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You know what, certain games are good enough that I am willing to swallow my pride and buy something despite requiring always-on. Starcraft 2, for example. MAYBE Diablo 3, although I'm not sure about that.
SimCity? Not so much. Pass.
SimCity? Not so much. Pass.
urgh i really dont want to have to deal with any Origin stuff to play it... i love sim city but its honestly a tough pill to swallow even tho its only an annoyance.
This is the one game I'll give in for, but please, call it 'SimCity Online' or something so it's clear for the folks who just see it and want to pick it up.
Yeah, I knew they'd pull this shit when they announced that your friends cities will sit next to yours. Forced Multiplayer as a way to shoehorn DRM and such.
Not a giant horrible deal I guess (aside from having to use Origin) but it's still pretty fucking stupid.
Not a giant horrible deal I guess (aside from having to use Origin) but it's still pretty fucking stupid.
Meh. I knew EA wasn't going to be able to resist forcing Origin hooks into this. My interest level just went from suspicious to antipathetic.
Translation: "Sim City is boned. You're better off buying the last iteration because this is not an improvement."
That's too bad, I was gonna day 1 this on steam. I have zero desire for dealing with origin again, guess I'll pirate it instead :(
I don't like this trend of naming games the title of the series, with no subtitle when the first game in the series has no subtutle as well. It just makes things confusing.
Person A: Which Sim City are you playing?
Person B: Sim City
Person A: I know you're playins Sim City, but which entry are you playing?
Person B: Sim City
Person A: Are you talking about the new game or the old game?
What we usually do is refer to it as "the new Mortal Kombat", but when a new game comes after that we don't know what to call it anymore. For instance that Prince of Persia game that came out in 2008. We just call it "Prince of Persia (2008)" or "the Cel-shaded Prince of Persia"
Person A: Which Sim City are you playing?
Person B: Sim City
Person A: I know you're playins Sim City, but which entry are you playing?
Person B: Sim City
Person A: Are you talking about the new game or the old game?
What we usually do is refer to it as "the new Mortal Kombat", but when a new game comes after that we don't know what to call it anymore. For instance that Prince of Persia game that came out in 2008. We just call it "Prince of Persia (2008)" or "the Cel-shaded Prince of Persia"
@hardwareguy: people who want to game during storms, people who want to game on public transportation, people who live in areas with spotty connections, etc.
Just because you have a flawless internet connection does not mean the rest of the world does. It's 2012 and empathy is officially dead.
Just because you have a flawless internet connection does not mean the rest of the world does. It's 2012 and empathy is officially dead.
I'll pirate a cracked version of the game to have a tinker with it.
If its good I'll have to rethink my boycot of Origin.
If its good I'll have to rethink my boycot of Origin.
I know I'll have to bend over for this, but I've waited the better half of a decade for this game so I'm just going to have to take it.
@SoundsLike: Dramataic, or so true that it could wipe out all sentient life as we know it? This is not a rhetorical question.
I would call it news if a company releases a game on a competing platform. Even if the common opinion is that steam is awesome and origin sucks ballz. personally I am not really a fan of steam and while I think origin is worse I would still buy the games on origin if they where 5€ cheaper. but usually that only applies to buying retail from a webshop here and the price difference is in that case often quite a bit more than 5€.
I personally also think that people should try to be less dependent on steam and more open to other platforms. This way you will force valve to make steam better and to lower its prices if they are more expensive than the rest.
I personally also think that people should try to be less dependent on steam and more open to other platforms. This way you will force valve to make steam better and to lower its prices if they are more expensive than the rest.
These companies will find the time during development to dedicate time into Day One DLC, but they can't be bothered with starting mod support until after it's shipped. All you need to know here.
I was interested, but I'm put off by more origin. If it does come up on Steam I might buy it, otherwise I'll give it a miss. Not very keen on games that demand to be online all the time, the internet can go off afterall.
What happened to the days where you can play a single-player game all by yourself? This whole "required internet connection" fiasco is getting ridiculous.
So now I'm REQUIRED to report the status of my city to EA? (Not to mention the hassle of finding an internet connection. We don't all play at home!)
If the company wants to go Big Brother on everyone, I suggest they create a dating simulator with required online access. Then if the gamer wants to perform coitus, he (or she) would have to share his intention to the world & be required to buy DLC (also announced to the world).
So now I'm REQUIRED to report the status of my city to EA? (Not to mention the hassle of finding an internet connection. We don't all play at home!)
If the company wants to go Big Brother on everyone, I suggest they create a dating simulator with required online access. Then if the gamer wants to perform coitus, he (or she) would have to share his intention to the world & be required to buy DLC (also announced to the world).
yea... Im a big fan of simcity, since I played sc2k when i was in 6th grade. I've bought every game since, and many addons. (remember streets of simcity?).
I bought my younger sister SimTown with my first ever paycheck from my first job, so that she enjoy and understand sim-city management like i did. I got pumped about SimsVille until it was quietly canceled.
I even play (to this day) and enjoy SimCity societies (people who bitched about that game didnt really understand it. It wasn't simcity 5, but it is a decent game, and much better than any facebook game, amirite?)
I am sad to say that i will probably pass on this game, because of the mandatory internet connection. Not only am i against this in principle, but practically, I dont like it either. I live in Rural south dakota, where internet is EXPENSIVE and unreliable. I have broadband, but I dont want a lack of connection to decide if i get to play my legally-paid-for game.
