It would be overly harsh to say that The Sims 3 is on the express train to Crapsville. It's still very much a Sims game, with everything that implies. A lot of your enjoyment with the game will still be determined by the amount of imagination you bring to the game yourself, but there's a definite sensation that the interactions and animations within the game feel much more humdrum and ordinary this time around. 4/5