I'm a Teen with $0, a job and high school... The Sims 4 High School Years (Part 1)

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  • Welcome to The Sims 4 High School Years Rags to Riches! I have $0 and I am a teenager. I'll have to attend school and try to earn a living!
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Komentáře • 962

  • @KatJustice97
    @KatJustice97 Před rokem +801

    I can't believe this game has been out for nearly a decade and sims still can't use the sink nearest to the toilet they just stood up from.

  • @MissHaileyBlaise
    @MissHaileyBlaise Před 2 lety +3468

    The parking lots being painted is an American thing. At some of our high schools the students can pay to decorate their parking spot in the student parking lot during their senior year.

    • @bookcat123
      @bookcat123 Před 2 lety +232

      My high school seniors just had the privilege of being allowed to pay for having a parking pass at all… no one had an assigned spot and we certainly couldn’t paint them. But at least we could drive ourselves, and when study hall period was first or last you could skip it and come late/leave early.

    • @goph21
      @goph21 Před 2 lety +21

      @@bookcat123 kind of similar for my school as well except they started paw painting last year. So you can buy a paw for like twenty bucks and decorate it however you please

    • @BrendanP
      @BrendanP Před 2 lety +99

      The US is something else, isn't it? Never heard of that before.

    • @MsAdbright
      @MsAdbright Před 2 lety +49

      They get parking spots?? 😳

    • @revannia
      @revannia Před 2 lety +122

      @@BrendanP lol I'm from the US and I've never heard of this. But it has been a loooong time since I was in high school so it could be a newer trend.
      We have thousands of schools here and things aren't universal. It's like the high schools seen on tv and in movies is not what a typical school is like even though that stereotype does exist in places. But the "US is something else" does hold
      😂

  • @mrscoffeebeanqueen
    @mrscoffeebeanqueen Před 2 lety +1489

    This is 90% of my gameplay. A teen, on their own with no money and has to keep their grades up. I'm excited for this pack to punch things up a bit as things have become quite stale.

    • @fionachristy5538
      @fionachristy5538 Před 2 lety +23

      Tbh Im doing the same thing except im a single mom. Use cheats lol

    • @rachelcookie321
      @rachelcookie321 Před 2 lety +14

      That seems like it would get boring after like one play through. Maybe you could push to two.

    • @mrscoffeebeanqueen
      @mrscoffeebeanqueen Před 2 lety +25

      @@rachelcookie321 I've actually done 2. In fact, I've done as many as 5 😆 There are a ton of ways to switch up the gameplay and I always find something to make it new or more challenging but you're right, it still gets boring after a while. Unfortunately I'm pretty bored with TS4 in general and this is the only gameplay that still has my interest.

    • @Mcarp_88
      @Mcarp_88 Před 2 lety +12

      For an added challenge, give the teen difficult traits, like high maintenance, and turn on every lot challenge. It’s a hot mess. You could also give them a toddler or two to try to take care of.

    • @mrscoffeebeanqueen
      @mrscoffeebeanqueen Před 2 lety +7

      @@Mcarp_88 Done, done aaaand done 😆

  • @missejymo
    @missejymo Před 2 lety +648

    “This is like being a cringy teenager all over again. Don’t post that online publicly, what are you doing!?” James, this is the reason I deleted my Facebook and my old Twitter and removed every post from Instagram. The cringe was too much every time it showed a post from the time machine thing.

    • @lieny
      @lieny Před 2 lety +6

      RELATE

    • @Whatnuggets
      @Whatnuggets Před 2 lety +1

      I haven’t had that cringe from the past happen yet!

    • @vintagerose9186
      @vintagerose9186 Před rokem +1

      I just deleted them every time they came up lol

  • @maja-kehn9130
    @maja-kehn9130 Před 2 lety +857

    Honestly, this is probably an unpopular opinion but this high school looks soooo boring. What is the point in having an active school if you literally can´t do anything during class? Even with the normal school system, you can at least work hard, take notes and so on. It´s also really sad that you can hardly do anything on the sports field, not even run laps on the track. I think they should have concentrated less on the trendi thing and the D-pop collab and more on the school and more activities to do with school. I also wished this pack came with a principal, teacher and janitor career.

    • @daisyjo88
      @daisyjo88 Před 2 lety +187

      I so agree with you about that sports field! I was expecting to be able to jog around the track at the very least! All that real estate just for the tiny cheer mat?

    • @Miluielle
      @Miluielle Před 2 lety +223

      I was hoping for 'disrupt class' or 'ask questions' or something that made the classes interesting and affected performance and possibly social.

