Cities XL 2012 allows players to become real urban planners, balancing economic & energy developments of their cities while managing transportation, housing, social services and recreational activities.
This week’s Humble Weekly Bundle, Focus Home Interactive 2, features a variety of different games which will please RPG fans to city-simulator fans. Notably, unlike normal bundles there are four tiers (compared to the usual three) — when you buy into one tier, you can’t change the size of your order without contacting Customer Support.
In Episode 52 of the Game Under Podcast, Phil Fogg explains why he's taking 20 hours to finish Shovel Knights (he is an accidental platforming masochist), and Tom Towers declines to play anything: instead he joins Phil in an all encompassing discussion on videogame criticism!
The general consensus is that whilst SimCity is potentially a good game, it’s not a great city builder. The size, scale, and depth of the game, including how everything is managed is very formulaic – and many people have said it’s not unlike Facebook flash games in the way that you progress. Your ultimate goal isn’t simply managing a vast and complex city, so much as working with friends to support each-other, aiming for one of the monumental region structures, for the benefit of everyone in the region.
