Whenever I think that EA Maxis has come up with everything for The Sims, another expansion pack is released. While not everyone will be equally enthusiastic about The Sims 4 High School Years, this pack introduces features that I can no longer imagine playing the series without. Read our review and download The Sims 4 High School Years for free.
First of all, don’t spoil anything!
All players of the base game can benefit from some of the changes introduced with The Sims 4 High School Years.
These include setting romantic preferences for Sims, meaning that those who are often ‘not playing’ will take the initiative in relationships according to the guidelines. Another example is body hair, which can grow naturally and require regular shaving.
Naturally, those who purchase the latest pack will see more extensive changes. For instance, they will have a wider range of body hair styles to choose from, and the presence of school romances will enable them to experience the updated relationship system to its fullest. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg that is The Sims™ 4 High School Years™.
High school students don’t think about school
It would seem that sitting at desks is the main attraction of this expansion pack. The truth is that this is somewhat untapped potential. If we don’t stop our Sim from going to class, they will spend the entire lesson in the same room with different illustrations on the board.
Occasionally, we’ll be asked to make a decision during class, such as whether to defend a student who is the subject of gossip. We’ll also sometimes take part in an evacuation of the facility, and firefighters will come to check the building’s condition.
However, I would like the lessons to be more interactive. For example, I would like to be able to perform chemical experiments or sit at a computer during IT classes. So, I will repeat what I thought as a teenager: ‘Lessons are boring.’
As usual, the most interesting part comes after class
Extracurricular activities look interesting, for example. They work on the principle of short-term ‘competitions’, during which characters disappear as if down a rabbit hole. Our task is simply to achieve the ‘promotion’ goals in life mode so that we can enjoy becoming a valued member of the computer club, football team, chess team or cheerleading squad.
There has been a lot of emphasis placed on social relationships, which are basically one of the most important things in the entire Sims series. Smartphones have gained many new features, such as the ability to take selfies for online challenges and the Social Bunny app.
With the latter, we can select the topic and tone of posts and tag others to generate semi-automated messages sent by our characters. Although these are only virtual chats, they positively affect the mood of the Sim’s friends.
The app strengthens bonds from a distance and helps us to gain virtual popularity online. This will be especially useful if we want to pursue one of the new casual work career paths – game streamer or Simfluencer. Furthermore, having a large number of followers will also lead to better results on the Trendi fashion app.
Is it worth playing The Sims 4: High School Years?
I would have liked to see the ideas for this expansion utilised more effectively in a few places. However, the truth is that it is still one of the better add-ons to The Sims 4. The Sims 4 High School Years adds features that I now find difficult to play without, having become accustomed to them.
If you’ve always thought that having teenagers at home is just a problem, you’ll change your mind now. Young Sims encounter fascinating problems, and helping them is really enjoyable.
Furthermore, improvements to the basic game mechanics make the popular life simulator even more realistic. If you’ve missed out on a few The Sims 4 expansions, change your mind and download High School Years! It’s school life as you’ve never experienced it before!
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- Genre: Simulator Games
- Supported languages: ES/ENG/MULTi
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The Sims 4 High School Years system requirements
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64 Bit Required. Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000+ or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better.
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64 Bit Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10
- Processor: Intel core i5 or faster, AMD Athlon X4
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 18 GB available space