Honest Review of The Sims 4: Party Essentials + Urban Homage Kits

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  • @lilsimsie
    @lilsimsie  3 місяці тому +2605

    THE DANCE FLOOR DOES WORK WITH JUST THE BASE GAME!!! You do NOT need any packs for it to work! Trust me, I've tested it!

    • @SilvaInLumine
      @SilvaInLumine 3 місяці тому +45

      Thank u so much. I was getting so many mixed vibes =D

    • @aduckofsomesort
      @aduckofsomesort 3 місяці тому +35

      Is there a way you can edit this info into the video? Because there is an absolute ton of people saying otherwise in the comments

    • @Frog-jz8uc
      @Frog-jz8uc 3 місяці тому +17

      Love when the sims make things like that, so you don't have to buy more than one pack (getting flashbacks to my first pet stuff)

    • @amberbouley
      @amberbouley 3 місяці тому +88

      The only option I had was "Dance' Which was the same interaction you can use with any speaker without a dance floor. And "Turn on Fog"

    • @Shardae8810
      @Shardae8810 3 місяці тому +68

      Didn’t seem to work with BG only in another review I watched 👀👀

  • @loz.r7005
    @loz.r7005 3 місяці тому +4043

    Half of the build kit items should’ve come with high school years, it’s giving prom decorations

    • @HeyitsKyomeiSub
      @HeyitsKyomeiSub 3 місяці тому

      Ok. I was wondering if i was the only one who thought that. I was like i cant be the only one who thinks its prom items

    • @ystacalden
      @ystacalden 3 місяці тому +346

      Most of the kits are stuff that was considered for a pack and discarded, haven't you noticed? The grunge and basement kit are basically things that didn't make it into Werewolves, the Country Kitchen is the kitchen they decided not to put in Cottage Living, and so on.

    • @maddieo333
      @maddieo333 3 місяці тому +7

      Totally!!

    • @tweedlebug123
      @tweedlebug123 3 місяці тому +63

      @@ystacalden nice try, the Country Kitchen Kit came BEFORE cottage living. They were p close, but Country Kitchen came first. Not doubting it was released in preparation for cottage living, but it's not leftovers.

    • @Kelsobunny
      @Kelsobunny 3 місяці тому +1

      Facts

  • @minnahmi3314
    @minnahmi3314 3 місяці тому +3652

    This should’ve been part of a Luxury Stuff Pack Refresh. Take these items and make the snack & drink displays functional (w/ different snack & drink options), make neighbors react to kids & teens throwing loud parties, ADD FREE STANDING BALLOON CLUSTERS, make the cake stand functional, have an option to hire clowns & even Blarfy, etc!!

    • @sirgaykrovos
      @sirgaykrovos 3 місяці тому +157

      wait no but actually??? you're right!! it would've been much more worth it

    • @CarolinaNaiade
      @CarolinaNaiade 3 місяці тому +85

      EXACTLY!!!!! But it's EA after all 🙄🙄🙄

    • @danitho
      @danitho 3 місяці тому +103

      I agree that they should be added with some pack but not Luxury Stuff. Two different vibes. Party Essentials honestly feels like reject items from the High schools pack.

    • @MaeSeaSims
      @MaeSeaSims 3 місяці тому +4

      SO true

    • @naijailee6567
      @naijailee6567 3 місяці тому +4

      Omg so cool idea

  • @Nasynka
    @Nasynka 3 місяці тому +223

    "I don't see myself putting that fog machine in my houses" ... but how about your GRAVEYARD?! 👀

  • @kikibunni
    @kikibunni 3 місяці тому +1670

    they need to work with CC creators to make all the clothes because the urban homage kit is just incredible

    • @lucaleone4331
      @lucaleone4331 3 місяці тому +131

      Yeah it'd be great if they got a male creator to do a kit bc the men's clothing in this was just nothing...
      And the last male kit we got was with some random designer and all the clothes were just weird and not really usable.

    • @ashildrtheswift3028
      @ashildrtheswift3028 3 місяці тому +20

      For real! It's the first CAS content that has actually made me consider getting a kit.

    • @ShaniqueHyde
      @ShaniqueHyde 3 місяці тому +38

      ​@@lucaleone4331 Ebonix said that the clothes are unisex. She pushed really hard for them to work on both masculine and feminine frames

    • @lucaleone4331
      @lucaleone4331 3 місяці тому +18

      @@ShaniqueHyde do you actually believe that? because I have eyes and I sure dont. How many of those clothes are you putting on your male sims?

    • @cassiejohnson9410
      @cassiejohnson9410 3 місяці тому +17

      @@lucaleone4331 I mean most of them. The main ones I wouldn't (and even then for certain sims I might) are the butterfly and the skirt? everything else seemed pretty unisex.

  • @Toneh9
    @Toneh9 3 місяці тому +893

    "Party essentials" are definitely things that didn't make it to high school years. Someone on the sims team was exited to get to go to prom.

  • @lilithali8582
    @lilithali8582 3 місяці тому +1131

    Party essentials item feel like they should've come with highschool years as prom decor

    • @lucaleone4331
      @lucaleone4331 3 місяці тому +10

      True. They do fit in well with that pack.

