I remember that in The Sims 3 I could play in three different places with my sims at the same time, some having a sleepover, some going on a date and other at home.
The animations in TS3 are so much more, intricate, surprising,. I think that if you itemized it per series then you would see how many more animations you are getting for kids and teens in particular. You can teach your teen to drive... it is so SO cute. Then the imaginary friend!!! Are you kidding me? It's amazing. TS3 has done life stages so much better, having sims autonomously create drama on their own.. I need to stop going on.
I run the Sims three with three expansion packs every time on a super cheap $200 HP laptop I bought like five years ago… I have never had these problems that you’re talking about. The loading screens are a few minutes long… But then once they’re done loading, you never have another one again. So you just go and get a drink and come back and you’re there. The only thing that I will say that I cannot do is play in the island Paradise world on my laptop- but that’s pretty standard across-the-board
I definitely think that the Sims three has decent cross pack compatibility… I have all of the packs and I really enjoy choosing which three I’m going to use to play the game. Depending on which three I pick, it’s going to be a completely individual experience. Like right now, I am utilizing university and world adventures so I can have a travel blogger. I typically play with seasons, generations or pets install just to add that extra bit of life to the game.
Dependent on PC I have over an 1000$ laptop and experience lag in my game But I will say that the loading screens are very over exaggerated they are only really bad on an HDD but pretty much every PC you can buy nowadays comes with an SSD instead because HDD's slowed
I have a $1000 laptop and it runs smoothly. I only have one mod that helps with lag, the rest are all cc lol. Genuinely will never go back to sims 4. Sims 3 only gives me one loading screen and I can play for hours. Sims 4 has countless ones any time i wanna leave a lot, and i get too bored in that game to really care.
Sims 4 actually often runs worse for me. The several loading screens always take at LEAST a minute and a half. I rarely ever leave my lots just to avoid all the loading screens 😅🥺
SSD is solid state drive, it is many times faster than mechanical hard drive, especially NVMe SSD, up to 30 times faster. I have SSD and loading screens on Sims 4 are almost instant. Also the startup time is almost instant. I have over 1000 CC in the mod folder.
Another important thing to run Sims 4 fast is the CPU. You don’t need more than 4 cores but single core speed is critical. So the latest Intel i3 is perfect for Sims 4. Sims 4 mostly utilize a single core and only occasionally use the other cores. The basic architecture of the Sims4 is 10 years old, that is why.
Same. The last time I played the sims 4 all of my sims were mad at each other and there was NOTHING I could do to fix it and it ruined all of their relationships.
The PS3/Xbox 360 versions of the Sims 3 didn't have open world due to tech limitations, so it instead had open neighbourhoods which was something that TS4 should've at least went with. The Wii version had open world, but the problem was that it was _way_ too taxing on the Wii's limited hardware, along with a whole cargo of game-breaking bugs, glitches and gameplay errors.
I actually would prefer open neighborhood over open world. I often find the Sims 3 maps too much and since it’s not a controller based game, but a point and click game, the whole ‘running around in an open world’ thing doesn’t have the same tactical thrill. But the loading screen between me and my next door neighbor is still dumb. Which an open neighborhood system would fix.
the first time i've played the sims 4 i tought it has open neighborhoods like TS3 from PS3/Xbox 360, but i was disappointed soon after i sent my sim's child to the library while he was at the gym
The reason there are so many Sims in community lots in Sims 4 and not Sims 3 is because the lives of those Sims are totally fake in Sims 4. They just force them to appear at the lot because you are there! There is no story progression. In the Sims 3 each Sim is living their own life and making their own choices. If they aren't at the park it is because they didn't want to go there. I'd take that realism over having 20 empty shells of sims who have no real lives (and a horse) show up in the bar only because they were forced there.
Did you know that thelarge birds in sims 3 can be taught to speak parrot style? Also that cats can kill your birds if left alone and all small pets like snakes, frogs and birds and fish can be fed, pet, caught in the wild, taken care of and they can die.
😊 I love the customization in three and the fact that it is fully an open world. the fact that you don't have to have an internet connection to play the game that's one of my main reasons why I keep playing The Sims 3 over 4. In my opinion a lot of the downloadable content that you could download off of The Sims 3 websource was actually better compared to 4 and I didn't really play that much in for because of the game mainly having to use the origin system to sign in on an internet-based platform to in order to even play the game. versus with the Sims 3 you just put the disc in and you play the game. I was so much in love with the Sims 3 that I had almost all of the expansion packs except for maybe three of them.
Sims 3's performance is luck - many computers can run it fine, but you can never predict on which one. No, having a gaming pc does not help. Together with Nraas and Smooth patch it runs completely lagfree on my laptop. I've played Sims 3 for many many years without any mods and it was a completely fine experience. When the city starts lagging a bit after a few hundred days, I saved my household and switch into a different world. Sims 4 on the other hand doesn't run smoothly, even when I play with few packs. The terrible character AI causes so much simulation lag. In Sims 3 i only saw Simulation lag when i had 50+ charas on the same lot. I get it, Sims 4 was supposed to be a multiplayer so chara AI and chara personality never was supposed to be a focus. Sims 3's personality system directly influenced the AI on multiple ways - while most traits have like a dozen visible outcomes, they also change around the priorities of the AI (sometimes on a very fundamental level) and act as a kind of additional needs. (Gamemaster's Toolkit made a recent video about how Sims AI works on the inside) My favorite things in Sims 3 are the progressions systems. Skills don't have only lvl 1-10, each has also an additional handful of goals and statistics, so when you reach lvl 10 one day, you aren't finished. They also influence Wishes and Opportunities. Almost all game mechanics in the game are interconnected with each other, there's never the feel of "I'm playing the content of this dlc now". About the graphics, I'm not a graphics guy in general, but the charas have decently realistic and believable looks and the environment still looks gorgeous even today. I've played Sims 3 for thousands of hours and still find more details. It has really deep gameplay and very distinct chara personalities, every chara feels different. Sims 4 on the other hand - well, it really doesn't have its strengths in the gameplay.
Petpeeve of mine, Sims 4 marketing claims it invented multitasking ( I wish it didn't, it's finnicky and solved multitasking conversations really badly) Truth is - Sims 3 has multitasking, and it's way better, and fully autonomously. When you are in a room with music, your chara listens to it. You can drink while talking, you can watch TV while working out. When you are in the same room with people you are introduced to, you will have conversations between them even if one is eating, one is cooking, one is making homework, and one is playing computer. And that's just a few examples. ... and all of this autonomously, and without wasting time.
To be fair, Sims 4 performance is luck to..I've never had Sims 4 lag....but I ignored it for over half of its existence. I had some early glitches but no lag. I also sat on Sims 3 for quite awhile. Sims 2 is my sweet baby child and I still love her the most. Sims 3 has been the most likely to lag for me, the least likely to glitch. But for Sims 4 I have base game and 2 mods (does MC Command center even count 😂😂) and for Sims 3 I have all the packs so without at least having some packs, maybe the base game no packs experience is just smoother. I actually am having enough fun I am thinking of getting a couple Sims 4 packs.
ehmm if they need to use mods then its not fine, mods don'y count as oficial content, should judge the game as vanilla, mods are fan made stuff, with mods almost all pcs can run the game fine but tahts not the TRUE state of the game.
I think it honestly depends on the computer for Sims 4, too. Mine (which is almost five years old and nothing special) can run it just fine. Knock on wood, the only time I've encountered lag (even when I was playing just the base game with no mods) has been when my Sims take pictures sometimes. And even then it's only a few seconds of it being slow to move the camera around before it fixes itself. Also, Sims 4 was never supposed to be an online game. Rather, it was built on the same engine and used a lot of the same assets that were created for a different Sims game (more of a spin-off as I understand, intended to run alongside Sims 3, much as Rene appears to be with 4) codenamed Olympus that was cancelled and was intended to be an online multiplayer game.
The Sims 3 obviously have long loading screens because it charge textures, sims, a whole open world, all the different packs you have. The Sims 4 load faster because of cartoonists texture, tiny neighborhoods system, but if you have all the packs, in my position, the game gets even more lagging and buggy than Sims 3. I play The Sims 3 without any of this mods that fix bugs and it runs perfectly. Beside, the game has never been optimized to modern computers and 64 bits system.
The biggest difference is that things actually happen in TS3 but for TS4 you just have to use your imagination. One is a life simulation and the other is a doll house simulation.
4:16 This is why it's bad. By prioritising low end machines, EA stripped out anything and everything that made it worth playing. I played Sims 3 first, initially on a laptop that could just about do it (there was a lot of heat, and some lag and some crashing, but it worked). Then I played on a gaming PC I built. That could run the game as intended. There was the initial load time (10 minutes) then no further load screens and the very rare instance of it crashing. Even bought expansion packs and it still handled it fine. Added CC, still handled it. Ran the game on my MacBook Pro, was happy to do it. I'm not sure I've played it on my M1 iMac yet, but given it's much newer than the game, it could probably do it. I eventually got the Master Controller mod Sims 4 on the other hand, having started as an online game that was then reworked after Sim City flopped and Cities Skylines showed EA up, was devoid of anything to do.The smarter sims that were promised weren't there either, the routing was non-existent as well and it just seems flat in comparison to 3. In 3, sims had more personality to the point certain sims could be a challenge to befriend and you could see family dynamics play out, know who might get on better with who etc. In Sims 4? Doesn't matter, the traits do nothing. Also, you're confined to a single lot, or it can feel that way because if you want to go somewhere you hit a load screen so I'd rather just stay put on the lot I started on whereas in 3 I'd just go wherever I wanted. Considering the game only needs to load 1 lot, the load times are too slow for what it's loading IMO. I decided I wasn't going to reward EA for what I saw as low effort work so I haven't bought any expansion packs for Sims 4. I've modded the Sims 4 to within an inch of stability and I mostly use it to build and make Sims. The actual gameplay is trash IMO, because they were too busy focusing on low end hardware rather than making the game they could have/wanted to make and then scaling up or down via graphics settings based on what hardware it's running on. Also, Sims 4 lots are tiny, EA strip out stuff that should be base game or were things you had in previous iterations and resell it piecemeal rather than put features that should be together in one expansion pack. With the tiny lots I cannot really build the houses and grounds I want to build. And I forgot, sims in Sims 4 like to stand there and do nothing even though you told them to do something. In 3, I seem to remember, you tell them to do something they do it or there is visual confirmation that that instruction has been received, but something is preventing them acting right now (like a Sim in the way) and as soon as soon as the obstruction is cleared, they get on with it.
