The Sims 4 Growing Together Expansion Pack: Official Reveal Trailer

The update still isn’t working 😞

This should have been base game. Don't you ever feel embarrassed?

@smvfc be grateful there is an expansion pack like this, I’m so sick of people complaining that this shouldn’t be an expansion pack but an update, I understand that it is kind of unreasonable but there is like 50 different complaints about this on every trailer. Give it a rest!

no strollers 😥

They...weren't already?

Fr tho

wait till the gameplay to say..

Yup ^^

@Vem I don’t think so bc look at how big those are compared to past sims game. The packs don’t feel in-depth a lot but it is a huge upgrade from rabbit hole highschool and only being able to just ground our kids for something bad. I like how the team does it and take a topic and expands it

@Carrot we needed it for the sims 3

@Mari Gold I agree!

If it Was in one pack it wouldnt be as detailed

Here's my take, dumb all the expansion packs and gameplay packs into the base game or at least the realistic ones (spa day, parenthood, highschool years, ect.) And cheapen the cost of more mythical expansion/gameplay packs
More people would be more willing to pay a cheap price for some cool content and since more would be able to buy it in turn more money could be made
I am still a teenager though so I don't know if this would work entirely but I feel like it would be a good way to help the communities issues with pack and still let us enjoy them at decent prices

Well it’s not meant the be the same thing from past games because those games are still out their and if we keep getting the same things it gets boring

Yes 😂

@Jae S sims 4 and EA in general isn't the only ones who do the same thing with your games, and they will all continue to do it too. My main thing would be how the sims community has more hate than most any other gaming community, especially when the devs are trying to please the community, when a lot of other games hardly do it. Now that doesn't mean praise them to high heaven for doing the bare minimum, but no need to attack the devs with negativity everytime they release a new product that people spent months on. Constructive criticism is fine, as long as it actually has real points on how to fix the issues. Most negative comments are vague I.e "this pack looks like garbage" "not up to par with the last game" even positive ones can be ridiculously vague "looks great" "can't wait to play it" giving details on what you are looking forward to and what you aren't is constructive criticism, just saying you hate it or love it, is not.

@fearthereaper25 yes there is nothing wrong with complaining, just as there is nothing wrong with enjoying the packs. But it isn't a bad pack, there is no such thing as a great pack or bad pack. Because it is all subjective. Everyone has different interests and clearly there are people who still enjoy the packs even if others hate it. You can complain, but it doesn't do you much good on Clip-Share comments. If you truly want to complain and see differences, go to their official website, where they will have a higher chance to read your opinion, since your opinion is nothing on here to them. Or just don't play the game and don't buy packs, up to you.

@CoLdBITeR people are complaining because the way they constantly make packs that are glitchy (1) and packs that could’ve been combined with another for the price points (2). I do agree people should stop supporting sims 4 until they be more reasonable but I don’t think it’s gonna happen. It’s hard asking someone to stop playing when they have a strong love for the game. I personally dislike sims 4 & play sims 3 but I have an understanding of the frustration people have.

EA games/The Sims, could learn something from hello games, which is..... its ok to add more to a game, and not charge anything for it....

pirate it then

sorry but that's equivalent to sims 3 generation.

And $40 at that...

@She‘s Mongolian ASMR so.. use sims4 updater?

That’s really heartwarming man, I’m a teen and honestly playing stuff like this really makes me actually look forward to adult life instead of dreading it, I can’t wait!

Wtf

Ariana what are you doing here???

@RedRoseSeptember22 But like... what if it didn't need a mod?!?!!?

@Alyssa Contreras LittleMsSam has a quick shower and bath mod :)

@The Sims hang on are we fixing how time works now? So things like showering don't take 4 hours to do.

This is literally is parenthood literally

Smile from the beginning ☺️☺️

@George Ashraf true! that would be great. and i hope they also fix the issue where when you visit your parents they kick you out for trying to shower or sleep in your own home lol

@maxy knowing the sims some of this might be in the base game and some the dlc, they might include the parents visiting thing in base game

idk why but I teared up a little bit 😂

When has the sims team ever looked at the communitys feedback?

That's an amazing idea. That sounds like such a fun active career

Omg you’re so right I would live for that tbh and also elementary school could be fun

@Aimee Barrett No not really, it’s just that weve been playing it since the sims 1 or 2, and we know the potential it has and how great of a game it can be. When simmers start complaining about things that’s when things actually change or get added to the game if you’ve noticed, bit strange huh 🤷🏻‍♀️

Errm they don't look like random roomates?

@t they've been doing it since the Sims 2. Bit strange how people want to complain about it. It's almost like simmers are trying to find things to complain about.