    • @maddieo333
      @maddieo333 3 місяці тому +5

      Mhm that’s the only place I could see this fitting in
      Just looks like if they took the prom stuff but made it lower quality lol

    • @cassandramcbride7007
      @cassandramcbride7007 3 місяці тому +11

      again if feels is the rejected itens that didnt came in the final cut... and more 5 euros or dolls.

    • @danielharmon15
      @danielharmon15 3 місяці тому +2

      Or My Wedding Stories for wedding receptions.

    • @cleopatra1d2
      @cleopatra1d2 3 місяці тому

      Or get together

  • @artistryiscomingback
    @artistryiscomingback 3 місяці тому +2079

    I just kinda feel like so many of the items in Urban Homage should be base game. The head scarf, the gold bamboo earrings, the dashiki are all things that seem so normal in black fashion that putting them behind a paywall is a little 🙃🙃🙃 to me

    • @foxxybreyerkatnisshorsepro1336
      @foxxybreyerkatnisshorsepro1336 3 місяці тому +174

      Same, I wish they were base game but I'm glad to at least just have them now, and if they're gonna be behind a paywall at least it's the cheapest option yknow?

    • @dowhatmakesyouhappiest198
      @dowhatmakesyouhappiest198 3 місяці тому +16

      honestly i thought that too

    • @artistryiscomingback
      @artistryiscomingback 3 місяці тому +59

      @@foxxybreyerkatnisshorsepro1336 that's a good point tbh, props to looking on the bright side ☺️

    • @kennedie7031
      @kennedie7031 3 місяці тому +84

      yeah it’s awesome to have particular designs made by a creator in a kit or packs that arent euro/usa centric but what is it with the sims blockading small features but claiming to have representation at the core of their development :’(

    • @ashildrtheswift3028
      @ashildrtheswift3028 3 місяці тому +78

      Yeah, I get your point. It's like if they'd put the Pride flag behind a paywall- not nice.
      Especially considering that TS4 has only recently started really working on POC representation

  • @EmpressEmbeth
    @EmpressEmbeth 3 місяці тому +93

    Can we take a moment to appreciate how classy it was of Simsie to shout out Ebonix's creator code instead of her own?

  • @lunkfromscandinavia
    @lunkfromscandinavia 3 місяці тому +403

    I noticed a cute detail on the new record player. One of the swatches on the vinyl that is lying on top the speaker matches a poster from the Werewolf pack! Its the one that has a white background, red text and 3 wolves in a suit. I can see myself using those two items together to make it look like my sim is a huge fan of that band!

    • @sacrificiallamb4568
      @sacrificiallamb4568 3 місяці тому +10

      Like people with the Taylor Swift vinyls. (I came up with this reference independent of the video.)

  • @emilymarrs4835
    @emilymarrs4835 3 місяці тому +174

    Fog machine but for vlads house to make it spookier

  • @therainbowcat3
    @therainbowcat3 3 місяці тому +313

    The fog machine, disco ball, and bar are the only objects that carry any weight in Party 'Essentials'

  • @greyscaleanon7551
    @greyscaleanon7551 3 місяці тому +174

    Ok, wait...so not only are you unable to add candles to a cake while it's on the cake stand, but you can't blow out candles that were already added before it was put on the cake stand? That is honestly the biggest missed opportunity in a Party-themed Build/Buy pack.
    Other than that, the Party Essentials Kit seems like the sort of kit where if you have it, you'll find uses for it (a bar that you can put against the wall because there is no visible ledge for seating, lights and a dance floor for community lots, a table with a basic tablecloth, a pile of chips and plates for a backyard barbecue, etc) but if you don't have it, you won't be gazing wistfully at the store page for it, wishing you had it. It's useful, but not necessary for anything.

    • @TheLostTVRemote
      @TheLostTVRemote 3 місяці тому +7

      Which is honestly how all DLC should be. It's nice to have, but not essential for your game. How unusual for EA, lol

  • @taylarsnow5056
    @taylarsnow5056 3 місяці тому +345

    that LED TV would've been absolutely perfect for the vibes of your last build!! (The gaming apartment) 🥳💜

    • @artistryiscomingback
      @artistryiscomingback 3 місяці тому +9

      YES I was thinking the same thing. Some of those other lighting options too. Maybe the photo backdrop as a streaming backdrop??

    • @taylarsnow5056
      @taylarsnow5056 3 місяці тому +1

      @@artistryiscomingback omg yes! That’d be an awesome streaming backdrop I’d be mesmerized lol🤩

  • @averriaa
    @averriaa 3 місяці тому +603

    the fact that they called this "party ESSENTIALS" is killing me. if this dlc is supposedly so "essential" for parties - something that have been in the game since the beginning - why is it coming out 10 years late lmao

    • @manen2391
      @manen2391 3 місяці тому +25

      I mean agreed on it should be in game already, but it’s not saying it’s essential for parties, party essentials is actually a marketing phrase for party decorations, and food ware from the 80s and early 90s that stuck around in America, so it’s just the way of saying here’s stuff expected at a party like paper plates and solo cups, honestly while lazy it’s a quick way to get the point of the kit across

    • @VIIXXI1991
      @VIIXXI1991 3 місяці тому

      MTE

    • @ilymiyah
      @ilymiyah 3 місяці тому +7

      Can yall just stfu if you don’t like the damn kit don’t buy it yall always gotta have something to sayyyy

    • @anglfail
      @anglfail 3 місяці тому +23

      @@ilymiyahyeah its called a opinion. we are not allowed to like the kit. EA deserves criticism. its not that deep why are you licking their boots.

