SimCity (time well spent compared to Civ?)

[tniem]

Originally posted by Heresson
You know, local authorities' elections are taking place in my country.... Guess what was a part of the electional battle in the capital? Playing Sim City 3000
"who'll build the biggest Warsaw".
I wonder if in the general elections candidates will be asked to play civ...

Think of all the things that city managers have to go through (i.e. labor squables, loud residents that are really a minority opinion, etc.) that you don't ever have to go through in SC because those would not be fun for a video game. I wonder, how it all works out for the mayor race.

[Adagio]

I might be mistaking, but I don't remember having seen this one before...only one that looks like...

Can't remember having seen those garbage trucks...and landfill...

Hmm...doesn't work...try the first screenshot on this site:

http://www.gamershell.com/game/Sim-Tycoon_Sim_City_4.shtml

[Eli]

Originally posted by ADG
I might be mistaking, but I don't remember having seen this one before...only one that looks like...

Can't remember having seen those garbage trucks...and landfill...

Hmm...doesn't work...try the first screenshot on this site:

http://www.gamershell.com/game/Sim-T...m_City_4.shtml

Nice.

Note the birds flying above the landfill.

[Grumbold]

Sweet. Definitely a few shots on that site that I haven't seen before. The game certainly looks truly beautiful. I just pray the gameplay will have the right level of challenge to be addictive. I found SC3000 just a bit too easy to replay much after I'd designed a few urban utopias.

[Space05us]

[Grumbold]

Lol. We're definitely not worthy.

I've just set the statue screenshot as my wallpaper. The detail is just too gorgeous, and that's a zoom level I wouldn't have thought would be used much when you are planning the city.

[Maquiladora]

Graphics are nice an all, but id like to see how well it plays first. SC3K was a clearly a stopgap for SC4K so lets hope they got it right.

[Space05us]

MattyBoy. have we answered your question yet

[Maquiladora]

Sign up for SC Succession game here.

[Adagio]

Did anyone participitate in the chat last thursday?
I didn't, since I can't login

[Maquiladora]

Nope. They havent added the transcript yet either just the old MaxisJoseph one. I guess youve already read that one. http://simcity.ea.com/news/chat_maxisjoseph_9_26.html

[Grumbold]

Missed the chat. I'm still hoping that something akin to arcologies will be in the game and would have liked the opportunity to ask about futuristic building options, but its looking less likely they will be in with every set of screenshots we get...

[Adagio]

They just posted a fansite kit on the official site, so I downloaded it (Not that I want to run a fansite...just because I wanted to see if there were some interesting pictures there...)

There's 4 or 5 building shots (from all angels...) and a high quality package (1200x1500)...Looks really great...though else not much inthere...

[Adagio]

Hmmm...for some reason, I didn't notice they had also posted the transcript for last chat... I haven't read it yet, but am about to...here is the direct link:

http://simcity.ea.com/news/chat_franksimon_10_24.html

[Adagio]

Here's some new nice screenies: