Celebrating 20 years of no competitors to SimCity 4

[GrafvonMoltke]

Oh look, another "Old Game Good/New Game Bad" codex classic!

 

[Vic]

I’ve had a great time playing SimCity 4, would love to replay after being reminded of it by this thread again. Cities: Skylines, not so much.

The only other thing that comes close is OpenTTD but it’s a transport simulation. Both are great games tho, OpenTTD might actually beat it because of how good the trains system is.

 

[Norfleet]

Oh look, another "Old Game Good/New Game Bad" codex classic!

What new game? There hasn't BEEN a new game.

 

[GarlandExCon]

Does anyone play SimCity BuildIt?

I'm kinda hooked on it right now. I dislike some things about it but enjoy the design challenges

 

[GrafvonMoltke]

I play Cities Skylines and I'M FOOKIN' PROUD

 

[anvi]

SimCity is nice but I found it too simple even as a kid. Build grid cities with even distribution of services, balance the RCI bars, fill the map. I wanted more. The disasters were no fun to me. Destroy what you just spent time building so you can build it again? No thanks. SimCity 2000 had an Army base but it didn't really do anything more than the crappy police/fire station. I always wanted a game where you build the city but it gets attacked too and you have to build an army as well. There are some games kind of like that.

 

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

I always wanted a game where you build the city but it gets attacked too and you have to build an army as well. There are some games kind of like that.

Same.

Closest things are the Impression Games City builders, and perhaps Outpost 2 which is like an RTS/Citybuilder hybrid.

 

[MerchantKing]

What happened to your name Kruno? Change it back now!

 

[Zarniwoop]

SimCity is nice but I found it too simple even as a kid. Build grid cities with even distribution of services, balance the RCI bars, fill the map. I wanted more. The disasters were no fun to me. Destroy what you just spent time building so you can build it again? No thanks. SimCity 2000 had an Army base but it didn't really do anything more than the crappy police/fire station. I always wanted a game where you build the city but it gets attacked too and you have to build an army as well. There are some games kind of like that.

Like Pharaoh, Ceasar etc?

 

[Perkel]

time to resurrect thread. I'm not youtuber i just record some stuff from time to time due to various reasons like answering someone, argument on 'dex etc. Once i recorded tutorial on how to make small villages in SC4. I think i made this very video for someone on 'dex asking how to make small village. YEARS after i get this in notifications:

video in question: