Cities XL and XXL?

[mayorgreener 37]

Hello,

Sorry if I am asking the Q in the wrong section...

What are your views on Cities XL and XXL? I can't play CS due to sys req. but I can play SC 2013. Are XL or XXL better than SC 2013? 

Thanks

  Edited July 23, 2015 by timmie  
Moved to correct forum

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/forum/53-cities-xxl-general-discussion/

[JimmiG 4]

In my experience, Cities XL/XXL run more poorly than either SimCity 2013 or Cities Skylines. SimCity 2013 probably has the lowest system req's, but Cities Skylines doesn't need that much more, especially 'vanilla', without extra buildings or unlocked tiles.

As for what's "better", that's a matter of preference. Cities XXL gives you huge plots to build on, but the simulation isn't as deep and there isn't as much actual "gameplay". For example, higher classes of houses are simply "unlocked" at a certain population milestone, and then you can place them freely wherever you want. In SimCity and Cities Skylines, you actually have to level up buildings by providing parks, schools, services etc. Cities XXL feels more like a "world editor" than a city simulation.

My suggestion would be to either save up and upgrade your system so it can run Cities Skylines, or give SimCity 4 a try.