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- Sims fans have been asking

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for a baby update for years now.

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Previously, the little ones were relegated

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to mere objects that
stayed in their bassinets

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offering very few ways
to actually interact.

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Now the babies are freed

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but is the base game's
new infant update enough?

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It's certainly a game changer.

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It makes playing with
families a lot richer.

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The base game update also adds
stretch marks, birth marks,

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and new infant clothing
and accessory items.

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Most importantly,

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you can finally fully customize
infants in Create a Sim

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just as you can with all other ages.

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Be warned though, it can
look a little creepy.

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Infants also get some personality.

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There are six traits to choose from.

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Calm, cautious, intense,
sensitive, sunny, and wiggly

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and there are 18 available quirks,

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three of which are randomly
assigned to your infants

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and are discovered as you play with them.

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All of these details affect gameplay

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and change how your infant
Sim crawls about the world.

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The thing is, the base
game's infant update

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feels a little like a
forgotten younger sibling

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compared to the new Growing
Together Expansion Pack.

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The expansion pack actually
lets your infant progress

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through the world like
an actual baby would.

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Going from lifting their
head for the first time

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to eventually being able to
crawl around on their own.

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Growing Together also adds family dynamics

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where you can define whether
family members are close,

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strict, distant, or if they just love

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to joke around with each other.

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This adds a ton in terms of storytelling

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and even if you're off playing
with one family member,

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the other Sims feel more likely

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to do what you'd want them to.

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Then there's the new world of San Sequoia

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which is heavily inspired by
San Francisco and the Bay Area.

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It offers two fully built
and furnished starter homes

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with enough rooms to begin a family.

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There are tons of new build mode items

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including new baby and family stuff.

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Also included are other decor
items, furniture, plants,

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and structural home details
to play around with.

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All in all, whether you're a builder

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or love creating rich
family-based stories in the Sims,

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the Growing Together Expansion Pack

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is going to scratch your Sims itch

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far more than just the base game update.

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While free content is nice,

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the infant update feels
more like a sampler

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for what you'd be getting
in the paid expansion pack.

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Let us know if you've been
playing around with the infants,

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whether in the base game

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or the new Growing
Together Expansion Pack.