The Sims™ 4 My Wedding Stories Game Pack Review Summary

Beautiful world, gorgeous CAS and build items, and fun wedding moments are undermined by severe bugs and broken wedding events.

Beautiful world and scenery: Many players praise the world of Tartosa, describing it as beautiful, lovely, and visually stunning with picturesque scenery and a good atmosphere. The map and neighborhoods are considered some of the prettiest additions to The Sims 4.

Fun wedding gameplay: The wedding events and activities are generally found enjoyable, with players highlighting the fun of planning and executing weddings. The gameplay flow and social options contribute to a positive experience.

Gorgeous clothing and CAS items: The pack's clothing, especially wedding dresses and cultural attire, is frequently highlighted as beautiful and cute. New jewellery and hairstyles also receive positive mentions.

Stunning build/buy furniture: Build mode items, including Mediterranean-style furniture and decorations, are praised for their beauty and versatility. Players appreciate the assets for coastal and fancy builds.

Pack worth buying: Several reviewers feel the pack offers good value, especially on sale, due to the amount of content beyond weddings. The inclusion of new world, build items, and CAS makes it worthwhile even for those less interested in weddings.

Pack is severely buggy: Numerous reports describe the pack as full of bugs that were not fixed before launch, with some calling the gameplay an absolute disaster. This pervasive bugginess affects multiple aspects of the experience.

Wedding events are broken: Players frequently report that weddings, the core feature of the pack, are broken entirely, cannot be completed, or are so bugged that restarts are necessary. The wedding events often fail to work from start to finish.

Sims AI fails at weddings: The AI causes multiple wedding bugs, with Sims not staying seated, not walking down the aisle, and generally not following commands. This makes wedding ceremonies chaotic and unenjoyable.

Pack is unplayable: Many users describe the pack as absolutely unplayable or barely playable, with few functional elements. The core content does not function, making the pack not worth purchasing.

Released in bad state: The pack was released in a broken, buggy state and is described as broken garbage or rubbish. It was clearly not ready for release.

Wedding-Focused Pack for The Sims 4: Clusters 1, 2, 3, 5, and 65 collectively indicate that the pack is centered on weddings, including ceremonies, events, and the ability to plan every aspect. It is a dedicated wedding-themed content pack for The Sims 4.

Includes wedding events with roles: Clusters 2, 6, 7, and 58 highlight that the pack includes wedding events with guests, officiants, sims of honor, flower pals, ring bearers, and other roles. These events involve various social interactions and tasks.

Wedding cake mechanic: Clusters 3, 29, and 56 mention a designated wedding cake that can be set for the event, placed on the lot, and can rot if not properly managed. The cake is a part of the wedding event.

New world and build/CAS assets: Clusters 11, 14, 34, 69, and 81 indicate that the pack adds a new world (Tartosa), along with new CAS items, Build/Buy items, and additional lots. The world includes residential and community lots.

Base game wedding system exists: Clusters 4, 12, and 18 indicate that the base game already includes a wedding event with commands, bartender, seating, altar, cake cutting, and toasts. This provides context for the pack's changes.

Wedding event crashes game: Players report that the wedding event consistently crashes the game, with custom weddings failing nearly every time. This is a high-frequency, specific issue that severely impacts gameplay.

General crashes from pack: Multiple reports indicate that this pack causes frequent game crashes, even on high-end PCs. The crashes occur in various contexts, suggesting a widespread stability problem.

Crash on launch and gallery: The game crashes on startup and when accessing the gallery, according to user reports. These crashes prevent players from even reaching gameplay or using key features.

Lag and performance issues: Players experience significant lag and overall performance degradation after installing this pack. The lag affects the entire game experience.

Freezing during household merge: The game freezes repeatedly when merging households, as reported by players. This specific freeze disrupts a core gameplay feature.

Buy Only on Sale: A significant portion of feedback suggests that the pack is only worth purchasing at a discounted price. Reviewers feel it is not worth the full price but might be acceptable on sale.

Not Worth Full Price: Several reviewers explicitly state the pack is not worth its full price, even with improvements. They feel the content does not justify the cost.

Do Not Buy Warnings: Many reviewers strongly advise against purchasing this pack, citing poor value and disappointment. They recommend saving money and avoiding it unless it is heavily discounted.

Wedding Gameplay Broken: The primary wedding features are frequently described as buggy, non-functional, or disappointing. Reviewers advise against buying if weddings are the main reason for the purchase.

Wait for Bugs Fix: Some reviewers recommend waiting until the pack's bugs are fixed before considering a purchase. They suggest holding off or only buying after patches improve functionality.

Community fair range: $0.00 - $0.00.

Session length: 0.1h.

Loyal Sale-Savvy Sims Veteran: Plays long sessions, uses mods, and evaluates DLC as an addition to an existing Sims 4 collection. Motivation: Continue long-term life-sim play and collect packs at a fair discount. Stance: sale.

Social Event and Wedding Storyteller: Hosts social gatherings and wedding events, often mixing party and holiday mechanics. Motivation: Create social stories around parties, holidays, weddings, and relationship milestones. Stance: buy.

Builder, CAS, and World Aesthetic Player: Focuses on Build/Buy, Create-a-Sim, scenery, and lot or world aesthetics. Motivation: Build homes, design Sims, and explore or decorate a new world. Stance: sale.

Content is overpriced and empty: The pack is sold at a high price but offers little content, with many reviewers feeling it lacks value compared to its cost. EA's practice of selling cheap DLC at high prices is criticized.

Pack is an add-on: The content is an expansion pack or game pack for The Sims 4, not a full expansion. It is one of the less important packs.

Wedding event still broken: The wedding event has remained non-functional for three years, and the base game wedding is completely replaced by the pack, causing a loss of functionality. A 'we fixed it' update did not resolve issues for most users.

EA's shady marketing tactics: EA used questionable marketing, such as claiming the pack was banned in Russia and couldn't alter the LGBT couple featured, which reviewers say is a lie. The trailer is not on the store page like other packs.

Mods available to fix issues: Modders in the Sims community have created script mods, such as the free dual wedding systems mod from TwistedMexi, to enable base game weddings again and attempt to fix the pack.