Cities XL

**G.I.BRO** · Aug 27, 2009, 03:30 PM

I loved the orig SimCity games back in the day, so im really hoping that this can lead to the same addiction. Looks promising!

Key features of CITIES XL™ include:
Hundreds of buildings and monuments based on American and European-influenced architectural styles
Extra large and incredibly detailed 3D maps feature a variety of terrains: mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in different climates from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate. Topography and terrain affect resource availability and city design
Sophisticated transport system: players can define the number and uses of traffic lanes; while using bridges and tunnels to expand the size of their cities
Realistic representation of the population. Citizens have a profile consisting of age, education and wealth. These profiles will affect what types of services and entertainment the player must make available to the city's inhabitants.
Self-sufficient global economy, balanced by price fluctuations and citizen demands throughout the game world
On going content production allowing player to regularly upgrade their game.
GEMs (Gameplay Extension Modules) allow players to switch their mayor position for CEO seats, from car dealerships to ski resorts, players will find a wide variety of businesses available to them.
Fantastic high-end graphics engine provides near photo-realistic quality visuals
Developed by the team that created the popular City Life serie
Planet offer allow users to :
Create interconnected cities on persistents planet, populate a world
Trade with each others in a global economy and specialize their cities
Visit each other creation, customize their avatar, chat, create their blog and social network
Participate in events and competitions

sittal · Aug 27, 2009, 03:41 PM

Wow! I really hope they deliver

October 9th!

Quote:

The following digital download network will also support Cities XL: Steam, Direct2Drive, Trygames, Impulsedriven, Gametap

**G.I.BRO** · Aug 27, 2009, 03:44 PM

lumpyhed · Aug 27, 2009, 03:52 PM

This thread has perked my attention

spindoctor · Aug 27, 2009, 08:03 PM

if anyone is planning to buy this from a digital distribution service, impulse has a 20% preorder discount going for it.

http://www.impulsedriven.com/citiesxlle

Debello · Aug 27, 2009, 08:11 PM

Played the beta and unless they add a bunch of stuff recently, it has absolutely no depth. The original Simcity seemed to be a better city simulator then Cities XL.

**G.I.BRO** · Aug 27, 2009, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debello

Played the beta and unless they add a bunch of stuff recently, it has absolutely no depth. The original Simcity seemed to be a better city simulator then Cities XL.

Crushed...

sittal · Aug 27, 2009, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by **G.I.BRO**

Crushed...

same here

javiermq · Aug 27, 2009, 09:51 PM

Hey, the game's not out yet, give them some benefit of the doubt, it might be good now, I'm having faith in this game.

Pr3tty F1y · Aug 27, 2009, 10:06 PM

I hate to say it, but not a "Maxis" title, means mega

spindoctor · Aug 28, 2009, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debello

The original Simcity seemed to be a better city simulator then Cities XL.

mastervampire · Sep 1, 2009, 10:06 PM

DEMO = Fail?

Brinkman · Oct 10, 2009, 09:15 AM

I am really interested in this game. I might pick it up if there's ever a price drop on Steam.

**AzureDrake** · Oct 14, 2009, 06:22 PM

I've always been a big fan of city simulators and I was dead set on getting this one because it looked great and like it had lots of neat features.

But now that it's out I'm hearing early reports that unless you get the "planet offer" (you pay them a monthly subscription) you won't get any of the mass transit stuff aside from buses.

I was actually considering trying their planet offer thing, if only for just a few months to see if I like it.
But I think it's kind of unreasonable to have to pay a monthly subscription just to get the features one would normally expect to be in any run of the mill city builder.
The graphics are impressive for the genre, but graphics alone don't make the game.

xNaquada · Oct 18, 2009, 01:05 AM

Looking forward to this game for a long time. The online only crap has completely shut me down.

Where do they get off charging a subscription for a CITY SIM. And then locking out features?

Who locks out features from a citysim- which, in itself is a single player genre.... (Simcity 4 tried and failed to incorporate a MP aspect.... ) but at least they didnt lock out stuff...

