You either love them or you hate them. Everyone has their own opinion on The Sims, but we can all agree that Maxis’ latest simulation title offers an endless amount of content. It’s true that to access everything available in The Sims 4 today you’ll probably have to remortgage your house, but considering there are dozens of expansions already out there, the veteran game has continued with more content upgraded. This is the For Rent expansion, and as the name suggests, it’s all about building a rental real estate empire. I’m sure it sounds familiar to many of you (and it hurts).
I will skip all the usual details about The Sims 4 as it is currently a very popular and well-known game. What I’m trying to say is that For Rent is not the kind of expansion you need to learn the ins and outs of The Sims 4. It is more advanced content that requires a good knowledge of the base game and its mechanics, so although you can literally immerse yourself in For Rent from the first moment, it is strongly recommended that you stick to one game naked
However, once you decide to load up this new Southeast Asia-inspired location, The Sims 4 offers you a series of very detailed and easy-to-follow tutorials to help you start building your real estate empire. They’ll walk you through creating your first rental property (which is just a fancy word for a property that you own and another Sim lives in and you pay rent on) and also walk you through the features and amenities that work best are appropriate and necessary Make sure Sims want to live in your homes and enjoy it. From here, the tutorials continue and cover building your own rental property from scratch, buying an empty lot, building a house, converting it into a rental property, and finding a tenant. Finally, these tutorials delve into the valuation of units and more complex systems, generally revolving around the emotional aspect of ownership.
This is where For Rent comes into play, because while you already have to take care of your Sims’ personal lives and the challenges that come with them, you now also have to make sure other Sims in your homes are happy and content. Whether it’s repairing damaged facilities, providing additional items a tenant needs, or simply helping to resolve conflicts between tenants, which are becoming increasingly common considering there are multiple Sims families living in a large rental home As the owner, you have your hands full. This whole concept ties into the unit rating system, because if you don’t do a good enough job as a homeowner and a home loses value and appraisal, your Sims will become frustrated and might start causing you problems, which will only increase costs. Stress of managing a real estate empire.
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The entire For Rent structure and associated property management systems work well. Of course, I never had the slightest doubt that this wouldn’t be the case, especially considering this is the 19th major expansion for The Sims 4 or something. Still, it offers a number of new ways to further explore the simulation title, which, combined with previous expansions, means The Sims 4 continues to be one of the most complex, immersive and customizable simulation experiences on the market. And in this sense, Rental seems to be one of the most important and impressive expansions. It lacks the spectacle and charm of the Get Famous or Island Living expansions, but For Rent contains systems and mechanics that generally improve the overall Sims experience to a small degree, unlike others, and which are not overlooked can.
Still, I’m not going to tell you that The Sims 4: For Rent redefines The Sims 4, because that’s not the case. It brings with it some new elements that are more meaningful and exciting, but also many smaller additions that don’t exactly shine with the same charm. Sims veterans will find it interesting to watch kids play sky hop, or the ability to add kettles to houses, or the more elegant “Create Your Sim” system, but these are more niche extras that are just the new ones Strengthen central systems of “The Sims 4”. For rent’. It’s a nice way to continue enjoying the simulation title, but it won’t impress or leave you speechless. It’s just more than we expected from the Maxis title.
