My goodness, those buildings are
hideous.
Can't they get an unpaid intern to build houses for an afternoon? A TaskRabbit?
I shall bulldoze them all and turn Glimmerbrook (ugh) into Lancre.
I'm not mad about the size of it. I play on a potato® and the smaller worlds are a blessing. The trees and waterfall are pretty, I like the forest feel.
I'm not too concerned about spellcasting being too easy, as this can be improved with some self-imposed rules.
When I play vampires I usually make them skill up rather slowly, using their powers here and there, getting training, sparring.
But sometimes I feel like cheesing it, so I turn off free will and lock the poor sod with an ultimate tome in speed 3. Then go off to make a cup of tea.
I know I could just cheat, but I get a kick out of exploiting game mechanics, rather than just typing out a code.
Familiars seem a bit disappointing. I was hoping they would do more than look cute and occasionally ward off death.
I suppose because of the inevitable Pokémon comparison I expected them to have different powers, maybe help out during a duel.
It seems to me that the whole thing of wands and familiars not affecting gameplay, for the sake of those who choose not to use them, made those items kinda pointless.
I'm still excited for practical magic and all those potions though. I'm tired of making all my sims into vampire scientists
Let them all be witches for a change.