I didn't play Sims 3, so I can't compare, but I recently watched a video where a girl remade a lot in san myshuno into an outdoor ice rink and it looked so perfect for a downtown feel I really want to try it. I would like to be able to customize more and have more downtown festivals, since I only usually go downtown during a festival. I love the city feel from inside the apartment though because you can look out the window and see the skyscrapers, but from the ground I definitely wish we could decorate the main neighborhoods to make them more urban. I hope we will get cars at some point
