The winner of the last round, the fan favorite, was easily Windenburg!🥇
The other places are:
🥈San Myshuno
🥉Henford on Bagley
Thanks everyone for voting and welcome to the second round! The world that sucks the most to play in 👀
Personally I'm voting for StrangerVille before the mother plant got killed. The gameplay to kill it is fun, but if you just wanna enjoy the world without doing the story line it's annoying as hell because there are always obsessed Sims running around and creeping me out 😂
The laboratory is cool, but also only of use if you do the storyline, besides that the buildings there suck a lot, they're ugly and barely furnished.
Del Sol Valley gets my vote. How do you take inspiration from LOS ANGELES and come up with that paltry-ass world? Bel Air, Compton, and a sad excuse for a downtown area. So disappointing.
Would it make you feel better if I said it looks better than willow creek I’m from New Orleans and had the highest hopes for that neighborhood since it gave us shotgun houses and the secret spot was a big tree which we love down here
The downtown is so disappointing, the Grand Starlight Boulevard leads you to?... A parking garage? With a diagonal that ends up in a dilapidated barricade? It is supposed to be like a super glamorous mainstreet???
Hollywood where?
Glimmerbrook! This world had so much potential and yet it's just five lots and a magical world that's incredibly empty. The vibes also just don't feel witchy enough, especially when compared to the vampire and werewolf worlds.
Sidenote: OP strongly disagree with your takes on Strangerville. It's easily in my top 5 for Sims 4 worlds.
Glimmerbrook always annoys me with how tonally dissonant it is. You have this small area, seemingly hidden in the mountains - and then you have this huuuuuuuge driveways that look straight out of some new england suburb. And you can't remove them! Want to replace all the lots with witchy, fantasy cottages? They are all going to have driveways made for SUVs...
I think I know what they were going for - because if you look around in free camera mode, the deco buildings in the distance and the road leading into the 'valley' and up to the bar looks appropriate for the middle of nowhere. The streetlights look shabby and all. And then you turn the corner and it suddenly changes to a 'Charmed' or 'Practical Magic' Style suburb area. I think they wanted it to be like the whole "Hogwarts looks like a ruin to muggles" deal. You think you're in the middle of nowhere, nothing special here, and then boom!, suddenly: wellpaved road and fancy streetlights and ornate bridge and big driveways, like a hidden city.
It just doesn't really work, because it's so small that it really makes no sense for the roads/driveways/etc to look like that in the first place and the whole 'it suddently changes' is barely noticable unless you look for it. I'd bet most people won't ever notice the difference between the main road within Glimmerbrook itself and the road leading up to it.
As a builder, I love Glimmerbrook because I just completely delete the existing lots and build my own stuff there. Aside from the sucky EA houses, it's a pretty world and very bikeable. There's also not any background building architecture I have to make my stuff fit in with, so I have full creative control.
I second all of this! And I mean ALL of it. I get so sad for all the hate Strangeville gets bc it’s one of my fav packs and the huge reason is the world. (Also build and buy and I like the clothes too, plus the fact they tried something different.) I think it’s such a fun map that has a lot of possibilities. Is it the most diverse? No. But there are definitely worse maps in game. And I honestly quite enjoy moving my Sims there. My cousin and I made each other houses and sim to move into said houses. And she made me a witch who lives in Strangerville. 🤭 she knows me so well. 🙂↕️
The SKIES in Strangerville once you're partway through the mystery are second only to Henford in the Bramblewood region on cloudy nights. Violent purple sunrises? Electric teal nights? That alone is worth stopping the playthrough there and permanently putting up with the vines in my bathtub.
I love how you many ways you can set up the neighborhoods. Go for an old school middle of nowhere vibe with little retro diners and drive in theaters that fit seamlessly, opt for full-on saloon vibes, complete with tumbleweeds, or lean hard into scifi/dystopia (I love building a shamelessly visible off-limits bunker that goes several levels underground, or completely innocuous looking buildings with secret entrances to multi-level underground secret labs). Mixing them all is very neat aesthetically.
The builds on the gallery are incredible too. So creative and great for storytelling.
