10 Reasons Why the Sims 3 is SUPERIOR to the Sims 4

As the Sims 4's life span draws to a close, let's reflect back and observe the numerous ways that the game fell short of it's predecessor. The Sims 3 is still adored by many, and the preferred sims game for many players.

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[natalizthanh]

Why I like the sims 3: one of my sim could work out at the gym, while another is drinking at bar, while another could write a novel at home, while another could gardening. And I don't have to wait for the loading screen everytime I want to change the sim.

[caio]

Remember when The Sims was a life simulator and not a playing with dolls simulator? Good times 😅

[lamikiminach]

Sims 3 feels like a dynamic, living breathing world of sims

Sims 4 feels like a Pixar dollhouse simulator

[gemeracrys]

The Sims 3 smooth patch mod has really transformed the game and got me back into playing regularly. No lagging, super quick loading times for saves and CAS, even with many EPs and CC installed. I highly recommend for anyone playing on Windows to give it a try!

[chickendrawsdogs]

Evil Sims in 3 were so much fun to play as. They did everything so...extra and often let out some of the best evil laughs I've ever heard. 🤣

[celestiachamberlain]

I would say that the open world in the sims 3 always immersed me for hours as well and the sims 4 without an open world, feels like many steps back from its predecessor. I always enjoy open word games since I just get sucked into another dimension when I play the game and never get bored. In fact, when I play the sims 3, I play for hours and only stop when I fall asleep due to tiredness. In the sims 4, I sometimes play for 1 hour and then feel like I wasted my time and then not play again for a few months or a year.

[mikekeenan]

I've tried and failed to get into 4. I can't stop playing 3.

Only advantage of 4 that I can think of is that you're less likely to get addicted and thus ruin your life.

[Mon_]

I have literally two reasons why I like the sims 3:
1. they do what I tell them to do when I tell them to do it
2. the children come home and do their homework on their own

[Saboteur]

I completely agree with the careers. In Sims 3 you had actual jobs. In Sims 4 it's like a weird power fantasy. Too many crazy jobs like spy and astronaut. Which sound cool but are really barebones jobs. To become a spy or astronaut in Sims 3 you had to work to the top of said careers.

[doarner]

My problem with The Sims 4 is how, no matter which traits you choose or lifestyle you take, all sims i make are all joyfull smiling sociable goofs, if i want to create a sim like Raven from Teen Titans or less jolly like myself, i can't. The sims from 4 seem to come from We Happy Few.

In The Sims 3 there is more freedom to do a gloomy character or someone who is happy to explore alone.

[wildboywifey]

The thing that I love about TS3 is that even after you max out a skill you still have challenges to work towards. And these challenges aren't just a badge saying you did it but it actually affects your sim.

[beccaf]

The sims 3 is unparalleled! I genuinely struggle with the idea that anyone who prefers sims 4 has even played sims 3. I’m playing it right now and the level of detail in the traits is insane. My neat sims walks into the room and there’s dirty dishes on the floor he instantly get the want to wash the dishes and/or clean the house. And he also wants to take baths whenever he can even when his hygiene is almost full. The “trait incompatibility” or “talk about shared traits” actions a sims gets the instant they learn about another sims traits *chef’s kiss*

[ROCKNROLL]

The thing that most annoys me about Sims 4 are the simmer influencers that think the game is perfect, just because EA pays their bills. But the game is a really expensive shame and they don't care.

[shoppinmadnesz]

_"so you can expect a bug-ridden, game-breaking update in about 2-4 business years."_
*I'm simultaneously laughing/crying in truthfulness*

[juliusma]

Sims 2, Sims 3, and Sims Medieval all share the champion in my heart. I also think that Sims 3 handle story progression better.

[CarlDillynson]

What I strongly dislike in Sims 4 is if I have my sim, who lives in Willow Creek, go to a bar in Willow Creek it will be full of people from Del Sol Valley, Brindleton Bay, or even the worlds that look nothing like Willow Creek like Oasis Springs or Mt. Komerebi. Like, what are y’all doing here? How far did y’all have to travel to get to this lackluster bar with a completely different climate? It really breaks my immersion.

[megsyworld]

Something I noticed during this video is the adverts for Sims 3 games actually show things you can do in the game. With Sims 4 adverts they’re pretty much all fabricated and you can’t do the things it shows.

[DarkeningDemise]

Fun fact! Traits in Sims 3 determine where your Sims will go. So if you create a loner they will not want to leave the house often. If you make a foodie, they'll go to the restaurant/diner a lot. With workout Sims they'll be at the gym more than other community lots. Art/music Sims will go to the theater and stuff. Certain lot types are avoided by certain traits. So you won't always have the same Sims at every single lot like in Sims 4. Where you have Judith Ward and Nancy Landgraab at the gym, restaurant, bar, nightclub, park, retail, pool, generic, residential, etc.

[meamoallison]

The sims 3 base game is 🔥, you can get so much more out of that than the sims 4 with a bunch of packs

[LeoDeStino]

I miss finishing the work and walking back at home, meeting a friend and all of a sudden going out to eat with him and have a good time. I miss so much the open world, the story progression and the fact that every single Sim has a daily life.