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SimCity DS!
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So I was in GameStop today idly trading in a few games when I find out that SimCity DS is coming out! Like, soon!
My $5 pre-order was down before you could say "alien attack".
According to a Joystiq article that I somehow missed, SimCity DS will let players, "put out fires by blowing on the DS's microphone, "wireless data exchange," [and] sign off on proclamations using the stylus".
My $5 pre-order was down before you could say "alien attack".
According to a Joystiq article that I somehow missed, SimCity DS will let players, "put out fires by blowing on the DS's microphone, "wireless data exchange," [and] sign off on proclamations using the stylus".
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I was hoping they would localize this! and then I totally forgot about it. I'm stoked! SimCity's a perfect game for the DS.
There's a great interview here about the game. Don't get too excited by the title containing "Wii", it's all speculation.
The graphic design in that screenshot seems inspired by SimCity 4.
While I don't think 4 was the best in the series, I did think it was the best looking, so that's encouraging.
EDIT: And I actually prefer the NA cover art. Hrm.
anyway, there is a 95% chance i will own this, if my advisors can fit it into the budget and i dont get hit by an earthquake, fire, tornado, or alien invasion before i can pick it up.
I'm ashamed to say gimmicky shit like this may result in me buying this game.
i remember seeing japanese screenshots a long time ago and being excited, but i totally missed the news of its localization and so forth
All the screens I've seen have had it like that, yeah.
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So uh... any chance of Europe getting this within the next year?
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Yeah bruin pointed that out.
I never asked for this!
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I'm about 99% sure it's built off of Sim City 3000.
I'm so buying this, and the US box art is WAY better than the JPN art.
No terrain heights.
No electricity or plumbing (yay!)
you could only have one city per cart, even though you can pick multiple land scapes.
No traffic on the roads.
The advisers apparently show up too damn often and give completly useless information.
The touch screen is used really well apparently.
There was a fucking butt ugly ganguro girl adviser and an Otaku Adviser. No doubt removed.
It got really good reviews too, still hopefully they fix some of the down points I mentioned.
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Wait, I'm confused. Are those options, or is that stuff forced upon you? Cause frankly, I love the power and water managment aspects of sim city, you seem enthused so I'm guessing they're options.
Hopefully you can build more than one city at once though.
Before I reply I have to remind you that this was the japanese version so it may have changed.
I should have made myself more clear. I always hated the water and power management, now from what i recall you still have power and water plants, you just dont lay power lines or water pipes. The raods you lay are replacements for these. Who else hated laying water pipes?
In regard to the ability to only have one city... You could only have one city.
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There is proof in this video some where.
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A buddy of mine was over yesterday and saw the Etrian Odyssey add on the PA front page and asked what it was. I didn't know either so I clicked the link. Holy shit, I'm so fucking excited for that game.
And now Sim City for the DS? One of my favorite games on the SNES was Sim City (I never played any of the others, heh) and this one looks freaking amazing. Goddamn DS, putting a drain on my wallet.
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I agree. The Japanese one (like a lot of so-claimed 'better' Japanese game covers eg. Super Mario 64 DS) is not only badly executed in terms of technical finesse it also lacks a mature approach to composition and balance.
First, I've been a SimCity player since the original came out, and each new version I've liked better than the last.
Micromanagement is what the game is ABOUT. Now, I can see making an "simple mode" where you have the option of not laying pipes or lines, but that detracts from the overall complexity and (for me) fun of the gameplay. And the "simple mode" could still be hard, really, it would just be more about the overall city workings.
I'm looking forward tot he DS version, though. I just don't know if those gameplay changes will detract from the game for me.
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I have to say I did always feel like they simply added more and more layers of micromanagement to subsequent sequels simply due to a general inability to add any genuine originality to the basic gameplay concept. I honestly don't know if simply layering on all that extra micromanagement actually made the games any more fun. Perhaps the DS will offer an opportunity to add some new and interesting dimensions to the gameplay beyond simply forcing the player to lay even more strands of thread all over (and under) the map before any of their zones spring to life. Or maybe it'll just result in a bunch of anachronistic gimmicks being shoehorned into the game. Why would I need to blow out fires if I have adequate fire station coverage? Why bother providing adequate fire station coverage if I can just blow fires out?
I could care less about power lines. Those are fine......but I hate water pipes :S each block should just have it's own water pump, that solves the problem of pipes :P
They better not design it so that I have to play a bullshit game of pull the cars out of the tornado every three seconds to keep my citizens happy.
Judging by the video review, those don't happen very often and you have to trigger them, and they don't effect the city but are rather just bonus mini-games.
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