The Sims 4 live Sustainably in the Test

Just in the last time the issue of climate is indispensable to the protection from our society, and almost everyone is trying to make with small things of his own everyday life a little more environmentally friendly. So it was only a matter of time before The Sims 4 at this topic in detail would take us here, too, the Chance of our own ecological footprint to simulate. But the issue really offers enough Potential to fill an entire expansion pack in order?

Welcome to the green life style!

I must openly admit, as the expansion pack to a Sustainable life a few weeks ago on the Social Media channels of EA and co. made the rounds, I was quite skeptical. A whole package, only about the environment? Does it really make sense? This is because in the Addon The Sims 4 island life added EA a new career as an environmentalist one. There you could earn the Simoleons, for example, with the Beautify of idyllic Islands and Collecting trash in the open world. Is there really enough substance for a whole Addon? This question had to go to the bottom of it.

For this, I crashed me immediately – preferably in a neutral and impartial – in my new adventure in the neighborhood, “Evergreen Harbor”. Because, like every other expansion pack in The Simsuniverse, also brings this back to a new neighborhood with. The same is divided in three settlements: Port Promise, Grims Quarry and the Conifer Station. Each settlement has been designed lovingly, and has its own courts with a lot of charm. So Port Promise offers historical old gas stations with Hollywood Flaire, Grims Quarry a quarry with large waterfalls or Conifer Station, large Parks, and tranquil meadows. The graphic design is this time managed definitely good! Unfortunately, however, even in this expansion pack, the search for an exciting, new Sound, rather vain and mostly düdeln the typical Sims 4 melodies more happily.



The ecological footprint affects the lives of our Sims on all levels!

Green green green are my choices… all of them?

Each of the mentioned settlements has now for the first time, its own environmental footprint. This is the big new feature in The Sims 4 Sustainable life. All decisions in the course of the game affect said footprint, and leave him between the States “green” and “industrial” vary. Both types offer advantages and disadvantages for our lives. Our family lives in the industrial estate “Port Promise”, machines are more profitable, or to find collectibles for a lot of money due to the industry more often. This intense Smog and acid rain, which affects the health prevails. In the green spot “Grims Quarry” plants are more profitable, the air is better and fruit and vegetables, a higher quality of the electricity and water costs are high and there are less materials in the outdoors.

The footprint can be influenced in two major ways. On the one hand, we see directly in buy mode, such as a purchased (setup)object to the footprint of the settlement would have an impact. So we can influence our own settlement to your liking. Here, I also liked that even the “small decision” had an impact: A larger bath consumes more water? How can you just! It was definitely fun, here with the effects a little play around and try me out.

As a second possibility, there is a common neighbourhood. Here, both the own Sims, as well as the computer-controlled NPCs are allowed to vote regularly in the direction in which the settlement should develop. The choices were, however, partly skimmed; whether or not I support the artists or musicians in front of place has quite a similar impact.



The new possibilities for your home to beautify need definitely not hide!

Outfits, hairstyles, and furniture Recycling in all areas of life!

Of course, there would be no new expansion pack for The Sims 4, if it is not also new features for the Create-A-Sim mode would give. The new hairstyles and Outfits were to be considered nice, but a little more innovation. The new hairstyles differed only marginally from what has been done Before, and just the Outfits offered very little variety. Unfortunately, I am also really not a Fan of the denim Look of the 80s, to the typical “recycled Feeling” under stress. The new construction objects convinced me all the more! They added very well in the existing Set of furniture and would fit well with the environmental theme. Colors, such as Green and brown, were responsive processes, and especially the new wood furniture I liked very well.

Create adds the new furniture by the first opportunity itself via Recycling design Hand. This is supported by a number of new crafting options. Our Sims have to be filled for this kind of a great 3D printer, which is just waiting with different materials. These can be searched in garbage cans in the environment and the Scrapping of old objects to be won. So from broken objects, new beds may develop – if often rather poor quality right! However, the Feature I really liked and could play well here.







CONCLUSION

Now that I have spent already numerous hours in Evergreen Harbor, I can say: Yes, the footprint is more fun than expected. He makes the world a little more dynamic and the new neighbourhood makes through the focus on the environment and the environment – graphically too. The new content is more coherent than expected, and to convince new features, such as the Recycling of knowledge. Also, the idea of common neighborhood work toward a goal to be liked in the offered approaches really well. Some of my first doubts could definitely be eliminated.

The question as to the replay value turned to me yet again and again. In all areas, little variety was easily available. The fact that the footprint may, for example, vary between “industrial” or “green”, you have the bow out, as it affects the bar ideally. I have me here a lot more – at least four or five possible scenarios desired. At the same time, the selection of new hairstyles and Outfits is a little more convincing, the Sound is typically well-Known.

The Sims 4 living Sustainably is, in my eyes, so a beautiful and fun addition to simlischen world away, however, Potential. Just Fans of the Simsuniverse or the topics should, however, take a second look. Basically, the package does but just very difficult in order to captivate the player on the long term, and to justify especially really the price as a separate extension package.

What is The Sims 4 in a Sustainable way? The ninth expansion pack in the universe of The Sims 4 – the themes of environmental prescribed.
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, XBOX One
Tested on: PC, Intel Core i7-6700K, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 1080
Developer / Publisher: Maxis/ Electronic Arts
Release: 05. June 2020
Link: Official Website