They are abusing of our goodwill! SimGolf 10 bucks cheaper than CIVIII!

[Akron]

Originally posted by Swissy


Actually it is the other way around. The SIM franchise is considerably more valuable than the Civ franchise. Simulation type games far outsell strategy games. This is basically Infogrames saying those civfanatics will pay anything for Civ3. So bend over civfans.

Sim games are more for the casual gamer than strategy games are.

I used to like sim city and a bunch of the other sim games, but then they got old and boring. Sim City 3000 was a ripoff.

[Boris Godunov]

Could someone please explain to me why on earth someone wants to sit their butt in a chair and pretend to play golf on a computer all day? You could go OUTSIDE and play it in REAL LIFE. I mean, with Civ3, I can't really be the leader of a civilization over 6000 years of history. But I can go play golf to my heart's content.

Reason SimGolf is cheaper--it was cheaper to make.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Akron


Sim games are more for the casual gamer than strategy games are.

I used to like sim city and a bunch of the other sim games, but then they got old and boring. Sim City 3000 was a ripoff.

I took it back to Best Buy and screamed for my money back the next day. $40 for a cartooned-up version of SC2K that had a horrifically bad interface. No thank you!

I recently picked up a used copy for $10. That's worth it, as it does provide a little bit of an alternative "distraction" game.

[SteveJH]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Could someone please explain to me why on earth someone wants to sit their butt in a chair and pretend to play golf on a computer all day? You could go OUTSIDE and play it in REAL LIFE. I mean, with Civ3, I can't really be the leader of a civilization over 6000 years of history. But I can go play golf to my heart's content.

Reason SimGolf is cheaper--it was cheaper to make.

I would guess because it's probably a lot easier to win on a computer. Why suck in real life when you can be great on a computer? [/sarcasm]

[Boris Godunov]

I would guess because it's probably a lot easier to win on a computer. Why suck in real life when you can be great on a computer? [/sarcasm

I can only say that if, by and large, the best players of a sport are middle-aged, fat white guys who dress badly, it can't be all that hard to be good at it.

[SteveJH]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


I can only say that if, by and large, the best players of a sport are middle-aged, fat white guys who dress badly, it can't be all that hard to be good at it.

lol, be quiet! I attempted to play it once at a country club I go to sometimes.. suffice to say I failed miserably.

[Grumbold]

I think you'd be amazed at how much money golf sims have raked in over the years. They can be played at any time, day or night irrespective of weather conditions and don't take 4 plus hours to complete. They don't cost a fortune in membership fees and you can play any course you like no matter how many thousands of miles away they are. It's also a lot easier to get a scratch handicap and you can play from the office

Golf business sims are a new breed and we'll have to see if they succeed or fail. I suspect the golf fanatics may well stay with the perfect game simulators which leaves commercial success down to the wannabe tycoons.

[Fidel]

simgolf won't be worth the cardboard box it will be packed in

[Urban Ranger]

The Sims sucks. It's really bad.


Swissy,

When did the Simsomething games become simulations? AFAIK Maxis calls them "software toys." Hardly hardcore simulation games a la Harpoon.

[Mister Pleasant]

Originally posted by SteveJH


I would guess because it's probably a lot easier to win on a computer. Why suck in real life when you can be great on a computer? [/sarcasm]

Well, because computer golf, or any other computer sport just isn't the same as physically playing the sport.

Anyway, if anyone thought Sid had "good taste", this notion should be forever dispelled by the fact that he made a golf game as well as those leader pics for civ3

[Faboba]

I think some people need to chill......

Who's for a nice relaxing round of golf?

[aiin]

hmmm

Before bashing a game atleast do some reasearch. SimGolf isn't going to be a golf game as a simulation on building a gold course and running it, Think RollerCoaster Tycoon. Plus if you don't want to pay 40-50 bucks for computer games you can thank those l33t H@ck0rs who pirate thems.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Please Firaxis, I beg you after Civ III, never do anything for Infogrames again!

That means no Civ4. Infogrames owns the Civ francise. But I agree, Infogrames isn't a good publisher.

Everything else you said is spot on. Two different publishers.

[Sabre2th]

Please Firaxis, I beg you after Civ III, never do anything for Infogrames again!

I would definitely agree if Infogrames didn't own civ.

[tniem]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
That means no Civ4. Infogrames owns the Civ francise. But I agree, Infogrames isn't a good publisher.

Everything else you said is spot on. Two different publishers.

Well, hopefully Civ IV in five years is going to be far enough off that we don't need to worry about Infogrames. Either by them going out of business or being bought out by a better company such as EA or someone else.