It’s been a few days now since The Sims Team revealed the upcoming Enchanted by Nature Expansion. Of course, there is now the return of fairies and a whole host of new features on the way. With so much excitement, we were curious to see what some of The Sims 4 Enchanted by Natures reactions were from the community!
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Let’s Catch Up
If you haven’t already seen the trailer, you can check it out below to get an idea of what is on its way.
This sparkling and shimmering reveal is packed full of details just from the trailer alone. Showcasing not only a new occult for players to experience, but also new ways to live alongside nature and experience it in a whole new way.
Additionally, we’ve now also seen the Create A Sim Spotlight for The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature pack. This is the first of several spotlights ahead of the pack’s full release. This showcased a number of the new clothing options, as well as traits and aspirations that are on the horizon for players.
The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature Reactions
There has been a wave of reactions from the community since the reaction. With many players intrigued to find out more about Enchanted by Nature, especially with the gameplay trailer and more on the horizon.
Firstly, we took to the Sims Community Discord and asked the community there what their thoughts were.
Those who responded to our question in our dedicated Sim Your Summer Channel shared a combined excitement for the upcoming pack alongside a few potential concerns.
Many answered with fond memories of experiencing fairies back during The Sims 3 and how it’s nice to see that they’re making a long awaited return to The Sims 4. Some members also so went on to say how they look forward to finding out more about the apothecary skills, being able to grow plants indoors and exploring nature/living off the grid in new ways.
On the other hand, there were some responses that shared concerns about the potential of recycled content or new features being too similar to things we have in the game already. Keeping in mind there is still a lot that we as a community still don’t know yet about the pack, it was more so in a way that further information would be able to clarify more of the reasonings.
Amongst other The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature reactions from our Discord, was that do fairies belong in an expansion pack, or would they be better suited to a game pack like we have seen with most other occults? Again, this would be a question that will likely get a clearer answer over time once more details are released.
Flying High on Socials?
Alongside our Discord server, we also took to our Bluesky, Threads and X social media accounts to ask the community what they really felt about the upcoming expansion pack.
Will the pack exceed the expectations that may well be present into the run-up to the launch? Maybe the new spotlight style insights will help players make a more informed decision whether they’ll be starting a new journey in Innisgreen.
Sparkling Reactions on Bluer Skies
First up, Bluesky!
Out of the replies that we received to our post, many players were happy about the return of fairies and would likely be adding their new expansion to their collection. Again, sharing fond memories and excitement of seeing fairies return to the game.
Those who have currently either decided they won’t be getting Enchanted by Nature or are still unsure, shared some of their concerns, or why they were holding off for now. Most notably, it came down to concerns about similarities to other pieces of additional content we have in The Sims 4, reused elements of the game, for example various animations and rehashed content, as well as worries whether this new expansion actually expanded and opened up new gameplay.
However, despite these worries and concerns, players seemed happy for those who are looking forward to the upcoming release.
Threads-ing the Needle of Nature
Okay, enough of the puns, but what did the Simming community over on Threads think of The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature?
Truthfully, it followed suit with the replies that we saw over on BlueSky. Many players seemed to be excited not just for the addition of fairies but also what appears to be new gardening gameplay as well as Create A Sim. The latter being influenced by the recently dropped CAS Spotlight.
As for more cautious concerns, it was more from the point of view that the only new addition was the fairy type and not much else. However, there’s still a lot that, as a community, we haven’t seen of the new expansion.
One last fun bit of trivia that came from our threads’ post was how players are looking forward to re-creating characters from the likes of Winx Club and those from various popular books such as A Court of Thorns and Roses.
Mischievous Fairy Focus on X
Last but certainly not least is the community over on X (formerly Twitter) and this was where we saw the most replies to our question.
With over one hundred replies to explore, there was a vast variety of responses. While many followed suit with what The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature reactions we had seen on Threads and Bluesky, those on X shared some additional points that we hadn’t seen.
Having gone through the replies, here’s a quick summary of the main points both good and cautious that players shared in response to our question:
- The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature feels more like a Game Pack than Expansion, with fairies being the only thing that is interesting
- The new Create A Sim clothing options (mainly the non-fairy options) feels underwhelming and childish in ways yet some players stating it does have potential for more
- Concerned about how it will bring something new to the game other than fairies, as well as what will it actually expand on?
- Gameplay feels like features we’ve seen in previous packs, just with a “new look” to work alongside fairies
- Would like to have seen some new animations created for the new expansion
- Intrigued with what has been shown so far but waiting for more information about Build Buy and Gameplay
- It’s not a pack that is interesting or fits my play style however, happy for those who are looking forward to it
- Gameplay needs to be interesting for fairies but would love to see some gameplay with more depth in another pack as it feels like a wasted opportunity/feels empty
Even though the points mentioned by those who replied to our question were more on the negative side, it was done so in a way that was constructive and respectful. This mixed alongside those who are excited about the new expansion, sharing how they are looking forward to The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature in general.
An Overall Glimmering Round-Up
In a general overview, based on the responses we’ve seen across our social media accounts, it seems that for many players while fairies coming to The Sims 4 after such a long time will be worth the wait, there are still a number of players with genuine concerns about the upcoming release.
It’s still quite early on in the reveal process. We’ve currently seen The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature reveal trailer, some information shared via blog posts and the first spotlight which focuses solely on upcoming Create A Sim clothing options, new aspirations and trait additions. Currently, we are waiting on the Gameplay reveal trailer, Build Buy Spotlight and World Spotlight. It seems that a lot of players are holding off on any firm decisions about the expansion until those moments.
What are your thoughts on The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature expansion pack so far? Drop us a comment below with your thoughts and feelings!
Someone also said this before, an $40 EP just for fairies, new ways of gardening, and a new way of doing the rags and riches challenge and that’s all?
Should be priced and promoted as a Game Pack.
Nothing for my style of play (real world life simulator).
Pleased the people who wanted fairies have got them at last but I think they’re being ripped off by EA.
Settling for so little for 40§, the community really accepts everything and EA knows it, as soon as there is a new bed, it’s great, I buy. Take all the content of a sims 3 expansion and compare it with all the content of a sims 4 expansion to see the difference, if EA wasn’t making fun of you, the vampires, werewolves, wizards and zombies would have been part of a single expansion, then yes it’s worth 40§. SIMS 4, vampire 20 dollars, werewolf 20 dollars, fairies 40 dollars, wizards 20 dollars, total 100 dollars, and you don’t even get the zombies for that price. This excitement is beyond me, keep it up, you will end up at the end of the game with a bill of 3500 dollars and I’m sure there will still be things missing , with very little gameplay.
I’m very happy that there will be a fae in the game, but at the same time I’m worried that the package won’t be what I expected, like with the werewolves, I wanted to be able to cross a fae with a witch and the children could also fly, I miss that and I think it won’t be in the package. Yes, I’ll buy it right away, but I’m skeptical, I hope they surprise me…
I don’t understand the immense focus on the “one with nature” theme at this point which seems to be basically new ways of doing the same old thing, and meanwhile basegame gardening is still broken for a lot of players. You’d think they’d make sure that is locked down solid before making $100 worth of content for that one thing. Is their goal to make TS4 a gardening simulator by 2027?