... mehhh this is never gonna make it in my game, even free of charges.

[@whateveryouneed4858]

Don't even bother, this is just an in game AD for Galaxy's Edge, they don't even care about Star Wars.

[@dearsirdearyou4153]

@@whateveryouneed4858 stfu yes they do

[@kev1589]

Still playing The Sims 2😉

[@myheartandi999]

Where can I download Sims2?

[@hexyko4850]

TS2 isn't bad, I played a lot of the games including console and handheld spinoffs. The thing is that there are some unique mods that only exist for TS4.

[@whateveryouneed4858]

@@hexyko4850 because sims 2 doesn't need mods, it is wacky and weird and perfect without it.

[@h3ll0gudbye]

I absolutely loathe how disney treat lightsabers. They treat it like some sort of cheap gimmick when it's supposed to be quite special or at least pretty damn significant in Star Wars lore. Not gonna lie though, the baby rey hairstyle and the jawa outfit (which would've been cuter on toddlers) makes me want to buy it...BUT I WON'T. The resistance encampment reminds me of Tython, it's pretty but like you said, just setdressing.

[@theminisimmer]

The lil Rey buns on the toddler melts my heart 🥺

[@celiov.junior56]

Man hahaha it feels like you’re presenting a med school work

[@onlyabidoang]

I guess medchool pays off here lol

[@kimmie5031]

TRUE

[@noatmealcookie02]

18:09 oh god, i never seen Abi so furious .o. this pack is truly something... something that shouldn't be existing.

[@prudence8808]

You know a pack is really bad if it manages to rile up abi

[@allisonrodriguez8129]

Ngl, when I heard there was gonna be a space pack, I was pretty interested. Like, it'd be cool if we got an expansion on alien life and got to live on an improved Sixam. I love occult sims. But not Star Wars. I'm so disappointed >:(

[@keithjohnson3277]

If I can't run around dicing people up with lightsabers in front of a random geezer while saying "The future is now old man." , I don't want this pack.

[@astralprophecy2419]

Literally the only interesting thing about this pack is the Droids.

[@DigitalDassie]

Not even. If you take them home they're like mobile radios.

[@BooDotBoo]

@@DigitalDassie Yeah, the droids and lightsabers ALMOST got me to buy this pack, but then I learned they lose all real function once you take them home and... what's the point, then? You can only do the VERY few interesting things in this pack in that world.

[@reamaeanonuevo51]

Using this will be weird, can you imagine the Landgraabs and the Goths suddenly appearing in Batuu with their modern clothing like “Why does everyone wear such baggy clothing?” lol I can’t

[@BonaparteBardithion]

They'll probably show up in local costumes. Wanna be the same mixologist will be in the cantina?

[@nk2ishere]

This pack reminds me of Katy Perry stuff from Sims 3 They both are absolutely wothless garbage.

[@maartjegrippeling]

Same with my first pet stuff, you need sims 4 cats and dogs for abouth 60% of the stuff in the pack.

[@kureijisatsujinsha]

No no, this is worse.

[@Anitatata]

Sims 3 at least had CAST so you could tone down Katy Perry but this... I only like the picnic table and wall shelf and think the bar being curved is cool but hate its swatches

[@samueleurban4305]

sweet threats was a lot better

[@YengVip]

i love sweet treats stuff! Lot of female player luv the pack to give cute things for their sims but this shit attract no one i guarantee

[@caspian8650]

If they'd made new alien races and integrated them with gameplay, or even dealt with how meeting the rest of the galaxy would go for the sims planet (hello, spore references), I would have been so interested. It's a shame disney's so aggressive with their IP. I bet that's why you can't kill anyone, wear your own clothes, romance certain sims, build in the world, et cetera. So why partner with a sandbox game if you're not going to allow creative freedom? Poor choice for both companies.

[@Iorekbyrnison100]

Love your channel, and thanks for the great video. I was really hoping to see Emily wielding a lightsaber. I think I'll pass on this one, as I'm not a fan of Star Wars and will wait for a more "family," centered pack.

