unpopular opinion: the sims 3 is the best sims game

let's go back and build an apartment in ts3! (yes i posted this by accident 2 days ago... don't laugh at me)
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[@eggyolkjpeg]

seeing Kayla struggle with the customizaion wheel reminds me of the house that took me 3 hours to decorate because i made every single piece of furniture turquoise with zebra print accents and it was horrendous. but my little 13 year old heart was in awe

[@Polin-dx5ru]

Omg turquoise with zebra stripes is literally throwing me back to my middle school day 😅😅😅

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

That actually sounds like an amazing home you made :D I loved the create-a-style sooo much.

[@juliamcarter2000]

@@Polin-dx5ru that sounds incredible

[@DissonantSynth]

turquoise zebra print? Ew. I only use magenta tiger print. (sarcasm)

[@yazisAlright]

literally EXACTLY what i did. plus some hot pink 🥰

[@pietrofattorello]

the way TS3 worlds had like 20 pre made households with lore in every world and now we're lucky if we get 5 households...

[@alyson_l27]

And no storytelling

[@paigeschmidt1506]

I hate how few lots there are in the different worlds. I hardly ever play in some worlds but could use like 20 more in other worlds.

[@Solaxe]

yeah and it unfortunately ran like shit, the game had very poor optimization. Still loved it tho

[@michellefishhead]

@@Solaxe yup

[@IMAPOTATOZ]

Exactly! Then when you load in a family, you're surrounded by fake houses and a fake backdrop you cant even interact with

[@stratospherica]

I really liked the "dreary" atmosphere of the Sims 3. It was nice to see a lot of places look kind of grungy, like a swamp world that had sunken buildings and vehicles, old, rusty, abandoned trains, condemned buildings, etc...

[@krisb933]

so much nostalgia, sims 3 had a darker vibe that made it feel almost surreal

[@avnerpinheiro732]

Gosh, your comment is spot on! I never thought this, but Sims 3 actually had a way somber (and sober) vibe that made things way more realistic. Like you said: the rust, the grittyness, the abandoned stuff, the mist... Plus the sound effects and everything... It was so real it was surreal at times, and Sims 4 will never replicate this feeling. Sims 4 is ok, Sims 1 is kinda dated, Sims 2 is good... But Sims 3 will always be THE BEST, and to me it is timeless.

[@ketaminepoptarts]

but now the sims 4 is so over saturated and cartoony that it feels like a kids show

[@adg0913]

This 😍

[@ratamahatta5306]

Yes, and it gives kinda creepy vibes which makes it more intriguing, ts4 is just a giant meh on every aspect

[@mystichlo]

the sims 4 gameplay has never been fun enough to get me hooked. i always bet bored within like 20 minutes, but the sims 3 gameplay is so good. if i could combine sims 3 game play, sim personally & open world with sims 4 build/buy & art style, it’d be the PERFECT game

[@12wer3wer9]

I absolutely agree on everything other then the art style. I hate the kiddification of the Sims. Imagine how great the Sims 3 art style reimagined in 2021 could look like 🙌😌

[@mystichlo]

@@12wer3wer9 yeah the art style is more of a personal preference thing. i think i would like a mix between the two. a little more realistic than ts4 but not as "alpha" looking as ts3

[@PeerKristijan]

Chloe I love the Sims 4 CAS items and build/buy mode but yeah, the game play sucks

[@zigzagintrusion]

I'm so late but this is so true. I prefer the Sims 3, because it's way more gameplay-driven. Like, in the _Sims 3: Pets,_ we got cats, dogs, critters (squirrels and shit), and horses. You can race with the horses and even find UNICORNS. Like, that's awesome. What do we get in the Sims 4? Cats and dogs. And that's it. (Unless you wanna blow even more money to get some more items and a hamster or something.) Anyways, my point is that I agree with you 100%. I can't play a household for more than an hour at most before I get bored and just go back into CAS.

[@TheChristianWood]

@@zigzagintrusion i can paly mine all day :)

[@swizzwizz12]

Can we all just agree that sims in the Sims 3 actually had character and portrayed emotions?

[@marieduran6286]

Better Sims was a selling point for the Sims 4 wasn't it?

[@LaLadybug]

@@marieduran6286 "emotions" ahahha

[@shanenanigans27]

I don't remember much emotions in Sims 3 though. Just moodlets. But they did have character, I agree on that front!

[@StarshipGRanger394]

Personality yes, emotions no. Sims 4 does a bit more for emotions specially, sims 3 really only had moodlets

[@kacpernowak1535]

​@@shanenanigans27 Yeah but the moodlets are really well done and give you an overview of a spectrum of a sim's feelings. I almost never look at moodlets in TS4. They're put too much in the corner and rather useless. Same with wants. Wants are an integral gamepaly feature in TS3, well-developed and meaningful. "Whims" in TS4 are useless. Not to mention that they stopped adding them after one of the expansion packs, so they're not really a thing anymore. The much advertised "emotion system" in TS4 is fundamentally flawed. Your sim can experience something really bad, but they'll still be happy and so on. That's what I like about TS3, it doesn't tell you an "emotion", it gives you an overview of the moodlets, all the things that the Sim feels at the moment, and focuses on them, your sim doesn't need any label for their emotional state, because it's too complicated. Besides, because of the emotion system, there's too many gameplay features that reward you in "changing the current emotion", which is just dull and useless.

