Should I buy the Sims 3 or wait for the Sims 4?

oreo · Jul 19, 2014

I had never played the Sims 3 before but I heard such good reviews from online about how great the Sims 3 is!
I remembered my cousin playing the Sims 1 back in 2001 and I was so fixed on how fun it seemed! Now obviously there are such drastic changes comparing Sims 3 to Sims 1.

What do you guys think? My best friend told me to just get the expansion packs and to not buy any stuff pack to save some money. Does it make a huge difference in the game if you don't buy the Sims 3 stuff packs?

ZeldaSylveon · Jul 20, 2014

I'm in the same situation. I have the Sims 1 and haven't played any of the other ones and like the new one coming out is so expensive, idk whether to go with 3 or 4.

RayOfHope · Jul 20, 2014

Sims 3 Stuff Packs aren't terribly worth it unless you have your heart set on them and/or have some money to spare.

+ Sims 3 has all its expansion/stuff packs out already, and tons of custom content out there.
+ Speaking of custom content, the customization even in just the base game is endlessly fun.
- Kinda laggy and crash-y, even on good computers.
- The graphics aren't bad, but they call em "pudding faces" for a reason.

+ Sims 4 is beautiful~
+ The Create-a-Sim got rid of the stupid sliders
+ Houses look easier to build
= The moods, which look awesome, as well as the aspirations and traits, but we'll have to see how it all actually plays in-game
= It's more "cartoony" than TS3 (it's kind of like the Sims 2) but everything is more consistently good
= Will it run better or worse than TS3? I don't think anybody really knows right now.
- It isn't even out yet, and it'll be a while before even the first few packs are released.
- Apparently no patterns or anything like in TS3, which is a bummer, and a huge step backwards regarding customization
- No toddlers or pools in the base game? what?? (which for me gives an odd sense of foreboding, honestly)

Mariah · Jul 20, 2014

You can pretty much download everything for Sims 3 for free. Don't buy Sims 4. It will be terrible.

RayOfHope · Jul 20, 2014

Mariah said:
You can pretty much download everything for Sims 3 for free. Don't buy Sims 4. It will be terrible.

I want to be optimistic, so I'll give it a chance when it comes out to pass a final judgment.

But until that happens, and unless my mind can be changed, yeah I'll agree it's probably going to suck in at least several major ways.

superheroantics · Jul 20, 2014

It really depends on which one you want to waste money on more.

Or just torrent them both.

oreo · Jul 20, 2014

^ Torrent them? I'm terrible with that sort of stuff... Plus I feel kind of guilty for doing so.
Thank you everyone for your input!

I'm going to try the base game first to see how great everyone says this game is.

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It sure is a tough decision. I went with buying the base game to try it out!
I never played any Sims game before so I think it is reasonable to buy the game.

n64king · Jul 20, 2014

Mariah said:
You can pretty much download everything for Sims 3 for free. Don't buy Sims 4. It will be terrible.

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Jawile · Jul 20, 2014

wait until sims 4

Ann · Jul 20, 2014

For just about every other game I'd agree about feeling terrible for torrenting it, but they make a sh**load of money just with the base game, and then they want big bucks for every expansion as well, then there's also all the stuff packs... It's not going to hurt them, really.

I personally had Sims 1, Sims 2 and Sims 3, all of them with I think all the expansions, and Sims 3 was my least favorite. So I'd recommend waiting for Sims 4, though I am not sure that's going to be much better as I haven't really heard/seen anything about it yet. But I really, really hated the "pudding faces" in Sims 3

Static_Luver · Jul 21, 2014

In my opinion, you should wait til Sims 4

Isabelle for president! · Jul 22, 2014

I kinda enjoyed Sims 3 until glitches ruined my game. In the World Adventure pack I managed to get Holy Spear to destroy huge rocks, but it was gone when I loaded game again, I was forced to delete them by cheat, ('cause no one could help me,lol). In Supernatural zombies were eating my plants and that was fine, but none of them bear fruits after, even when I planed new ones (no veggies for me, ever). Luckly I've never had slender kids, but it was enough for me to quit playing. I'll never buy EA game again...

Jinglefruit · Jul 23, 2014

Or you could download Sims 2 Ultimate collection (all expansions and stuff) for Free from Origin for the next 7 days. ;D

NB: Register and then check your account and the product code entry is on the menu there. You'll need to download origin to be able to download the game.

RayOfHope · Jul 23, 2014

Jinglefruit said:
Or you could download Sims 2 Ultimate collection (all expansions and stuff) for Free from Origin for the next 7 days. ;D

WHAT

edit: OMG THANK YOU
I'm so excited my head hurts this game was like, my obsession a few years ago, I used to be happy with just the first three or four expansions (as much as I wanted Seasons) but now I have them alllll

ZeldaSylveon · Jul 23, 2014

Jinglefruit said:
Or you could download Sims 2 Ultimate collection (all expansions and stuff) for Free from Origin for the next 7 days. ;D

omggg how to you get it?? I created an account and entered the code, now where did it go? Do I have to download Origin?

RayOfHope · Jul 23, 2014

ZeldaSylveon said:
omggg how to you get it?? I created an account and entered the code, now where did it go? Do I have to download Origin?

Hmm so you did it through the website? I'm pretty sure to download the game you need to download Origin as well (ugh, but TS2 is so worth it).

mishka · Jul 23, 2014

I've played sims 1, sims 2, and sims 3. Personally I thought sims 2 was the best. Sims 3 wasn't very fun, imo. I think you should wait till sims 4 comes out, because it comes out in only like 2 monthes so you'd be wasting your money buying sims 3.

ZeldaSylveon · Jul 23, 2014

Wyndfyre said:
Hmm so you did it through the website? I'm pretty sure to download the game you need to download Origin as well (ugh, but TS2 is so worth it).

figured it out! Downloading now! i'm so excited

Jinglefruit · Jul 23, 2014

Wyndfyre said:
WHAT

edit: OMG THANK YOU
I'm so excited my head hurts this game was like, my obsession a few years ago, I used to be happy with just the first three or four expansions (as much as I wanted Seasons) but now I have them alllll

You're welcome! I only played Sims 2 on console, though I have 1 and 3 on PC. I just downloaded it aswell and spent ages making a family.

Dragonqueen0912 · Jul 23, 2014

I love the sims3! I think you should try sims 3 without any expansions and then save up your money for sims4 if you think it'll appeal to you ^^ If you've never played it, you don't know what it's like, and sims 4 will be much more expensive unless you want to wait longer until it goes down(and it might not even go down at all D: )

I have the game and loved it for years, and I have 13(Pretty sure I have more too) expansions and it's very fun! Unfortunately, when I bought two from origin last year it stopped letting me play sims at all on my computer so I bought them and never even got to play them D': (So don't buy from origin! They mean! Even if the sales are tempting! >: o )

So just gives the earlier game a try and if you want, buy the sims4 when it comes out ^^

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Jinglefruit said:
Or you could download Sims 2 Ultimate collection (all expansions and stuff) for Free from Origin for the next 7 days. ;D

Omg thank you!!!!!!! I only had one expansion pack but it was still soooo fun!!!! I can't wait to play this, thank you so much!! <3 Only problem is I can't find the "redeem code" because I haven't been on there in forever xP

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Nevermind I found it <3

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