Comments on: SimCity Social is horrible

By: Nick Altieri

Nick Altieri — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:22:00 +0000

i like it

By: uturn

uturn — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:55:00 +0000

The same kind of concept turned into a neat little demonstration of how low-carbon/sustainability planning can work. While the costs might not be closely linked to reality (that aspect can be debated forever) it gives some nice insights into the trade-offs that may need to be made in future cities.

http://www.enercities.eu/

By: Theranthrope

Theranthrope — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:27:00 +0000

Too abstract. Tell me what you really think… in terms a child, or caveman, or libertarian would understand.

By: SoItBegins

SoItBegins — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:39:00 +0000

There’s no single-player mode. You need a perpetual internet connection even if you are not linking your city to the ‘cloud’.

By: Bersl

Bersl — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:31:00 +0000

“I haven’t enjoyed a Sim City game since the SNES.”

Not even SC2000?

By: Mac

Mac — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:51:00 +0000

What? Do you know something about SimCity 5 that we don’t? What has EA done with the next version of SimCity? From what I saw, it looks incredible.

By: SoItBegins

SoItBegins — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:40:00 +0000

They don’t. They really don’t. Look up ‘Skinner box’ sometime.

By: Rachel Banzhaf

Rachel Banzhaf — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:31:00 +0000

I get into the Zynga games occasionally. I tried the SimCity game. It’s terrible. Of course Cityville is terrible as well, so maybe that’s what they were going for. I haven’t enjoyed a Sim City game since the SNES. I was hoping this one would be near that level. Alas.

By: rrh

rrh — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:50:00 +0000

It’s okay, just simulate something that’s not mindless.

By: SedanChair

SedanChair — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:01:00 +0000

Guess what? The rabble of the world has joined us on the internet in the last five years. These are the kinds of games they want to play.

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:33:00 +0000

I’m of the opinion that sim-anything is a mindless, pointless treadmill.

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:03:00 +0000

If you think this is bad, wait til you see what EA has done with the upcoming SimCity 5.
It’s a dark, cold winter for fans of the franchise.

By: scatterfingers

scatterfingers — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:49:00 +0000

I remember getting far enough along in Sim City 4 that it seemed like a pointless treadmill too.

By: Rob Beschizza

Rob Beschizza — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:36:00 +0000

I think it’s horrible.

By: SamSam

SamSam — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:30:00 +0000

It sounds truly horrible to me. It takes the stock Zynga trademark of 1) nothing bad ever happens, 2) making things unpleasant (extra time to build, building permits required, etc.) unless you pay real money, and 2) forcing you to spam all your friends walls.

But I haven’t played it, so what’s your counter-review? Is it any more “social-networking” than FarmVille or Mob Wars or whatever the kids are playing these days?

By: binarymutant

binarymutant — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:31:00 +0000

I’m still on OpenTTD

By: Thomas Valley

Thomas Valley — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:13:00 +0000

The problem with BB’s take on this is that the proper headline is “Kyle Orland thinks SimCity Social is Horrible.”

The game itself, as social networking games go, is quite nice.

By: Ed Ligget. Tuba.

Ed Ligget. Tuba. — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:10:00 +0000

Isn’t referring to most social networking games as “mindless, pointless treadmills” a bit redundant?

By: Bersl

Bersl — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:57:00 +0000

Strange, the only losing move is not to play.

At least, within the context of the simulation.