With yesterday’s announcement of The Sims 4’s biggest collaboration yet – the Star Wars: Journey to Batuu Game Pack, the community was surprised by this collab decision…both for the good and the bad. Surely there are plenty of Star Wars fans who never played The Sims 4 before and were intrigued by pack, but there’s also a core player base of The Sims 4 who didn’t like the decision to fill in the next Game Pack slot with a Star Wars universe…whether they’re also Star Wars fans or not.
It’s not every day that you see two fictional universes come together and merge into one paid DLC content and so Simmers had a lot to say regarding this upcoming pack. We asked folks over on Twitter what they think about this pack collaboration and here are some of the replies we’ve picked out:
To further explain it, I’d be just as disappointed if Realm of Magic was a Harry Potter crossover pack. But it wasn’t, because RoM is its own thing, as Sims in general has always been. Crossover universes just don’t fit in the Sims. It’s weird and wonky and alienates players.
— Nathanial Alexander (@NaterXander) August 27, 2020
I love it. As a huge Star Wars fan I was hoping for more Star Wars content in the game since 2015 and was building my own environments etc to play my own Star Wars stories.. Now I finally have the items and locations to do so
— Bastii (@brobastii) August 27, 2020
I’m not sure. I don’t need SW in my game, but could find ways to enjoy it. On the other hand I’m definitely not going to pay the full price for a GP I don’t need – esp. with all the bugs new features always bring to the game. So I’ll wait for LPs and first players’ experiences.
— ✨Tasha’s Sims (@TashasSims) August 28, 2020
I love story packs, i literally can’t wait to play it. This is coming from someone that doesn’t care at all about Star wars, maybe this pack will interest me in the franchise?
— LittleDica (Sometimes NSFW) (@alessandrosim99) August 27, 2020
I’m not a SW fan and haven’t even watched the movies, so not interested. But I’m happy the gurus got to do something different, especially @SimGuruNinja (who we know loves sw 👀). I think the majority of the anger in the responses stem from being tired of not beeing heard by EA
— IZU🐞 (@msisabelaurora) August 28, 2020
I love Star Wars. I love The Sims. But here’s the thing, I love chicken and waffles. But I tried them together and hated it. So far, this game pack gives that same feel for me…
— Julian/Iron Seagull (@Iron_Cgull) August 27, 2020
Finally, I can make my Simself marry Rey without needing custom content!!!!
— negaoryx (@negaoryx) August 28, 2020
I’m happy for the people that love Star Wars and are excited for this pack. personally, though, as someone who doesn’t care about SW, I’m disappointed. I would’ve preferred legitimately anything else. 🤷🏼
— Olivia ✨ (@plumpaperbacks) August 28, 2020
I loved it but couldn’t help to think: We’re getting the Millenium falcon before cars ????
— ベレン (@bplusd7) August 28, 2020
Honestly I don’t think I have ever been so happy to see this. I’ve been a star Wars geek since I was 8 and will be preordering ASAP.
— Jade 🖤 Lost in the void (@JMRosenberry) August 28, 2020
I really like Star Wars but it seems so out of place for The Sims 4. Never have I played and thought…hm I need this family man to go fight The Resistance and become a jedi. Idk. I think the clothes look rad.
— gaby (@simswithgaby) August 28, 2020
My sim gets to go to Batuu?? My sim gets to go to Batuu!!!
Light Sabers! There’s gonna be light sabers!!
Wait! Does this mean MY SIM CAN BE A JEDI OR A SITH??!
— Jeanne Gehring (@JeanneGehring) August 28, 2020
I’ll probably play it once, use the items in a build and never touch it again. I bet the alien sims will appear in other worlds. Build/buy items like dining tables, bars etc will look out of place in the catalogue. It just doesn’t make sense in the Sims 4 but that’s my opinion
— Yorkie (@TheYorkieLad) August 27, 2020
I’m super annoyed…if I wanted to play Star Wars I would play one of the millions of other Star Wars games there already are.
— sammie koppenhaver (@Sammiekope) August 28, 2020
I honestly love it! I am a HUGE StarWars fan and to be able to make myself actually be a Jedi without mods in really amazing! I really hate how people say “we have StarWars clothing in base game, we don’t need anything else”. You don’t have to like it, but don’t be negative!