[@madiwaggoner2167]

everything i miss about the sims 3 - babies not being objects - OPEN WORLD - color wheel - toddler cribs - horses - cars - THE AMOUNT OF LOTS AND LORE IN ONE WORLD - subways - fairies - just the whole generations pack - ambitions (especially the firefighter career) - laundromats - cars again - PROM FOR TEENS - editing relationships in cas (being able to make two sims be dating from the start)

[@mari4335]

PROM, babies and cribs 🤩

[@emmettbrown6418]

For just $40 you can soon have babies that are not just objects. Wut? You want a real nanny-bot like Into the Future? wait and pay another $60

[@aysu1420]

@@emmettbrown6418 wdym? The new Baby update is for free

[@Ashh602]

​@@aysu1420 only parts of it. If you want the whole infant update you gotta get the pack, no joke

[@aysu1420]

@@Ashh602 IKK😭😭

[@Corkypi3]

I REFUSED to play sims4 for so long because I loved sims3 so much. It’s a great game.

[@froggy904]

same lmao

[@allwhatilove914]

I only started playing it this year because of the pandemic (and because TS3 wasn't playing on my macbook because of the 32bits update). I miss TS3 a lot

[@andrewcary9360]

ehm i played Sims 4 for like 2 hours and then got bored of it went back to Sims 3 lol

[@Taevas___]

@@allwhatilove914 Didn't they release a 64bit version for mac?

[@st4rpt_603]

@@Taevas___ Yup..the so called 1.70...the thing that might suck about it it's probably the fact that I doubt many modders are around to fix their mods in case some broke

[@PeopleGasm]

I ALWAYS used the asphalt texture on my sims' dresses and changed them to be, like, hot pink or golden or something. It looked like sequins or glitter dresses!

[@BylineBelife]

I used to do that as well. Looked so good in the game.

[@StarHorder]

Im gonna try that, thats some out of the box thinking!

[@rebecca6503]

Yes! Or the argyle Texture to make fishnets or the Metall texture in blue to create a jeans look. This game was everything to me

[@gjolie]

y’all are genius lol i’m stealing this idea now

[@obliviousliv]

I’m not gonna lie… I’ve been going back to the sims 3 more.. the whole open world was amazing and I miss it and it was the first sims game I ever played

[@aurorakozminski5815]

i’ve literally been playing it the last week i miss it.

[@victoriapaige360]

Literally same

[@greenamogus]

Guys quick question in the sims 3 can you visit the other apartments in your building like the sims 2?

[@kgspvgsp7569]

But lagggggggg

[@Eventide215]

The open world did have some issues with the scripting (which causes a lot of lag), but there's a mod that fixes it. With that fix, the game becomes absolutely amazing. The gameplay is so great.. like the one world you can literally have houseboats and drive them around the open world. Something I miss about the open world too is the fact you didnt' just keep hopping worlds like you do on Sims 4.. On Sims 4 you live in like Willow Creek and just keep popping over to New Crest, Oasis Springs, etc as it suits you.. on Sims 3 you were actually just part of whatever world you chose at the start. The rest you could travel to through a vacation and such. It was so much more immersive that way.

[@nosir0174]

everyone’s talking about missing the old game but no one is talking about the strong 2009 vibes the entire apartment is giving. maybe it’s the graphics or the outdated tv/cd player/computers but honestly i miss it a lot

[@SnrubSource]

woah you’re telling me a game from 2009 has 2009 vibes?

[@nosir0174]

@@SnrubSource yo cmon now bro lemme live 😭😭

[@wandaXmaximoff]

As you say, create a style was both a blessing and a curse. I like how you were able to change the counter top and rugs, but the lag was terrible and no one should have the power to make everything all denim. I wish Sims 4 had a balance between Sims 3 and what we currently have.

[@alvinkhoo4313]

Honestly just being able to change the wood and the bedding/upholstery separately would be enough for me, even if it’s still just swatches

[@Midnight44404440444]

I used to make everything all zebra print lol. Including the walls (inside and out)

[@mathildasjogren2039]

@@alvinkhoo4313 I agree with that!

[@betsyanna]

@@alvinkhoo4313 yeah like the Sims 2 system where you could mix and match it!!

[@michellevieiracordeiro]

What you mean? Are you saying my Sim can't wear wood pants? Lol 😂, but it's so true the lag was terrible, but I wish the sims 4 had something like that, and I would probably take forever to build a house.

[@meeps4140]

"I do have some store content....that I got...not from the Sims 3 store" THAT'S MY GIRL.

