@Kells19XX
I have kind of played the game in reverse I was working and staying with a friend over an xmas period long ago and discovered something called the sims 2 on her computer and could not get enough of it and after that holiday went back to work full on where there was never any time for games at all then when I had more time on my hands I went looking for the sims in general and found it was now Sims 3 so of course purchased that series and went from there. I think The sims 3 will be always considered my game because I loved the open world, I would stay up for hours waiting for the video reveals and get excited for the next pack (something sorely lacking in 4 in my opinion) I know the game was not perfect and I ended up spending as much time playing as repairing the game and learning about mods that could help but still even today I love it. Then I was introduced back to series 2 when they were giving it away free and totally fell in love with the mechanics of the sims and the complete detail of how it worked despite it being frustrating as I had never played a rotational before lol Then I went backwards again and bought the sims 1 complete collection on disc and installed it on an old laptop and found that series very funny and quirky so occasionally play that as well sometimes and then came series 4 and honestly compared to the depth of other series (despite the problems) I was gobsmacked at the lack of content and scaling down of the game I had come to love in general and have avoided it for years but still bought it on sale in the hope that at some stage we might get something decent (in comparison to the previous iterations) and up to now there is still not enough to do for me compared to other series but I have hope now as if they do not plan to end the series anytime soon I think we may get tons of lovely more content with time and I think that could be this series saving grace for older players who are used to so much more from other series we are so used to loving and playing.. :)
