The Sims 3: Next Phase

Today has been a long play day for me.  My Sims characters have moved to a new home, married, and had a child.  The male Sims also achieved his lifetime goal in his career and now has a promotion that is paying more than the female Sims.  This is an okay home, but I think I am going to create one from the ground up like I mentioned in a prior blog post.

It has been pretty easy controlling two Sims, but a third has been giving me a run for my money.  I really have to pay attention to detail.  It seems as if the needs of the three Sims are speeding up.  The baby Sims is the hardest to keep up with.  I do not have children, so I can sympathize with parents.  It is easier with two Sims taking on the load of feeding the baby Sims, changing his (it's a boy named Chevy) diaper, playing with him, and maintaining their household.  

The graphics are amazing in this game.  The Sims had their wedding at home and the detail the creators put into this game are truly visible.  The controls help with moving the camera view and angles to take great pictures for posting.  I am able to zoom in and capture good pictures.  

I am looking forward to the progression of my play to see how little Chevy grows up and starts school.  He will also have a part-time job and soon move into a blossoming career.  He only has two traits so far, so that will be a part of the deciding factor of what his career aspirations will be.  

I have been looking over the options for this game which are included and found out things that I was confused about.  I did download a new town as an add-on, but I have not been able to see it during my play.  I was able to download this add-on when I logged on and signed up for the Sims community.  It was okay to play online, but after awhile, I prefer to play offline.  I will give it a try again later on in my play.