MySims is a great game that gives you tons of options and freedom.
You have to play it for at least an hour before judging it or you'll lose all the fun. There are tons of options and things to do.
First of all, you can create your own Sim. Then you can make your own house from the outside using many different shaped and sized blocks and decorations and then painting it. Then you can decorate your house by building your very own furniture!
Building is simple and innovative. You start out by choosing the thing you want to build (couch, bed. tv, oven, etc.). You then end up in your workshop where you see a ghost image (or blueprint) of the thing you are building with some dots scattered around.
You can now fill it in any way you like using pre-made shapes or these so-called "essences" that are items you find around town. The only rule you must respect is to cover the dots (for example on a tv, the dots represent where the screen goes). You can then paint it with tons of patterns. Each essence has four patterns giving you tons of options.
In your town there is a hotel where Sims come and stay and you can go ask them to move in the own. Each Sim has different tastes and if you satisfy their tastes they will be very happy. Sims occasionally ask you to build stuff for them.
As your town grows you earn new options and you can expand your town.
MySims is a lot of fun especially if you're into creating stuff.