I would get seasons 1st. It brings more feels to the game. After which I would only get the other 2 when on sale. While I did buy City Living the day it came out, I dont really use it that much other than to go to the occasional festival. I bought Island Living probably several months after release and got it on sale. I mostly only go to Sulani when I send sims out on a honeymoon or family vacation. But I have yet to play with mermaids.
If you don’t have many packs, I would go with city living ( a world with lots of apartments, festivals, and a few careers). Or Island living, a world with oceans to swim in, an active career, several part time careers and odd jobs. If you don’t have get together it has 3 great active careers, and retail. Seasons gets in my way sometimes with all the rain.
I ended up getting seasons when they were on a sale, thanks everyone for your information and thoughts, I am definitely coming back to this the next time I get an expansion.
Seasons hands down! It offers the most gameplay wise and also I feel weather is a necessity to me. The other packs are good but I don’t think either are worth the full $40 price. I’d wait for IL to be 25% or 50% off, same for CL. Seasons I’d get for full price
Oh boy! I voted in the minority! *haha* I have all three packs, but my favorite by far is Island Living. It's just personal preference. I hate winter, so of course I would love the pack that looks like ENDLESS SUMMER. *A*
I have to say, I think Seasons is gorgeous, but it's one that does not add any worlds, but affect all the other worlds. Brindleton Bay is BEAUTIFUL in winter, but some of the smaller things like Rain/Blizzards/Monsoons/Lightning I'm just so-so on. I don't *need* to have them, but they are nice to have.
If I had to buy in order, I would buy Island Living, Seasons, and City Living last. It depends on what you want. Island Living = Vacation, beaches, sun, water, dolphins, mermaids, conservationist career
Seasons = All the existing worlds can change to reflect four seasons. No new world, but the landscape changes. You will also see a mashup of the seasons, so you'll get days where it looks like spring/winter (bare trees, but everything is melting), or fall/winter (where you have colorful leaves but it's starting to snow.
City Living = Apartments! This one is cool if you want more urban landscapes. This one has some really colorful furniture.
I have to agree with the others. If this is your first expansion, I wouldn't start out with Seasons, simply because it does not add a new world. You would just be stuck looking at Willow Creek in 4 seasons. If I were to suggest my favorite two expansion backs it would be Island Living and Get Together. If you enjoy building lots, Windenberg from Get Together is absolutely gorgeous and parts of it look like an old countryside. The build/buy has furniture/walls in old European styles.
City Living allows for a real singing skill, plus there's the ability to paint murals. It all depends on what you're looking for. I rarely play Island Living, but I do enjoy the furniture, et al. I have Seasons, but sometimes, it rains all Spring long. I'm just not so into soggy. But without rain, it's like you don't have seasons in the game.
I voted for Island Living because it has been one of my favorites so far. I also have seasons and it definitely adds a more realistic feel to the game with all the different weather conditions and holidays. I just prefer the scenery that comes with Island Living. I checked out city living before buying the others and just wasn't impressed with the items it included.
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I also like wandering the hills.
I have to say, I think Seasons is gorgeous, but it's one that does not add any worlds, but affect all the other worlds. Brindleton Bay is BEAUTIFUL in winter, but some of the smaller things like Rain/Blizzards/Monsoons/Lightning I'm just so-so on. I don't *need* to have them, but they are nice to have.
If I had to buy in order, I would buy Island Living, Seasons, and City Living last. It depends on what you want.
Island Living = Vacation, beaches, sun, water, dolphins, mermaids, conservationist career
Seasons = All the existing worlds can change to reflect four seasons. No new world, but the landscape changes. You will also see a mashup of the seasons, so you'll get days where it looks like spring/winter (bare trees, but everything is melting), or fall/winter (where you have colorful leaves but it's starting to snow.
City Living = Apartments! This one is cool if you want more urban landscapes. This one has some really colorful furniture.
I have to agree with the others. If this is your first expansion, I wouldn't start out with Seasons, simply because it does not add a new world. You would just be stuck looking at Willow Creek in 4 seasons. If I were to suggest my favorite two expansion backs it would be Island Living and Get Together. If you enjoy building lots, Windenberg from Get Together is absolutely gorgeous and parts of it look like an old countryside. The build/buy has furniture/walls in old European styles.
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