What can I say? Even though the Sims 3 released in 2009 I just never got round to buying it until last week. I played the Sims 2 and Sims 2 Pets years ago 'back in the day' on the Gamecube and friends/ family's PS2s. And haven't even played the 1st, although most say it hasn't aged well. It's still regarded as a PC classic and the Sims has managed to keep moving forward with the evolution of video games. But after seeing how much content is in this new game and how much I really liked the second, I decided to give this a buy. Along with the base game, I also obtained numerous expansions including: Pets, Seasons, Supernatural, Island Paradise, Generations, Garden Stuff, Into The Future and Katy Perry's Sweet Treats (I had no choice, they have cotton candy trees! And I adore food so, yeah).
Whoa nelly! That's a massive amount of stuff for one game! And really, it's a bit too much! After making a town with my family Fat Bob the local sales assistant fairy (even with wings!) who is also a slob and couch potato, Burgundy Blue his angry witch wife as an overly athletic woman in a hot-dog suit who puts glasses on when she goes to sleep/ goes swimming with two cats, a dog and a horse, I started to explore the game.
Now backtracking a bit, when I say 'I made this family', it was no quick task, it took around 1 hour of loading screens and creating of my house/ family before I even started playing the game! And speaking of the house, it was a load of furniture on a boat that could go across the ocean, naturally. As I settled into the game I found myself not taking it seriously enough. As my family had children and established jobs I found myself toying with their lives and everyone around them.
Firstly I made the obese 'Crazy Cat Lady' live down the street, who owned six cats and visited her as Burgendy. After a rude introduction I threw a potion of mummification at her and casted a spell of fire that not only burned her into ash, but tore down half her house before the fire brigade arrived, Burgendy smugly sad there in the dead Cat Lady's rocking chair. I really had gotton bored of everyday life in the Sims within about three hours.
(Essentially the damage that was done to poor Crazy Cat Lady's home)
After I stopped playing the Sim 3, I came to realise it's not a game you play all at once, you play it in little bits at a time for years to come, upgrading your game slowly with the constant expansion packs. No wonder I was so overwhelmed missing out after all this time! So overall I would heartily recommend this game to anyone, hardcore and casual gamers alike. Because it's pretty genuine fun, and it's really rewarding to see your family grow. I've been constantly coming back to the game after over a week of owning it, and it's great fun in short bursts! (Well, as short as the long loading times will allow.) It's much better than the Sims and Sims 2, due to all the new content and connected towns, so buy it if you please!
Overall it gets 8/10!
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