[@tal9139]

I don’t get it

[@ninonbril6742]

where can you find store content not from sims 3 store??

[@samuel-wankenobi]

@@ninonbril6742 on the internet

[@GlitchyPixExtra]

@@ninonbril6742 Piracy

[@ellenorjenns3035]

@@ninonbril6742 oh you sweet summer child… *whispers* games4theworld :)

[@ilab.9940]

The sims 3 is my absolut favourite. I loved Seasons, the weather was so realistic, gloomy, cozy... Another favourite of mine was Generations, I loved it so much, the gameplay was amazing. Unfortunately most of the time I wasn't even able to play the game because it was crushing all the time 😭

[@mimmyyyyyy]

i remember the sheer joy generations brought me but world adventures. was the fucking goat. like i was just talking abt champs le sims with my sister the other day and she was like “you mean champs elysee” AND I LITERALLY BLANEKD OUT AND SHE WAS LIKE “SIMS 3”

[@triggeredcat120]

Whenever winter came in the game, I felt immersed in it.

[@MissMarigold]

Omg all the time I would make my sims marry that doll and have kids with it. 💀💀💀 I always thought it was so funny.

[@sliverofamoment]

Every time I watch sims 3 videos I remember that I spent months creating a victorian English countryside based on images I found in country living magazine.... I'm honestly still proud of it.

[@Ikwigsjoyful]

You should be proud - that sounds lovely (and like a fun thing to do)! My personal fun is recreating historic grist mill buildings I find online and turning them into houses, although I am rather proud of the Elizabethan manor home sitting in the ruins of a castle that I did recently. I really do have the most fun building in Sims 3!

[@turtlepowers45]

Let's all pretend we didn't see this before lol

[@Othhh006]

Lol yes

[@ronjafjordvald]

Wait what

[@Pinkmolly21]

I thought I was going crazy!

[@reilarus]

@@ronjafjordvald she posted this video yesterday for accident

[@gachapiggeh6031]

oh my god i thought i had switched realities or some shit idek

[@emontuori2]

The Sims Team: let’s have the technology and ability to give everyone what they want from Sims 3 and just not

[@narwhalmeat4607]

I think about this same thing every day of my sad little life ToT

[@rogerroger9952]

The thing I think I miss most from this game is the "jam sessions" you could do. Idk if that came with a pack or something, but it was really cool to have my sims all play music *together*

[@Roseyfinchartworks]

It came with late night! Along with Bridgeport, apartments, vampires, and celebrities. The bands were the coolest gameplay, like playing at dive bars and lounges.

[@Eventide215]

@@Roseyfinchartworks I think that's something I liked about Sims 3 too.. the packs really added A LOT. Sims 4 packs just add like one theme and that's it.

[@piperbird7193]

IIRC, you had to actually go to all the different bars and have the drinks to learn how to make them all. And each bar only had a couple different ones, so you really had to bar hop to learn them all. I really liked that. And going down into the subway tunnels to play instruments and make money. Man, TS3 just had so much more life than TS4.

[@vodkafarmer6591]

@@Roseyfinchartworks as someone who was very young and only had the sims 3 pets and is honestly only used to the sims 4, all of that came in one pack?? To me, that’s absolutely crazy.

[@sofiadominguez6133]

i remember playing the sims 3 for 12 hours when i was younger. with my friends, alone it didn't matter. i used to build the same thing over and over but it was always different you know? anyway.... i miss it

[@jamesavery3727]

I will still champion Sims 2 because I'm a gameplayer who likes gameplay. The Wants and Fears system, memories...incredible. I'm not a builder. I know in previous videos and streams, Kayla has tried the Sims 2 and hated the building system. I wish she would play a premade family like Don Lothario and follow the storylines without paying attention to building. To my knowledge, she hasn't really tried the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection that much.

[@unfortunateadventurer1040]

2 was on another level. I played the crap out of it and I'm so sad I missed the Ultimate Collection coming out. I really loved 3 as well. But 2, on all platforms was just good.

[@Alexa-rz4ih]

I still play the sims 2 regularly, I can't even get myself to enjoy sims 4 anymore because the gameplay is sooo shallow in comparison. The chemistry system too is incredible in sims 2!

[@truthhurts7152]

Sims 2 is and was the all time best.. sims 4 is also not to bad..

