Ok guys, I have a warning for those who want the game and don't have it yet.
Your computer HAS to be DVD compatable, or the game will not work. Actually, you won't be able to install it at all, because the game itself is on a DVD rather than a CD like the other two versions are.
The reason I'm saying this is because, I was able to get the game installed on my computer fine, but I also JUST got it in October and it is able to play DVD's. My sister, however, has an older computer and it wouldn't even register that there was anything in it when she put the disk in.
So...yeah. If you have an older computer, and it's not DVD compatable, you either 1-need to MAKE it DVD compatable or 2-not buy this game, because it won't work.
Other than that, tho! I actually really like it! It's A LOT more involved than the other two versions were. EVERYTHING your Sim does revolves around it's likes and personality. Like, take mine for example!
Her name is Kylie (yes- I made myself! *ish creative*) and one of her personality traits is a dislike of the outdoors. So like, now- if I let her stand outside for too long, even if she's just standing RIGHT outside her front door- she gets all depressed and in a bad mood.
You get to personalize things a lot more tho! Like, say the shirt that shows up in the thing-mabob is blue. But you don't want it blue! Then! You can click on this color picker thing and customize it to the color you want. You can also change like...the patterns on their belts/skirts/etc. ^__^
And you get like rewards for jobs and making your person happy. Like, for every good thing you do really, you get points. And then you can use those points to buy little things that can make your Sim's life easier. Like! I bought mine this thing that makes it easier for her to 'read' people. So she can tell what they're like faster...because, that's part of getting to know people in the Sims 3 now. Instead of just randomly talking to them, you actually have to try to get your Sim to to learn things ABOUT them.
Yeah...it's A LOT more in-depth then the other two....but cool! Very, very cool.
The only downer for me is that there is no weather...other than wind.
But that's ok! Because, who knows, they'll probably come out with an expansion thing for it eventually.