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  • Oh good, another Sims 4 Stuff pack.

  • Just what I always wanted.

  • This time it looks like it's about...

  • fitness!

  • Oh, goodie.

  • What do you think, Ralph?

  • [jazz piano interlude]

  • Yeah, I thought so.

  • Well, thanks yet again to the folks at Maxis

  • for sending me a review code for this pack.

  • Because, man, I did not want to pay

  • the $10 asking price for this one.

  • Aright, let's dive headfirst into the nonsense,

  • starting with Create-A-Sim crap.

  • You get a handful of haughty hairstyles.

  • They're fine, I guess.

  • You get some shirts and pants.

  • Those are also fine, I guess.

  • And you also get a pair of shoes and leggings,

  • and that's fine enough, too.

  • I guess.

  • There's also some new Buy Mode thingies

  • like a couple windows, doors and wallpapers.

  • There are two new chairs and a lone lounger

  • that works exactly like a chair,

  • a small selection of rugs,

  • shelves, wall ornaments,

  • and tiny mirrors that Sims can't use as a mirror,

  • followed by a bulky standing mirror

  • that helps you deal with the bulk of your Charisma problems.

  • Four tables with translucent bits

  • and corners that appear lethally sharp.

  • Some predictable bathroom items for your predictable bathroom.

  • That plant covered cement thing with a hole in it.

  • Three lights of different heights that all look exactly the same.

  • And a rock that lights up and looks suspiciously unfinished.

  • Oh, and there's some workout stuff, too,

  • 66% of which you already have in another form

  • and can pretty much completely ignore.

  • There's a remodeled treadmill and weight machine,

  • but who cares, because the main thing you're paying for

  • is this gigantic rock climbing wall.

  • or rather, it's a gigantic climbing treadmill,

  • complete with multiple workouts and challenges to endure.

  • This works a little differently from the other workout items

  • in that you don't initially have access to everything it can do.

  • You have to build your way up to it.

  • And I thought this was a pretty cool idea

  • since it seemed like the outcome of each climb and the unlocking speed

  • was affected by your Fitness skill.

  • But the more I played it, the more it seems entirely up to chance.

  • Even with a maxed out fitness skill,

  • my Sims were still failing climbs left and right,

  • which made unlocking things more annoying than engaging.

  • As you clumsily unlock climbs,

  • your Sim will set a time which other Sims can attempt to beat.

  • And I thought this was pretty neat as well

  • until I realized it is once again pretty random.

  • Much like bowling scores in the Sims 4 Bowling Stuff pack,

  • your climb times aren't something you can do much about directly.

  • You just click on it and eventually a message pops up

  • saying how you did in the form of a time.

  • Kind of makes sense, seeing as Sims exist on a wibbly-wobbly time scale

  • that doesn't really match the real world.

  • But still, I would have liked a little more involvement than this.

  • Ah, well, at least Sims can be burned alive

  • if they're not careful with the hardest climbing mode,

  • which spouts fire at them for "motivation."

  • Ah, this is some straight-up mad scientist-style evil right here,

  • and I welcome this flame-broiled chaos with open arms.

  • And mine aren't the only arms opening

  • since there's a new set of workout videos for Sims to boisterously mimic

  • and bounce their booty at.

  • These are the kind of animations I expect from fan-made mods,

  • but seldom see officially.

  • Remember the twerking mod?

  • Pepperidge Farm remembers.

  • I also like that they have added earbuds to the game,

  • which can be ordered in various colors from the Sim Internet.

  • Or they'll just be thrust upon your Sims at Random

  • by a desperately forceful marketing intern.

  • On the other hand, are these not the loudest ear buds on the planet?

  • Just listen to this!

  • (rock music volume increasing)

  • Oh, my condolences to your Sim's hearing

  • because I imagine it is going to be utterly destroyed

  • by these 2,000-watt earbuds!

  • I guess they wanted you to still be able to clearly hear the music,

  • but I think it should sound more like this personally:

  • (tinny, muted rock music)

  • Yeah, didn't that sound more believable?

  • I don't know maybe it's just me.

  • Anyway,

  • that's The Sims 4: Fitness Stuff pack.

  • Is it packed with enough stuff for you to spend $10 on it?

  • Well I sure don't think so.

  • You're basically paying 10 bucks for a nefarious climbing wall

  • that attempts to kill your most-skilled Sims,

  • some yoga pants, some animations and a few pointy tables.

  • Granted, I do like the look of some of these things

  • and mostly because of the wood grain.

  • And while I can definitely appreciate a good Sim-slaying device

  • that breathes fire as a reward for failure,

  • I cannot possibly recommend paying full price for it.

  • Stuff packs are almost always pretty forgettable for me,

  • but this one is really high up there in the forgettable spectrum.

  • So much so that I already forgot what I was talking about.

  • Was it hamburgers?

  • Mmm, burgers!

  • Yeah, go buy a $10 burger instead.

  • I think you'll be happier.

  • (Latin guitar music)

  • And if you got some use or enjoyment out of this video,

  • perhaps you'd like to see some of my others.

  • They're linked to here

  • and there's always new videos coming out every Monday and Friday

  • here on LGR.

  • And I thank you very much for watching.

[typing] [jazz music plays]

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