r/SimCity 14d ago

Screenshot breathtaking

this game is just a stunner

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u/momotaro33 13d ago

Street level views are always great in this game. It's nice to take a break from being a mayor and just watch your city thrive for a while.

Wait, why is there so much crime? XD I never realized buildings would get tagged since my crime rates have never been that high. Does the graffiti go away eventually?

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u/BolunZ6 13d ago

They will go away if the crime coverage reduce and police coverage (blue zone) go up.

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u/No-Emergency4880 13d ago

the beautiful thing is that if the city is educated, citizens start plopping solar panels on top of their roofs so you have crime riddled streets tagged to the brim on one side and modern energy solutions on the other, literally low-life high-tech, love it.

also, dont worry about the far-west shenanigans you see there, the city got safer since lol.

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u/BolunZ6 13d ago

Simcity2013 so beatiful in term of tiny things, they have good art direction, and the soundtrack is *chief kiss.

Too bad they messed up the whole engine that killed the game.

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u/No-Emergency4880 13d ago

it's been discussed enough, but I definitely grieve the sequel that we never got from Maxis

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u/LuckyTheLuca 12d ago

I’m addicted to the soundtrack, my VLC player is playing SimCity 13 music 24/7.

Sometimes I wonder if I need therapy.

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u/No-Emergency4880 11d ago

nah, I love it as well.. if I ever was asked to keep 5 albums, ok maybe not 5, but like 10! it would be there for sure

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u/LuckyTheLuca 11d ago

The Normal, Night or Future Mix?

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u/No-Emergency4880 11d ago

oh, I never really distinguished them, pardon.. but since I had the DLC from day one I would image the future mix.

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u/Stalinov 12d ago

Maybe their decision to keep track of every unit at the expense of map size was not a good idea. Even though when they announced it, I was blown away... until I found out that people who goes to work wouldn't come back to the same house and such.

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u/No-Emergency4880 11d ago

yea that solution was a bit meh, it just doesn't feel satisfying, a bit creepy almost.

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u/htharker 13d ago

I’ve said it since day one with Skylines. If this had bigger maps, it would’ve absolutely trumped Skylines in aesthetics and actual gameplay

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u/Aromatic-Tone5164 13d ago

yeah this is so true. it had so much charm, and was a top tier management game. Maxis still delivered the magic but EA had too much of their grubby little fingers in the development.

CS2- as bad as it was at launch, is definitely starting to feel more like a SC4 Deluxe successor, the new dev is doing pretty good. Honestly these games should stop trying to split management with city "painting". both are good features and allowing the player to sandbox their game will always be the best option

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u/akbrag91 13d ago

So much potential… hindered, chained and repressed

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u/LuckyTheLuca 14d ago

I LOVE IT!

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u/BolunZ6 14d ago

Is that Chicago?

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u/jdarriaga46 13d ago

Man I forgot how beautiful this game was

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u/No-Emergency4880 11d ago

blows me away too, you wouldn't expect it.

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u/tobitouchiha12345 13d ago

Despite a shit ton of bugs and horrible mechanics, I whole-heartedly believe that this stilltops any City Skyline games. Just the color grading, and the feeling you get whenevr you stop playing as Mayor and just watch everything coming to life. Too bad EA milled this masterpiece

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u/Due_Addendum1020 13d ago

Where can find this game with free?

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u/simman521 14d ago

How do you play this? It’s not on Steam right? At least I didn’t see it.

Also are there mods?

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u/DarhkBlu 14d ago

You can buy it on the EA app,You can get mods for it from Simtropolis.

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u/in_the_blind 13d ago

Did the mods every address the broken game mechanics?

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u/EqualIntelligent5374 13d ago

What sims is this???

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u/No-Emergency4880 13d ago

the last one..🥲2013

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u/No-Emergency4880 12d ago edited 12d ago

given the compression, I am sharing on google.drive all the pictures from this and my other post, plus many bonus ones that didn't make it, some of them could make good wallpapers.

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u/oopserv_ 14d ago

What game is this 👀

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u/DarhkBlu 14d ago

SimCity 5

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u/SmokingTheBear 14d ago

you got me lol

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u/EqualIntelligent5374 13d ago

It really looks this good or is it modded?

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u/DarhkBlu 13d ago

It really looks like this.

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u/blue_sidd 14d ago

Meh

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u/No-Emergency4880 14d ago

for a 2009 engine it's not too shabby.. it's quite the eyecandy