Open worlds discussion

"Chaotic_Moira;c-18107401" wrote:

"crocobaura;c-18107198" wrote:
Also don't see the benefits of open worlds when most community lots were rabbit holes, no wonder there were no loading screens because there was nowhere to go. Sending a sim to a restaurant or a resort for example was not a worthwhile trip.

You must not have had all the packs or something. I had restaurants you could sit and order. Tons of different types of bars and clubs. Shops, bakeries, toys stores, jewelry stores, a salon, museums, gyms, pools, honestly the list goes on.. You could even go to class at Uni, although I do think the Uni pack in 4 is better technically. But I am not trying to change your mind about what you prefer, I just wanted to clarify that in fact it was not all rabbit holes depending on what packs one had for their game.

There were no restaurants you could sit and order the in TS3, unless they were mods. The closest they had to a restaurant was a cash register you could buy food from then go eat it at a table. The stores were also buy from a cash register and no real shopping and restocking gameplay attached. Bakeries were in a store set, not a game pack. I know you could make a lot of lot types, but they never functioned as they should. Bars especially, no one was there and the bartender usually closed almost as soon as my sim got there, sometimes it wouldn't even be possible to order a drink. Also, the opening and closing times of all these shops was annoying, many places were closed when you needed them and some places were deserted because everyone was at work.