I found the gameplay was better in sims 2.. idk why

i literally spent hours playing that game without getting bored.
I havent touched sims 3 in forever, i love every single thing about the design and patterns in this game though. I spent so much time making sims and building houses. But found myself bored within the hour of gameplay after playing after each expansion.
After playing sims 3 though, i find it hard to go back to sims 2 because of graphics and the build mode difference etc.
Am yet to try sims 4, i probably wont either tbh, Or atleast until they make like a starter kit with Stuff pack, Expansion and Base game (like they did with sims 3 with late night+high end loft stuff)