Upcoming: Sims 3 Pets

So the next Sims 3 expansion pack will be the Sims 3 Pets. It is coming out this fall, 18th October for North America and 20th October for European Union countries, as for Singapore I'm not too sure.
From the trailer below, we can see that confirmed pets include dogs and cats, this is similar to Sims: Unleashed and Sims 2 Pets. But now your Sims will be able to own a horse and even ride it around town.
Watch the trailer here:

Other new features include the fact that now even your pets have traits! Below are some examples:
Loyal: Loyal pets always have got their owner's back, whether in a fight or in trouble.
Adventurous: Adventurous pets explore from the garbage can to the dark graveyard; these pets are never scared.
Playful: Playful pets enjoy having fun with other animals and Sims. They want to run around, play fetch or chase a laser pointer all day long!
Aggressive: Aggressive pets love to show how tough they are by fighting with other pets and chasing Sims. It's best not to get between an Aggressive Pet and their food!
Patient: Patient pets wait for things longer than other pets such as food, toys & baths. Their urgencies also fall slower.
Piggy: Piggy pets are pets who are messy. This is like the sloppy Sim which means they don't mind their own filth.

Although I'm pretty excited for this expansion pack, I'm not 100% sure I want to spend S$43.99 (the equivalent of US$39.99) on it. With the 4 released expansion packs so far, the ones I'm least satisfied with are the ones that concept wise are similar to previously released expansion packs, such as World Adventures and Late Night. Generations and Ambitions on the other hand have been a refreshing change and completely new playing experience.

From the information EA has provided thus far, Pets seem similar to its predecessors in quite a couple of aspects. Such as your pets getting jobs. But it seems like there is going to be quite a few new funky additions. For example, you can now take in stray pets as well.
So at the end of the day, I suppose we'll have to wait for it to be released before we can actually judge it.

Fellow Simmers, just how excited are you for The Sims 3 Pets?

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