SimCity 4 & SimCity Societies

Syxx_Killer · 11-26-09, 08:58 PM

I kind of liked this genre of game for a while. I played SimCity 2000 Network Edition way back in 1997 when it came with a Compaq computer. Flash forward a few years and I got SimCity 3000 Ulimited. At the time I had a hard time choosing between SC3000 and Tropico.

Never did get Tropico.

I gave Tropico 3 a try and my computer couldn't take the heat. I've been thinking of the two games in the subject title because they are a part of the SimCity Box collection and my heap can run them. It comes with SC4 and its expansion Rush Hour. It comes with SCC and its expansion Destinations. It also includes Snap City and a trial version of Spore Creature Creator (not interested in Spore). Has anyone played these games? Are they any good? Are there any other SimCity type of games that you would recommend (minus Tropico 3

)?

NeonSamurai · 11-26-09, 09:34 PM

Sim City 4 and addon are pretty good imho. not perfect but pretty good.

societies is a piece of rubbish according to most SC fans

Task Force · 11-26-09, 10:14 PM

hmm... Ive stuck with SS 3000... never played the new ones...

rifleman13 · 11-26-09, 10:46 PM

Recommend SC4+RH with some traffic mods.

Stock SC4+RH traffic just doesn't work according to your plans...

Arclight · 11-27-09, 02:32 AM

Ack, you had to bring up SimCity?

Still mourning the recent murder of Maxis by EA (along with Pandemic and what little remained of Westwood). What made a ton of bucks for EA? The Sims. Who made it? Maxis (though EA even removed their name from the boxart and opening sequences

). But nevermind... corporate BS.

Yeah, SC4 is alright. Had fun playing, though I never got any expansions for it, so can't comment on that.

* still, imho Societes is a no-no, simply because it wasn't developed by Maxis.

As a result, it's just not a SimCity game as you know it.

Raptor1 · 11-27-09, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

corporate BS.

EA BS is much, much worse than just your everyday corporate BS IMO...

danlisa · 11-27-09, 06:44 AM

Ah, great fun and memories of SC4 + RH, I still have it installed somewhere. (even still play SC 2000 on my PSP)

But, WTH was up with SC4s poor performance? Regardless of your rig, it always lagged badly.

Arclight · 11-27-09, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

EA BS is much, much worse than just your everyday corporate BS IMO...

Aye, no kidding. Don't even get me started on their marketing.

11-26-09, 08:58 PM	#1
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	SimCity 4 & SimCity Societies I kind of liked this genre of game for a while. I played SimCity 2000 Network Edition way back in 1997 when it came with a Compaq computer. Flash forward a few years and I got SimCity 3000 Ulimited. At the time I had a hard time choosing between SC3000 and Tropico. Never did get Tropico. I gave Tropico 3 a try and my computer couldn't take the heat. I've been thinking of the two games in the subject title because they are a part of the SimCity Box collection and my heap can run them. It comes with SC4 and its expansion Rush Hour. It comes with SCC and its expansion Destinations. It also includes Snap City and a trial version of Spore Creature Creator (not interested in Spore). Has anyone played these games? Are they any good? Are there any other SimCity type of games that you would recommend (minus Tropico 3 )?

11-26-09, 09:34 PM	#2
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Sim City 4 and addon are pretty good imho. not perfect but pretty good. societies is a piece of rubbish according to most SC fans __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

11-26-09, 10:14 PM	#3
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	hmm... Ive stuck with SS 3000... never played the new ones... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

11-27-09, 02:32 AM	#5
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Ack, you had to bring up SimCity? Still mourning the recent murder of Maxis by EA (along with Pandemic and what little remained of Westwood). What made a ton of bucks for EA? The Sims. Who made it? Maxis (though EA even removed their name from the boxart and opening sequences ). But nevermind... corporate BS. Yeah, SC4 is alright. Had fun playing, though I never got any expansions for it, so can't comment on that. * still, imho Societes is a no-no, simply because it wasn't developed by Maxis. As a result, it's just not a SimCity game as you know it. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

11-27-09, 06:44 AM	#7
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Ah, great fun and memories of SC4 + RH, I still have it installed somewhere. (even still play SC 2000 on my PSP) But, WTH was up with SC4s poor performance? Regardless of your rig, it always lagged badly. __________________

11-26-09, 10:46 PM	#4
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Recommend SC4+RH with some traffic mods. Stock SC4+RH traffic just doesn't work according to your plans...