I was really looking forward to this game. I had followed all the comments in the citiesxl main forum and what was promised.
When I got my limited edition of citiesXl through the post I could not wait to load it on the PC and start building. Well I can certainly say the game really matches what it says on the box..."Limited". Like so many of you I thought it would include the massive transit (A city without this feature is very naked), plus the fact I thought that the limited edition also included 2 free GEMS (the ski resort and the Holiday beach resort). However I Persevered. I must say the building graphics are amaizing and It was really showing promise untill I got down to ground Level.
Why? oh! Why? did they insist in putting in those horrible looking avatars. It really spoils the impression of actually being in a real city environment. Those cartoony characters really put me off zooming to street level cos they certainly don't match their realistic surroundings. They should have kept the same looking avatars as were in CityLife or better still make them more realistic looking as those in Tropicano 3 (who's vehicles I must say look better also).
I have played this game on and off quite a few times, but , I'm affraid I am very disapointed. I find it very dificult to really get dragged into the game and tend to loose interest very quickly. There is no adictiveness as I have had in past games such as the sim city series, Children of the Nile, Pharoah, Caeser III, New York Tycoon, Anno 1404, Tropico 1 and now Tropico 3(which I am very adicted to at the moment).
To me, like so many others have mentioned, the game feels incomplete and also missed that oomph appeal that keeps you wanting to play and play like some of the other titles I've mentioned above.
