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Title: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 13, 20:17:55
Vamps, cars, ho's yadda yadda....
Soon out for the lowlife mac-usin' peasants
Worth it?



Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Emma on 2006 April 13, 20:20:15
I think so, yes :) As long as you download the various fixes needed to make the game playable and enjoyable.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 13, 20:30:14
The fixes are usually included. A rare advantage of having a mac.



Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Emma on 2006 April 13, 20:32:33
No, I mean the awesome fixes ;D


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Motoki on 2006 April 13, 20:34:36
In my opinion, no. I think it is the lamest of the 3 expansions, just a hot date rehash with less new or interesting stuff to add. By far the most useful feature is the inventory, but OFB comes with the inventory. If you don't have OFB, I would say get that and if you do, I'd skip NL personally. I got bored with it faster than the other 2 episodes.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 13, 20:39:56
I'd love to but as I'm mac-using the Aspyr versions take MONTHS to be recoded so unless I want to wait for years skipping EP's isn't an option



Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: ZiggyDoodle on 2006 April 13, 20:43:40
The cars are a big plus: no waiting for taxis and you can car pool your kiddies to school if they miss the bus. Am not into vampires or the like and found the houses and lots on the smallish side. 

I mainly play it as a destination for dining and dates. I personally don't like city living so I guess that comes into play in my game play and my families all live in Pleasantview, except for a few boring Sims I've exiled to downtown.  Also bury all my dead Sims there.

Just get ready for some fights, as I believe the NL expansion introduced some feisty and very bad behavior between Sims.  Does level out, though.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 13, 20:47:54
What's with the Vamp thing?
Are they all that?



Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2006 April 13, 20:49:25
What's with the Vamp thing?
Are they all that?
Vampires are cool. They say BLEH!!! a lot.

BLEH!!! BLEH!!!


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 13, 20:53:10
Ahh BLEH.
Well if they can say BLEH then all is well



Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Nivaya on 2006 April 13, 20:58:09
They do say BLEH. An awful lot. And are a delicious shade of blue.

Was it mentioned that they say BLEH?


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 13, 21:03:49
Erm I think I may have had a visitation from God.
BLEH was mentioned.



Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: ZiggyDoodle on 2006 April 13, 21:06:31
Quote
And are a delicious shade of blue.[/qote]

Mine look rather anemic.  Maybe I should check my monitor settings....


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: J. M. Pescado on 2006 April 13, 21:07:31
You'd turn kinda blue, too, if you were a vampire that never got to drink any blood.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Tgdrysix on 2006 April 13, 21:11:51
I really like nightlife much much more than uni......that one sucks except for the new stuff it added to the game......just my 2 cents for what it's worth.....tgdrysix


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 13, 21:15:37
Oh well BLEH and turning a delicate shade of azure. A convincing argument by any standards, I will purchase it as soon as it is available to us po' white trash



Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: BlueSoup on 2006 April 13, 21:21:16
BLEH!! BLEH!!

(Love the vampires!)  Downloading the default replacement from Dylan at Laverwinkle makes them look so much nicer too.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Pegasys on 2006 April 13, 21:28:44
I like NL: in addition to cars (biggest plus: no more waiting for taxis!), vampires (fun to play for awhile), inventory (big, BIG plus if you can't get the other EPs yet which add this), other lots viewable from played lot, you also get the DJ booth, the slow dance interaction (my favorite!), the Electro-Dance Sphere (fun to see Sims fall out of it), karaoke, restaurants, jukebox, poker table, bars... 

The dates are okay but not challenging and the new furious state gets old fast. Gameplay-wise it's not a huge addition but the added features are definitely worth it.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: BlueSoup on 2006 April 13, 21:34:16
The dates aren't challenging, no, but they are a good way to boost aspiration for those Sims that aren't platinum.  It's fun to try to get horrible dates (and the requisite bags of poo, of course).  The cars are meh.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: MissDoh on 2006 April 13, 21:49:24
I like Nightlife but I agree it is not the best one but I would never uninstall it.

I am not into vampire much but I was never into zombie either. *shrug*  I do love aliens though!

If you like seeing Sims fight you will be well served with Nightlife, they fight for no reasons.  When you will get tired of it, install Crammyboys mods, works like a charm.

Seeing Sims dancing the smuttle is cute too, and they can also play bowling.  When they sing karaoke they are hilarious espacially if they have a low level of creativity.