    • @BarbaraMorais42
      @BarbaraMorais42 Před 2 lety +95

      I'm with you in this one. The school day is even MORE boring than the real thing, to me. As ADHD, even the few minutes in the video got me itching and fidgeting. There's not that much to do and I think, in my gameplay, I would just send the teen there and then go to de Pier and the city center to meet friends and do other activities. I was also hoping for careers for adults in this pack and that we could follow THEM to school and do stuff like grade notes, put people in detention, put teens to work with each other to try to make them become a couple, help with career, etc. Just the other side of the thing, you know? Like the Education Career of University, but expanded. The most interesting part for me is the Pier and the park and it made me wish SO HARD for more game dynamics with this theme. I also like the build and buy items, but I won't be buying this one until it's on sale. But then, I'm on the contrary side of the sims fandom as a whole, as I HATED the idea of a wedding pack and the idea of this one and I don't like much game play that mimics daily life.

    • @carlycchapman
      @carlycchapman Před 2 lety +87

      I'm sure someone in the Sims community will make a mod that adds more to the high school pack, that's honestly how the game is still popular in my opinion. The different challenges, the custom content, the mods that add extra stuff. Otherwise, this game would have probably died out about 1-3 years after its release.

    • @marianne5055
      @marianne5055 Před 2 lety +53

      I like a lot of the teen interactions. I think the Trendi stuff is fun. But I agree that the school itself is lacking. The students just sit in class. There should be options like take notes or take a nap. Things that can positively or negatively effect your grade. In the very least. But of course if they could have expanded upon that and actually have beakers and stuff for your sims to experiment with?

  • @dewberrystar
    @dewberrystar Před 2 lety +3908

    I'm unreasonably mad you didn't name this ✨️ Grades to Riches ✨️ 😁

    • @JamesTurnerYT
      @JamesTurnerYT  Před 2 lety +1196

      Names can always be changed

    • @dewberrystar
      @dewberrystar Před 2 lety +119

      @@JamesTurnerYT Alternatively Fears to Riches, also has a ring to it :D

    • @Anna-B
      @Anna-B Před 2 lety +501

      Or Grads to riches

    • @jess-sw8cr
      @jess-sw8cr Před 2 lety +38

      @@Anna-B this is the one 🫶

    • @benirpierre2671
      @benirpierre2671 Před 2 lety +71

      @@Anna-B yes! *grads* to riches is perfect 🥰

  • @itsanoformethanks6277
    @itsanoformethanks6277 Před 2 lety +1126

    As someone from Midwest USA, the colored parking spaces are a tradition for seniors. Seniors were assigned a parking space and were able to paint it however they wanted to mark that it was their’s. We were a small school in the middle of nowhere though, so I’m surprised that EA used this kind of niche tradition.
    (We also had drive your tractor to school day, but that one may have just been us)

    • @daiyadesu
      @daiyadesu Před 2 lety +41

      i think its quite common these days! i see people posting about it on twiter every year!

    • @katherinegaines4306
      @katherinegaines4306 Před 2 lety +27

      I think it's some sort of state law that if you ride your horse to school the principal is responsible for it's care 😂 anywho, my school was very very very small. Not enough kids to really do the parking spots, but I know others around us do them. Along with bringing tractors to school. We used to have kids ride ATVs, but that was everyday.

    • @NikiSakura13
      @NikiSakura13 Před 2 lety +51

      Ngl, “drive your tractor to school” day sounds low key cool

    • @noway3128
      @noway3128 Před 2 lety +43

      I live in Ireland and we had students driving tractors to school every so often - I very strongly remember a classmate absolutely bombing it down the road in a small old Ford tractor because he was late lol

    • @flyingcucumber
      @flyingcucumber Před 2 lety +1

      That's so cute! I wish I went to school in us

  • @effyapples6219
    @effyapples6219 Před 2 lety +771

    I like the idea of this maybe being Reginald’s story before we see him in Werewolves? Then when he’s an adult he can rejoin with the current timeline with being an adult during the werewolves rage to riches. Then from there idk, if there’s any gameplay based packs at that point it would obviously lead to that. But even something like Reginald has children, and a partner, and Nina has children but doesn’t want them because she’s into being a lone wolf, so Reginald and his partner raise Nina’s child?

    • @SomeoneBeginingWithI
      @SomeoneBeginingWithI Před 2 lety +31

      I like that idea. I do want to see highschool with a werewolf and a spellcaster. Obviously for now it has to be with a non-occult sim because pre-release James doesn't have the extra packs. When he has access to the full game again, I think playing with occults in highschool would be a lot of fun and more interesting than playing with human sims.

    • @rene6999
      @rene6999 Před 2 lety +26

      What if Reginald's partner is a vampire and he has 2 kids, a spell caster and vampire. Then Reginald becomes a single dad to all three moon occults when Nina's Gregnant child joins the household.

    • @NudaCogNdaMurdaMachi
      @NudaCogNdaMurdaMachi Před 2 lety +9

      This is it. This is exactly how the series should go. I also second Reginald's future spouse being a vampire for the three occult kids thing.

