Author Topic: Sim City 5: "players were having such a good time they didn't want to leave" (Read 51946 times)

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #60 on:** June 06, 2012, 12:58:39 PM »

Quote from: Robo on June 06, 2012, 12:25:26 PM

I hope that tilt-shift effect is only for the promotional photos. It looks terrible and is absolutely pointless.

It's 99% likely that even if it in the actually game it'll be an option in graphical settings.

Himu · « **Reply #61 on:** June 10, 2012, 04:03:43 AM »

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #62 on:** June 13, 2012, 12:02:09 PM »

fucking cuuuuuummmmmmmmmm

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #63 on:** June 14, 2012, 07:06:19 PM »

What a horrible interviewer.

nice cat but chicken · « **Reply #64 on:** October 08, 2012, 08:50:18 PM »

this looks like everything i want from simcity and extremely playable.

i may have to buy a new computer to run it but i guess i have till february $:-\$

Himu · « **Reply #65 on:** October 08, 2012, 08:58:14 PM »

An actual demo of the game? Wow, finally. Let's see how crappy it looks.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #66 on:** October 08, 2012, 09:48:01 PM »

It looks ok enough. I can understand the art style. I just want to see if you can build a truly HUGE city. Worried about that.

Himu · « **Reply #67 on:** October 08, 2012, 09:51:28 PM »

you can't.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #68 on:** October 08, 2012, 10:38:59 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 08, 2012, 09:51:28 PM

you can't.

Yeah, it basically looks like you're building individual neighborhoods and districts that combine to create a larger city [which constitutes the "region"]. Hopefully there's some options regarding the size of these districts, but they haven't mentioned anything of the sort so far.

It does still have zoning, instead of just placing every individual buildings.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #69 on:** October 08, 2012, 10:43:05 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 08, 2012, 09:51:28 PM

you can't.

rip simcity

Himu · « **Reply #70 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:46:57 PM »

look more like sim town than sim city imo. they said that the largest cities in SC5 will be about mid-level for SC4.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #71 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:49:02 PM »

that's a good way to put it

sigh

and i was excited for a while (as evidenced by the rest of this thread)

spoiler (click to show/hide)

will probably still buy it because i'm a taco for simcity like himu is for the sims

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Himu · « **Reply #72 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:53:22 PM »

I may still buy it, I dunno, but the Origin shit and the online only crap really makes me not want to support it.

There's just nothing showing that this is an actually good simulation game as of yet tho I still have yet to watch the demo vid above.

Rusty Shackleford · « **Reply #73 on:** October 09, 2012, 02:29:10 AM »

Did anyone else play SimCity 2000 as a kid and spend way too much time shooting down the helicopter?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #74 on:** October 11, 2012, 05:06:44 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 08, 2012, 11:46:57 PM

look more like sim town than sim city imo. they said that the largest cities in SC5 will be about mid-level for SC4.

That's disappointing, but I saw enough in that video that I'll sell my soul to Origin for it $:-\$

Positive Touch · « **Reply #75 on:** October 11, 2012, 06:51:38 PM »

Quote from: Rusty Shackleford on October 09, 2012, 02:29:10 AM

Did anyone else play SimCity 2000 as a kid and spend way too much time shooting down the helicopter?

yes $:-\$

pilonv1 · « **Reply #76 on:** October 11, 2012, 07:55:38 PM »

No subways is terrible.

nice cat but chicken · « **Reply #77 on:** October 11, 2012, 08:07:25 PM »

no subways?!

where'd you see that?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #78 on:** October 11, 2012, 08:12:30 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on October 11, 2012, 07:55:38 PM

No subways is terrible.

maybe it'll be DLC

$:-\$

Himu · « **Reply #79 on:** October 11, 2012, 08:28:27 PM »

Quote from: nice cat but chicken on October 11, 2012, 08:07:25 PM

no subways?! where'd you see that?

No subways, no rail systems, water systems are put down automatically apparently.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #80 on:** October 11, 2012, 08:33:49 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 11, 2012, 08:28:27 PM

Quote from: nice cat but chicken on October 11, 2012, 08:07:25 PM
no subways?! where'd you see that?

