The grapes haven't grown, because they're seasonal plants and I'm an idiot, but by the green gods, my basil plant is looking lively! "Yes, I'm going to sell this and make enough money for another power source," I say before selling two days of growth for 10 Simoleons. After a few Sim days of eating garden salads and washing her hands to inch her hygiene meter up, I peek upstairs to check my yield. I whittle my Sim's funds down to the teens, plant one basil seed and one grape seed in the vertical garden, and send her off to advocate for neighborhood action plans (I'm pushing for green gardening). But now, thanks to the Seasons expansion pack, my plants won't grow in the outdoor garden in the dead of winter, so I have to swiftly sell what little furniture is in this sparsely-decorated lot in order to build a makeshift greenhouse on the second story. The last time I played I swiftly added a few more garden plots, which allowed me to grow my own food for consumption and money-making. The shipping container lot has one vertical garden on its rooftop. I thought I would walk into Eco Lifestyle with all the wisdom of the six hours of garbage picking and gardening I did during the preview in the back pocket of my patch-covered jorts and start making bank off my beautiful crops - but when I load the game up it's winter.
Because of this power imbalance, there was a perpetual green funk around her, and her mood was always shit because she smelt as such. This would use up all the available lot power, so she could never shower for longer than a few moments, which barely moved her hygiene meter. I'd send her to dumpster dive for some recyclable material and naturally, she'd come back filthy and make a quick meal to satiate the hunger such rigorous physical activity causes. I placed two expensive wind turbines on the roof of the shipping containers as soon as I dropped into the game (as opposed to the dew collector and solar panel I used in the preview) and it was a grievous error that forced me to work even harder to satisfy my Sim. But I'm used to burying several hours into a play sesh and getting some demonstrable results during playtime, and Eco Lifestyle makes you work twice as hard for half the pay-off.Įco Lifestyle adds new off-the-grid lots (like the shipping container lot in Port Promise) so you'll need to add alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar panels, and dew collectors if you want to so much as flush your poop. There's a lot of micromanaging in The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle, and for someone with as much excess anxiety as me, it's a welcome time suck. If you're looking for some cute clothing options in the new expansion pack, there is a lovely little tie-crop sweater and an adorable pair of mixed-denim shorts. But the execution is… questionable, at best. There's even a pair of boots that look exactly like Merrells (those I'm okay with). But an asymmetrical denim skirt over denim capris? That's just offensive to the eco-conscious community.Īgain, the concept is solid, which is why there's a ton of mixed denim patched together to make vests or shorts, layered pieces of clothing that give off a "found fashion" vibe, and plenty of loose-fitting, all-purpose pants. The concept is solid - since there are so many opportunities to dumpster dive for goodies, recycle unused items, and craft your own homewares and artisanal beverages, the clothing should give off DIY vibes as well.
The accessories and hairstyles are all fantastic, and add a lovely little edge to Create-A-Sim.Įco Lifestyle also adds a ton of new "upcycled" clothing options, and if I'm being frank, most of them are hideous. There's a new paper bag head accessory (don't ask), and as I mentioned before, a ton of new piercing options.
Jokes aside, it's great to see a nice new variety of hairstyles, from space buns with bangs to shaved undercuts to a messy up-do held together by chopsticks (there are far more new hairstyles for female Sims than men - but the boys do get a lovely new beard). These hipsters want to save the environment, and if we want to do so looking like a Portlandia extra, then god dangit it's our prerogative. It makes perfect sense that an expansion pack that brings with it candle making, kombucha brewing, bug farming, and community gardens would allow you to adorn your Sims with giant gauges, partially shaved heads, and (finally) a septum piercing. There is certainly a heavy dose of cliché in the new customization options that come with Eco Lifestyle, but I'm not even remotely mad at it.
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