Sunset Valley

Sunset Valley is the only neighborhood being shipped with The Sims 3. It is very large compared to the neighborhoods in previous The Sims games, having a total of 97 lots with various playable characters. There are lots of different types of houses like, a rustic home on a hill, a modern house in the suburbs, a house by the beach and many more. The main part of the town is the park, where you can have a picnic, go fishing or take a stroll and maybe meet someone new, there are also cinemas, gyms, restaurants, shops, pools, and other recreational facilities. Tons of places to work, where Sims can live out their dreams or crash and burn. Sims can now visit all their friend's and neighbor's homes and call up their friends with the new cell phone, and go out on the town and party.

Sunset Valley is Pleasantview before the original in The Sims, which the neighborhood is named Old Town. The Goth Family will be there as their younger selves, presumably, Mortimer as a child with his parents, as well as many other familiar families, including the Bachelor Family and the Pleasant Family. So far all known new families are the Altos Family, Wolff Family, Hart Family, Ursine Family,, Hipp Family, Buckingham Family,Zavarez Family, and the Keaton Family. The Landgraab Family will also make appearances.

Mrs. Crumplebottom will be around as her younger self. The source of her crabbiness is revealed to be due to her husbands death, her husband features as a ghost.

Families
The Wolff Family are a newly married couple living along the beach. Thorton is against fatherhood, while Morgana wants to have children.

The Hart Family appears to be a normal family...well except the fact that both the mother and father have the insane trait. Their, daughter Bebe is just trying to be a normal teenager in this chaotic family.

The Ursine Family or Claire Ursine is a single lady who lives alone and loves to fish. Though her life may seem uncomplicated, she is currently pregnant and has a job in the criminal track.

The Alto Family is simply described as "Nouveau Riche and Evil." Their family name may be a pun on the television series "The Sopranos."

The Goth Family will appear with younger versions Gunther, Cornelia and Mortimer Goth. As the founders of the town, they are presumed to be quite wealthy. Their appearance are truly what you call goths.

The Bachelor Family will appear with widow Jocasta Bachelor pregnant and a younger Bella Goth.


 * The Langerak Family: They will appear as a rich family this time


 * The Keaton Family: Try to keep up the sporty Keatons.


 * The Landgraab Family: Live the good life with the Landgraabs as long as your name isn't name Alto

The Crumplebottom Family Agnes Crumplebottom better known as Mrs. Crumplebottom as her younger self, and her dead husband Robert Crumplebottom featured as a Ghost (see Ghosts).


 * The Hipp Family: The Family was created by Grant Rodiek in a Sims 3 video The Family consists of Kim, Piper, and Liam Hipp

The Zavarez Family or Rosemarie Zavarez is a grumpy old lady and the sister of Tamina Zavarez. When this family is first played, a baby is left on her doorstep.

The Buckingham Family will appear with Blair Buckingham, his wife Virginia Buckingham, and the child Margaret Buckingham. Blair is having an affair with the maid Tamina Zavarez.

The Pleasant Family will appear as Jeff Pleasant starting his military job, Diane Pleasant pregnant with Jennifer Burb and Daniel Pleasant as a toddler.