The Graphics

[simlink ♔]

By now we've all seen the pictures of SC2013. It's style can be decribed as cartoony/over saturated. What is your opinion on the graphics and how would you describe them?


Personally I seem them as something in between SC3000 and SC4, but definitely leaning to the former. It looks sort of like a 3D version of SC3000. The textures right now I find to be too clean and bland, and waaay to bright/saturated.

And with the beta now starting soon - I'm loosing hope they'll change. :/

[cheesey]

With the beta out now it WON'T change.
I can see that this is an overall feel and style for the game that maxis is aiming for. None the less, it's one that I simply dislike.

[simlink ♔]

It's too bad the game is looking (and sounding so bad.) The graphics are meh, the whole issue of city-tile size, no regional play per se (in its current form like SC4) and the rumoured no control over neighbour connections, and no terraforming.

What makes it worse, though, is that the simulation engine sounds awesome and powerful.

[titanicbuff]

I won't buy- I'll still to the best Sim City- number 4

[cheesey]

Well I'll buy it if I like the beta.. you never know.. it could be pretty good in the long run.
I'll play the beta first though and see what happens there.

[simlink ♔]

That's why I considered doing the beta. To see if I want to buy it... plus provide feedback and hope they at lease *cosider* it. (i.e. changing the city tile sizes) Before I buy it, I will probably look for reviews from community members. They are the ones who will provide the most honest reviews, IMO.

I also wouldn't be surprised if they push the release date back, to be honest. The Sims 3 was scheduled to come out in mid-February. Just weeks before it was supposed to come out, they pushed it back to June. They said it was for "marketing purposes" - they felt they hadn't advertised it enough. Sounds like EA, for sure.

[cheesey]

That's typical EA.
Never have been in touch with their shrinking fan base at all.
EA is too big to fail but once they find their fan base has been reduced to tiny sizes they'll likely replace most of their staff and reform the company once they've realized their mistakes (or so I hope )

[simlink ♔]

It certainly is. They're games have been declining in quality - several expansions for The Sims 3 have been awful. There have been a few bright spots, but are overall just meh. Much like SC2013 - there are some bright spots. The engine behind the game is really cool. But the graphics suck.

We'll see if EA can turn itself around. It may have no choice...

[cheesey]

The quality of its games isn't the only things that's declined, it's their company practices in general with most people seem to absolutely hate. Like the whole thing about banning a person from the forums AND origin for breaking the forum rules. Which is retarded but whatever.

[simlink ♔]

Like the whole thing about banning a person from the forums AND origin for breaking the forum rules. Which is retarded but whatever.

I'd heard about that... that really is stupid. Many of their games are patched through Origin. So does that mean you get stuck with a buggy game? Maybe they should rethink that one...

[cheesey]

Origin itself is a piece of crap. It's also snoopware from what I've read.
And to add insult to this disappointment of a game, the DRM that it already has and that they're trying to cover up with this whole global trading thing.

There's no co-op from what I've heard so the only way a person can acctually grief in this is to use a new or failing economy to get way ahead and essentially create a monopoly or a mass corporation of some kind depending on your point of view.

[simlink ♔]

Yeah, origin is oh so wonderful. Now, back to the graphics for a second. I watched another video on the SimCity website. It honestly looks like a modern-day version of SC3000. Particularly one building reminded me sooooo much of a office building from that game. It really is sort of looking like a 3D version of SimCity 3000, IMO.

[cheesey]

I can understand why some people would like that and I know what they're intentions are with the graphics but they downright suck, as i've said about nine times

[simlink ♔]

I can understand why some people would like that and I know what they're intentions are with the graphics but they downright suck, as i've said about nine times

Sometimes things just need to be said... and said... and said...

[Ceafus 88]

I would have to agree, I am not a big fan of the graphics.