— Monica (@themxnica) August 28, 2020
I really hope that we get a really expansive CAS with all of the new species, with the correct color, markings, horns etc. schemes as that’s a huge part of the diversity of the SW universe
— Xenon54 (@AnnaWind16) August 27, 2020
I think it’s just unneeded at the moment, the community are annoyed abt Skin tones, bugs etc and there are plenty of holes in the gameplay that could’ve been filled with something we’ve been asking for. Star Wars is cool but really not needed in the sims (imo) just doesn’t fit.
— medusa (@medusaasshoe) August 28, 2020
Happy for the people who wanted this. Personally I would rather have had a pure The Sims alien GP. They could have expanded on the Sixam universe and the connection to StangerVille and the Mother, and a connection to old and new Sims lore would have been wonderful!
— KrishΔ880 (@krisha880) August 28, 2020
What are your first impressions on the upcoming Game Pack? Let us know in the comments!
I like it actually! I agree with these comments, though. I would’ve preferred a general alien/space pack and the game lacks so many needed features in a simulation game. This wasn’t a good move on EA.
i would’ve been happier if it was a whole disney theme with princesses, star wars, the animals, and the world looked like disneyland. the cas would’ve been better and the build mode items would have been versatility than what we’re getting
I like that idea because this is a pack where build/buy is limited to that world without sticking out a lot. Speaking of Disney world, I wished they added amusement parks as a stuff pack.
wow i love that idea
i mean i love the idea about an amusement park not star wars. i hate star wars
That would be AMAZING i would but that. But you know what i’m not gonna buy? A Star Wars pack. (Mainly because i’m not into Star Wars)
This proves how out of touch they are with their own community. Will not be buying or supporting this cash grab. The last 3 packs that have come out have been nothing I’m interested in. I guess I am done with this game.
A great part of what I like about the Sims is the creative and original way of simulate life and fantasy. I love the Sims and I love SW, but the mix feels more like a lack of creativity (star wars is literally everywhere) and a huge slap in the community opinion and needs. The fact that many simmers like me rely more on the mods than in the actual EA content should trigger an alarm, but it seems they don’t really care. With this I’m reassured that Paralives will be a great change, and now I’m even more motivated to support it.
That is sooooooo true…nothing but crap after crap! really!!! the freaking “shitty knitty” …where they got the votes for that….a nursing home! GEEZ! they just keep doing their own crap and its not working….I hope we get better and sensible creativity for sims5 !!!! those who work on 4…. just hopeless!!!!!
I am angry, I feel like they got lazy on this. The bulk of the community isn’t wanting a pack like Star Wars, we wants a real Sims pack, and I feel at this point the developers are getting lazy, tired, and out of ideas. We haven’t had an actual good pack in a long long time.
I actually believe that maxis may have been forced to make this pack from EA as their licence is expiring in a couple years to make starwars content. But, still doesnt downplay the lack of communication and obedience to their audiences wishes.
Given that’s Star Wars I think it was more EA pushing it than an actual dev since some of the devs have been long time sims players themselves and know this would be too niche. Not like they can say no to their boss who gives them their bread and cheese. This was a bad move on EA to try to lure in star wars fans and they also think that because star wars is such a big franchise then surely a majority of simmers must be fans too. Shows just how much some people know about the different franchises and the communities. This is a cash grab worse than my first pets because this is a game pack and a very niche one at that. This is EA trying to double dip. The gurus always get blamed for decisions that are EA including budget which so far looks like there was a bigger budget for this then the usual game pack.
I agree with a lot of these tweets, the sims isn’t the right game to have Star Wars in like it just doesn’t make sense. There are so many people who don’t like Star Wars who won’t want it I think but would have been better if they made a more generalised pack so more people would actually like it. The only time I will buy this is when I have every other pack and just want it so the menu page looks nice.
Actually please don’t buy it just to have it if EA sees no one has it they might actually start listening. If you want change don’t buy it unless you actually really want it.
