Has anyone else played this yet? I am by no means a gamer but when I play I really prefer the strategy type games. I saw a commercial for the new SimCity last week but was deterred by the launch price. I guess I failed to hide my enthusiasm because my wife surprised me with a copy Friday. Since I hadn’t read any reviews, just browsed for a price. I was shocked to learn that it is online only, even for single player. EA’s decision to take on of the best single player games of all time, give it very nice multiplayer capability, and parley that into a requirement that you play online at all times is ludicrous but when I could connect and play it was fun. I have not yet tried the multiplayer because I grew up playing SimCity the way it was meant to be played. If it had a true single player and a separate multiplayer option or even a subscription based service to access multi I think they would have a hit on their hands.
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Wow, the last time I played sim city was in about 1994 on a Macintosh IIGS, IIRC...
ALl those sim life things got a bit much, havent paid attention back when it was popular.
Wasnt aware this was still being put out in new versions... It might be fun to play, thanks for the heads up!
ALl those sim life things got a bit much, havent paid attention back when it was popular.
Wasnt aware this was still being put out in new versions... It might be fun to play, thanks for the heads up!
Thanks for the heads up. I didn't know they were continuing this series. I played them all. I loved the old Maxis games. I had SimFarm, SimAnt, A-Train, various SimCity through 3000 I think, etc. A-Train was one of my favorites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-Train
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-Train
It does look to be a good re-boot of the series.
However, a forewarning:
EA is currently having issues with the online capabilities in which, since the day one release, the servers have not been working correctly. Players have lost entire cities they had built while others can not even connect to the servers at all. EA has denied refunds, but has just released a big patch that fixes some bugs, but it still needs work.
However, a forewarning:
EA is currently having issues with the online capabilities in which, since the day one release, the servers have not been working correctly. Players have lost entire cities they had built while others can not even connect to the servers at all. EA has denied refunds, but has just released a big patch that fixes some bugs, but it still needs work.
The last "sim" game I played was Sim City 2000 and the original Sims. They were fun. But the ones that came later didn't seem as fun.
Typical EA, though.
Typical EA, though.
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Last Sim City I liked was 3000. Did not care for 4.
Will have to try this!
Will have to try this!
I don't mess with always on DRM. The debacle here just reinforced why. I've fired SC4 back up because I got the itch to play.
Don't even bother with it right now. They are having massive server problems. Way too many users, not enough server capacity to handle it all. It's been a complete disaster, to the point where EA has offered anyone who purchases it before a certain date a free game.
I hate having to go online to play single player anything.
They are mining information.
Note what goes out when you are idle!
They are mining information.
Note what goes out when you are idle!
Yeah, and what happens when EA decides to shut off the servers? That $60 game you bought a couple of years ago will be useless. You are just renting the game.
Got it on release but a bit fed up with how you always have to be online and all the launch issues. So fun to play, but for the price I want to be able to play it whenever I want installed on my HD.
Amazon accepted a return for a full refund, even though it is open software. Probably due to all the issues being reported.
Amazon accepted a return for a full refund, even though it is open software. Probably due to all the issues being reported.
RockPaperShotgun has been keeping very good coverage on this one:
EA ‘Confident’ Origin Issues Won’t Plague Euro SimCity
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/06/ea-confident-origin-issues-wont-plague-euro-simcity/
SimCity Vs The People: Why Apologies Aren’t Enough
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/07/simcity-vs-the-people-why-apologies-arent-enough/
Initial Impressions: SimCity
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/08/initial-impressions-simcity/
SimCity Is Inherently Broken, Let’s Not Let This Go
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/11/simcity-is-inherently-broken-lets-not-let-this-go/
Maxis Insider Tells RPS: SimCity Servers Not Necessary
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/12/simcity-server-not-necessary/
SimCity’s Sims Don’t Seem That Smart After All
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/13/simcitys-sims-dont-seem-that-smart-after-all/
All the latest should show up here:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tag/simcity/
EA ‘Confident’ Origin Issues Won’t Plague Euro SimCity
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/06/ea-confident-origin-issues-wont-plague-euro-simcity/
SimCity Vs The People: Why Apologies Aren’t Enough
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/07/simcity-vs-the-people-why-apologies-arent-enough/
Initial Impressions: SimCity
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/08/initial-impressions-simcity/
SimCity Is Inherently Broken, Let’s Not Let This Go
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/11/simcity-is-inherently-broken-lets-not-let-this-go/
Maxis Insider Tells RPS: SimCity Servers Not Necessary
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/12/simcity-server-not-necessary/
SimCity’s Sims Don’t Seem That Smart After All
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/13/simcitys-sims-dont-seem-that-smart-after-all/
All the latest should show up here:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tag/simcity/
http://www.geek.com/articles/games/modder-proves-simcity-can-run-offline-indefinitely-20130314/
Someone put the game into debug mode, and was able to play offline. They also were apparently able to increase their city size. It still had to save to the cloud though.
Just another crack in the armor for EA who claimed the game had to utilize cloud computing to work.
Someone put the game into debug mode, and was able to play offline. They also were apparently able to increase their city size. It still had to save to the cloud though.
Just another crack in the armor for EA who claimed the game had to utilize cloud computing to work.
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