Ambitions: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Claeric:
I haven't done any landscaping pictures so I don't have any good swamp referneces, but here's some kinda-good ones.
The swamp IS gorgeous. The fog, too. The fog in these shots is actually heavy- some days there will be less and you can see the ocean just past it, some days you can't even see across the lake.
myskaal:
Those screen caps do a pretty good job of getting the point across and as Claeric noted the atmosphere changes. One day can be clear and sunny and the next dark and gloomy.
There's one particular lot in the swamp that just screams for Aikea/Gelydh/Skeletal type deco (creepy basement and all).
Here's a couple more shots of the fog effects at night:
The new neighborhood deco is inspiring. There's tons of stuff that would fit perfectly in a spooky or post apocalyptic world. I'm hoping they're going to make it available when/if they ever fix CAW.
Claeric:
There's one road corner where there's at least 6 old rusty junked up cars falling down the hill into the water. They look ridiculous being identical cars, but it's a cute detail.
The huge train track broken up across the swamp is great, too. Plus they have two different elevations of water.
Marq:
Again, I have to recognize the ambient effects they used in this expansion pack. I've observed the houses in the swamp go through foggy stages while the houses at higher elevations tend to stay clear and sunny. This distinction definitely helps set the mood for the type of family you're playing. EA also applied ambient affects to ghost hauntings. Lights change to different colors (I've seen red, green, and blue so far), fog appears, and music starts to play. Fight fighting gets a special tune too, I believe.
The new careers are also fun to play and it is nice that your sim can take care of his/herself while on the job. They work more slowly on their own.
I love Twinbrook but have one gripe about it. The tattoo shop. It looks beyond dirty. I don't know what shops EA has been hanging around, but the one they provided in the game looks like a nice place to get an infection. Another issue I have with the game are the Simbots. They act just like regular sims. I want robots, not sims who eat scraps and break down when they touch water. Besides those complaints, and the common errors/glitches, the expansion pack is great. I'm quite surprised. The houseplans they used actually look livable, they executed laundry in a way that makes me want to do it, and made careers more exciting.
I feel like a fan-girl for saying this but EA did a lot of things right with this expansion and I'm happy I got it. If the next expansion packs are of this caliber, I won't mind the $40 price tag as much.
MaximilianPS:
the graphics is good because this game is new :P
.. but what's new ?
did they put a discotheque ?.. is there a TS2 like restaurant ? ... is there any entertainment around the city or it's the same game, where I've MUST to make missions to give a reason to my life ?
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