@waffles ♡ Then don't play it

yeah, I'm not picking up Sims 4 until they get rid of that random mean interactions bug on the console. In the meantime, I've been playing Sims 3.
I'm happy that y'all are finally getting the family pack after almost 10 years. lmao

This is a real song “Ooh La La” by Faces.

@Saeboogie Yeah true but someone might get excited thinking that toddlers hugging infants is a feature of the EP when it’s actually free in base game, like how some people got misled thinking ladders were included in eco lifestyle when they were free. So they might buy the pack for a feature that isn’t actually included.

@H F umm I think your thinking is a little off usually the ep has more than the base game

@maxy I 100% agree!!! and also the trailer is misleading cus I bet half of those family interactions WILL be included in the base game infants update, meaning not much is actually included for your £35. but if they are only in the pack, that’s terrible too, because why should we pay extra for our child sims to kiss our toddler sims on the head? madness what they think they can monetise now.

It’s great but don’t you think it’s a bit ridiculous that you have to buy an expansion pack just for these features that should be in the base game to begin with. like why do i have to pay extra just to have these simple family interactions.

@~asleep~ yeah true, I’m a bit scarred after the “gameplay” in snowy escape ngl so praying it isn’t as shallow as that

YOU CAN BUILD A TREEHOUSE 😭
I WILL PLAY THE SIMS AGAIN WITH THIS

It also seems like retirement homes might be added? And senior activities, maybe?

Oh bummer. Yeah especially when they dropped the camera sideways, that seemed like a for sure indication of a video camera. Not sure why else they’d make the video like that.

They confirmed no home video camera by the way

@ave is not coming either way

number one should have been infants tbh

Weird it says the vid was released 9 days ago and your comment says 11 days ago 😳

P

You mean like... Parenthood that was released a long time ago?

I think it will be like the generation dlc they had in the sims 3

Clip-Shares made the homes

@nico "Be happy for once" I bought all the packs thinking they all looked fun enough to buy yet not one "expect maybe werewolves and get to work" were worth it. In the end this pack most likely will be extremely basic and will get boring within a hour of playing. Also consumers have the right to complain about a terrible overpriced product especially when EA keeps producing more of the same basic crap.

@Hunter Lawrence you right

@Kitty Underwood The Sims 3 one was called Generations. Parenthood is a Sims 4 Game Pack

@Anna M This is literally the same as the parenthood expansion for sims 3

@EG and AJ We are getting horse hints interestingly, so who knows! LOL While I do love TS3, I just can't enjoy it as much as TS4 lately. It's like the things I miss from TS3 and TS4 are getting bigger and bigger. I start leaning more towards TS4. All I really wanted was a family EP and I got it. Horses and cars can't win me back now!

YESSS we need more detailed family trees. I've always wanted that. They did add some more relationships, but aunts uncles and cousins should be recognized in the game too.
Oh and teaching parents technology is awesome 🤣
I love "give my grandkids random candy" just the way it's worded is funny and doing that in-game is something they should've had a long time ago. But ofc they add it with this pack, all of it together because they all go with the theme. I apologize btw I am incredibly tired so writing a comment is hard right now.

@rima ni bruh they actually are making infants so who the heck knows what they might add
They were probably just waiting and/or also seeing what people want the most.
But, uh, horses are probably gone with cars and open world. That's ok! Want to play the Sims 3? *Buy the Sims 3 (and play it)*

Wooow I didn't see everything thank you

@ASA ASA yeah, I can see some people wanting that gameplay with the in laws, but I do feel like that should be player driven and not a random goal that can pop up out of nowhere. The step children and extended family flirting is pretty gross and really needs fixing tho, it’s really unsettling to have a sim raise a child as their own and then want to woohoo with that child.

@Fish King of the Aquarium lmao I have a feeling it will 😭😭

you already know this gonna be a buggy mess XD

It's EA. Letting people down is kind of what they do.

fr im definitely going to do a legacy family now with this!

@charity what's stopping you from enjoying it? They're allowed to have an opinion

@justin kaufman We have problems that need to be solved right now before adding more kids. Most people are delaying, limiting, or choosing not to have kids because of said problems. Government wants more kids then they need to stop ignoring issues

@Alex De la Loire yeah but the only big difference with occults is that they have a skill tree now. It doesn't justify them being split up...

@Alex De la Loire open world allows more realistic features of the game, why would you want a loading screen when your Sims go to a shop it's a jarring issue that ruins the game, you can literally see a park and stand in it but have to wait for a loading screen just to play there lool what kind of nonsense is that?
With open world you Sims can own vehicles, and gives the gameplay more dynamic features, like being able to control kids at school without having to leave the other household members behind
I doubt this will compare to generation which was so diverse and dynamic, teens where able to throw house parties when the parents where away, more action and less rabbit holes
Sims 4 feels lazy to me and makes the gameplay dull, rabbit screen or loading one for everything where is the actual fun in that?
I really hope they fix all of this should they make a Sims 5, give people the option to have a open world version or loading screen for those who actually like it, can be done easily.

