I like the voice over in the Snowy Escape trailer. I watched the video again just to focus on the narration and still don't get it. She sounds friendly and excited about having us discover her world.
I like the voice over in the Snowy Escape trailer. I watched the video again just to focus on the narration and still don't get it. She sounds friendly and excited about having us discover her world.
There is unpopularity on this? I thought she sounded fine.
I don't think Lifestyles are going to be as game changing as most people think. They just look like quirks from Get Famous. Oh is your always a sim exercising? Take this lifestyle trait that gives random buff that makes a sim happy or uncomfortable if you made the exercise or not. Has your sim mastered cooking and eats nothing but excellent meals because they have no choice otherwise? Take this lifestyle trait that makes then uncomfortable if the don't eat an excellence meal or makes them happy if they do. I hope this is not the case.
I like the voice over in the Snowy Escape trailer. I watched the video again just to focus on the narration and still don't get it. She sounds friendly and excited about having us discover her world.
I have no problems with the voice over. I thought it was cute...
The overly enthusiastic "Yay" when the sim became surged though that I found a bit over the top and childish.
My unpopular opinion is that I am glad there were no hotels with Island Living pack. I also don't really care if we never get hotels either, but if we do eventually get hotels, there will be no hotels in Sulani in my game. It's a mermaid only world for me, because its the only world suited to them.
My unpopular opinion: I'm very blind when it comes to Sim attractiveness and fashion. Unless you intentionally make them as hideous and malformed as possible with intentionally bad fashion decisions, I'll think all of your Sims are good-looking. After all, it's the personality that counts the most.
That also makes me not want much more CAS content. The options I have perfectly suit me and my needs, and while more is always nice, it's not like I need them.
My favorite part of the gameplay trailer is when the voice says, "Yay!" And I don't mind voiceovers in general in trailers. Definitely unpopular opinions!
I don't like snow in the game.
I think EA builds are fine. I think the gamechangers' builds are fine too.
- I never got the hype around seasons, it's very much a background pack in my game. It's there and I guess I like having weather and seasons but I've always felt like its just something in the background of the game, I don't really see it as being a proper pack. It's just an improvement to the base game and that's it, in my opinion it should've been a game pack at most.
- I hate fake buildings in the playable area with a passion. Rabbitholes are a billion times better.
I play the game to escape real life. I don't want drama in my game. I could do without Seasons and Parenthood. I have several saves I play with some packs disabled. I really enjoy just playing the game without the game telling me how or when to do something. I really enjoy the game the way it is but I am glad I can use cheats and mods to make it my game. I wish I could have the build/buy of some packs and without the game play it adds. The debug and live edit objects from the SW pack are amazing addons for rundown builds or post apocalyptic world.
I love the Journey to Batuu Star Wars pack and wish a Star Wars expansion pack would be next(-ish), kinda like there were already eco living themes in Laundry Day, Island Living, and Tiny Living before team Maxis went all out in the Eco Lifestyle expansion pack so while we got a GP now, an EP themed on the original trilogy would be awesome. Or a Star Trek pack, that would work too.
The Sims team should focus less on Diversity™ pandering marketing scheme (easy $$$) and focus more on the depth of the games.
I also dont believe Sims 5 will be any better if they keep the same team.
Agree, I've said something similar before, we've always had the power to create our own diverse/LGBTQ+ sims so I really don't understand why the team (and some in the community) are making such a huge deal out of "official" diversity in the game. Like Is this team so hungry to appeal to the Twitter mob that they'll- Wait, I already know the answer, so I won't even bother finishing that train of thought.
I too hope The Sims 5 will be headed by a different team, one that won't be crawling after woke points.
Give our Vampires back their fangs!!! Reverse the Nerf!!! Occult simmers should not be shoved aside for the "realism players"! It's time Occult lovers/players started to demand equal treatment. #JusticeForOccults
The Sims team should focus less on Diversity™ pandering marketing scheme (easy $$$) and focus more on the depth of the games.
I also dont believe Sims 5 will be any better if they keep the same team.