There are many Star Wars games out there. It seems that they are banking on a lot of fans wanting this game instead of looking at what the community wants they are wanting more money. We dont want Star Wars. We already had the costumes that absolutely no one uses.
There is only one Star Wars game that is a simulation game like The Sims and it is an online game. For those of us that do not particularly enjoy online games though, there is nothing. All of the other Star Wars games have set storylines and few allow you to modify your character.
It probably would’ve gotten less of an angry response if several popular things were already in the game. Many are frustrated by this and then to have a game pack so niche being released ahead of all those things is annoying. I just don’t think the star wars community is as large and present in the sims community as EA thinks. It feels more like a money grab than EA being sure it was popular among the communities for this to happen.
Por favor que el próximo Game Pack sea sobre: piratas y tesoros, una aventura increíble.
También próximo Game Pack:
-Egipto
-Disney
-Piratas
-Animales
-Cordillera de los Andes
-Isla de Pascua
-Automoviles
Siga soñando, querido.
I’d prefer Star Trek.
There have been packs I haven’t agreed with that I ended up getting on sale because they added some thing to my gameplay. But this, I can’t see myself purchasing. First, I don’t like Star Wars to begin with. Second, it’s a vacation world, so it doesn’t even add on to the existing game on a consistent basis. Third, while I don’t mind occults in my game, I sure as hell don’t want a bunch of ugly ass aliens along with Star Wars characters walking around town. And fourth, it doesn’t fit nor make sense. They said that they got rid of active pets because it’s “unrealistic” and then gives us this? And it’s also the fact that there’s so much we NEED, not want. Generations for Sims 3 and Free Time for Sims 2 were two packs that were essential for their game because they breathed life and depth into every single life stage, packs that we still don’t have in the Sims 4 (and no parenthood doesn’t cut it because all it does is prepare younger stages for adulthood while once again ignoring elders). Farming/horses is something that so many players have said that their game feels incomplete without, while I’m not as heated about babies, it’s unrealistic that they’re nothing more than objects, real personality traits are severely lacking and even those that are true personality traits (not traits that slightly enhance building a specific skill) barely affects gameplay. And while cars aren’t essential, every sims game has had them before 4 and their argument for not having them was that they didn’t have the space to make driveways even though they’ve very clearly made room for them in so many packs since release, so where are they? My point is, is that the most infuriating thing about this pack is that we’re still missing essential aspects of what makes the sims the sims, so why focus on giving us something incredibly niche and not requested like this before they give us what we’ve been asking for since release?
I’m convinced they planned Star Wars from the start, the survey meant nothing, except maybe they expected it to rank higher. All the other options were things people wanted for deeper world building, and star wars was the only franchise tacked on.
This was solely a cash grab and it shows. If the sims really cared about their own game they would’ve just expanded on the aliens they already have. And there are gonna be so many holes. Your Geek sims can go to conventions dressed as Star Wars characters so when the game pack comes in it’ll be like your sim dressing as real people. How does that make sense? I would’ve loved just a generalized alien pack because I love aliens in the sims 4 and this shows how much they just do not care.
Funny how almost all the comments they shared are positive out of the tone that are disappointed. They need to show what the other thousand players said against their pack instead of making it seem wanted more than it is
Funny. I noticed that too. Fact is, this pack alienates players.
Honestly Im not here for it I want something else
I will not be buying this pack. I am officially done with the sims, they gave us nothing that we had requested. Why bother doing a survey if no one will listen to the results. Extremely disappointed. Also, this website should have posted actual reviews on the pack instead of half positive and half negative because I am 100% sure that the negative reviews outweigh the positive by a lot.
Admit it…you spent hours upon hours cherry picking positive feedback
Oddly positive feedback given the current ratio of likes (29K) and dislikes (62K) under the trailer 😉 Leads me to believe this website is more about the “sims” than its’ “community”
thought-provoking indeed…
I think I answered this on twitter, as some of the above responses were in the thread. I like SW but never bought a SW game. I just don’t see why they have not at least given a proper transportation pack with cars and horses lol! But now we have spaceships before cars! WHY? I mean the cart before the chariot. Oh well I still have my Sims 3 and I seen someone posted a new bug fixer-up!
ooo whats the mod? i kinda miss sims 3
This is just goes to show you EA Doesn’t give a crap about the community or this game it’s all about $ and if this game pack that literally nobody asked for doesn’t sell they will be back on the no sims 5 bandwagon. Maxis should have never sold out.