    • @ilymiyah
      @ilymiyah 3 місяці тому +5

      @@anglfail if you don’t like the kit then don’t buy it, yall always gotta be negative about everything it’s aggravating asf.

  • @blaireshoe8738
    @blaireshoe8738 3 місяці тому +121

    The flat textures are giving ball pit energy, except worse, because you can SEE THEM FROM THE SIDES THAT DON'T EXIST. Like no, I would not like a piece of paper with an neon light design drawn on the front attached to my wall with pipes. If it was an actual neon light attached in the same manner it would look great! But it's thinner than paper-thin 😭

  • @kaylacartergraphics120
    @kaylacartergraphics120 3 місяці тому +187

    Ebonix is one of my favorite cc creators, she really changes the game for black simmers. I’m so glad she got this opportunity

  • @angyananas
    @angyananas 3 місяці тому +977

    The cake stand it's the solution for sims that eat birthday cake before you can place the candles on it!!!

    • @lucycarter3041
      @lucycarter3041 3 місяці тому +163

      It would be if sims couldn't take a piece while the cake is on the stand, but they can. If anything I think it'll make the problem worse because a sim could take a piece while the player is trying to work out why they can't add candles.

    • @HannahJo32
      @HannahJo32 3 місяці тому +48

      You can take a slice from the stand tho... So... I think you're wrong.

    • @HannahJo32
      @HannahJo32 3 місяці тому +12

      ​@@lucycarter3041OH! Unless, can you place the stand strategically where Sims can't reach it? That might work but it sounds risky.

    • @damien899
      @damien899 3 місяці тому +18

      @@HannahJo32 cant you do that with the cake off of the stand tho? the only way i was thinking this could work is to add the candles, then put it on the stand. sims cant blow it out on the stand and if im not mistaken they can't autonomously take slices from a lit cake??

    • @harmonicaveronica
      @harmonicaveronica 3 місяці тому +9

      The trick I've found works for that is to make sure the sim making the cake has hunger in the green. Otherwise they will try to autonomously fill their hunger with the closest food item once they finish with their task

  • @kerosine2896
    @kerosine2896 3 місяці тому +208

    that 2d led strip that's literally TRANSPARENT if you look at it from behind is actually crazy

    • @JamesFluker
      @JamesFluker 3 місяці тому +9

      Horrific.

    • @jessnorton812
      @jessnorton812 3 місяці тому +15

      that actually deterred me from buying the kit ever i think 😅

    • @ilymiyah
      @ilymiyah 3 місяці тому

      @@jessnorton812no one caressss don’t buy it more ppl will 😂

    • @nina_scholten
      @nina_scholten 3 місяці тому +34

      @@ilymiyahI don’t think pointing out issues with the kit will lead to more people buying it…

    • @oxysanrioo
      @oxysanrioo 3 місяці тому +5

      @@nina_scholten this is the sims (EA) we’re talking about 😭 they don’t fix ANYTHING and they’re greedy asf and ppl know and constantly complain but still buy it so trust me, the person is right. The sims could release a shitty pack rn with 3 items in it and people will still buy it 💀

  • @princessjellyfish98
    @princessjellyfish98 3 місяці тому +330

    Urban Homage feels like a contender for favorite kit for me, definitely fave CAS kit. The items just seem like ones I'll use ALL the time. It's definitely going in the rotation with Incheon Arrivals and Moonlight Chic. The items are the perfect balance of retro and trendy and I can already imagine so many of my sims wearing them!

    • @brandinicole9541
      @brandinicole9541 3 місяці тому

      I love moonlight chic!!! I’m so excited to try urban homage

  • @jacicarter3613
    @jacicarter3613 3 місяці тому +249

    I just realized she is at 1.99M subscribers! She is sooooo close to 2 mil!!!! I can't wait. Also I love your videos!!!

  • @ThoseWhoBinge
    @ThoseWhoBinge 3 місяці тому +173

    The led light wall gives glowing cube energy lol they would actually pair together well in a club space or something!

  • @katbairwell
    @katbairwell 3 місяці тому +68

    I would really like some cas kits that give feminine frame sims full length tops, there are so, so very many cropped tops for feminine frames, and it can really limit options for older sims, sims that might be conscious of their weight, or sims that live in colder environments. I don't know if it's different in the US, but we really don't see than many people irl who wear cropped tops on the regular. I think we need a really good shoes kit, and a lot more love for adult+ age sims - including a new life stage between being in your early thirties, and being in your seventies!

