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World Adventures Done Right
Sk8rblaze
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I'm a big fan of this sort of thing being used in sandbox/simulation games, and it'd be great if The Sims 4 would start to return to the franchise's roots, which is exactly that. World Adventures was pretty impressive at the time of release due to its uniqueness, however it fell short for me due to the fact it was majorly goal based and became a handholding experience for the player. Tombs were just like that, and far too simple to be enjoyable for me.
But I'd like to see it returned and fixed to be the way it should have been in a Sims game. Here's a great way of doing that.
When they implement a tropical island destination, they should include special caves for our Sims to explore. Perhaps these caves' layouts could be randomly generated so we NEVER become familiarized with it, thus providing plenty of replay value.
Within the cave should be all sorts of harvestables. For instance, special crops they can take home and plant, as well as other vegetation, and rocks they can mine for ores and minerals, which would then serve special uses on their own.
This would then extend to crafting, which TS4 already has to an extent. With these ores and minerals we mine, we could craft special machines that serve very different benefits in various areas of their life (e.g a recycling machine that recycles trash into useful items).
And it could extend way further than just caves. Each destination should provide its own randomly generated areas to explore, special skills, and unique items to obtain through said skills. But the whole focus with the World Adventures concept should be letting us create our own goals, rather than have a checklist tell us how to play the game or have our hand held by the game. I am still hoping GTW is patched to allow for open-ended gameplay, and I hope they will steer 100% clear of the checklists/restrictive gameplay with TS4's future content.
But I'd like to see it returned and fixed to be the way it should have been in a Sims game. Here's a great way of doing that.
When they implement a tropical island destination, they should include special caves for our Sims to explore. Perhaps these caves' layouts could be randomly generated so we NEVER become familiarized with it, thus providing plenty of replay value.
Within the cave should be all sorts of harvestables. For instance, special crops they can take home and plant, as well as other vegetation, and rocks they can mine for ores and minerals, which would then serve special uses on their own.
This would then extend to crafting, which TS4 already has to an extent. With these ores and minerals we mine, we could craft special machines that serve very different benefits in various areas of their life (e.g a recycling machine that recycles trash into useful items).
And it could extend way further than just caves. Each destination should provide its own randomly generated areas to explore, special skills, and unique items to obtain through said skills. But the whole focus with the World Adventures concept should be letting us create our own goals, rather than have a checklist tell us how to play the game or have our hand held by the game. I am still hoping GTW is patched to allow for open-ended gameplay, and I hope they will steer 100% clear of the checklists/restrictive gameplay with TS4's future content.
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More vacation sub worlds are totally welcomed !! We should have those TS2 Bon Voyage worlds and World Adventures worlds
Sim Egypt and Sim Japan are two vacation sub worlds I have in mind
It should really be based off creativity.
the should be numerous combinations on how I should raid a tomb/dungeon/temple.
meaning different life states might do it differently, different skills, tons of different approaches.
One thing I know for sure is I would definitely use the gallery a lot more if there was a dungeon creating tool and I would love to solve other people's dungeon Challenges.
I really want to go to places like the Athens, Greece, there could be a dungeon underneath the Parthenon and a chamber that holds Pandora's Box. Obtaining it would allow you to spawn the worlds greatest Evil like, Gorgons, Giant Spiders, the Black Plague, Toddlers, Mrs. Cumple-bottom.
Dubai Could be a like a Modern Arabian tale where you search for a Magic Genie Lamp.
A Caribbean Island and infuse the Bermuda Triangle myth into it. and the Triangle is actually a portal to Where the merfolk live.
Where they protect Poseidon's Trident that has all the powers of the Ocean and Storms, has the ability to give the user underwater breathing, turn into a Human/Mermaid at any time. or transform into any aquatic animal.
Head up to England, head to Avalon and maybe the holy grail is around, drinking from it might give Your immortality, and eternal youth and possibly magic.
I really want to collect magical/mythical Artifacts.
to heck with crystals, my sim trophies.
