My sister pre ordered the game for both of us - the only time I've ever had anything on preorder. Normally I always wait, but it turned out to be awesome. I remember being so utterly enamoured of the fact that my sim could run around the whole world, I could visit the neighbours, I could follow them to work and stores. I loved the rabbitholes, I felt that they made SV look like a real town and they were all so pretty.
I loved the fact that gardening and fishing had been expanded and that I could find plants and seeds out in the wild. Colouring everything with CaST kept me busy for hours.
My poor family got no lunch or dinner cooked that day, I send husband out to pick up dinner because I didn't want to stop playing even for a moment.
Over the years this game has given me so much enjoyment ( and frustrations ) I've been highly critical of some of it, and adored other bits of it. TS3 is like an old friend that's always there for you <3