    • @mrsilikeeggs
      @mrsilikeeggs 3 місяці тому +5

      Yeah I prefer masculine framed cas a lot of the time but then there's the square chest glitch, so I just rarely make feminine framed sims lol.

    • @second_second_
      @second_second_ 3 місяці тому +1

      Yes, i would love more modest clothings.
      This new kit texture is good, but not modest style, except for 2,3 pieces.

  • @ellenstab2546
    @ellenstab2546 3 місяці тому +24

    The fact that the snacks are only decorations. Like - would it have been so hard to add some of the snack fridge-animations to it?

    • @KatJustice97
      @KatJustice97 3 місяці тому +10

      I give it three days before a modder tunes them to let you grab a drink/snack respectively

  • @xLittleMissRainbowx
    @xLittleMissRainbowx 3 місяці тому +40

    Simsie promoting the Ebonix creator code for the Urban Homage Kit instead of her own is a really great demonstration of her wonderful character ❤ you are a gem Kayla.

  • @Hunden_33
    @Hunden_33 3 місяці тому +203

    I feel like the butterfly top would fit Tinker :]

    • @nikolaasdigi
      @nikolaasdigi 3 місяці тому +1

      And what about the crowns??

  • @ame_thyst_99
    @ame_thyst_99 3 місяці тому +23

    I do think the build kit is actually pretty cool. Many objects have interesting characteristics (like the led behind the tv), animations (like the light, the ball, the fog machine) and also game play for the dance floor.
    I do think it’s weird to buy it tho. It would have been REALLY GREAT as a free gift for the anniversary. Like a “we gift you this kit for like three months, then you would have to buy it”.
    You know. Anniversary-> celebratory kit. It would have Made so much sense and gave some positivity to the community

  • @shaydominique
    @shaydominique 3 місяці тому +142

    Urban Homage has brought me to tears. It just feels so good to finally have a way to properly represent myself in real life without having to have custom content. Who am I if I’m not wearing my head wrap and bamboo earrings 🥹💖 thank you so much Ebonix! And thank you so much Kayla for always embracing other cultures with open arms

  • @arrow_awsome
    @arrow_awsome 3 місяці тому +92

    the butterfly top would be great for fay bell once that toddler is big.
    kinda weirded out by these kits tho ngl. like other commenters said; this feels like a luxury party refresh; and very common black fashion that should have been base game

  • @stannctorbeasquare
    @stannctorbeasquare 3 місяці тому +10

    As someone who never wears cropped things irl, I really wish the Sims team (even with CC collab) made shirts that aren't cropped. It feels so awkward when most of the cute items are cropped. That's just me personally tho.

  • @msepiphqny
    @msepiphqny 3 місяці тому +21

    Oh I adore the urban homage kit. Having older sisters that were teens in the early 2000s this is a style I grew up around and tried to mimick a bit in my tween years. It's not a style I wear anymore but my lord the nostalgia is HITTING
    More collabs with cc creators!

  • @sluggybunny
    @sluggybunny 3 місяці тому +64

    the tile wall banner would be rlly cool for a kitchen backsplash

    • @sunflowervibes3041
      @sunflowervibes3041 3 місяці тому +2

      Oh I love this idea! Specifically because it bugs me so much when I can see the tile above the cabinets

  • @bubuelefant
    @bubuelefant 3 місяці тому +6

    The floor light from Party Essentials lights upwards to the ceiling in a really cool way. And if you place it close to a wall it has a very cool effect as well.

  • @ThoseWhoBinge
    @ThoseWhoBinge 3 місяці тому +126

    To your point about dream home decorator having a similar top, I think it’s cool that they are making similar items with different modesty levels! I know there are players who have different needs whether it be personal or cultural so I think it’s cool to have things that are similar but can work for different modesty levels 🥰

    • @TheHypnosBunny
      @TheHypnosBunny 3 місяці тому +18

      now if only they'd start making closed versions of otherwise open outfits. (like jackets being open, and then another version being zipped up)

    • @second_second_
      @second_second_ 3 місяці тому +2

      Both are not modest though.. i need more modest clothing. That covers the body.. like in spring/autumn. Or just cover fully with nice non-heavy fabric

    • @ThoseWhoBinge
      @ThoseWhoBinge 3 місяці тому +1

      @@second_second_ that is true that they aren’t super high modesty levels… I think it would be great to see a kit for lots of modest options! A collab with a hijabi simmer would be so cool!

  • @kemowery
    @kemowery 3 місяці тому +25

    I was planning on skipping Party Essentials, but as luck would have it I'm messing around with making a save set in the late '70s/early '80s, so having another record player and a disco ball and the invisible dance floor will actually be really useful.

  • @princessjellyfish98
    @princessjellyfish98 3 місяці тому +73

    13:01 this is EXACTLY what the bar at my dads house is like, same wood color and everything. How did EA know this, should I be scared

  • @Adam______
    @Adam______ 3 місяці тому +107

    This kit should be an update for luxury party pack. It litteraly adds more than a stuff pack

    • @ilymiyah
      @ilymiyah 3 місяці тому +5

      it’s called “luxury party” because the items in the pack are like modern lux items, the items in the new kit are brand new and clean not to flashy but colorful. If you don’t like it don’t buy it damn.