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> I really want to go to places like the Athens, Greece, there could be a dungeon underneath the Parthenon and a chamber that holds Pandora's Box. Obtaining it would allow you to spawn the worlds greatest Evil like, Gorgons, Giant Spiders, the Black Plague, Toddlers, Mrs. Cumple-bottom.
LOL that would be a great way to bring Mrs. Crumplebottom into the sims 4
In a Greece themed world there could also be some way to get ambrosia? They could also expand on the storytelling since Greece's mythos is arguably the most well known.
Each EP has only a skill and a half. And with the world building I'm not sure random caves would be possible, plus I don't want an EP that focuses only on exploring caves. I want Bon Voyage 2.0. Or an expanded "OR". So I wouldn't buy this.
Nobody is asking for World Adventures done the same way as TS3, though.
@MadameLee The whole moral of my post is that World Adventures was a good concept, but should have made all of the exploring and whatnot much more free and open to players.
As we can see with Outdoor Retreat, they are focusing on all age groups, but the recreational stuff is a bit boring in comparison to what they could've done with hiking and exploring.
*throws money at the screen*
I loved WA, because I enjoyed the departure it provided from the normal gameplay of the Sims. It was like a special, different little epoch in the game where you could adventure and progress. I understand why others didn't like it, because it was much more linear... But I sort of enjoyed that different style of play for a once-off changeup.
But I also loved Island Paradise, and the more sandbox style gameplay that gave us for creating holiday style worlds - those resorts were just fabulous.
And then of course Bon Voyage was super fun aswell back in TS2.
So my ideal holiday EP would be a mix of them, perhaps with simpler dungeon creation so players could make their own and share them on the gallery. How awesome would that be? But at the same time, having hotel play and maybe some amazing playgrounds for kids.
Edit for typos.
You know I loved WA. Maybe it was because I didn't just play it as a linear EP. I used the world editor to make each destination someplace fun and interesting for my Sims to go. When I felt like a puzzle I'd explore a tomb. One thing I really liked was all the exotic build/buy items. I also added lots from each of the worlds to my library and I'd build multi cultural neighborhoods.
I just don't see all that kind of fun coming with a TS4 EP with no way to edit worlds this time around.
This. Plus I always renovated the base camps to make them more fun & vacation like for the whole family. It was pretty easy to do, actually.
But I do like the idea of an EP that combines adventuring with fun & relaxation for the whole family.
OK..
I'd absolutely LOOOVE a Tibet/Nepal Adventure destination world with snowy mountains..
Exotic temples with monks and snow storms that keep you inside ( unless you want to die by getting stuck in snow or something or maybe stumble upon the rare Yeti ) and you could spend your time learning Kung Fu or meditating :D
I'd 100% prefer this over a regular China/Japan/Korea/Mongolia/Thailand vacation or whatever.. This is the one I want the most more than any other destination pack <3
Also I'd really really like to have a UAE/Istanbul Middle Eastern Arabian inspired one.. With desert adventures on camels, camping under the starts in bedouin tents, belly dancing and spice/perfume/carpet markets etc and some exotic architecture! Maybe you could stumble upon magic lamps and genies if you were lucky.
I'd also really like to have back the Egyptian Adventure destination.. I never played Sims 3 and I love Egypt. Pyramid exploration, tombs, curses and archaeology!!
Ooooh and I'd definitely love a Venice destination focused on culture and like ballet/opera/theater/renaissance art and perhaps with it's own masquerade festival or ball :D Maybe they could include a historian/merchant career or perhaps opera-singing/ballet-dancing/acting/sculpturing/perfumery skills. Or tailoring and luxurious fabric shops. Hmm.. Or antique auctions! Lot's of possibilities.
I also wouldn't mind a tropical volcanic tiki island destination maybe inspired by Hawaii or something with beaches and natives that worship the volcano god, but I'm not as interested in this as the other ones now that we have Jungle Adventure and it would be somewhat similar world.
Maybe an Australian outback adventure world could have some potential with exotic and dangerous animals and maybe a career as a zoologist or poison/reptile collector. At least the nature would be a bit different..