I'm giving The Sims 3 a try

I didn't try TS3 until TS4 was already out. I got a free copy with Late Night expansion pack which I played for a short time but didn't get into it. Then later I thought I should buy a bundle with Seasons, Pets and Generations. I ended up returning the bundle before two hours had passed (bough it on steam) because I just wasn't feeling it. I wanted to like it for the horses :( I keep thinking that one day I'll try TS3 again but it hasn't happened yet. My main playstyle is rotational, so that's one issue. I imagine it's better for legacy type of play so maybe it will work out for you.

I started playing Sims 3 late and it became my favorite. I've been playing for over 4 years, and I'll keeping going maybe forever. :) <3

I've never played the Sims 3. I have played the sims 2, the sims life stories and the sims 4

I mostly play Sims 4, but I've never abandoned Sims 3. I pick it up from time to time. :)

I played Sims 3 before I bought Sims 4. I don’t think I have played Sims 3 much after I bought Sims 4, maybe a little in the beginning. One of the things I prefer with Sims 4 is no maternity clothing, whatever outfit I pick for them expands through the pregnancy. In Sims 3 I never got past 3rd gen, in my main save of Sims 4 I’m on the 15th or 16th gen.

I love Sims 3 but the computer I currently have has serious issues when I try to play it, it's old. If I ever get around to replacing it, that will be one thing I will be keeping in mind for the next one.

I started playing the sims with the sims4, I have played the sims3 for a while but I have a hard time playing it because of the loading times and the lag.

There are several other things that I just find so odd with the sims3 too:

Like the romance letters that I receive every day from literally every sim in town, or that sims autonomously heckle each other, point fingers at each other and laugh at each other. They also autonomously flirt with each other for no reason. I receive phone calls daily from sims that I do not know who wants to go on a date.

I have had sims who have insulted each other several times, only to directly after give each other flowers and looking surprised when they were denied. I have had parties where all my friends walked around and booed loudly at each other. I have had a sim doing things like watching tv, or using the computer while all their needs are in the red and even when they complained about starving they did not go to the fridge and did not eat any food.

I'm sure a lot of people like the sims3 but I have a very hard time playing it for a longer amount of time.

I can't imagine going back - there are so many things I like better in S4, and I don't need any mods to keep the thing from crashing to desktop. However, it really depends on play style and what you like to do with the game. I don't particularly like a lot of relationship drama, so I don't care if Sims 'forget' that another Sim is their arch-enemy, but that's a matter of taste.

Welcome back to The Sims 3 :smile:

The Sims 3 is the last real Sims game :wink:

I dropped The Sims 3 immediately upon the release of The Sims 4 and never looked back. It was poorly coded, buggy and just a poor representation of what a Sims game was. By far the worst in the series, in my view.