Rightfully hated when it came out because of how many staples of the franchise weren't included on the base game, and the massive step back of going from open world to lots like in sims 2 again, but I think its somewhat alright-ish now?
All the expansions released do provide some needed variety at least, and with a little modding it can truly last for a long time.
Not a terrible option right now for anyone who wants the sims experience without going back to the older games and avoiding all the technical issues that plague 3.