[@clairisebibbs7337]

I love Sims 2 and 3, but 2 definitely has the best storylines. That makes going back and playing it so special

[@leahdavis9434]

Kayla is a builder, I'm pretty sure she doesn't actually want to do anything else, which is totally fine. I'm a gameplay person and I also prefer sims 3

[@clairekat1313]

There’s definitely some features from the sims 3 that I wish got carried over to the sims 4. Like the item customization and open world concept and some other small features would make the sims 4 just so much better

[@12wer3wer9]

Some? Most of the features from 3 were great. Nobody would even be playing 4, if we had the build and cas improvements, as well as updated graphics and lighting in 3. The gameplay, customization, freedom and AI is just on a whole other level. Heck the whole game itself. Would anyone really prefer 4 if they looked the same? 😅

[@12wer3wer9]

@KenyaGirly I actually agree with you. A lot of things are the best in TS2! :)

[@MrJakedylan128]

I miss being able to place lots pretty much anywhere accessible 😩😩😩

[@jedidiah4647]

I made Appaloosa a completely different place lmao

[@whoisu254]

I remember playing the sims 3 and thinking why on earth anyone would need cc or mods cause it was so perfect to me. Gosh I miss the sims 3. I’m gonna go download the cracked version and play it now.

[@PatriciaPointon]

omg where you do u get the cracked version from?? i need to know !!

[@cardtower]

I just recently got a better laptop so i can finally play the sims 3 again! i've been playing it nonstop for weeks, just remembering everything that younger me loved to do... i love ts3. so much.

[@jocelynfrancis6034]

sorry for asking but what laptop do you use to play it?

[@mimmyyyyyy]

I recently tried passing all of my old sims 3 files from my 2010 computer (had to use a 10 year old backup, manually transfer all the files and download several no CD mods), put it in my macbook pro WORK COMPUTER, and newrly DESTROYED IT 😭😭😭

[@emmamiller8552]

I wanna know what laptop too lol

[@cardtower]

@@jocelynfrancis6034 i'm using a lenovo legion gaming laptop!

[@cardtower]

@@emmamiller8552 i just replied to someone else c:

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

The absolute best part about Create a Style is for wood, I remember when I first played the Sims 4 I hated it since every piece of furniture clashed horribly as you couldn’t easily choose matching styles, whereas in the Sims 3 I was able to make all of my furniture the same style of wood, and specially the texture and colour of wood *I* wanted, which is amazing. The Sims 3 really gave you so much choice and leet you be creative in ways the Sims 4 doesn’t.

[@oliviaoverboard]

ts3 is my favorite. i wish i was able to still play it but my laptop can barely handle ts4. i had a lot of packs and it was great. when ts4 came out i was SO disappointed that i actually requested a refund and "returned" my digital copy of it and continued to play ts3 for a while afterwards. i actually didn't start using mods until ts4 bc i honestly loved ts3 as it was

[@fmcobeymeshallwedate9722]

Sameeeee 😭💔

[@dejana_m]

Yesss I have no mods for ts3 and never needed them. I had to download them right away for ts4 when I started playing even though I have like a dozen packs on top of base game

[@katherinepeeler8514]

Sims 3 will forever be my favorite, I grew up playing it sadly the sims 4 never lived up to my expectations even though I love the game

[@jessv4300]

Hoping to see all zebra-print furniture in various colors like I did for my sims 3 houses🙏🏼😋

[@gerardwaysbloodynut]

Zebra print is only acceptable.

[@morganseppy5180]

YES. i loved the color wheel. i used to use "metal tile" for skirts and pants... gave such a edgy vibe.

[@jessv4300]

@@morganseppy5180 if you have the opportunity for metal clothing how could you not??

[@Midnight44404440444]

Omg I used to do whole houses in zebra print!! I am glad I have found my people

[@shannons3419]

you should watch her gertrude lets play

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Create-A-Style was one of the best things TS3 had to offer :) also the traits and how they actually meant something.

[@strawberry.daisies]

i have a little tip that always works for me when create-a-style starts being extremely laggy- try exiting build/buy mode for a second or two. this should fix the lag or at least make it a little bit more bearable

[@Eventide215]

Yeah she mentioned it at one point. Most of the lag in the game comes from scripting errors in the core of the game, which there's mods to fix. There's also a CC patch for the game that drastically reduces lag especially in the build/buy and create-a-style. There's also a few tweaks you can do to the configs as well to speed up the game. I think they even released a 64bit version of the game which speeds things up a lot too.

[@Karinehilarious101]

I was taken aback when i opened Sims 4 for the very first time; the lack of colour wheels was an adjustment and a half lol.

[@evelientx]

ahhh the nostalgia. i literally remember exactly where i was when ts3 came out. I was in 6th grade, playing outside during recess in elementary school. Same goes for when I found out ts2 existed, back in like 2006. those days

[@heybokkun9109]

I love the sims 3 so much, I miss open world, going to the middle of nowhere to get a seed honestly fantastic

[@AndreaGutierrez-pp8io]

Yes, it is. But no only for the color wheel... All the details, the love, the opportunities... The sims 3 will rock for ever!♥

[@tidepoolpotions]

I truly love Sims 4, it looks great I love the content..but Sims 3..just..has something. I often go back to play it myself, I absolutely just love the content, it's such a great game.

[@andreleewright1669]

Like if they could just take all of the sims 3 and add the sims 4 graphics and build mode would make the best game period

[@kill4karma]

100% agree, just take out the sims 3 lag and were set

[@kiwipops]

@@kill4karma The reason the Sims 3 lagged was because of all those features though, like colour wheel, open world, etc.