Value isnt added by taking things away. If they wanted to do MP they shouldve added value to things that go with having internet access... (what? thats not up to me....) no artificially restricting stuff.

Terrible.
MonteCristo has lost a customer forever.

vertual · Oct 20, 2009, 04:48 AM

The thing about multiplayer is, there really is no multiplayer in Cities XL. It's more like playing sim-city with multiplayer via play-by-mail.

You can spend 6 hours customizing your avatar, which only you see in a city, or a head shot representation of yourself otherwise in the game. You don't spend any time in your city, you spend it overhead, putting out fires in your town like any other sim game. But the low framerates and constant sound lags make even the sim game almost unplayable.

I say almost, since if you really want to play it you can deal with it and make some cool towns. It has tools so you can build almost anywhere, it has curves, bridges power plants and all the other tools to keep a city growing...except for public transportation...that comes with the monthly fee.

The monthly fee grants you access to more planets....and public transportation. Or is it that it's a monthly fee to have the game, and you can upgrade for more money a month to other planets and public transportation...?

IMHO the game is a pay-to-own single-player game that doesn't even work. If they could get it to work, it would probably be a pretty fun game, but still probably not enough to keep paying for. It would be a cool Sim City competitor, if it were pure single player, buy it once in a box and never pay again, except for expansion packs.

night · Nov 16, 2009, 12:57 AM

so the verdict on this is trash right?
given the lack of demo and no possible keyboard drivers i'm sure as hell not dumping money into it at this point. had high hopes though.

spindoctor · Nov 16, 2009, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by night

so the verdict on this is trash right?
given the lack of demo and no possible keyboard drivers i'm sure as hell not dumping money into it at this point. had high hopes though.

there is a demo.

http://www.gamershell.com/download_50716.shtml

Silent-Runner · Nov 16, 2009, 05:16 AM

Didn't liked it a bit, but that might be just me. No buy for me.

night · Nov 16, 2009, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spindoctor

there is a demo.

http://www.gamershell.com/download_50716.shtml

ok, there is no playable demo.
it expired

spindoctor · Nov 16, 2009, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by night

ok, there is no playable demo.
it expired

ah didn't know that.

Perky McGiggles · Nov 16, 2009, 10:44 PM

Damn. I've been wanting a real sequel to Sim City 4.

Redshirt_X · Nov 16, 2009, 11:17 PM

And I think to myself: how the bleep does a demo expire?

spindoctor · Nov 16, 2009, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redshirt_X

And I think to myself: how the bleep does a demo expire?

time limited demos... this one required authentication with their servers or something like that. it's a pseudo mmo style game i believe.

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G.I.BRO Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Toronto Posts: 24,087	Cities XL I loved the orig SimCity games back in the day, so im really hoping that this can lead to the same addiction. Looks promising! Key features of CITIES XL™ include: Hundreds of buildings and monuments based on American and European-influenced architectural styles Extra large and incredibly detailed 3D maps feature a variety of terrains: mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in different climates from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate. Topography and terrain affect resource availability and city design Sophisticated transport system: players can define the number and uses of traffic lanes; while using bridges and tunnels to expand the size of their cities Realistic representation of the population. Citizens have a profile consisting of age, education and wealth. These profiles will affect what types of services and entertainment the player must make available to the city's inhabitants. Self-sufficient global economy, balanced by price fluctuations and citizen demands throughout the game world On going content production allowing player to regularly upgrade their game. GEMs (Gameplay Extension Modules) allow players to switch their mayor position for CEO seats, from car dealerships to ski resorts, players will find a wide variety of businesses available to them. Fantastic high-end graphics engine provides near photo-realistic quality visuals Developed by the team that created the popular City Life serie Planet offer allow users to : Create interconnected cities on persistents planet, populate a world Trade with each others in a global economy and specialize their cities Visit each other creation, customize their avatar, chat, create their blog and social network Participate in events and competitions __________________ My Photo Album Rage3D's Flickr Group Last edited by G.I.BRO* : Aug 27, 2009 at 03:35 PM.*

