The Best And Worst Sims 4 Expansion Packs (My Honest Opinion)

there are 12 expansion packs for The Sims 4 and it would be silly to buy all of them because they're so expensive so I'm going to be breaking down every single Sims 4 expansion pack in terms of the best and the worst this video has time stamps so feel free to skip to any part that you like the first Expansion Pack release is get to work this has three live careers plus it also comes with a retail system being able to run and own your own retail store this pack basically makes careers a lot more interesting in the game other than just being a rabbit hole experience the next pack release is get together this pack is a little bit random but it's all basically about making clubs it comes with a huge world and in these clubs you can do different things like a paintings club and you can change the members and have different membership perks it's quite an interesting system the third release pack is City living this pack is basically just about living out your city lifestyle and it has certain communal events that you can go to cats and dogs is very self-explanatory it's a talk about cats and dogs it also has a very big and beautiful world in the game too the next pack of Seasons again this is very obvious it's all about adding weather into your game it also comes with a holiday system where you can create your own different holidays and create your own traditions for your Sims to celebrate the next release pack is get famous this whole pack is centered around becoming a celebrity and living out the Rich and Famous Lifestyle the next one is Island living Island living is an expansion pack that's basically just about living on an island just like City living's about living in a city island living has the exact same concept but just applied to an island it has Island events it also has a Live Career surrounding cleaning up the environment and pollution and things quite fun the next release pack is discover University and this one is just about going to University as well as just studying you can also have University parties you can join a secret society or you can join normal societies it's quite fun the next pack is Eco lifestyle this is a pack about being environmentally friendly and making sure that you clean up the environment and making the world of Eco lifestyle look prettier next we have snowy Escape but just like City living in Island living this is one of those living packs but instead it's based in Japan it's all about living out a Japanese lifestyle it also has a lot of Lifestyle activities like rock climbing and skiing and it comes with some in-town events too in the world the next one is cottage living this is another living pack but it's inspired by the UK it comes with a slight overhaul to farming it also comes with the ability to raise animals if you're into farming and then the next release pack which is the final release pack for The Sims 4 so far is high school years high school years is centered around teen life you're able to follow your Sims to school spend the entire day with them it also comes with a couple of careers for high school students as well as prom and things like that before we look at gameplay I would first like to look at Cass and Bill buy I actually created a chart here comparing all of the Sims 4 expansion impacts as you can see all of them contain more bill by than Cass however there are some weaker ones versus stronger ones as you can see get together has the most built by assets followed by cats and dogs so in terms of build by what are the best and worst expansion packs firstly I would say get together is the best pack for build mode and that's because firstly it comes with a huge World you've got a modern District a traditional Germanic looking District you've got a Countryside area and an island which is perfect for making so many different kinds of builds and because there are so many Lots there are so many options another great thing about this pack is a build buy is really really plain and I know that's a strange thing to say but because it's so plain it applies to so many different kinds of builds and it's really really flexible and if you are a builder this pack comes with so much stuff that you can use in so many different kinds of lots I promise it's worth it especially if you want to Jazz up your community lots and your of the standard base game Community lot look it comes with a lot of stuff for Community Lots which is incredible for those of you who like modern builds I cannot recommend Eco lifestyle enough as you can see it's one of the weaker packs when it comes to build by objects but the reason why I like Eco lifestyle for the build by so much is because it contains a lot of modern stuff and a lot of industrial stuff if you want to create more lofty but also modern in industrial places the Eco lifestyle is amazing my next favorite pack for build mode is City living as you can see by the Red Bar it's on the upper end in terms of how much build by stuff there is the great thing firstly is that the world of Samurai shuno comes with a lot of apartments and simply being able to build in apartments is a really fun novelty which I really recommend if you do enjoy build mode as it contains some restrictions that you don't have with normal houses for example you can't change the walls and windows but you can change everything inside which makes it really interesting the build by for City living is actually very very modern if you do really enjoy modern builds then I promise you this pack is really great it doesn't come with much build mode stuff but it does come with a lot of buy mode stuff as well as being very modern it also contains a lot of things from other cultures a lot of ethnic style things which is really really great for making more colorful and interesting builds it also contains some great stuff for outdoor spaces too I'd say mostly modern if you do like making Community lots and in general it's just so varied there's one of everything for all kinds of builders in terms of the worst expansion packs for build mode first up we have the get to work pack which is the first ever release Sims 4 expansion pack looking at this list it looks like it contains quite a lot of assets the main issue is it's just incredibly corporate looking and dull if you want to create a prison by all means get get to work it is very good for prisons but for everything else it's not very nice it does contain quite a few shop signs so if