[@kill4karma]

@@kiwipops I know that, I'm not stupid. Realistically I'd want just the color wheel, not the patterns. The patterns and textures slow it down significantly. The sims 4's more simple and stylized art style would also be more lag friendly and the sims 3 was made over a decade ago. I'm sure that the code could be more optimized than it currently is. My point was that just taking the sims 3 + sims 4 style and build mode wouldn't solve the lag problem if it were actually made.

[@Eventide215]

@@kiwipops The main lag on Sims 3 was actually from a scripting error you can fix with a mod. If I remember correctly, there were pathing issues with Sims within the open world and this applied to vehicles, sims themselves, the wild animals, etc. It'd start to cause more and more lag as you keep the game open. With the mod to fix it, the game became nearly lag free even in the create a style.

[@martinacandia8880]

i hope that for the sims 5

[@susanparilis7756]

I love playing Polly Maloney in Bridgeport. She lives in the basement of Maloney Towers. She's great for a rags-to-riches story. I sold off most of the decor (such as it was) in her apartment and used the money to buy sleeping bags. Then I got 7 roommates who all slept in the sleeping bags and used that income to live on while Polly developed her career as an interior designer. She has her own mansion now.

[@Willk404]

the amount of nostalgia this gave me... Now i want to play the sims 3 with my sister again

[@taylormartinelli8366]

My friend just recently purchased the entirety of the sims 3 for my birthday. I’m so excited to play it, I only had the city pack and the pets pack. Loved this game

[@pyrosymphonyfireworksdesig5690]

We stan a "dubiously sourced" sims 3 store content queen 😂 Kayak is indeed human 😂

[@piercedsiren]

That's fine, can't judge, my sims 3 is also dubiously sourced 😂

[@terranceilion6704]

what does this mean😭😭😭 i never played the sims 3

[@WriterOfMany]

I remember downloading cc for the sims 3 and OMG it was murder trying to get it into the game. The sims 4 is a CAKEWALK comparing the two

[@pietrofattorello]

@@WriterOfMany we really take the mods folder for granted in TS4, sims 1-3 you needed entire tutorials on how to get some custom hair in your game

[@thea.0413]

@@terranceilion6704 she sailed the seven seas iykwim

[@ARGhostie]

Tip, for whoever needs it: when create-a-style is lagging tf out loading in a million patterns and preventing you from leaving/saving a style/switch to another item, click the icon of your currently selected pattern channel, and the action buttons will un-grey and become clickable.

[@nj.horrorhaven]

All I want for the Sims 4, is a pack dedicated to bringing back sims items from previous games.

[@chor2336]

sims 2 and 3, and even some of sims 1, had complete sets of furniture. I wish they wpuld use those new kits to convert those items to Sims 4, there was so many cool furnitures and nostalgic objetcs...

[@CallHerCassie]

Sims 1 blow up furniture

[@nj.horrorhaven]

@@CallHerCassie YES. I MISS IT SO MUCH 🥲

[@12wer3wer9]

@@CallHerCassie Sims 1 furniture in general. I really miss the pet furniture in the Sims 1. And all the fancy superstar stuff and party stuff too. 😍

[@hndc15]

Omg my 13 year old heart is soaring watching you play the Sims 3! It wasn't the first Sims I played but it was definitely the MOST played for me. Such nostalgia!

[@henrique-rm2pm]

i love the sims 3 so much... the biggest issue for me is the shadows.. they're so dark

[@ZimmeR96]

U can turn off shadow detail in graphic options

[@kellyannecoll]

10:00 lmaoo aye captain, you’re coming thru loud and clear

[@driesbaelen2221]

Ah yes, the long lost video

[@allysonclegg3019]

I have played since the first sims and was in love! Sims 3 is my favorite. So when I saw what they were doing with 4 ... I couldn't get myself to buy it, I hated how much they back tracked more than added to the experience.

[@ellapowell3437]

God I wish Sims 3 ran on my computer, I spent hours and hours playing it as a kid. I didn't know you had to read video games when I played so I didn't really know what was going on but I loved it.

[@pearldiver6949]

If ur okay with mods, get the smooth patch mod & it might actually let it run on your computer

[@Taevas___]

Get NRASS aswell. In my experience it helps my game crash far far far less.

[@mercster]

@@Taevas___ I see there are a million NRAAS plugins, but most of them don't have to do with crashing/lag. I have Overwatch and Errortrap, are there others for stability and performance?

[@Taevas___]

@@mercster Smooth Patch (not a NRASS mod). I'm not too sure if it helps with crashing, but it makes the game run much smoother with less lag

[@mercster]

@@Taevas___ Yeah I looked into that... looks like it just limits framerate? I can do that with my video driver... I limited to 60. Thanks.

[@ellebirch5770]

Imagine loading into a world and being able to select a household instead of being forced to make a sim 🙃

[@vixxie_kpop]

I love the Sims 3! I’m currently playing with a family and I’m on the 8th generation

[@mimmyyyyyy]

SHEER dedication.

