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CoreyCanadian's STORE WORLD REVIEWS THREAD (Includes Pictures)
CoreyCanadian
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Welcome to my Store World Reviews thread!
In this thread I will give you in depth reviews of the Store Worlds I have. The reviews will include different parts and also give picture demonstrations that way you can get a feel for the world, and also help you make up your mind
these different categories to help are:
Rabbit Holes
CAS
Buildy/Buy
Families
Premium Content (if any)
Extra Pictures
Personal Opinnion
So let the thread begin! If you have questions on the world or want to see pictures of something you can ask me, I will try my best to answer the questions
Worlds I have that will be Reviewed
-Barnacle Bay REVIEW COMPLETED
-Hidden Springs REVIEW COMPLETED
-Lunar Lakes
-Lucky Palms
-Sunlit Tides
-Monte Vista
-Aurora Skies
In this thread I will give you in depth reviews of the Store Worlds I have. The reviews will include different parts and also give picture demonstrations that way you can get a feel for the world, and also help you make up your mind
these different categories to help are:Rabbit Holes
CAS
Buildy/Buy
Families
Premium Content (if any)
Extra Pictures
Personal Opinnion
So let the thread begin! If you have questions on the world or want to see pictures of something you can ask me, I will try my best to answer the questions
Worlds I have that will be Reviewed
-Barnacle Bay REVIEW COMPLETED
-Hidden Springs REVIEW COMPLETED
-Lunar Lakes
-Lucky Palms
-Sunlit Tides
-Monte Vista
-Aurora Skies
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Barnacle Bay
Barnacle Bay comes with 1 new rabbit hole, it's a replacement for the Bistro so your sims can go eat in this nifty looking boat type thingy.
Unfortunately that is the only rabbit hole that is new in this world, I took a picture or two of other rabbit holes to show you that they are no different.
^School
^Hospital
^City Hall
Hidden Springs
^Front and back of completely new spa, I just love it! It has a great look and we don't have anything like it, all the others are really boxy and plain, and this one gives it elegance and class, and it is stunning!
^Hospital, for giving birth and stuff
^Criminal, now I really like where they put it, because it is at the bottom of a hill part, and it is sort of hidden and it has a great view of the lake
^School, just a regular school not much to say
^Bookstore, now I think for the towns theme they could have done something really cool with the bookstore, they could have made it somewhat reminiscent of the Spa and it would have been great.
^Theatre
^Bistro, same with Bookstore, I think they could have gone with a much more woodsy feel to the place, and made it look more like an enchanted cabin or something
^Diner
^City Hall, looks really nice with the hill slowly going up
^Grocery Store
^The police station
^Buisness and Journalism
^Centre of Science
^Stadium
^Army Base
^Cemetery
Barnacle Bay
Barnacle Bay comes with some Pirate themed CAS assets that look fine, nothing special really, with a little work I think they could have looked spectacular though.
FEMALES:
Females get 1 new hairstyle, 3 new outfits, and 1 pair of boots.
^Pirate Hairstyle, recolours just fine
^This dress is actually quite nice, you can use it for other themes like a 🐸🐸🐸🐸 or something if you recolour so it is not all bad
^This one looks a bit too plastic for me, however I think you can recolour it to look more like a Spanish gown and it would go pretty well.
^This outfit is fine, nothing too special probably my least favourite as it really cannot be used in a different theme that much. That and the pant length is a bit odd and makes it hard to find nice shoes are boots with them.
^These are the new boots you get... I really REALLY do not like these boots at all. It is not just because they have an odd look to them, but because sims will wear them as swim wear with a bathing suit :shock: . I cannot tell you the countless times I find a sim wearing this with a swim suit, very aggravating, least favourite thing.
MALES:
Males get three new outfits, 1 hairstyle, and a pair of new boots, which is odd seeing that they got the same amount of content as the females for once :shock:
^Hairstyle, it is fine nothing too great, I wish it came with more hair length's as I think if it was longer it would look ten times better.
^I like this outfit, it fits the theme, easily recolour-able, nothing to complain except for pant length.
^Second outfit, yet again pant length I am not fond of, besides that fine, just if they made the scarf thingy smaller it would be better.
^This would be my least favourite of all the outfits, it just seems too baggy, and like it is solid. The material looks very odd and it just has an odd look to it. Could have been better.
^New boots... Now I just wonder why they did not let us use both boots from males and females for both genders, as they both look fine on either gender. Yet again these boots can be worn as swimwear, which is a major down side.
Hidden Springs
Hidden Springs comes with 3 outfits for females, 1 for men, and 1 top for each gender. The theme of the clothing is a bit all over the place, and does not really fit into any category, it looks good, but I have no clue where it would be classified as.
FEMALES:
^New Top (skirt is from Supernatural)... This top is nice, I really like it when you recolour it though, it can have this very nice feel to it, like a nautical theme, or just for everyday wear kind of stuff, pretty.
^New Outfit... I find it cute, I can only really imagine a Diva wearing it though, it looks killer in black, probably my favourite outfit out of all the CAS assets.