There is also the new attraction system that can be fun and useful to found the perfect match.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: syberspunk on 2006 April 13, 22:29:21
Personally, I like NL best. But then again, I thought Uni wasn't that bad either. So what do I know. ::) I like NL, but then again, I'm a bit of a Pleasure sim myself. I love to go clubbing now and then and I love karaoke. And I liked the dating mini game. I like that chemistry plays a role in attraction between sims. As flawed as the system may be, Pescado's romancemod and various other fixes make the game a lot more enjoyable. I also thought vampires was kinda cool too. I'm a huge Buffy fan. One of these days I may even bother to create Sunnydale. I'll have to see, depending on if they ever do a Makin' Magic EP too. ;D Cars are a nice idea, but they seem more of hassle than they are really worth. *shrugs* But overall, NL just seems to appeal to my personal taste.

For me, OFB is just ok. Honestly, I haven't even played those aspects myself. But I'm not very big on the idea of running a business. Maybe if I had been playing all this time, and I had gotten bored with my sims to the point where I wanted something new to do, I might be interested. But I actually haven't played in a long time, so that probably invalidates my opinion anyways, as far as OFB is concerned. :P Aside from Servos, which seem buggy anyways, and more stuff for children to use, OFB just doesn't appeal to me all that much. Maybe after I've actually played through it, I might discover that I actually like it.

I mostly just wanted to throw down on the side in favor of NL. With each EP, you'll have lovers and haters. In the end, I guess it's just up to your own personal tastes. How you play the game, and what you enjoy about it.

Ste


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Ellatrue on 2006 April 13, 22:32:53
Vamps, cars, ho's yadda yadda....
Soon out for the lowlife mac-usin' peasants
Worth it?



I love NL the most of all the EP's, I think it was definately worth it. The game just wasn't complete without the dating, I like the new aspiration, and the vampires are a lot of fun. Plus being able to see other lots, for me, that is huge (of course it may come with OFB- no idea).


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Ancient Sim on 2006 April 14, 00:22:29
Well it's definitely my favourite of the three so far, mainly for the extra features and interactions it added.  I still prefer Makin' Magic out of ALL expansions, but NL would be my second choice.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Simlover on 2006 April 14, 00:34:10
I didn't think it was going to be so great but being the addict I am I bought it anyway and now I couldn't imagine being without it.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Onion Girl on 2006 April 14, 00:39:41
For me NL was a good expansion, I started liking it more after I downloaded some of Shaklin vampire mods, and a vampire slaying career. The cars are a nice feature, too bad a lot of the cars themselves are quite ugly, and most of the colours look like sim versions of Pimp My Ride.

The downtown area is interesting too, it's good if you wish to make a more 'Urban' setting.

Overall, if you like vampies, cars and kareoke, I'd say get it. :)


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: nikita on 2006 April 14, 02:43:30
It's my favorite of the three so far and that's a bit disappointing because I wasn't gaga over it but at least it has something for every stage and adds more depth to interactions.  I'd say it's worth more than buying OFB but the two work better together than separately.  The inventory is god.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 14, 21:31:59
On the general consensus of opinion I will buy it....do I hear distant cheering and possibly a tickertape parade?.
Perhaps not but hey, who could resist the BLEH factor?



Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Paperbladder on 2006 April 14, 21:44:04
Nightlife has 2 CDs, which will be a rarity now thanks to the Booster Packs.  It has two vital features, Cars and Vampires.  Cars help your sims get to areas without using a cab.  Vampires are blue and go bleh.  Just have a good computer if you're going to get it though, it's worthless if you have sims stay at home.

It's also necessary for OFB, without NL you will have loads of content missing that would be perfect to sell like Cars.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Simsbaby on 2006 April 15, 04:44:04
The mac version only has one dvd. I say get it, each of the expansions add a piece of the puzzle, and the completed one should be very fun.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 15, 19:35:27
Yup I'm convinced. The Apple UK stores are still quoting me 2-3 weeks for delivery (always takes longer to get the software to us mud-spattered UK peasants. Presumably we are distracted by the beginning of the croquet season) but BLEH is an argument lacking an answer. Gotta buy it.





Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Dark Trepie on 2006 April 15, 20:05:27
And I'll say it again.  If your a legacy player or just like marring in townies the Downtownies are the best looking townies Maxis has made so far.  (which is good for people who are just too lazy to make their own townies like me)

The Bluewater townies dissapoint me though.  Some of them looke worse than the base hood townies and dormies.

Oh yeah.  And if you have Uni then NL will be the best thing to ever happen to your YA's.


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 17, 23:22:06
Convinced already! Although if the NL NPC's are uglier than the Uni NPC's then my poor mac is in dire peril of total aesthetic meltdown.
YACK imagine a G5 rendering each Maxis-made monstrosity in its full loathesomeness



Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Ellatrue on 2006 April 17, 23:28:09
no, most of the downtownies are much more attractive, I always send them downtown to find a mate now


Title: Re: Is NightLife worth buying?
Post by: Avie on 2006 April 21, 17:29:52
Well that is good news. A reduction in maxis-made abominations can only ever be to the general good.
I'll buy the damn thing whenever I can get it.