The Sims Team has released the official description and key features of their upcoming Game Pack – Star Wars: Journey to Batuu that’s coming to The Sims 4 September 8th, 2020 on all platforms!
Check out what the pack will offer:
Experience the Edge of the Galaxy – The Sims™ 4 Star Wars™: Journey to Batuu is set on the remote planet of Batuu, inspired by Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Resort® and Walt Disney World Resort®. Sims will be surrounded by the iconic sights and sounds of Star Wars including Stormtroopers, unique Batuuan attire, custom lightsabers, the bustling activity at the famous Oga’s Cantina, the interstellar hits of DJ R-3X and even the Millennium Falcon.
Create Your Star Wars Story – The Resistance, First Order, and scoundrels are fighting to control Batuu, and it’s up to players and their Sims to determine who will succeed. As Sims undertake challenges and special missions, they can gain (or lose) the trust of the affiliation of their choice, unlock rewards, equipment, new outfits and critical missions that will influence changes to the world and tip the balance of power.
Unite with Iconic Characters – Completing missions earns reputation points and helps them get closer to meeting the leaders of the forces on Batuu. Depending on the choices they make, Sims will unite with iconic Star Wars characters, including Rey and Vi Moradi (Resistance), Kylo Ren (First Order) or Hondo Ohnaka (scoundrels).
Create Your Own Lightsaber – Players will also get to explore Batuu and all it has to offer along their journey, including finding artifacts like kyber crystals and hilts to create the most coveted Star Wars artifact: a lightsaber. Once Sims collect enough pieces to construct a blade, they can build their fitness skill by training and go head to head against other Sims in lightsaber challenges.
Customize Your Droid Companion – Sims will also have a chance to visit the Droid Depot and customize their very own droid to help during missions. Droids are useful companions and can use their scanners on unknown crates, scramble control panels or distract rivals.
Bring Batuu Back Home – The fun doesn’t end on Batuu! When Sims return home, they can bring back new decor, recipes and artifacts inspired by their travels, including their lightsaber and droid, play a game of sabacc, or even host a playful lightsaber training session.
uhm what in TARNATION is this .. like uh what is this .
The most trash and unnecessary game pack EVER! EA is all about THE money at this point ♂️
Stfu you dumbass
don’t be a bitch
But when EA WASN’T about the money?
This is literally the pack that nobody in the Sims community was asking for.
It doesn’t look as bad as I was expecting. I’ll get probably get it only because what the modding community will be able to do with the lightsabers/blasters.
Absolutely, I totally agree with you. My question is when do we get expansion packs like, The mall, where you can buy and sells stores and the items within the store? When do we get a theme park sims where you can run your own themepark? When do we get a sims farming where we can actually interact with multiple animals from sheep to horses? When do we get expansion packs where we can build hotels or skyscrapers or buildings over 4 floors? When do we get round walls? There are so many other issues that need addressing. Why make a pack that such a small selection of people even like? What comes next? Are we to expect a Disney princess expansion pack? This is starting to turn into a joke and has me worried about the future of this game..
Will sim kids be able to get Jedi training?
That’s a great question. I hope so because that’d be super fun
Kids can use / practice with Lightsabers, yes!
(that is as much as there is in the way of Jedi training)
Now I’m a Star Wars fan and I’m happy this is happening, but…
Did it have to be the sequels? Like, cmon, I don’t wanna ‘meet Rey’ I wanna meet Darth Vader. I completely understand that this probably is related to what EA has the rights to, but it’s just… Not being rude, but the first order instead of the empire…? Really? How could you do this to us?
The market for this pack is so tiny, because not only do you have to be a Star Wars fan, you have to like the sequels too, which a sizeable portion of us do not.
Yes exactly! Same! Why did they base it off the trash new movies?
I agree and while I don’t know many female Star Wars fans, but is one myself (it explains the complete Star Wars collection I got, all on Blu-ray), I too would prefer the main story in the Star Wars series instead of the sequel
Gross.