Agree, I've said something similar before, we've always had the power to create our own diverse/LGBTQ+ sims so I really don't understand why the team (and some in the community) are making such a huge deal out of "official" diversity in the game. Like Is this team so hungry to appeal to the Twitter mob that they'll- Wait, I already know the answer, so I won't even bother finishing that train of thought.
I too hope The Sims 5 will be headed by a different team, one that won't be crawling after woke points.
i soo agree with you two, however i think the diversity marketing comes from ea and not from maxis, and i think they'll do the same with ts5.
The Sims team should focus less on Diversity™ pandering marketing scheme (easy $$$) and focus more on the depth of the games.
I also dont believe Sims 5 will be any better if they keep the same team.
Agree, I've said something similar before, we've always had the power to create our own diverse/LGBTQ+ sims so I really don't understand why the team (and some in the community) are making such a huge deal out of "official" diversity in the game. Like Is this team so hungry to appeal to the Twitter mob that they'll- Wait, I already know the answer, so I won't even bother finishing that train of thought.
I too hope The Sims 5 will be headed by a different team, one that won't be crawling after woke points.
i soo agree with you two, however i think the diversity marketing comes from ea and not from maxis, and i think they'll do the same with ts5.
That is another thing I have to wonder about, how many of the decisions are actually mandates by the big wigs at EA? Like I'm not going to pretend that the dev team is entirely helpless here, but still, I have to wonder how much blame belongs to the devs vs the suits.
You're probably right with the "diversity marketing" with The Sims 5, I hope that by the time it comes out that "diversity pandering" manages to circle back around to "let's make something fun".
Give our Vampires back their fangs!!! Reverse the Nerf!!! Occult simmers should not be shoved aside for the "realism players"! It's time Occult lovers/players started to demand equal treatment. #JusticeForOccults
I mean, the comments you read in official Twitter accounts and promotional material is done by PR, which is almost exclusively mandated by corporate rather than devs themselves. Usually, devs are at the mercy of the higher ups: if the higher ups want a third Star Wars pack, the devs have to make it, even if they personally don't agree with it.
Woke pandering is entirely just corporate marketing, and artworks, trailers, etc. are just content entirely tied to the requests of corporate.
I mean, the comments you read in official Twitter accounts and promotional material is done by PR, which is almost exclusively mandated by corporate rather than devs themselves. Usually, devs are at the mercy of the higher ups: if the higher ups want a third Star Wars pack, the devs have to make it, even if they personally don't agree with it.
Woke pandering is entirely just corporate marketing, and artworks, trailers, etc. are just content entirely tied to the requests of corporate.
That's true, though you have to worry when you have members of the team who are all for the "woke pandering".
Give our Vampires back their fangs!!! Reverse the Nerf!!! Occult simmers should not be shoved aside for the "realism players"! It's time Occult lovers/players started to demand equal treatment. #JusticeForOccults
Well, you can't tell if they really believe this or if they are mandated by the suits to say this (though it's far more likely the latter). Just know that most of it is simply PR, they want to just sell you their product.
I don't like woke pandering whether it's EAxis doing it or Ubisoft putting on a rainbow flag and pretending to care about BLM regardless. It commercializes the cause and tokenizies the minorities as objects for a quick buck. I'm all for minorities, and I'm going to endlessly praise high heavens to how inclusive the Sims community is regarding video games compared to 90% of the rest of the game industry where female players are treated like unicorns or are sexually objectified beyond belief or gay characters in general are nonexistent. There's a difference between being truly inclusive and welcoming, such as the ability to make an asexual Sim or a crossdressing man who is accepted in society in the Sims, and just...marketing "hey look at this lesbian couple they're totally cool we're trendy" thing.
I don't want cars or other transport objects to be any sort of focus in upcoming packs. I just don't see the point of cars: a good few lots don't have access to roads, routing off-road would be a nightmare, and what's the point of a car in mostly closed worlds? You have to go through a loading screen just to go to the lot/apartment next door, where's the joy in getting in a vehicle to waste a few more sim hours crossing a tiny neighbourhood where you'll have to go through a loading screen to get to another lot anyway? Getting on a watercraft is just as bad, because you've got the extra nonsense of needing to swim out to it, get your sim on it (and get them to stay on it), and either the water you're travelling over is too small for it to have been worth the effort (just swim; it's quicker), or. There's nowhere with any real value to go on the craft.
