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Offline vicious796

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New Sim City?
« on: February 29, 2012, 06:21:59 PM »
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1219684p1.html

Sounds plausible to me. Gah, it's been so long since I've simmed a city. I'd buy it for sure.
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Offline Garret02

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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2012, 06:50:21 PM »
If they are making new SimCity, I hope it will be more like SimCity 3000 rather than SimCity 4.
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2012, 07:00:39 PM »
Quote from: Garret02 on February 29, 2012, 06:50:21 PM
If they are making new SimCity, I hope it will be more like SimCity 3000 rather than SimCity 4.

What a dreadful game Sim 4 was.... Sim 3000 all the way! I heard rumors (taken with a grain of salt) that the game will be set in the future and will be like Anno 2057 with Sci-fi shooter aspect.
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2012, 07:24:38 PM »
Well, if this is true, I imagine we'll find out for sure at next week's GDC. That's when they're likely to announce it officially - if true.

Ooooh, I really, really, really, really hope it's true. And I really really really hope it's not as dire as Societies was. SimCity is one of my favourite games, ever, so a proper sequel would be really lovely.

SimCity 4 was actually one of the best games in the series, I thought. It was more realistic, and a lot harder (maybe a tad too hard at times) - I generally thought it was very good. Especially with the Rush Hour expansion. SimCity 2000 is still the best though.
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #4 on: February 29, 2012, 07:37:18 PM »
Lol at Anno making all their games having a date consisting of digits that would result in "9" when added together.
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2012, 08:10:45 PM »
Quote from: AceHigh on February 29, 2012, 07:37:18 PM
Lol at Anno making all their games having a date consisting of digits that would result in "9" when added together.

You make me cry.... mostly cause in all the years playing the series, I never noticed.  :'(

I think I'll go cheer myself up with some ANNO. (and be reminded of my folly)
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #6 on: February 29, 2012, 09:04:06 PM »
I had sim City in the sNES, epicness, RTop and Ctops were the most epic things back then (2 squares combined :o)
SimCity 3000 was epic,
SimCity 4 was amazingly hard. . .although it taught me a lot more about managing a simulated city :P made 3000 seem like a walk in the park

SimCity societies was a piece of crap since the economic aspect just goes down the drain

. . .TBH I really liked SimCity 4, it had its things. . .but it was too hard at first, after a while I finally understood that you have to dump education down the drain to get the city back on its feet and then start pumping into education once your numbers are black again. . .

Man I sooo understand Congress (joke)
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #7 on: February 29, 2012, 09:07:14 PM »
I have the original German preview in front of me (on my desk). And the preview is based on a visit of GameStar at Maxis. Maxis said that they are probably needing around a year to finish the game.
And it's not set in the future but present.
As the subtitle of the ign article says: Curved streets!!!
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #8 on: February 29, 2012, 09:09:11 PM »
Sim City 4 is only hard if you try to please everyone and be the super popular guy. In the beginning of the game if you make a slum town with almost no infrastructure, people will hate you and all, but it will bring you so much money that you can start on the big projects quicker.
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #9 on: February 29, 2012, 09:11:23 PM »
I hope so! I spent too much time on 2000  :-\
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2012, 06:42:13 AM »
I was super hooked on SC 2000 back in the day. SC 3000 was fun but I can't remember why I never really got into it. I think I lost my disc or something. I know I later picked up SC4 and and found it to be pretty fun. I don't get all the hate for it but like I said, I didn't get too much time to play 3000 so maybe I'm missing something.

If they do make another SC, I hope it goes back to its roots and doesn't turn out to be another Societies. That game was an epic fail.
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2012, 01:58:02 AM »
The new SimCity is confirmed and is being made by Maxis!

Need more details beyond curvy roads to pre-order... :P
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2012, 02:25:24 AM »
So... Maxis wants to make a fun game, while EA is collaborating with third party to make a propaganda game...

Why do I want to take EA executives, lead them into a dark basement and have them all executed? No really, they are trying hard to fuck up everything they get their hands on.
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Quote from: Ixarku on September 06, 2014, 11:00:45 PM
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2012, 02:29:35 AM »
Quote from: TMRNetShark on March 07, 2012, 01:58:02 AM
The new SimCity is confirmed and is being made by Maxis!

Need more details beyond curvy roads to pre-order... :P

Man Im just hoping they stick to the SimCity original gameplay. . .(you know, management) cause If they pull some "SimCity Societies" shit again. . .thats just gonna be EPIC FAIL!. . .Im hoping it will be something between 3000 and 4. . .they both had their ups and downs. . .

as long as its not a huge tamagotchi. . .I'll be happy
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2012, 02:43:11 AM »
Quote from: AceHigh on March 07, 2012, 02:25:24 AM
So... Maxis wants to make a fun game, while EA is collaborating with third party to make a propaganda game...

Why do I want to take EA executives, lead them into a dark basement and have them all executed? No really, they are trying hard to fuck up everything they get their hands on.

Oh, there will be a feature somewhere in the new SimCity game that will scream "EA". You can go ahead and have your sick fun with EA executives... I'll turn the blind eye (only if you'd allow TALENTED people to work and manage EA; post-slaughtering of fat rich assholes).

As for management gameplay. There needs to be another layer beyond building, adjusting budgets, being advised, and then expanding. I think the game should definitely have more real world problems in place. For example, if you invest a percentage of money each month to keeping your small town clean, that percentage will obviously change as the city gets bigger. The twist to it though would be rewarding you by being an environmentalist in the long run. On the flip side, being a polluter will only bring you short term rewards with consequences in the long run (places in your city that are unlivable until you pay to clean it up).
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2012, 02:53:14 AM »
I kind of remember playing Anno 2070. Liked the approach there more, because the polluting faction was so damned effective, that I could build a dirty city quickly and then have cash and resources needed to clean up the mess.
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Quote from: Ixarku on September 06, 2014, 11:00:45 PM
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2012, 04:16:55 AM »
There is also a trailer that is now up on the link I provided a few posts up. Looks like pre-rendered stuff.
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Re: New Sim City?
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2012, 01:09:04 PM »
Quote from: TMRNetShark on March 07, 2012, 04:16:55 AM
There is also a trailer that is now up on the link I provided a few posts up. Looks like pre-rendered stuff.

Yeah, it's prerendered. Note the "images not representative of actual gameplay". Still, I loved the article. Can't wait for this one to come out.
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