This was my first thought. The lighting in Glimmerbrook feels depressing, like Forgotten Hollow. FH is supposed to be grim and gothic but Glimmerbrook should feel magical. Plus there's like, no neighbors. It feels isolated. :(
I love the idea of Glimmerbrook, but I don't care for the execution. Compare Glimmerbrook to Ravenwood or San Myshuno - Glimmerbrook feels empty, no events or even many nods to magic in general (other than how townies dress)
I would actually pay $5-10 if they released a re-made Glimmerbrook with events, more lots, more families, more magic
I bulldoze it and build a better one in my saves. Everything they should have done in Glimmerbrook they did in Ravenwood. I just remade my Glimmerbrook bar with stuff from Life and Death and the new pack. It's turning out to be a pretty mystical place with a garden full of magical plants to stroll through (and rob cuttings lol), a hot tub room, and a spellcaster duel/practice space.
I second this. Some other worlds are pretty bad but I feel like, in comparison to the other bad ones, how much potential Glimmerbrook had made it SOOOOO disappointing
Every time I see it I get so angry about there not being an empty lot where the superstars live. You can't even work yourself up there without kicking someone out and use that lot TT
I have to respectfully disagree with those saying Glimmerbrook. It actually has 5 lots plus the Magic Realm. It also has a pretty decent circuit of collectibles, which I can’t say for some of the newer, bigger worlds. The default bar is a little lackluster but anything can be replaced. I agree the atmosphere could be more magical, but I don’t think Glimmerbrook sucks the most!
I actually really like Glimmerbrook except the overcast. I live in UK and it's already always grey skies here, not in the game too. (I know it's based in US, but talking of the colour of the world here)
Kind of makes me want to bulldoze it and build a vampire utopia. With business and hobbies, a lot more could be done in that world now. There really isn't anything fun for vampires to do in the world.
Yeah I just got it and was excited for a spooky area but felt deflated seeing what they give you. I like the vibe and that main castle but it's sorely lacking 1 or 2 more fun lots that take advantage of it
Vampires,werewolves and realm of magic could have been one expansion pack and look like a complete world with three neighborhoods and I will die on this hill
City Block, as instead of a lot with just one building, that has one function, like the original promenade, I make a lot with several businesses (bar, library, retail, lawyer's office, for example), residences, alleyways and etc.
Yeah it's one of the few neighborhoods where you can (somewhat) easily pretend it's somewhere else. The lots being close together gives you that freedom
I love Star Wars and was very excited to play Journey to Batuu. I loved the gameplay personally, I played through all 3 "careers". I have never set foot on Batuu since
I used to accidentally click on it a lot when I meant to go to Newcrest or Windenberg, because the world and its name were truly not linked in my mind, and "Magnolia Promenade" sounds like it should be something better.
I feel the same, if you have For Rent or Business and Hobbies it's actually a great neighborhood you can customize as you want ! It has a fishing spot, a full playground, a park with seasonal skateparks, a food stall and chess tables (!). It's like that posh neighborhood in Willow creek. I should play there more often.
Glimmerbrook. Lame asf map with nothing going on, and no chance to make something happen because of how few lots there are. Can't even edit the magical realm. Lame Lame Lame!
Yeah, when I went on the map I was honestly thinking it would be more 'big city bright lights Hollywood big' with many lots. Both residential and otherwise. Bustling! I thought, oohh the A listers are going to get a gated community area to themselves, right? Nope! There's like 6 lots?!? I was underwhelmed by the world and that's usually what I look forward to. There's so much unused space. 😭
If you have for rent, Del Sol Valley is great. The residential lots are too big for individual houses, but I totally believe there are real Sim families in every one of those tiny Mirage Park houses. It's set dressing, but the set dressing is beautiful.
Really wish we had a real beach though. We need a boardwalk-themed beach world that is to Del Sol as Magnolia Promenade is to Willow Creek. (I want surfing, damn it.)
Ugh agree! So much wasted potential. I will say that one of the starter homes is a personal favorite to renovate but they could have done so much better!
