SimCity: Never Stop Building

E3 2012: SimCity is back and it looks better than ever before.

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[franzfanz]

I love the Server disconnected message. It's an amazing experience!

[guguk]

I had playing SimCity since I was kid (aged 10). And the first game that I played is SimCity 3000. It is quite fantastic at that time and when SimCity 4 came out in 2003, I was fascinated too with the life-like graphic. And now, I'm just this game to be played :D

[CptSpudders]

Imagine if they released a game after this that took the city you made and let you play it like The Sims 3, in the city you made yourself. Also allowing friends to join your city and play co-op etc also being able to travel between the cities of the region. That would be so amazing.

[Elessar]

Someone should create a mod to stop that. just kinda make the entire map your playground

[SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames]

There needs to be other little things as well. Like turn lanes at intersections. Maybe the movement of the cars more realistic.

[yamcha]

Feb 2013. Long as* time to wait. Everything's so exciting! :)

[einootspork]

The small maps are intended to KEEP the graphics from "lagging like crazy."

[DuBaas]

No, it's still hell of alot of fun to play. Bigger maps, bigger economical challange. Create your own terrains and regions in Godmode. Even when building your city still being able to change the terrrain.
And ultimately creating massive epic cities that you can actually be proud of.

[Lancaster]

Then you upgrade the roads, redevelop the industrial area for a high class commercial district.
Build a hospital on the polluted land where your sewage plant use to be, plot down LOADS of wellness centers.
Plot down a water pumping station next to your sewage plant, and then add a filtration pump for unlimited water.
THERE ARE LOADS TO DO!!!!

You are just unimaginative and beige

[duncanstavern]

SIM CITY STOP BUILDING AFTER 30 MINUTES OF TINY MAP

[MrThreeGaming]

why dident they just make it possible to buy more land for your cites :/

Culd have added a whole new element to building and conecting cities to make mega cities!

[Kosaro]

If you want something like that then get CivCity: Rome. The game is a bit old so the graphics aren't the greatest but I still love it. It's on steam if you want a look.

[mittfh]

Three major downfalls: it requires always-on internet access to play (some of the calculations are done 'in the cloud'), games are saved to the cloud (you can't save locally or even download), and there'll be no terraforming (other than auto-terraforming when you plop a structure).

[WhatIsItToBurn]

Simcity 2000 looks like it is still the best.

[Heisbig]

If you’re like me and installed mods to Tropico 4 which allow the population to go into the thousands and/or build well past the mission complete mark, Sim city 4 may be the game for you That said Sim city 4 is dated and has quite a few minor problems, there are also no missions and it’s on a grid system so without intensive modding your limited in what you can do and building variety (which is still alot).All and all Sim city 4 is better than tropic if your in it for the building aspects. GL

[DuBaas]

Well i just pointed out that the old Simcity is what people want, and that most people hate the new one. It just doesn't feel like the game we all loved anymore.

[EmothicVonHellsing]

I've seen alot of player videos and I think that the devlopers on this game made far too many mistakes. Mainly in that of primarily focusing on Multiplayer then Single player. And the size of the regions are just far too small for my creative interest. Like just by looking at it I'm having to use far more strategy like I'm fighting a war on small size then actually being creative on how I want to build my city.

[Teledoor]

Don't worry. It's a lot like Sim City 4 except improved. Yeah, I didn't really like Societies where you place every single individual building down. This Sim City game has the zones, thankfully. They work a little bit differently though. But that doesn't matter. :)

[kargmeister]

lol yeah thats what I thought so too. Just as long as they do. Cities XL 2012 has way larger maps and a lot more things right off the bat so simcity has a lot of catching up to do.

[Kosaro]

I'm sure they it won't be JUST online. They'll also make a singleplayer option (classic mode, maybe?), although it won't have the features of multiplay for obvious reasons.