I don't know about how other people feel, but the Sims 3 doesn't appeal to me the way Sims 2 does. I spent all my time looking up the Sims 3 and I definitely like the idea of no loading screens to go across the street, but it's the sims themselves that bother the crap out of me. I can't seem to get around the fact that nearly every sim you make in the Sims 3 looks like their related with skin tone variations. I know that should probably not be the only reason I won't get the game but still... perhaps if the Sims 4 comes out with Sims 2 like customization of facial features (with obviously better graphics) and keeps what good the Sims 3 has to offer, I might just skip right over and get that instead.