The Sims 2 Bon Voyage Screenshot and Review
HTML clipboardBon Voyage RELEASEEED!!!! U yeaaaaah!!! last 5 sept, The Sims 2 expansion Bon Voyage released on US. How about Indonesia? It already sell also. My friendss said she already get it at OTC Cempaka Mas. ^^
Btw busway, I want to give some snapshot from other site about the sims bon voyage. After I get the game and play it with my lovely character (KAdaj and Hokuto), I’ll write the review for U ^^
My friends said, “I’m not slept yet since I buy the game yesterday!” ahahaha
This review taken from simfantastic2 U can see many screetshot there ^^ But my friends Pucca-Pucca help me to get the screenshot from her game. Thx to her (hugs). Btw the sims can loose their wallet because of pocket pick ^^
Takemizu Village
In-game description: Combined with beautiful scenery, serene locales, and delicious foods, the Takemizu Village offers a peaceful and relaxing vacation for your family and friends. Learn about local customs and history while enjoying beautiful sights. Come stay at this tranquil vacation spot that promises not to disappoint.
This neighborhood / travel destination offers a beautifully designed selection of places to stay with its far east customs. It also specializes in certain items designated for this area. For an example most of the buildings include a brand new roof type (Pagoda Roofs) for you to make new sloped roofs commonly seen in the Far East, which is why they are there. You can make these new roofs yourself in Build mode just like any other roof along with many new roof textures to go along with it. (P.S. You may also use the new roof textures for any other type of roof.) Other examples are having the ability to serve tea, there is a new shrine that you can make wishes in (or even make things worse), and there is a new beautiful Zen Garden that you can rake to help it progress and even meditate on it.
(QUICK GREAT FACT! Usually when going on vacation you just take your family, well now in Bon Voyage you can even take people you know with you on vacation too!
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Three Lakes
In-game description: Planning on roasting a marshmallow under the stars? Or are you looking to try your skills at log rolling or axe throwing? Three lakes provides the perfect vacation destination for those who seek and enjoy the great outdoors. With fresh air and nature all around you it’s nearly impossible not to savor every second.
If you’re looking to travel down into the country or the great mountains go ahead and take a tent to treat your family here for the perfect place of activities. This travel destination is based on the greatness that comes with the classic cabins and old fashion places along with different customs and entertainment. Each travel destination has its own interactions and different behavior. For example here there is a new dance that you can join in with a group called the “Slap Dance.” Some other interesting facts are that you can now actually sleep over community and residential lots by using a tent so there is no need to worry about loosing energy while visiting a location. Also you can also dig from any spot of the ground and find “treasure” and other interesting items (You can dig on any lot). One last thing that is sure to catch your eye is the wonderful new creature that shall come out with out suspecting it. Newly added to this expansion pack is Big Foot. I personally did not get to see him myself but I know he exists! So look forward for this great creature this September!
(QUICK GREAT FACT! There are now many new activities for your Sims to enjoy including axe throwing and log rolling.
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Twikkii Island
In-game description: If you’ve never been to a beach then you’ll definitely won’t want to miss spending your next vacation on Twikkii Island. You’ll be dazzled by the rolling waves, exciting culture, and the world famous Pirate Wreck. So come visit and take a break in a beach hammock, shop for some stylish local goods or get a soothing massage.
This vacation spot / destination is my favorite place to visit when it comes to a tropical island. From the beautiful beaches and the extravagant hotels, this island is the perfect place to relax. One of the main new features that you’ll notice is the use of beaches and oceans. Now when you place a lot on water you will be able to have an interact-able beach and ocean. The interactions include watching waves, combing for seashells, sunbathing, building a sand castle, and swimming of course! Now for even more relaxation you know there needs to be a massage table! Depending on who you want to massage your Sim, the number of different massages and the skill of which the person knows each one, changes the final outcome. If you want your Sim to be good at it, you’ll need to learn the different types and if not just pay for someone else.
To finish the final aspects of what makes this island worth staying is the Pirate Ship along with some other little aspects. The ship is quite large located on the beach where your Sims will be able to visit (not stay over). You’ll be able to do so much on the ship and if you don’t want to do anything then there is no need to worry since the ship itself is beautifully construction. Also, what’s a vacation spot without some nice green nature to add to your scenery? Now there are so many new trees and plants that you can add to any lot and are even available in the neighborhood along with other decorations to place across the land.
WHERE TO STAY
Wherever you go, you can’t get away from the essence that captures you into a hotel! There are plenty of pre-made hotels in the game along with a couple of ones you can place where you’d like from the lot bin. They are not residential or community lots though. They are what are called “Specialty Lots,” which means the places to stay. Unfortunately for some people you can’t create your own hotel / specialty lot, but there is always a way to get around it. Luckily you can make a hotel but all you need to do is use the cheat code to change the lot zoning and it will work fine.
