Sims3 is still my favorite in the Sims franchise. I play it a lot whenever I become frustrated with Sims4 and it's lack of gameplay that I enjoy. I am currently copying my Sims3 save files to my new gaming rig, taking it slowly as I become better acquainted with the new graphics card (1080ti). The new graphics card will allow me to add some lighting mods that the current PC Sims3 is installed on hates with a passion. I play Sims4 on a year old gaming laptop and it purrs along very nicely. I also keep a back up of my Sims4 files on an external hard drive. I've put too much work into getting it just the way I want it, with save files that are three years old that I play off and on, to take a chance at losing all of them. Been there, done that, and cried a lot when it happened. Sims3 and 4 are very different games with different needs. In order to enjoy what each has to offer one has to be patient and very careful with what mods one uses. A lighting mod I used with Sims3 for years was a good one but my new rig doesn't like it. But there are others out there that look promising. I go back to Sims3 quite often because I miss Island Paradise and Lucky Palms. The bulk of my saves are of those worlds, with Sims I have been playing for at least seven years.
Going back and forth as I do I have the opportunity to play the way that suits whatever mood I am in. And I am very fortunate to have PCs that can handle the needs of each one. Sims3 has its issues, but I love what it has to offer that Sims4 does not have at the moment. I am also fond of Sims4 and its art style. I dislike the way updates break mods in Sims4 more often than in Sims3. Right now I am waiting to find out if today's update has affected my mods so I will go back to working on getting Sims3 moved over to its new home.
