The Sims™ 3

1200+ Hours. And 6.6 hours in the last week. Between that week and the last two years. What changed you ask. My PC, from windows 10 laptop to Windows 11 Desktop. And with a colossal upgrade. But lets begin: So first off when it was playable it was one of the greatest games to indulge every creative itch you can imagine, Sure there was expense, but I always got every expansion on the sale, and the game too. Thank you Steam. Now the game is lot a less playable than it was then. What changed? My CPU changed. Sims 3 runs on 2 to 3 cores my CPU is over 24 cores. So how you may ask to i play it? I go to task manager, and selected the launcher in the details panel and set the affinity to load using only one core. Then I find the game file in the details panel and reenable all the cores. Does this get me into the game? Yes. Does it guarantee long hours of play? No. Remember 6.6 hours this week since i reinstalled it. When I used to play Sims 3, You cannot play Sims 3, and not spend 10+ hours a day enjoying every little bit of it. Which gets to the means to correct this feature. I recommend Nraas mods. They are useful for trying to fix what EA has not. Is it perfect. No. But is it better? A little, and in regards to keeping one of my favorite games of all time alive... every little bit helps. But I think EA has made a modification to the game, as I do not recall in the ingame options for animations and shaders to get support. I have resolved to uncheck them because I think thats where the game is getting hung up on. Now thats only a theory right now. Maybe somone else will be able to experiment. Now. It would be thrilling if Steam picked up Sims 3 and purchased all the rights to the game, and its content, maybe with a little help from the Valve team, the game could go through a massive revamp. But in of itself the game is good on its own. To relive even if in short brief amounts a bit of my first seeds of creativity. Still, if your not willing to deal with the hassle I can recommend Big Ambitions for that itch to want simulate business, and Paralives for trying its hardest to make a spiritual successor. (These two game developers would make a killer game together if they could find a way to merge their ideas into gameplay) But for my final Verdict. Is Sims 3 a great game. Absolutely So it will get a thumbs up. Is it playable at the level of enjoyment. Sadly no. But it still gets to keep its thumbs up. Because who knows maybe in some strange way this review will be the start of a future valve project. Or it will fade into obscurity. But I stand by it. Thanks to you all. Happy Gaming Steamers.

still better then Sims 4 Also Island Paradise is so epic, get that expension!!

Какая еще игра заставит тысячи пользователей возвращаться в нее спустя почти 20 лет, зная о том насколько ужасная там оптимизация и сколько там багов? Четвертой части не понять (для комфортной игры рекомендую моды Overwatch & ErrorTrap)

Even though I have left a negative review for The Sims 4, TS3 is where it's at. Pros: - Fully fleshed out game - No more constant updates so your game isn't breaking - Building is so much better compared to TS4 - Open world - Family tree - Memories! Cons: - Open world (If your PC isn't the best and you get several generations deep, some performance issues arise) - No more updates (This can be viewed as a negative for some) - Learning curve if used to only TS4 (Live mode is not as forgiving, Building is different, camera is different just to name a few points) - DLC is still full price (ONLY BUY ON SALE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All in all, TS3 is by far the better version of the sims games that you can be playing. I found there to be plenty of videos and guides out there for if you need any tips and tricks on what to do or how to do things in the game. I find the family game play seems more important. There feels like more connection in the world in general. More than likely due to the Open world. No loading screens to go lot to lot, no disjointed feeling to your relationships outside of your household. Sims actually live their lives and you can see it happen all before you. The autonomy is also OUTSTANDING compared to TS4. Skills take some time to build up, no just reading one book and you jump up 2-3 skill levels. Gaining wealth feels like you are actually working towards your goals. TLDR; TS3>TS4

THE SIMS 3: O TRIUNFO DA FRANQUIA QUE NENHUM SUCESSOR CONSEGUIU SUPERAR The Sims 3 se consolidou, pra muita gente, como o melhor jogo da franquia, e não é à toa. Ele pega tudo que deu certo nos dois primeiros jogos e eleva ao máximo, entregando uma experiência absurdamente rica do começo ao fim. Desde a criação do seu Sim, passando pelo modo construção e chegando na simulação, tudo aqui tem um nível de detalhe e liberdade que impressiona até hoje. Não é um jogo perfeito, claro. The Sims 4 evoluiu em vários aspectos, principalmente na criação de um sim e no modo construção. Mas tem algo no The Sims 3 que vai além da técnica: a sensação de mundo vivo, de liberdade real… e, claro, o peso da nostalgia. E falando em mundo vivo, o grande diferencial tá no mundo aberto. Você podia simplesmente deixar seu Sim cozinhando e sair explorando a cidade inteira sem uma única tela de carregamento. Ir à praia, visitar vizinhos, fazer compras… tudo fluía de forma natural, algo que até hoje faz muita falta. Outro ponto que merece destaque são as expansões. Aqui, elas realmente expandiam o jogo de forma significativa, com conteúdo robusto e temáticas marcantes. Diferente da sensação atual de conteúdos fragmentados, em The Sims 3 cada pacote parecia ter propósito e carinho. The Sims 3 peca em otimização, e uma carta de amor enviada a este jogo é a quantidade de vídeos que se encontra no YouTube com tutorias de otimização para os hardwares atuais... Mods, modificação em scripts, configurações no próprio Windows, tudo para que seja possível se deliciar com a obra de arte que é The Sims 3. No fim das contas, The Sims 3 é mais do que um jogo, é um legado. Uma prova de que, quando existe paixão no desenvolvimento, o resultado é algo que atravessa gerações e continua sendo lembrado como o ponto mais alto de uma franquia inteira.

All the player fixes from EA's abandoned mess don't fix this buggy heap. I would still recommend it over the massive disappointment of Sims 4. DLC being sold for full price that breaks the game for an almost 20 year old game is diabolical but that's EA for you.

READ THIS BEFORE PURCHASING! Steam Launcher is BROKEN! The Workaround only works LESS THEN HALF THE TIME. It involves you Opening task manager, clicking through 4 steps and attempting to launch the game from the Game Launch menu. Then going back into the Task Manager to Undo the fix required to launch the game, while preying that the game wouldn't glitch out or freeze. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this game. I'd recommend this game to anyone. But do yourself a favor and just go to your Local Walley World and buy the Disc's. It will cost you about $20 per expansion. But, worth the extra money considering that it will be playable.

Sims 1, 2 and 3 are all fantastic and in the case of 3, the open world is literally a game changer. To this day it's the only one to have such too.

10 минут пытался зайти в игру. не одна попытка не была удачной. в игру я так и не смог зайти. еще и длс насрали, так что это ничем не лучше 4-ой части. (чтобы я не делал оно так и не запустилось)

I can tell that this game was made with love. All the interactions was actually entertain and the world is lively even without you to control it. It is the only life simulator to ever done this so far.