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Does the pope wear a tall hat? of course it's not because of Simcity 2013 - at least not directly. Maybe the release of the new game brought some more attention to the series but I highly doubt people are here because of that trainwreak. I've looked at the other City simulation games and SC4 is still easily the best!

Awesome man, I love the realism. All the buildings are the appropriate height and compliment each other in terms of colour and style (I spend hours doing this myself). I like the way you've done your waterfront with the 'double step' approach so there isn't a huge drop-off into the water (but can still keep the rest of the city raised up).   You've clearly put a ton of effort into it, good job.

Yeah same here, sigh...Not to be sadly.

  Exactly, this is why SC2013 will never be popular - it can't come close to matching SC4's realism. Very nice city, I love the canal and green spaces.

It looks very American to me, alot like Boston or one of the other old cities.

The decision to retire older EA games is never an easy one to make but in order to re-allocate servers and resources to more popular titles I would hope they mean some secretly planned Simcity 5 they weren't telling us about, but I highly, highly, highly doubt it. They probably still think Simcity will go somewhere.

Its a transportation managment game not city building game. I really don't understand the point of that, it seems more like a job than a game. At the end of the day you've got no unique city to be proud of, just some quickly traversing citizens. Seems pretty boring to me.

Why would I want a half completed city sim game? If I wanted to manage the transportation of a city I'd at least like to built it too.

Looks pretty good, although I'll wait for reviews first. Much better graphically speaking than the new Simcity, they actually went for realism over goofiness.

That's pretty cool, I like the way you've placed the arena

I guess it's time for round two huh? hehehehe...

Actually I now believe them on this, and since it was their decision then I've lost all respect for Maxis. I mean honestly...an online Simcity? what a stupid idea. It would be fine if it just had a simple optional multi-player, but forced online is just ridiculous. Not to mention the graphical style is suitable only for young children imo - which is kind of a big middle finger to long time fans.

Lol! if one guy who didn't even work on the game can get a semi-working offline version going in a week then surely Maxis's claim that offline mode is impossible is a lie. If not they need to hire this guy.

I'm so glad I started hating the new SC before it became cool, lol.

Just an Update: The images have now been corrected and are no longer stretch, several new images have also been added.

Hi Guys. This is my first city journal entry - the Habour city of Port Lantea, and first city of the Eternal Sounds region, Neu Westfalen --- Population: 233,359. SPECIAL THANKS TO RepublicMaster for helping me correct my images (and creating the background story for my ongoing City Journal). I put alot of work into the CBD and Port area in particular so we'll start here. Port Lantea is the Eternal Sound's main Financial Hub and is home to numerous international corporations, many of whom have their global HQs here. Needless to say it is also the largest commercial port in the region, with large container, LNG, Oil and Cruise-liner facilities as well as a Luxury Marina. The port is also home to the nation's largest naval base (at right), but I'll cover that in an upcoming post. The busy container-port... ...operates 24/7 The NWS Westphalia - a decommissioned Battleship that serves as a tourist attraction for citizens and tourists alike. It is kept in servicable condition in the unlikely chance it should ever be needed. The Westphalia is a relic launched in 1941 and served in WWII against Imperial Japan in the Pacific, it was upgraded twice before being removed from service in 1985. The port can accommodate up to 4 cruise liners at a time - an important facility for the entire region's tourism industry. The Spinnaker Tower is the perfect centerpiece for a Marina. Downtown Mall and open, green space near the main Stadium The main highway (sunken) runs straight through the city and right along the CBD to provide efficient, low-congestion transportation. The main Stadium and Convention Centre are located in the CBD, right next to the main HSR terminal & main Highway for easy, efficient access. Large Apartment blocks surround a central park near the CBD Night-shot of the CBD. The Central Sports/Cultural district contains a variety of arenas and venues. Port Lantea's biggest Church. A couple of overviews of the whole city. That's it for now, more coming soon. hope you all like.

Lol, if Simcity taught me anything it's that throwing money out of the limo causes a higher approval rating.

I would complain but then again...does anything really need to be said. I'm starting to feel story for Maxis, they did make SC4 so I'll always respect them for that. I just hope this game won't be the end for them - hopefully it will be the end of the DRM-everything policy.

Don't do it, the new Simcity is garbage and if you buy it your only supporting EA's DRM-obsessed philosophy (something that dearly needs to die in a very big way). Let this crappy simcity fail, sit back and enjoy the fireworks.

Totally agree, I'm loathing this new sugarpuff playtime simcity.

Woah claim down big dude, it's your fault for buying that retarded game. Most wise gamers figured this would happen a long time ago, he looked a little too old to be playing a game designed for young children anyway.

It shouldn't really be news to you, most people here started off optimistic but slowly lost hope as more and more details came to light. We were really hoping for a sequel or at least a worthy reboot.