Years High School is the new expansion pack to find your teenage identity, go back to school and live a lot of drama… We tell you what the developers told us!
sims 4 continues betting on the expansion of its game and this time it proposes “High School Years”, a pack that will take you to the dramatic and fun years of adolescence, where high school seemed like a jungle and an amusement park at the same time. In a preview exclusively for press, the developers SimGuruGeorge and SimGuruJulia They were in charge of giving a tour of the pack and answering some questions from the public.
Time to go to class!
The highlight of this pack is that it turns the high school from a “rabbit hole” to a completely playable experience in which you can accompany your sims. Within the school you will have different options to spend your days. From paying attention, studying, talking to your classmates, shaking with nerves because of your “crush” and even play pranks.
But it’s not all fun and laughter, what happens inside the high school will determine the life of your Sims later on. This means that being grounded or having bad grades could mean that you don’t get the degree… and that degree will now be necessary for those who want to access certain jobs once they grow up.
Being a teenager is totally dramatic, so in addition to the whole school-related experience, relationships between Sims are heightened. You will be able to make friends, enemies and even have a “crush”, that is, a person that you like very much. Non-playable sims will make decisions and may even ask you out. At the same time, the sims will develop fears and desires that will mark their personality throughout their lives.
Everything ‘ends’ on the night of the graduation, with your “Prom” dance, where you can dance super sweet with your date and vote for the King and Queen. Since graduation is so important to a Sim, you can make signs that allow you to invite your crush to the event. But beware, they can reject you.
Every aspect of the prom can be arranged and prepared, making the celebration just for you.
Teen life to the max
Social networks, viral challenges, love dramas… and theme parks. Years High School includes new locations to enjoy with your friends -or more than friends-. From a new photo booth to amusement park attractions where we can have wohoo with our Sims,
There are four new aspirations exclusively for teens. “Live fast” -official translation into Spanish pending- which goes from living without rules or worries to Hakuna Matata; “Drama Llama”, which will fill your days with… exactly that, Drama; “Icon”, which has to do with being popular and influential and “Goal Oriented” which has to do with always being the best, better than anyone else *pokemon music playing in the background*.
Style, creativity and new jobs…
The expansion brings with it some interesting things. For example a new phone interface with an active social network similar to Instagram. You also have access to “trendy” a fashion style app that will allow you to upload your own styles, sell them, and if it’s good enough, generate trends.
The trends will gradually turn us into Simsfluencers. Yes, exactly what you think. If we set a trend, other Sims in high school will start dressing the same way. On the other hand, we can also be Video Game Streamers. Both careers are not cut short and can be continued once your sims have transitioned from the youth to adult stage.
Exploring style is essential in this pack. From the clothes to the decoration of the bedrooms, the High School Years style is not limited to a single aesthetic, but incorporates several. This differentiates it quite a bit from packs like Village Life and Werewolves, whose aesthetics were very defined.
And new things for everyone
Secondary is about discovering oneself, this includes all possible aspects. That’s why with the High School Years expansion pack an update on our Sim’s sexual orientations comes free of charge to the base game. Now we will be able to define our preferences, both physical and romantic, allowing us to further open the spectrum of sexuality of our sims -which by default were always bisexual-. For example, your sims may want to “fool around” with men and women alike but only develop feelings for one gender. Or, wanting to ‘fool around’ with everyone but not developing a romantic relationship, developing romantic relationships but not physical ones. This increasingly reinforces the commitment to the inclusion of the game.
Along with expanded sexual preferences, we’re also getting another big update: body hair. Our sims will be able to have hair on their faces, arms, back, chest and legs. Shave it off and set it to grow back.
The expansion will arrive on July 28 for Xbox, Play Station, Mac and PC -Origin and Steam-. The free updates will be made around the 26th.