    • @thewitheredsouls
      @thewitheredsouls Před 2 lety +4

      And they all hang out with Nina's youngest sister because she's close in age to them

    • @sagajohansson8091
      @sagajohansson8091 Před 2 lety

      Yeah! That's a pretty cool idea!!

  • @aarikafletcher
    @aarikafletcher Před 2 lety +192

    Could eventually be a very elite, private school. 25 students applied and got accepted. 😌

    • @drieka951
      @drieka951 Před rokem +3

      Up I’m turning mine into a private school with uniforms

  • @dragonmac1234
    @dragonmac1234 Před 2 lety +205

    I love how at least once in every playthrough James does he shouts "Katrina". I haven't played this game for a long time, maybe I should start again.

    • @isawhat8712
      @isawhat8712 Před 2 lety +17

      I can't wait to hear this series' first "BATUU!"

  • @cheyenneramirez4511
    @cheyenneramirez4511 Před 2 lety +332

    It’s common for seniors to paint their parking spot in the US. That’s why those spots are painted to the left of the high school!

    • @missheniki
      @missheniki Před 2 lety +29

      That’s surreal to me as a Canadian. We just don’t have assigned spots for seniors. Also, not many students can drive alone until they are 17ish, so they don’t drive to school. My high school lot was small, mostly for the teachers. And you just parked wherever.

    • @victorstone5601
      @victorstone5601 Před 2 lety +20

      I was just about to comment on James thinking the spots were for the teachers😁. I never dawned on me that this isn’t common practice in other countries 🤯Hopefully this means ownable cars soon tho 🤞🤞

    • @honeymelon_b
      @honeymelon_b Před 2 lety

      @@missheniki Yep. Seniors in high school are usually 17 going on 18 lol

    • @Roozyj
      @Roozyj Před 2 lety +7

      @@victorstone5601 In the Netherlands, you can only start driving lessons by 17, and most people have graduated secondary school by the time they have their licence. I only knew one guy in secondary school who could drive at all.

    • @missheniki
      @missheniki Před 2 lety +3

      @@victorstone5601 I think that’s the greatest part of the comment section: we learn so much about daily life around the world. 🥰

  • @the_nikster1
    @the_nikster1 Před 2 lety +581

    I am loving this series already! Reginald is the perfect awkward teen and the cringe is so real 😅 I think you should buy him a bike when you get a chance so he can look super nerdy in his helmet, plus it will get his fun up easily. can’t wait for the next episode! ❤️

  • @kammeron
    @kammeron Před 6 měsíci +10

    Just started a rewatch of this and im in awe of reginalds glowup from these early teen years.

  • @daisyjo88
    @daisyjo88 Před 2 lety +372

    Reginald needs to start reacting to others' social bunny posts - his friendship level will go up faster with online interaction! Agree, those posts are cringeworthy!

    • @bookcat123
      @bookcat123 Před 2 lety +35

      Plus I think reacting to his own posts is what’s causing the false alerts on the phone - because his post has a “new” reaction.

  • @kierstenmcmonagle2299
    @kierstenmcmonagle2299 Před 2 lety +23

    I’m so disappointed they didn’t make the bleachers a spot where teen sims can “mess around”. Such a missed opportunity!

  • @avikasixfour2362
    @avikasixfour2362 Před 2 lety +115

    James loves doing this type of challenge so much that at this point it's obligatory with every new pack lol
    Not gonna lie its also my fav way of playing so I'm definetly enjoying this series

  • @fionachristy5538
    @fionachristy5538 Před 2 lety +101

    This is how I'm gonna basically play the game when I get it

  • @MatsuyoRific
    @MatsuyoRific Před 2 lety +217

    Imagine if you could not only interact with the bleachers, but even woohoo under them. Would have been a fun place for teens to mess around

    • @SLorraineE
      @SLorraineE Před rokem +21

      I know teens can't woohoo, but it would be fun to have something like "practice kissing" for them to explore

    • @MatsuyoRific
      @MatsuyoRific Před rokem +46

      @@SLorraineE For teens, it's called "Mess Around", and the only real difference is that there's no way to have a baby with it.

    • @citrusbutter7718
      @citrusbutter7718 Před rokem +6

      Gross

    • @MatsuyoRific
      @MatsuyoRific Před rokem +13

      @@citrusbutter7718 Only teens can mess around with other teens. And they do mess around irl. That's why I was suggesting the bleachers in the first place, since that's a very common spot for it.

    • @citrusbutter7718
      @citrusbutter7718 Před rokem +4

      @@MatsuyoRific Yeah but still, i don't want to watch a bunch of highschoolers experimenting with each other especially at a school, even if they look no different than the young adults.

  • @Frenchaboo
    @Frenchaboo Před 2 lety +410

    I can't believe that after 8 years they finally decided to revamp a ton of basic systems, re-do the whole skintone/pronoun/sexuality system and fix townies, add more occults and town lore, flesh out a life stage, give us wants & fears and shopping similar to the Sims 2. This game is having its renaissance, but it's embarrassing that it took the life cycle of 2 typical games to finally get there. It's like they finally started listening to the community and acknowledged that Sims 2 and 3 were good as they were, and that their wacky experimental stuff added nothing to the table in the long run.

