edwd

I've played every version up until SC4 too, though not in order. I went back to try SimCity and SimCity 2k. SimCity 4 is my favorite game as well at the moment. SimCity (2013) should have been a must buy for me, but the reviews were so bad that I never got around to it. I really want to make changes to the formula. The game I'm thinking about making isn't just another SimCity clone. SimCity 4 is already too good to do that IMO. I don't want to go into what those changes are though until I've got something people can actually play and see whether they like it.

So, I've just finished a completely unrelated project, and I'm looking for something to do. I REALLY love SimCity 3k and SimCity 4. I'd like to look into making a city builder. I've got a few questions, and I'm open to suggestions. 1.) Do you guys prefer SimCity 3000 style isometric, or the off center style of SimCity 4? I tend toward the SimCity 3000 style, as I find it easier to understand depth and place things. My artist prefers the other style on aesthetic grounds. 2.) How important is multiplayer? How should that work? 3.) How do you guys feel about testing some alpha/beta software when I've got it? Cheers

Hello! I'm edward. But you already have one of those, so you can call me edwd. I am a fan of SimCity 3k, and SimCity 4. I love those games, and always go back to them. I don't like any of the newer city builders. City builders IMHO have gone backwards. I'd like to make my own city builder game. I have some different ideas for how it should work, so hopefully I get around to it.