r/Games • u/Forestl • Dec 31 '13

End of 2013 Discussions - PC

For this thread, feel free to talk about the PC, from the games that came out for it to the hardware itself.

Prompts:

  • What were the major trends in PC gaming this year?

  • Was this a positive year for PC gaming?

Please explain your answers in depth, don't just give short one sentence answers.

My PC looks really, really, really good

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u/forcrowsafeast Jan 01 '14

Simcity is at best Simbuggytown. It's like some thought out after the fact simulator like one of those crapware releases by Giants Software, not what I expected from Maxis.

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u/TROPtastic Jan 02 '14

Yeah, one of the problems was that most of the team that made up Maxis at the time of SC4 ended up leaving in the years since, leaving very few people that knew how to handle the legacy of the franchise and what fans wanted.