    • @DoveJS
      @DoveJS Před 2 lety +87

      The main reason it started so badly is because Sims 4 was supposed to be an online game, then SimCity tanked, and EA did a 180 degree turn instead of a 360 degree turn by keeping a good portion of what they'd already created (including retrofitting some of the multiplayer game play for solo play.) But yeah, they're just killing time until Sims 5 is released, and I think a lot of the prior packs weren't doing so well, so they finally decided to put the time and resources into what people were asking for which makes it easy to figure out what to focus on for their next couple packs (rather than kits.) It also gives them a lot of praise for turning things around and adds a somewhat longer life span to Sims 4 after they stop updating it, similar to Sims 3, so they can cash in on both or eventually remove Sims 3 like they did the Sims 2 and only have the most recent product competing with their newest version.
      Most importantly, I think they know about Paralives so they're trying to inject some of what that game is promising out of the gate into Sims 4 (and presumably Sims 5) in the hopes of keeping this franchise prominent. Not saying EA is afraid, they know the Sims name alone will get them a bunch of customers and video promotions, especially for Sims 5, just that they know they'll have to match it within reason to keep the negative criticisms down once Paralives releases and does good given how much Paralives is already being hyped up by disgruntled Sims players. (And rightly so, but it's basically preemptive damage control.)
      Of note, I really hope they give us a kids pack that adds more child aspirations. I really like the teen ones but they didn't need it as much as the child state does!

    • @maneskinned
      @maneskinned Před 2 lety +15

      @@DoveJS suuuch a good comment. is it really confirmed though that sims 4 was initially a multiplayer game? thought that was a rumor. and its also crazy how long sims 4's run has been, almost double the predecessors. i dont even think sims 5 will be released next year :(

    • @LivinInSim
      @LivinInSim Před 2 lety +19

      @@maneskinned Yep, there was quite a bit of actual evidence, drawings, codings, a name (Olympus), comments from project mangers (Lucy Bradshaw), and such, that indicated that was TS4's original prototype.

    • @DoveJS
      @DoveJS Před 2 lety +12

      @@maneskinned Pretty sure the Sims multi-player mod just unlocks hidden, normally inaccessible features, the same way the "control cats and dogs" mod does. Look up Project Olympus or watch Plumbella's video about it.

    • @realtwovo
      @realtwovo Před 2 lety +14

      @@DoveJS EA can very much be afraid, Simcity was destroyed by City Skylines. An indie Game that came out on steam....

  • @digitaldiana
    @digitaldiana Před 2 lety +234

    Maybe Kristina could age up into a teen and move in with Angus. Due to Nina choosing to remain in the werewolf lifestyle, Angus uses the money from the money tree, adopts Kristina as a care dependent, and they move to Copperdale to give her a chance at excelling in high school.

    • @kristinahunterart
      @kristinahunterart Před 2 lety +5

      Great scenario and as an added plus, I get to see my name, spelled correctly, in James’s LPs. I’m still shocked the game randomly named a Bigwallet Kristina 😍

    • @kristinasternesky1747
      @kristinasternesky1747 Před 2 lety +4

      @@kristinahunterart As a fellow Kristina I too am amazed the game randomly generated a Bigwallet Kristina and I was so excited to see my name.

  • @jillianbean4540
    @jillianbean4540 Před 2 lety +104

    Hearing him call the track & field a "sporting oval" absolutely sent me.

    • @hanscapon222
      @hanscapon222 Před rokem +13

      He’s Australian, we call it an oval.

  • @elinesiers2645
    @elinesiers2645 Před 2 lety +257

    Aw, poor Reginald. It's like in Harry Potter when a person doesn't have magic and is cast out of the family. Little reginald is basically a squib and now all alone in the muggle world.

  • @rinnegan2003
    @rinnegan2003 Před 2 lety +15

    not gonna lie i GET having teen only aspirations, but ide love some Elder aspirations they can do before they pass away, maybe simple ones like remembering the good old days, or perhaps one where you want to spend time with your family as a goal, or reconnect with old friends

    • @bookcat123
      @bookcat123 Před 2 lety +7

      To be honest, my elders are often still finishing up an aspiration chosen in adulthood.

