While a great idea that should return once the technology can handle them, these open environments suffered from being ahead of their time. However, this caused myriad problems as a whole, which negatively impacted The Sims 3's performance, longevity and gameplay. The game's open-world towns are often considered one of the best additions to the game. One such new addition was that Sims could now explore their towns as an entirely open-world environment.
The game saw tons of quality expansions, an online store that was dripping with content and some amazing firsts for the series. The Sims 3is often considered a worthy entry in The Simsseries, and its even been considered a stronger game than The Sims 4.
