The Enchanted by Nature expansion introduces a fairy-tale world, new supernatural creatures, and game mechanics that encourage coexistence with nature. However, these are gameplay elements that we already have in the game in a certain way. Although fairies are once again a well-designed occult type of Sim and are the driving force behind the entire expansion, it's not enough to make it a significant expansion, and Enchanted by Nature should therefore be more of a game pack.
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The Sims 4 Business & Hobbies feels like another oversized expansion that should've been a smaller pack or an update to Get to Work. It brings nothing innovative and primarily acts as an add-on for the sake of having an add-on. New skills, a Nordic-inspired city, mentorship, tattoo creation, and family recipes are nice touches, but the world is small and largely just set dressing. Some features, like recipes, don’t really fit the expansion’s theme.
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The Sims 4 Life and Death add-on introduces engaging mechanics like ghost afterlife, reincarnation, and realistic features like inheritance and funerals. Romanian-inspired buildings add charm to the expansion. However, the reaper career feels repetitive and suffers from a bug hindering progression.
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The Sims 4: Lovestruck has definitely lived up to its name. It brings dynamic romantic relationships, deeper sim personalities and more sophisticated dating to the game. The world is beautiful, colourful and breathing its Mexican atmosphere, plus the name literally means City of Love. Unfortunately, however, it's really narrowly focused and all the features are relatively easy and quick to explore, so it should definitely belong in the lower price range of a game pack and not as a big expansion.
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Workers and Resources: the Soviet Republic is certainly a great representative of builder strategies. It offers excellent complexity and replayability. It oozes the right atmosphere, both graphically and sonically. The free-play mode offers plenty of options for different settings, including a realistic mode. However, the complexity can also be frustrating, as the game can't always explain the workings of certain chains correctly, for example, in production, even though it includes information tables where the mechanics are described.
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The game's rental housing feature quickly becomes mundane. The large, culturally rich setting of Tomarang is primarily decorative, with limited usable land, reducing the expansion's potential. Gameplay is hindered by bugs and optimization issues, though new traits and activities for sims add some appeal.
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Horse Ranch is an atmospheric expansion that will offer long-lasting variety. It adds to the difficulty and entices with its large world full of majestic animals with realistic animations. Unfortunately, the rabbit hole races are a big disappointment, especially when the trailer presents this aspect differently.
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Overall, the DLC has lived up to expectations, which is invalid with recent expansions. It dramatically diversifies the gameplay and adds to the realism. The milestone system, which works like memories, should be highlighted. For younger sims, it serves as an indicator of what they already know and what they can still learn. The supplement can be recommended to both existing players and new players.
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