One last note. It drives me NUTS when companies later shut down servers to games with internet functions. You charged me (too much btw) to buy your game, made me use YOUR proprietary connection software to authenticate it or in some other way fully enjoy it, and then you cancel my legal game by shutting down servers because of "dwindling activity".
I don't give a shit if I'm the only bastard playing the game, I paid for it, using your rules, now you provide me the service, right?
I bought my younger sister SimTown with my first ever paycheck from my first job, so that she enjoy and understand sim-city management like i did. I got pumped about SimsVille until it was quietly canceled.
I even play (to this day) and enjoy SimCity societies (people who bitched about that game didnt really understand it. It wasn't simcity 5, but it is a decent game, and much better than any facebook game, amirite?)
I am sad to say that i will probably pass on this game, because of the mandatory internet connection. Not only am i against this in principle, but practically, I dont like it either. I live in Rural south dakota, where internet is EXPENSIVE and unreliable. I have broadband, but I dont want a lack of connection to decide if i get to play my legally-paid-for game.
One last note. It drives me NUTS when companies later shut down servers to games with internet functions. You charged me (too much btw) to buy your game, made me use YOUR proprietary connection software to authenticate it or in some other way fully enjoy it, and then you cancel my legal game by shutting down servers because of "dwindling activity".
I don't give a shit if I'm the only bastard playing the game, I paid for it, using your rules, now you provide me the service, right?
@hardwareguy - I'm not. My internet connection is broken and any online only games have been unplayable for me for two weeks now. Online only assumes internet connections are infallible fixtures, and I can't imagine bringing the frustration of an MMO server disconnection to a generally singleplayer game. Wonder what I'll do with the money I'll save from not buying this, probably buy like 5 indie games or something.
I sort of expected the always online bit, since that's how EVERYTHING is going these days. Origin being mandatory even if not the only point of sale hurts. Clever of them not to say how well the game would tolerate connection hiccups.
AND mods not shipping with the title, and it's hard to tell how much could even be modded what with the always-on bit.
Yeah, I don't think I can spend money on this.
@fellblade: Have you seen the prices of some editions of SimCity? You might save enough to get ALL the indie games.
AND mods not shipping with the title, and it's hard to tell how much could even be modded what with the always-on bit.
Yeah, I don't think I can spend money on this.
@fellblade: Have you seen the prices of some editions of SimCity? You might save enough to get ALL the indie games.
Aw man, I was looking forward to this in hopes that it would be a worthy purchase. Not interested in these silly restrictions so I'll just have to find another outlet or dig up my old CD with SimCity 2000 on it.
@killias2: Man, I can't do it. God I want SC2 and D3 sooo bad too. But what if my net goes out? What about folks without the net at all (savages, I know)? I can't send the message its ok, just because I want it. Not anymore. Fuck this industry is freaking me out today.
@killias2: Man, I can't do it. God I want SC2 and D3 sooo bad too. But what if my net goes out? What about folks without the net at all (savages, I know)? I can't send the message its ok, just because I want it. Not anymore. Fuck this industry is freaking me out today.
If I know my college IT department well enough, and seeing as I work for them. I can never play this on my laptop between classes just because the ports will be blocked. Yep, that'll be a skip for sure now.
think of this that way guys, EA helps you save money for the future. they just saved me 50$ for more Paradox goodness.
EA is slowly becoming the worst gaming company. first there was Battlefield 3, now there's Tiger Woods 13 where they locked you out of 1/2 of the content ON DISC which you have to buy to RENT it and only after doing it 5 TIMES you can unlock it. FUCK YOU. and you know what's worse? is that after we'll get Sim City 2/6 EA will simply close down all Sim City(5) servers so all people will have to buy new game.
the worst part is that online-DRM is slowly coming to consoles too. Armored Core 5 requires online connection to buy any part for your mechs IN SINGLEPLAYER.
this whole online-DRM bullshit is pissing me off. i simply don't buy any games that require it and frankly right now i'm buying more and more games from smaller publishers(even on consoles) and older titles.
plus, with all the news about Sony blocking ability to play used games on their next platform by locking all retail games to PSN ID(after they blocked access to over 2 dozens of PSP games from PSN for both Vita and PSP owners without refunds or any notice, you know they will do this) i'm thinking that this may be the last generation of consoles for me outside Nintendo platforms.
EA is slowly becoming the worst gaming company. first there was Battlefield 3, now there's Tiger Woods 13 where they locked you out of 1/2 of the content ON DISC which you have to buy to RENT it and only after doing it 5 TIMES you can unlock it. FUCK YOU. and you know what's worse? is that after we'll get Sim City 2/6 EA will simply close down all Sim City(5) servers so all people will have to buy new game.
the worst part is that online-DRM is slowly coming to consoles too. Armored Core 5 requires online connection to buy any part for your mechs IN SINGLEPLAYER.
this whole online-DRM bullshit is pissing me off. i simply don't buy any games that require it and frankly right now i'm buying more and more games from smaller publishers(even on consoles) and older titles.
plus, with all the news about Sony blocking ability to play used games on their next platform by locking all retail games to PSN ID(after they blocked access to over 2 dozens of PSP games from PSN for both Vita and PSP owners without refunds or any notice, you know they will do this) i'm thinking that this may be the last generation of consoles for me outside Nintendo platforms.
Now if they have day-1 DLC and have the game carved up for future DLC as well, then I'm sold! Great work EA!
If SimCity has a mode that allows you to play on a world map and interact with other player's cities I could see that part of the game needing a constant internet connection. But to require a constant connection for the single player scenarios and sandbox is pointless. I passed on C&C 4 for the same reason, I don't want to lose my gmae if I lose my connection.
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