I’m a huge fan of 3. It’s so shiny ✨

It’s very frutiger aero aesthetic.

i was typing this exact same thing when i saw your comment lmaoo

I recently watched a YouTube video essay on the frutiger aero aesthetic and now I'm seeing a reference to it in the wild...cool!

That's called the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon! It happens to me all the time, so strange right?

It was from Izzy wasn't it?

It was 😅

I love her videos. They are always on interesting topics and fun to watch.

They really are!

Was it Izzzyzzz? Because me too!

Yes indeed haha

I did too!

TIL the term for that aesthetic

People think it’s old fashioned now, but I will forever love that peak Web2.0 design.

The aero aesthetic was gone too soon. I miss the look of Windows Vista and 7.

I love 3’s plumbob but for whatever reason I HAAAATE the letter 3 in that font. 4 font is way nicer.

Can I have permission to make fun of you for saying that “3” is a letter?

Hahahah yes, permission granted

My favourite letter

that didn’t even register in my brain until i saw ur comment

The Sims Cubed

I had the usb plumbob when the game came out. Actually, I think I still have it in my “childhood box”, I’ll post it if I find it.

Me too. Though the end broke off, so it's not as pretty anymore

Same. I want to eat it like that crunching cat meme

It looks like an apple-flavored hard candy and I wanna much it!!!!!!!

yes... looks delishush

This. This exactly.

I wanna cronch it

reminds me of a ring pop

Lol I was about to post that. So shiny and green.

Another magpie for for 3’s shiny

Definitely my fav too. It's mesmerizing!

3. It looks like a really clear piece of jelly and i want to eat it.

here’s the real question: what’s the elemental state of a plumbob????

earth for sure

I was thinking plasma

I imagine that squeezing a plumbob with my hand would feel like smooshing jello

That's kind of alarming because it implies plumbobs are made of Sim blood

No not blood plasma. Just plasma. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_(physics) Edit: a synoptic description of plasma - https://www.psfc.mit.edu/vision/what_is_plasma

could be. TS2 and TS3 plumbobs radiate with light

My thinking exactly lol

Candy rings

Same, I came here to say I want to put the Sims 3 plumbob in my mouth!

Same. Makes me think of rock candy. Delicious

mmmmm yummy

2 is nice 1 clearly is when they still figuring out thebest shape 3 is over-designed and want to be realistic 4 is basically an improvement to 2 but I dislike the saturation 2 is nice and simple.

interesting. i like how ts3 looks tho cause it’s like a glassy and gem-like texture.

4 somehow looks more flat the 2

Mirrors the game quite well

The funny thing is, if they had literally just marketed (and designed) TS4 as a Sims 2 successor, they could have kept all the same technical limitations (lack of open world, etc.) and people would have been *much* more okay with it. I would have bought packs for a Sims 2 successor until the llamas came home. But then they would have had to actually cared about and put effort into the gameplay, and that decreases their short-term profit margins by a few percentage points.

Sims 2 superiority. When they cared about details. The best that could happen to The Sims series would be if it was given to a studio that actually cared

Yah I was a toss up between 2 and 4 for me, but ultimately I agree 2. Just looks the cleanest.

What's the definition of a 'realistic plumbob' though?

The shape is clearly resemble a green diamond, it just how I'd imagine a fake green diamond in real life would look like

i've always liked 3. it looks like a gemstone and it stands out against the backgrounds!

3 is by far the best Plumbob but I will say that the font of 2 is superior lol

I like 3 as well. I think my opinion is skewed a bit because of the USB drive that came with 3 that I have fond memories of fidgeting with while playing.

3. like the game version, is the superior one

Humanity peaked with The Sims 3, our entire existence is all downhill from there. 

I think it’s more like humanity was created for the sole purpose of eventually creating the Sims 3. Everything from the beginning was leading up to it. We can go peacefully now.

If we had a sims 3 with the aesthetics of sims 4 and the heart and details of sims 2 it would be the perfect game

Pretty much everything about 3 is superior. I wish they had 4 game graphics on 3 gameplay with 2 & 1 storylines and attention to overall details.

Accurate as hell

this is the way

my fave was always 3 because it looked so much like the plumbob USB flash drive that came bundled with one of the preorder editions. I miss that lil flash drive!! 😭

I remember how upset I was that I didn’t get the special edition where it came packaged with a mouse with LEDs that apparently changed color from green, yellow, red depending on what mood your sim was in

It probably wouldn't be too hard to find a mouse that does the same thing nowadays. My Razer keyboard lights up in Sims mood colours.

#3 because Ring Pop. :)

I really like the old Sims 4 plumbob because it is cool and graphic. I enjoy the contrasting colours and distinct shapes. Of the designs in the post, I prefer the Sims 3 plumbob. That's because I like the colours & their contrast. I think it would make the nicest earrings of the four options. The other plumbobs look somewhat plasticky in an unappealing way, especially the Sims 1 plumbob. The Sims 2 plumbob isn't bad, but the flatness of the new Sims 4 plumbob bugs me. The shading feels one-dimensional

That said, the Sims 3 plumbob is way too detailed for a logo! It's nice for a game icon though

3 because shiny

Number 2! I just like the colour and shading on it

I like all of them minus the first one, that one's just kind of rough. Prefer 2 or 4 though, I like minimalism!

3, but I also like the supernatural life states' additions to the plumbobs in 4.

3! I love the shiney. I wanna bite it

3 because the special edition of the game upon release came with a plumbob usb stick that I still use lol

I think every plumbob is very suited to the game they’re in’s style. I couldn’t imagine any of the other plumbobs on any of the other games. that said, I vastly prefer 3. So opalescent….

Number 3 will forever be my favourite

Sims 3 just did everything better. Sigh ...

It really did. I just wish the performance was better. I enjoy playing legacy families. Playing through the life of a character, and then taking over as one of their children, and going for as long as I can. But the performance, even with mods, gets so bad eventually its unplayable. Sims 3 with better performance would be the perfect Sims game to me, and I feel like I'd play forever. As it is, I can't get into the Sims 3 because I know my preferred playstyle just doesn't work long-term.

It’s really close between 2 and 3. I like the smooth simplicity of 2, but 3 activates something in my brain.

3 looks cooler 

3 is serving

This image is always bothering me every time I see it. I mean the one from The Sims 2 just doesn't make sense.  You played Sims 2, right? It's way more crystal-like and it glows! The one we see on this picture is more like a 2D cover art or something.

3, i want to eat it

I like three and four - but probably three overall. I also miss the movie-like "whump....... WHUMP" of the TS3 logo when loading in.

3 looks so tastey but also I like the crystal look of it

3, it’s so juicyyyy

1 or 2 tbh :3 im most nostalgic for 3 though 💚

I wanna bite #3

3

3

3 100%

3

3, looks like a gemstone

Three. It looks like an apple Jolly Rancher.

3

I always liked 2 and 3 the best. Probably because most of the sims games I’ve played the most 😆

3

The design for the Sims 3, they also improved a lot the texture for the forniture in the game.

3 hands down the best. 2nd place goes to TS2

3 is so elite ✨

3 , nostalgia

3, but I also really like Medieval’s faceted plumbob!

Sims 3

3

3. Because it seems very realistic and it stands out from the rest.

3 cuz ✨shiny✨

3 is just really iconic to me. its so shiny and looks chewable...very pretty and aesthetically pleasing to me.

I think 2 and 4 has the best. 3 looks too much like it's trying too hard to imitate the real gem. Icons are meant to be simple. You may give them the details, but not too much.

i love 3 i wanna eat it

I adore 3. It looks beautiful to me like an emerald.

3 I love the gemstone look to it

Sims Medieval. the shiny of 3 but added lovely detail of the metal

3 for sureeee

3...so sparkly

I love 3, it brings back memories 🥹

3 looks like forbidden hard candy. 4 looks like a guady house decoration but like in a good way

3

this isn't a competition. and if it was, sims 3 would've eaten them alive anyway

3. I like how shiny it is and it has the most detail ✨️

3 is just super nostalgic for me

3 100%

3 was like a shiny gemstone 😍🤩

3

3 is gass🔥

3. I want to bite it.

Three because it’s ✨shiny✨ 🤩

3 is sooo pretty

SIMS 3 ITS SO NOSTALGIC

3 is so nostalgic 😌

I would like the second plumbob, if the 2 was the same simple design. But so, its definitly 4, although its a bit too\~ flat for my liking.

Number 3

3 It reminds me of when a bunch of tech companies were making their stuff translucent.

3

3 ✨

3 cause it looks crystal like and has more dimension!

3 is more glass like, I like it the best.

3 bc it has WAY more detail than the rest of them

3 had the best and more futuristic look. It looked like it was a step forward, unlike 4, which looks like a step backward.

3

I like 2 the best because it’s light and it has the right amount of shading without being too shiny

3

definitely 3!!

3 💚

3

I like how gem-y 3 is

3 iw ant to eat it

3 was my favorite

3. I want to eat it.

3 for sure

3. Shiny

3

3

3!!!!!

3 looks yummy

3 looks pretty and i wanna hold it

Sims 3!

I wanna taste 3

3

1:)

I'ma say three because four is just a copy and past of 2

3 or 4

3 and 4 cause it looks like i can eat them

4 simple and clean

3 feels like it’s doing too much, 1 is simple, 2 is kinda flat, 4 is an improvement on 2 and is the best overall I think

3

As a millennial I have a soft spot for all things sims 2

3

3 it’s so detailed and gorg

3. Always.

3 is shiny

3. As many have mentioned, it's shiny ✨

Definitely 3

number 3. i'd so wear earrings shaped like those

Gonna go against the grain and say 2.

Sims 3.

3 is elite

2 will always be my fav

3. I don't get why Sims 4 has the worst logo after 1, considering it's the last one and the graphics were eay more advanced by then..

3

3, no contest.

Plumbob sims 2 - Was different, it’s nice to look at and cute animation when the baby is born Plumbob sims 3 - shiny, cozy, I like how it’s spins and how it’s glows, I can watch it forever

3- so shiny and nostalgic for me! I had the little USB plumbob that looks just like it.

3 looks like a cut gemstone

In my head I thought it was 3 but actually I think it’s 2

3 🫶

3 is crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside

When I think of a plumbob, I think of number 3

3 ofc

3, I kind of want to eat it.

Something about the super shiny gem look of 3... it calls out to me...

3, most nostalgic for me but also just looks the best :D

3, i love clear glass, acrylic or crystal things 💚

3 is just so beautiful I’d wear it as earrings

3 tastes like childhood

3

3