The Sims 4 High School Years review: The fashion rules

conduct Me Want to go back to high school? Absolutely not. But want to throw your Sims into social hierarchies, education, and the challenges of adolescence? sims 4of High School days Expansions add highly requested features to the game. The high school your teenage Sims attend and all the other gear that comes with it.

High School daysReleased in late July, is primarily centered around teenage Sims. Most of the gameplay is related only to them. Set in the new city of Copperdale, there’s one big change in your teenage Sim’s lifestyle. In the past, when teenage Sims went to school, they fell into the abyss. High School days The attached high school is a finished product, but it can be freely modified and remodeled.

A teenage sim’s experience is mostly what you would expect in high school. Sims have to attend classes, socialize around lockers and at lunch, and sometimes serve detention. Chess He has after-school activities like clubs and cheerleading, as well as new side hustle for teens, like streaming video his games and selling clothes on his recycling app.if you’re not like me sims Four Players building and playing with teenagers and families High School days Extensions may seem like a trivial novelty. But for players who are integrated into home life, High School days It will radically change your everyday gameplay. That’s a big deal. For some players it’s one of the expansion packs that affects most families and gaming sessions, but for others like me, for example, cottage living, cat and dogAlso season.

Having said that, I still think High School days A worthwhile expansion for most players. I’m less interested in the dynamics of high school life, but things like asking my Sims to ask other Sims to prom, or handle awkward situations socially by the locker. High School days has a lot of extra content that I love. That said, his Create-a-Sim additions and furnishing options in the expansion pack are incredible.

Clothing, hairstyles, and accessories are made for teenage Sims, but can be used by adults as well. (Kids, on the other hand, don’t add much, except for a few new hairstyles. Teenage/adult clothes don’t work on kids, but some hairstyles do.) Style — Goth anime t-shirts, dark academic-inspired school wear, sweet preppy looks, and cool streetwear options. Clothing options expand to his one of the new gameplay features, a collaboration with online thrift retailer Depop. Sims can buy and sell clothing via an in-game app called Trendi or a thrift/boba shop called ThiftTea. Trying things out, experimenting, and finding your own style is a central part of the teenage experience, so it makes sense that fashion is so great and diverse.

This extends to added furnishings and build options High School days, that too. Of course, the focus is on teens.So many of the new options are designed specifically with the teen bedroom in mind. , is one of the few spaces in the house. sims 4 The team had that in mind when creating the new collection. There are tons of new bed options to choose from, and lots of decorations and details like decorations and LED lights scattered around your Sim’s bedroom.

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Also, many new features have been added sims 4As a free update to the base game of High School days I bought the expansion. These are small details, but they are some of the most exciting additions. sims 4Body hair, sexual orientation, lust and fear, and curved walls add depth to an already pretty deep game. The Desire and Fear functions have replaced Whims, small goals Sims had that were related to Traits and Emotions. Responding to these whims meant earning satisfaction points that were used in-game. In particular, desires work very similarly to whims, while fears are generated from rejections, fires, and other things that happen in the game. It’s a feature that makes the whole system feel like it’s tailored to each individual Sim, but if you’re not interested, you can turn it off entirely. No, but I think it’s great that your Sims are able to experience and overcome fear.

all the unfortunate parts sims 4‘s new expansion and base game update has launched with numerous bugs. Some of them were particularly problematic. One of the major bugs was the rapid auto-aging of Sims, which could cause some Sims to die prematurely. Similarly, other major bugs added unintended desires, such as the desire to date family members, and a few other nasty bugs. That’s not to say, but EA recommended players stay away from save files that could negatively affect them.

electronics arts said update It will be rolled out this weekend to fix these bugs and more.That’s certainly not the ideal deployment for a highly anticipated expansion pack like High School daysbut once that fix is ​​deployed, the expansion will be worth a look.

sims 4of High School days The expansion was released on July 28th Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows computer, Xbox OneWhen Xbox Series XThis game was reviewed using a download code provided by Electronic Arts. Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not affect editorial content, but Vox Media may earn commissions on products purchased via affiliate links.discoverable Additional information on Polygon’s Ethics Policy can be found here.