Ma'am, you've got it backwards: it's The Sims 4 that's got rabbit holes upon rabbit holes upon even more rabbit holes... With The Sims 3, on the other hand, I hardly remember any rabbit holes at all.
I played the Sims 3 on less than 8 gb of ram back in the day. Now I'm on 32 gb ram. Sims three is just as fast as Sims 4 for me these days. I'm switching back. I felt the same about the Sims on Sims 3 when it came out. I was obsessed with the Sims 2. So much fun!
3 seems to be the better story generator imho. 4 is extremely consequence-free, which might be because they're going more for the doll house / full control / creative target audience, which is fine. I want my Sims to be - to exaggerate a bit - more Rimworld/Dwarf Fortress, less Little Computer People. I also don't like EA's tendency to rely on pre-loaded game situations that don't arise organically from the simulation and are instead predetermined in the design stage so that they can only play out in one particular way. I guess 3 is just a lot "smoother" as a simulation and story generator, whereas 4 is the more polished overall game.
@@gabrielandy9272there isn’t that much gameplay still. Even with lovestruck dynamics can change from one end to another after just one interaction it’s awful
I hate how Sims 4 is such a cash grab, even tho Sims 3 had the buyable stuff, the content packs were worth it, while in sims 4, to have some sorta of fun, u need sell a liver to buy most of the Packs, and not mention, the missing stuff from 3, Open World, Cars, Burglars, Robot/Ghost Maid (Can't recall now), I think 3 even had elevators to place in lots Also am I only one that loses myself trying find something to place in 4? Like I need the umbrella thing, and idk in which category it is... I think 3 in a way takes the W, cause it organizes by type, which can be easier honestly Also idk why, but I feel like Bella Goth rework, made her worse, I personally liked the older one more than the current one idk why Sims 4 is like GTA 5 Sims 3 is like GTA SA One is more popular, newer and etc, and a cash grab, while the other is older, but a classic, and loved by many, and probably one of the best
The integration of the Sims 3 store is so much more predatory than kits, sorry. It's not EA's cash cow now so it's easy to ignore. But think of Sims 3 as the 'new' game and there's this shiny gold temptation integrated into the game selling you extra stuff pretty much through the launcher. At least once I open Sims 4, it isn't advertising "buy this kit". There's a bunch of kits, but I feel like my ability to ignore it is pretty easy cause I ultimately don't care. But we shouldn't ignore how EA used Sims 3 as a springboard for testing micro transactions. It's okay to both talk about the good gameplay things of Sims 3 AND talk about some of its not so great things. It's like people forget EA started testing micro monetization in Sims 3 not 4. But turns out you don't have to intergrate it into the game. I see obsessive completionist will go buy every kit drop anyway. Even if it's lame. 😢
@@TheDawnofVanlife I can see it being annoying and more upfront, but while in Sims 3 it was mostly like just furniture stuff and etc, on Sims 4, for the most basic stuff, u need spend a ton of money to get it, like the Vampires being a separeted sold DLC that just adds that and nothing else, not even being worth the price, it's not as up front, but Base Sims 3 is kinda playable, Base Sims 4 not really, but that's my honest opinion as I play Sims 4 currently and I have played Sims 3 way back in the past (can't remember exactly stuff from then, other than being afraid of Grim Reaper XD)
Honestly people complaining about the sims 3s loading time is kinda silly, I have a low end pc and sims 4 takes around a minute per plot change. I would rather sit through a 30 minute screen once than constant short ones that breaks immersion and I cant go do other things
Sims 3 will always be my number one, mainly due to the nostalgia factor, i was but an anklebiter when i first got the game, like 7 or 8, and i would always love to go visit my grandparents because the game was on their computer. Oh the good old days. I do like the sims 2 as well, but i only recently picked it up when i got my own pc.
The Sims 4 characters are dumber. Their traits don't impact their lives and they all act the same. And it's actually The Sims 4 whose packs are less integrated to each other, not The Sims 3.
I would actually argue that the Sims 4 runs worse, for me I can't even get the game to run from the EA App and when I could open the game it was a complete buggy mess. I've never had a sims 4 prom with HS Years among other staple features of packs that I have never gotten to use. I can open the Sims 3 and play it seamlessly and I have an old Apple laptop. I can't believe I can't even open a game that I've poured a thousand dollars into and I'm a fool for doing that, EA will not fool me anymore because I'm done.
Boiled potatoes is accurate. The Sims 3 is a game of a different era. When they actually did try to playtest and give you a complete game within it's own product. Expansions were additions that were nice, but not needed. The Sims 4, all the expansions are required if you want to get a 1/10 of the gameplay value. TS4 is hollow, it's been hollow, and I cannot imagine releasing what they did at launch. I have gotten TS3 to work very well. It took HOURS. HOURS AND HOURS. You still get some bugs, but overall I think since I spend hundreds of hours gaming anyways, why not do that so I can enjoy it more than just trying to create drama through TS4 challenges which shouldn't be. I don't like having to do EA's work for them in creating my own lore (for a game with established lore), remodel and redress every sim for every expansion and fix npc spawns constantly, build every lot to make it playable beyond what they give you in the base game. I don't like that I have to go in to the BFF household where they have this love triangle but no relationships, impressions, or any history with each other. I got tired of doing EA's job. I'm not for hire.
there is also a lot of animals in 3 too. like all the reptiles, rodents, and birds you can find throughout the world and interact with outside of an object enclosure. i remember when i first found one i got so sad when it escaped my pocket lol. i also liked running into jumping deer and the raccoon.
Sorry, i feel like this is a gross misrepresentation of Sims 3 you seem to barely know, there are so many factually wrong statements that I'm not gonna list them.
I was anxious about this sort of reaction. Honestly, I felt like maybe I underplayed how bad TS4 has been... However, I spent many hours going through all of the various opinions on TS3 and TS3 vs Ts4 that I could find online. Obviously, this isn't going to be a perfect comparison video since I've barely played TS3 - that's why I ask for opinions and for people, like you, to expand on things I might have missed or overlooked. I'm sorry this video didn't live up to your expectation. Thank you for watching and letting me know
I still can't bring myself to try out Sims 2, so scary to try out an old game i probably won't appreciate So it's really cool that you managed to try some Sims 3
My sims 3 rarely lags but sims 4 loves to lag. What's that about? Lol I don't understand. Either way, I still prefer Sims 3 lol I don't use cc at the moment, and I only have 4 mods, none of them are the smooth patch either lol. I also love having sims 3 on steam, I don't have to worry about the problems that involve the EA App lol
It's interesting to hear that you've had a smoother experience with Sims 3 compared to Sims 4. While I don't have much experience with Sims 3 myself, it's always fascinating to hear different perspectives from players. Steam is 100% better than the EA app, so I feel you on that one 💖
Sims 4, tends to be heavier imo, I use mods on it, and one of the mods I use is to have 200 sims in a lot at once (no limit unlike the vanilla), and I noticed, the more sims = the more lag on my PC, unsure if Sims 3 worked the same or what but ye
I personally don´t need open world. But open neighbourhoods (REAL open neeghbourhoods) with enough lots and maybe some interactive objects like rabbit holes etc, could actually work. Maybe combining it with the gameplay aspect of the "time sync" mod for Sims 2, it could really work
All of the sims 3 packs and expansions costs 400 US dollars if not on sale. With theses the packs work good together, the loading screens take longer due to the open world. Mods are fun to use - but even without mods, the Sims 3 has a lot for you to do and the sims don't feel lifeless. All the sims 4 packs and expansions cost 1,235 US dollars if not on sale. All the things that should've been in one pack or expansion is spread out into parts so you'd be "forced" to pay 40us dollars for it if you really wanted it. There are lots of loading screens and god forbid if you have For Rent (Rest in peace). The Sims 4 also becomes boring and lifeless after maybe and hour or two of playing the same interactions and different jobs. It doesn't feel like it means anything. The Sims 3 expansion packs always came with a lot of things that MADE it and expansion pack. The Sims 4 expansion packs came with less then promised and always felt more like a pack or a underwhelming kit.
I'm a Sims 3 player. There may be more variety of animals in Sims 4 (baby goats and sheep and llamas and what not), but as you pointed out, many of them are just objects. One thing Sims 3 does is let you control the animals like any other player. You can be the cat or the dog or the horse. When the "crazy cat lady" is sleeping at night, you can send all the cats out on a hunting contest and see which one brings back the best catch. The dog can go next door and scratch on the door and befriend the neighbors (or make an enemy of them.) I know many people hate the Sims 3 store and the way it's available in game, but the thing is, unlike Sims 4, you DON'T HAVE TO buy extra items to make the game fun or interesting, the enhancement is there if you want it, but the even the base game alone is fun without all those things. I think Sims 4 gets stale a lot faster and the need to purchase additional content to keep it interesting is required rather than optional.
I reloaded Sims 3 recently and have been playing it for the past 2 weeks, no mods and all my DLC's, it runs well. It's always ran well for me without mods even on lower end laptops where as sims 4 lagged on those, but running like a dream now on my new laptop with all my cc and DLC's. To be honest, I'm playing it again because I thought maybe I misremember my experience with Sims 3, and only time I opened up Sims 4 was solely to work on content because I need to focus, but I desperately want to play Sims 4 more. My opinion, I dont think gameplay in Sims 3 is better. I can never play a solo Sim in 3 for the fact that they take FOREVER to do something as simple as wake up, use the toilet, wash their hands, brush their teeth, shower, eat 🤯 omg I wanted to pull my hair. My Sim woke up at 5 am and still was late for work at 8am. Sims 4, my Sims up at 5am, does all that and by 8am, only reason they're late is I forgot to cancel out any skill activity their doing, or I cancel it because I didn't complete work task/homework, but 8am on the dot they haul themselves to work no matter what I let them do after having completed a moring routine, eaten and had time to make a sack lunch or chill and do something before work. I feel the sims 4 gets a lot of flack mainly because the it's state, the bugs and it's price tag for a small amount of stuff in multiple DLC's that should have been lumped together in certain instances, therefore making it shallow on it's surface, that's problematic, making it seem like 3 or 2 are better but frankly have their own issues we seem to forget based on how 4 is treated by EA. For me, I love Sims 3 but love 4 more in all aspects. I can't stress how much I'd rather have limited swatches than spend more time in build/buy/CAS because I'm undecided on what colors or patterns I actually want an item to be, forget to save that prese, omg it was tedious AF!
