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Will we ever get another game as realistic and complex as SimCity 4?
Daeris posted a topic in SimCity 4 General Discussion
After 20 years, I still view SimCity 4 to be the best city builder ever created. I'll try to give some bullet points why: It is more than just a traffic simulation In my opinion it's the most artistic representation of city building Graphically it holds up amazingly well even today (mods help with this of course) Speaking of that, it's highly moddable allowing a very custom experience (though let's be honest modding this game isn't easy, it's moderate to hard) It has a never-ending amount of plot variety considering the moddable nature It allows for a variety of gameplay approaches. As I've outlines in some of my earlier forum posts, many can choose to design an amazing metropolis quickly, or you can pour months & years into building up a region slowly and naturally Regions are ahead of their time in a way, and promote the concept of interconnected cities. I'm not sure any other city builder has captured this same level of interconnection. The maxis vibes are strong: the music, the subtle humor, the sims City tile sizes are great! I'm sure I'm missing plenty of reasons why it's the best... Sometimes I find it to be quite wild that in 20+ years we haven't really seen a city builder as good as SimCity 4, in my opinion. Cities Skylines is "ok", but to me it's more of a city painter, and a traffic simulator. It lacks the same quirky maxis vibes that make SimCity 4 so special. Cities skylines 2 has shown that IP isn't going to be the one to topple the king, SimCity 4. I'm curious if anyone else finds SimCity 4 to be the best city builder even made, and why? Please add to my bullet-points why this game is so special to you. Also, do any of you think we'll get another city builder that ever comes close to what SimCity 4 gave/gives us? I wish Maxis was still around, and I wish this IP was still moving forward. Unfortunately SimCity 2013 was a disappointment in my book.
