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5th Dec 2013 at 11:04 AM
5th Dec 2013 at 11:04 AM
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Updated Round 4 Scores and Table
Joandsarah77
Theme: 5/5
Looks like the little country dairy that was round the corner from where I grew up, (except ours had an old handle pokie machine that all the kids loved playing, and winning
)Build Skill: 5/5
For such a boxy shell you had to work with I think you did really well, the colours are attractive and inviting, the garden is just the right amount and not overdone, very nice overall and pleasing to the eye.
Playability: 5/5
You've left plenty of room for sims to move around.
Overall Theme: 5/5
Fits in perfectly with your Country theme.
Requirements: 5/5
Everything accounted for
Leefish
Theme: 5/5
Diner coming through loud and clear here! What more can I say, um... Why are the makers of sims so obsessed with Grilled Cheese??? It fits in perfectly for you with this contest, I just could never understand the obsession, that and the Lama thing!! Anyway I digress, onto....
Build Skill: 4.5/5
It is a very basic build, but very clean and neat, and I like that the colours of the playground make me think 'Grilled Cheese' :D
Playability: 5/5
Looks very playable and the fact that its so small means no lag and less loading times, great points in my book!!
Overall Theme: 5/5
Fits in perfect with the rest of your lot.
Requirements: 5/5
Everything present
Gagafanu
Theme: 4/5
I would have liked to give you a 5 on this but while the inside is quite well done and shows like a diner the outside would have benefited from some signage to show this was a food establishment.
Build Skill: 3.5/5
You have most definitely improved on this one, but as above, more on the inside than the outside. You've used two different types of windows and doors, windows being for an older period and doors more modern. I think this building would have benefited more from sticking to one type to give it a more finished look. Glad to see you have a bit of a garden area with flowers and such going on, just a bit more along the front to add a bit more pizazz and curb appeal, and then I think you will have a winner.
Playability: 4/5
Nearly there with the playability too, the two tables in the back might make some sims get stuck when you have a waiter standing by them taking orders and other sims are walking to the bar area. Also I think toilets with stalls would be a better idea in a community lot as you will have a lot of sims trying to go to the bathroom at the same time and they will end up getting mad at each other.
Overall Theme: 4/5
Fits in with your 2nd and 3rd lots, not so much your 1st.
Requirements: 5/5
All requirements present.
Hencing
Theme: 5/5
Definitely perfect for kids, looks lovely and inviting.
Build Skill: 5/5
Love the little extra touches on this, the elevator, the baby change room, the lemonade stand and the sandpit with the uneven terrain, makes it perfect.
Playability: 5/5
Looks totally playable and like you'd have fun while playing it.
Overall Theme: 5/5
Fits in nicely with the rest of your village and like seeing the other lots in the hood view.
Requirements: 5/5
All here and then some.
Huge Lunatic
Theme: 5/5
Looks like a cool fun place to hang out, think you should send the plans to the Christchurch rebuild team and they can get started on something like this for our city, Sunday after work, Id be in that beer garden on a warm summers day with my Bourbon (under the brolly in the shade of course!) :D
Build Skill: 5/5
Just the outside colour alone gets the 5! Its so pretty! This looks completely like a different lot, I love the balconies and the roof, you always do such different things with the roof that I never would have thought of. The inside is really well decorated with lots of interesting posters and nice sitting areas. After my bourbon, I’m heading to that pool table (another bourbon in hand though!)
Playability: 5/5
While you have quite a lot in here it still likes really playable (are you gonna upload this??)
Overall Theme: 5/5
Fits in perfectly with the rest of your village
Requirements: 5/5
All present, (seriously are you gonna upload??? Pleeeease??)
Jones7659
Theme: 5/5
You know I love this, its so close to home for me right now, and as soon as I saw the lot myself my first thought was “container mall!” So M glad someone else thought of it too!
Build Skill: 5/5
Great build, you've managed to fit a lot in here and its not overdone, Like the little fountain area to the side and also the roof top coffee area, very nice touch.