This is worse than the eco lifestyle trailer
Okay… I wasn’t entirely sure about this and i definitely dont plan on getting it for full price but some of that sounds interesting
EA is a joke. Why do this when you can play an actual Star Wars game? Tbh it would’ve been better if they did something original like Sims 3 into the future… not full on Star wars.
True Star Wars fan, love it all…but I am NOT excited about this game pack at all! I mean I can already dress as a Star Wars person (Darth Maul is my favorite) and like someone said, I can play a Star Wars game if I want more action. I will only buy if it is severely discounted, like 5 years from now!
Why is everyone hating sm on this pack? If it’s not ur style just don’t buy it. Respect the choices EA makes.
We can still criticise it even if we don’t want to buy it.
Hard to give EA respect especially what they did to Star Wars Battlefront with the whole loot box controversy…
No matter WHAT they come out with, Simmers jump on here and cry like it’s the end of the world if they don’t get exactly what they want.
Right ,even with packs that they voted for they still complain about it.
Its like the community votes for some packs and EA makes it happen and yet you still have people blaming EA because they didnt vote for it.
But with eco-lifestyle, it wasn’t supposed to be an expansion pack. And Star Wars was the last voted thing so they actively didn’t even listen to the community.
Exactly. All people do is moan. I love this pack and definitely will be buying it 🙂
How can we respect their choices when their choices have been so bad and it’s not what the community wants. They did say that they’d listen to us…and I’m pretty sure no one asked for this
“Respect the choices EA makes.” REALLYYY? Sorry, but I have to LAUGH.
They better me updating the GTW aliens. I’m disappointed. It feels more like a money grab aimed at Star Wars fans than sims fans. I can clearly see there was a lot of time and effort put into this and would likely appreciate it more if I was a Star Wars fan but I’m not and I wished other ideas had gotten the green light instead. I feel that if certain things don’t return in TS4 before TS5 launches it will cause a lot of tension especially since a pack like this came out. Happy for anyone who will enjoy it but I just personally feel like this is too niche for a game pack.
* better be
I just want to know… why base it off the new star wars movies? The new ones are not as good as the older ones. This would be fantastic if it was based off the superior older ones.
YIKES.
Cool
I’m into it. Ready and waiting!!!
me too
Yeah I might wait abit for Steam to have one of their sales so hopefully I can buy sims 4 and the star wars pack together but this made me so happy I’ve not played sims for such a long time and I’ve never been to Galaxy’s edge in Florida or California but this hopefully will be the next best thing I hope the content will be as good as the trailer looks I just wish everyone would pipe down and stop slating this game
i guess the creators have officially run and ran out of ideas. Yet many Simmers have suggested game pack ideas already. but you know they’ll be plenty Star War fans wanting this it’ll make bank. Now if only Generations, Farming, or maybe more Destination locations can be a thing, that would be great.
Fire the whole sims team. They are trash incarnate.
We haven’t seen any gameplay or any new UI, so my understanding of the pack could be completely wrong, but I truly believe this pack lacks any substance.
Everything we have seen so far in the trailer has not shown us anything we don’t have. It took existing features (e.g. robots and aliens) and changed them to fit the Star Wars theme (e.g. droids and…alien-adjacent creatures). Furthermore, the linear storyline pack has already been done in The Sims 4 Strangerville, and while the first play through of The Sims 4 Strangerville can be exciting and fun, there’s nothing to bring you back to it. I fear that this is the path The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu has taken, but it is exceptionally worse because it has taken a story we already know and put it into a game that doesn’t have any relation to it.
The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu is targeted to a very specific audience. I should put a disclaimer here that I am not a part of that audience, but to be honest, I’m not sure who the targeted audience is. Star Wars fans, perhaps. Although, I don’t think a Star Wars fan would see that The Sims is making a pack with Star Wars and say, “Yes, I will buy The Sims and then I will buy a game pack to go with it.” I could be wrong, as I have been many times before. The thought of having to leave a battle so your sim can take care of their bladders may be enticing to some fans for them to want to buy a game that, outside of this pack, has nothing to do with the franchise they love so much.
