Cities: Skylines is Everything SimCity Wanted to Be (and More)
In 2013, the world was treated to the latest entry in the SimCity franchise. To say that it was a disappointment would be a huge understatement. EA's killing of the SimCity franchise left a void in the world of simulation games, and filling such a void would prove to be... well... a colossal order (sorry).
Enter Colossal Order, a Finnish game developer consisting of nine people, who after two years of work, bring us Cities: Skylines, which is everything SimCity hoped to be.
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You can build cities 25 times the size of those in SimCity.
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And it's fully supported by mods.
Here's a skyscraper mod of the Jin-Mao Tower in Shanghai, one of the tallest buildings in the world, as created by /u/A-T. -
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Of course, there's always room for kookiness.
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Nyaaah! I'm a boat, b*tch!
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Seriously, boats go where they please.
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Cities can look quite elegant.
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And you can zoom down to first-person view.
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The devs of the game were quoted as saying that they don't think the game looks good enough from the ground level.
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Why not build some wacky roads?
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Worship the Daedric prince you want to, like Azura.
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Or Nocturnal.
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Or mighty Talos.
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Wayne Enterprises will make your cities' crime rates plummet.
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I'm getting a distinct Catan vibe from this city.
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The traffic is rather mesmerizing.
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Someone even made a full-scale replica of Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V.
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Down to every last detail.
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Even Trevor's stomping grounds.
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The terrain editor doubles as a portrait maker.
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The firemen might be a little derpy.
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Just don't be derpy yourself and make a sewage dam high above your city.
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Or be prepared for a poopsplosion.
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Interchanges can be quite harmonious.
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... or they can make you want to puke.
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Oh god, where's a bucket?
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If you're not careful, you can accidentally make Venice.
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Or Detroit (the black and grey icon is for abandoned buildings).
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Making San Francisco is fine, though.
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Or just make any city you want!
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But seriously though, watch those poopsplosions...
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