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Aug 27, 2009, 03:44 PM	#3
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Aug 27, 2009, 03:52 PM	#4
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Aug 27, 2009, 08:11 PM	#6
Debello Please vote "Present" Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 4,760	Played the beta and unless they add a bunch of stuff recently, it has absolutely no depth. The original Simcity seemed to be a better city simulator then Cities XL. __________________ *Play on Wayman Tisdale (1964-2009) you crazy cat you.* *Steve "Air" McNair (1973-2009), luv ya blue.*

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Aug 27, 2009, 09:51 PM	#9
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Aug 27, 2009, 10:06 PM	#10
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Sep 1, 2009, 10:06 PM	#12
mastervampire 9600xt Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 110	DEMO = Fail?

Oct 10, 2009, 09:15 AM	#13
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Oct 14, 2009, 06:22 PM	#14
AzureDrake Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,768	I've always been a big fan of city simulators and I was dead set on getting this one because it looked great and like it had lots of neat features. But now that it's out I'm hearing early reports that unless you get the "planet offer" (you pay them a monthly subscription) you won't get any of the mass transit stuff aside from buses. I was actually considering trying their planet offer thing, if only for just a few months to see if I like it. But I think it's kind of unreasonable to have to pay a monthly subscription just to get the features one would normally expect to be in any run of the mill city builder. The graphics are impressive for the genre, but graphics alone don't make the game. __________________ "We're not going to have a separate Rape forum, sorry." - Lupine

Oct 18, 2009, 01:05 AM	#15
xNaquada Home= PC Gaming Subforum Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 930	Looking forward to this game for a long time. The online only crap has completely shut me down. Where do they get off charging a subscription for a CITY SIM. And then locking out features? Who locks out features from a citysim- which, in itself is a single player genre.... (Simcity 4 tried and failed to incorporate a MP aspect.... ) but at least they didnt lock out stuff... Value isnt added by taking things away. If they wanted to do MP they shouldve added value to things that go with having internet access... (what? thats not up to me....) no artificially restricting stuff. Terrible. MonteCristo has lost a customer forever.

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Oct 20, 2009, 04:48 AM	#16
vertual Canopus Pure 3D Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Maui Posts: 1,654	The thing about multiplayer is, there really is no multiplayer in Cities XL. It's more like playing sim-city with multiplayer via play-by-mail. You can spend 6 hours customizing your avatar, which only you see in a city, or a head shot representation of yourself otherwise in the game. You don't spend any time in your city, you spend it overhead, putting out fires in your town like any other sim game. But the low framerates and constant sound lags make even the sim game almost unplayable. I say almost, since if you really want to play it you can deal with it and make some cool towns. It has tools so you can build almost anywhere, it has curves, bridges power plants and all the other tools to keep a city growing...except for public transportation...that comes with the monthly fee. The monthly fee grants you access to more planets....and public transportation. Or is it that it's a monthly fee to have the game, and you can upgrade for more money a month to other planets and public transportation...? IMHO the game is a pay-to-own single-player game that doesn't even work. If they could get it to work, it would probably be a pretty fun game, but still probably not enough to keep paying for. It would be a cool Sim City competitor, if it were pure single player, buy it once in a box and never pay again, except for expansion packs.

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Nov 16, 2009, 12:57 AM	#17
night Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: houston Posts: 6,352	so the verdict on this is trash right? given the lack of demo and no possible keyboard drivers i'm sure as hell not dumping money into it at this point. had high hopes though. __________________ So please stop with the holier then thou attitudes and join us on planet earth. Cause the world isn't made with gum drops and cotton candy. Its nothing but a pile of sh*t sitting on top a stack of jagged rocks - avengere

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Nov 16, 2009, 10:44 PM	#22
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Nov 16, 2009, 11:17 PM	#23
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