
CheatCC says: "The Sims 3 appears to be headed more in the direction of the internal than the external – making you feel attached to your Sim seems to be the main goal. But it doesn't seem like those that just liked the materialistic aspects – such as house building and object accumulation – are going to be left out in the cold. The developers are striking a nice balance between satisfying longtime Sims fans and revamping key mechanics to rope in new players."

With an expensive backlog of DLC that it struggles to run on modern hardware, The Sims 3 deserves revisiting.
They all deserve a remaster, alongside the Sims City games. Sims 3 in particular should be looked at more only cause of how hot it makes PC's.

A voice actor for The Sims spoke about his experiences doing voice work for the game's fictional Simlish language, and how there was no dictionary for them

The Sims franchise has been a part of my life ever since the first game came out. It was one of two games I camped outside of a store for, the other one being Black & White.