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So How Do You Like This SP?
Tremayne4260
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After all the nay saying threads, how do those of you who have it and have been playing with it like it? Are there lots of nifty items? Is it as fun as you thought it would be? 
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Most of the goth stuff is strange/campy rather than true goth, in my opinion. But I'll use one or two items, I suppose, like maybe the bed and a hair style (I like the hair with the lace veil, and I think that was supposed to be goth, but I'm using it ala a Spanish look for Western -- then again, maybe that was what it was intended to be. LOL).
The hero stuff and CAS items are funny, with even a sim version of the batmobile. I suppose I can use some of the things to spiff up the comic book store, or in an arcade for decor. I think some of the hero clothes might work for elves/faeries (there is even one outfit that would work for plant sims). I have to experiment with all that, yet. (If someone was into Spooky Day, any of the hero CAS things could be used for that, as well.)
In short, the Movie Stuff pack has opened up some options and added to my game. So, yes, worth my while, I think. I'm glad I got it. (It is certainly a much better stuff pack than Diesel, my least favorite and least used stuff pack.)
One caveat: I don't do sim videos. So the idea of it being used for movies is meh. I just wanted the CAS things and stuff to widen my play.
I was very happy that the movie set items were only separate incentives to order through Origin, because I didn't want them in my game. I'd never use them and I don't need extra things installed that I won't use.
If I was going to critique this stuff pack, though, I would have to say that making it cover three themes resulted in each theme being spread very, very thin. I would have been disappointed in the western theme, for instance, if I didn't just get the full cow set, because that set filled out what I needed to make the western theme complete enough to make a nice western room/saloon/movie set. Combining those two gave me exactly what I needed, so I'm a happy camper.
And a person would definitely need more goth items to flesh out a room, especially if they were going for a true goth look rather than strange/campy. But goth is not my thing, so I'm no expert on this. Others may be pleased with it. (The snake items could be used for Egyptian, as well. HollownessDevour did a great looking Egyptian room using them.)
The hero stuff mostly needed to be CAS, and they did a good job of that. The car was a nice touch. And the other things will look good in a comic store. But again, very thin if you didn't have anything else to add to the theme, when making a movie set. It reminds me of Showtime stage sets, and I always thought they were a little hokey, having so few items on stage.
I can only suppose that the EA team wanted to draw in as large an audience as possible. But I would have preferred more western things. And I'm sure others would have preferred more of their favorite theme.
I've been enjoying Catloverplayer's photo thread and it seems that there's a lot of nice objects in this SP. I'm glad that folks are enjoying it. I hopefully will get this and IP for Christmas as I don't have the funds right now to buy either. I'm hoping that the next patch in time for ITF will fix a lot of the IP problems.
Anyone else?
I created The Huntress for TS3 and I was thrilled with the motorcycle. It looks a lot like the one she rode in the Batman Hush comic series with the right shades of purple and gold. One of the hairstyles includes a mask that looks a lot like hers but without covering her face, and I recolored one of the costumes that's closest to her comic book appearance.
I have yet to use some of the decor items, but they look really nice. From what I saw, if anyone wants to do a western theme with either Pets or the premium content they will be thrilled with this SP.
New radio stations are awesome. :thumbup:
change cd, change cd....... non-stop to loop.....
now I hate this DLC
And let me just say, it's quite an accomplishment when you look through the clothes for, say, two-three minutes, and you find a rather...blushworthy outfit in the YA males section. :oops:
If you've gotten that far, you'll know which one I'm talking about.
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Basically awesomeness.
You mean Dr. Frankenfurter from Rocky Horror Picture Show? It's a great cult classic movie.
I am in love with this SP. If I could only buy one, this one would definitely be my choice. Very happy simmer right here!
Now after playing with this Stuff Pack more I want to add to this that I like it a lot! It´s in my all time top 3 best Stuff Packs ever. I just love to create various themes in game and this gives me lot to play with. Today I created western saloon and a house. I don´t know which theme is my favorite anymore, they are all good and very well made
Of course, since Riverview is like one of the first worlds, it needs a lot of updating. One of the lots I updated was the Juice Bar with all the western items from this SP and Pets EP. I'm really happy with the lot and I especially appreciated the saloon sign from this SP, which I placed in the front of the building. It fit perfectly!
I really like the movie backdrop and the director's set bonus items. I'm definitely going to use them to make a movie stage lot (which will be nice with LN EP).
Finally, I can't say enough about the hairstyles in this SP. I love them all and will use them often!
But then when I saw the LB's for Into the Future, immediately saw the possibilities for those otherwise useless Superhero outfits. Laser doors and mad scientists with "brain hats".
When the new world started to be revealed, all the Horror content suddenly became a must have, it's perfect and also adds a lot to Supernatural. These clothes and build/buy are going to look amazing in Midnight Hollow.
I'm inspired to go back and play Appalloosa Plains and yes Riverview too with the Western theme. (This is probably the weakest part of the pack, doesn't seem to have the same quantity of "stuff")
Don't even get me started on the whimsical "mad hatter" style furniture, it's adorable!
This has turned out to be a very good stuff pack, there's a load of content (including some great hair!) to be used that complements the EP's and the new world. And you get a BATMOBILE!!
It's definitely a very quirky pack, but I'm in love with it!
My game's been crashing to the desktop uncontrollably. At first, I didn't even get to the city. Then I turned off my well-paid for store content, then it went to C&S. Then it crashed. Now I'm gonna turn off online mode and hope it doesn't crash anymore.