Is The Sims 3 stuck in the 2000s/ early 2010s?

First of all, the last real patch, not counting the Origin one, was released in 2014. The last official content was the final store set released in September of that same year, so that's less than 6 years ago.

Second of all, I haven't left my house in real life since 1955.* Everything within the game looks too ultra-modern and weird to me, so I'm always trying to retro things down. I can see though how younger players may feel that things could be updated a bit but as said that is what CC is for. A lot of the game's sensibilities, if you can call them that, are reminiscent of some idealized version of the 1950s that were never real, and that's all part of its charm for many of us.


*This is of course utter nonsense (although it might have made for a good movie plot), that's just how it feels these days for other reasons. :)

It is a little bit dated looking in terms of clothing and some furniture. Sims 1&2 have the same issue, but I don’t care.

Yes some clothes and such look outdated but from what i noticed what was out of style yesterday can make a comeback tomorrow so maybe one day these outdated items are gonna seem very modern and in style XD Anyways, i think the game still has tons of modern stuff unlike the previous two games but it makes sense since it is newer. I also dont mind using outdated looking stuff, i actually feel they have something charming about them, and thanks to the color wheel and CASt you can make them look very intersting.

"igazor;c-17589793" wrote:
First of all, the last real patch, not counting the Origin one, was released in 2014. The last official content was the final store set released in September of that same year, so that's less than 6 years ago.

Second of all, I haven't left my house in real life since 1955.* Everything within the game looks too ultra-modern and weird to me, so I'm always trying to retro things down. I can see though how younger players may feel that things could be updated a bit but as said that is what CC is for. A lot of the game's sensibilities, if you can call them that, are reminiscent of some idealized version of the 1950s that were never real, and that's all part of its charm for many of us.


*This is of course utter nonsense (although it might have made for a good movie plot), that's just how it feels these days for other reasons. :)

I'm gonna make an Igizor sim and stick him in a house with nothing but dated furniture and items now :p

Teens height. Many or most teens today are close to adult height. When I was in college, I saw some teens who looked like they were in their early teenage on the way home, but they were basically close to adult height, some girls even taller than me (5'2). Even when I was in the first year (2011) of middle school, 3/4 of my classmates including me had adult height (people usually goes to middle school at 12-13 in my country). Although there not be so many overall, my class was indeed relatively taller on average, but by the second grade there wasn't much difference between my class and the overall
In TS4 teens have same height as adults

If the timeline, according to some sims age changes, I think TS3 is late 1980s or early 1990s


Edit:
If it was the late 80s and early 90s, this style may be a bit "time traveler"
https://s1.ax1x.com/2020/07/28/aECj4x.jpg

I liked the 2000s and early 2010s, so the game being stuck in that era adds to the fun for me. But at the same time, there are some store items I once paid money for that I now wish my Sims could burn:

https://i.imgur.com/nhnao0q.png

I'm stuck in the 70s so nothing feels dated about the game to me - in fact, it's futuristic from my POV :D ;)

Yes, it looks dated, but I truly don’t mind. I was a teen when ts3 came out, so to me, it’s just the fashion of my teens. To be completely honest with you, I’m kind of looking forward to when late 00-early 10s fashion will be back in style again, like 90s and early 00s is now.

"Mikezumi;c-17590066" wrote:
I'm stuck in the 70s so nothing feels dated about the game to me - in fact, it's futuristic from my POV :D ;)

80s here... And not feeling great about "feeling old..." Still trying to figure out how to do this "3D Rendering" thing. My brain can't keep up.

Well, I find many newer TS4 CAS items pants wayy too current for my taste ... or rather, just, I don't like those "jogger" and hammer pants! :s

So I'll take a bit dated over that, haha. Like playing TS4 with my packs, it seems like I barely have "normal" pants compared to all the new hammer/jogger pants ... especially for men. :/

This is probably also why I don't personally find TS3 so dated. It's all relative and still fairly recent in the grand scheme of things. Also, I like the mid-late 00s best!