    • @zuzu6864
      @zuzu6864 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@bookcat123mine was still completing the bodybuilder aspiration lol, then my Sims got updated and for some reason my entire save file got deleted. I'm still mad

  • @courtz4051
    @courtz4051 Před 2 lety +42

    The "KATRINA!" gets me every single time 😂😂👏🏽

  • @MrsNic12
    @MrsNic12 Před 2 lety +20

    Omg I’m so excited !! Never clicked so fast in my lifeeee

  • @naomiqueen4540
    @naomiqueen4540 Před 2 lety +28

    If Kristina (Hazel and Trenton's daughter) + her potential siblings ever appear in this LP, maybe the storyline can be that the underground vault of stolen goods gets discovered and now the whole family is on the run hiding from the authorities. They change their identities and start from scratch again, all while raising their teenage children in high school.
    I'm really interested to see more parent-child dynamics in this pack because I feel like they play a huge role in teenage/high school life. If paired with the parenthood GP (curfews, disciplining, mood swings) I think it could be really fun and challenging gameplay!

  • @calypsopotato
    @calypsopotato Před 2 lety +27

    the socially awkward trait is really strong, i'm gonna think twice before taking it!

    • @svelli7473
      @svelli7473 Před 2 lety +7

      I think overachiever also makes people like you less

    • @onemorekayaker1934
      @onemorekayaker1934 Před 2 lety +2

      It's probably a lot easier to socialize once you start leveling charisma.

  • @arigirl-0167
    @arigirl-0167 Před 2 lety +32

    When I get this pack the first thing I will do is build my own school I want a proper school gymnasium with basketball nets and everything might add a pool tho it likely wont be used but it will fill up space I'm gonna make a nice cafeteria too and maybe more classrooms for a fuller feeling and proper school vibe lol ahhh theirs quite a few things I could add ^-^ I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I cant wait to try this game for myself when it's out :)

    • @brookeanne13
      @brookeanne13 Před rokem +1

      yeah!! my first thought was that it needed a full size basketball court. I’ll also probably add a pool too even though most highschools don’t have one

    • @arigirl-0167
      @arigirl-0167 Před rokem

      @@brookeanne13 very true, mine didnt but I wish they did😅

    • @arigirl-0167
      @arigirl-0167 Před rokem

      @@brookeanne13 and same here!

  • @svetllama
    @svetllama Před 2 lety +4

    "look guys im so popular! I got so many angry reactions on my posts 😍" idk if theyre your friends reginald 😭

  • @94Daniela
    @94Daniela Před 2 lety +8

    The old bigwallet traditional to kick out your child with $0

  • @ssbkd
    @ssbkd Před 2 lety +29

    I wasn’t sure about the thrift store and bubble tea store being a combo lot type, but thinking about it, it could be a fun way to make two functional separate stores next to each other, which is something I’ve always wanted to do but just accepted there would be no way to do it. I think it could be impractical for some people or on some lots, but I’m excited at the idea of making something that looks like two separate stores, that is also both functional :)

  • @marisabond
    @marisabond Před 2 lety +18

    Ok hear me out. When he grows up; Reginald adopts other troubled youth who are on their own like he was. He would probably have to adopt child Sims and grow them up since the Sims doesn't think teenagers need adoption but still

  • @PNWlover
    @PNWlover Před 2 lety +40

    In high schools in my area, seniors get to paint their parking spots.
    So that's probably what the "graffiti parking spots" were

  • @sunitaweese6439
    @sunitaweese6439 Před 2 lety +37

    Wouldn’t be mad to see the “new goths” in save. They deserve their spotlight!

    • @EmilyBrown-ic7vv
      @EmilyBrown-ic7vv Před 2 lety +13

      I'm with you on this! I think it would be great for the New Goths to be here, and maybe Reginald and Cassandra could have a little school romance and go to prom together

  • @katrina5842
    @katrina5842 Před 2 lety +7

    “We’ll have to enjoy Katrina while she’s here.” - my new Tinder bio

  • @mckenzietwine
    @mckenzietwine Před 2 lety +90

    Once Reginald finishes high school, you could move Kristina in with him. Since she currently lives in a different world from the school, she could move in with her cousin to be closer to the school/attend a different school. Would be an easy way to keep going with the series without having to have Reginald begin his own family.

  • @debradavis3935
    @debradavis3935 Před 2 lety +20

    So fun to see Reginald get his own rags to riches LP! So glad that I have MC command center so that I can increase the number of allowable Sims on a lot. Looking forward to seeing all of the renovated high schools that people come up with. My only sad thought is that you can’t put high schools in other worlds… I wish it was a lot type and not just a specific lot. Anyway thanks James! 💜💜

  • @lexxsmith4546
    @lexxsmith4546 Před 2 lety +5

    One of the things I like most about people learning about American schools is the sheer number of parking spots. It is extremely common for someone to get their driver's license around age 16 (it can be earlier or later depending on what state they are in - 14 in some places!) so American high schools usually have a massive parking lot for students.
    My particular school would do raffles for charity where you would enter to win one of the first 10 parking spots near the front of the school.

    • @MsMaggyW
      @MsMaggyW Před 2 lety +1

      The big difference to me is not that Americans get their licenses early, but that they're still in high school at that point. In Canada, we get licensed at 16 but we also graduate high school at 16. I think Americans graduate at 18? I was moved out and halfway through college at that point. The education path is soooo different.

