EA has been pretty well known for recycling old Sims content and repackaging it for later games. When it’s done well, it can be a good thing and can be a source of continued entertainment for fans of a series. The Sims 3: Seasons is not only a repackaging, but only the second in the current series to completely take the name of the old expansion as well. It would stand to reason that this expansion would take the elements of the old, expand upon them and make them better. In some areas that is absolutely the case, yet in others, it fails miserably.
The main appeal and draw to a Sims expansion based on the weather is for the realistic weather effects it brings to the game. Playing your little digital people takes on a whole new dimension when they have to deal with the same crappy weather you do; heat waves, rainstorms and the like. It brings a sense of depth and dimension to an otherwise perfect world.
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