I think it’s an intriguing pack. Gives me strangerville play vibes, but with potentially more ways to advance the storyline. I’ll be buying this and I’m hopefully it’ll have some cool aspects to it. It probably won’t become part of my legacy family playstyle, but it still looks like a fun pack.
It’s all well and good but still feels like there are better things they could have done. It feels so alienating for someone with disabilities, that a game who is so full on “equality” yet disabilities are so very ignored! I get that people play it to get away from disabilities but we get ignored in life enough so to see equality being added with the skin colouring (and too right to do) but still ignore the people who are disabled be ignored still. It hurts, it really does
I’m kind of torn tbh. I like Star Wars and I think the game pack looks cool, but I don’t think the Sims really needs it. I feel like it’s definitely a cash grab :/ and it’s honestly disappointing. The Sims community have been asking for a ton of different packs and big fixes, and EA has kinda just ignored it all and been like “ok here’s climate change! here’s star wars!” when almost no one asked for it. I’ll probably play with it once or twice and then completely forget about it just like StrangerVille. I think there were and still are a lot of better things that could have been made into a game pack rather than Star Wars.
Once again. Not surprised. Another disappointing announcement. It’s like one after the other, and at this point it’s even more clear that they don’t listen to their audience. Goodbye The Sims. You had a decent run until 4 decided to ruin your franchise. Guess it’s time to finally move on and stop hoping that The Sims team will actually freaking listen for a change. So frustrating as a dedicated fan since 2000, this is what it’s come to? When people have to literally make a game similar to it because you don’t know what the hell you’re doing anymore.
Omg I am so exited for this pack it looks it looks So cool
It’s not really my thing, but we’ve gotten a lot of other cool packs, so if I miss buying one it’s not that big of a deal for me. Not exactly overjoyed, but in the long run I’ve got plenty of other packs to play with.
It must have been so time consuming to find those positive comments in between the thousands of negative ones. I don’t understand why all EA game changers are so reluctant to just say what it is – most people hate it. Hate it with a passion. People are disappointed in the development team and EA.
I’m a fan of The Sims and a mediocre fan of Star Wars. Ever since The Sims first came out I have bought every since game, extention, stuff pack, etc. I think this new Star Wars game pack will not make it into the collection that I have. I was truly hoping for more traveling/vacation spots. The simple request that I’ve seen other Simers ask for shouldn’t be ignored. I know I’ve asked for something as simple as bring slow dancing back numerous time. Cars would be nice to have. More animals would be great, too. Even more plants and kitchen items. I understand the Gurus are working hard at providing us new content bust what happen to all those surveys they had us take? Should those ideas and concepts be taken into consideration before they do something so out of the ordinary? Just some food for though to you Gurus who read these comments and possibly listen. I love you guys for what you do and I love the Sims, but please be sure to actually listen.
Really people don’t like THIS but they LOVED KNITTING REALLY!? Only problem I have is it won’t really add anything new most of the abilities if we get any at all will just be the same abilities from the vampire and magic user abilities just reskinned.
Plenty of simmers play historical or family focused (though some players seem to forget this time and time again) so knitting didn’t come as a surprise as winning. Knitting fits as a stuff pack because it’s a little niche. Star Wars is also niche but coming out as a game pack which is where some of the annoyance is stemming from. It’s a cash grab as EA attempts to double dip without a care for the sims community. Unlike the knitting pack, star wars also has a lot of build and buy items shown that will stick out far more in a regular world so that is also a con for some people especially builders. Also, the haunted pack wouldn’t have faired well as a stuff pack since only one of the features would’ve been approved for the budget, not all of them like some people kept acting as if that were the case, and not every simmer enjoys supernatural focused packs.
I have to take it back to when we were voting for Nifty Knitting: Those knitted scarves on the quad statues – I had the opportunity to catch a sim knitting one. Once I saw in that survey that knitting won over some really interesting concepts, I truly started to believe that knitting was already picked regardless of how the fan base voted. I know of the survey last year and how SW was dead last but here I am not surprised that that pack is ready for release.
