I prefer the open world, but I also think EA solved it well in TS4, kinda giving us small open worlds that works as long as you just want top go for a walk and not visit specific lots. The common area is often crowded, and with bbq areas, fishing spots and food stalls, my sims often enjoy the common area. It could have been a tad larger, or more diverse, and it would probably not break any computer if all lots within a hood was accessible without loading, as there are rather few lots per hood. But I can live with it as is. Biggest complain is that I don't get any lot info by clicking a lot in active mode, only that I can travel there. Name of household would actually be useful some times when visiting a hood where my sims are not that often.
My ts3 lagged a lot in the end, but I played a many years old save with tons of graves that I didn't delete even if there were no relatives. So, there must have been way too many sims in my ts3 game, and too much memories etc to store. When starting a new game I think it was running much smoother, even if my computer was not top notch.
