Sim City Societies

Spike88 · 08-18-09, 11:05 AM

I'm a big fan of City building games, simcity series, anno series, etc. I recently bought the Simcity box, which comes with Simcity Societies and Simcity Deluxe, for the price of buying simcity deluxe. I've had it for atleast a month, and haven't really touched the socities portion till about a week ago.

Not the worse mistake i've ever made, but its pretty high up there. It took me about 45 minutes to get the game and its expansion installed. I played for 10 minutes before closing it, with much distaste.
Today I go to uninstall it, to free up my hard drive, and had to wait 20 minutes to uninstall the expansion. I haven't uninstalled the main game yet, but I know its going to take just as long.

If it wasn't for the fact that it was basically free with simcity deluxe, I would be pissed for spending the money.

Edit: Just finished uninstalling the main game, took about an hour.

Dowly · 08-18-09, 01:06 PM

Ah yes, tried it once at my friend's and it was pretttty darn horrible.

mookiemookie · 08-18-09, 01:12 PM

After hearing story after story like this about SimCity Societies, I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. A shame, because I loved all of the SimCity games going back to the original and on through 4.

This is the one I'm eagerly awaiting: http://www.citiesxl.com/

Spike88 · 08-18-09, 01:14 PM

I had heard good and bad stories about Societies, that why I gave it a try.

I've seen the trailers for Cities XL, it looks awesome. I like the fact that you can zone property that isn't square in shape. I'm just hoping my aging computer can play it.

The only thing I dont like about cities, is the fact that the civilians look so cartoony.

Ilpalazzo · 08-29-09, 02:59 PM

Yeah it's terrible isn't it? No new SimCity or even announcement of a new SimCity since freakin 4. I still play SC4 with expansion.

I've been watching CitiesXL for a while now. Pretty damn excited about it.

Just curious. Has anybody tried playing SimCity 4 multiplayer-like? I've read that it can be played in a sort-of multiplayer by creating a symlink for the region folder on a network drive. The idea is that each player would be accessing the same region folder and saving their cities on it.

SimCity 2000 Network edition tanked though. So I guess nobody is interested in a multiplayer SimCity game. I've actually been trying to play sc2k network edition lately. I think I need vmware with win98 to do it though because this thing just keeps crashing.

Dowly · 08-29-09, 04:35 PM

Tried SC4 aswell, didnt like it at all. Where was the fun? SC3 is the best IMHO, partly for it's humorous take on things.

08-18-09, 11:05 AM	#1
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Sim City Societies I'm a big fan of City building games, simcity series, anno series, etc. I recently bought the Simcity box, which comes with Simcity Societies and Simcity Deluxe, for the price of buying simcity deluxe. I've had it for atleast a month, and haven't really touched the socities portion till about a week ago. Not the worse mistake i've ever made, but its pretty high up there. It took me about 45 minutes to get the game and its expansion installed. I played for 10 minutes before closing it, with much distaste. Today I go to uninstall it, to free up my hard drive, and had to wait 20 minutes to uninstall the expansion. I haven't uninstalled the main game yet, but I know its going to take just as long. If it wasn't for the fact that it was basically free with simcity deluxe, I would be pissed for spending the money. Edit: Just finished uninstalling the main game, took about an hour. __________________ Last edited by Spike88; 08-18-09 at 12:25 PM.

08-18-09, 01:12 PM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	After hearing story after story like this about SimCity Societies, I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. A shame, because I loved all of the SimCity games going back to the original and on through 4. This is the one I'm eagerly awaiting: http://www.citiesxl.com/ __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

08-18-09, 01:14 PM	#4
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I had heard good and bad stories about Societies, that why I gave it a try. I've seen the trailers for Cities XL, it looks awesome. I like the fact that you can zone property that isn't square in shape. I'm just hoping my aging computer can play it. The only thing I dont like about cities, is the fact that the civilians look so cartoony. __________________

08-18-09, 01:06 PM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Ah yes, tried it once at my friend's and it was pretttty darn horrible.

08-29-09, 02:59 PM	#5
Ilpalazzo Frogman Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 309 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Yeah it's terrible isn't it? No new SimCity or even announcement of a new SimCity since freakin 4. I still play SC4 with expansion. I've been watching CitiesXL for a while now. Pretty damn excited about it. Just curious. Has anybody tried playing SimCity 4 multiplayer-like? I've read that it can be played in a sort-of multiplayer by creating a symlink for the region folder on a network drive. The idea is that each player would be accessing the same region folder and saving their cities on it. SimCity 2000 Network edition tanked though. So I guess nobody is interested in a multiplayer SimCity game. I've actually been trying to play sc2k network edition lately. I think I need vmware with win98 to do it though because this thing just keeps crashing.

08-29-09, 04:35 PM	#6
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Tried SC4 aswell, didnt like it at all. Where was the fun? SC3 is the best IMHO, partly for it's humorous take on things.