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It starts.
The Sims 4 has its first stuff pack
and here I am reviewing it.
'Cause that's life, man.
At least my life. What is life?
I need a pizza.
Argh! Alright, stuff pack, yeah.
It's, uh, called "Luxury Party Stuff," which is about as creative a title as you'd expect for a stuff pack by this point.
They could call it "The Sims 4...Ugh" and the appeal wouldn't change.
They didn't even bother making a box and selling it in stores this time around.
You can only download it through Origin
and that makes sense because who really cares about stuff packs?
Except people that do, I guess.
Who's gonna care about this one?
Well, those who are either A) looking for stuff befitting a luxurious party
or B) feel compelled to get it simply because it's the first stuff pack for a game that's been notorious for lacking stuff.
So, let's dive right in, starting with the main menu
which celebrates the fact that you've installed this 112 megabyte download.
So, the main content on offer here consists of haughty wearables and cosmetics for both female and male sims
of nightlife appropriate ages.
Sadly, this means that toddlers can't go to the club.
Oh, wait, they don't exist!
In total, there are 40 different items in create-a-sim
from this pack with the overall aesthetic being geared toward the type of sims that spend their evenings
strung out in a club, rambling about how their father owns a boat
and this place sucks, but you're cool, right? So, let's get out of here!
And then you wake up two days later in a pool of blue urine.
Take your pick of douchey haircuts, prom night up-dos, exuberant jewelry, sequined bathrobes
and makeup that help you break the ice with ziggy stardust.
It's well made, and I appreciate the new hair if only because I'm tired of seeing the same dos over and over
but the rest is overly sparkly and obnoxious, yet appropriate for the theme of this pack.
So, it is what it is.
Beyond this you also get some stuff.
There are 3 types of light emitting objects, two of which hang on a wall
and one that just stands on the floor taking up too much space
and it's too tall and it's weird
Whatever, man.
What is this thing?
You also get a shimmering table with suspiciously large round items hanging off the edge.
There's also a bar and a cuboid table
both of which are so basically looking that I can't tell if they're stylishly minimalist or gut-wrenchingly bland.
Next is a chair, a bar stool, and a large ottoman
meaning you get an appaling low number of chair-like objects
considering this is a Sims pack.
Finally, you get two buffet tables, and a fountain
each of which can be filled with food or beverages, respectively.
And that's it.
12 items. With previous games you'd get anywhere from 30 to 50 items in a stuff pack.
In a way, this reminds me more of the DLC item packs from the Sims 3 online store than a stuff pack.
and I don't just mean in the sense that there are fewer items
I'm also referring to how you get new interactions.
The buffet tables allow you to stock them with new food items by way of pure sims magic
which is new to the game, at least this one.
And new to this one is the drinks fountain which doubles as a fondue fountain
allowing you to plop in melted cheese or flowing chocolate to dip strawberries into.
Which means that this technically adds new gameplay, something that by and large, stuff packs haven't done in the past.
I approve of that because at least you're not getting a pitcher of undrinkable lemonade
that's good for nothing but farting on.
Having said that, is the Sims 4 "Luxury Party Stuff" worth buying?
Well, as of now, the asking price of the pack is $9.99, half the price of stuff packs from previous games.
At first, I find this kind of shocking
but when I realized how little stuff is actually included
and how this basically replaces the online item packs of the past
it makes sense.
Think about it.
They've got game packs that go for twenty dollars now, expansions for forty dollars
so having packs at a price point of $9.99 or lower that tempts practically anyone in the mood for DLC was obvious.
It's a smart business move, and I'm sure it's gonna help sell a lot more stuff packs even if they include less than half the content.
As you might expect from me though, I don't really care for this because it's yet another uninspired stuff pack
about the lifestyles of the rich and famous which is not my cup of tea.
But it does make me happy to see at least some new game play being included even if it's nothing more than an eating animation or two.
I know ten bucks isn't really that much
and it's tempting to grab it just because it's relatively cheap.
But, cheapness isn't the only thing to consider so I implore you to take a look at what you're actually getting
and decide for yourself if these few items are worth it.
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