My Sims 3 Review
The Sims 3 is finally here! 
and I just love it!
So here is my first quick Sims 3 review from what I have been to see in the game so far…
For starters, the first things about Sims 3 that come to mind… the water looks so much nicer whether in a lake, fountain or even in the bath… oh and that bubble bath looks amazing! An annoying sound is played when your Sims realizes their wish! The postman seems to be in a bad mood all the time and throws the bills on the ground…
Being able to just go anywhere is awesome! There is no more “loading” screens… you can follow your Sims wherever they go… to work… shopping… visit the neighbors… to the park or cemetery!
Though the one thing I was hoping it would be an integral to the game was the weather. Seasons was one of my favorite expansions for Sims 2 as I just loved the atmosphere it gave to the game. Sadly I will have to wait and see if it will be implemented at a later stage in the Sims 3.
Most community lots are “rabbit holes” except for parks, the library, the art gallery and gyms… So even though you can follow your Sims, you cannot actually see them at work. All community building have an interactive menu which lets you chose what you want to do. When your Sims are doing grocery shopping, a menu will show up and will allow you to chose your food: you can shop by item or by recipe… Same for books, a menu will show up and you can chose a title… Restaurants are also rabbit holes and you can chose to go alone or with someone which is great to get those friendships going. You can also go to the movies alone or with someone which is a fun thing to do for Sims. By clicking on a community building, it will also allows you to attend classes (to fine tune a Sim’s skill) or events – for both Sims have to pay but they can look for discounts in the newspaper. No more crosswords in the newspaper.
For the haters of the “rabbit holes” community lots, it does not really differ from Sims 2. In Sims 2 you could not go to work with your Sims and had no options at all, at least now, even though you don’t actually see them, you still have opportunities to chose their work interactions for better chance of being promoted or to get other opportunities… You still have parks where you can play the guitar, play ball, have a picnic, play chess… and the beach… Granted, I wish there was at least a clothes store… make it a bit more realistic than getting all your clothes for free… There si still plenty to do in the great outdoors..
As mentioned above about “rabbit holes”, When your Sims are at work, you can chose options like take it easy, work hard, suck up to the boss, talk to co-workers… different options with each jobs. The pay shows up as hourly and when Sims get a raise it is now by the $/hr. I have only seen a few “chance cards” but nothing bad happened… Sims get tasks to do -usually done after work and they usually have plenty of time to do them. Those tasks can give your Sims a raise or money. You need skills to get promoted but it is not as demanding as it is with Sims 2.
Clicking on a community building will give you options such as applying for a job. I noticed you can now apply for a part-time job. So I though I could get my sim to have 2 jobs but you cant do that – though I would expect a mod to overwrite that at some point….
Now after work or from anywhere you have the option to do whatever you feel like… for instance you can send your sim to the gym or have a drink… What I love to do is sending my sim home jogging so they can gain athletic points.
Another good point is Sims can now multi-task. My Sim went to bed to relax wearing her pjs. She took out a book and read… the best part is when she finished her book she went striaght to sleep! She did not get out of bed to spin around to change in her pj’s even though she was already wearing them like in the Sims 2, she just went to sleep… what a time saver ( even if you only gain just a few minutes lol)
A Sim’s inventory is one of the greatest improvement in the Sims 3. They no longer drop everything on the floor, Sims tend to keep their stuff in their inventory… The newspaper for instance, my Sim had one new one and 3 old ones in her inventory. They also keep the books they read in their inventory so when your Sims are out and about they can read a book, use their laptop play guitar, play ball…
Another good point is that you no longer need a cheat to put objects in a diagonal position and Sims will use the corners… for example: put the coffee machine or the blender in the corner of the kitchen and they will be able to use it! I also noticed that up to 4 objects can be placed on the bedside table and several ones can be placed on the dresser.
I did not spend too much time in the Create-a-Sim as I just wanted to play but my favorite part: YOU CAN CHOSE THE SHOES!!!!!
No more astrological signs to chose from but you have to select 5 character traits and 3 favorite things. Love the slider to chose their skin colors, also to chose their weight and muscles… There are no piercings except for basic earrings and accessories such as watches, bracelets and rings… no tattoos 
Sims 3 characters may not look as good as Sims 2 characters but that will not stop me from playing.
Well that is it for now.
Happy Simming!
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um,my only problem with sims 3 its that here is no pets
Though I am not a big fan of pets, I still think it would be nice to see some pets running around the neighborhood…
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