@Александра As a long time simmer I agree with him sims 3 was the best, It was actually worth the money, Sims 4 really isn't and comes off as a cheap downgrade compared to Sims 3
Only things that Sims 4 did better what the navigation feels smoother, the characters and overall graphics are better but not by that much, and easier time installing and using mods
But bad thing is that mods is literally the only thing keeping the Sims franchise afloat right now, I didn't know what mods where when the Sims 3 came out and still didn't need them to enjoy the game, you playing the Sims 4 without mods, gonna get boring real quick too much fluff and not enough functional content
If they ever get around to making Sims 5 they need to use Sims 3 as a base and work from there, bring back open world for starters best feature about the Sims 3 them fix the issues it came with e.g. family forgetting about each other when you move them to another town etc they do that guarantee Sims 5 can be the best out of the lot

Yeah! I can't wait for this to be out. I felt the same way for other previous expansion packs like Snowy Escape, Werewolves or High School Years, I just can't wait for this to be out.

Yes! This is what I have been waiting for too!

@DAJ Madness yes hehe this is what I meant, I know it’s a game pack so it’s quite limited but yeah anyway you get my point thanks dude 😂

I hope they've done proper pack compatibility testing so that parenthood and this one work well together unlike HSY and parenthood clashes.

For ppl saying that parenthood is a game pack, yes you're right. But the point is that ea is breaking up packs into pieces. U shouldnt have to buy both parenthood and this pack for the full experience of family gameplay. Not to even mention the toddler and kids stuff packs. Its a cash grab and its annoying for us who love family gameplay bc they know we're still gonna eat it up.

@kify that’s what I thought too! I also really like it and I think for all the cas and gameplay it’s a great game pack! It adds a lot of missing little details, and I’m hoping that this expansion pack will do the same but on a larger scale! ❤️

parenthood was a game pack though? Its main mechanic was the parenting skill and the interactions that allows between parents and kids. They obviously aren't going to add as much stuff in a game pack lol

The grandparents are coming over and watching the kids. That's what the trailer shows.

@Spring's Bliss I like original gameplay on certain games

@The Holy Gamer mods are great

@Yorbelize LittleMsSam Spend Weekend With

@Spring's Bliss What's the mod? it sounds amazing

How do you complete the legacy challenge? What is the endpoint? I have a 10th gen family, and just have no idea when I've fulfilled the challenge. 😅

@Anna Parks Yeah but the point is that I shouldn't have to do that. It's fine though because they said they extended the lifespan for elders.

@Jordie I’m pretty sure you can turn off aging in the settings

fr

Yes but is it just me or did in the beginning of the trailer it looked like a retirement home?

OMG YASSSS 😭😭😭
I think nobody payed attention to elder stuff
I LOVE IT

@Nimueth thank you, it really is. I'm really happy for you, sending my love right back! ❤️

@G O A T E D Yeah, for me was great. I sahre with her all my achivment, my degree.. and now maybe i'll do my wedding. But i would recomend use some cheats to make her inmoral.
I know for a fact that my sims die making cereal... so, if you are trying to do something emotional, maybe is not the best let that thing can happened. Sorry for my english, so bad, not my first language.
But did you undertand what i mean ? Ask me if you need help, I'd be more than happy to help you.

@kitty meowmeow I'm so sorry for that. Is hard to deal with. But i found in the Sims a way to do it. I send you all my love and care =)

@Jay Bee Thanks !!! Yeah. I was thinking since I did my real life in Sims 3, i can do some crazy thing in sims 4, like other race :P

That kind of the magic of Sims. So many ppl have explored crushes, gender, sexual Identities, family dynamics that have been a helpful tool for them to grow and explore.

Anyone else see a different kind of piano in the background?

@Kerahia Jno Baptiste me toooo

The elder not knowing how to use technology is really accurate I’m excited for this because I taught my grandpa how to text a few years ago before his passing but I love this and the whole splash pad.

I saw a baby shower and a retirement home. Is it me?

@Meadow Broadhurst Oh perhaps yes IO did not pick up on that. Perhaps more themed gifts? Like you will more likely receive baby stuff at a baby shower, or toys at a kids birthday? In Seasons it was just more random objects like a book or a random lamp.

@Tony Redgrave and that’s OK… it’s okay to not like some parts and to be fair it’s part of life when kid grows up😸

The kid ripping out his tooth made me super uncomfortable and removed my ability to enioy the trailer but it looks pretty cool anyway