Honestly I disagree with you severely, the sims 4 is pretty much very astetich and easier to navigate but that's what you would except for a game 10 years after the old one, the sims three had way more gameplay and was very ambitious some may say a little too much, what was one pack in the sims 3 it's now 4-5 packs in sims 4, sims 4 looks better but sims 3 has more to do
imho nothing will ever beat ts3. i don't believe sims 4 looks better either. ever seen a sunrise in Appaloosa Plains? nothing beats it 😍 i'll take the loading screens ts3 anyday over the empty experience of ts4
Sims 3 has a better concept and a much more expansive open world storyline theme but despite the Sims 3 raising me, I prefer the Sims 4, I've been playing the same save for about 2 years and I've seen all the original Sims in that world die out and be replaced by new Sims, though the worlds aren't as open the graphics are superior, the build mode objects are far better and the gameplay is so much smoother
Bulls*t! Having a high-end computer DOES HELP with the loading of the workd in sims3 - have you tried loading it 10 years ago? What we have now is long - but what we had then - oh my! I would turn it on then go make my dinner. And worlds in sims 3 and 4 are totally different things - in sism3 a family is stuck to the world where it was created and they can't move or visit other worlds ever - just the adventure worlds. Even if one 'moves' the game just creates a copy of the old family without relationships or memories or anything - and if you put them back into the old world they will be like a new family. This part I was not a fan. In sims 4 "worlds" are like different big neighborhoods in a single big city - each of the worlds just adds and sims can go on a date in local "Japan" with snow, then mid date travel to local desert syled world - no issue. Like a Zootopia thing. Am not against that - if only at least in the neighborhoods i didn't have to 'Travel' to get into a local bar or gym near my house. That is soo annoying! I want to visit my neighbours while my other sim stays at home!
I love how she states most of the time that a negative point is you need extra (paid) DLCs on Sims 4 while i have EVERYTHING cracked (Her point still stands, obviously, it just seems funny to me at least)
To say quicly, so that you dont have to read this whole think I just wrote, Sims 3 and 2 are better for gameplay if you dont care about the graphics and Sims 4 is better for building and/or "Sims stories/movies". I playd sims 3 till like a year ago. I had packs and CCs, it took aloooooong f*cking time to load , and a didnt like teh grafics, but I do have tones of memories of it and better game plays. Id really like a game thats like Sims 3 or Sims 2, but with the grafics of The Sims 4. I know that, that would destroy the whole game and make it run supper slow, but it would super good... despite it running slow... But yeah, I started playing Sims 4 when I got my new computer which was a year ago, so Sims 3 is more close to me. Also the best bug I got in Sims 3 was the one when my sims where supposed to sleep, but they had opend eyes. I remeber it scared me so much when it first happend. But I dont really feel like it had so many bugs, at least not for me.
I prefer The Sims 2. I am obsessed with TS2’s genetics system. Their personalities are always so unique. You can build wherever you want. The game has autoroofs (major complaint for TS4). The premades have fascinating backstories. Starting fresh with a new world and no sims is super duper easy. The social bunny exists. Biggest complaint, no fairies. After TS2, The Sims is my current next pick. It’s chaotic in all the best ways. It may not look good, but it just looks pixalated not (what I have learned is called)uncanny valley. TS4 is pretty and customizable. It’s got a lot of fun features, though to get them all requires a LOT of packs. I really haven’t played TS3 much. I only got it last year. The open world is . . . less than ideal and means my sims can go way far off if I don’t pay attention. When you find your child sim off swimming in the neighbor on the other side of the world’s pool . . . while said neighbor isn’t home, it’s concerning, not fun. That said, when I played last year, it was a lot more enjoyable than it was in 2009 when I first played on my sister’s computer. I have one family and so far the game does not entice me to play any of the premades, nor does it make me want to make more families.
In every way, yes. The only thing that makes TS4 fun for a little while are mods. One of the things I miss the most about TS4: In TS2 and 3, if you started or left a household with barely all the necessary furniture, the sim living there would get a job and if you went to visit them a few weeks later, they would have gotten more furniture and even some objects for their hobbies. Leave a sim in TS4 with only a toilet, a sink, a fridge and some object to sleep/nap on and they'll never improve their home.
I don't know why, but Sims 3 only worked for three months. I can't load it on any computer I have, including one that works fine with Sims 4. I liked how customizable Sims 3 was and it was easier to make custom content. It didn't care for the Sims 3 store. For Sims 4, I like how game packs are where you can get better occults. I don't like to play with vampires, so I don't have that pack. Yet, it makes S4 expansion packs seem hollow.
I think the issue with Sims 3 is that it has so much stuff it would cost load slow/computers to crash. This is one of the reasons why they made limitations in Sims 4 like loading screens and less lots. It kind of sucks because the reason why people like Sims 3 is also the reason why it kind of doesn’t perform well. 😅
Do you have a 12th gen CPU? If so, there is something called the Alder Lake Patch that can help with that - it's what I had to do. However I am having some other issues that make my game unplayable ):
tbh i have all the occult expainsion packs, and the expanded occults are kinda fun at first but it honestly doesn't feel worth it because that's really all you get with the expansion packs. Werewolves were the only occult that got a really nicely sized game world, and Spellcasters got a cool little Diagon Alley kind of world but it still felt so hollow. With sims 3 supernatural, you don't have as fleshed out occults, but they feel more immersive. They have special interactions with one another, the potions are more fun, the giant open world you get that has a beautiful old timey look and feel to it is amazing, and with the seasons expansion pack you get a special totem pole that if you get enough of the same occult sim they can start a specific storm that benefits said occult type. I personally prefer sims 3 when it comes to occults so I am aware I may have a bias here, but the fleshed out occult power trees that Vampires, Werewolves, and spellcasters have wasn't enough to entertain me enough to play long enough
I play Sims 3 as my primary and have for YEARS and I am STILL discovering new things the game can do. It's THAT deep. Sims 4 feels little more intimate and harkens back to sims 2 but its pretty boring.
I just think it depends on what you want from the game, they are both good in the areas they exceed at, yet both have their faults. When TS3 came out i could barely run it without ultra-lag, but it's gameplay is fabulous, where as the Sims 4 may be lacking in some areas, it runs much smoother, but I am fortunate to not be plaqued by bugs.
If you love Bella ... you can find her in Strangeville or Strangetown in Sims2. Take the house with Mort, Cassandra, and Alexander ... house and all ... move it to Strangeville ... have Mort visit the business property that looks like a motel with a pool in it. Get friendly then add her to the family. Move House and all back to Pleasantview. She has all her memories of Mort and the kids intact.
Sims 4 runs sm worse for me tho.. like i get random lagg spikes where my fps drops to 20 sims 3 however runs sm more smoothly even isla paradiso runs better than sims 4 does for me. I’ll still play both tho (sims 2 runs best overall tho as sims 3 does have random bugs to do with the open world)
I love the sims 4 graphics and CAS but that’s about it. When I wanna play the game I play the sims 3 and when I wanna make a pretty sim I play sims 4. It’s so sad for me bcs I would LOVE a game with s4 graphics and s3 gameplay but we all know it’s never going to happen
I was 12 when the FIRST Sims game came out. I was like, 17 when Sims 2 released, but I didn't have a good PC to play on. I got the game for Christmas, and it took LITERALLY 7 hours to load the game. So I didn't really get a chance to play until Sims 3 came out when I was 22. Naturally, I got a laptop and every DLC for Sims 3. It will always be better gameplay wise than any of the others, even though I think Sims 2 is a strong contender. I just can't really be accurate because the playtime I was able to give it was so limited.
Update: I figured out how to play Sims 2 on my Windows 10 computer, and I've been OBSESSED! Sims 3 still holds a place in my heart, but I can't deny that Sims 2 is incredible! I've been playing Pleasantview through the storylines, and I'm having SO MUCH FUN!
some stuff about the sims 3: -it does have rabbit holes, but at least they are actual buildings you can go to and stay at. in addition, there are lots of places that are not rabbit holes, even in the base game and some expansions (if not all) add more types of open community lots. base game has a museum, a graveyard, a pool, and in packs you get stuff like bars, clubs, bowling alley, restaurant... -the sims store is definitely a rip off, but these days you can get all the files from the internet. it adds a lot of objects with new features like a massage table, basketball hoop, spell book, etc. -in buy mode, while it is missing the search option, it is not that hard to navigate once you get used to it and remember where things are. of coures it is confusing for newer players but it gets quite simple after not too long. also create a style also comes really handy here, because you can choose for example a bed in a design that you like and then change the colors.
This video is a trick question. The real answer is Sims 2. J/k I think it’s whatever each individual player thinks is the best as you said. I like Sims 4 better than 3. One of the few things I will admit that I am holding against the Sims team is the lack of burglars in Sims 4 and that I really don’t ever have to worry about my Sims starting fires are getting electrocuted. 😂 I used to worry about that all the time in the previous games.
Been playing Sims 3 lately and a burglar came to my house. I remember how it always annoyed me, it even annoys me when sims with the klepto trait come to my house becauseunlike robbers you only realise when you want to use zn item, it's been stolen. I spent on an alarm only because I remembered how Sims contemplate their lives when waking up even in an emergency, like get up you're being robbed😫🤬. The cop got there before she stood up!
I find it so hypocritical of content creators to hate on the game and yet still make content out of it, whether it is gameplay or commentary. It feels like the most toxic relationship ever. P.S; im not hating specifically on this channel
Well once you get past the “long loading screen” of the sims 3, there’s no more loading screens you have to encounter since it loads in the entire open world.
a while back I decided to try out 3 first and honestly while 4 isnt that great all the time I kinda prefer it over 3. After I, possibly, got all the dlc through legal means for 4, I felt like I was able to customize so many things and have so much content for me to play as a new player, and I didnt really mind the loading screens and not having an open world as my laptop has an ssd. It does kinda suck having to manually go into the phone to travel but at the same time, as a laptop player the way how going into the map felt finicky and I wish you could just infinitely scroll in and out instead of reaching a limit and having to go into the full zoomed out mode. Also, I fully agree with you about the graphics of 3 to 4, the cartoony style is just much better, although I have seen some videos comparing 2 to 4 and it also looks kinda nice for a nearly 20 year old game lol. I will say that I do miss the "create a style" from 3 a lot, and I know there is a mod to at least try to get it back but its not exactly the same cause of the way how its done through cc objects. I really hope TS5 will at least get a lot of love put into it by maxis instead of the cash grab that is 4 but knowing EA its just sad
I could be wrong, but I think you can expand the window where you select furniture or something by pressing the "~" button. But it might be the BetterBuild mod, I'm not sure.
