World of Wonder Review!

Another month, another Sims 3 store set. This one slightly under the radar due to the buzz being directed at the Sims 4 E3 appearance around the same time as release of this set. This is the 2014 June store release and is a venue in the carnival/circus/fun fair theme which is not a new idea in the series.

 

Note: I have decided to exclude price/simpoints as a factor in my reviews. I will mention it (sometimes) but it will no longer affect rating and review of the content. There's just no winning with the cost of store content for the remainder of Sims 3 and going into Sims 4 it will always be overpriced.

Here are some points to note about the venue.... 

•  The whole venue itself. The size. The layout. The detail. Perfection. The lot loaded very quickly despite the size and the amount of objects on it. It kind of reminded me of something out of Sims: Makin' Magic because of the simplicity and excited feeling I got just from looking at it. 

Q&A review: The Prism Art Studio

The Prism Art Studio was released as store content for February as part of the monthly trend of store releases. It is a venue for 1900 simpoints and comes with new premium content and a new skill. Is it worth the price of 1900 simpoints? What can I do with it? Is it simply just a modified art gallery? This review will hopefully answer all these burning questions and more.

For aesthetics this is definitely one of the top venues. 

What exactly is the Prism Art Studio? 

Basically it's exactly as the title says, an art studio. It has everything you would expect in an art studio such as easels, an art display area and it contains the new premium content: The Artisan's Glass Blowing and Jewelry Making Station. It also contains stained glass windows which kind of made simmers think this would be a church or something. I love the look of this venue. The Business As Usual Bistro and the Skylight Dance Studio are the best looking venues, in my opinion, but this comes very close! It fits perfectly in any setting and I loved how it showed off the objects (stained glass windows and L-Shaped stairs). It's a large lot (40X40) and it is packed with objects and beautiful architecture. I really like how the store team designed this one. I hardly changed anything except add the sculpting station from Ambitions to really make it very arty.

Skylight Studio for The Performing Arts Review

Another unique venue from the Sims 3 store team. This time it's a dance-studio-type-gym called the Skylight Studio for the Performing Arts which is so named due to the inclusion of skylights. This was a rather nice addition to the game. The venue included many CAS items, build/buy objects and TWO premium items. It seems to be an amazing venue just from looking at all these aspects but does its gameplay options and new content match up to its beauty?

Business As Usual Bistro Overview and Review

It's business time in the sims 3! Well it has been for a long time and I've had this set for a long time as well. I only chose to do a review now because I finally had the chance to play with this venue properly. Currently ranked as the 8th best selling item on the sims 3 store, this seems to be something sims players wanted.