Alright, hear me out. So, the "Discover University" trailer just dropped today. They edited the trailer to make the pack look as good and exciting as possible. However, the only thing I found myself thinking looking at all of the features they showcased was, "You know it's not going to play like that when you get it."
It's the same feeling as watching a commercial for a fast food restaurant. They do everything in their power, from dropping clear glycerin on the vegetables to make them look kissed by the morning dew to using straight-up substitutes for the actual foods that look better when filmed, to make it look delicious. But, if you've eaten from that restaurant before, you know darn well that the veggies will be limp and dry, the burger will not fill the bun, only half (at best) of those fries will be crispy while the other half are floppy with grease, and your sandwich will be squished and lopsided. After the first 12 years of your life, you expect to feel that way about fast food commercials. Getting the same feeling about the reveal trailer for a game is just...depressing.
So, what about you? How many of you got that same "Fast Food Add" feeling from the "Discover University" trailer? How many are genuinely excited?
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Yes. I did get that jaded "Fast Food Add" feeling.
I kind of got that feeling, but I'm still hopeful about the pack's quality.
No. The trailer actually got me really excited.
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A lot of the story telling elements used to show the pack seemed like just that - not gameplay. I highly doubt we can comfort crying sims in the stall. Can sims even cry in the stall?
The dorms were barely shown, so that has me worried. Why do we need another podium? I saw a bunch of artists drawing but where they set up like that, or can you practice in a group for real?
Is there an actual graduation ceremony, or is it a watered down event with a limit of like 8 sims?
Is the laptop still static and locked to desks... like a... desktop? I saw bikers but only one bike model. Is everyone forced to wear helmets? What if my sim is a rebel? Do the bikes poof into inventory when they are done riding it or does it stay where it's 'parked'?
EDIT: By the way the town looks like willow creek. Can we get some new trees?? OMG
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https://youtu.be/VtPy-71fkSc?t=18
The worst part is the fact that the "new" podium is just a recolor of one of the two podiums that came with City Living. They love to recycle objects in The Sims 4 in a ridiculous level!
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W458QnCVQik
After watching that, and forgetting about what you already knew about the pack when you got it, wouldn't you be excited too? I know I was. But expectation vs reality doesn't get much more prevalent than City Living.
1. That public park is definitely not as busy as what the trailer expresses; in fact is quite barren and that synchronized jogging was a lie.
2. Stuff from various portions of the city are reused pack assets; they even admitted that the drink fountains from festivals are repurposed from Luxury Party stuff.
3. I was all excited for apartments, until I was informed that you could not build your own, only decorate them, but the trailer didn't bring that up of course. Oh and the "penthouses" are basically just housing lots on top of an elevated lot space.
4. They thought a talking toilet was a more effective use of their budget than say, functional elevators or toasters or blenders (which we still don't have yet btw).
Ever since then, I've lost my faith in the trailers, and really only rely on simmer reviews of the pack who've played it for a few weeks and prob gotten tired of it after they've had their Uni fix. No amount of fancy set dressing in trailers will get me this time; you can thank RoM for that.
Oddly me and a friend are talking on my pm about some games like Fallout 3 and how much better it was than Fallout 4 or the newest one - he mentioned great things in the 3rd game not found in the 4th or newest in much the same manner people here talk down on Sims 4. So either no company can make a good game after the 3rd one or players of these game see all games after the 3rd as bad. Glad to know it not just Sims 4.
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
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In REALITY, I simply exist.....
I actually just think that this new social media era is destroying the videogame industry. At least the way we know it! But there are some companies that are trying to escape this!
"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
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I don't deny that but things were not so commercial agressive trying to stand ot loud with big and fast shots, trying to impress everyone no matter what. Things used to be much more humble and cozier. More simple. I literally saw nothing in this trailer rather than random mini clips that don't tell me anything about gameplay. Only woohoo shower that I seriously hope is part of the patch.
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Prescription medicine. My sister takes it for her bipolar. Why it is apart of the poll I don't know *shrugs*.
I have concerns about the concept, tbh. Will your sims have to leave their households when they go to university? Or will you still have all the family members grayed out if you don't? How will time work? I am hoping that they have university be completely separate from the rest of the game, on its own time. I don't want to have to move my sims out of their households, but I definitely do not want to see the rest of the household members in gray, rabbit-hole glory.
I think I'm just thinking about all the ways that this could go badly, or, at best, be shallow. So yes, fast food. The Whopper isn't going to fill me up for long!
they did that in sims 3 as well a lot
https://youtu.be/QMJfovTfimk
https://youtu.be/2-AwTI7nBNU
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what packs would you like I've seen you talk about a lot of packs you dont want
I'd really like to know which one you would like I want a family pack @Cupid