No subways, no rail systems, water systems are put down automatically apparently.

water systems being put down automatically is cool with me because that was just a monotonous exercise of making an endless grid anyway

pilonv1 · « **Reply #81 on:** October 11, 2012, 09:07:33 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 11, 2012, 08:28:27 PM

Quote from: nice cat but chicken on October 11, 2012, 08:07:25 PM
no subways?! where'd you see that?

No subways, no rail systems, water systems are put down automatically apparently.

Pretty sure there are rail systems, just not big ones.

Quote from: CajoleJuice on October 11, 2012, 08:12:30 PM

Quote from: pilonv1 on October 11, 2012, 07:55:38 PM
No subways is terrible.

maybe it'll be DLC

$:-\$

Yep along with new maps since you can't terraform

Himu · « **Reply #82 on:** October 12, 2012, 12:18:23 AM »

Really? Hmmm. A clarification would be nice.

In one screen shot I've seen, there were three "cities" on the map, and they all looked so isolated. I don't think they're going for a true sim with this one.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #83 on:** October 15, 2012, 08:54:57 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #84 on:** October 15, 2012, 09:37:48 PM »

>Devestating meteor strike
>All roads completely unaffected

smh

pilonv1 · « **Reply #85 on:** October 15, 2012, 09:53:08 PM »

Earthquakes used to wreck roads in SC4 too.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #86 on:** October 15, 2012, 11:02:59 PM »

Yeah...I just don't know about this game. I'm always hyped for decent city-builders, but for everything that looks cool about this there's at least one thing that looks really lame. And $60 [or $80 for all the launch DLC

] is just looking like way too much.

Rusty Shackleford · « **Reply #87 on:** October 16, 2012, 07:22:34 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 15, 2012, 11:02:59 PM

Yeah...I just don't know about this game. I'm always hyped for decent city-builders, but for everything that looks cool about this there's at least one thing that looks really lame. And $60 [or $80 for all the launch DLC ] is just looking like way too much.

Rumbler, until this comes out, is it worth trying Cities XL or stick with SC 3&4?

Himu · « **Reply #88 on:** October 16, 2012, 07:49:11 PM »

apparently cities xl is flawed but it still looks better than this

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #89 on:** October 16, 2012, 08:28:51 PM »

Cities XL is the poor man's Sim City, but it's still worth playing if you can pick it up cheap [and you usually can].

Rusty Shackleford · « **Reply #90 on:** October 16, 2012, 08:31:46 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 16, 2012, 08:28:51 PM

Cities XL is the poor man's Sim City, but it's still worth playing if you can pick it up cheap [and you usually can].

Is it just a newer clone of sc4?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #91 on:** October 16, 2012, 08:37:57 PM »

It does a lot of things that Sim City does, but it's not quite a content rich or as in-depth. That's been my perception of it, anyway.

Rusty Shackleford · « **Reply #92 on:** October 16, 2012, 08:39:48 PM »

I see. TBH, SC4 was a little complex for me. I kinda see SC3000 as the best single-city emulator.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #93 on:** October 16, 2012, 08:41:21 PM »

I always liked 4 and 2K better, 3K seems more like a bridge title. But it has been a while since I've played it, though.

Rusty Shackleford · « **Reply #94 on:** October 16, 2012, 11:48:51 PM »

With 4 the region scale thing was a bit too much. I liked the size of cities in 3k, bigger than 2000 but not regional in size.

I played the hell out of 2k. Actually, I always used that bond exploit

Made the game into a true sandbox without budgetary constraints.

YOU CAN'T CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #95 on:** October 16, 2012, 11:57:23 PM »

Quote from: Rusty Shackleford on October 16, 2012, 11:48:51 PM

YOU CAN'T CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!

pilonv1 · « **Reply #96 on:** October 16, 2012, 11:58:11 PM »

I didn't like regions in 4, the obsessive compulsive in me hated them operating on different time scales. The bigger cities though interested me because I like to have spread out cities, just feels unnatural to have everything clumped in a 1mile radius.