  • @Hi-xe7sg
    @Hi-xe7sg Před 2 lety +14

    for the storyline maybe reginald cloned himself when he was a teen (because he is a spell caster n stuff) and this sim is the clone but he isn’t a spell caster and his personality is a bit different because reginald wasn’t that good at magic when he was a teen

  • @thereienteredaname3977
    @thereienteredaname3977 Před 2 lety +5

    james: “lets not sit in social media all day”
    me: 👁👄👁

  • @Stettafire
    @Stettafire Před 2 lety +25

    14:02 Given the restriction I'm surprised they didn't go for a small school house instead of a giant city high school

    • @brookeanne13
      @brookeanne13 Před rokem +2

      I genuinely think people would’ve been annoyed with it no matter what they did. I think people would just complain how it was too small

  • @lwoods507
    @lwoods507 Před 2 lety +6

    Wants and Fears being back is so cool, that was my favourite part of Sims 2

  • @AKA_Studios
    @AKA_Studios Před 2 lety +12

    Love that you’re using Reginald for this! And honestly, since spellcasters can clone themselves (RIP Greta Bigwallet) I wouldn’t be surprised if this Reginald was a clone as well…running away from home to avoid the same fate as his “aunt”

  • @paulinapopko8454
    @paulinapopko8454 Před 2 lety +76

    I hope Reginald will be a spellcaster again when you get the full game. You don't have to do spellcaster related things, but it would add to the character imo. Also inferniate in school would be great!

  • @CC-zf4sk
    @CC-zf4sk Před 2 lety +12

    prom happens every Saturday, I hope there is a way to spread that out..

  • @kenzietaveira6152
    @kenzietaveira6152 Před 2 lety +12

    i’m genuinely really excited for this pack and i think i’m gonna get it when it comes out. just so much new gameplay, and coming from someone who just graduated high school it’s all fitting to what my interests and hobbies are. seeing that thrift store/boba shop got me giddy

  • @Foxxytrot_0
    @Foxxytrot_0 Před 2 lety +15

    With parenthood you can make sack lunch and take that to school that sounds so cute ˙˚ʚ(´◡`)ɞ˚˙

  • @ronathebear
    @ronathebear Před 2 lety +10

    I’m loving this! Maybe the goal of the series could be for Reginald to become the school‘s principle when he‘s an adult? And he’ll have to earn enough money to renovate the school or build a new school from scratch? Just some ideas 😂😊

  • @Nayukuo
    @Nayukuo Před 2 lety +9

    James.... you know what time it is in melbourne. and yet, here I am, throwing everything aside to scramble out of bed and watch this.

  • @lisaaxelsson4808
    @lisaaxelsson4808 Před 2 lety +11

    I dont think I have ever laughed this much watching a Sims video. Cant wait to se the rest of this series☺️

  • @SheBeast-OG
    @SheBeast-OG Před 2 lety +2

    Headcanon that Reginald left the Realm of Magic house because they never did get it remodeled completely, and he didn't have a big boy bed :P

    • @SomeoneBeginingWithI
      @SomeoneBeginingWithI Před 2 lety +1

      He's been sleeping on the sofa since he was a child, that's why he was so comfortable on the bench. He's never had a real bed since he can remember.

  • @alexeistates5591
    @alexeistates5591 Před 2 lety +5

    I swear nothing makes me smile more than james saying “aaaaah weeeeeeee”

  • @Geo_TV
    @Geo_TV Před 2 lety +69

    I haven't watched you in years.
    Literally but I still remember the legacy of the bigwallets.
    I'm actually pretty excited for this pack.
    I normally don't care about new stuff being added to the Sims being a werewolf is fun. Being a vampire is fun being a Spellcaster is fun.
    All the stuff they've added over the years have been enjoyable but they never really flashed out one specific age group.
    The Parenthood pack helped with toddlers to teenagers a lot and the stuff packs gave them stuff but this pack is actually for teenagers which is really cool.

  • @deltadaze6836
    @deltadaze6836 Před 2 lety +16

    It must be really hard to play with a socially awkward Sim when you're normally a social dynamo :D

  • @kaznatbabs
    @kaznatbabs Před 2 lety +5

    Love that you’re using a different branch of the Bigwallet family! Discovered this series in time for Dream Home Decorator, and am now catching up on the TONS of historic videos. I think the High School pack looks amazing 🤩

  • @BloodyBraces
    @BloodyBraces Před 2 lety +5

    Reginald: How do you do fellow kids?

  • @markabele8794
    @markabele8794 Před 2 lety +5

    Interesting start to this let's play. I can't wait to see what's next. I also like learning about the new features too.