    • @Daniel-oj4zx
      @Daniel-oj4zx Місяць тому

      @@ilymiyahwhy don’t you just marry ea god damn

    • @Daniel-oj4zx
      @Daniel-oj4zx Місяць тому

      @@ilymiyah ur giving me second hand humiliation

  • @KittyCat260
    @KittyCat260 3 місяці тому +59

    I'm conflicted on the party kit... A lot of the clutter isn't really useful, but all those neon fixtures, the TV, bar and record player look so nice. It's kind of a 50/50 kit and I'm not sure 😂

    • @lucaleone4331
      @lucaleone4331 3 місяці тому +5

      Lol telling the sims community clutter isn't useful careful with that one
      But agree. I'm split on it too, I ended up liking it more than I thought. I just rarely throw parties.

    • @second_second_
      @second_second_ 3 місяці тому

      Yeah, if only the juice, snack, buffet table are functional, it would have been great..

    • @stasthebosssauce
      @stasthebosssauce 3 місяці тому

      The fact that the drink station doesn’t actually dispense drinks is kind of depressing

    • @X_indy07
      @X_indy07 Місяць тому

      I Always buy packs and kits on sale cause something I like just half of the things of is not worth full price to me tbh

  • @victoriabrain7094
    @victoriabrain7094 3 місяці тому +30

    I was so skeptical of the urban homage kit, but all the pieces are absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for showing and also Ebonix for a GORGEOUS line.

  • @mxltinfinityx
    @mxltinfinityx 3 місяці тому +27

    I'm so over jackets (and the general lack of good cas) for masculine frames tbh. One would think a collab kit would bring nice CAS for both feminine and masculine frames but oh well 🤷‍♂

    • @lucaleone4331
      @lucaleone4331 3 місяці тому +3

      Right.
      It actually made me stop any praise for the kit. The whole time since the preview I knew when it would release the mens clothes would be nothing.
      And it might honestly be the worst men's kit I've seen.
      And simsie bringing up the exclusive men's one is a bigger slap in the face bc that one was a joke >_>
      Atleast that one tried to look interesting or creative.
      This one is just boring, nothing, I'll be mad it's even clogging my cas space.
      Like ebonix didn't have any fashionable male friends to ask? Lol

    • @Eventide215
      @Eventide215 3 місяці тому +7

      This is common in games. Female characters get all of the best fashion while the males get next to nothing. It's been proven time and time again that female fashion will have higher resolution than males among other things. What I'm really sick of too is how a lot of games now are giving men more fashion but it's all just like converted female clothing.. So it'll literally just be clothing females already had and just slightly edited to work on a male body.. then they call it male fashion.. that's not how that works.

    • @lucaleone4331
      @lucaleone4331 3 місяці тому +4

      @@Eventide215 100%, Ive actually been playing cyberpunk 2077 and THAT does male/ female clothing right. all looks so good, theres hot, sexy, queer, grunge, expensive, exotic, casual, everything for both genders.
      too bad you just can never fckn see your character so its pointless lol

    • @haiderahmed3135
      @haiderahmed3135 3 місяці тому +3

      So true the masculine cas is horrendous, the sims team value female over the male sims. The amount of masculine sims I have wearing the same outfit due to the lack of CAS clothing. Is so disappointing the sims really need to come out with something Masculine, to even out the playing field.

  • @wildflowerwingz4398
    @wildflowerwingz4398 3 місяці тому +8

    I keep seeing people say prom vibes so high school but not everyone wants an entire pack. I like that it’s a kit. I also hope that carnivals come out in a game pack or kit.
    April looks so good in the new kit.

    • @second_second_
      @second_second_ 3 місяці тому

      Yeah, actually I'm not interested in high school.. but would love to have a school.. hmm kinda torn

  • @ProcrastinationQueen
    @ProcrastinationQueen 3 місяці тому +12

    Guys, the dancing skill, group dances etc. are all tied to other Sims 4 DLC, they’re not tied to the dance floors! The dance floor in this Kit DOES work with Basegame because you can have Sims gather on that spot and dance, that’s the function of a dance floor in this game!
    For crying out loud, why are people misinterpreting this so much!? It’s not rocket science 🙄

    • @V4ND4L1Z3RR
      @V4ND4L1Z3RR 3 місяці тому

      Because kits come with a set amount of items and wasting one of them on an item that you literally cannot see and has barely any function without other dlc is kind of lame??

