A sims 4 fan trying out the sims 3 and wow «12...Next Go

Babykittyjade

Hi all. I am in no way bashing the sims 4 in this thread because I love that game and will never stop playing it. So the last time I played the sims 3 I was pretty young so I dont remember much about it, plus I didn't have a good pc and I couldn't play without crashing so I eventually gave up until sims 4 came out.

Now fast forward years later. After reading so many threads about how amazing the sims 3 gameplay is and watching a werewolf video from supernatural, and the trailer for generations on youtube I was sold, and so decided to try it for myself to see what all the fuss is about. I still had the uninstalled base game and pets in origin from years ago so I installed it.

Apart from the graphics and ugly sims that I could not make look good even if somebody paid me,I was thoroughly impressed. And I was surprised how many features are already in the base game that I waited years for to have in sims 4. We literally get a whole city with a beach and everything. I waited so long for island living just to get a beach (and sims can not even ride a boat together ) and we had to wait for city living to get a taste of city life. lol pretty sad. Sims were protesting outside of the school and other sims having picnics at the park. Not at a table but on the ground which I thought was pretty cool. Always wanted to do that in sims 4. It felt lively.
When you cancel an action it actually cancels everytime. I fight with my sims on 4 to cancel an action. A taxi drove me around! Wow!
It goes without saying that the open world is fun of couse.

It was so weird but so cool controlling pets. So many kinds too!! And horses are amazing!! So many little details like form a group which didnt come with the sims 4 at first. ( I forget if they added it as a patch or with get together.) anyway, I only played for about two hours so I'm sure there are so many more things I will be wowed with. I feel like I have so much already and I only have one expansion.

Oh and there were so many traits I didnt know what to choose! A trait randomizer was already there, the color swatch people talk about. I really liked the way relationships are set up.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how sims personalies are because I was never a fan of the emotions system that changes every second yet gives them no personality or reactions.

What I plan to do now is buy all of the sims 3 expansions on steam and rotate between 3 and 4. I'm excited to see what family play offers because it really lacks in sims 4 which was always my biggest disappointment.
I can honestly say the only thing better about sims 4 is the graphics, art style, and my ability to play with gender to create beautiful sims that are pleasant to look at and photograph.
However,I now better understand what you guys complain about here.

Scobre

Nice to see Simmers try out more than one iteration. I think some of the best Sims ideas come from playing more than one Sims main game. I really appreciate you being open minded trying the game out and oh if you love the horse you must try the unicorns. I told a friend about them and she squealed. I actually tried a five trait mod out for the Sims 4 and it actually does help round out Sims more because there are more spaces for both positive and negative traits to fit. Anyway happy Simming.

akaniki0

Just FYI, the sims3 site is still up there for downloading great player made things free from the exchange. Sims, worlds, lots and misc. and you can specify no cc.

Sigzy05

TS3 surpasses TS4 in many fronts.

Amandèle

I find it interesting to read your opinion on TS3 because I also bought it a few days ago (I had only played TS4 before) and even though there are a lot of things to do I did not like it.
I don't really know why but I couldn't really get attached to my Sims. So after a session of a couple hours I didn't really want to play again and I haven't...

coco

There are a lot of us who never moved on from TS3 because it has everything we need. Open worlds, stunning scenery, unique traits and personalities, the colour wheel and patterns mean you can customise almost everything and textures look more realistic. With the amount of content we got from every EP, SP and the Store you can truly play out any story you wish.

I have played the same family since 2010 and it's still going. If you have a good processor and graphics card, the game looks really nice on ultra settings. Feel free to post about your gameplay over on the Sims 3 General Discussion

Babykittyjade

akaniki0 wrote: »

Just FYI, the sims3 site is still up there for downloading great player made things free from the exchange. Sims, worlds, lots and misc. and you can specify no cc.

Thanks I'll definitely check it out!!

Babykittyjade

coco wrote: »

There are a lot of us who never moved on from TS3 because it has everything we need. Open worlds, stunning scenery, unique traits and personalities, the colour wheel and patterns mean you can customise almost everything and textures look more realistic. With the amount of content we got from every EP, SP and the Store you can truly play out any story you wish.

I have played the same family since 2010 and it's still going. If you have a good processor and graphics card, the game looks really nice on ultra settings. Feel free to post about your gameplay over on the Sims 3 General Discussion

That's great to hear! I will do thanks. I got a pretty good gaming pc so hopefully I dont have any issues.

coco

Babykittyjade wrote: »

That's great to hear! I will do thanks. I got a pretty good gaming pc so hopefully I dont have any issues.

I will admit that the game isn't without its fault. Unfortunately it's 32-bit which means that it can only use around 3.5gb of RAM without crashing or throwing save errors. But if you're willing to use mods, they can really help with some of the optimisation. If you need any help, or want someone to check your computer specs there are some great people in the Help Centre. For example; the game won't recognise newer graphics cards so that's something we need to manually edit in the game files. I hope you have fun with it

Sharonia

I never liked the Sims 3 but I like Sims 4. I pretty much hated the graphics, the store and how badly TS3 ran on my PC. Sims 2 and 4 are far better in my opinion. I like the more cartoon style graphics though. I don't want realistic looking sims.

coco

@sharonia This thread isn't about bashing other games. I'm sorry that you seem to hate TS3 so much. I feel the opposite way and can't stand cartoony graphics and prefer having more detail. I'm only here to give some useful tips to Babykittiejade.

Sharonia

coco wrote: »

@sharonia This thread isn't about bashing other games. I'm sorry that you seem to hate TS3 so much. I feel the opposite way and can't stand cartoony graphics and prefer having more detail. I'm only here to give some useful tips to Babykittiejade.

Giving an opinion isn't bashing but you can take it that way if you want.

SageOfGlimmerBrook

Sims 4 is the perfect Sims game for me. I just need more hobbies for my sims and i'll be great.

Scobre

Simmify wrote: »

Sims 4 is the perfect Sims game for me. I just need more hobbies for my sims and i'll be great.

More athletics group activities would be a nice change. One of the reasons why I love Sims vacation is because of all the family activities it had especially the volleyball.

simmerLella

Awesome!!

As for "the graphics and ugly sims" you will eventually work that out! It took me a while but I did it. There's "no bloom," skins and sliders - they really help a lot. I'm someone who edits almost everyone (in 3 and 4) to at least size their heads down and make 'em look realistic (or a little closer to unique in TS3) because I'm obsessive about visuals and overly persnickety, so if I'm happy with the look and effort I put in, anyone who loves the gameplay should be ok.

And Sunset Valley isn't a city but it has that cute little downtown and there's a second base game town you can download (with another cute little downtown). So that's two base game cute little town square areas, yes.

https://store.thesims3.com/
https://store.thesims3.com/riverview.html

Obviously you have more than the base game though, as you have pets, but yeah; it's a great base game, I remember.

Twicelikey

Good that you enjoy TS3 more. I wish I could say the same but my multiple attempts to get back into TS3 has failed miserably. I just overall enjoy 4 more than 3 regardless of its flaws. The last time I tried to play 3 I could only play it for like..10 mins and I found myself going back to 4. Maybe someday I will get that excitement I had for 3 back but at this current moment, I prefer 4.

It's not perfect and I surely won't pretend it is. But there's just something about it that draws me into it. Maybe it's just how the sims look. I can't really enjoy something if I'm not pleased with what i'm seeing. Now that I think about it, when I started to enjoy 3 years ago, it was after I grabbed a bunch of mods to make the sims look better. Anyways, the point is. Have fun, at the end of the day, it's truly about what you enjoy playing most.

Hestia

The personalities from past iterations easily defeats what we have now in The Sims 4.

In terms of beauty, CAS, multitasking and environment eye candy, I do love TS4 more than what we had before. That’s it though.

Gives me SimCity (2013) vibes.

Goldmoldar

Amandèle wrote: »

I find it interesting to read your opinion on TS3 because I also bought it a few days ago (I had only played TS4 before) and even though there are a lot of things to do I did not like it.
I don't really know why but I couldn't really get attached to my Sims. So after a session of a couple hours I didn't really want to play again and I haven't...

For some it is an older game and therefore some do not like playing an older game. When I play Sims 3 I always wish that Sims 4 have more to play with but the state it is in I do not have that joy. I cannot enjoy it like the older versions because it lacks expandability and many features that can bring out Sims 4 more.

Babykittyjade

Amandèle wrote: »

I find it interesting to read your opinion on TS3 because I also bought it a few days ago (I had only played TS4 before) and even though there are a lot of things to do I did not like it.
I don't really know why but I couldn't really get attached to my Sims. So after a session of a couple hours I didn't really want to play again and I haven't...

Let us know what you think of it!

Babykittyjade

Twicelikey wrote: »

Good that you enjoy TS3 more. I wish I could say the same but my multiple attempts to get back into TS3 has failed miserably. I just overall enjoy 4 more than 3 regardless of its flaws. The last time I tried to play 3 I could only play it for like..10 mins and I found myself going back to 4. Maybe someday I will get that excitement I had for 3 back but at this current moment, I prefer 4.

It's not perfect and I surely won't pretend it is. But there's just something about it that draws me into it. Maybe it's just how the sims look. I can't really enjoy something if I'm not pleased with what i'm seeing. Now that I think about it, when I started to enjoy 3 years ago, it was after I grabbed a bunch of mods to make the sims look better. Anyways, the point is. Have fun, at the end of the day, it's truly about what you enjoy playing most.

I know what you mean about the looks I cant let go of sims 4 for that reason. After I played with gender and downloaded all kinda of cc and makeup for them they look amazing. And I love watching their different face expressions on ultra graphics Haha.
That's why I decided to just play both.

simgirl1010

I love them all. Unfortunately I only have time for one version. Also when I tried rotating between 3 and 4 I found myself missing features from the game I wasn't playing and getting confused about what features were in which game. I do hope to get back to 3 one day.

Simburian

If you can afford it, do it. I bought the packs for 3 and 4 as they came out and dare not think of what I spent overall but it was definitely easier that way. Rather like a mortgage!

I'm sticking to Sims 4 though as it suits my game style and I like a game in development more. I sometimes wish one could donate one's old games to those that want them more as you can with books and toys.

GalacticGal

Ah, yes, but have you tried Sims2? Glad you're enjoying Sims3, but personally, I had to install about 20+ of NRaas mods, just to keep the dang game from crashing. I play on a gaming rig, too. But, if it does something for you, that's great. I just recently uninstalled it.

drakharis

Sigzy05 wrote: »

TS3 surpasses TS4 in many fronts.

I agree. I love both Sims 2 and Sims 3 better than Sims 4 and I like playing all the Sims games. i go back and forth between 3 and 4 mostly but still play Sims 2 occasionally. Sims 4 is easier to create in build mode and modify body type in CAS.

@Simburian I bought all the backs when they first came out too.

Hestia

@GalacticGal I also have a dedicated gaming PC and TS3 is too unstable. I can’t play it with everything without a lot of mods installed.

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I do always commend on how fantastic the developers have put in so much depth to past iterations. I think TS3 would have more of a positive reception from the player-base if it was more stable as vanilla with all EPs/SPs.

GalacticGal

Hestia wrote: »

@GalacticGal I also have a dedicated gaming PC and TS3 is too unstable. I can’t play it with everything without a lot of mods installed.

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I do always commend on how fantastic the developers have put in so much depth to past iterations. I think TS3 would have more of a positive reception from the player-base if it was more stable as vanilla with all EPs/SPs.

I agree. I loved the open world. I loved the Trait system. I also loved the ability to create swatches in build/buy mode so that the furniture would match, particularly the color of the wood. But all of this simply clogged up the system and lent itself to the instability of the game, itself. Pity, that. In the end there was no room to focus on the Sims, themselves. I found them boring. They couldn't even sit and converse at a table by themselves. I loved that from Sims2. In fact, left on their own (full autonomy) they were hilarious. That was my litmus-test for Sims4.