cities skylines 01 - Senza Nome
Ciao Raga.
I hope you all are doing well.
I know that it's been a rough time for all of us; I've lost an opportunity to come to Europe and meet my friends after such a long time. I am glad that they are doing fine, however. We know that there will always be an opportunity to meet them at another time. We will come stronger and more aware of our planet after this. This has made us reconsider what our privileges are and our connection to nature. As a graduate of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, this has opened opportunities for new ideas that enable a healthier, safer community.
So, I decided to completely abandon my old SimCity 4 City Journal for something much better. I have given a copy of my region to someone and they can do whatever they want with what I had shared. It's not like there's something more to do with the City Journal; but at this point, the experience was getting stale the more you work in it. I've seen and experienced Japan twice now and I feel like it's a good time to bury the hatchet to the saga. 10 years of Okaiken is enough work in my opinion, and I refuse to dig further down holes like others. Now is not the time to be stuck in your own fantasies. It is time to change and try something new. I could not thank my friends enough for helping me get out of that hole and they were kind enough for me to try something new for a new game (uh, not really) that I bought: Cities:Skylines.
They've chosen Italian. [C1234]
Of course it's a little bit more intimidating than I thought, since I'm not Italian, per se. I haven't been into Italy (not yet, but once this virus is over I will immediately plan my trip to Italy to recoup for lost ground from the cancelled trip). I don't know a lot about their culture, their food, their music, their environment and their language. I am not aware of every one's issues aside from what I see on the media. However, like my Japanese-themed journal, I really hope to reveal every nook and cranny and provide a perspective of how I see Italy as similar to what I saw with Japan. I will say this right now. I will mess up a lot. I will disappoint a lot of people. But who cares? Stay foxy, much love. Here's Diodato with my parting gift from Japan to a move in Italy.
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Oh right. Characters. Kind of like Okaiken, right?
Nope! The main character is myself this time (maybe it will change. Maybe I can add some Italian rapper next time? Trust me, I've been listening to a lot of Marracash lately). For now, I feel like this is the right time to express some shock over how beautiful or ugly things are in the world, and maybe you can understand a little bit about my psyche. A little reveal here and there and nothing else. As I had heard, Italians are the masters of moderation. Not much more, not much less. Let's draw some lines here and there and slowly work it out until we find a middle ground in terms of all of this
Anyway, let's slowly reveal what I had been working on. Welcome to the city of... Oh wait I don't have a name for it yet. For now, it will be named "Senza Nome" (No name). Leave a comment below if you have a suggestion to name this city.
We begin with a little overview of the city from above. I know that this does not exactly look like a full fledged, complete city but what is the point of this journal when everything's finished? At the same time, it's looking like a more formidable creation and it has come to a point where I can share some juicy details about it. We will check out the districts at a later update.
We're going to start on this unfinished version of the marina that I took a photo off before the image after. It takes a lot of effort and observation just to make it right on the first scene and I know that I had already messed up this part. Now I don't see myself as a Skibbith level of detailing because I was more concerned about planning and making the street system work. Hence you see a myriad of development from the first overview.
I don't think I am qualified to be your tour guide for today, but here's the city's most beautiful area: The marina of the city. Here you can see people that can afford a yacht. Now, I don't see myself as owning a yacht in the future but it's fun to try one someday. Beside the marina, a major avenue straddles the waterfront. This is the Viale Palermo, used by city motorists and trucks alike.
A major avenue near a major attraction makes it a hazard for citizens and tourists. Bollards were installed at this avenue just in the past few years after a number of people got hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross the wide avenue. Nevertheless, the avenue's bollards add a little more charm to the area. YUou can feel like you are from some European City that uses a lot of bollards. Maybe the folks from North America can use these more on their urban planning projects... You would be seeing a lot of concrete if the bollards are not there, and it complements the seaside houses. I wonder what the value of these homes are, but they must be really expensive to live there.
This city is also known for its public transportation system. I have yet to sort it out into routes that make a lot sense but so far it works. It has a metro, a commuter rail system, several tram and bus lines, and a trolleybus route. The city is spending quite an exorbitant amount of money on it but so far it has not invested in roads. The city remains to be one of the most congested in the country, though at 8pm, it doesn't seem to be as bad in the city centre as it should be?
Now, we come along to the city's main plaza, Piazza San Giovanni, named after the road that leads to another district of the city (Via San Giovanni). The plaza used to contain a statue and several flower beds, but they were hastily demolished so that a new tram line can run through the district. Shame about the plants though.
A few blocks away we see the cathedral of this city. Shame that it isn't its time to shine for this update, but we will find the time someday. Soon can't come soon enough.
Oh look, we made a wrong turn into one of many tight alleys of the city. There are restaurants in the vicinity but due to its low visibility, it does not seem to have a lot of business going on. Maybe not because this is where actually the locals eat, away from the touristy parts of the city. But you may never know! The city is filled with these random alleys, and there is much more to discover on the later updates. The city implemented some suspended lighting to save some space for the roads below.
A few turns from Via San Giovanni we come along Via Roma, technically the city's main thoroughfare but it has since relinquished the title from Viale Milano due East of it. At the end of the road, we see the city's main train station, complete with a tall tower that hasn't really seen its use aside from being an observation tower that charges 25 Euros for a three minute view.
Alright. That's it for today. Leave a comment below.
Grazie Raga. Arrivederci.
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