    • @ProcrastinationQueen
      @ProcrastinationQueen 3 місяці тому +1

      @@V4ND4L1Z3RR sure it’s a bit lame, but that doesn’t change the facts. You can still use it in BS
      It isn’t like MFPT where you literally can’t use some of the items unless you’ve got C&D

  • @louiserosado4389
    @louiserosado4389 3 місяці тому +24

    The yogurt dispenser is so gross looking 😂😂😂😂
    The Urban Homage CAS kit makes me think of Fresh Prince ❤

  • @GirlOfTheTardis
    @GirlOfTheTardis 3 місяці тому +5

    Personally I love that new party kit; birthday parties, baby showers, the auditorium for graduations, nightclubs, lounges, and they are all examples that use everything but there are so many more uses for individual items like the table, the raised platter, the speaker, the record player, the wall decor, the TV... its definitely my new favourite kit

  • @kirstypie
    @kirstypie 3 місяці тому +28

    Please please build another prom lot thingy using the party kit🙏🏻 it could be so cute with the stuff from high school years

  • @TehBuggy
    @TehBuggy 3 місяці тому +12

    I was familiar with Ebonix’s CC so I had high hopes for the CAS kit, but I think it’s even better than I expected! I love that we get such a mix of funky patterns and solid colours, that variety helps me use these pieces over and over in different ways. Another great collab, and I hope we get even more like this!
    And I liked the build kit more than I thought I would! A lot of items fit into “normal” builds better than I expected (but it’s kinda funny that some of the party furniture looks more normal than their “normal” furniture 😂). A lot of the items I’d realistically only use a few times, but I could see myself using a few of them regularly.

  • @klavendal
    @klavendal 3 місяці тому +8

    we really need to abolish the restrictions for masc and feminine frame clothing in the sims. everything in the urban homage kit looks so good, but because the items are so frame restricted they won't look nearly as good of the frame the weren't made for, which is really unfortunate. It's sad to me that we still have stuff like this happening with cas in this game after so many years

    • @kellynemecek5894
      @kellynemecek5894 3 місяці тому +1

      Yeah I absolutely hate that
      Always a pain

  • @lucybull3711
    @lucybull3711 3 місяці тому +4

    i looooove how kayla is unerringly ALWAYS so supportive of creator made packs. i love it so much, the most supportive queen

  • @TheSummerStrawberry
    @TheSummerStrawberry 3 місяці тому +37

    i would love to see you build a haunted house with that fog machine!

    • @xCiari
      @xCiari 3 місяці тому

      haunted blue suburban coming right up 😂 /lh

    • @lucienfortner841
      @lucienfortner841 3 місяці тому

      Yeessssss

  • @VirginiaBoden
    @VirginiaBoden 3 місяці тому +7

    You should do a retro 70s inspired house! we have so many retro looking pieces in the sims now, it would be really cool.

  • @kellydempsey9868
    @kellydempsey9868 3 місяці тому +17

    The texture on this party kit guarantees i would never pay for it

  • @rebesim
    @rebesim 3 місяці тому +16

    Take a sip of water every time Kayla says "we don't have anything like this." Stay hydrated :)

  • @taylarsnow5056
    @taylarsnow5056 3 місяці тому +44

    I love the little details in the sims, like decorating for a b-day party, taking themed family photos, etc. so the party essentials kit is very exciting to add more uniqueness!!

  • @texastogepi
    @texastogepi 3 місяці тому +5

    I wasn’t expecting to get either kit but you’ve sold me on the Urban Homage kit! The clothes are so cute and great quality. Thank you for reminding us about the codes!

  • @E4mj
    @E4mj 3 місяці тому +2

    The simstagram worthy drape... is going to make great backsplash behind kitchen counters to match the rest of the walls in the room above the cabinets!

  • @jorosema
    @jorosema 3 місяці тому +3

    My first thought for the wall tile thingy is for a kitchen backsplash to be honest. Just did that for my most recent build, i like it

  • @robinatdawn
    @robinatdawn 3 місяці тому +3

    I think it's amazing of you that you shared the creator's 5% code and put an emphasis for us to use it if we purchase the kit 🥰 you're such an incredible and inspiring person and the way you push other people forward just confirms how much of a big heart you have, no wonder this whole community of almost 2mil people adore you

  • @danitho
    @danitho 3 місяці тому +28

    I was thinking about Urban Homage kit. And it was nice for Simsie to suggest we support Ebonix.

  • @omb57
    @omb57 3 місяці тому +24

    Why does the drink dispenser thing at 9:49 kinda look like it has pickles in it!? 😂

    • @SyntheticGoth
      @SyntheticGoth 3 місяці тому +3

      Yum, pickle punch! 🥒😂

    • @second_second_
      @second_second_ 3 місяці тому +2

      Why won't they just make a normal orange juice dispenser.
      The colour is a bit gross. Does it have swatches so that we can change the drink colours??

  • @isabellariva
    @isabellariva 3 місяці тому +3

    The fairy lights on the balloons really light up in the dark 😍😍 10:24

  • @arcanasam
    @arcanasam 3 місяці тому +6

    As soon as I saw you place the floor confetti, I thought of the Eras Tour confetti people were snatching from the floor, lol!