I love it. And I want to buy it. But just game don’t understand why people will be upset about it. I mean like you can’t always have what you want in life. So i think that they just get over it.
I’m very happy for the fans of SW who will enjoy this because I’m sure it’s exciting for them. But it’s the major ignorance from the team when it comes to any other issue or idea and it’s being masked with “Hey here’s Star Wars! Everyone loves Star Wars, right?” Because this sucks majorly for someone like me who doesn’t like SW, the items are so niche that they will never fit in my game in any way. If it was at least just a simple space pack I could get on board with that. Because it would be me creating my own story. Versus making my own Star Wars story…
As someone said, I’m not thrilled with the crossing of universes. It would’ve been better to just have a spare game pack with planets than star wars. There are lots of star wars games already
there’s still plenty of Pack ideas to be made before a Sims 5 is ever considered. Maybe by the year 2022 it might happen but until then the Simmers need more of made them happy with the previous Sims Packs i am referring to every Pack that went along with Sims 2 and 3.
I honestly love to see a Time Period Pack. Like Stone Age/Renaissance, or Wild West/Western theme, perhaps go back to the Golden Era. Instead of a theme that’s been done so many times over and over again, plus why does Star Wars get all the love why not Star Trek?
Either way i feel as though the Simmers have given up on the creators for the time being, even though most of them will still fork over their money, otherwise its just a lot of deadspace that needs to be filled in.
Time period one would be interesting since historical challenges are popular. Maybe the world changes like with Sulani based on the accomplishment of the generation. Like sims have to advance their civilization with inventions and carry on with a “heir/heiress” to move forward or it can remain stagnant. And it ends with an into the future world. I think that enables repeat playability. This is the biggest cash grab and one of the worse decisions for a pack of probably the whole franchise but definitely for sims 4 because again Star Wars is so niche and it was a miss opportunity to do generic aliens and alien worlds. They could add SW Easter eggs but nothing like what they’re planning on releasing.
I do kind of wonder about how much the people who run this site get from EA. They never seem to portray anything about The Sims critically. I get that they’re not supposed to be a serious news site or anything, but their lack of original, non-hype train articles seems kind of weird.
This pack is just fanservice. Sure, could have interest by itself, but you have to be a real fan of both worlds to find real fun. I don’t think that this pack were a necessary one, and options like a snow vacation or a kind of farm simulator could be better for a great part of the community.
That first tweet is 100% how I feel. I wish they left it more open on the sci-fi space theme bc I love space, but if i reeaally want Yoda roaming the streets, I’ll make me an old, wrinkley, green hermit-guy or a territorial, aloof, green dog dang it…My opinion can only be swayed by space pirates existing. And Im talkin real “Argh” pirates, not just some “Im flying in uncharted territory” pirate. (Unless an actual pirate pack comes out- Ill gladly take that instead)
I love SW but I have ZERO interest in playing it on Sims. Interesting how EA decided to create a pack the least amount of people voted for. Apparently it’s a waste of time to answer their surveys. I will not buy this and I hope a competitor comes out with something better. I’ve invested a lit of money in The Sims for years and 4 has been a HUGE disappointment
I’m an avid sim player since the very beginning. I have bought every base game and expansion pack there is. I currently have all the add ons for the sims 4…. But this? I doubt I will be purchasing. Out of everything the sims community has voiced that we want in the game… this? THIS? Beyond disappointed!
I would be more content with content that is missing from the game like another occult sim pack because I do not like SW its boring to me
But its my opinion.
What is wrong with you???????????? Why are you so incapable of giving us what we actually ask for and want???????????? Do you just ignore what we ask for and want on purpose???????????? You must do!!!!!!!!!!!! So infuriating!!!!!!!!!!!! It gets worse and worse!!!!!!!!!!!! No-one asked for this, literally no-one!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you want people to play Sims and enjoy it!!!!!!?????? Really seems like you don’t and want people to stop playing it and enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!! If you do you’re going at it completely the wrong way!!!!!!!!!!!! SORT IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
So angry and so disappointed!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like Star Wars. The problem I have with this pack is, that out of all the planets in the SW universes that have appeared or mentioned they go with the planet created for the failing theme park. Building your own lightsaber is a feature of the theme park. Let’s face it the new pack is a commercial for Galaxy’s Edge at Disney. No thanks.