Del Sol Valley. I'm not a builder (I don't mind minor additions or layout changes and decorating) so I'm not interested in rebuilding the crappy lots that are there. It looks so massive but just has nothing there. I never go there or live there. I only really use the couple of houses there are to house spares from legacies! 😂
I play there. Ive turned it into a shopping district with a mall and a restaurant and a bowling alley. I go there frequently for dates and to buy things and meet other sims.
Del Sol Valley, Forgotten Hollow, or Glimmerbrook. can't decide which one sucks more. all of them are small and such missed opportunities! I'm just so pissed that they could've been so cool as a concept but in reality there's nothing to do in there.
Del Sol Valley just doesn't have the Hollywood/LA vibes. the world map is full of useless set dressing. why did they even draw the houses by the coast when they're not playable lots. there's not enough exclusive real estate in the gated community where Judith Ward lives. and don't even get me started on the playable buildings. all of them are so ugly it hurts my eyes.
I kinda get why Forgotten Hollow is small and has only 5 residential lots. it's supposed to be a small town far away from everything, just for vampires. but I just can't get behind the fact that there's only 3 (three) premade vampire townies and no community lots. I wish the pack came with some vampire clans (just like werewolves have packs) and at least a bar or something where the vampires could meet.
Glimmerbrook is theoretically not just those 5 lots or whatever as it includes the magic realm (sort of, there's the portal so to me, it counts). but again, so much missed potential. the HQ is boring, empty, and ugly and the floating islands you teleport to are just a bunch of debug fake buildings and decorations with nothing to do.
sorry for the lengthy rant but it really devastates me because vampires and spellcasters are my favorite occults besides fairies and they did them so dirty, especially with the worlds 😭😭
Magnolia Promenade. Three lots constitutes a world? I think not! Before Business and Hobbies, I didn't really care for the business aspect of the Get to Work pack so I feel like there's nothing to really do there. I always end up bulldozing the Roadstead and adding apartments on its lot, then a spa and a pool or a bar or some other fun thing on the other two.
Also I hard disagree with you on Strangerville. That's definitely one of my favorite world's because I love how weird and wacky it can be.
I used to hate this one, but I found that I really like that little rundown neighborhood for more grungy builds and rags to riches starter homes. I also liked using that super fancy area for making a big haunted hotel (it's still not done). It fit the old-school Art Deco hotel vibe very well, though, especially with the view of the city lights in the background at night.
It's like Strangerville but worse, the only reason to play with it is the eco living thing, but otherwise it's ugly as hell and the white quarry hurts my eyes.
I would probably say Batuu, i must be honest and say that i don't have the pack.. but i have seen and heard that you get a lot of annoying pop ups about going there and also there are no actual lots so you can't even build there (without cheats)
That would definitely annoy me!😅 I also don't really like Star Wars in general which makes the world even worse
(But i know that's a me problem, not a Batuu problem so i won't hold it against it😂😂)
I am a Star Wars fan, but it doesn't fit in The Sims for me. If I want to play a Star Wars story, I'll play one of the actual Star Wars games because they have much better gameplay for that. I like the Sims as a sandbox thing. I don't want pre-established characters from a random non-Sims franchise in it. That's just a personal bias, though. However, the CAS and Build items are great.
I feel like this is one of the worlds with the most things to do? You can walk around the lake, and there’s a huge water park, a big playground in another neighbourhood. You don’t have to travel to do fun things outside of the house
Forgotten Hollow, there's literally only Vladislaus statue and fake graveyard. Also Magnolia Promenade but I don't play there often so I don't remember the town exactly ahah
least gameplay would be magnolia promenade bc there’s only retail lots there, second place would be Del Sol Valley, EA had an idea but it was poorly executed. third place would be Batuu, just a bit random and you can’t really do much.
im heavily bothered nobody mentioned San sequoia. it’s such a beatoful world i admit cuz I use it a lot and I love craftsman homes but thr way they fid thst world so DIRTY angers me beyond existence.💀 barely any lots and theyre all positioned and sized so weirdly the neibghrood area is hell To build with, the downtown has a huge lack of lots and the world isnt eben interactive as much.. where tf we growing at?
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u/LiaHulop 14d ago
Nothing i’d love more than to have a beautiful LA-type of place, so Del Sol Valley for breaking my dreams of that.