Re: Sim City 4. A bit of a letdown


<spacerook@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1135544768.446686.132700@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> So I was at Target the other day, and I contemplated buying Civ4. Then
> I saw the Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition for $30. The Sim City series has
> always been a safe bet, and I had an urge for a good strategy game, so
> I picked it up on a whim.
>
> Hmm. It's not as great as I thought it would be.
>
> For one thing, I really dislike how the game automatically builds roads
> in your zones. I'd rather put the roads down myself.
>
> Secondly, not to sound shallow, but the graphics look a little cheap.
> Maybe I was spoiled because I played the Civ4 demo recently. Or maybe
> not.

Well, you know, Sim City 4 came out 3 years ago. Obviously it's going to
have worse graphics than Civ 4, which came out what, 2 months ago and tends
to choke machines due to it's heavy graphics (and poor programming).


.

Relevant Pages

  • Sim City 4. A bit of a letdown
    ... So I was at Target the other day, and I contemplated buying Civ4. ... I saw the Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition for $30. ... I really dislike how the game automatically builds roads ... I'd rather put the roads down myself. ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic)
  • Re: (OT) SimCity Societies
    ... Societies was actually released and I just didn't know it. ... So does anyone know if EA is going to make a SimCity 6 that's a "real" ... Sim City Societies was originally designed to be an evolutionary step ... I want to see custom roads in Sim City 5 and Full L setups with tracks ...
    (misc.transport.road)