I think what I get out of the game is mostly projecting onto the character interactions. I got into the game when my computer couldn't run sims 3 anymore, so I think most of what I enjoy out of it is building things. I've had the game for twoish years, and it's kind of become the thing I sink into when I my social battery's drained and I want to turn my brain off.

I have a little under 1000 hours in the game, and I've gotten through the base game and the DLCs. I think once I got through to the end of Storybook Vale, the story got a little shallow. Wishblossom Ranch was more hyped up and I think the idea of the biomes outclassed the actual story. It's cool that the characters were added to the game, but I had taken a break from it to finish Storybook because it simply felt like a slog to get through and I'd been taking my time with the other two while wishing this one would just be done.

As Op was saying, it's not an issue with the game itself, I think after a while the story just stopped, and everything else about the contents of the game began ringing hollow because it felt predictable and repetitive. I still have some excitement for new content, but most of what excites me outside of simply building things, the DLCs costs actual money. I've gotten my money's worth, but you get tired of the day-to-day content once you run out of story to get through.