Himu · « **Reply #97 on:** October 17, 2012, 12:00:42 AM »

I prefer 3 and was hoping for less of 4's obtuse regions system in 5 while still managing to create and simulate large, dense cities.

Rusty Shackleford · « **Reply #98 on:** October 17, 2012, 12:31:30 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 17, 2012, 12:00:42 AM

I prefer 3 and was hoping for less of 4's obtuse regions system in 5 while still managing to create and simulate large, dense cities.

Yes! Exactly! A single city, but larger potential size.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #99 on:** November 28, 2012, 12:03:46 AM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #100 on:** November 28, 2012, 12:18:29 AM »

Not really feeling it.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #101 on:** November 28, 2012, 10:57:01 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on November 28, 2012, 12:18:29 AM

Not really feeling it.

that dude's mustache?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #102 on:** November 28, 2012, 11:01:19 AM »

That either. Why does he look like a 1920's bare-knuckle boxer?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #103 on:** January 18, 2013, 11:29:49 PM »

Tutorial from the beta

Cities so small

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #104 on:** January 18, 2013, 11:47:14 PM »

Yeah, this went from a Day 1 purchase when it was announced to "maybe I'll pick it up when it hits $10." $:-\$

pilonv1 · « **Reply #105 on:** January 20, 2013, 07:56:44 PM »

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The closer it gets to launch the more I want it despite it's flaws. If it's quick and simple to move between "cities" and the linking works I can see this being good.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #106 on:** January 21, 2013, 11:13:01 PM »

I'm gonna buy it and I will hate-play it.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #107 on:** January 25, 2013, 04:40:07 PM »

I just pre-ordered on Amazon, got a beta code, and then cancelled my pre-order.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #108 on:** January 25, 2013, 05:42:34 PM »

I got a beta code, am installing it now to play a bit later before I build my new PC.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #109 on:** January 25, 2013, 08:12:57 PM »

Man this looks like shit on my laptop.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #110 on:** January 25, 2013, 10:00:33 PM »

Runs pretty poor on my desktop too, seems GPU bound rather than CPU. Only played 30mins, but that was enough to see that I will enjoy it. The biggest issue is the huge gaps between playable areas. It just looks so unnatural.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #111 on:** March 01, 2013, 04:28:10 PM »

So how is this?

And I don't care about online DRM or if it necessarily has all the minutia of the old games.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #112 on:** March 01, 2013, 04:33:11 PM »

I've been hearing good things about the game itself, but I still think I'll hold off until the price drops a bit.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #113 on:** March 01, 2013, 05:57:25 PM »

Trying to resist, worried about longevity.

Himu · « **Reply #114 on:** March 02, 2013, 01:03:31 AM »

we'll see about impressions in six months if this has legs for long play.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #115 on:** March 03, 2013, 06:53:32 AM »

http://simcityhall.net/viewtopic.php?id=181

So torn on this.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #116 on:** March 04, 2013, 06:58:49 PM »

Besides the Polygon "review" seems to be getting some middling praise. ArsTechnica and PA-Report are the most interesting to read so far.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #117 on:** March 04, 2013, 07:32:18 PM »

SimCity city size:

Also:

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And because there's no save games, I can't go back in time to try a different route. There's no freedom to experiment. Because you suffer permadeath.

And this:

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This time, I just got an advisor pop-up explaining the situation and no steam from the cooling tower.

Compared to SimCity 4:

pilonv1 · « **Reply #118 on:** March 04, 2013, 07:40:41 PM »

I just hate this dotted line limit

Looks horrible :sadcam

I do like seeing the other cities in the background though.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #119 on:** March 04, 2013, 07:46:44 PM »

City size is the main thing holding me back on this, those cities are just so pathetically small. Even the "small" cities in SimCity 4 were bigger than that!

News:

Author Topic: Sim City 5: "players were having such a good time they didn't want to leave" (Read 51946 times)