Comments on: Gameplay video for upcoming edition of SimCity http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 11:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jason Baker http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1552640 Jason Baker Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1552640 Unfortunately, that's still city planning circa 2012 in much of this country. Unfortunately, that’s still city planning circa 2012 in much of this country.

]]> By: heng http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551943 heng Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551943  Yeah, it's US centric city planning circa 1950. Zoned and lots of roads.  Yeah, it’s US centric city planning circa 1950. Zoned and lots of roads.

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551821 teapot Tue, 09 Oct 2012 02:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551821 Your comment needs commas :) Your comment needs commas :)

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551817 teapot Tue, 09 Oct 2012 02:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551817 Ha! I love Sim City and was going to put my piracy hat on the hook and shell out for this when it comes out but, with moves like insisting on internet connection, I might just put the hat back on and staple it to my head so I never think of taking it off for EA again. There are a many games that have this internet connection requirement and many of those end up cracked to override that requirement. Cracked and free on the tubez. Ha!

I love Sim City and was going to put my piracy hat on the hook and shell out for this when it comes out but, with moves like insisting on internet connection, I might just put the hat back on and staple it to my head so I never think of taking it off for EA again.

There are a many games that have this internet connection requirement and many of those end up cracked to override that requirement. Cracked and free on the tubez.

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551794 teapot Tue, 09 Oct 2012 02:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551794 ☑ Pants: Creamed ☑ Pants: Creamed

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551730 ocker3 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551730  It almost needs a TV/Movie-like ratings system. I normally play games with obscenity filters off, but something like Spore could really use a way to edit out the millionth penis-monster  It almost needs a TV/Movie-like ratings system. I normally play games with obscenity filters off, but something like Spore could really use a way to edit out the millionth penis-monster

]]> By: Rock Hardwood http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551699 Rock Hardwood Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551699 Remember when the home-based video game systems got better than the ones at the arcade, and you thought "If I buy this cartridge, I'll never have to put quarters in a slot again!" Remember when the home-based video game systems got better than the ones at the arcade, and you thought “If I buy this cartridge, I’ll never have to put quarters in a slot again!”

]]> By: semiotix http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551649 semiotix Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551649 YOU CAN'T CUT BACK ON OFFLINE PLAY! YOU WILL REGRET THIS! ...huh, no image attached. Oh well. [irateSimCity2000Advisor.jpg] YOU CAN’T CUT BACK ON OFFLINE PLAY! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!

…huh, no image attached. Oh well. [irateSimCity2000Advisor.jpg]

]]> By: dmc10 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551596 dmc10 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551596 When I heard about it at E3, was excited, until I heard about the forced connection crap. It's freakin SimCity people, it's supposed to a single-player god game. You want to offer multi-player, fine, but by forcing it and your DRM down our throats -- you lost another once excited customer. When I heard about it at E3, was excited, until I heard about the forced connection crap. It’s freakin SimCity people, it’s supposed to a single-player god game. You want to offer multi-player, fine, but by forcing it and your DRM down our throats — you lost another once excited customer.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551498 Boundegar Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551498 It really is boring.  My son and I both played it a little, but it got old fast.  To be fair, the DRM is almost invisible.  I've installed my copy on 3-4 machines, and always play offline.  Going online kind of ruins the game: Maxis populated the universe with hundreds of fun-looking critters, but when you connect, the game downloads lots of ugly random creatures that were designed by kids and have named like "penis1234." It really is boring.  My son and I both played it a little, but it got old fast.  To be fair, the DRM is almost invisible.  I’ve installed my copy on 3-4 machines, and always play offline.  Going online kind of ruins the game: Maxis populated the universe with hundreds of fun-looking critters, but when you connect, the game downloads lots of ugly random creatures that were designed by kids and have named like “penis1234.”

]]> By: BrianPuccio http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551441 BrianPuccio Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551441 Since power, water, sewage, etc. all travel by road, there goes the idea of trying to make a mass transit only city. I'd prefer to mico-manage power, water, sewage, etc. and build transit as needed. Since power, water, sewage, etc. all travel by road, there goes the idea of trying to make a mass transit only city. I’d prefer to mico-manage power, water, sewage, etc. and build transit as needed.