you like the idea of making Community Lots with shops or cafes for example you might get some use out of this pack but it's not very nice for build mode the next pack that I really do not like for build mode is the seasons pack the seasons pack is one of the most popular packs in the entire game but when you look it doesn't really contain that much stuff compared to the other packs but the build mode is filled with a lot of junk for example we have eight ice skating rinks also a lot of the build objects the designs are okay but the color swatches are horrific I have never seen color swatches so bad in all my life and even though some of the designs are nice it's really really difficult to create a nice looking space using all of this stuff because it's just way too wacky and out there and a lot of it doesn't really fit a coherent theme obviously it contains seasonal stuff which is directly related to The Season's gameplay but the actual build mode stuff itself just isn't the next pack I really don't like very much for build mode is discover University firstly all of the architecture like Windows Doors pillars columns these all suit creating a university but the Sims 4 discover University is mostly a rabbit hole experience so you'll never really find you'll use much of the architecture from build mode and the buy mode stuff is just very unflattering now granted real life University dormitories are horrifically ugly and plain so in that sense it's realistic but in this Sims 4 if you want to create nice looking builds it just doesn't really come with nice stuff a lot of it's very overpowering and very weird and very tacky looking so taking a look at cast mode as you can see on my chart Cass is a lot lower than build by but don't let that put you off as you can see the strongest ones are terms of numbers are get to work cats and dogs and high school years although they're not necessarily the best taking a look at my top three packs forecasts first we are going to start with high school years and as you can see it does come with a large number of assets most of the stuff in this pack relates to gen Z fashion which I know some people love other people hate but most of this stuff is very very high quality and it fits the theme of gen Z or teens very well I promise you it can change so much nice stuff some of it is a little bit crazy and out there but for the most part I think you will really really enjoy all of the stuff from this cast and it is very varied in terms of different kind of styles and Designs it contains tons of hairstyles most of them I'd say are actually really nice looking it does contain significantly less for male Sims I will be honest as most Sims 4 packs do unfortunately but for what it's worth a lot of the men's stuff is okay too I will say a lot of the men's stuff is very femboy looking and it's not masculine in the slightest but for female Sims I'd say the Pack's okay my next favorite pack for Cass is the city living pack City living isn't strong in all areas but what I love is it contains a lot of different things from different cultures it does come with like some trendy stuff and it doesn't look too gen Z by saying trendy but if you're bored of the same old same old and you want something that's a lot more unique and colorful and varied and out there this pack contains stuff from so many different styles yet it all seems to have a coherent theme that's honestly the main reason why I just love the cast from this pack so much and I find myself using it a lot of the time my third favorite pack for Cass is the cottage living pack it contains a lot of hairstyles some are okay it also has the Nicki Minaj haircut this one is not like Ultra fashionable and trendy but what I like about it is it has a really strong adherent theme of Countryside stuff if you prefer the more like a dainty country look that's a bit faded I cannot recommend mend this pack enough it contains so many different nice things I will admit for male Sims it doesn't contain that much I do really love the hairstyle though that comes in this pack some of the stuff is okay although again it does fall short unfortunately in terms of having less stuff but still I really love it for both male and female Sims so in terms of packs I really hate for Cass first up we have get together get together has a relatively small amount of cows as you can see unfortunately get together was released at a time when the Sims team are not really fashionable they didn't really understand how fashion things worked and I would just say for the most part it's just very plain and it looks very 2002 and that's a very specific thing to say well I hope you understand what I mean it does contain a lot of hairstyles for female Sims most of which I don't really like and I guess it contains a couple of nice pieces it's just there are other packs that do a much better job at faster than the get together pack does the next pack I hate forecasts is cats and dogs cats and dogs contains actually one of the highest amounts of cast compared to all of the packs don't get me wrong the pet side of cassmo for cats and dogs is incredible absolutely top-notch but when we are looking at human Sims it does contain a lot of very questionable and strange things I do not know what the Sims 2 were thinking when they make this pack it's just also very random and I'm not quite sure where they were going with it none of the stuff is really that great men also get barely nothing we got literally seven of the same hairstyle but with slightly different fade cuts and the traumatic queef hair I just think if you are a cast player your money is much better spent actually going for the more flattering packs for Cass the next pack I really really hate for Cass is get famous there is some okay stuff a lot of questionable stuff I would say the reason why the cast is so bad is because it contains a lot of very strange outfits for the acting career which is obviously necessary but it doesn't contain much everyday wear stuff and a lot of the everyday wear stuff is weirdly extravagant and not really nice to use it's supposed to be like high fashion Hollywood stuff but it doesn't really have a nice theme I think there's a lot better packs for more luxury looking fashion and unfortunately get famous just fall short in almost every single aspect so taking a look at gameplay which is obviously the most important thing first up I would say get to work is one of the strongest packs for gameplay and that's just because