I had a go at the Sims 3 when it came out but I wasn't really taken with it. I just felt like there was a lot that changed from The Sims 2 that I didn't like (eg only being able to play one family, rabbit hole community lots). I may have given it more of a go had I not been a student and could have afforded the EPs. So I stuck with S2 and I still think it's the best Sims games and way better than S4. The sims in it might look outdated now but they are much deeper and move and behave more realistically, which I prefer over the better looking but really boring S4 sims. I also didn't like the cartoonish feel of the S3 sims either.