ooli@lemmy.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoWhatever Happened to SimCity?invidious.privacydev.netexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down12
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkWhatever Happened to SimCity?invidious.privacydev.netooli@lemmy.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareSkyhighatristlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58·9 months agoThe series shit the bed with the online only bullshit with small maps, and then Cities Skyline came along shortly thereafter to steal their lunch.
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down1·9 months agoBasically EA happened.
minus-squareSkyhighatristlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·9 months agoWell yes, ultimately that was the problem in the end. But they had 2 good releases under EA before that happened. Somewhere along the way EA went entirely to shit and Sim City was one of many casualties.
The series shit the bed with the online only bullshit with small maps, and then Cities Skyline came along shortly thereafter to steal their lunch.
Basically EA happened.
Well yes, ultimately that was the problem in the end. But they had 2 good releases under EA before that happened. Somewhere along the way EA went entirely to shit and Sim City was one of many casualties.