Because this game is friggin' addicting.

The Sims and I have had a strange past. I was the first person in my family to play the original game. I borrowed it from a friend, showed my family, and my mom and sister were instantly hooked as they bought the game the following day. I played that original Sims game a lot but when the expansions starting coming out I lost interest. I can't remember why but I just didn't want to play the game anymore.

Then the Sims 2 came out and my mom and sister bought it the day it was released and have been playing it ever since, that was almost 4 years ago. i only ever played Sims 2 once and couldn't get into it for whatever reason.

Now the Sims 3 is out and just like with Sims 2 my mom and sister bought it the day it came out. I sat down and played the game for almost 3 hours straight. The open world is brilliantly designed so now it never loaded when you want to go to the store or visit a neighbor, it looks great graphically, and it's extremely addicting.

So far I've put about 10 hours into it in over a weeks period. I really love the game and I can see why this franchise has sold over 100 million copies since it's release in 2000.