Don't believe the bad rep, it's the best console Sims you're probably ever going to get.
When I first started playing the game, I was pretty lost. Even in fast forward, the time was just never passing quick enough, but I got used to it after a couple hours. Then I finally started making some money at my job and was finally able to make my house look nice. I moved to a bigger house, and I'm sure you know how the rest of playing this game goes. This game is amazing, and I love it just as much as I loved the first one when I got it on pc.
Honestly, don't believe all of the bad rep this game is getting. Yeah, people dislike it, but that's because they're used to all of the freedom they have in the pc version. This version does apparently have less, but it's as good as the console sims games go, and I have been enjoying every second I've been playing it since I got it.