About a month ago I went back and played TS3 for the first time in a long time. Although I loved how much depth there was with the interactions you had with sims, and the seamless traveling throughout the world was nice... I couldn't get over the terrible graphics, the empty feel of the "open" world, the rabbit holes, the ugly furniture, the terrible CAS, and how long it takes to try to furnish a house nicely with create a style. Also, no multitasking.
I think they managed to add so many improvements in TS4 and people tend to forget that TS3 was not without its flaws...
