WOW what a total waste of time.....
I however did enjoy myself whilst playing it. It seemed as tho it was a little easier to manage a family life and still progress at a career without your sims going nuts. But then IT happened........
I was around 12 hours into my game on my family I created, just had a baby and was excelling in my career when the unthinkable happened. My T.V. that I hadnt yet replaced went on the fritz.....
I went over and tried to fix it...it zapped me. Hmmm i thought, tried to fix it a second time, zapped me again. Then the freakin Grim Reaper pops up outta the floor and snatches my begging soul from my body and then proceeds to sit on my couch and watch my broken tv.
After that I could never play my toon again! Beware broken tvs and just have a repairman come fix it unless you want to never play your toon you spent all that time on again.