OT: Do Not Buy Alert

[Dobian]

Originally posted by Instar:
well, I am a serious hardcore SimCity fanatic, so I had to buy it first day. if you can wait, well, that is cool (I usually don't buy games the first day, but for me SC4 is different)

Do you play other city building games? I have SC3K, but don't play it anymore. It was fun for awhile, but gets repetitive. For my money, the best city builders are the Impressions city building games (Caesar 3, Pharaoh, Cleopara, Zeus, Poseidon...and Emperor - which I haven't played yet). These games are great because they're strategy games and not just sims. Every building has a purpose and isn't just window dressing, and you really have to put a lot of thought into the design and layout of you city. Same with the people in your city - they're actually doing something that impacts the game. The trade and commerce model in these games is terrific, and I find them to be really challenging most of the time.