  • @Annbellr2
    @Annbellr2 3 місяці тому +13

    Kit: has something with a pastel rainbow swatch
    Me: 🫴🏻💵

  • @Kelsobunny
    @Kelsobunny 3 місяці тому +2

    I was actually surprised to love the little lemonade container, I can see myself putting it in my ranch family’s house. Very southern esque

  • @Lou-fr8eu
    @Lou-fr8eu 3 місяці тому +9

    Your hair is looking so pretty in this video! You ate that

  • @EmIdc
    @EmIdc 3 місяці тому +4

    I bought both today and the party kit is SO useful when decorating the auditorium for prom! I also think the clothes are super cute, especially the tops and the piercings!

  • @ogrejd
    @ogrejd 3 місяці тому +21

    What they need to do is give us room toggles to switch between furniture layouts (with everything going into family inventory, of course, for storage) so that you could switch from a day-to-day layout to a party layout (or any other layout you set up, of course) and back again via a Build/Buy Mode dropdown. Packs like Party Essentials are just pointless for me without such a feature - like many (probably most) players, I'm waaaaaaaaaay too lazy to manually set up for a party or whatever and then have to manually re-set up my old room...

    • @spacewolfcub
      @spacewolfcub 3 місяці тому +5

      Gasp! Genius! Make the toggle per room! Even if it were per lot, it’d add a lot to the existing Seasons decoration box.

    • @Eventide215
      @Eventide215 3 місяці тому +13

      You could take the room you have, save it to your personal gallery (doesn't have to be uploaded), decorate it for parties, and then put in your old room from the gallery when done. You could also save the party layout and put it in whenever you want. So the functionality is already there.. you just didn't think to use it that way most likely.

  • @HunterPanoch
    @HunterPanoch 3 місяці тому +2

    It's so funny how prospective differs between people cuz I LOVE this kit for all the effects and lights! A top 5 for me!!!

  • @Angelsgrannylife
    @Angelsgrannylife 3 місяці тому +1

    I was waiting for this video and yes it's so good. I always love your enthusiasm and pureness. I am definitely buying the last kit. 😍✨

  • @taylarsnow5056
    @taylarsnow5056 3 місяці тому +8

    eeeeeeeeeek I LOVE 2000s style, and that butterfly top is just chef's kiss!

  • @richoffpink
    @richoffpink 3 місяці тому +3

    the hoops are called bamboo earrings. they are a staple in the black/brown community. you usually get them from the beauty supply store (fake) or the swap meet (real gold).💖

  • @mona8086
    @mona8086 3 місяці тому +2

    I completely agree. The little table things like chips and drink tray would have way cooler if you could eat or drink from them.

  • @Katti1010
    @Katti1010 3 місяці тому +1

    This was good timing. My Sim just tonight entered a new phase of her life and needed a style overhaul. These Urban Homage pieces are fantastic and work really well with other pieces that are already in the game. Can't say enough how much I appreciate things that match! I'm not sure about the party pack yet. I'm sure I will use some of the things, but not really in a decorating mode just yet.

  • @QueenwithSugar
    @QueenwithSugar 3 місяці тому +8

    I've been waiting for her review all day lol I wasn't going to get it until I see Kayla video 🎉🎉

  • @letsdrumguys
    @letsdrumguys 3 місяці тому +31

    Ebonix knocked it out of the park

  • @markabele8794
    @markabele8794 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks, Kayla, for your review of these Kits. I also had the same problem installing the Urban Homage Kit, but I got it to work by clearing the cache memory. I always like new content and I'm sure I'll find ways to use the content from both Kits in my games.

  • @jessnorton812
    @jessnorton812 3 місяці тому +1

    the detail and care and love and dedication put into that butterfly top alone is crazy, ebonix is doing so incredible 🎉🎉

  • @thegreatkate8
    @thegreatkate8 3 місяці тому +7

    KAYLA PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DECORATE THE PROM SPACE WITH THE NEW KIT!!

  • @claresmiddy
    @claresmiddy 3 місяці тому +25

    I feel like the invisible dancefloor shouldn't be hidden behind a paywall. To me that's equivalent to if they put the invisible debug lights from TS3 behind a paywall.

    • @Iotuseater
      @Iotuseater 3 місяці тому +1

      I guess it’s cause dancing skill is locked being a goddamn paywall 😅

  • @iamnotjack.whydidichange
    @iamnotjack.whydidichange 3 місяці тому +1

    Personally and talking as a person who hates parties, mainly in the sims, I do actually like this kit. I just did a 70s inspired disco, and this will come in handy. Im really happy we finally got a discoball. But it can be versatile too, like it can be cool in teen rooms and the plain items like the bar and the table can be useful in any home. And the invisible dancefloor can be put nicely in gardens. Im actually happy with this one, I thought I was going to hate it

  • @alimay4342
    @alimay4342 3 місяці тому +2

    Ebonix has really beautiful cc, i've been downloading from her for my black sims for years, just gorgeous

  • @SullySyndrome
    @SullySyndrome 3 місяці тому +7

    I always have to check the Sims twitter to make sure I wasn’t getting Deja vu and thinking they stopped kits at some point

  • @sienaberry464
    @sienaberry464 3 місяці тому +446

    Just so you guys know if you are thinking about getting the kit, the dance floor isn’t actually functional unless you have get together :/
    Edit: only the “dance” feature works, the same as a radio, all other features like group dancing and dance battles are locked behind get together