^New Outfit... It's a weird one piece that is ummm... Unique? Well there is a reason for it, never use it, find it looks odd, maybe it is the cut but o well, not my cup of tea.
^New Outfit, I love this dress, it is so pretty and looks great in any colour really. I can see it being used for a Greek goddess type sim, my only complaint is that it cannot be used for Sleepwear... I mean it could work for sleepwear in my opinion.
MEN:
^New Outfit... I just really don't like it, it looks uncomfortable and none of my sims would wear it ever... They never have and never will, maybe you like it, but to me it lacks creativity that the females got.
^New Top... Yet again I don't like the cut, the sleeves look like if they were a bit longer or shorter it would be just perfect... It just has a weird look to it, yet again not my preferred wardrobe piece.
Barnacle Bay
Barnacle Bay comes with 11 new objects for build/buy. 2 are for build, which are stairs... 9 are for buy mode.
BUY MODE:
^This is a telescope that comes with the new world, it is pretty nice. I can see it being used in different themes, mainly SteamPunk, nice telescope I like it.
^New bar, pretty nice, only problem is that some parts of it are not customizable, which is a downside for me. So that limits the flexibility of the object.
(There is a barstool that goes along but I could not find it :oops: )
^This chess table is functional and it works... My only problem is that it is far too themed for it to be used with anything else really. You can use it for a kids room with a fish theme I guess, but it is limited in where it can be used.
^I love these flowers, they are really nice and just wonderful... Only problem is that you cannot put them on tables or stands or anything, only on the ground. Which sucks seeing as they could look fantastic.
^New bird bath type thing... Very nice I use it a lot with my houses as it really works in a lot of places. Love it and use it a lot.
^Anchor decor item, this is nicely made, little bit useless... But I find it is great for putting in ponds or museums, maybe with Island Paradise you can put it on your boat as decor?
^I really REALLY love this fountain too, it is nice, great detail in it, and it looks great really anywhere. It is not too themed and I use it a lot.
^This fountain is just adorable! I love it to bits! I normally use this at public pools or sometimes in bathrooms, as it kind of looks like the little squidy is playing in a bath tub
^Kind of plain and not really that exciting, not much to say.
BUILD MODE:
Unfortunately I was not able to find the two new stairs that come with this pack, so I have no pictures of them, but I remember them being quite plain so nothing too special.
Hidden Springs
Hidden Springs comes with 12 new build/buy mode items. 5 of them are for buy mode, 7 of them are for build mode... They mostly have a woodland type theme with some elegance to it, would fit inside a cottage easily.
BUY MODE:
^2 new lights... I like them both, the first one I use a lot on gardens or community lots, the second one I use mostly on more high end community lots, or around homes. Like em both a lot.
^New bench (ignore door for now
^Fountain... It is pretty huge, and the only noticable thing is the design holding up the bowl thingy, but that is only at a certain angle that you can see it, besides that you could use the base game one really.
^Mailbox... It's nice and has a unique look, would look great being used on a French house I believe, no it is not only in that colour or pattern, just a random one I grabbed
I forgot to get a picture of an overhanging thingy and a sign :oops: so here are the display pics from the page
BUILD MODE:
^New Door... They are all the same door the only difference is the design on the windows, they are all the same door though, so don't get confused
^New Fence and Gate... They look nice, work well and I use them quite often.
^New Door (now forget about the bench
^New Window... YET AGAIN IT IS ONE WINDOW, just click on the normal one, and than you can select the others with the different stencil, I personally adore these windows, you don't get too many shuttered windows in game, and these are really nice. Also one of the few windows with stencils on them
Barnacle Bay
For the families I was originally going to include their descriptions and pictures, but it would take too long to do
Annan
Seabottom
Soto
Shore
Abe
Piece
Pesce
Coastal
McKellar
Rome
Goldbeard
La Mer
Darwin
Loi
Parrrrrrty
Fleet
Inkbeard
GilsCarbo
Quill
Noon
Verona
Malifa
Smith
Caliente
Cross
Radan
Trebo
Rao
Hidden Springs
PRE MADES:
Runaway
Swete
Shue
Free Spirit
Rhoen
Anderson
Ruiz
Shawkti
Song
O'Durke
Alto
Ornales
Cho
Vanderburg
Al Fahad
Menon
Moore
Mendoza
Pertridge
Colby
Nali
Debutante
Winterly
Chesterfield
Abbot
LOTS INFORMATION
-18 empty lots
6 are 40x40
3 are 30x30
8 are 40x30
1 are 64x64
10 empty homes
(Price going from lowest to highest)
15,814 $
16,000 $
16,064 $
37,376 $
43,318 $
79,375 $
88,199 $
93,565 $
215,027 $
341,629 $
Community Lots 31
(Type and size of lot)
Garden 30x30
Picnic Spot 50x40 (if you have Seasons this is the Festival Grounds)
Playground 30x30
Shoreline Cabin 30x20
Beach 64x60
Army Base 64x64
Science 50x40
Sports 64x64
Business 30x38
Police 32x30
Grocery 18x20
Lars' Disco Tech 25x22 (I would convert into a disco club)
Diner 24x40
Crystal Solarium Rejuvenating Waters 64x64
Bistro 20x30
Theatre 25x35
Library 30x30
Bookstore 20x20
City Hall 64x64
School 50x40
Pool 30x30
Spa 60x60
Gym 30x30
Overlook 40x40
Mountain Lodge 45x45
Hospital 50x50
Criminal 30x30
Graveyard 35x30
Fishing 40x30
Cafe 30x20
Art Gallery 30x30
Barnacle Bay
Barnacle Bay was the first store world, and it came with no premium content, so sadly there is nothing to review here
Hidden Springs
The Premium content for Hidden Springs is the Fountain of Youth, it has three options when you click on it:
View
Drink
Wish For Youth
View is pretty self explanatory, drink your sim drinks from it, and they become one day younger, or have one day more... Wish For Youth your sim will throw a coin in and hope for youth, if it is successful your sim will go back to the beginning of being a Young Adult!
