@Ava_Chartreuse - Not sure I would characterize TS3 as being all that modern in several ways. I mean, we are talking about a world where sims may all have smartphones, but the concepts of car seats/restraints for babies and toddlers and bicycle/motorcycle helmets for purposes of safety, not style, do not really exist. And players get information about what is going on in the world by having their sims read an actual paper-based newspaper. Heavens forbid a sim has a child out of wedlock, then the entire world starts buzzing with rumors and gossip. I see it as more of an eclectic (but fun) mix of modern and 1950s or older sensibilities. :)