As you know each destination has many differences between culture and just physical appearance. Of course if you stay at one vacation destination, for example Takemizu Village, one place will have about the same general look throughout the entire neighborhood. So it is not all mix and match so that you can have the right neighboring places as well. Unless you change it personally, that is the way it is going to be.
Getting To A Hotel
Now in real life 99% of the time you will need to book a Hotel before you go there. Well in the Sims world you can do what you want. The only difference is that you will save more money if you book before you visit and it will be more right at the door.
So lets get a look on how you are actually going to get your transport to your highly anticipated travel destination. It starts off all with a call from home. When you click on a phone there will be a new menu called “Vacation.” In that section you’ll see an option called “Book Vacation.” Now once you’ve selected that a new dialog will come up called “Trip Planning.” Here there are many different options that you can choose from to make your vacation just right.
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Here is how its divided:
When: This is when you choose the actual day you will leave your house. You can choose the second you are calling (Now) or from any other day from the week. Example: Monday, Tuesday, etc.
How Long: Here you select how many days and nights you want to stay. The maximum amount of days you can stay are 7.
Airfare: This one speaks for yourself, but it tells you how much you will be paying to fly to your destination (P.S. There are no airplanes, just a “shuttle” to get you to the airplane.)
List of Friends: At first glance this may look like your average call a friend dialog box. Well here you can invite anyone you know to go on vacation with you, but don’t forget to bring your own family along with you if you want!
Vacation List: Including yourself you can have 8 guests maximum to go on vacation, which is more than enough. It shows you the friends, enemies, and family you have selected to go on vacation with you. Double check it to make sure everyone is there that you want.
Now once you’re done with that another dialog box will appear labeled Choose a Lot. This is where you pick the neighborhood (Vacation destinations) and then you can pick which lot you go to that is available. Now a wonderful new feature called, Choose Upon Arrival, lets you actually go to the neighborhood you selected and pick from the neighborhood view where to go. This is a big bonus so that you can get a more distinct look and feel of where you will be staying.
That’s it! Its time to go on a relaxing vacation! Once you’re done if you choose to go on vacation “Now” the van / shuttle will arrive (with a different color per each neighborhood you are visiting) as your Sims now have suit cases in their hands as they walk to the shuttle!
(QUICK GREAT FACT! You don’t need to worry about missing School or Work! Just like when you go to a community lot, the time at your home stays still, so the time you leave is the time you come back at your home!
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NEW FEATURES / THINGS TO DO
When it comes to vacation one of the first things to come to mind is exploring and discovering new things all around. With Bon Voyage you can do just that and keep track of them. Newly added to the memories section of the “Live Sim” panel is a new section called “Vacation Mementos.” What this section does is shows a numerous number of icons that when you hover over them they tell you what it is. If you have discovered something then the icon will be fully colored. If you still have yet to unlock these the icons will be gray with no texture to them. However to give you a hint you can still hover over these icons so you can find out how to complete them. There are 45 mementos total and as you progress through them you have an overall rank. The more you get the higher your rank.
Also added is the use of a digital camera. Now your Sims can choose where and what they want to take pictures of and depending on what neighborhood you are located in will change where you can find the pictures. In this case instead of showing up in the regular snapshot / story telling mode they are in a new section for vacation categorized by the travel destination you took them in. There is also a Misc. section incase you make your own vacation destination.
One other new aspect is the use of the Collection Rack. This is an object that you can purchase in buy mode and place on a wall. You use this item to place collectables and souvenirs on that you have bought at different travel spots. Quoted right from the game, “If you fill up your collection rack with the right combination of souvenirs or collectables you might get something special.” I myself didn’t get to fill that object up, so you never know what might happen.
If you are choosing to go on vacation and select the option to choose where you will be going upon arrival then you will notice something new. For the new destinations when you click on a lot for its details other than a description there will be a price range of levels from § to §§§§§. That will help you decide on if you can afford to go to that place or not. The reason why it doesn’t tell you the exact money you will need to pay is because the price depends on the size of the room that you pick and the items that are within it. So generally the bigger the room the higher the price, unless there are items of more value in the room.
Once you are at your hotel and on vacation a new meter will appear (replacing the age of your Sim) displaying how many more days are left of your vacation and how long you’ve already been there. Once again the maximum number of days to stay at a hotel is 7 but it is easy as making a phone call right after you get home to book another vacation. So there is no limit on how many vacations you want to take since they don’t interfere with work or school.
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