as a sims player show has played since sims 1.
I dont think sims 3 is good. I know a lot people love it. and it has a lot of amazing stuff. buy its just build up very hard. also I hate I can only play with one family per city
also note you could buy your sims game on cdkeys.com they have great sales. or you can buy a bundle then you get 3 games with 30% off.