Comments on: LGR Reviews The Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat

By: CreoleSim

CreoleSim — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 05:30:13 +0000

I can’t even recall how many sims life I’ve started and abandoned, There’s not too much to inspire me at the moment. I’m doing it the hard way now too, living in a shack with my sim in the athlete career, a rags to riches thing. I usually like everyday sims like doctors, Teachers, basically nothing we have now besides the Business career. So I’ll see how that goes. I don’t even like designing the interior of the homes too much because there’s no regular furniture.

By: Awesomemarc

Awesomemarc — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:44:11 +0000

^^This.

This is not an EP, so don’t expect a knock your socks off World Adventures experience. Still, for the price it’s a nice addition that brings new skills, objects, clothing, and neighborhoods to the game in a way that meshes perfectly with base game simulation. This is not a must have, but if you want a diversion for your sims I recommend it.

By: Jared Shank

Jared Shank — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:01:28 +0000

I downloaded the new pack and love it. Where you can just send one or all you family members on vacation. The vacation homes are nice and I have loaded up on camping supplies so I can try out the tents. I hope we see more packs come out soon. I am still hoping for a supernatural pack by October of this year.

By: SimsPrime

SimsPrime — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 03:08:39 +0000

I think the worlds we get will be a blend of destination and residential this goes for worlds that may or may not come with EPs. I like that they did it this way and honestly i see this being the BEST marketing ploy they could do. start with the first paid content showing that they have fixed the ability to travel and stay places (hopefully future ones will have more lots in them) as easily as we can travel to other towns. ALSO that the idea of renting is possible so apartments are possible also. (hopefully REAL apartments not horrible condos like TS3)

It also would make it so people will buy more content (whether its worth it on not of-course) instead of getting 3 or so worlds in one ep that they may not like they can get individual worlds they do like AND add that content back home.

Personal opinion after 20 mins of play time.
$20 for a world, skills, trait, aspiration, 74 items, fair amount of CAS, Lots of new collectables, and a vacation destination is worth it.
The content is pretty and functional on vacation as well as at home. very little of the items look completely useless and could be used in almost ANY type of home in some way. The items also look good not like CC as was the case with some items in the sims 3. I give it a thumbs up even though im on the fence about the whole series atm (personal opinion nothing EA did right or wrong)

By: SimsPrime

SimsPrime — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:55:33 +0000

LOL ya but since i cant afford the $1,000s in renovations to my house (im sure it would be over 40k just in the main area) i build my house in game and reno it in there…it depresses me even more cause i know ill NEVER afford the furniture and appliances…I did buy it since it went to amazon and i had left over gift card money on there from Christmas. but i dont know if i will get any more unless they are on amazon OR i get back into the game.

Also i have been playing since 2000 also i was 17 however and am now 31…overall i think i need more action in my games its like the sims is to tame for me now. NOW if they brought in natural disasters (never going to happen) it might bring me some joy having to rebuy items and even walls/floors/roofs and landscaping. but well that is a dream ill NEVER see come true in this series.

I will say this i spent all of 20 mins in the game before i came up with a story/gameplay idea but i got myself lost in the woods in that time it did entertain me for that time. Now i have built a legacy starting lot (atleast now we can use vacations to cut down the money at the beginning you dont get your money back if you come home early.) and intend on trying to play the hard way with nothing but a tent and a firepit to start.

By: Darrell

Darrell — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:43:55 +0000

I am hopeful that the way they set up camping is indicative of a new approach to vacations, and if it is I approve of it wholeheartedly. By giving us destinations piece meal through these specific game packs, then it may be possible that they can offer more than just three vacation destinations, which has been the norm since Sims 1. And it frees up an expansion pack slot for something new and fresh rather than a rehash of the same old same old.

By: CreoleSim

CreoleSim — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:28:13 +0000

You’re so right, I do feel like I’m outgrowing the Series, Been playing since 2000 I was like 10! now I’m 24 going on 25. I really want to like it, but EA/Maxis have really been pulling my leg. I’ll just see what other things they come out with. Besides I’m more interested in hooking my own apt now up rather than a digital person’s.

By: CreoleSim

CreoleSim — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:24:35 +0000

Yup! lol,

By: Pamela**

Pamela** — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:27:10 +0000

I don’t see why not! I think it’d be awesome if we got more in the future.

By: Pamela**

Pamela** — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:19:25 +0000

I really like it, but I think it would be best if you want to do the new herbalism skill because a lot of that is based in outdoor retreat. It’s good for those kind of sims, and gardening and fishing sims I think. I think it’s one of those very specific packs that may not appeal to everyone, but because I already had gardening sims and I love the idea of camping it works for what I wanna do play wise. The new CAS and objects are nice, I like the hair the best. But again, it’s centered around camping and that sort of thing so if that’s not something you’re really interested in then it’s not worth it to buy just for the objects and I’ve already seen people recreating the hair online as CC so it really depends on what you’d wanna do with the game, when you eventually may have time to play it.