[@onlyabidoang]

Thank you for the nice words too! I too want Emily to wield the lightsaber in this video but there's no access to the gallery on early access packs 😭

[@BonaparteBardithion]

@@onlyabidoang Dammit, Early Access!

[@Mysterian22]

Day by day sims 4 is becoming a visual novel with all those text and choices.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

Thing is those work pretty well in Granite Falls and Jungle Adventure. The latter similarly requiries you to have certain items in your inventory to achieve better results. But Jungle Adventure also has several explorable areas, two new skills, new plantable crops, and several recipes. I built an entire career around freelance archeology. For a stronger example, visual novel and conversation pop-ups are the entire narrative model of Sims Medieval. There's just nothing to bring home from this location. And the quest system looks like a modified Odd Jobs screen.

[@rb98769]

@@BonaparteBardithion These packs are getting more and more shallow with time, and they weren't even that comprehensive to begin with.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

@@rb98769 No, and the worst part is they're not very intergrated. Plopsy is probably the most impactful thing they've added recently since you can sell pretty much any craftable (though I doubt it's worth it for paintings). But they haven't had anything that adds to preexisting gameplay in a while.

[@aleniksimmer9591]

Thank you for showing Kylo without the mask and for the reylo part, it's the only thing I was looking for in this pack xD

[@GloomyAnimates]

Ugh I wish they gave us more voice options and accents

[@remycat1108]

I liked strangerville, it was interesting to play but.. Did i ever play it again? Nope. Like this pack it would be a one-time thing and then i'd ignore the world entirely. We didn't need another story-driven pack, what we need to just more gameplay content. In all honesty, a person who doesn't give up easily could do everything in the sims in a few days or more. There is nothing in the game that sticks out and makes me want to keep returning - it's mods that do that. If sims 3 wasn't so laggy, i'd sit in that and ignore sims 4 completely.

[@marselasupevide8336]

Time to get some mods, create Anikin and some younglings.... XD

[@rosenrotkruspe2482]

I was not so much in love with StrangerVille because of the gameplay but heck this pack is the worst

[@skywalker6648]

I'm not crazy about StrangerVille, either. Mostly, because they could have did a better job with the world (Town area) and not crazy about the end task to be the hero. At least this game pack's world looks more interesting as well as some of the game play.

[@tolixan]

That pack from the trailer release seem really bored, I don't buy it. Even more I 6 years wait for bunk beds and musical bands, and this very freaked me up( Sorry for my English, I almost don't know this language(

[@skywalker6648]

Don't forget cars or spiral staircases, longer hair, more cabinets, farms, etc and they just announced that none of those things are coming to the game anytime soon.

[@hexyko4850]

They definitely need to add bands and musical instruments. I also always wanted public transportation like actual buses and subway.

[@erenYeager4eva]

Here i am Abi, your humble follower! 😎 BTW why this pack EA? I see it as a complete different story than what Sims4 is!

[@lightnessconfirmed6215]

Am I allowed to say that I love you, Abi?

[@Glistery]

Bruhh not the fitness skill being tied to lightsaber skill 🙅😬😂

[@amaya35]

YES 😁 a long video from my favorite youtuber and i’m pretty early too

[@GumGirl]

I wanted to buy Snowy Escape in a kit and Journey to Batuu is the only pack I don't have, so I'd have to include it there. Thanks for this review! I really didn't know if buying it in a kit was worth it...

[@KatJustice97]

I want the build/buy/CAS stuff from this pack with absolutely NONE of the game play. They really couldn't make a pack of decent stuff less appealing to me

[@stabbityjoe7588]

i can understand having so many events be rabbit holes cuz sims is not supposed to be an action packed adventure game but not having any new skills or occults or even ways of dying is a really weird choice. you would think a force or piloting skill would be a no brainer

[@ladyaliciaxx6648]

Thank you for being alive

[@onetwothree9]

Unless I can go full on "Darth Vader bording the Tantive IV at the end of Rogue One" on the townies I want nothing to do with this pack

[@Mel_3344]

thanks for introduce the detail of this pack! Well done! Yet this pack still sound boring to me though ：/

[@channelofrandom7731]

wait i thought this was a mod not a real game pack

[@rb98769]

It sure feels like one.

