Oh man, we're already on the wish lists? It's like 2004 all over again.
It seems like the game has gotten much better as a simulation, focusing on the extraction and refinement of resources as the driver of the in-game economy. The constraints of the grid are gone. On the other hand, the graphics are suspect. It looks like true curves are still out of the question (the video showed segmental curves).
SC4 and all the previous games were one of the biggest influences on my career choice, but now that I've traveled a lot more and learned to see cities differently, it seems like no game can ever capture the infinite complexity and variation of real-world cities.
Besides, I think about cities and urban design all day, and then do it some more here on SSP. When I wanna kick back with a game, I'm either playing Madden or blowing away some aliens or demons.
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la forme d'une ville change plus vite, hélas! que le coeur d'un mortel...
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