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Jungle adventure worth buying?
NeverSeemsToEnd
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Please give me you feedback, what do you think about this game pack. I don't know what to do, part of me says for me to buy it, the other part says it's not worth the price, and maybe someday, because of the sensitivity of some simmers, developers could take away the deaths in this game pack, or change it in some way, like they did with vampires. Tell me what is your opinion after playing this GP.
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I think it's something fun to do once in a while, but it gets boring and repetitive pretty fast. I mean, it's probably worth $20 in the sense that it kept me busy much longer than going to see two movies at the theater for the same price... but not sure I'll go back there regularly, even if my Sims get the vacation days for it.
It's a good Simoleon maker I suppose, but I'm on my 15th generation or something and my Sims are so rich anyway, it doesn't matter to me LOL.
Thank you fr your answer, the money maker is a good thing to me, because i can't play with the same family much time, i really like to start new families with little money, and see them evolve in career, or sell things they collect, or art work they do, so that part in this GP is a plus.
I surely hope they don't change the way any of it functions.
You can choose how much you engage the dangers in the pack. Want a full on Jungle Adventure? head to the first jungle gate (although things might go smoother if you pick up some supplies and the Selvedoradan culture skill in the marketplace first. Just want to relax in an exotic location? Sweet, hire a villa, chill out, maybe visit the cantina in the evening to soak up the local culture. Just want to enjoy all the Latin inspired content? This gamepack is packed with gorgeous stuff and nothing is going to bite you in neck if you just want to enjoy this pack's CAS and Build/buy assents.
The Road goes ever on and on And I must follow, if I can,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
Yes, you can die by poison or fire in the temple. For poison, it has to go untreated for a few days which is silly. All you have to do is spend $1k on the computer for the antidote, or take bone dust to a vendor in the marketplace and they'll give you the antidote for about $40. For fire, death will happen if you don't have that red bottle (fire quencher?) in your inventory if the trigger you're trying to activate burns you. There is no way to cancel out the action if you don't have it. That's why I recommend saving your game before entering the temple at all times unless you want Grimmy to pay you a visit.
If you like Spanish/Latin American style and decor, you will really like the items in Build/Buy. In another thread, I created a small villa on the lot besides the Caliente household in Oasis Springs. I went with more modern tile flooring, but the old, cracked tile also has its charm. The CAS items are great if you like Latin American culture or want your Sim to look like she's about to go all Lara Croft.
For $19.99 I not only think it's a great pack but you may get more game play out of it compared to some of the EPs depending on your game play.
Oh, if you have Outdoor Retreat, you can use items for it even inside the temples. It makes it easier to sleep in a tent, though again it's not necessary. I had one of the skeletons go into the tent while my sim was sleeping!! (I always forget to take photos!!)
Good choice! I love it, it's my favorite pack yet, for all the reasons everyone else stated.
The Buy/Build items are one of my favourites, and the Create-a-Sim items are lovely to me.
The Temple is very mystic, everytime I go there, I get instantly goosebumbs! And sure, if you are careful, you don't die at all, and you can solve the temple-questions easy, but I'm a player who doesn't need the challenge. I just love to have Archelogists-Sims, who like to explore every inch of the amazing jungle and enjoy the wonderful nature.
So, I would recommend this pack for you! I was a little afraid, that my Sims would die. I'm a very careful player, and I can understand your fear. But really, if you are careful, and buy like everything from the sales tables (LOL) and don't activate these magic relics, your good to go!
Enjoy Selvadorada, my friend! :)
I really really love JA. There's almost nothing to dislike about it, unless of course, you're not at all looking for a vacation theme (though if you're not looking for it because you didn't like OR, I'd say JA is miles better)!
Two things you need to know before you listen to my response:
1. My play style is very family oriented - I love building legacies and watching family trees grow.
2. I was so generously gifted this pack, so I did not pay the full price for it.
Here are my thoughts:
I love it!! Does it change the overall nature of the game? No. Does it add anything to family/generational play? No. But what it does do is give your sims something fun to do, and it actually is challenging. I created a thread detailing the first time I went into the jungle, and let's just say it did not end well. My sim actually died
Now, here is the thing. As I said, I am a family/generational player, so I will admit that the usefulness of this pack isn't that high for me. I absolutely enjoyed it the first time I went, but unless I am playing a story where I want a sim in a particular generation to become an archaeologist, which I may, then I'm not sure how much use I will get out of this pack once I explore all of it. So for me, the replayability isn't quite there. But what is there is a lot of fun. Now, I know the gurus addressed the replayability issue by making sure that you don't have the same experience every time you enter the jungle, and I tip my hat to how they approached that issue, but the fact is that packs like this I won't use all the time.
So overall, do I think it's worth it? I really think it depends on your playstyle. It doesn't really suit mine, but I'm still having a lot of fun playing around with it! So it is definitely an amazing pack, but whether you think it's worth it is up to you.
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