NOWGamer geeft De Sims 3 maar liefst een 8.7, de kritiek punten liggen vooral op de kwaliteit van hoe het spel eruit ziet en het geluid dat erbij gemaakt is, denk daarbij aan de muziek en de geluiden van Sims die door het dorp lopen. Verder melden ze dat de gameplay erg verslavend is en het al met al een erg leuke game is.
Additions to the console version come in the shape of challenges – little short-term goals there to offer constant rewards – and karma, which allows you to treat your Sim extra well (e.g. automatically repair/clean the house), or be a bit of a bugger to them (e.g. put a few ghosts in the house). These are clearly additions to cater for a perceived console audience, but they work fine.
There are a few niggles that stop The Sims 3 from being something genuinely brilliant, and we don’t just mean the fact that it looks a bit ropey. No, this is an age-old worry of controls translating from PC to console. The developers have done a good job of getting every little control in there and it’s easy enough to access whatever you need at the touch of a button (or two). But issues with accuracy, preciseness and the fact that it’s really quite difficult to quickly build something without encountering a number of issues mean it is a noticeable drawback. Move control would be welcome.
