I have a specific household that I'm playing. It takes longer to load up than any other household and when it does I have all options and move-ability until I press the play button. Once I press play the game freezes. Little things such as bushes, the goldfish, and the icon above the active Sim still moves, but everything else, even the clock, stop.

Things I've Tried:
Making Sims 3 backup File
Deleted Cache Files
Running Crash Log Analyzer
Talking to EA Support through Chat
Resetting All Sims via cheat resetsim *
Running Overwatch - Will not work because I cannot press play
Moving homes in Town Edit

Any suggestions?

• Sims 3 - Game Problems
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  Most issues with the game can be resolved by following those steps.
  
  

You did only step#1 of the above FAQ? What happens on the other steps?

Does this happen in vanilla game with any default Household?