SimCity

1. cadburry

   Mar 5, 2013

   10

   A good SimCity that is different than it's predecessors, but still captures that typical SimCity feeling. It takes some time to get used to aA good SimCity that is different than it's predecessors, but still captures that typical SimCity feeling. It takes some time to get used to a few new approaches like the city size and the connected cities, but can get you hooked up in no time, leaving lots of options to optimize in later gameplay stages.I'd buy it again, no server problems as welI.
   I honestly don't get however people try to give negative impressions without playing the game, or trying to manipulate the rating with multiple accounts that have copy&paste rants that repeat themselves.You don't have to buy, just let the people who enjoy it enjoy it.… Expand

   • 33 of 221 users found this helpful
2. BobLennon

   Mar 22, 2013

   6

   I really do not understand all these people who are giving this game 0's 1's and 2's. Ok, the game has problems: Servers that malfunction, noI really do not understand all these people who are giving this game 0's 1's and 2's. Ok, the game has problems: Servers that malfunction, no subway, small maps (this decreased my grade of this game by 1).
   But the rest, is, Awesome. Wether your city is bad or really good you are, in the end, really proud of your result. Seeing huge buildings pop up in your city is just great. The game is beautiful (eats up resources though), the road system is almost flawless and the new module concept is enjoyable (sometimes annoying though when you have allot of money and you have to put the modules 1 by 1 instead of having some button that makes that building automatically go at max), the game is challenging and finally it is NOT buggy at all. Depending on how much you are a fan of the series, you will probably, like me, get 20 hours of super fun on this game (for myself 27 with the beta). The problem here is that after that 20 hours, the game will start being boring, even when you take your time. The biggest reason for this is the repetitiveness of the cities. They really will look similar. A 6/10 seems like a justifiable result for this game. Simcity 4 is definitely better but this game is fresh anyway. and thanks Maxis for the free game.… Expand

   • 1 of 7 users found this helpful
4. lucassandro

   Mar 5, 2013

   2

   -No option to be 100% offline with single player mode
   -Always-on connection to Origin -Limitations to players in fake single player mode-No option to be 100% offline with single player mode
   -Always-on connection to Origin -Limitations to players in fake single player mode
   -The presence of empty spaces not editable (useless empty spaces) with automatic road connections
   -Absence of farms
   -Road connections placed in a fixed and pre-determined location on the map
   -Airport City (the city is only one International Airport, occupying the entire mao 2x2km)
   -Automatic road connections
   -Player doesn't have complete control over the zoning by population density (almost automatic zoning)
   -Dead space between all the buildings
   -Size of the maps is 2km by 2km (small maps)
   -Not being able to control the regional transport
   -Modding restrictions
   
   NO SUBWAYS
   NO FREEWAYS
   NO TERRAFORMING
   NO SAVING OR LOADING
   NO SPACE TO BUILD
   MUST LET STRANGERS RUIN YOUR CITIES MUST BUY RESOURCES TO POWER YOUR CITY… Expand

   • 54 of 67 users found this helpful
5. neddread

   Nov 16, 2020

   0

   This review is made in 2020, and it is purely based on gameplay.
   So 7 years after launch (which I went through, it was a nightmare) and IThis review is made in 2020, and it is purely based on gameplay.
   So 7 years after launch (which I went through, it was a nightmare) and I reinstalled after a long time away to see if it had improved....it has not.
   The buildings still look really nice, but the snapping build method it uses ends up making the city looking random and ugly with big holes that don't fill in with anything, and the holes are too small to put anything in them. The balance of the game is still very broken and you can be left with a city that goes nowhere. Example: It will inform you that there is a worker shortage but insist you should increase building shops and industries.
   The tiny size of the cities are still an issue and after a few hours you've filled up the space and playing more becomes boring. Sure you can get another city going in the region, but it's not the same as having a massive, bustling city we used to make in the old simcity games.
   And that's why I reinstalled this clusterflip, because I bought Simcity4 from GOG and was blown away at how much better it was in comparison.
   Such a disappointing experience from a title that used to be the best in it's class.
   Buy any other version of this series except this one.… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
6. rexxixx

   Mar 8, 2013

   0

   This game has the potential as seen in the marketing betas to be immensely entertaining. But as as of now it isn't and no one knows when theThis game has the potential as seen in the marketing betas to be immensely entertaining. But as as of now it isn't and no one knows when the problem will be fixed.
   Even if you can login to the unstable servers you're faced with a myriad of problems that seem to go deeper than simple server problems. Your towns won't get saved occasionally, resulting in the loss of your previous gameplay. The underlying mechanics do not work or have been disabled to lessen the burden on the servers, resulting in non working region play. This means the game cannot be played the way it's meant to be and you will soon face a brick wall if you want to advance further.
   For the developers this is the least of their concern right now as they have stated, as they just try to bring as many people onto the servers as possible.
   Overall the game at this point is a major disappointing because of a forced always online integration that doesn't feel necessary and isn't working the slightest.… Expand

   • 4 of 4 users found this helpful
7. fyocouch

   Mar 5, 2013

   0

   Awesome launch, EA. No really...way to keep paying customers from playing your game in SINGLE PLAYER with your servers not working. And now,Awesome launch, EA. No really...way to keep paying customers from playing your game in SINGLE PLAYER with your servers not working. And now, there's forced rollbacks due to server errors. G.G.… Expand

   • 19 of 22 users found this helpful
8. uncoldolan

   Mar 6, 2013

   0

   This game is the steaming pile of raw sewage you would have been able to pump into neighboring cities had the game servers actually worked.This game is the steaming pile of raw sewage you would have been able to pump into neighboring cities had the game servers actually worked. EA has proved they simply care about the money and not the product. This games launch issues were worse than Diablo 3 and have not gotten any better. Sad EA ruined such a historic franchise.… Expand

   • 7 of 7 users found this helpful

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