]]> By: joeposts http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551394 joeposts Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551394 SimCity Societies had some car-free options. You could build yurts for the hippies and they didn't need streets. But it was a horrible game and crippled by bugs. SimCity 4 Deluxe plus the NAM mod lets you build pedestrian malls and paths, but you're right it's usually car-centric, even with the many public transportation options. SimCity Societies had some car-free options. You could build yurts for the hippies and they didn’t need streets. But it was a horrible game and crippled by bugs.

SimCity 4 Deluxe plus the NAM mod lets you build pedestrian malls and paths, but you’re right it’s usually car-centric, even with the many public transportation options.

]]> By: jayson http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551388 jayson Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551388 "SimCity is a game about endless choices. Ultimately, you can do whatever you want." I wish that were true. Every game of SimCity begins with a vast canvas of possibilities, but before too long, you realize that you're just trying to figure out what choices the simulation needs you to make to fit its model of what makes a city work. I've always wanted a version that would let me experiment with car-free cities covered in bicycle boulevards, or a Venice-like city crisscrossed by canals, a pastoral shire with walking paths and horses, a future with self-driving cars, or anything else. It seems like each version of SimCity is just the same as the last one, with incremental improvements to the graphics. Darn. “SimCity is a game about endless choices. Ultimately, you can do whatever you want.”

I wish that were true. Every game of SimCity begins with a vast canvas of possibilities, but before too long, you realize that you’re just trying to figure out what choices the simulation needs you to make to fit its model of what makes a city work.
I’ve always wanted a version that would let me experiment with car-free cities covered in bicycle boulevards, or a Venice-like city crisscrossed by canals, a pastoral shire with walking paths and horses, a future with self-driving cars, or anything else. It seems like each version of SimCity is just the same as the last one, with incremental improvements to the graphics.

Darn.

]]> By: Mike Robinson http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551357 Mike Robinson Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551357 To be fair, it also has a 1.5 star rating because it's incredibly boring To be fair, it also has a 1.5 star rating because it’s incredibly boring

]]> By: royaltrux http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551327 royaltrux Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551327 To this day, Spore (Mac/Win) has less than a 1.5 star rating on Amazon because of the consumer backlash caused by heavy handed DRM. How many sales were lost to that? Would you buy a one star game that you didn't know a whole lot about? To this day, Spore (Mac/Win) has less than a 1.5 star rating on Amazon because of the consumer backlash caused by heavy handed DRM. How many sales were lost to that? Would you buy a one star game that you didn’t know a whole lot about?

]]> By: LintMan http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551325 LintMan Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551325 The game looks good, but it's a crying shame they're tyring to turn a classic single player game franchise into an online income scheme.  (FYI: EA has announced that all their future games will focus on online play now.)  No one who wants to to be able to play their single player games without having to be online and deal with monetization schemes to extract more money from them should buy anything from EA. The game looks good, but it’s a crying shame they’re tyring to turn a classic single player game franchise into an online income scheme.  (FYI: EA has announced that all their future games will focus on online play now.)  No one who wants to to be able to play their single player games without having to be online and deal with monetization schemes to extract more money from them should buy anything from EA.

]]> By: SoKatt http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551305 SoKatt Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551305 EA is insisting on an always-online only status for Sim City 5.  Check out the hordes of unhappy fans at simtropolis.com.  Unless your car has a steady WiFi connection you won't be playing there...  EA is in the opinion of a lot of people making a huge mistake with this move. EA is insisting on an always-online only status for Sim City 5.  Check out the hordes of unhappy fans at simtropolis.com.  Unless your car has a steady WiFi connection you won’t be playing there…  EA is in the opinion of a lot of people making a huge mistake with this move.

]]> By: solitaire http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551303 solitaire Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551303 It has always-online DRM and $20 day-one DLC. It has an in-game store (no mods?) and is heavy on the "social gaming": http://media.pcgamer.com/files/2012/08/simcity_002-610x343.jpg Boingboing, do you really want to support these practices? It has always-online DRM and $20 day-one DLC. It has an in-game store (no mods?) and is heavy on the “social gaming”: http://media.pcgamer.com/files/2012/08/simcity_002-610×343.jpg

Boingboing, do you really want to support these practices?

