Sims 4 Spa Day Refresh: New Gameplay, But is it Enough?

Sims 4 Spa Day Refresh is happening - new gameplay including nails, manicures, pedicures, make money with wellness, be a yoga instructor, and more. Plus, there's THREE new wellness aspirations, a new trait, and new objects. But, is this really enough to make the pack fun?

Spa Day was released in 2015, and it was a disappointment to many players. Your Sim couldn't actually be a yoga instructor. But now you can - and you can start a wellness business or just make money on the side teaching yoga in the park, leading meditation, giving manicures and pedicures, or using the massage table.

I really like these changes and updates. I always like to see the game making progress. But my concern is that the developers/EA/Sims team - whoever - is focusing on things that are less important. So many players have been asking for base game fixes - things like lore, whims, trait overhaul, memories, better autonomy, etc.

Does refreshing old packs take attention away from fixing the core problems with the game? Or is this just the beginning of the team really trying to overhaul Sims 4 and make it better?

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[IronSeagull]

It is funny how these refreshes are basically EA admitting these packs weren’t good enough in the first place (though of course I’m sure that they want to boost sales of old packs). But I still very much welcome the idea of future refreshes. That said, I think they missed an opportunity to include body hair waxing at spas. Imagine the animation potential! 😂

[funnyorsomething]

It's a good thing this wasn't sold as a "Nail salon stuff pack" or kit pack. (had to fix a spelling error)

[DoveCalderwood]

Any effort to improve the game is welcome in my book! Between this refresh and the recent conversation the Gurus opened up about depth and challenge give me hope that the game is heading in the right direction. Is this a perfect update that makes Spa Day flawless? No. But it's still a good change that I'm really looking forward to!

[TimmieShak]

I actually like what they have done this time! The sims 4 is still sooo lacking, but its a step in the right direction to update some lackluster stuff for free. Great review cindy! I hope you are doing well!

[gabrielbezerra]

Honestly, I was so skeptical about this pack refresh thing. I really did thought it was just some bug fixes or some better AI something, maybe some cas itens.
I'm pleasantly surprised with this, and even so I also think they should be focusing on the base game, I do think they are already doing it btw, but base game is more difficult by the way I see it, this pack refresh is actually really good for the game.
It may even make some packs actually worth the money you've spend on it, and I really think they should keep up with this and on this level.

[itsgaylebitxh]

If you have to "refresh" your packs, they weren't made well enough

[cflo]

Is EA okay? 🤨 I think someone should check on them, they're being too nice, what are they up to hmm?

[WindowsXPFrog]

I’m actually pleasantly surprised by this. They’re giving us a lot more from this than I thought they would. I’m always up for new traits/aspirations.

[zyxcba]

I am actually impressed with how much they added to Spa Day, it actually feels like a proper game pack rather than a stuff pack with game pack pricing. While I do think refreshes should take a back seat to the base game in terms of priority, I am really glad that they are doing these and hope that more game and expansion packs like Get Famous, Island Living and Snowy Escape (i.e. packs with a ton of potential that went almost entirely unexplored) get refreshed in the future.

[Solaera]

I think this is pretty cool. Now if they could refresh Dine Out that would be great.

[NinjaCakkey]

I’m glad that this update is free, it looks good. I actually use spa day items all the time, my sims have been high maintenance since before they made the official trait 😂🤷🏽‍♀️

[indeboss]

I assume they have different teams working on the base game and on different DLCs but either way I'm really impressed with what they did here. It's not just like a few fixes here and there, these are actual improvements for all sorts of players: gameplay for kids, new ways to earn money, customize your sim, and even improving swatches. Seems like a good update from many angles

[fernandaa]

I can't believe that this looks really cool AND integrated!

[profoundending]

I LOVE the nails! Now when can we have body hair!? That's what I want the most.

[vivecogrady]

On one hand it's a shame this is even it is what it is, and a lot of this stuff looks awesome. Like, the nails degrade ?? That's really freaking cool. I'm excited to see what's to come withh othher pack refreshhes

[aniagie]

this looks cute and finally something useful to the game, nails are something we needed especially cc free and those remade chairs and tables are awesome. I do hope they will add body hairs and more realistic eyelashes one day since we got those nails...

[AdventuresWithV]

This is definitely putting lipstick on a pig BUT it's definitely going to enhance the mods I use 😂 Now my sugar baby can be high maintenance and use that money to get her nails done.
Seriously though, it shows that they hear us and see that we want more in depth game play...I really hope they put that energy into sims 5 from the beginning, not doing so would be the biggest insult ever

[shickzander]

Tbh refreshes seem like they could be great, especially since the original pack came out so long ago and they probably had a bunch of scrapped ideas they couldn't add when the pack was being made. I hope they do this for some other packs later on. It would be especially nice if they did this with Island Living to give the mermaids a bit more spice. I honestly don't mind them doing this rather than base game stuff bc they usually bring some new stuff to base game along with the packs. Kinda eager to see where this journey takes us.

[JanJanInfinity]

I love that the children can participate in YOGA and the manicure and pedicure decreasing making it more realistic. Sims 4 is getting better with this refresh. I just hope this can be done for other underwhelming game packs.

[laurenmoore]

I’m actually super excited for this update. I used to play with spa day all the time. I would 100% prefer if they just re-vamped old packs instead of getting new half-assed packs in the future.