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Been playing this over the weekend with a friend. Enjoying it.

Not too bothered about the city size. To me it is more realistic.

Only problem I'm having is with my casinos. I have 6 casinos and 7 police stations with max cars and some choppers but have a ridiculous amount of crime.

Just can't reduce it at all.
 
This was my disappointing game of the year.

I just wished they would have increased city size as I loved having huge cities not several different cities for different purposes.
 
Or if bigger cities is not possible then they could be closer. Even if it meant that we could not look around while in city view (like in SC4)

It just looks weird when you have a square of buildings and nothing around it.
 
They keep harping on that we've got regions instead of bigger cities, but they're not running to a common time, each plays independently.

To sum up :
Great idea for a game. Looks lovely. Half arsed implementation. Mac version has terrible performance. :(
 
I installed this again after the traffic update, started up a game on my own with the intention of creating several regions (not worth playing with other people). Started and after a few minutes I thought I just can't be arsed with this.

I think bigger cities is all that would get me to try it again, but as that's never happening...
 
Tried to get into this again, but finding it tough. When it first came out I liked the take on its visual design but it seems very restricted after an hour or so of game play - you reach the end IMO.

In contrast, Cities XL you could play for hours on end.
 
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Gangster said:
Tried to get into this again, but finding it tough. When it first came out I liked the take on its visual design but it seems very restricted after an hour or so of game play - you reach the end IMO.

In contrast, Cities XL you could play for hours on end.
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This is my problem too. In all the other Sim Citys and Cities XL you can just keep tinkering forever, whereas SimCity V feels like you can pretty much "finish" it, which is hardly the point of a sim game!

So no incentive to go back once you've played it once really :(
 
I made the colossal mistake of buying this game without doing any research. I've been playing Sim city since I was 5 years old on a 386MX with 8MB of ram.

Needless to say, this game ******* sucks ***

After 3 hours of this dismal production, I am so disappointed with it I don't even know where to begin.

My only consolation is that I only paid 20 pounds for it (bought through amazon.com paid in $). Uninstalled now and never again to see the light of day.
 
i played it like 3 times and that was it. Wish i hadnt spent £40 on it. I also wish SC4 would work on modern PC's :(
 
sansnom said:
I made the colossal mistake of buying this game without doing any research. I've been playing Sim city since I was 5 years old on a 386MX with 8MB of ram.

Needless to say, this game ******* sucks ***

After 3 hours of this dismal production, I am so disappointed with it I don't even know where to begin.

My only consolation is that I only paid 20 pounds for it (bought through amazon.com paid in $). Uninstalled now and never again to see the light of day.
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Overlag said:
i played it like 3 times and that was it. Wish i hadnt spent £40 on it. I also wish SC4 would work on modern PC's :(
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Really is a shame, they're too busy releasing rollercoaster etc DLC's for it :(
 
Just noticed I got this email on Tuesday:

SimCity Improvements

Since SimCity launched in March, Maxis has been committed to improving the game, including restoring formerly disabled features, adding new features and delivering free content. We've completed eight major game updates, and we are here to share what we've accomplished so far and the steps we're continuing to take to make SimCity better.


Improvements
• Improved game stability – Stability has seen significant improvements, greatly reducing cases where cities stop processing or cannot be found.

• Restored disabled features – Cheetah Speed, Achievements, Global Markets, Region Filters and Leaderboards are now available.

• Improved traffic – Traffic behavior is smarter. Vehicles can make right turns on red lights and accelerate and decelerate faster, allowing them to leave buildings and cross intersections more efficiently. The number of lines formed by all available vehicles converging in a single spot is reduced, and commute times have been staggered to make for a more realistic flow.

• Upgraded servers – All servers have been upgraded to ensure faster speed and performance.

• Tuned RCI zoning – The game has been tuned to make Industrial zones a more important part of your city. There is now a profit dependence on freight deliveries that is crucial to keeping your Commercial buildings happy. Additionally, demand bars will respond more accurately to which zones are needed in your city. This means the game is more challenging, industrial cities are more important in region play and the RCI bars provide players with clearer direction.

• Fixed terrains – Improvements have been made where the terrain covers sections of the road when the camera is zoomed out.



New additions
• Raise and lower roads – A new tool allows players to raise new roads, turning them into bridges, or lower them to create tunnels and underpasses.

• Multi-entrance maps – Six region maps, including two with multiple entrances that were designed in celebration of the upcoming SimCity Cities of Tomorrow Expansion Pack, have been created. These free maps include Edgewater Bay, Desolation, Granite Lakes, Serenity Key, Rambling Badlands and Verdant Jungle.

• New buildings: More than 80 new variations of existing buildings and 20 new hotels add more variety to your cities.

• New free content: Reignite the glory of Rome with the new Roman Luck Casino or keep your residents happy and spiritual with four distinct Houses of Worship. Available to play in game now. If you purchased the game before Sept 12, you also received the free Launch Park as a reward for being one of our first players.

• Tree tools: Place individual trees along your city roads. This tool is located at the end of the Nature Parks menu.



If you haven't played SimCity in a while, we encourage you to experience the improvements and new features for yourself. Let us know what you think – Maxis is committed to improving SimCity!
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Anyone bothering to try it out?
 
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