When I played TS3, I NEVER downloaded CC, that was the first time I played an entirely vanilla game and didn't feel like I was missing anything. TS4, and this is just my opinion, is more for family-style gameplay with its very much closed worlds and limited lots. The major drawback of TS3 for me is how cartoon-like the sims look, especially after playing TS4. I used to play TS3 for hours and hours, because there was SO much to do in the game. I also liked that TS3 brought some originality to the franchise with tons of things we'd never had in the previous two and still don't have in TS4. It was also cool because you didn't have load screens and could just jump around the world with your household all in different places. I love TS3's open world as the worlds felt bigger and fuller. In 3 (and 2), it feels like you're actually playing God. It feels like you watch over their lives like a kind (or evil) overseer, in worlds you can't create. In 4, It doesn't feel as 'mature' as the others, like it was catered to younger kids and preteens instead of teens and adults. I also love gallery, dislike the too-happy nature of the game, love CAS and building, but dislike the few features and staleness. Sims had emotions in 3, and even cried over things and got angry in 2, so they can't say emotions are entirely a new thing if they've been there all along. The Sims look AMAZING, but they all act the same, and complex emotions was a good idea but ended up seeming pretty faked. Was disappointed that you couldn't make your own hood like 2 though. I didn't mind not having open world in 4, because my Sims always stayed at one place anyway in ts3, and loading was slow. All of the charm of that game can't be beaten, imo. Adds a new element to the game for people like my sister and I who use to just use the game to have house building contests as kids People are really good at making houses and I love browsing them all and trying to make my own to share. I think the big thing I like about sims 4 is the gallery tho. They just feel so stale and easy to jump between, making them less serious imo? Just doesn't feel like as big as an accomplishment when I get one done. I don't like the lifetime achievements in sims 4. But sims 4 completely ruined the towns imo. In sims 2 I use to make my own towns from scratch and go all out on them, Sims 3 I felt had enough leeway that I still enjoyed it especially since the world progressed on its own, so it still had life to it. I also HATE how limited the town's are in sims 4. Rather than having to spend hours on a neighborhood lot just for some plants to grow in sims 4. I like the open world and really like hunting down gems and new plants to grow, so I liked exploring the world and finding these things. As well as th layout of things like loading screens/menus.Д«UT for actual gameplay I prefer 3. The houses and graphics and style all look more appealing to me. So I can't say much for expansions other than the price kills me Ive played sims 1-4 but only had a ton of expansions for 2 and like 1-3 for the the newer ones.

Sims 3 vs sims 4