Playability: 5/5
Looks very Playable
Overall Theme: 5/5
Fits in perfectly with the re purposed theme, and like the shot in the hairdressers where you can see your other buildings through the window.
Requirements: 5/5
All present and clear, and then some
CatherineTCJD
Theme: 5/5
One word, Totes amazeballs, ok thats two words, but it deserved more than one. I LOVE this its so Disney! Beaut job!
Build Skill: 5/5
This just looks like its stuffed full of cc, and I really cant believe its not! You have done such an amazing build on this, its so inviting, so vibrant and colourful and fun!
Playability: 5/5
Even though its totally and utterly full its still looks very playable.
Overall Theme: 5/5
Perfect fits in superbly with the rest, love the views of the rest of your hood.
Requirements: 5/5
All here, plus oh so much more!
Abel1980
Theme: 5/5
Lovely H&M shop, really like the seating area outside, its so quaint and cute.
Build Skill: 5/5
A really nice build very stylish looking, looks expensive, I'd be scared to walk in since Im poor haha! But lovely job overall, lots of pics on the walls and displays all set out in an inviting manner. Really like the frontage with the white window frames and that paneling.
Playability: 5/5
Looks very playable.
Overall Theme: 5/5
Fitting in nicely with the rest
Requirements: 5/5
Everything present
Klaartje68
Theme: 5/5
Very pub like, great idea to make it like a boat
Build Skill: 5/5
Your strategy of roof first rest after paid off, looks very boat like, I really like the anchors at the front.
Playability: 4/5
Looks pretty playable, think you may run into a small problem if the middle table was full and a sim was trying to get up at the same time as someone was coming down the stairs.
Overall Theme: 5/5
Looks like it fits in nicely
Requirements: 5/5
All present
Judge 3
Joandsarah
Lot Theme 5
I like what you have done with the grocery store and it all looks very countrified. There is a good range of chillers and cabinets and it is well laid out. The addition of the pet items was a good idea.
Build Skill 4.5
A good use of space, especially with the addition of the bakery section upstairs too. The outside space has been utilised well.
Playability 5
Very playable, can’t see much that would make a sim stomp here.
Overall Theme 5
Certainly matches your other buildings in architecture and style. The country theme continues inside.
Requirements 5
All present.
Leefish
Lot Theme 5
I love this grilled cheese café, it is so cute. The décor matches well and there is plenty of space to move around in it. The toilet area is a little small though. Ingenious idea to call it ‘The Grilled Cheese’ I like that you have included a kid’s play area too.
Build Skill 4.5
Well decorated and the different areas are utilised well. Good choice of build and buy items. It would have been nice to have seen some plants outside though.
Playability 5
Plenty of space to move around, very playable.
Overall Theme 5
Brilliant match in style to your other entries Definitely belongs in Lee Town.
Requirements 5
All present.
Gagafanu
Lot Theme 4
This is a nicely decorated café, with well spaced out chairs and tables. Your internal décor matches well. A few well-placed pieces of artwork would have added to the ambience of the café.
Build Skill 4
You have utilised your space well, inside and out. But why have you put two sinks in the bathroom when one would have been sufficient?
I think the roof would have benefited from some more attention as it’s a bit too steep. I am also not so sure about your choice of door with the windows you have used either, they don’t go very well together.
The landscaping is good. I like your decked area but I would have chosen a more rugged looking wood floor for outside.
Playability 4
Seems to be very playable, although there is a ceiling light right in front of the main door which will most probably cause the door to stay open.
Overall Theme 4
This café fits in better with your theme and the pictures are taken in daylight so that we can see the details, thank you.
Requirements 5
All present. Well done.
Hencing
Lot Theme 5
This is a lovely toy shop. There seems to be plenty of stock to tempt the children and their parents.
Build Skill 4.5
Good use of colour, and build and buy items. I like the addition of the lift to allow parents with small children to access the upper sales floor (love a bit of realism). I do feel that the toys could have been spaced out a bit better as they all seem to be jammed together. The outside area looks good too. As usual your landscaping and planting schemes tie in with the build colours too. Some terrain paint under the swingset could have been added for more realism.