    • @deasgusting
      @deasgusting 3 місяці тому +132

      Wow that’s really a new low

    • @beebus_
      @beebus_ 3 місяці тому +81

      ea moment

    • @umcertogui
      @umcertogui 3 місяці тому +101

      my first pet stuff pack scheme all over again lol

    • @Relevart9169
      @Relevart9169 3 місяці тому +54

      Feel like Kayla should've mentioned that instead of freaking out over an "item" that literally doesn't exist

    • @chiarybLuE
      @chiarybLuE 3 місяці тому +18

      🤦‍♀at this point, I'm not even surprised

  • @allysalawson6737
    @allysalawson6737 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm soooo excited for this pack. I love most of the items! And a lot of it has soo many uses, like weddings and bedrooms etc.

  • @somebodyoncetoldme371
    @somebodyoncetoldme371 3 місяці тому +2

    I love how one of the records is one of the werewolves posters

  • @jessicabell5372
    @jessicabell5372 3 місяці тому +6

    instead of making a kit with representation that people have to buy, why not add important cultural items (dashiki, headwrap, etc) in the base game so anyone can create a person that looks like them?? its weird to have an "urban" kit made mostly with black people in mind behind a paywall when most eurocentric items are in base game and have been for a WHILE.

  • @Letschatnow10
    @Letschatnow10 3 місяці тому +3

    Love your video your such an inspiration for the sims community thank you so much

  • @amandabergman8112
    @amandabergman8112 2 місяці тому +1

    that butterfly top is truly EVERYTHING

  • @nyxitylee2094
    @nyxitylee2094 3 місяці тому +2

    As many said, the Party Essentials really give High School Years prom vibes. I'd almost say they should have just added most of this stuff to that pack, but it already had so many buy items. The standing dance floor light, balloons, garlands could have been kept for prom. Some of the stuff, mainly the poster, party sign, floor confetti and balloons feel very much like they could be added to Seasons to me due to their swatches. The Simstagram backdrop could go with City Living, given the careers in it. (Though good luck in getting your Sims to face the right way.) The Disco Ball feels like it could be part of Get Together to me. The Curve TV could go with either of the two latter packs mentioned.
    Really, though... they could have dispersed these things into the Base Game and into older Stuff packs as a bit of a refresh to interest people into buying their older or less popular ones.
    The Dining Table, Food Pedestal and Dance Floor would be awesome to have in the Base game. (They could have done some useful game play with it too, they should have made it so the Sim who bakes it automatically puts the cake on it and Sims know not to touch/steal a slice!)
    The Bar and Turn Table sort of makes me think of Bowling Stuff for some reason.
    The Fog Machine would definitely be Spooky Stuff.
    The Cups and Straws Station and Stack of Plates and Chips would probably have gone well with Backyard Stuff.
    The Fiber Optic Garland and LED Party Strip make me think of the Glow Cube from Luxury Party).
    The little Party Floor Light, Neon Sign, Luminous Lighticles and small Wall Speaker... those could be dispersed wherever "needed".

  • @LizzieMcgraw
    @LizzieMcgraw 3 місяці тому +22

    Always entertained by your content, it's awesome!

  • @sienaberry464
    @sienaberry464 3 місяці тому +20

    Yay my first luxury party stuff🙄

  • @louise_4444
    @louise_4444 3 місяці тому +1

    I’ve really wanted a party kit for ages especially a disco ball 😂 so I think this is versatile especially for the party animal aspiration

  • @AfterHoursVisitor
    @AfterHoursVisitor 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm actually so excited to build event spaces into my community lots with the build kit.

  • @kelizabeth3061
    @kelizabeth3061 3 місяці тому +3

    kayla bestie ur hair up looks so pretty :,)!

  • @Ellary_Rosewood
    @Ellary_Rosewood 3 місяці тому +3

    I just want to put the fog machine in a bush outside to make it all foggy and spooky at night. ❤️

  • @jaynejohnson578
    @jaynejohnson578 3 місяці тому +1

    I like using the cake stands for kitchen sink clutter. Sponges, hand soap, etc (I found some really cute stuff for it in cc)

  • @karenjackson3261
    @karenjackson3261 3 місяці тому +1

    Now I've seen you go through both I'm kindof excited. I think I'd get the party kit just for the dance floor and speaker

  • @juttamaes1616
    @juttamaes1616 3 місяці тому +3

    Your hair looks so good in this video

  • @sirgaykrovos
    @sirgaykrovos 3 місяці тому +12

    I usually don't like commenting on clothes, but Kayla's hoodie looks PEAK CONFYNESS

  • @aarishowton8037
    @aarishowton8037 3 місяці тому

    I’m trying to build a vaporwave complex right now and party essentials is PERFECT for it, definitely getting that this week lol

  • @kiororonoa9062
    @kiororonoa9062 3 місяці тому +2

    absolutly love the butterfly tshirt and we need more unique piece like that, i was really hopping for unique pieces like that in the goth and the grunge kits but they did basic stuff, they should have collaborated with cc creators for those as well