LGR - The Sims 4 Cottage Living Review

Gameplay and overview of the ELEVENTH expansion pack to The Sims 4. This time it's an English countryside farming thing of sorts. Livestock to raise, eggs to hatch, critters to befriend, and I spose there's a cottage or two to live in. Let's just see if it's worth that $40 price tag.

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[LGR]

So! Regarding my statement about future videos at the very end. To elaborate:
_I do not plan on reviewing any more Sims 4 packs, _ other than full expansions most likely. There are only so many times I can say I'm disappointed or that something sucks, after all.

The Sims 4 continues to get new content all the time and I generally just don’t care, man. Over the past seven years and 50+ videos I’ve made about it, I have said everything that I wanna say about it, many times over. At this point I feel like I’m going nuts repeating myself. Like, we all know EA is a pile of turds and the core gameplay of The Sims 4 isn't gonna change all of a sudden, so I haven’t bothered talking about the last six or seven content packs because my heart simply isn’t in it anymore.

I value my time enough not to waste it on covering things I’m not fully invested in. Years ago now, covering this series went from “ooh, I get to make videos on The Sims!” to “ah crap, I _have_ to make videos on The Sims.” It became an obligation, then a burden, and now it's just a pain in the dick to keep up with.

So yeah. I’m tired of this onslaught of products. Exhausted, honestly. The series has gone off in confusing directions with monetization schemes I don’t care for, and it's become clear the new content is being made for an audience different than me, someone that's a specific breed of old school simmer. I’d rather not waste my time and yours talking about overpriced products made by a corporation I dislike. So going forward I only plan to check in on the series when a full expansion comes along (if that), since at least there are only one or two of those a year. That's as much as I can stomach.

Thank you to all of you for watching over the years, and I truly appreciate all the messages you’ve sent in asking for more Sims videos. But for all intents and purposes, I've mentally checked out and left The Sims behind. Which is fitting, since it left me behind years ago.

[manoflego]

The most important part of this video is the additional lore about LGR himself.

[Nookrium]

I think a better name for this expansion at this point would be “The Sims 4: Milking It”

[blauw]

Ah yes, my favourite human trait, Lactose intolerant, with Adventurous and Neat closely following.

[dean.]

Can't think of another franchise/genre that needs an independent competitor so desperately...

[vhs]

things i know abt LGR after years of watching his sims reviews:
- once lived in a tropical island area
- bred and showed chickens

[wikanka]

I love that slap in the face LGR gave by recommending a mod over a paid expansion pack

[low-resghul]

“You can convince the foxes not to steal by talking to it long enough to reason with them”

🦊 SWIPER NO SWIPING 🦊

[tmck]

LGR sounds like he’s being held at gun point by the fans while reviewing this pack lol

[megank]

I always wait for a 50% off sale. Never paid full price for anything Sims 4 related. Thanks for the review.

[pianomercury]

I totally understand why you're stepping away from reviewing Sim packs, but I will be honest and say you're basically the only big YouTuber I trust to review them. It's obvious to me most of them are too scared to say anything bad or ask for much from EA if it destroys the relationship they have with them. Even if that means they end up convincing other people to spend hundreds of dollars on disappointing stuff.

[prestobizmal]

“Your sims aren’t the only things getting milked” good god Clint I’m trying to eat my breakfast here.

[flashadowandsilvine]

I'm wondering why diets like vegetarian and lactose intolerant are set as traits, especially since you only get three in this game. Wouldn't having them as tickable options be better as a whole? I'd need two dedicated traits just to have something close to a vegan character. Even with this, it wouldn't change the sims lifestyle or philosophy, it just makes them sick when they accidentally eat the leftover mac and cheese in the fridge.

[ADAustraliaVlogs]

I feel like this + Nifty Knitting & Laundry Day could have been a real expansion pack. The stuff is nice, but it ain’t much and it feels heavily overs-priced because it’s not a gameplay pack.

[this_is_patrick]

"Trade them for meat"? So, basically giving them to a butcher in lieu of butchering it yourself.

[ToadyEN]

As someone from the UK I can confirm we all have chicken coops in our gardens, and we take our chickens to the pub most evenings.

[leggeddog]

LGR truely is a man to behold: Gamer AND chicken afficionado.

[emberkittyT]

I feel like this should have all been included in the “pets” (cats and dogs in TS4) pack. Breaking it up into bits and pieces just shows how absolutely greedy EA is, but hey, what’s new smh.

[kobosta]

You have my respects! You've been the only person that's ever covered The Sims that has always been 100% honest and you've gained my trust throughout all these years. Seeing you not being interested in the game anymore sucks, but I can't blame you, heck I even gave up on it years ago. It's like you said "each new pack is clearly being made for an audience different from what old school simmers like me are looking for"

[NeoBlueCD]

"Sims aren't the only ones getting milked in the barnyard" is going to sit in my head for longer than I'd like.