]]> By: CastanhasDoPara http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551300 CastanhasDoPara Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551300 That looks superb! Real shame I won't be playing this until the ass hats at EA get over this "connect to our damn servers every time to play single player" BS. I mean really, why in the hell would you do that? I've always been somewhat interested in multi-player, real-time SimCity with other people but not nearly as much as I am in just plopping down for 8 to 10 hours to build my ideal city far away from the real world. So in essence, if you are reading this EA, you just lost a long time customer (actually bought every SimCity since the original came out on 3.5 inch firmys with the 'code sheets'). Thanks so much for punishing me because you fear losing a little money. Also, eventually somebody will crack this and make it available for free. So there's that too. Your schemes and machinations will only serve to piss off your fan-base (what's left of it anyway, SimCity Societies was awful, just awful and I still want my money back for that one.) That looks superb!

Real shame I won’t be playing this until the ass hats at EA get over this “connect to our damn servers every time to play single player” BS.

I mean really, why in the hell would you do that? I’ve always been somewhat interested in multi-player, real-time SimCity with other people but not nearly as much as I am in just plopping down for 8 to 10 hours to build my ideal city far away from the real world.

So in essence, if you are reading this EA, you just lost a long time customer (actually bought every SimCity since the original came out on 3.5 inch firmys with the ‘code sheets’). Thanks so much for punishing me because you fear losing a little money. Also, eventually somebody will crack this and make it available for free. So there’s that too. Your schemes and machinations will only serve to piss off your fan-base (what’s left of it anyway, SimCity Societies was awful, just awful and I still want my money back for that one.)

]]> By: alternatelives http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551295 alternatelives Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551295 Looks good, but... I have a real bone to pick with EA, and will likely never buy anything from them again.  Why? They ruined one of my favorite franchises! C&C - Red Alert 3: Terrible C&C 4- Tiberian Twilight: Don't even mention it. C&C Tiberian Alliances: Free-to-Play? Really? C&C Generals 2: Planned Free to play, no single player!  The best part: they said they were bringing Generals back to the roots of C&C. Ironically enough, those roots were the single-player campaigns. Westwood lives in death! Looks good, but…
I have a real bone to pick with EA, and will likely never buy anything from them again. 
Why? They ruined one of my favorite franchises!

C&C – Red Alert 3: Terrible
C&C 4- Tiberian Twilight: Don’t even mention it.
C&C Tiberian Alliances: Free-to-Play? Really?
C&C Generals 2: Planned Free to play, no single player! 

The best part: they said they were bringing Generals back to the roots of C&C. Ironically enough, those roots were the single-player campaigns.

Westwood lives in death!

]]> By: Mike Robinson http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551294 Mike Robinson Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551294 I love the work they did to make a massive amount of data look trivial I love the work they did to make a massive amount of data look trivial

]]> By: sweetcraspy http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551283 sweetcraspy Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551283 You may be fishing for this, but the new Sim City will require an internet connection to play single player, a la Diablo 3.  BoingBoing may want to read up on the DRM scheme. http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Maxis-Says-Always-DRM-SimCity-Necessary-43465.html You may be fishing for this, but the new Sim City will require an internet connection to play single player, a la Diablo 3.  BoingBoing may want to read up on the DRM scheme.

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Maxis-Says-Always-DRM-SimCity-Necessary-43465.html

]]> By: Mike Robinson http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551282 Mike Robinson Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551282 Good luck with that; it requires an internet connection Good luck with that; it requires an internet connection

]]> By: Aloisius http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551278 Aloisius Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551278 Ooo, nifty. I loved simcity as a kid. Ooo, nifty. I loved simcity as a kid.

]]> By: knowles http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/gameplay-video-for-upcoming-ed.html#comment-1551269 knowles Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185808#comment-1551269 i can't wait to play this game to kill time on long drives. i can’t wait to play this game to kill time on long drives.

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