Is SimCity 5 (2013 version) worth buying?

*Refractive Reflections* · 05-06-2013, 10:00 PM

Hi gamers,

From what I'm observing in this sub-forum, I noticed that most of you gravitate toward adventure/action games but with all of your gaming knowledge and experience I was wondering if any of you played/experienced SimCity 5? Is it worth buying? The reason is because I'm considering it as a gift for a cousin of mine who used to enjoy it a lot back (SimCity 3000, and SimCity 4) in the late '90s and early 2000s.

From reading the Wikipedia summary of the critical reviews, it seems to have mixed critical reviews: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcity_5#Reception
Because of the server problems (which haven't been fixed) and the small size of the city's landscape.

So do any of you think its worth buying? (Of course if my cousin is still interested after 10 or so years is a whole other issue.

) Thanks in advance for all of your input, I guess if I can get the best advice about video/computer games it would be here.

05-06-2013, 10:00 PM	#1
Refractive Reflections Mad Scientist $Refractive Reflections's Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,371	Is SimCity 5 (2013 version) worth buying? Hi gamers, From what I'm observing in this sub-forum, I noticed that most of you gravitate toward adventure/action games but with all of your gaming knowledge and experience I was wondering if any of you played/experienced SimCity 5? Is it worth buying? The reason is because I'm considering it as a gift for a cousin of mine who used to enjoy it a lot back (SimCity 3000, and SimCity 4) in the late '90s and early 2000s. From reading the Wikipedia summary of the critical reviews, it seems to have mixed critical reviews: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcity_5#Reception Because of the server problems (which haven't been fixed) and the small size of the city's landscape. So do any of you think its worth buying? (Of course if my cousin is still interested after 10 or so years is a whole other issue. ) Thanks in advance for all of your input, I guess if I can get the best advice about video/computer games it would be here.
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