I can't say that I'm just a simmer, I'm a general gamer and I can't say that Sims 4 looks very good in 2023. I have to say that I'm tired of PS2 textures in sims 4. We are in 2023. There are games like GTA 6. Sims 4 is pretty old game right now.
I mainly care about gameplay And sims 3 is best for that Sims 2 is next And sims 4 is the worst it’s just for building and cas gameplay is boring (yes i have every dlc and mods help)
I really want to like The Sims 3, and at one point I do. But even on top of the line gaming PC, the CAS performance i just poor. Also I can never get my Sim to look good, even when downloading other Sim. Otherwise, it's a logical advancement from The Sims 2 and I'm sad to see manyy thing that have lost in Sims 4. That being said, I do appreciate The Sims 4 running buttersmooth on all my devices, even on MBA M1 and with efficient battery consumption to boot.
the thing that always frustrated me about sims 4 is that the game does run buttersmooth, but after playing for a few days my sims take like 2 in game hours to even register that i told them to do a simple task 😭 its like the main reason i stopped playing
Girl. I’m 30. I was playing the sims 1 and on when I was like 8! What do you mean you didn’t play at 12?!? Most of us grew up on the sims. It was the IT game, it ran our lives!! lol
I will always prefer sims 3 over sims 4. It comes down to big features being present in 3 but not in 4, like of course the open world and coloring furniture/clothes. Sims 3 does look pretty ugly compared to 4, but I think it's a funny kind of ugly, and after a thousand hours of playing the Sims 3 it's not too distracting lol. Being able to control pets in the sims 3 is also more fun than just watching your pet do stuff in the Sims 4. Editing because I forgot to talk about traits. I hate the trait system in 4. I hate being limited to just 3 or 4 traits in the Sims 4, when in the Sims 3 you could have 5!! And there were so many more traits in the Sims 3!!
I do have one thing that I hate about TS3, but I still think its better overall. On computers with newer CPUs, the game wont launch if you have a cpu with more than 10 or 12 cores. If you have a PC with 10 or 12, you can only launch the game if you set the affinity to only use 1. On the bright side, you can use all cores once the game is launched. Oddly enough, TS2 does not have core issues as far as ive experienced.
I play sims 4 because I remember many moons ago me having a full mental breakdown from trying to play sims 3 in a friend house , it was when I was 10 I think, so 2009, and it would constantly crash, and my friend had one of the best computers that were out there, so it’s a traumatic thing,
Playing the sims 3 as I type this and yes, I will be playing for many more years to come. I fell in love with the sims 2 as well, so of course when the sims 3 came out I was so excited. I was not disappointed at all with it. There is soooooo much to do in that game. It's really never ending. I played the free version of the sims 4 for a week and was like nope. I literally hate the sims 4. Yes it looks better but for me it glitched and lagged way too much and I couldn't get into it. I have created some gorgeous sims in the sims 3 so to me 4 isn't better on that, also 4 doesn't offer all the things the sims 3 does. Plus the custom content you can get makes the game even more amazing. I advise anyone to give the sims 3 a try you won't regret it.
Turn the graphics to the highest settings (your computer CAN handle it) and the lots will load in the details faster. Actually sims 3 runs BETTER with the higher graphics settings if you have a high end computer. Peoples biggest mistake is putting it on lower graphics.
Another things I'd add is that sims 4 allows your sims to crossdress, while ts3 has more detailed life stages (it even makes your toddlers and children already have occult traits unlike ts4) and let's you set how long what sim/pet will live (for example children 14 days adults 200 etc). Sims 3 has more consequences as well, and it's easier to build skills in ts3, at least for me, because my sims in ts4 will often just stand there or cancel what I told them to do even with autonomy off so it takes forever to make tgywm do anything
Ive started playing sims 3 recently, I got all of the dlcs (definitely bought them !! Aha haha) and i find the loading screens way better than in sims 4. My laptop isnt THAT good? And i have both of the games on an sd card LOL,, I'd much rather have one longer loading screen than a ton of long loading screens. Plus, the sims in sims 4 keep like,, freezing for me? Like they'll just stand around and do nothing for HOURS. idk what it's called rn, but even after I got a mod to fix this, it still continued :( but in sims 3, even with a whole open world, this hasn't happened yet!!
Hi catchy. Have you tried investing, on a good SSD, for your computer? 🙂 I bought the SSD 860 QVO 2TB, for mine. A really good high end, or a midrange one. Is much much faster. When waiting for a loading screen on The Sims 3. Compared to a old school, mechanical hard drive. They're much slower. I noticed, a big difference. When i bought the new one. And i have, all 11 expansion packs installed, without any issues. But if you play the world, island paradise. Delete all house boat's. In my case and others I've heard. Island paradise, was very lagy. And i hade issues, with constant Freezings and game crashes on the world. But it solved my problem, when i deleted all house boat's. 😃🤗
I really dont mind a few minutes loading time for ts3 cause u go through it once and never again (along with mods). meanwhile the sims 4 loads for an entire minute every single time u want to go to different lots and its like...let me just stay at home. and the sims 4 is def wayyy more buggy than 3. My sims actually listen to me in the sims 3 smh.
Thank you! Welsh Terriers are so cute, if we lived on a farm, we would totally get one of those. Luna is a beautiful name, too. Believe it or not, Merlin's middle name is Luna, and she is almost 8 years old 🥺
the sims 3 is great i used to enjoy it teh ambitions ep firefighter i had all expansions, but overtime the bugs made get angry, when i jumped from 2 to 3 i got annoyed of some rmoved features like purchasing on the fridge not needing the food, or no clothes purchasing, but sims 3 did add alot of new stuff so i accepted that, but overtime i noticiied the sims 3 lacked a very important aspect of gameplay for me, the sims 3 create a experience for a single family in a single world, Yes the content is not really designed if you want play more than one family if you go to egyp do the tumbs, it will already be done if you go play another family, and so on, and that for me is one of the biggest downsides, with the worlds always feeling incomplete since u can't have all the expansion pack content in all worlds due to lack of space, in the sims 2 and 4 i boot the game and play i no need to edit the world or edit stuff to play, in the sims 3 i can't just do that, i can't have a dnace club if i dont build my own on sunsent valley and so on etc etc. the worlds not being connected are a huge mistake, sims 2 expansion pack worlds are connected, however the basic neighborhoods are not, but it don't really matter because the basic neighborhood don't have exclusive gameplay, you can always create you apartment or just put the new lots the developers created just so u can place on otehr neighborhoods...... sims 3 is hard to play nowdays the experience is very bad :/ i prefer sims 2 and 4 now.
Tbh if the game was optimized by EA for newer computers, TS3 would run a lot better. Also i wouldnt say TS3 store is worse just because of the large amount of stuff that was on there for free lol
Literally, every other person who I've seen review this game, said the exact opposite of things you say here. I had to look at the comments to see if I was in an alternate universe, but nope... Folks here seem to think the same thing.
actually i still dislike ts4 build mode as a builder because as much as i love building, then when the build is done, you get to furnishing, where all the wood tones dont match, and then you get to landscaping, where the lots are always flat or a random hill, and you have to use cheats to make it fit the environment - even then good luck trying to add a pathway to the road that wont look weird. theres so many small things like that in ts4 that make all its pros ultimately worthless. i say this as a ts4 fan that only recently went back to playing ts3 (which i grew up with) and had forgotten how much more enjoyable the game is. i spent years buying into ts4 just waiting for it to become as enjoyable, and ten years later, its still not. nice vid tho, thank you for making! also as a trans person ts4 cas is the only thing going for it imo, however even then why can i make my body but not my hair colour lmao
I feel like i am against many simmers when i say i prefer sims 4 over 3. Sims 3 felt very overwhelming for me and was difficult to get into and play over all. Sims 4 runs faster for me and is easier to play. I also find the sims 4 sims more appealing and has better representation
I remember that in The Sims 3 I could play in three different places with my sims at the same time, some having a sleepover, some going on a date and other at home.
The animations in TS3 are so much more, intricate, surprising,. I think that if you itemized it per series then you would see how many more animations you are getting for kids and teens in particular. You can teach your teen to drive... it is so SO cute. Then the imaginary friend!!! Are you kidding me? It's amazing. TS3 has done life stages so much better, having sims autonomously create drama on their own.. I need to stop going on.
I run the Sims three with three expansion packs every time on a super cheap $200 HP laptop I bought like five years ago… I have never had these problems that you’re talking about. The loading screens are a few minutes long… But then once they’re done loading, you never have another one again. So you just go and get a drink and come back and you’re there. The only thing that I will say that I cannot do is play in the island Paradise world on my laptop- but that’s pretty standard across-the-board
I definitely think that the Sims three has decent cross pack compatibility… I have all of the packs and I really enjoy choosing which three I’m going to use to play the game. Depending on which three I pick, it’s going to be a completely individual experience. Like right now, I am utilizing university and world adventures so I can have a travel blogger. I typically play with seasons, generations or pets install just to add that extra bit of life to the game.
Dependent on PC I have over an 1000$ laptop and experience lag in my game
But I will say that the loading screens are very over exaggerated they are only really bad on an HDD but pretty much every PC you can buy nowadays comes with an SSD instead because HDD's slowed
I have a $1000 laptop and it runs smoothly. I only have one mod that helps with lag, the rest are all cc lol. Genuinely will never go back to sims 4. Sims 3 only gives me one loading screen and I can play for hours. Sims 4 has countless ones any time i wanna leave a lot, and i get too bored in that game to really care.
What’s the mod to help with lag
Thanks for sharing that. Gives me hope that MY laptop (which is of similar age) might actually be able to handle it.
Sims 4 actually often runs worse for me. The several loading screens always take at LEAST a minute and a half. I rarely ever leave my lots just to avoid all the loading screens 😅🥺
Use Ssd instead of mechanical hard drives, you will see a dramatically faster loading screen.
@@DZ-cm5xw What is ssd?
SSD is solid state drive, it is many times faster than mechanical hard drive, especially NVMe SSD, up to 30 times faster. I have SSD and loading screens on Sims 4 are almost instant. Also the startup time is almost instant.
I have over 1000 CC in the mod folder.
Another important thing to run Sims 4 fast is the CPU. You don’t need more than 4 cores but single core speed is critical. So the latest Intel i3 is perfect for Sims 4.
Sims 4 mostly utilize a single core and only occasionally use the other cores. The basic architecture of the Sims4 is 10 years old, that is why.
Same. The last time I played the sims 4 all of my sims were mad at each other and there was NOTHING I could do to fix it and it ruined all of their relationships.
The PS3/Xbox 360 versions of the Sims 3 didn't have open world due to tech limitations, so it instead had open neighbourhoods which was something that TS4 should've at least went with. The Wii version had open world, but the problem was that it was _way_ too taxing on the Wii's limited hardware, along with a whole cargo of game-breaking bugs, glitches and gameplay errors.
I actually would prefer open neighborhood over open world. I often find the Sims 3 maps too much and since it’s not a controller based game, but a point and click game, the whole ‘running around in an open world’ thing doesn’t have the same tactical thrill. But the loading screen between me and my next door neighbor is still dumb. Which an open neighborhood system would fix.
the first time i've played the sims 4 i tought it has open neighborhoods like TS3 from PS3/Xbox 360, but i was disappointed soon after i sent my sim's child to the library while he was at the gym
what are you talking about the sims 3 had a open world on ps3/xbox360😂 i used to play it hella
even the ds had open world bro😂 google it
I dont get why we dont atleast have open neighbourhoods in the sims 4... like wtf!
The reason there are so many Sims in community lots in Sims 4 and not Sims 3 is because the lives of those Sims are totally fake in Sims 4. They just force them to appear at the lot because you are there! There is no story progression. In the Sims 3 each Sim is living their own life and making their own choices. If they aren't at the park it is because they didn't want to go there. I'd take that realism over having 20 empty shells of sims who have no real lives (and a horse) show up in the bar only because they were forced there.
Did you know that thelarge birds in sims 3 can be taught to speak parrot style? Also that cats can kill your birds if left alone and all small pets like snakes, frogs and birds and fish can be fed, pet, caught in the wild, taken care of and they can die.
Woah! I did not know any of this 😲
You can teach your bird to talk in Sims 2 as well. In my current Plesantview play-through, Don Lothario has as pet bird named Juan.
😊 I love the customization in three and the fact that it is fully an open world. the fact that you don't have to have an internet connection to play the game that's one of my main reasons why I keep playing The Sims 3 over 4. In my opinion a lot of the downloadable content that you could download off of The Sims 3 websource was actually better compared to 4 and I didn't really play that much in for because of the game mainly having to use the origin system to sign in on an internet-based platform to in order to even play the game. versus with the Sims 3 you just put the disc in and you play the game. I was so much in love with the Sims 3 that I had almost all of the expansion packs except for maybe three of them.
sims 4 sims are NOT smart
you can get all the sims 3 store content for free
Links?
The only problem with that is that it can be buggy because you can't install it the "legit" way.
Sims 3's performance is luck - many computers can run it fine, but you can never predict on which one. No, having a gaming pc does not help. Together with Nraas and Smooth patch it runs completely lagfree on my laptop.
I've played Sims 3 for many many years without any mods and it was a completely fine experience. When the city starts lagging a bit after a few hundred days, I saved my household and switch into a different world.
Sims 4 on the other hand doesn't run smoothly, even when I play with few packs. The terrible character AI causes so much simulation lag. In Sims 3 i only saw Simulation lag when i had 50+ charas on the same lot.
I get it, Sims 4 was supposed to be a multiplayer so chara AI and chara personality never was supposed to be a focus. Sims 3's personality system directly influenced the AI on multiple ways - while most traits have like a dozen visible outcomes, they also change around the priorities of the AI (sometimes on a very fundamental level) and act as a kind of additional needs.
(Gamemaster's Toolkit made a recent video about how Sims AI works on the inside)
My favorite things in Sims 3 are the progressions systems. Skills don't have only lvl 1-10, each has also an additional handful of goals and statistics, so when you reach lvl 10 one day, you aren't finished. They also influence Wishes and Opportunities. Almost all game mechanics in the game are interconnected with each other, there's never the feel of "I'm playing the content of this dlc now".
About the graphics, I'm not a graphics guy in general, but the charas have decently realistic and believable looks and the environment still looks gorgeous even today.
I've played Sims 3 for thousands of hours and still find more details. It has really deep gameplay and very distinct chara personalities, every chara feels different.
Sims 4 on the other hand - well, it really doesn't have its strengths in the gameplay.
Petpeeve of mine, Sims 4 marketing claims it invented multitasking ( I wish it didn't, it's finnicky and solved multitasking conversations really badly)
Truth is - Sims 3 has multitasking, and it's way better, and fully autonomously. When you are in a room with music, your chara listens to it. You can drink while talking, you can watch TV while working out. When you are in the same room with people you are introduced to, you will have conversations between them even if one is eating, one is cooking, one is making homework, and one is playing computer. And that's just a few examples.
... and all of this autonomously, and without wasting time.
To be fair, Sims 4 performance is luck to..I've never had Sims 4 lag....but I ignored it for over half of its existence. I had some early glitches but no lag. I also sat on Sims 3 for quite awhile. Sims 2 is my sweet baby child and I still love her the most. Sims 3 has been the most likely to lag for me, the least likely to glitch. But for Sims 4 I have base game and 2 mods (does MC Command center even count 😂😂) and for Sims 3 I have all the packs so without at least having some packs, maybe the base game no packs experience is just smoother. I actually am having enough fun I am thinking of getting a couple Sims 4 packs.
@@TheDawnofVanlife i only have a little bit of lag on sims 4 when im using certain reshade presets, especially if it has mxao shaders
ehmm if they need to use mods then its not fine, mods don'y count as oficial content, should judge the game as vanilla, mods are fan made stuff, with mods almost all pcs can run the game fine but tahts not the TRUE state of the game.
I think it honestly depends on the computer for Sims 4, too. Mine (which is almost five years old and nothing special) can run it just fine. Knock on wood, the only time I've encountered lag (even when I was playing just the base game with no mods) has been when my Sims take pictures sometimes. And even then it's only a few seconds of it being slow to move the camera around before it fixes itself.
Also, Sims 4 was never supposed to be an online game. Rather, it was built on the same engine and used a lot of the same assets that were created for a different Sims game (more of a spin-off as I understand, intended to run alongside Sims 3, much as Rene appears to be with 4) codenamed Olympus that was cancelled and was intended to be an online multiplayer game.
You give Sims 4 WAYYYY too much credit, and don't forget Sims 3 is a decade old and still holds up better then Sims 4 (in my opinion)
she is a sims 4 player
Sims 4 is actually a decade old now 💀 sims 3 is 15 years old but I agree with you that sims 3 holds up better than sims 4.
The Sims 3 obviously have long loading screens because it charge textures, sims, a whole open world, all the different packs you have. The Sims 4 load faster because of cartoonists texture, tiny neighborhoods system, but if you have all the packs, in my position, the game gets even more lagging and buggy than Sims 3. I play The Sims 3 without any of this mods that fix bugs and it runs perfectly. Beside, the game has never been optimized to modern computers and 64 bits system.
And now we got the buy packs button in game in sims 4
The biggest difference is that things actually happen in TS3 but for TS4 you just have to use your imagination. One is a life simulation and the other is a doll house simulation.
4:16 This is why it's bad. By prioritising low end machines, EA stripped out anything and everything that made it worth playing. I played Sims 3 first, initially on a laptop that could just about do it (there was a lot of heat, and some lag and some crashing, but it worked). Then I played on a gaming PC I built. That could run the game as intended. There was the initial load time (10 minutes) then no further load screens and the very rare instance of it crashing. Even bought expansion packs and it still handled it fine. Added CC, still handled it. Ran the game on my MacBook Pro, was happy to do it. I'm not sure I've played it on my M1 iMac yet, but given it's much newer than the game, it could probably do it. I eventually got the Master Controller mod
Sims 4 on the other hand, having started as an online game that was then reworked after Sim City flopped and Cities Skylines showed EA up, was devoid of anything to do.The smarter sims that were promised weren't there either, the routing was non-existent as well and it just seems flat in comparison to 3. In 3, sims had more personality to the point certain sims could be a challenge to befriend and you could see family dynamics play out, know who might get on better with who etc. In Sims 4? Doesn't matter, the traits do nothing. Also, you're confined to a single lot, or it can feel that way because if you want to go somewhere you hit a load screen so I'd rather just stay put on the lot I started on whereas in 3 I'd just go wherever I wanted. Considering the game only needs to load 1 lot, the load times are too slow for what it's loading IMO. I decided I wasn't going to reward EA for what I saw as low effort work so I haven't bought any expansion packs for Sims 4. I've modded the Sims 4 to within an inch of stability and I mostly use it to build and make Sims. The actual gameplay is trash IMO, because they were too busy focusing on low end hardware rather than making the game they could have/wanted to make and then scaling up or down via graphics settings based on what hardware it's running on.
Also, Sims 4 lots are tiny, EA strip out stuff that should be base game or were things you had in previous iterations and resell it piecemeal rather than put features that should be together in one expansion pack. With the tiny lots I cannot really build the houses and grounds I want to build. And I forgot, sims in Sims 4 like to stand there and do nothing even though you told them to do something. In 3, I seem to remember, you tell them to do something they do it or there is visual confirmation that that instruction has been received, but something is preventing them acting right now (like a Sim in the way) and as soon as soon as the obstruction is cleared, they get on with it.
Ma'am, you've got it backwards: it's The Sims 4 that's got rabbit holes upon rabbit holes upon even more rabbit holes... With The Sims 3, on the other hand, I hardly remember any rabbit holes at all.
I remember rabbit holes lmao
I played the Sims 3 on less than 8 gb of ram back in the day. Now I'm on 32 gb ram. Sims three is just as fast as Sims 4 for me these days. I'm switching back. I felt the same about the Sims on Sims 3 when it came out. I was obsessed with the Sims 2. So much fun!
I gave up on Sims 4 last year and went back to Sims 3. Sims 3 is alot more fun.
3 seems to be the better story generator imho. 4 is extremely consequence-free, which might be because they're going more for the doll house / full control / creative target audience, which is fine. I want my Sims to be - to exaggerate a bit - more Rimworld/Dwarf Fortress, less Little Computer People. I also don't like EA's tendency to rely on pre-loaded game situations that don't arise organically from the simulation and are instead predetermined in the design stage so that they can only play out in one particular way.
I guess 3 is just a lot "smoother" as a simulation and story generator, whereas 4 is the more polished overall game.
yes and no, over time with all the sims 4 updatse, the sims 4 has more consequences/changes and neighorhood updating their lives and stuff.
@@gabrielandy9272there isn’t that much gameplay still. Even with lovestruck dynamics can change from one end to another after just one interaction it’s awful
I hate how Sims 4 is such a cash grab, even tho Sims 3 had the buyable stuff, the content packs were worth it, while in sims 4, to have some sorta of fun, u need sell a liver to buy most of the Packs, and not mention, the missing stuff from 3, Open World, Cars, Burglars, Robot/Ghost Maid (Can't recall now), I think 3 even had elevators to place in lots
Also am I only one that loses myself trying find something to place in 4? Like I need the umbrella thing, and idk in which category it is... I think 3 in a way takes the W, cause it organizes by type, which can be easier honestly
Also idk why, but I feel like Bella Goth rework, made her worse, I personally liked the older one more than the current one idk why
Sims 4 is like GTA 5
Sims 3 is like GTA SA
One is more popular, newer and etc, and a cash grab, while the other is older, but a classic, and loved by many, and probably one of the best
The integration of the Sims 3 store is so much more predatory than kits, sorry. It's not EA's cash cow now so it's easy to ignore. But think of Sims 3 as the 'new' game and there's this shiny gold temptation integrated into the game selling you extra stuff pretty much through the launcher. At least once I open Sims 4, it isn't advertising "buy this kit". There's a bunch of kits, but I feel like my ability to ignore it is pretty easy cause I ultimately don't care.
But we shouldn't ignore how EA used Sims 3 as a springboard for testing micro transactions. It's okay to both talk about the good gameplay things of Sims 3 AND talk about some of its not so great things. It's like people forget EA started testing micro monetization in Sims 3 not 4.
But turns out you don't have to intergrate it into the game. I see obsessive completionist will go buy every kit drop anyway. Even if it's lame. 😢
@@TheDawnofVanlife I can see it being annoying and more upfront, but while in Sims 3 it was mostly like just furniture stuff and etc, on Sims 4, for the most basic stuff, u need spend a ton of money to get it, like the Vampires being a separeted sold DLC that just adds that and nothing else, not even being worth the price, it's not as up front, but Base Sims 3 is kinda playable, Base Sims 4 not really, but that's my honest opinion as I play Sims 4 currently and I have played Sims 3 way back in the past (can't remember exactly stuff from then, other than being afraid of Grim Reaper XD)
@@TheDawnofVanlifenow they advertise for their packs in sims 4 😂
@@TheDawnofVanlife Sims 4 literally has ads in the main menu. What are you on about..
Honestly people complaining about the sims 3s loading time is kinda silly, I have a low end pc and sims 4 takes around a minute per plot change. I would rather sit through a 30 minute screen once than constant short ones that breaks immersion and I cant go do other things
Sims 3 will always be my number one, mainly due to the nostalgia factor, i was but an anklebiter when i first got the game, like 7 or 8, and i would always love to go visit my grandparents because the game was on their computer. Oh the good old days. I do like the sims 2 as well, but i only recently picked it up when i got my own pc.
The Sims 4 characters are dumber. Their traits don't impact their lives and they all act the same.
And it's actually The Sims 4 whose packs are less integrated to each other, not The Sims 3.
I would actually argue that the Sims 4 runs worse, for me I can't even get the game to run from the EA App and when I could open the game it was a complete buggy mess. I've never had a sims 4 prom with HS Years among other staple features of packs that I have never gotten to use. I can open the Sims 3 and play it seamlessly and I have an old Apple laptop. I can't believe I can't even open a game that I've poured a thousand dollars into and I'm a fool for doing that, EA will not fool me anymore because I'm done.
Simmers not pretending to get frustrated when Sims 3 takes longer than 1 second to load a whole massive world [Impossible]
Eh, I personally have patience for the better gameplay once it loads
Boiled potatoes is accurate. The Sims 3 is a game of a different era. When they actually did try to playtest and give you a complete game within it's own product. Expansions were additions that were nice, but not needed. The Sims 4, all the expansions are required if you want to get a 1/10 of the gameplay value. TS4 is hollow, it's been hollow, and I cannot imagine releasing what they did at launch. I have gotten TS3 to work very well. It took HOURS. HOURS AND HOURS. You still get some bugs, but overall I think since I spend hundreds of hours gaming anyways, why not do that so I can enjoy it more than just trying to create drama through TS4 challenges which shouldn't be. I don't like having to do EA's work for them in creating my own lore (for a game with established lore), remodel and redress every sim for every expansion and fix npc spawns constantly, build every lot to make it playable beyond what they give you in the base game. I don't like that I have to go in to the BFF household where they have this love triangle but no relationships, impressions, or any history with each other. I got tired of doing EA's job. I'm not for hire.
there is also a lot of animals in 3 too. like all the reptiles, rodents, and birds you can find throughout the world and interact with outside of an object enclosure. i remember when i first found one i got so sad when it escaped my pocket lol.
i also liked running into jumping deer and the raccoon.
Sorry, i feel like this is a gross misrepresentation of Sims 3 you seem to barely know, there are so many factually wrong statements that I'm not gonna list them.
I was anxious about this sort of reaction. Honestly, I felt like maybe I underplayed how bad TS4 has been... However, I spent many hours going through all of the various opinions on TS3 and TS3 vs Ts4 that I could find online. Obviously, this isn't going to be a perfect comparison video since I've barely played TS3 - that's why I ask for opinions and for people, like you, to expand on things I might have missed or overlooked. I'm sorry this video didn't live up to your expectation. Thank you for watching and letting me know
I still can't bring myself to try out Sims 2, so scary to try out an old game i probably won't appreciate
So it's really cool that you managed to try some Sims 3
@@CatchyCher Why would you make a comparison video on a game you barely played?
sims 3 actually runs better than the sims 4 on my old ass laptop, and i don’t mind customizing my games with mods
My sims 3 rarely lags but sims 4 loves to lag. What's that about? Lol I don't understand. Either way, I still prefer Sims 3 lol I don't use cc at the moment, and I only have 4 mods, none of them are the smooth patch either lol. I also love having sims 3 on steam, I don't have to worry about the problems that involve the EA App lol
It's interesting to hear that you've had a smoother experience with Sims 3 compared to Sims 4. While I don't have much experience with Sims 3 myself, it's always fascinating to hear different perspectives from players. Steam is 100% better than the EA app, so I feel you on that one 💖
Sims 4, tends to be heavier imo, I use mods on it, and one of the mods I use is to have 200 sims in a lot at once (no limit unlike the vanilla), and I noticed, the more sims = the more lag on my PC, unsure if Sims 3 worked the same or what but ye
I personally don´t need open world. But open neighbourhoods (REAL open neeghbourhoods) with enough lots and maybe some interactive objects like rabbit holes etc, could actually work. Maybe combining it with the gameplay aspect of the "time sync" mod for Sims 2, it could really work
Sims 3 is better especially with the open world
All of the sims 3 packs and expansions costs 400 US dollars if not on sale. With theses the packs work good together, the loading screens take longer due to the open world. Mods are fun to use - but even without mods, the Sims 3 has a lot for you to do and the sims don't feel lifeless.
All the sims 4 packs and expansions cost 1,235 US dollars if not on sale. All the things that should've been in one pack or expansion is spread out into parts so you'd be "forced" to pay 40us dollars for it if you really wanted it. There are lots of loading screens and god forbid if you have For Rent (Rest in peace). The Sims 4 also becomes boring and lifeless after maybe and hour or two of playing the same interactions and different jobs. It doesn't feel like it means anything.
The Sims 3 expansion packs always came with a lot of things that MADE it and expansion pack.
The Sims 4 expansion packs came with less then promised and always felt more like a pack or a underwhelming kit.
I'm a Sims 3 player. There may be more variety of animals in Sims 4 (baby goats and sheep and llamas and what not), but as you pointed out, many of them are just objects. One thing Sims 3 does is let you control the animals like any other player. You can be the cat or the dog or the horse. When the "crazy cat lady" is sleeping at night, you can send all the cats out on a hunting contest and see which one brings back the best catch. The dog can go next door and scratch on the door and befriend the neighbors (or make an enemy of them.) I know many people hate the Sims 3 store and the way it's available in game, but the thing is, unlike Sims 4, you DON'T HAVE TO buy extra items to make the game fun or interesting, the enhancement is there if you want it, but the even the base game alone is fun without all those things. I think Sims 4 gets stale a lot faster and the need to purchase additional content to keep it interesting is required rather than optional.
I reloaded Sims 3 recently and have been playing it for the past 2 weeks, no mods and all my DLC's, it runs well. It's always ran well for me without mods even on lower end laptops where as sims 4 lagged on those, but running like a dream now on my new laptop with all my cc and DLC's.
To be honest, I'm playing it again because I thought maybe I misremember my experience with Sims 3, and only time I opened up Sims 4 was solely to work on content because I need to focus, but I desperately want to play Sims 4 more.
My opinion, I dont think gameplay in Sims 3 is better. I can never play a solo Sim in 3 for the fact that they take FOREVER to do something as simple as wake up, use the toilet, wash their hands, brush their teeth, shower, eat 🤯 omg I wanted to pull my hair. My Sim woke up at 5 am and still was late for work at 8am.
Sims 4, my Sims up at 5am, does all that and by 8am, only reason they're late is I forgot to cancel out any skill activity their doing, or I cancel it because I didn't complete work task/homework, but 8am on the dot they haul themselves to work no matter what I let them do after having completed a moring routine, eaten and had time to make a sack lunch or chill and do something before work.
I feel the sims 4 gets a lot of flack mainly because the it's state, the bugs and it's price tag for a small amount of stuff in multiple DLC's that should have been lumped together in certain instances, therefore making it shallow on it's surface, that's problematic, making it seem like 3 or 2 are better but frankly have their own issues we seem to forget based on how 4 is treated by EA.
For me, I love Sims 3 but love 4 more in all aspects. I can't stress how much I'd rather have limited swatches than spend more time in build/buy/CAS because I'm undecided on what colors or patterns I actually want an item to be, forget to save that prese, omg it was tedious AF!
I dont care for 3, i just wish sims 4 had the details and animations of 2.. but again sims 4 has its own fun for me and does some things better.
As a people watcher i miss sims 3 so much. I love sending my sim to work and zooming in and out of the world seeing whats going on
Oh yeah!! I forgot you could change clothes colors and stuff in Sims 3. That's another reason it's better than 4. And also the open-world part.
how could you forget lol! that’s one of the best things!🤣
The debate between quality/content is actually a Video Game industry problem. Yet the Sims serves as a perfect exemple of what changed over the years.
You can turn off he sims 3 store advertisements in the game
Honestly I disagree with you severely, the sims 4 is pretty much very astetich and easier to navigate but that's what you would except for a game 10 years after the old one, the sims three had way more gameplay and was very ambitious some may say a little too much, what was one pack in the sims 3 it's now 4-5 packs in sims 4, sims 4 looks better but sims 3 has more to do
imho nothing will ever beat ts3. i don't believe sims 4 looks better either. ever seen a sunrise in Appaloosa Plains? nothing beats it 😍 i'll take the loading screens ts3 anyday over the empty experience of ts4
4 has the exceptionally well made build mode, stable performance and the multitasking going for it. Everything else, 3 did it better.
i've seen more people irl that look like sims 3 sims than 2 or 4 so i think it's fine they don't look perfect
Sims 3 has a better concept and a much more expansive open world storyline theme but despite the Sims 3 raising me, I prefer the Sims 4, I've been playing the same save for about 2 years and I've seen all the original Sims in that world die out and be replaced by new Sims, though the worlds aren't as open the graphics are superior, the build mode objects are far better and the gameplay is so much smoother
Sims 4 absolutely sucks. The Sims and The Sims 3 are gold. The Sims 2 is nostalgic.
Sims 5 has to be Sims 2+3
Well 2+3 does equal 5 👍
Bulls*t! Having a high-end computer DOES HELP with the loading of the workd in sims3 - have you tried loading it 10 years ago? What we have now is long - but what we had then - oh my! I would turn it on then go make my dinner.
And worlds in sims 3 and 4 are totally different things - in sism3 a family is stuck to the world where it was created and they can't move or visit other worlds ever - just the adventure worlds. Even if one 'moves' the game just creates a copy of the old family without relationships or memories or anything - and if you put them back into the old world they will be like a new family. This part I was not a fan.
In sims 4 "worlds" are like different big neighborhoods in a single big city - each of the worlds just adds and sims can go on a date in local "Japan" with snow, then mid date travel to local desert syled world - no issue. Like a Zootopia thing. Am not against that - if only at least in the neighborhoods i didn't have to 'Travel' to get into a local bar or gym near my house. That is soo annoying! I want to visit my neighbours while my other sim stays at home!
"They are smart and they can multitask!"
They are still not smart enough to brush their teeth after they ate, but they can multitask!
I love how she states most of the time that a negative point is you need extra (paid) DLCs on Sims 4 while i have EVERYTHING cracked (Her point still stands, obviously, it just seems funny to me at least)
This negative point can also work for the Store, and there's no way to check how you got them...
MATY fileshared some store content...
To say quicly, so that you dont have to read this whole think I just wrote, Sims 3 and 2 are better for gameplay if you dont care about the graphics and Sims 4 is better for building and/or "Sims stories/movies".
I playd sims 3 till like a year ago. I had packs and CCs, it took aloooooong f*cking time to load , and a didnt like teh grafics, but I do have tones of memories of it and better game plays. Id really like a game thats like Sims 3 or Sims 2, but with the grafics of The Sims 4. I know that, that would destroy the whole game and make it run supper slow, but it would super good... despite it running slow... But yeah, I started playing Sims 4 when I got my new computer which was a year ago, so Sims 3 is more close to me.
Also the best bug I got in Sims 3 was the one when my sims where supposed to sleep, but they had opend eyes. I remeber it scared me so much when it first happend. But I dont really feel like it had so many bugs, at least not for me.
I prefer The Sims 2. I am obsessed with TS2’s genetics system. Their personalities are always so unique. You can build wherever you want. The game has autoroofs (major complaint for TS4). The premades have fascinating backstories. Starting fresh with a new world and no sims is super duper easy. The social bunny exists. Biggest complaint, no fairies.
After TS2, The Sims is my current next pick. It’s chaotic in all the best ways. It may not look good, but it just looks pixalated not (what I have learned is called)uncanny valley.
TS4 is pretty and customizable. It’s got a lot of fun features, though to get them all requires a LOT of packs.
I really haven’t played TS3 much. I only got it last year. The open world is . . . less than ideal and means my sims can go way far off if I don’t pay attention. When you find your child sim off swimming in the neighbor on the other side of the world’s pool . . . while said neighbor isn’t home, it’s concerning, not fun. That said, when I played last year, it was a lot more enjoyable than it was in 2009 when I first played on my sister’s computer. I have one family and so far the game does not entice me to play any of the premades, nor does it make me want to make more families.
In every way, yes. The only thing that makes TS4 fun for a little while are mods. One of the things I miss the most about TS4: In TS2 and 3, if you started or left a household with barely all the necessary furniture, the sim living there would get a job and if you went to visit them a few weeks later, they would have gotten more furniture and even some objects for their hobbies. Leave a sim in TS4 with only a toilet, a sink, a fridge and some object to sleep/nap on and they'll never improve their home.
I don't know why, but Sims 3 only worked for three months. I can't load it on any computer I have, including one that works fine with Sims 4. I liked how customizable Sims 3 was and it was easier to make custom content. It didn't care for the Sims 3 store. For Sims 4, I like how game packs are where you can get better occults. I don't like to play with vampires, so I don't have that pack. Yet, it makes S4 expansion packs seem hollow.
I think the issue with Sims 3 is that it has so much stuff it would cost load slow/computers to crash. This is one of the reasons why they made limitations in Sims 4 like loading screens and less lots. It kind of sucks because the reason why people like Sims 3 is also the reason why it kind of doesn’t perform well. 😅
Do you have a 12th gen CPU?
If so, there is something called the Alder Lake Patch that can help with that - it's what I had to do. However I am having some other issues that make my game unplayable ):
tbh i have all the occult expainsion packs, and the expanded occults are kinda fun at first but it honestly doesn't feel worth it because that's really all you get with the expansion packs. Werewolves were the only occult that got a really nicely sized game world, and Spellcasters got a cool little Diagon Alley kind of world but it still felt so hollow. With sims 3 supernatural, you don't have as fleshed out occults, but they feel more immersive. They have special interactions with one another, the potions are more fun, the giant open world you get that has a beautiful old timey look and feel to it is amazing, and with the seasons expansion pack you get a special totem pole that if you get enough of the same occult sim they can start a specific storm that benefits said occult type. I personally prefer sims 3 when it comes to occults so I am aware I may have a bias here, but the fleshed out occult power trees that Vampires, Werewolves, and spellcasters have wasn't enough to entertain me enough to play long enough
I play Sims 3 as my primary and have for YEARS and I am STILL discovering new things the game can do. It's THAT deep. Sims 4 feels little more intimate and harkens back to sims 2 but its pretty boring.
I just think it depends on what you want from the game, they are both good in the areas they exceed at, yet both have their faults. When TS3 came out i could barely run it without ultra-lag, but it's gameplay is fabulous, where as the Sims 4 may be lacking in some areas, it runs much smoother, but I am fortunate to not be plaqued by bugs.
the LOADING SCREENS TOOK SO LONG I WOULD go and make myself food come back and it would still be loading
Who cares about the compatibility of packs in TS4? Most of them barely work
If you love Bella ... you can find her in Strangeville or Strangetown in Sims2. Take the house with Mort, Cassandra, and Alexander ... house and all ... move it to Strangeville ... have Mort visit the business property that looks like a motel with a pool in it. Get friendly then add her to the family. Move House and all back to Pleasantview. She has all her memories of Mort and the kids intact.
Sims 4 runs sm worse for me tho.. like i get random lagg spikes where my fps drops to 20 sims 3 however runs sm more smoothly even isla paradiso runs better than sims 4 does for me. I’ll still play both tho (sims 2 runs best overall tho as sims 3 does have random bugs to do with the open world)
I love the sims 4 graphics and CAS but that’s about it. When I wanna play the game I play the sims 3 and when I wanna make a pretty sim I play sims 4. It’s so sad for me bcs I would LOVE a game with s4 graphics and s3 gameplay but we all know it’s never going to happen
I was 12 when the FIRST Sims game came out. I was like, 17 when Sims 2 released, but I didn't have a good PC to play on. I got the game for Christmas, and it took LITERALLY 7 hours to load the game. So I didn't really get a chance to play until Sims 3 came out when I was 22. Naturally, I got a laptop and every DLC for Sims 3. It will always be better gameplay wise than any of the others, even though I think Sims 2 is a strong contender. I just can't really be accurate because the playtime I was able to give it was so limited.
Update: I figured out how to play Sims 2 on my Windows 10 computer, and I've been OBSESSED! Sims 3 still holds a place in my heart, but I can't deny that Sims 2 is incredible! I've been playing Pleasantview through the storylines, and I'm having SO MUCH FUN!
loading screens take max one minute for me on steam deck for sims 3, with mods
some stuff about the sims 3:
-it does have rabbit holes, but at least they are actual buildings you can go to and stay at. in addition, there are lots of places that are not rabbit holes, even in the base game and some expansions (if not all) add more types of open community lots. base game has a museum, a graveyard, a pool, and in packs you get stuff like bars, clubs, bowling alley, restaurant...
-the sims store is definitely a rip off, but these days you can get all the files from the internet. it adds a lot of objects with new features like a massage table, basketball hoop, spell book, etc.
-in buy mode, while it is missing the search option, it is not that hard to navigate once you get used to it and remember where things are. of coures it is confusing for newer players but it gets quite simple after not too long. also create a style also comes really handy here, because you can choose for example a bed in a design that you like and then change the colors.
This video is a trick question. The real answer is Sims 2. J/k
I think it’s whatever each individual player thinks is the best as you said. I like Sims 4 better than 3.
One of the few things I will admit that I am holding against the Sims team is the lack of burglars in Sims 4 and that I really don’t ever have to worry about my Sims starting fires are getting electrocuted. 😂 I used to worry about that all the time in the previous games.
Been playing Sims 3 lately and a burglar came to my house. I remember how it always annoyed me, it even annoys me when sims with the klepto trait come to my house becauseunlike robbers you only realise when you want to use zn item, it's been stolen.
I spent on an alarm only because I remembered how Sims contemplate their lives when waking up even in an emergency, like get up you're being robbed😫🤬. The cop got there before she stood up!
I find it so hypocritical of content creators to hate on the game and yet still make content out of it, whether it is gameplay or commentary. It feels like the most toxic relationship ever.
P.S; im not hating specifically on this channel
Imma be real, sims 4 REALLY doesnt play better. At least with all/most of the xpacks/game packs
Well once you get past the “long loading screen” of the sims 3, there’s no more loading screens you have to encounter since it loads in the entire open world.