  • @mondy8100
    @mondy8100 Před 2 lety +2

    U should make one of ur goals being a nerd and getting the popular girl. Imagine the stories Reginald will tell his future children how he scored XD

  • @Alisa_Pizza
    @Alisa_Pizza Před rokem +2

    Just now starting this series ( a year later, oops... ) and got so excited when I seen Anjelo Morlind when Reginald was at the pier! Anjelo is my sim's husband in my current save and I forgot that he is a high school years townie.🤩

  • @whitneylivingston5706
    @whitneylivingston5706 Před 2 lety +19

    Adult Reginald goes home for the weekend to visit mom. Column says “I’ve been working on this new spell, check it out.” Zap, Reggie is a teen again… “MOM, I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU JUST DID THAT TO ME. The least you can do is let me have one of the money trees.” To which Column replies with a laugh and shews him out the door.

  • @sightingsara
    @sightingsara Před 2 lety +7

    So excited for this! I love your videos and always wait for your review on things😂

  • @itschelseakay
    @itschelseakay Před 2 lety +1

    Reginald: * asks principle about woohoo *
    Sims pop up: “Reginald is socially awkward”
    I had no idea! 😲 🤣🤣

  • @elitettelbach4247
    @elitettelbach4247 Před 2 lety +2

    Yay! Love your let's plays. Excited for a new series! Totally agree that the lot feels very big and empty. But some interesting gameplay mechanics so far.

  • @Happy_Hauls
    @Happy_Hauls Před 2 lety +5

    James having flashbacks using the social media on the phone..totally feel ya buddy..lmao! Can't wait for this let's play..gonna be a lot of tea. Let's goooooo!!!!

  • @Eluciiic
    @Eluciiic Před 2 lety +35

    Angus and Nina's new little sister should go to high school!

  • @kei7799
    @kei7799 Před rokem +1

    I started with your Growing Together Let's Play but I'm coming back to your old vids abt Spellcasters and their ancestry. That Let's Play with Column is craaazy lmaooo and I'm excited to watch Reginald go through High School! ✨️❤

  • @sims41ife35
    @sims41ife35 Před 2 lety +2

    I am so happy to see you happy with a new pack! Loving the new lets play!

  • @queenbratbracken
    @queenbratbracken Před 2 lety +5

    Is it weird I feel bad for Reginald? Kid has it rough. Love the new LP.

  • @wandaXmaximoff
    @wandaXmaximoff Před 2 lety +8

    I'm so happy Reginald is getting his own LP, and I'm super excited for this pack.

    • @imaspoon4522
      @imaspoon4522 Před 2 lety

      I've always thought my teenagers were boring, so....I can't believe it, but I want this pack.

  • @mxmissy
    @mxmissy Před 2 lety +17

    I was worried I'd feel too old playing this pack since the last time I was there was like 9 years ago. But it's nice to know teenage cringe is eternal.

  • @jessicalansford9519
    @jessicalansford9519 Před 2 lety +3

    Always nice when I stay up late and James uploads 😌

  • @misshendy626
    @misshendy626 Před 2 lety +3

    So excited for this!!

  • @Vobatho
    @Vobatho Před 2 lety +9

    This looks so cool. I wonder if EA will give me my money back for the Wedding Pack so I can apply it to this one. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @justinsiegfried188
    @justinsiegfried188 Před rokem +1

    The fact that you didn’t satisfy his needs right away stressed me out so bad lmao
    Once their needs get to 50% I handle it.

  • @AliviaHaven
    @AliviaHaven Před rokem +2

    I’m pleasantly surprised that James has seen Bring it On, what a cultured man 😂

  • @virginiasantoyo
    @virginiasantoyo Před 2 lety +3

    I didn’t want this part to end 😢

  • @NoDecaf7
    @NoDecaf7 Před 2 lety +7

    I guess it will finally be time to download the mod that expands the amount of sims that can loaded in on a lot. I wonder how a custom school will perform with more than two classrooms?

  • @staciemacfarlane5335
    @staciemacfarlane5335 Před 2 lety +1

    Honestly can’t wait for this series. Best creator series 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @Nisha_Chantel
    @Nisha_Chantel Před 2 lety +2

    James! You should sing so that you can start singing in the shower at level 2 to take care of your fun and hygiene needs at the same time

  • @ohkaygoplay
    @ohkaygoplay Před 2 lety +4

    Why is Reginald living my life at the start of this game? It's too real.
    This is the first time I've ever seen painted parking spots. That option has to be specific to individual schools. It could also be a recent trend.
    My small town school didn't do this.
    We could use the side parking lot when we got our license between ages 16-17, so they were mostly for Juniors, Seniors, and teachers. We just had to find an open spot and pray it wasn't out in the back 40 if you were late. My Senior year is when I started driving to school. I wish I'd had the opportunity to buy a spot and decorate it. My ADHD self could have gone nuts with colors and designs.
    I WAS ROBBED!!