I think careers gameplay can be really really fun for almost all simmers it's a lot more fun to break up your sims day instead of just fulfilling their needs or raising their skills actually being able to follow them to work and do things with them at work is incredibly cool also the retail management system is my favorite gameplay thing to do in this Sims 4 I love creating and running my own shops even though the pack doesn't really have much nice cast and build buy if you're just a gameplay player I can't recommend it enough the next pack that I really love is cottage living obviously out of all of the living packs City living cottage living Island living I would say cottage living is the strongest for living out a very Niche and specific lifestyle and that's because I just think it's really fun and relaxing running and owning your own Farm if you like the idea of living off the land then this is a great pack because it actually comes with a special lot trait that prevents you from just being able to buy food from your fridge and you actually have to harvest or buy everything yourself properly it comes with like a side quest mission system with one of the townies which is also again a nice way to break up the regular gameplay it's not the most in-depth expansion packs in terms of gameplay experience but in terms of all of the living packs I would say that this one is the strongest my next favorite expansion pack is the Sims 4 Eco lifestyle this is the first sign there's ever been this kind of concept in The Sims game before and the reason why it's so cool is that it isn't really focus on your specific Sim and what they do but more so that on the world around them they're in various different ways that you can build up the environment and Community around you and rid it with all of the pollution there are different careers that you can choose to help you do that there's also a special type of community lot that you can change into different kinds of community spaces whether you want to turn it into a community garden or a community market lot or you can also turn it into a Makerspace to make things I just think it's a very varied and interesting pack concept that we haven't really had before and if you're bored of the same old Sims gameplay I cannot recommend it enough so in terms of Sims 4 expansion packs I really do not like and do not recommend first up we've got high school years this takes a very very interesting and fun concept because Cinemas have been crying out for more Team gameplay for years basically ever since the game first came out but it just falls short in terms of its gameplay elements the idea of following your sim to school is a really fun idea it was just implemented very poorly when you follow your Sims to school you actually have less options than if you just made it a rabbit hole experience unfortunately the trailer for this pack was quite misleading and makes it look a lot more fun than it actually is when your Sims go to class they don't really do anything The Sims just sit there and you watch them have an animation of writing in their book but nothing really happens same with after school it comes with a couple of clubs couple of rabbit hole experiences prom is literally every single week which is exhausting if you have a team Sim and ridiculous it also has weekly exams let's be honest homework is stressful enough in The Sims 4. let alone having exams every week the next expansion pack I don't really recommend is einen living again taking a look at all of the living packs I would say Island living is the least strong it's a nice gimmick being able to live on the beach in some kind of paradise tropical place but when you actually get down and play it just doesn't really come with that much gameplay it comes with a couple of events but they're not really that engaging the career itself involves basically cleaning up the beach reading it if trash which sounds like a nice idea on paper but it gets very tedious after a while also the mermaid occult that comes with the pack is not implemented that well and doesn't really come with that much gameplay the pack probably should have come with hotels as the previous Paradise he kind of packs did in previous Sims games the fact that it doesn't come with hotels just makes it a very lackluster experience unfortunately the next pack I really do not recommend for fun gameplay is get famous don't get me wrong I actually really like the idea of having a famous Sim it's just the pack really gets in the way of standard gameplay when you don't want to have a famous Sim the celebrity system is actually really well thought out and you can get famous from doing literally anything and it's a very cross-pack compatible pack in that sense but the pack itself only comes with one Live Career which is an acting career which is fun when you first play it but gets very very tedious after a while there are a lot of other ways you can become famous and it only really highlights one without looking at any others also the celebrity system is incredibly annoying it's supposed to be set up so that the only way that you ever really get to meet celebrities is if you go to a celebrity hot spot but what you'll actually find is that famous Sims will turn up at basically every single Community lot and it is so annoying because they're constantly being flashed at by Paparazzi Sims around them gush around them and faint and pass out at the site of a celebrity and they turn up in the most random weird places and it's just so immersion breaking and annoying if you want to know my personal favorite expansion pack like the best one for me of all time that I really love it is City living I love the idea of starting out and having my sim live in the city I really like the events come with this pack and it just helps to break up normal gameplay the careers that come with the pack are not live careers but it involves like live aspects so you actually have to go off and do different things I find it funny when you have noisy neighbors in the gameplay as well there's just a lot in this pack that just enhances the general base game feel and it just makes the game feel a lot more alive if you found this useful I also have an ultimate pack guide which is a guide to literally every single Sims 4 pack so if you haven't seen that video make sure you check it out otherwise thank you very much for watching see you in the next one

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Published: Wed Feb 15 2023