Some of these posts are so negative that if you pre-ordered you felt compelled to cancel and if you were thinking of buying you did not want to anymore. In fact some people (not necessarily on simtropolis) were advocating to pre-order and then cancel just before release as a way of voicing their disapproval or exacting punishment. The fact of the matter is the game like all games is not going to please everybody but the only question is, will it please YOU? I'm a firm believer that the truth often lies in the middle not at the extremes, we should therefore take peoples opinions including my own with a grain of salt and if you have any doubts then just wait a few days or a week and then make an informed decision once everybody has had a chance weigh in. The formal reviews are starting to trickle in and SimCity looks a lot more favorable than the beta assessments, again don't be swayed by overly positive or negative reviews, aim for the consensus and I'm sure you will be happy with YOUR decision.
