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New SimCity dev diary highlights "gameplay strategy using multi-city play"
Posted: 11.12.2012 15:38 by Simon Priest Comments: 9
EA Maxis' lead designer Stone Librande for SimCity gives us a walkthrough of the strategies involved in juggling multiple cities as he looks to grow his casino city using the influence of his neighbours.

It talks up the co-operative nature of city services and how your neighbours cops and fire-fighters can save the day in your town. The narrated playthrough has over 6 minutes of gameplay footage.

This new video also gives us a greater peak at building upgrades and how modular they are. This is a continuation from the very first 'gameplay strategy' released.

As a jumbo SimCity 4 fan, I'm exploding with joy that we can apparently transfer funds from one city to another. It always seemed rather silly to have one city swimming in millions while a start-up neighbour struggled in the poor house. The modular building upgrades are also pretty spiffing, and let us customise looks a bit.

SimCity releases on PC in March 2013.

Related games: SimCity (2013) (PC)

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Comments

By djole381 (SI Elite) on Dec 11, 2012
djole381
If there is no "Play Offline" option then I won't be getting this. I don't need another MMO.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Dec 11, 2012
SirRoderick
That is actually a good point, this sort of gaem...I see no point in online play. I want to play this like the lonely, miserable hermit that I am ^^
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Dec 11, 2012
herodotus
I have to agree. I am not at all interested in playing with others in a SimCity game. I like to play with....that is, by myself.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Dec 11, 2012
SirRoderick
Well I just feel like actually being in complete control of a game like this, ANY sort of other player influence would be horrid to my sensibilities, I can play shooters and such for multiplayer.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Dec 11, 2012
herodotus
Anyway, there can only be one God, particularly in "God" type games.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Dec 11, 2012
SirRoderick
Of course! Otherwise what's the point huh?
By lichlord (SI Core) on Dec 11, 2012
lichlord
to answer that i believe you had an opponent god(tho AI) in black and white hmmm? :)
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Dec 11, 2012
SirRoderick
You did, but this is a city building game, no real direct compitition
By lichlord (SI Core) on Dec 12, 2012
lichlord
agreed ive watch that movie about how a high crime city can effect its neighboring commence trolling as some would say...