Sim City, come back :(

Nicketal · Post by **Nicketal** » January 31st, 2008, 22:47

Has anyone else played the new "Sim City" "Game" SimCity Societies?
Its very hard for a game to disappoint when you have nothing but low expectations, but good lord what were they thinking.
Thanks EA, for applying your McDonalds style of game production to another classic series.
So yeah anyone else been offended by this market-stall toss, or SHOCK FUCKING HORROR, played it and enjoyed themselves?

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » January 31st, 2008, 23:03

SimCity 4 was awfully easy but it was fun to play for a few hours. EA has low standards though, you'll have to get over it

Nicketal · Post by **Nicketal** » January 31st, 2008, 23:19

You thought 4 was easy?! This one has an infinite money setting as a STANDARD GAME TYPE. You might as well just draw a fucking city.

Post by **FatherJack** » January 31st, 2008, 23:32

I have Sim City Societies, it didn't really grab me. More like the Sims than anything, but rather boring with the stock set of buildings. At least the Sims has a million things you can download to make your macabre creations more unique.

I guess it's rather clumsily aimed at Sims fans - but the ones I've shown it to don't like it much either. It's not the Simsville whose cancellation they're still crying over, and not nearly so engaging as the extra areas and character-centric options granted through the Sims expansion packs.

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » February 1st, 2008, 9:18

WHAT? Infinite money?
*retrieves an arabian turban from under the desk*
*gets on a plane to USA*
*hijacks the plane and crashes it into the EA headquarters*

Nicketal · Post by **Nicketal** » February 1st, 2008, 11:45

Baliame wrote:WHAT? Infinite money?
*retrieves an arabian turban from under the desk*
*gets on a plane to USA*
*hijacks the plane and crashes it into the EA headquarters*

They Saudiserve it

Post by **HereComesPete** » February 1st, 2008, 12:01

amblin · Post by **amblin** » February 1st, 2008, 14:11

Post by **Dog Pants** » February 1st, 2008, 14:26

amblin wrote:Need a sc3K release with extra bits like delivering broadband cables, setting up wifi, more control on building design and better sporting interactions. I don't want to just build a football pitch, I want to grow it into a stadium, name the team, that sort of thing.

Good call. I've always been crap at Sim City games, the transport gets me every time. I've got 2000 or 3000 somewhere though, so I might give it another whirl because it's rather a good game, even if I am crap.

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » February 1st, 2008, 14:34

Very much this. I was terrible at it, but I might have to dig out SC3000 now, assuming I can get it to run on Fista.

amblin · Post by **amblin** » February 1st, 2008, 14:53

Nickface · Post by **Nickface** » February 1st, 2008, 15:43

I hated all the "Sims" elements introduced in SC4, and so I have been very reluctant to check out societies.

Post by **Roman Totale** » February 1st, 2008, 16:35

I've always loved the idea of Sim City, but, like Dog Pants, I utterly fail at it.

Post by **deject** » February 1st, 2008, 16:45

Roman Totale wrote:I've always loved the idea of Sim City, but, like Dog Pants, I utterly fail at it.

same, I just liked trying to build the ideal city in Sim City 2000.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » February 1st, 2008, 17:30

Dog Pants wrote:
Good call. I've always been crap at Sim City games, the transport gets me every time. I've got 2000 or 3000 somewhere though, so I might give it another whirl because it's rather a good game, even if I am crap.

SimCity 2000 was supplied in that Amiga emulator *hint hint*

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » February 1st, 2008, 18:13

I sucked at SC2k and SC3k, so SC4k being a little bit easier was quite a pleasant change. And Giant size was more than enough for me to build it up before I get bored. It's like being the Prime Minister of USA and not being allowed to start a nuclear war.

Nicketal wrote:They Saudiserve it

God, that's even worse than my word jokes

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » February 2nd, 2008, 1:04

Stoat wrote: Very much this. I was terrible at it, but I might have to dig out SC3000 now, assuming I can get it to run on Fista.

Works perfectly. Can't escape. SEND HELP....

*Returns to metropolis*

Post by **FatherJack** » February 2nd, 2008, 1:55

I, too found the originals much too hard and formed the opinion that only budding town-planners could get anywhere in it. I preferred Populous, at the time.

I think 2K was the last one I actually attempted, which of course was many years before the "Sim" name became irrevocably linked with the "The Sims".

Perhaps like the OP, I was hoping for a more cerebral experience with Societies, but had realistic expectations given the direction the franchise (and indeed pretty much everything these days) is going - but hadn't expected something quite so...mundane.

Post by **Dog Pants** » February 2nd, 2008, 2:07

FatherJack wrote:I preferred Populous, at the time.

I found Populous far easier to get into. Very addictive, and I played it again a few years ago and found it almost as compelling. Such a shame about Bullfrog.

Post by **TezzRexx** » February 2nd, 2008, 3:21

I was utter shit at 2, 3 and 4 and normally gave up not long after.

Then I invested a bit of time into 4. I got good at it.

and it was probably the worst thing that ever happened to me. I spent about 2 weeks, none stop, playing SC4 over the summer holidays of 2005 or 2006. I can't honestly remember, it's such a blur...

I had the most fantastic city... I was so proud...

But since then, I've had to promise myself I won't even install it, cause it could probably make me a full on hermit.