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.

Peanut · 05-06-2013, 10:16 PM

Not by a long shot. It's missing a lot of the things that made SimCity fun, especially in the long term. It's kind of a disaster right now, to be honest. I'd stay far away from it and not subject your poor poor cousin to the hardships of trying to play the game at all, let alone have fun with it.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that if my cousin gave me SimCity, I'd be pretty upset at them.

愛 · 05-07-2013, 04:19 AM

Not even close to worth it. It's the most dumbed down version of the series with an insane amount of bugs that essentially break the very system they were forcing on us (multiplayer interaction.) Stay very far away from it.

*Refractive Reflections* · 05-08-2013, 08:56 PM

Thanks Peanut and Ai! Much appreciated!

Yeah, I was wary about buying it in the first place after seeing such a dramatic drop from the pre-release to the after-release ratings of the game.

It's a darn shame that a classic game franchise that has been unmade for 10 years, is a HUGE let down for those that really enjoyed it (like my cousin

). (I know that there were other smaller SimCity versions but this was the first major installment since 2003.) ...But its always better to know about these things rather than being disappointed.

Thanks again you two!

~~animal~~ · 05-11-2013, 02:33 PM

Yeah it is worth it do to , 1.Hours of fun simulation , 2.It's multiplayer compatible 3. Come on it's sim city

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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05-08-2013, 08:56 PM	#4
Refractive Reflections Mad Scientist $Refractive Reflections's Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,371	Thanks Peanut and Ai! Much appreciated! Yeah, I was wary about buying it in the first place after seeing such a dramatic drop from the pre-release to the after-release ratings of the game. It's a darn shame that a classic game franchise that has been unmade for 10 years, is a HUGE let down for those that really enjoyed it (like my cousin ). (I know that there were other smaller SimCity versions but this was the first major installment since 2003.) ...But its always better to know about these things rather than being disappointed. Thanks again you two!
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05-06-2013, 10:16 PM	#2
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Not by a long shot. It's missing a lot of the things that made SimCity fun, especially in the long term. It's kind of a disaster right now, to be honest. I'd stay far away from it and not subject your poor poor cousin to the hardships of trying to play the game at all, let alone have fun with it. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if my cousin gave me SimCity, I'd be pretty upset at them.

05-07-2013, 04:19 AM	#3
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Not even close to worth it. It's the most dumbed down version of the series with an insane amount of bugs that essentially break the very system they were forcing on us (multiplayer interaction.) Stay very far away from it.

05-11-2013, 02:33 PM	#5
~~animal~~ Banned Join Date: May 2013 Location: Hobbit hole Posts: 92	Yeah it is worth it do to , 1.Hours of fun simulation , 2.It's multiplayer compatible 3. Come on it's sim city