I picked it up. Its pretty fun, but they removed a lot of stuff from 2 and its expansions. Its also kinda different because when I picked up 2 the game had been out for a few years and a very large modder community, but seeing as how this game came out that same community isn't there.

I haven't played the sims since the original which was rather fun back in its day. It seems weird hearing about just how much its evolved from there.
It should be fun, but i don't intend to get it.

My mum is probably one of the biggest Sims fans there are and she got her copy yesterday. Words can't explain how excited she was for it, she was like me when I got Super Mario Galaxy.

She didn't think it was as good as The Sims 2 at first, as she thought there wasn't as much things to do and some of her favourite objects, like the hot tub didn't make it into it (which was even in The Sims). She's really liking it now though, but she still thinks it could have been better.

I had a little go of it and thought it was great. I was overwhelmed by the amount of customization though.

I got my copy a few weeks ago. It was fun for a bit but I got bored with it.

Reason I wouldn't pay for it - I was only interested in the level of customization allowed since they were starting from no expansions again. I played around with it for maybe 3 hours and immediately uninstalled. :P

How is the house building in Sims3? That's always what was most fun for me. Is it simplified or anything?

I like it. I got it on day one and it does everything I wanted the Sims 2 to do.

Still won't pick up the expansions until they're super cheap.

I have yet to pick it up and I have not made up my mind if I will or not. 

I picked it up yesterday (launch day here in the UK) and I'm quite disappointed so far. It just doesn't seem like a huge leap from The Sims 2. It seems more like The Sims 2.5 than The Sims 3. Sure, it's enjoyable, and I'll get totally addicted to it like I do with all the Sims games, but I was expecting more from a full sequel.

I hear you can put items diagonally now. THAT IS AWESOME!@!

Didn't get it on release, but I'll probably get it soon. Seems like some good fun.

I picked it up and am a bit into it.  I like it but I've got some worries.  What I really loved about the Sims 2 was all the custom content the Sim community created.  I'm referring to content not available on the official Sims 2 site, but rather the many many fan created sites on the web.  New clothing, items, game modifications and tools increased my interest in the basic game ten-fold and kept me playing through 5 additional expansions (I got involved with WOW at that point and, well...)  So, it's rough playing the Sims 3 now.  They've [EA] added a lot of stuff but also, so much of the game feels like going back to basics.  The styles are so limited and bland by comparison to what the Sims community turned out during the course of Sims 2.  I know there is stuff on the Sims 3 store, but I don't want to get attached to that micro-transaction business model that EA is pushing in this release.  I was hoping the Sims community would have more flexibility in this game since, I believe, it's the after market that keeps this franchise so fertile long after initial release has past.  But, there isn't an external clothing creator like in the last one or a way to import your own images and patterns as far as I've seen so far.  That means that using high quality tools like Photoshop CS to simulate depth and texture on objects will have to wait until someone cracks the game open like an egg and builds a tool that EA provided in the Sims 2.  In short, I don't think I'm really going to enjoy the Sims 3 for at least a year.  For me, the game's fun is less about interaction and more about style, creativity and expression.  That is on hold until I have more options other than EA's scant and dull offerings.

EDIT: I can report that the website, The Sims Resource.com is developing a custom creator tool that will allow exporting and importing of game objects. The Sims Workshop hasn't yet be released, but when it is, it will be free and allow anyone to upload their creations to the site of their choice.

I really want to get it, but I'm not quite sure if it will run on my system...and all the "Can You Run It?" sites are ridiculously unreliable.

Never played a Sims game in my life, never really been interested. AC and Little King Story is more my thing.

my friend bought it at launch then went on vacation so I got to barrow it. Its the Sims all right. I know I'm going to play it for a week then never touch it again. I'm just upset that I know they are going to release a 'Pets' expansion... and a 'vacation' and a 'college', ect...

I feel like just taking the risk and buying it even though I don't know if it will run...though I also have a desire to pick up the CE for some reason and I don't know why. I'm such a Sims-whore and my lack of a guarantee that it will run is killing me.

It's my crappy graphics card...which is what those sites always list as my "fail" hardware...yet I was able to run Oblivion on High even though those sites said I couldn't run the game at all. They said I couldn't run STALKER 1, but I could run that fine...and then they say I can easily run TF2, but I can't run that...This is why I hate PC gaming, especially since I use a laptop. I may just pick up the Civ IV Complete Pack instead. I haven't played a Civ game since the original (besides Civ Rev on X360).

This came out ? When exactly ?