  • @BloodyBraces
    @BloodyBraces Před 2 lety +4

    Cauldron: Look at my baby, all grown up and grown down a bit

  • @gojosatoru__
    @gojosatoru__ Před 2 lety

    i cannot wait for this 😭 everything looks amazing b

  • @charlie_120
    @charlie_120 Před 2 lety +1

    I love how excited your are. Its makes the video so fun. :D

  • @violentcat345
    @violentcat345 Před 2 lety +26

    The disabled parking as far away from the front door as possible was a nice touch, along with there being stairs at both the front and back entrances of the building for the extra challenge to the non-existent wheelchair users of the sims world. You can tell a lot of consideration went into it, the team really thought about how a disabled person with potentially limited mobility would get around the school just like able bodied people think about those things in the real world. Yep the inclusion of that parking spot was definitely not a token effort.

    • @semidecent4395
      @semidecent4395 Před 2 lety +7

      We also love how they use the gendered bathroom stalls even though we literally had a pronoun update a month ago. They definitely didn’t add the two gender neutral bathrooms as an afterthought

    • @SomeoneBeginingWithI
      @SomeoneBeginingWithI Před 2 lety +6

      Also the disabled parking doesn't have any extra space around it that wheelchair users need to transfer in and out of the car. I don't understand why they would put that in at all, it just draws attention to the lack of disability in the game.

  • @Ichaitealatte
    @Ichaitealatte Před 2 lety +15

    What if they created a game pack that was just after school activities for teens and kids! Like ballet, lacrosse, tennis (which adults could too) etc…one can dream 😂

  • @martas2019
    @martas2019 Před 2 lety

    I love your laugh, you just got a new subscriber 😁 and you made me preorder this ep also! 😅

  • @themildlyconcernedkitten623

    This is a really weird thing but I'm so glad that James always explains his backstory lore. Like, I follow so many Simmers who just "go watch this!" and it's like i dont wanna watch a 49 part series to get the lore for this one specific challenge lore to understand a quirky name. I will watch the previous series but I wanna catch up on this first; thanks for that, James. New sub from 2023 and I heavily appreciate it

  • @jenn.illustrationss3114
    @jenn.illustrationss3114 Před 2 lety +4

    Literally almost broke my thumb clicking the notif hahaha

  • @laurakhancreations3845
    @laurakhancreations3845 Před 2 lety +4

    Thanks for adding this so soon! I can't wait for it- already pre-ordered it :D I dunno where in the US kids paint their teachers spots- wasn't a thing in my high school lol at least- it's been 15 years and I don't remember that so idk if it's a new thing :B

  • @Vintage_Belle
    @Vintage_Belle Před 2 lety +1

    I love bubble tea! It's not just for teenagers! My favorite is strawberry milk tea with cherry boba. Keep up the great work James!

  • @rhodospia
    @rhodospia Před 2 lety +1

    So exited for this series!!😁👍

  • @lutilda
    @lutilda Před 2 lety +8

    As a user experience researcher: I am SO glad they made the rewards store button more obvious! Before I started following Sims CZcamsrs I had played for years but never knew about the restore 😅

  • @alicel7015
    @alicel7015 Před 2 lety +4

    Love this! I really want this expansion pack but I have a rule that I never buy Sims additional content unless it's on sale on Origin 😂

  • @NoellaV
    @NoellaV Před 2 lety

    Yay very excited for this new LP

  • @taylordavispomerleau
    @taylordavispomerleau Před 2 lety

    I’m so excited for this series!!! 🖤🖤🖤

  • @beccacalder664
    @beccacalder664 Před 2 lety +7

    This pack looks very cool. I’m just waiting for someone to build a school inspired by the game bully. Either way, I’m excited for this new let’s play.

  • @aeli999
    @aeli999 Před 2 lety +3

    I feel like this pack is going to be so much fun and so painful at the same time. 😂

  • @skairings
    @skairings Před 2 lety

    i love you james ure the best actually 🥺

  • @nikkicat254
    @nikkicat254 Před 2 lety

    This was fun, can't wait to play this myself, I even have my own special Sim that I always use when trying out a new pack!
    Also can't wait to see more of this too, I watched the two videos from yesterday today, so I have had an all James Turner videos day! Which was cool and fun!

  • @thatnyalea
    @thatnyalea Před 2 lety +14

    Just letting you know (I haven't finished the video yet so disregard if you already figure this out) but doing the Retail job would earn more money. The Barista at $28/hr =280 at the end of the week vs the Retail being $33/hr into $660 at the end of the week. Plus the Retail starts at 6 so you have 30 minute window from the Cheerleading :)

    • @missheniki
      @missheniki Před 2 lety +6

      The barista job has crazy pay increases though. It doesn’t take long to make 70$/hour.

    • @thatnyalea
      @thatnyalea Před 2 lety +1

      @@missheniki Oh wow, I didn't know. I never play on Barista so I didn't even know about pay increases