Perhaps the target audience for this pack is Star Wars fans who are also simmers. The Sims community is made up of a plethora of players filled with different interests, so I have no doubt EA will not struggle to find someone who wants to buy this pack, and to the simmers who want it, I truly hope it lives up to your expectations and wishes.
The collaboration is odd. Sure, the Star Wars outfits and objects that are already in game are cute—that baby Yoda statue definitely made a stir in the community, but to have a whole pack dedicated to Star Wars—I’m lost.
The biggest problem I have with this pack is that it adds little that we didn’t already have, and what it adds is not something that would be missed if it were never added.
The world is absolutely stunning. The Sims 4 has always looked beautiful (on computers that can run it on better graphics than the low-medium setting I have mine on). The species we saw on Batuu looked really cool, but I have to wonder if they’re just CAS assets (specifically a skin detail) instead of occults, essentially making them appear to regular sims in game as…regular sims.
The Sims 4 trailers try to showcase all new aspects into them. In The Sims 4, what you see is what you get, and what did we see? Where’s the integration? The replayability? We got some light sabers and aircrafts. Undoubtedly that is cool, but then what can we do?
Star Wars works much better as a stand-alone game than a pack added to The Sims. The Sims has always been meant for the player to make up their own story and for the player to live through the story with occasional disruptions and derailings that may completely change the planned outcome. With The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu, we know the outcome. While “it’s about the journey not the destination” is a valid response, if The Sims 4 Strangerville has taught us anything, it’s that we will have only one path to get to the finale, but this time, let’s hope it’s not an aspiration.
When we’re done with the story, what can we do? Is there anything new to be discovered? Will we just be sent back to Willow Creek with a few collectibles, a droid, and a light saber?
My one request to The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu is a simple one:
Prove me wrong.
Couldn’t of said this better myself. Whilst there are simmers that will purchase and will play this pack I am struggling to understand why and where the justification come from when we for so long have no received some of the bare basics that would compliment a much larger portion of the sim community.
As soon as I saw the leaked pack icon, I knew what this pack would be, and even though Im not a big star wars fan I was still pumped. I figured it would be like strangerville where the world and gameplay is pretty niche, but the CAS and Build items are super fun and useable. Now that I see the trailer and screens, I’m a bit disappointed because It seems like even the CAS and BB items are also extremely niche. I bet its pretty cool if your favourite occult to play with is aliens, but mine is not.
I might still buy though. I have every pack so far, and Id like to keep my collection up to date. I’ll just wait until its on sale.
Can’t wait. Finally some actual content for Alien Sims
booooooooo. I have to wait another year hoping for a solid expansion pack.
What about the unique dancing style of Twi’lek women? Will that be in this as well?
No…..
Worst Sims pack since 2000.
The Sims is supposed to be a simulation not a traditional game. If people wanted to play Star Wars games they would buy those not The Sims!!
Scrap it and give players the packs they want, like farming!
I like the idea ok, but it would be better if you could get a job, like in go to work. I’m board with the 4 options we have now you can only do them so many times and bleh
Seems like I’m the only one excited for this X-Pac. Best one yet imo. Little cry babies
I’m no cry baby, I am looking forward to the pack, I just hope it’s as good as it sounds. You know those videos always make things much more exciting than they are, but yes I will be buying it.
I’m excited about this game pack. I hope people give it a chance.
I have gave it play, it’s amazing. I love the Sims and star wars.
do we know yet if the other species are just npc’s or can we actually create a sim like one?
i know i can already dress my sims up as established characters, but hearing about this release made me redownload sims 4, havent played since GTW dropped, and im really excited about being able to live out my twi’lek jedi fantasy since (im too poor and) its against the rules to cosplay at disney.
I am with you !