Playability 5
No stomping here.
Overall Theme 5
Matches the chosen village theme well.
Requirements 5
All present.
Hugelunatic
Lot Theme 5
This is a very upmarket looking ‘watering hole’, more like a chic bar. You have managed to include everything without it looking squished in.
Build Skill 5
A good use of bold colours and the paw-shaped window. You have turned quite an ordinary-shaped building into something quite special. The colour scheme within flows through each area well. The planting scheme sets off the building really well too. Brilliant use of terrain paint too.
Playability 5
Very playable, cannot see any stomping issues here.
Overall Theme 5
Definitely matches the rest of your village, well done.
Requirements 5
All present, plus pool table, TV.
Jones
Lot Theme 5
This store fits in with your repurposed theme. Thank you for posting information about NZ container shops
Build Skill 4
I like the blend of repurposed buildings but with a more upmarket clothing style. The arrangement of the men’s department is minimal. You haven’t quite achieved that look in the ladies department though, which looks a little too cluttered (it might be the rugs that you have used). I think a pay station on each floor would have been good too, saves those simmies skipping out on paying
The landscaping is nice, but I would have liked to have seen some terrain paint under the tree and phone booth etc.Playability 5
It looks very playable, although you might get a long queue at the till.
Overall Theme 5
In my opinion it matches rounds 1 and 2 more than 3. Not sure that you’d have all these types of repurposed building in one village though but not enough to lose points over.
Requirements 5
All present plus mannequins, seating and jewellery stand – well done for fitting that lot in.
Catherine
Lot Theme 4.5
Although this is the restaurant theme it seems to be more of a bowling alley than a restaurant. There are only one table where the café counter is, the rest are outside. While this would work in Florida, not sure it would work in some parts of the world.
Build Skill 4.5
The downstairs area seems to be a little cramped with all that you have put in there but it is well set out. I like the bright colours used throughout which give it a ‘young and vibrant’ vibe. The landscaping works well with this restaurant.
Playablilty 4.5
I think there could be some stomping issues on the two upper floors in the bowling alleys as sims exit and enter the lifts.
Overall Theme 4
I’m not getting your theme I’m afraid. I can see that this community lot matches up with your castle but am failing to see how it matches up with the two houses that you have created.
Requirements 5
All present, plus booth seating, bar, and dance floor.
Abel
Lot Theme 4.5
This fits the lot theme well. The upper sales floor feels rather empty. I do like the art deco touches to the buildings.
Build Skill 4
The shop has a light and airy feel but it would have been nice to have seen some more colour here. With no cash registers on the ground floor I would be worried about customers skipping out and not paying. The leaded windows look rather out of place in the shop and would suit a more traditional build rather than a modern clothing store. The posters on the outside of the building look good. The coffee and play area look well thought out.
Playablilty 5
Very playable if not a little empty.
Overall Theme 4.5
I can see how this fits in with your other community lot but not how it fits with your residential area.
Requirements 5
All present, plus mannequins, seating, jewellery stand.
Klaartje
Lot Theme 5
Although this is built in the shape of a boat I can see how it fits in with the other village buildings well.
Build Skill 4
I really like the ‘boat’; it has lots of charm. The mix of furnishings in the pub work well together. The downstairs area is well laid out. I do feel the upstairs needed more thought though. It may have been better to have lost the upstairs toilet and a dartboard (retaining one), then you might have had enough space to add in a pool or card table.
Playablilty 5
Very playable.
Overall Theme 5
Certainly looks as if it belongs in your village.
Requirements 5
All present.
Judge 1
joandsarah77
LOT THEME – 4.5
BUILD SKILL – 5
PLAYABILITY - 5
OVERAL THEME – 4.5
REQUIREMENTS – 5
For the building plan given for this round, I would say that’s a good grocery store you came out with. The outdoor is lovely and I love your simple landscaping of it. For the theme color that you used, I would have preferred a different color for the ceilings rather than the wood you used, but still a lovely store that you have house. Nice placement of items to allow for easy movement. Well may be s different over there for you but here, the bakery area in the grocery is usually on the floor and close to the entrance sine shoppers would not go to the grocery to sit down and have snacks. By having it lose to the entrance, they are enticed into buying baked items when through with their shopping. Great work.