[@stanmarchtv]

I am playing sims 3 again after a long time too and I'm on gen 5 😄😄 Finally found someone with the same gameplay style like me !😂 Good luck!!🍀

[@vixxie_kpop]

@@stanmarchtv Thank you & you too! 🍀

[@Eren-ch1fo]

For christmas I got the sims 3 bundle and this was included. Nostalgia blast right here

[@magdalenakolarska2997]

I just started playing sims 3 again cuz the desire system in this game was absolutely perfect and the story of a sim writes itself. I didn't play much with buy and build mode yet, but this video makes me want to!

[@Eventide215]

That's what I liked about older sims games.. 1, 2, and 3 all had story that would write itself. Sims 4 is far too much of a sandbox for me. Like to make anything happen you have to do it yourself which just gets boring.. The whims on Sims 4 tried to fix that but they were so optional and so tiny on the UI you'd forget about them a lot. The wants, fears, desires, etc on Sims 3 though really kept pushing you to do little goals and typically really fit your sim too. So you didn't always feel like you're the only thing creating their story.

[@relash1345]

recently i play a ton of sims 2 and 3 and LOVE it. The sims feel so alive and the storylines feel amazing. Love the drama and gameplay of these games. Sims 4 could never for me.

[@relash1345]

@Sonja Wagner Do you mean the Sims3 launcher? What have you tried?

[@bibs1310]

i feel like the moment they give us ts5, we will start missing things about ts4 that we never thought we would miss. nostalgia does its wonders

[@Draeyad]

I feel like I could have really enjoyed the sims 3 more if it weren’t for the melting faces and running at two frames per minute. Great for gameplay, though. It’s neck and neck with sims 2 for gameplay for me.

[@eloeden2056]

not sure if you've seen this already but basically you can get mods that REALLY change the game in terms of appareance. New sliders to make them attractive, beautiful skin blend/hair/clothes etc. On top of that you can follow few tutorials in order to tweak your game for it to be way faster + install a CC patch that speed the game tremendously. Obviously it's a handful and it might take a day or two but the result is soooo satsifying !

[@optimusprime320-h9c]

To be fair it plays much better on newer computers without patches or mods

[@jasidesigns]

Sad that you didnt get to truly enjoy it

[@aquilaorion3531]

@@eloeden2056 do you have any recommendations for same sex pregnancy mods? it’s something i miss from ts4 whenever i play 3

[@Eventide215]

@@eloeden2056 There's also the mod that fixes the scripting errors in the game which speed it up drastically in nearly all aspects. Again, modders to the rescue, but nearly all of the bigger issues with Sims 3 that people have are actually fixed or at least DRASTICALLY reduced with mods.

[@Ali-om6up]

I wish sims 4 had a apartment option where you could make the entire building but selling smaller rooms and areas out to other sims

[@ch3rophobi4_]

I'm -insert age before sims 3- and I used to be OBSESSED with sims 3 Island living. I wish i could deal with the old graphics, i would love to see people play on houseboats again, it was my absolute favorite thing to see a mermaid legacy back then.

[@mi1kguts]

island living is the sims 4 pack lol

[@rolisiabridges1804]

It’s not the same though lol

[@mimmyyyyyy]

THE HOUSEBOATS

[@Gibixie]

@@mimmyyyyyy OMG I totally forgot about those houseboats but I was SO obsessed with them !!

[@Akyomi]

Island paradise

[@dudaajunges]

OMG I totally agree! I guess besides building and customizing, I actually liked TS3 gameplay better. Career progress, life goals and stuff. Guess I'll have to reinstall it now :)

[@hennarepo935]

It takes like 12 hours for me to do simple 1-2 bedroom house in Sims 4. Because of create a style, same build took like three times longer. I dont remember much but I always loved the cow and zebra print. I used them all the time for my sofas and armchairs. I also remember using cheapest items and build objects and used swatch I liked.

[@datruking8]

I loved sims 3! I didn’t have the luxury of playing with expansion packs back then so I only played with the base game which I admit it still more fun than sims 4. I recently bought an expansion pack bundle of generations and world and adventures at Walmart both for only $20! (They cost $20 each on origin) I have been having a blast playing sims 3 again! It’s so much fun! I will say I do miss the gallery in sims 4 though because I hate building lol

[@fae444mabel]

its so interesting that shower/bathtub combos are more popular for u bc i literally dont know anyone who has one. where i live showers and baths are almost always seperate.

[@unprodigal87]

My God, that open world WAS EVERYTHING (despite the annoying lag 😂 )

[@fmcobeymeshallwedate9722]

My game never lagged for me... so there's that.

