Going Back or Staying in

hi! first time posting in these forums, but been playing since the first generation, since i was like...12. in the interest of having a good comparison for myself, i went back (briefly) to sims 3 just to get a refresher of what it feels like. and honestly... it just doesn't cut it for me anymore. not that it was a bad game, and not that sims 4 is perfect. i agree it really sucked when it first came out because it was stripped of so many things that were base features from the last incarnations. i didn't even go out and buy it for myself cause i figured it wasn't worth the bother what with all the reviews. it wasn't until my husband (then boyfriend) decided to get it for my birthday last year that i actually started playing sims 4. and yes, it has it's faults (i.e. limited customization, no toddlers, etc) but these days, on the whole i just prefer it over sims 3. it's smoother, both aesthetically speaking and in terms of gameplay. and i know it's only been a recent update, but the new freedom in CAS for gender associations, what they wear, what they sound like, what they look like. i think that's great. i can live with the sims 4 and enjoy it the way it is. but if you get too caught up in what it's missing and worry about that the whole time, then yeah, it's not gonna be a fun time.