Leefish
LOT THEME – 4.5
BUILD SKILL – 4
PLAYABILITY - 5
OVERAL THEME – 4.5
REQUIREMENTS – 5
I do love and love the decoration you came out with. Color wise, the interior came out wonderfully and your choice of Color is nice only that the choice of exterior walling did not tickle me. I feel the outdoor would have needed more landscaping since you did not add out door sitting (to me the outdoor sitting really does not matter since I have seen so many without). But a car parking space would have been nice in this lot. Personally for me, I hate seeing the base of the boxy lady shrub, and I feel using an edger to its base would have added more beauty to your landscaping. In all an interesting place
gagafanu
LOT THEME - 4
BUILD SKILL - 4
PLAYABILITY - 5
OVERAL THEME - 4
REQUIREMENTS – 5
I know that this lot design placed a lot of restrictions, but still I love what you came out with. I would have loved to see some nice out door landscaoing in both the front and back too. That would have added more garnish to the whole theme. This is just me, the base of the boxy lady and Amazing shrub normally looks odd, so I like using small edgers to cove it to add more beauty to it. Internally, I love your color choice.
Hencing
LOT THEME - 5
BUILD SKILL - 5
PLAYABILITY - 5
OVERAL THEME – 5
REQUIREMENTS – 5
I would like to say, that I love your building. The landscaping is just wonderful, and I love your choice of walls both outdoor and indoor. It was really thoughtful of you having both the stairs and the elevator in there. The old ones will be happy for that. With the restrictions of baby items in game, I thing you did well.
Huge lunatic
LOT THEME - 5
BUILD SKILL - 5
PLAYABILITY - 5
OVERAL THEME – 5
REQUIREMENTS – 5
The first thing I said was WOW, and I must say this is absolutely lovely. I love everything about your lot. Color combination and landscaping are just out of the Sims world. The placement of objects and catching the theme with the objects used are good and I must say am just speechless. A good one HL.
Jones7659
LOT THEME - 4
BUILD SKILL - 4
PLAYABILITY - 5
OVERAL THEME - 5
REQUIREMENTS – 5
Hahahahahah, just reminds me of clothing store I was in two weeks ago at a local suburb. Though I like what you have, I feel the lot would have needed more exterior landscaping. I like the mixed color. Placements are good since it allows for easy movement. and in all I feel you did good.
CatherineTCJD
LOT THEME - 5
BUILD SKILL - 5
PLAYABILITY - 5
OVERAL THEME - 5
REQUIREMENTS – 5
This is just too interesting. Colorful and lovely. I must say, I love every detail about the lot and it was good seeing a bar that gives extra entertainment to its people. Color wise, I just love it and landscaping is great. I really have no reservations on this lot because to me it is just perfect.
Abel1980
LOT THEME – 4.5
BUILD SKILL – 4.5
PLAYABILITY - 5
OVERAL THEME – 5
REQUIREMENTS – 5
I think I need this H&M store in my area. I love your idea for the store and I must say that it came out well. Internally, I love everything you did there, from color choice to object placements. They came out well. I also love the exterior. Good work.
klaartje68
LOT THEME - 5
BUILD SKILL – 4.5
PLAYABILITY - 5
OVERAL THEME - 5
REQUIREMENTS – 5
I love the idea of a both house. I am impressed with the way it came out. The color choice combination used inside, though not my taste really did gave a good outcome. The exterior is simple, I always believe in great and good landscaping, but your simple landscaping with the flowers is just perfect for the lot taking the theme into consideration. Just a note, you listed cc creators so am lost since this round requires no cc. So am made to believe that you used cc in the lot and for that I docked you a point.
NOTE: point returned as I know you didn't use CC - Karen.
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