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SimCity V (2013, EA/Maxis) - screens/artwork [Up: Details, Should Be More March 6th]
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I think the PCgamer news story links to this thread, actually.
The eyes of the world is upon us.
Oh God, I didn't even consider the possibility.
AbortedWalrusFetus
Member
Thread is on reddit, I saw it earlier.
I've always wondered about the Cities XL and how they compare to SimCity. Is it the same sort of gameplay?
I've always wondered about the Cities XL and how they compare to SimCity. Is it the same sort of gameplay?
Wyndstryker
Member
More Sim City is always a good thing.
More sleepless nights making the perfect city also.
More sleepless nights making the perfect city also.
Yes and no. The graphics in Cities XL are kind of drab. They might look realistic but there's nothing inviting about the buildings and architecture.
Yes, you do place down roads and then residences, commercial, and industrial areas but I never felt really engaged when building my city in Cities XL and never felt like I was nurturing an ecosystem. Those feelings are what makes SimCity great for me.
nice, i hope this is true. Populous with good Graphics (like Frostbite 2 + Terraforming) + Multiplayer + Map Editor would be awesome
C&C, Populous and SimCity it´s like the good 90´s strategy coming back
AbortedWalrusFetus
Member
Do you do things like manage traffic, power, water, taxes, public safety, education, etc? Or is it just designing a city and watching it grow?
bodyboarder
Member
Looking good.
Neuromancer
Member
Hey I missed this old avatar of yours, good to see it back.
It was time.
He doesn't work there anymore.
Kabouter was also noting that he said Sim City 4 was bad and way too complicated, so we should be glad he isn't there anymore.
Looks awesome, really hope a non-gimped version of this winds up on iOS or Wii U. Sim City seems like like the kind of game that would greatly benefit from a tablet/touch screen interface. Actually, now that I think about it, a Kinect enabled version might be fun too (though it would probably be even better for something like Populous).
People definitely change. Same person that lead the design of SimEarth finds SimCity4 too complicated? He's not really the same designer at all.
Lion Heart
Banned
Cowboys Stadium, nice. I'll be there day 1.
GAF > Internet > GAF, brought to you by SimCity.
It'll definitely be on console, but unlike a lot of games the mod community of SimCity fundamentally improves the game on such a level that PC is THE ONLY way to go. We aren't talking about topless mods and improved textures, we're talking about fundamentally improving game logic and vastly increasing the options for transit, power, terrain editing etc.
-Deadpool-
Member
Oh man, it finally happened. So happy. Haha.. Can't bloody wait.
The World wants Dungeon Keeper and Theme Hospital, EA. Nay, the World demands them.
I'll uninstall Steam and go Origins exclusive if you do.
/Not, really.
I'm guess I'm in the minority, I also thought Sim City 4 was a bit too complicated back then. Sim City 3000 was my favorite. :\
Uh, I think you're getting Will confused with that other guy.
Anyway, Will is no longer with EA and has his own thing going doing who knows what.
Yeah, you are right. I got him mixed up with that other guy who went soft - Warren Spector.
Red_taiyaki
Member
This thread needs more Dr. Wright.
SimCity 4 isn't really complicated so much as it has a somewhat esoteric learning curve. A good deal of the information that is necessary to understand how the simulation functions and in turn how to plan for it effectively wasn't really conveyed to you properly in-game, and it isn't really designed to teach any of that via experimentation. The change in how demand works, what R$, R$$, etc actually mean, and what factors you need to be aware of that will suddenly limit your expansion, etc.
Once you get access to that basic information though, how to "win" the game isn't hard to grasp at all. It's all fundamentally the same stuff we've been going through since SimCity 2000 back in the day: Give your sims housing, employment, and keep them happy with utilities and civil services while reducing negative factors like traffic and pollution.
Once you get access to that basic information though, how to "win" the game isn't hard to grasp at all. It's all fundamentally the same stuff we've been going through since SimCity 2000 back in the day: Give your sims housing, employment, and keep them happy with utilities and civil services while reducing negative factors like traffic and pollution.
I will never ever complain about power/water in SimCity 4. Not when you consider what we had to do in 2000...
I don't remember there being water in 2000..? There was? I can't remember.
I thought power was the same between the two?
Man, I need to play some 2000 again. I haven't played 2000 since I was in middle school, I think.
That seems...excessive for a simcity game.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Finally, a true SimCity sequel. None of that facebook dogshit.
I plan on getting a 30" monitor and a dual GPU set up just to make sure I can run this in awesome super HD with no slowdown.
I plan on getting a 30" monitor and a dual GPU set up just to make sure I can run this in awesome super HD with no slowdown.
Roads don't carry power in 2000, so you need to manually ensure that there are power lines between zones across roads.
Water works the same I think, it's that the effective radius of a water pipe is lower so you need more of them.
I think pipes had an effect of 3 tiles from each side in SC4. Compare this to previous games where your pipes only had effect on the tile they were on. That made water even more tedious so I don't actually understand all the complaints about SC4 water management (water management in general I understand, but they made it so much better in 4). Same with power, iirc. At least aesthetically if you didn't like wires everywhere it worked in almost the same way.
Souldriver
Member
Question
Is it normal that Sim City 4 performs really badly even on a modern pc? Whenever my city gets any decent size, the whole thing starts to choke and stutter.
Is it because of Windows 7? Is it because I don't have the "right" pc components? Is it because -for some insane reason- a 9 year old game is still to heavy for my 5 months old pc? Or is it just a badly made game that just can't run smooth at all?
Either way, it's one of the contributing factors why I greatly prefer playing SC3000.
Is it normal that Sim City 4 performs really badly even on a modern pc? Whenever my city gets any decent size, the whole thing starts to choke and stutter.
Is it because of Windows 7? Is it because I don't have the "right" pc components? Is it because -for some insane reason- a 9 year old game is still to heavy for my 5 months old pc? Or is it just a badly made game that just can't run smooth at all?
Either way, it's one of the contributing factors why I greatly prefer playing SC3000.