If it fails your sim will not have anything happen, and there is a slight chance of getting the childish trait, kind of like being younger
Barnacle Bay
Here are a ton of pics I took from Barnacle bay showing some lots, scenery and other stuff of the town.
^That's one of the houses :shock: bit too much going on...
Hidden Springs
Barnacle Bay
I think it is a nice town, well nice for a first store world they released besides RiverView... I think the town had a lot of potential with the whole pirate theme for it, but to me it really flopped. I think they could have done a lot more with the theme and really expanded upon it, and made it something really awesome. From the description you are expecting this lush tropical island and treasure and stuff... But you end up getting this island that is really mostly farm land in the open space :shock: even though they never have a barn, or any sims who are gardeners... It seemed like they added the farm land just to fill up the space on the island. The residents are kind of boring too, they all seem to have a very dull story and nothing much to them at all. The houses are all very simple and the ones that are not, which are "modern" seem to have too much going on. In one of the pictures I show you it is just a mess of glass and metal... I think the nature parts of the town are wonderful, but as a whole it flopped.
I give it a 6/10
Hidden Springs
Personally it is one of my favourite towns, I really love the outdoors and the forest feel the town has... My only problem is the town having mixed themes of woodland stuff, than luxury, than small town :? it feels a bit confused about what it is
I give it an 8 on 10
You may now post and ask questions or whatever you wish on the worlds
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/997947/cas-qol-improvements
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/997947/cas-qol-improvements
Good luck with this thread!
I really wanted to do this because a lot of the time the reviews sort of brush over the world and don't talk too much about the world itself. I will be doing it in a more personal way, so you will get my opinion of the content, and than you can decide for yourself.
This will be very useful for simmers who post wanting help and advice with store worlds! I think you have done a brilliant job so far! I hope the sticky this!!!
And thank you very much for the compliment
I have a tiny correction for you. The rabbit hole eating place in Barnacle Bay - that beautiful boat - does not replace the Bistro. It replaces the Diner. I remember this specifically because you could not get a really great meal there - just cheap diner food and that was something that disappointed me. Coming from San Francisco I am accustomed to some fine dining on moored boats.
Thank you for the correction
Also thank you for the compliment, I have Hidden Springs coming next, and I will be working my way down the list to the most recent world, and so on
I was also wondering, do you think the family section is good enough? I could add the descriptions if people want, or should I replace the section with something else?
As a builder, I always want to know about lot sizes and how many empty lots there are. I don't care about the Sims that are already in town.
That's what I forgot! I figured for families I would not go further indepth unless someone asked, next review I will tell you about lot sizes and empty lots
Also, an overview picture of the entire world would be helpful and these can be found on Google.
Lastly, and this doesn't apply to Barnacle Bay, but it would be very helpful for people if you can mention where the special venues will fit. All these posts about - where do I place the Tiny Prodigies Learning Center...
I use a mod so the game does NOT auto-place lots but most people do not and when the game has placed something in the very spot that the Tiny Prodigies Learning Center was designed to go, many people are left very confused and lost. It doesn't help them that EA does not put the recommended placement address on the very lot. You can cover their oversight easily.
Thanks for all your time on this project!
Well my whole reasoning for doing this project, is because I have only bought two of the worlds I own
All the others were gifted to me by extremely generous people, so I want to be able to share it with as many people as possible
Also overhead shots are good ideas
*Jots that down*
I will include the empty lots and their sizes, but besides that the only other lots I will get the sizes for might be rabbit hole lots, and maybe only community.
I will do that much, which unfortunately might take a wee bit more time to complete the reviews, since I don't like glazing things over
Oh really!!! I actually thought it was the bistro too. I'm so excited now because I dislike the diners and don't have one yet in my own world! I wanted to add the Boat diner but thought it was a bistro and didn't need one!
I honestly don't see the difference between the diner and Bistro.