Yup, let see how profit will comment then. Comment most powerful is belong to profit, sponsor and donation after all.
Jovan, as game changer, is trying to clean up this pack’s mess with this post by giving the wrong idea that this packs is kinda wanted when its actually not by the majority of people. Cherry picking good moments about this pack, this is something very concerning to see, this is manipulation. Beginning to rethink the whole game changers thing “Not being paid, they just sent the pack early” / ”I say what I really thin”/ ”I’m being honest with you guys” ….
I have to disagree, so many people more than hating the game last few game packs, I am glad I could log in here and see something more on the constructive and positive side. I mean even your comment is a nice way of saying you dissagre. Other places like twitter and Facebook? Not very nice in their disagreement. It is more than just frustration some people in the community are being… aggressive I guess would be the word. This is not the pack for me either but I don’t wanna mess with others’ joy. This is something people did want, I may not be one of them and you may not be but the sims community is big. 1 million people could hate this but another 1 million could love it.
Not a SW’s fan, will not buy it! The last few new things have turned me off!
I would have loved an Alien/Ski-fi themed Pack. I love the Star Wars puns that are in the game and are a big SW Fan since forever….but I think its a big missed opportunity to not make their own Aline Race a big thing, with their own world and all.
Also as a Builder, I am super sad about the build items…this is mostly something I would use only in Batuu and would not be able to use much in my “normal” worlds. And I would hate to see Townies running around alien style…
Its a strangerbille 2.0 pack they don’t listen to what we want !! We want farm!
strangerville*
I think it’s a good idea, I personally think a theme park game pack or a farming game pack would’ve been better! I’m looking forward to using the new game pack and to see what’s its like! Maybe it’s better than we think!
FINALLY a sims pack I actually want to buy this year it’s a pity it’s taken so long
This is so misleading because literally between Facebook, YouTube, and twitter there’s so much more hate and anger towards this this makes it seem like the majority is in favor of it
I think that it was to show the positives with positive criticisms. I know people are not happy about it, my first thought was “ugh okay” but with the last 2-3 packs, people got more than hate and anger they got vicious and for one pack in particular violent. I think they posted these ones, in particular, to not add that negative energy. It has gotten sad that I barley check the forums and responses to packs anymore because they aren’t constructive frustrations or even opinions anymore. Just hate.
I am not a fan of SW but I will get the pack. I love the sims and the clothes look cool and the storyline could be a fun thing to do. I know we all want different things but we can’t all come together and say “we want this” and expect it that week or even that year for some of our (rightful-) requests/demands. I am glad to see that we are less negative as a whole community thought! I feel like the past 2 years we all got real aggressive, plus quarantine did not help. I have high hopes for their 2021 releases. I know they must be working on things we have requested- they should just help themselves out and say ” we are working on it, stick with us”.
Dreadful idea. Can’t stand Star Wars.
I also wonder just how much of the stuff in the trailer is actually in the Pack?
The space ships? Well that would be an insult… they offer up spaceships when we’ve all been wanting cars since TS4 came out?!!
All the aliens? I can’t see them creating all the different meshes seen in the trailer in a game pack!
i suspect it actually is like the bit right at the end where all you can do is decorate your house with themed stuff and have a fake sword fight!
Shame on you EA, Give the Players what they want not this rubbish.
Shameless attempt as a cash grab! Which I think will fail miserably for them!
I hope you got a raise for having the patience to find the only positive comments about this idiotic pack.
I can think of a LOT better things than Star Wars crap to add to Sims. There are already costumes, that should be enough.
I’m on for this. I wish it was the Sims team’s own thing but I’m actually liking what I’m seeing. People wanna bitch about it like they haven’t before about packs they probably already bought in the end. No one is forcing them to buy packs. But again, wish like with ROM not being Harry Potter, so should the space theme. It could have been a huge potential for creativity… But people are still gonna buy this.