Need to change it to the rebellion and Galactic Empire don’t you know anything about Star Wars there’s a possible plan to erase the sequel trilogy so why not pick the Empire and Rebellion something that will not be erased unless I can get a lightsaber and erase the sequel trilogy Myself by killing kylo, Rey, the resistance and the first order so all that’s left are the scoundrels that would be acceptable I guess but the best thing to do is change it from the first order to the Galactic Empire and from the resistance to the Rebellion don’t hate on the Star Wars fans with this trash
I love it. It marries my two loves, star wars and The Sims 4 together just subtly, I love the concept of adding missions to the game… Well done EA Games! You guys reallyoutdone yourselves this time!
Need to change it to the rebellion and Galactic Empire don’t you know anything about Star Wars there’s a possible plan to erase the sequel trilogy so why not pick the Empire and Rebellion something that will not be erased unless I can get a lightsaber and erase the sequel trilogy Myself by killing kylo, Rey, the resistance and the first order so all that’s left are the scoundrels that would be acceptable I guess but the best thing to do is change it from the first order to the Galactic Empire and from the resistance to the Rebellion don’t hate on the Star Wars fans with this trash
I’m excited about this game pack. I hope people give it a chance.
I have gave it play, it’s amazing. I love the Sims and star wars.
do we know yet if the other species are just npc’s or can we actually create a sim like one?
i know i can already dress my sims up as established characters, but hearing about this release made me redownload sims 4, havent played since GTW dropped, and im really excited about being able to live out my twi’lek jedi fantasy since (im too poor and) its against the rules to cosplay at disney.
I am with you !
Seems like I’m the only one excited for this X-Pac. Best one yet imo. Little cry babies
I’m no cry baby, I am looking forward to the pack, I just hope it’s as good as it sounds. You know those videos always make things much more exciting than they are, but yes I will be buying it.
I like the idea ok, but it would be better if you could get a job, like in go to work. I’m board with the 4 options we have now you can only do them so many times and bleh
I love it. It marries my two loves, star wars and The Sims 4 together just subtly, I love the concept of adding missions to the game… Well done EA Games! You guys reallyoutdone yourselves this time!
Worst Sims pack since 2000.
No…..
The Sims is supposed to be a simulation not a traditional game. If people wanted to play Star Wars games they would buy those not The Sims!!
Scrap it and give players the packs they want, like farming!
I’m into it. Ready and waiting!!!
me too
Yeah I might wait abit for Steam to have one of their sales so hopefully I can buy sims 4 and the star wars pack together but this made me so happy I’ve not played sims for such a long time and I’ve never been to Galaxy’s edge in Florida or California but this hopefully will be the next best thing I hope the content will be as good as the trailer looks I just wish everyone would pipe down and stop slating this game
Fire the whole sims team. They are trash incarnate.
i guess the creators have officially run and ran out of ideas. Yet many Simmers have suggested game pack ideas already. but you know they’ll be plenty Star War fans wanting this it’ll make bank. Now if only Generations, Farming, or maybe more Destination locations can be a thing, that would be great.
We haven’t seen any gameplay or any new UI, so my understanding of the pack could be completely wrong, but I truly believe this pack lacks any substance.
Everything we have seen so far in the trailer has not shown us anything we don’t have. It took existing features (e.g. robots and aliens) and changed them to fit the Star Wars theme (e.g. droids and…alien-adjacent creatures). Furthermore, the linear storyline pack has already been done in The Sims 4 Strangerville, and while the first play through of The Sims 4 Strangerville can be exciting and fun, there’s nothing to bring you back to it. I fear that this is the path The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu has taken, but it is exceptionally worse because it has taken a story we already know and put it into a game that doesn’t have any relation to it.
The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu is targeted to a very specific audience. I should put a disclaimer here that I am not a part of that audience, but to be honest, I’m not sure who the targeted audience is. Star Wars fans, perhaps. Although, I don’t think a Star Wars fan would see that The Sims is making a pack with Star Wars and say, “Yes, I will buy The Sims and then I will buy a game pack to go with it.” I could be wrong, as I have been many times before. The thought of having to leave a battle so your sim can take care of their bladders may be enticing to some fans for them to want to buy a game that, outside of this pack, has nothing to do with the franchise they love so much.
