Sweatyshoulder

To be quite honest with all of you:

Do you really think our opinions are going to be heard? Especially if we bitch and moan like a bunch of us are doing currently. I'm not talking about this place to comment, I'm talking everywhere. On every forum I see whining and complaining. There's nothing we can do about it; plain and simple.

But, in all reality, this looks like a City Life 2. It appears to me like the developers couldn't handle making it look like a realistic city builder. To me, it seems like they had a problem with the difficulty of making it. That's not a knock to them. It is good to have different types of games on the market, especially city builders. what I don't by any means agree on is why the rumors, which were circulating since October, called it Simcity 5. To make sure we know its not the next simcity "because its far different", they titled it Simcity Societies. I say, take out the "Simcity" all together. This doesn't really deserve to be called Simcity if its "far related from it."

Where's Maxis? Obviously with this explosion of The Sims, they forgot they could make complicated, yet fun and entertaining games. Simcity 4 was not too complicated. It was a real game, a true game that made you think - unlike the ones today where you shoot someone, run away, and go onto the next level. Simcity 4 let you explore different ways of going about building a city. It had an adequate supply of buildings and a definite variety of pedestrains. Sim City 4 Rush Hour will not be topped, plain and simple.

For those who think Simcity 4 was too hard, I do have pity, I do. You actually had to use your head. It wasn't a game where you'd sit down and watch the city pop up, it was a game of intelligence and entertainment.

I've stated two other places that this game reminds me of an acid trip crossed over with the mind of a pedophile. Its so corny, childish, and it looks stupid! The new developers of this obviously have heard our constant pleas for a more realistic game and instead of trying to work with us, they've simply said "Sorry". Well, for me, saying sorry doesn't always cut it. They either make a Simcity game or they make one under a completely different title. That brings me back to the top there where I asked if you all thought we'd be listened to. The answer is no, these developers don't care; In my opinion, they're trying to make money off of the trademarked name of Simcity. Look at other games or software, they have public BETAs and on their forums they ask for your input so much more than these people are doing. For example, Moviestorm.co.uk has a completely open forum and public BETA test and they work with the people who use it to make the software the way it should be. I don't see anyone asking us what we think of the new Simcity Societies and what we could do to improve it.

This whole game looks like its going to flop. Its just too childish. Many of us want something that we can think with and enjoy at the same time.

When I heard the rumors of a new Simcity back in October I was excited. Now, I am utterly dissapointed.