[@cyber_cyclone1423]

This is great! Loved this vid

[@tellavision5501]

this video is really well made!! you should review all of the other sims 4 packs!

[@Victoria-tp8zy]

4:01 *me looking at that powerpoint transition* b-b-deagh

[@SparkIeMotion]

Thank you for showing this detailed review. I totally agree with you on all your points. This is a shameless cash grab by EA and it feels gross. I am a hardcore Sims fan since the beginning and I cannot believe THIS garbage is what they're putting their efforts into instead of things like babies not being objects, skin tones and the million other things this game is lacking. It's filled with repetitive activities that make game play SO boring and disappointing. I literally only play it to do 100 baby challenges, otherwise I'm playing Sims 3 for actual enjoyment. This pack missed the mark HARD.

[@aislingconnolly2598]

Great video really enjoyed it!!😀

[@namaste_charlei]

Thank you, this is the most comprehensive video I've seen to date. Granted, I still don't want SW, but it's nice to really see what I'm (comfortably) missing. No FOMO for me here.

[@allewhite2223]

Guess what? Who's playing in old save files is having problems and bugs. Like always. Why?

[@CrazyAlienLady051]

I just wish EA brought back the other occult types or something. We getting knitting, camping, laundry and stuff like this. What's next a stamp collecting stuff pack?

[@aestheticdude8202]

Just when game packs for Sims 4 couldn't get any more half-assed EA goes all in and makes an at best quarter-assed pack. Great review dude :-)

[@onlyabidoang]

Thank you my guy!

[@Frostwing]

this pack looks pretty cool and i think that the scoundrel leader is the pirate leader from the clone wars yea? anyways, great video as always mate! :D and that one scene you put in... with the 2.. yeah it was funny

[@nateowen1064]

I genuinely enjoy this pack

[@sevarangln]

thank u so much abi for this in depth review! i have a couple questions though, how do our sims fill their needs in batuu (sleep, eat, etc)? also do seasons work there? if yes how do our sims shelter themselves from harsh weather?

[@onlyabidoang]

Thank you so much for watching! You mainly use the dwelling rabbit hole by using the "Freshen Up" interaction. Not sure about seasons since the early access version doesn't have any packs but I think it still works

[@sevarangln]

@@onlyabidoang i see. thanks for the reply!

[@26.muhammadravibudiutomo5]

Hey abi.... what computer specification that u used ?

[@barbiquearea]

Outside of Batuu could you still use the Sarbac table to gamble for credits, or would you only be able to do it with simoleons back at home?

[@marshow714]

Where's my jaba senpai?!

[@411onThem]

Ikr!!!!

[@karlaflow]

It’s so upsetting to see how much work the sims team put into this pack. Like, doesn’t this feel ten thousand times better than the other packs we’ve gotten recently? It’s so frustrating to see they’re able to make stuff like this but only reserve that hard work for literal paid ads

[@cringedude7345]

The pack looks fun! I would love to try it out!

[@awkwarda5428]

Thank you for uploading this! You wouldn’t BELIEVE how many people are trying to make informative videos and put their opinion in it which usually spoils it for the people who like it. Thanks again so much!

[@BooDotBoo]

They are supposed to put their opinion in it; this youtuber did, too. You can't review a pack without putting your opinion in it...

[@ClaudiaWowPaw]

I really don’t think the team know what aspirations are suppose to be 😂

[@aidanmchugh4176]

I wish they made there own location instead of doing the disneyland/world(or other didney parks its in) area

[@BooDotBoo]

They wouldn't have gotten a big paycheck from Disney if they had done that.

[@tcbobb1613]

Disney probably wanted at least 2 to 4 buildings from Disneyland in the pack.

[@analien4813]

So what can you do with the blasters?

[@luminalpyxie6454]

Can you use the Sabacc Gambling Table in the normal sims world, and if so then does it work with Simoleons in the normal sims world?

[@claraf.6833]

No Mandalorians, no Jawa stealing your stuff, only TWO iconic characters, they even missed out on hilarious inside jokes like when you're a Stormtrooper you can shoot stuff but almost always miss or that Stormtroopers can't sit (at least the cosplayers can't lol). Even listening to C3PO for two hours seems more interesting than this pack.