Perhaps the target audience for this pack is Star Wars fans who are also simmers. The Sims community is made up of a plethora of players filled with different interests, so I have no doubt EA will not struggle to find someone who wants to buy this pack, and to the simmers who want it, I truly hope it lives up to your expectations and wishes.
The collaboration is odd. Sure, the Star Wars outfits and objects that are already in game are cute—that baby Yoda statue definitely made a stir in the community, but to have a whole pack dedicated to Star Wars—I’m lost.
The biggest problem I have with this pack is that it adds little that we didn’t already have, and what it adds is not something that would be missed if it were never added.
The world is absolutely stunning. The Sims 4 has always looked beautiful (on computers that can run it on better graphics than the low-medium setting I have mine on). The species we saw on Batuu looked really cool, but I have to wonder if they’re just CAS assets (specifically a skin detail) instead of occults, essentially making them appear to regular sims in game as…regular sims.
The Sims 4 trailers try to showcase all new aspects into them. In The Sims 4, what you see is what you get, and what did we see? Where’s the integration? The replayability? We got some light sabers and aircrafts. Undoubtedly that is cool, but then what can we do?
Star Wars works much better as a stand-alone game than a pack added to The Sims. The Sims has always been meant for the player to make up their own story and for the player to live through the story with occasional disruptions and derailings that may completely change the planned outcome. With The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu, we know the outcome. While “it’s about the journey not the destination” is a valid response, if The Sims 4 Strangerville has taught us anything, it’s that we will have only one path to get to the finale, but this time, let’s hope it’s not an aspiration.
When we’re done with the story, what can we do? Is there anything new to be discovered? Will we just be sent back to Willow Creek with a few collectibles, a droid, and a light saber?
My one request to The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu is a simple one:
Prove me wrong.
Couldn’t of said this better myself. Whilst there are simmers that will purchase and will play this pack I am struggling to understand why and where the justification come from when we for so long have no received some of the bare basics that would compliment a much larger portion of the sim community.
booooooooo. I have to wait another year hoping for a solid expansion pack.
Can’t wait. Finally some actual content for Alien Sims
What about the unique dancing style of Twi’lek women? Will that be in this as well?
As soon as I saw the leaked pack icon, I knew what this pack would be, and even though Im not a big star wars fan I was still pumped. I figured it would be like strangerville where the world and gameplay is pretty niche, but the CAS and Build items are super fun and useable. Now that I see the trailer and screens, I’m a bit disappointed because It seems like even the CAS and BB items are also extremely niche. I bet its pretty cool if your favourite occult to play with is aliens, but mine is not.
I might still buy though. I have every pack so far, and Id like to keep my collection up to date. I’ll just wait until its on sale.
Why is everyone hating sm on this pack? If it’s not ur style just don’t buy it. Respect the choices EA makes.
No matter WHAT they come out with, Simmers jump on here and cry like it’s the end of the world if they don’t get exactly what they want.
Exactly. All people do is moan. I love this pack and definitely will be buying it 🙂
Right ,even with packs that they voted for they still complain about it.
Its like the community votes for some packs and EA makes it happen and yet you still have people blaming EA because they didnt vote for it.
But with eco-lifestyle, it wasn’t supposed to be an expansion pack. And Star Wars was the last voted thing so they actively didn’t even listen to the community.
Hard to give EA respect especially what they did to Star Wars Battlefront with the whole loot box controversy…
How can we respect their choices when their choices have been so bad and it’s not what the community wants. They did say that they’d listen to us…and I’m pretty sure no one asked for this
“Respect the choices EA makes.” REALLYYY? Sorry, but I have to LAUGH.
We can still criticise it even if we don’t want to buy it.