I think the best sims game would be a mix between sims 2 and 3 with sims 4 gui and models, sims 2 animations and other things like open world
a while back I decided to try out 3 first and honestly while 4 isnt that great all the time I kinda prefer it over 3. After I, possibly, got all the dlc through legal means for 4, I felt like I was able to customize so many things and have so much content for me to play as a new player, and I didnt really mind the loading screens and not having an open world as my laptop has an ssd. It does kinda suck having to manually go into the phone to travel but at the same time, as a laptop player the way how going into the map felt finicky and I wish you could just infinitely scroll in and out instead of reaching a limit and having to go into the full zoomed out mode. Also, I fully agree with you about the graphics of 3 to 4, the cartoony style is just much better, although I have seen some videos comparing 2 to 4 and it also looks kinda nice for a nearly 20 year old game lol. I will say that I do miss the "create a style" from 3 a lot, and I know there is a mod to at least try to get it back but its not exactly the same cause of the way how its done through cc objects.
I really hope TS5 will at least get a lot of love put into it by maxis instead of the cash grab that is 4 but knowing EA its just sad
I play both the Sims 3 and 4 depending on what I feel like at the current moment
Finally a fantastic comparison that’s truly fair and doesn’t have rose-tinted glasses for The Sims 3!!!!
your videos have way to much wierd deep voice changing im not sure i get it, but other than that great vid
I think she was inspired by Moriah Elizabeth
I could be wrong, but I think you can expand the window where you select furniture or something by pressing the "~" button. But it might be the BetterBuild mod, I'm not sure.
I can't say that I'm just a simmer, I'm a general gamer and I can't say that Sims 4 looks very good in 2023. I have to say that I'm tired of PS2 textures in sims 4. We are in 2023. There are games like GTA 6. Sims 4 is pretty old game right now.
I mainly care about gameplay
And sims 3 is best for that
Sims 2 is next
And sims 4 is the worst it’s just for building and cas gameplay is boring (yes i have every dlc and mods help)
I really want to like The Sims 3, and at one point I do. But even on top of the line gaming PC, the CAS performance i just poor. Also I can never get my Sim to look good, even when downloading other Sim. Otherwise, it's a logical advancement from The Sims 2 and I'm sad to see manyy thing that have lost in Sims 4.
That being said, I do appreciate The Sims 4 running buttersmooth on all my devices, even on MBA M1 and with efficient battery consumption to boot.
the thing that always frustrated me about sims 4 is that the game does run buttersmooth, but after playing for a few days my sims take like 2 in game hours to even register that i told them to do a simple task 😭 its like the main reason i stopped playing
The best thing about Sims 3 was getting to play as the pets. ❤
I really do wish they bring back open world in sims 4
Girl. I’m 30. I was playing the sims 1 and on when I was like 8! What do you mean you didn’t play at 12?!? Most of us grew up on the sims. It was the IT game, it ran our lives!! lol
Sims 3 is better! Open World, Creative Freedom, Story progression.
I will always prefer sims 3 over sims 4. It comes down to big features being present in 3 but not in 4, like of course the open world and coloring furniture/clothes. Sims 3 does look pretty ugly compared to 4, but I think it's a funny kind of ugly, and after a thousand hours of playing the Sims 3 it's not too distracting lol. Being able to control pets in the sims 3 is also more fun than just watching your pet do stuff in the Sims 4. Editing because I forgot to talk about traits. I hate the trait system in 4. I hate being limited to just 3 or 4 traits in the Sims 4, when in the Sims 3 you could have 5!! And there were so many more traits in the Sims 3!!
The thing i don’t like about sims 3 is the UI I can just never get used to it it feels like a chore scrolling through it
I do have one thing that I hate about TS3, but I still think its better overall.
On computers with newer CPUs, the game wont launch if you have a cpu with more than 10 or 12 cores. If you have a PC with 10 or 12, you can only launch the game if you set the affinity to only use 1. On the bright side, you can use all cores once the game is launched.
Oddly enough, TS2 does not have core issues as far as ive experienced.
I play sims 4 because I remember many moons ago me having a full mental breakdown from trying to play sims 3 in a friend house , it was when I was 10 I think, so 2009, and it would constantly crash, and my friend had one of the best computers that were out there, so it’s a traumatic thing,
Playing the sims 3 as I type this and yes, I will be playing for many more years to come. I fell in love with the sims 2 as well, so of course when the sims 3 came out I was so excited. I was not disappointed at all with it. There is soooooo much to do in that game. It's really never ending. I played the free version of the sims 4 for a week and was like nope. I literally hate the sims 4. Yes it looks better but for me it glitched and lagged way too much and I couldn't get into it. I have created some gorgeous sims in the sims 3 so to me 4 isn't better on that, also 4 doesn't offer all the things the sims 3 does. Plus the custom content you can get makes the game even more amazing. I advise anyone to give the sims 3 a try you won't regret it.
Whos here after they cancelled sims 5?
I must be one of the chosen few, because TS3 runs perfectly fine for me.
I heard people with gaming computers say it runs fine for them. Maybe a basic laptop is laggy?
Turn the graphics to the highest settings (your computer CAN handle it) and the lots will load in the details faster. Actually sims 3 runs BETTER with the higher graphics settings if you have a high end computer. Peoples biggest mistake is putting it on lower graphics.
Another things I'd add is that sims 4 allows your sims to crossdress, while ts3 has more detailed life stages (it even makes your toddlers and children already have occult traits unlike ts4) and let's you set how long what sim/pet will live (for example children 14 days adults 200 etc). Sims 3 has more consequences as well, and it's easier to build skills in ts3, at least for me, because my sims in ts4 will often just stand there or cancel what I told them to do even with autonomy off so it takes forever to make tgywm do anything
Ive started playing sims 3 recently, I got all of the dlcs (definitely bought them !! Aha haha) and i find the loading screens way better than in sims 4. My laptop isnt THAT good? And i have both of the games on an sd card LOL,, I'd much rather have one longer loading screen than a ton of long loading screens. Plus, the sims in sims 4 keep like,, freezing for me? Like they'll just stand around and do nothing for HOURS. idk what it's called rn, but even after I got a mod to fix this, it still continued :( but in sims 3, even with a whole open world, this hasn't happened yet!!
Hi catchy. Have you tried investing, on a good SSD, for your computer? 🙂 I bought the SSD 860 QVO 2TB, for mine. A really good high end, or a midrange one. Is much much faster. When waiting for a loading screen on The Sims 3. Compared to a old school, mechanical hard drive. They're much slower. I noticed, a big difference. When i bought the new one. And i have, all 11 expansion packs installed, without any issues. But if you play the world, island paradise. Delete all house boat's. In my case and others I've heard. Island paradise, was very lagy. And i hade issues, with constant Freezings and game crashes on the world. But it solved my problem, when i deleted all house boat's. 😃🤗
I really dont mind a few minutes loading time for ts3 cause u go through it once and never again (along with mods). meanwhile the sims 4 loads for an entire minute every single time u want to go to different lots and its like...let me just stay at home. and the sims 4 is def wayyy more buggy than 3. My sims actually listen to me in the sims 3 smh.
Do you have an Airdale Terrier?
I do. Her name is Merlin 😍
@@CatchyCher such a sweet name! I have a welsh terrier and her name is Luna 👀
How old is Merlin?
Thank you! Welsh Terriers are so cute, if we lived on a farm, we would totally get one of those. Luna is a beautiful name, too. Believe it or not, Merlin's middle name is Luna, and she is almost 8 years old 🥺
the sims 3 is great i used to enjoy it teh ambitions ep firefighter i had all expansions, but overtime the bugs made get angry,
when i jumped from 2 to 3 i got annoyed of some rmoved features like purchasing on the fridge not needing the food, or no clothes purchasing,
but sims 3 did add alot of new stuff so i accepted that, but overtime i noticiied the sims 3 lacked a very important aspect of gameplay for me,
the sims 3 create a experience for a single family in a single world, Yes the content is not really designed if you want play more than one family if you go to egyp do the tumbs, it will already be done if you go play another family, and so on, and that for me is one of the biggest downsides,
with the worlds always feeling incomplete since u can't have all the expansion pack content in all worlds due to lack of space,
in the sims 2 and 4 i boot the game and play i no need to edit the world or edit stuff to play,
in the sims 3 i can't just do that, i can't have a dnace club if i dont build my own on sunsent valley and so on etc etc. the worlds not being connected are a huge mistake,
sims 2 expansion pack worlds are connected, however the basic neighborhoods are not, but it don't really matter because the basic neighborhood don't have exclusive gameplay, you can always create you apartment or just put the new lots the developers created just so u can place on otehr neighborhoods......
sims 3 is hard to play nowdays the experience is very bad :/ i prefer sims 2 and 4 now.
Awesome video!!!
Thanks!! 💖
@@CatchyCher any time :)
Tbh if the game was optimized by EA for newer computers, TS3 would run a lot better.
Also i wouldnt say TS3 store is worse just because of the large amount of stuff that was on there for free lol
if sims 4 let you expand and edit worlds it'd be over for all the other games as far as I'm concerned
Omg. Do you have an Airedale? Best dogs ever but boy are they a handful!
I sure do! Her name is Merlin, and she absolutely is a handful 😅😅
@@CatchyCher Hahaha! I love The Sims 3 and have two Airedales. My goodness, what a breed! So cute and SO Smart…
Omg I can't imagine having two. I would die to see Merlin interact with another Airedale. It would be the cutest thing ever!
Literally, every other person who I've seen review this game, said the exact opposite of things you say here.
I had to look at the comments to see if I was in an alternate universe, but nope... Folks here seem to think the same thing.
3:41 xg - woke up dance move
actually i still dislike ts4 build mode as a builder because as much as i love building, then when the build is done, you get to furnishing, where all the wood tones dont match, and then you get to landscaping, where the lots are always flat or a random hill, and you have to use cheats to make it fit the environment - even then good luck trying to add a pathway to the road that wont look weird. theres so many small things like that in ts4 that make all its pros ultimately worthless. i say this as a ts4 fan that only recently went back to playing ts3 (which i grew up with) and had forgotten how much more enjoyable the game is. i spent years buying into ts4 just waiting for it to become as enjoyable, and ten years later, its still not. nice vid tho, thank you for making! also as a trans person ts4 cas is the only thing going for it imo, however even then why can i make my body but not my hair colour lmao
I feel like i am against many simmers when i say i prefer sims 4 over 3. Sims 3 felt very overwhelming for me and was difficult to get into and play over all. Sims 4 runs faster for me and is easier to play. I also find the sims 4 sims more appealing and has better representation