[@marenrisu9711]

Actually there a 3 Iconic characters. ^^ Hondo exist a little longer then Rey and Kylo

[@happiestaku6646]

Maybe in a few years after they fix everything in The Sims 4, they can add stuff to this pack to make it worthwhile. Until then...meh.

[@barbiquearea]

Thank you for taking the time to explore this new pack. Just wondering can Kylo Ren or Rey be turned into a vampire or spellcaster?

[@kitkatbooks]

Also is there a force skill?

[@strawberry_2.0]

Idk Who had the idea to make this pack but seeing the sims Community and yeah this is not a good game pack they should’ve either gave us a spin-off game(Ts2 style) or just made this like a Halloween pack/update or something similar to that Like you say in your video they were more important things to be addressed Skin tone, baby, and other cults(we still don’t have werewolves or fairies) just to name few What I can see from The Community (and myself) want of the sims team Improve babies kids teens and elders : right now the Sims four feels like a millennial/Young adult simulator (and before you say parenthood and nifty knitting I am aware of those packs exist) More drama: right now the game feels like Mr. and Mrs. perfect and I can get boring as it some point, cc well fun at the same time not everyone can get custom content More personalities: I’m tired of the three treat system it’s bland and it’s boring seeing the Sims three in their treats it looks and feels fun I really don’t like the zodiac system but the same time I really don’t care if they’re zodiacs(that’s just my opinion) and they can also add favorite colors and favorite foods like Sims three Darker and more skin tone/ Eyecolor: do I need to say more? we need more diverse skin tones and more eye color because right now just plain vanilla it’s kind of Joel even with custom content More supernaturals: I really really really want to play as a fairy or a werewolf now I know that most people don’t like the Colts but I don’t really mind The vampire's practice Has to be my favorite one(despite it being the only colts game I own) give me werewolves, fairies and improve mermaid Also, don’t be afraid to add blood into the werewolves pack please Sims Another problem I have with the game is the fact that is rated for teenagers/kid and looking back on the older games they were really out there just to say don’t be afraid to add a little spiciness into your game because right now the Sims four feels like a child’s game that one of the higher of an ea try to make and now the Sims team is stuck with the game that they’re trying to fix I feel bad for the gurus they really want The Sims four But ea (or someone else I don’t know) just won’t allow that I don’t know anything about business or coding but looking at the Sims 1 to 3 it looks like they were meant for adults the kids love them anyway Sims four feels like it’s trying to appease to the Karen I wish the Sims four could just be for adults and kids right now it’s pushing towards a kid agenda and it’s making the game bland and boring shirt custom content exist at the same time not everyone can get it for instants Consol players and Player that play on a phone, The gurus are trying their best to appease everyone but at the same time they work for a big company that only cares about money and since ea has the rights to the sims I don’t see is being sold off to a small company overall I don’t see the Sims for being a good game and if this game pack who’s that goes behind the scenes then it shows that EA really doesn’t care about the Sims The sims 4 has been out for six years and seeing the complaints that people have it hasn’t changed in those six years only time can tell what ea does to the franchise or until Sims five comes out we have to wait and see Sorry for the rant like you said do you only want the best for the game

[@DennisAlexis]

I've gone back to Sims 3. Such a great game. Hope Sims 5 will be better than this.

[@tatianaguitar]

Yeah, let's hope Sims 5 won't have ads running all over the screen while you're playing the game, like EA recently did with one of their other games

[@alkandrafilms420]

Nice review, looks professional :)

[@Klondike877]

onlyabidoang, if you dont want to have Rey or Kylo as leader, can you delete them, and if so, with or without mod, and do they come back, or are their voices and costume a preset of those roles? I would really like to have a generate npc, instead of those assbeen characters...

[@haloruby407]

Considering how much I enjoyed the previous game pack, Realm of Magic, I have to say I am heavily disappointed in this. I was expecting some kind of dedicated skill tree or something to lightsaber duels and whatnot. Though the idea of choosing your side is interesting to me, everything else seems so lacking. If I were to get this, it'll probably be during some kind of special cause at the moment, I have no interest.