Additionally, I hate most of the off-lot neighbourhood spaces in this game. For the most part, it's just reams of empty space for my sim to have to run - or swim - through - especially with Seasons installed, because a lot of the wild plants will be out of season. Sulani is the worst example of this. Yes, Sulani's neighbourhoods are beautiful, but what's the point in me taking a sim all around the waters in a boat? The little islands in the neighbourhood have nothing to do on them, and my sim gets no benefit from the experience. I can get the same experience by just panning my camera around for a bit whilst my sims are busy doing more productive things.
I don't give two flying effs for "Paralives" I am sick of seeing, hearing and reading about it. People need to stop putting this game up on a pedestal because it's just hyping up a game that isn't even out and runs the risk of overhyping it so much that the game may fail to live up to expectations upon its release. Seriously, can you all please stop comparing Paralives and The Sims 4? I know we all want the same, which is for The Sims to be even better, but if you don't stop comparing both games it'll end up being unhealthy for both of them.
Give our Vampires back their fangs!!! Reverse the Nerf!!! Occult simmers should not be shoved aside for the "realism players"! It's time Occult lovers/players started to demand equal treatment. #JusticeForOccults
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I have no problems with the voice over. I thought it was cute...
The overly enthusiastic "Yay" when the sim became surged though that I found a bit over the top and childish.
I have 4 EPs, 3GPs and a handful of stuff packs and find plenty to do.
That also makes me not want much more CAS content. The options I have perfectly suit me and my needs, and while more is always nice, it's not like I need them.
I don't like snow in the game.
I think EA builds are fine. I think the gamechangers' builds are fine too.
- I hate fake buildings in the playable area with a passion. Rabbitholes are a billion times better.
I also dont believe Sims 5 will be any better if they keep the same team.
Personality,depth,humor,consequences,lore,customization.
Agree, I've said something similar before, we've always had the power to create our own diverse/LGBTQ+ sims so I really don't understand why the team (and some in the community) are making such a huge deal out of "official" diversity in the game. Like Is this team so hungry to appeal to the Twitter mob that they'll- Wait, I already know the answer, so I won't even bother finishing that train of thought.
I too hope The Sims 5 will be headed by a different team, one that won't be crawling after woke points.
i soo agree with you two, however i think the diversity marketing comes from ea and not from maxis, and i think they'll do the same with ts5.
That is another thing I have to wonder about, how many of the decisions are actually mandates by the big wigs at EA? Like I'm not going to pretend that the dev team is entirely helpless here, but still, I have to wonder how much blame belongs to the devs vs the suits.
You're probably right with the "diversity marketing" with The Sims 5, I hope that by the time it comes out that "diversity pandering" manages to circle back around to "let's make something fun".
Woke pandering is entirely just corporate marketing, and artworks, trailers, etc. are just content entirely tied to the requests of corporate.
That's true, though you have to worry when you have members of the team who are all for the "woke pandering".
I don't like woke pandering whether it's EAxis doing it or Ubisoft putting on a rainbow flag and pretending to care about BLM regardless. It commercializes the cause and tokenizies the minorities as objects for a quick buck. I'm all for minorities, and I'm going to endlessly praise high heavens to how inclusive the Sims community is regarding video games compared to 90% of the rest of the game industry where female players are treated like unicorns or are sexually objectified beyond belief or gay characters in general are nonexistent. There's a difference between being truly inclusive and welcoming, such as the ability to make an asexual Sim or a crossdressing man who is accepted in society in the Sims, and just...marketing "hey look at this lesbian couple they're totally cool we're trendy" thing.
Additionally, I hate most of the off-lot neighbourhood spaces in this game. For the most part, it's just reams of empty space for my sim to have to run - or swim - through - especially with Seasons installed, because a lot of the wild plants will be out of season. Sulani is the worst example of this. Yes, Sulani's neighbourhoods are beautiful, but what's the point in me taking a sim all around the waters in a boat? The little islands in the neighbourhood have nothing to do on them, and my sim gets no benefit from the experience. I can get the same experience by just panning my camera around for a bit whilst my sims are busy doing more productive things.