[@allwhatilove914]

Never felt the lag part neither. For me it was pure joy. I❤TS3

[@unprodigal87]

Really?? Did you guys have all the expansions packs & stuff packs??? Because I had them all installed and it was slow AF

[@fmcobeymeshallwedate9722]

@@unprodigal87 i did, still no lag

[@betteranimations8365]

@@fmcobeymeshallwedate9722 you probably have a 2000$ pc

[@Bluhm0702]

12:25 funny that you mention it cuz where I live it's practically default to have a standalone shower, but if you have a bathtub or a combo, you would probably be seen as wealthy and fancy

[@michagasiorowski4986]

I’ve never played ts3 much because it was too much for my pc, but when I did I always used the cheapest floors, furnitures and the other stuff and then paint it my favorite color/wood swatch with create a style. It was like cheating but without actually cheating

[@mirawenya]

I miss sims 2. I made my own town. And the families I played was 100 percent under my control. I preferred that. They’d not do anything at all if I didn’t play them or interact with them myself.

[@Macclina-Go]

This seems familiar… 😅😂

[@LaryAk47]

I miss the collections systems, cutting gems and all. Edit: even planting eggs and meat 😂

[@maritdijkstra2070]

didn't this one already came out, I remember watching this lol

[@yuhhbiscuit]

It was on Tuesday I think

[@nickcudmore8491]

she accidentally posted it lol

[@Stoney1413]

Kayla calling Romeo hot and then taking it back bc he's a cop made my whole day

[@byankachan]

I absolutely hated how the sims looked in ts3, but loooved the open world concept and the color wheel optios for the hair, where you could even set highlights or colored streaks. Still, it was not enough to make me play it too much, so i basically continued with ts2 until the 4 was released.

[@nerdychocobo]

The key to Sims 3 building is embracing the weird sense of style of it. Also to only use create a style to *slightly* tweak things

[@Vamperixx]

Thoughts on a short lifespan LP in the sims 3? or just a new sims 3 LP in general

[@MichaelaBelle]

yes

[@aquilaorion3531]

that’d be especially interesting because you can customize the lifespans in 3 down to the day

[@margoxathegamer9371]

There's also the thing about expansion packs, when you install all the sims 4 ones, it feels like it changed somewhere, but not a lot, whereas in sims 3 it feels like a completely different game. I remember playing sims 3 with almost all the expansion packs and stuff packs and there was so much stuff going on, that sometimes I didn't understand, what's going on, but it was a lot of fun, even though the game was very laggy because of all of this. I felt like I could find any clothes or furniture I want(it was a long ago, but if I remember correctly, there was a search bar in sims 3 to search through furniture) and there were a lot of events in life mode.

[@GiovannaRibeiro687]

Hey, Kayla!! I was looking for mod updates after this week's game update, and on Patreon, Arnie (the dev of Farmland, Brookheights, and others) mentioned something about turning Color Wheel and Create-A-Style into a TS4 mod!

[@Muffinatito]

As someone who plays only the sims 3 I kinda get it yeah Moveobjects is perfect for just misolaneous decorations like if you wanna put a pair of shoes under a table I really like messing around with the supernatural mod pack it has most of the furnature that I regurally use There's also working bunkbeds

[@Monie228]

Man that lag was rough! I remember that more than anything!

[@sevin3887]

god this just brought back memories of going to target and getting to pick a video game off the big shelf in the tech department. i lowkey miss physical copies of games

[@YasmineWaleed]

I love the sims 3 it’s my favorite game actually and it’s first game that got me addicted. But sims 4 just has a lot of good things w forget about? The multitasking alone just amazes me

[@roul4842]

I recently bought the Sims 3 for the first time in 2024 and it straight-up feels just like an upgraded Sims 4. I love it.

[@butterdog6134]

Omg you're playing the sims 3!!!! I am recently too , I've bought all the expansions for 7€😍😍😍

[@fivosfivos5644]

Wait what? Where did you find them for 7 euros?

[@butterdog6134]

@@fivosfivos5644 mmoga or g2a

[@PetLover1903]

Do you have a good computer because I don't think most PCs can run it anymore

[@fivosfivos5644]

@@butterdog6134 Did you get all the collection or each individual pack for 7€ ?

[@butterdog6134]

@@fivosfivos5644 each Pack

[@cloeclipse]

I’d love to see more sims 3 content! My laptop doesn’t run sims 4 well so I just okay sims 3 and I’d love to see her create more in it

[@CallMeW00F]

I talk about this a lot with my friends! I've been playing the sims since the sims 2 (albeit I was super little but still), and while I love CAS with mods in the sims 4... nothing will ever top the overall experience of the sims 3. The Sims 3 was the first time I ever bought, and often pre-ordered, EVERY SINGLE PACK for any game ever! While the graphics of the sims 4 might top the sims 3, simply because of how dated the sims 3 graphics are, the experience is so lacking in comparison. ts3 was a game I rushed my dad at 8pm to take me to target to buy when it first came out. ts4 is a game I can only play for maybe 2 hours if I'm lucky before I'm bored.

[@relash1345]

I tried Sims4, but this game is heavily boring to me. Stayed with Sims2 and 3 and LOVE them so much. The details and gameplay, the sims and their emotions are just amazing. For me the best sims games of the franchise.

[@jeppeaksrensen8316]

I used to think: "Oh but i play ts3 so my builds will never be as pretty as Lilsimsie/Plumbellas s4 builds :))))" but seeing this really holds a mirror up to my lazy, bad-at-decorating, non-builder face... And i'd like to thank you for that.

[@Minispun]

My cat died seeing this cheered me up

[@kellysueballard7654]

I am sorry. Pets are family. Been 9 months and I am still working through the passing of my puppy of 16 years. I hope that it will become easier with time.

[@runriverred]

One thing I really, really miss from Sims 3 is the pets. I want horses and birds so badly in Sims 4.

[@WiseBudgetbuddy]

I forgot how much I loved some parts of sims 3, that’s the game I started with back then.

[@ishasavage1993]

Ever since get to my my gaming laptop I have had very few problems with sims 3, and I play with a crap ton of custom content and mods. I love that game so much.

[@florieb.259]

Sims 3 will forever be my favorite game of the franchise

[@nikomarek951]

I wanna see a tour of all the apartments in the Sims 3! I miss it so much tbh

[@yuhhbiscuit]

I’ve love when we get to play the sims 3 it reminds me of all the things we don’t get in the sims 4…Like cars

[@robinchesterfield42]

And freaking hoverboards (ACTUAL hoverboards, not the stupid non-hovering things that are called that for some reason in real life) and JETPACKS. :) And horses! And it was the first Sims game to have bicycles.

[@lukvanleeuwen7603]

Where I'm from (the Netherlands) shower-tub combos are not common at all. Most people have a standalone shower and no tub, or a standalone shower and a tub, optionally with a showerhead attached to the faucet (not to the wall). Shower-tub combos I've only seen in small houses like boat houses or really cheap/shabby apartments.

[@annadoub]

Omg I would always have my sims live in apartments in Bridgeport and then eventually get their own mansion across the bridge hahaha ugh I miss this !!

[@octavsis2282]

id love to see more sims 3 building videos from you- although it could be frustrating to record sometimes i think its very nostalgic and theres just so much potential !! :)

[@puppybunnysquid3358]

I absolutely adored watching Sims creators that did Sims 3 so this is just nostalgia

[@niningrz4864]

Ooh I love islands on TS3. Your sim could place one snack bowl on top of that island in live mode. You have 3 choice, I think it was candy, chips or nuts.

[@tiredandcaffeinated]

People praise the Sims 3 for so many things, but forget that Create-A-Style and just the game in general was so laggy and would crash so often that it was almost unplayable Don't get me wrong, I loved The Sims 3, but she ain't perfect lol

[@felmargego2534]

Still a lot better than what we are getting nowadays... so much better that the lag didn't stop us anyways lmao

[@piercedsiren]

I have the loading screen music burned in my memory from all the frozen loading screens 😂😂

[@CylindricalWhistle]

It depended on the computer you were using, and there were mods to help with lagginess. It wasn't too bad if you had an OK computer. I played it a ton on my laptop with lots of packs and while the loading screen took forever, the game itself ran fine.

[@DuhLikeTotally]

Literally the only reason I moved onto Sims 4. Sims 3 was getting so big and so laggy it got annoying to play and I didn't want to get a monster PC just for a Sims game 🙃

[@ayaneagano6059]

@@CylindricalWhistle I have a 32 Gigabyte RAM computer and the Sims 3 is EXTREMELY laggy, like, when I’m just moving around things will freeze. It’s probably because it’s a 32-bit game, but it is REALLY bad… it’s why I prefer the Sims 4 now even though I have all the packs for the Sims 3.

[@tiiasenbom2083]

I once wanted to renovate a big heritage farm house with thousonds of little windows, columns and wall details... 3 hours of managing laggy create-a-style and it crashed

[@ShadoeLandman]

I feel like sims stopped using regular telescopes after Bella disappeared, feeling they were better protected in those big behemoths. So now the aliens just call you outside to abduct you from somewhere else.

[@xXKenzieGurlXx]

I had almost every pack for the sims 3 before they released the sims 4 that I held out for a YEAR on buying it because I just couldn't say goodbye to all of that hard work!

[@simelly_6813]

The sims 3 is the best sims game for gameplay, but sims 4 build mode stepped up its game. I could never go back to TS3 build mode Edit: also I thought I missed create a style, but I felt the frustration of the lag watching this video, and now I don’t want it so much 😂

[@squares4u]

Sims 2 is best for lore/stories, Sims 3 is best for gameplay, Sims 4 is best for build mode and CAS 😊

[@simelly_6813]

@@squares4u agreed!

[@catgaming2210]

@@squares4u and the sims 1 is for what?

[@lef2617]

I just turned on sims 3 and hearing the loading screen music almost made me cry

[@rinyis4662]

the game looks so good on your pc i'm jealous