Something went wrong. Try again later

LordJerkins

This user has not updated recently.

4 1510 5 0
Forum Posts Wiki Points Following Followers

LordJerkins's forum posts

Avatar image for lordjerkins
LordJerkins

4

Forum Posts

1510

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#1 LordJerkins

There's just no getting over the city size in this Sim City. I played 4 for years - the huge map option in SC4 (which was 4 times the size of the standard SC4 map) was really difficult to actually fill up completely and I used to be able to spend weeks and weeks on just one city. I also don't like the new game's aesthetic; I feel that 4 hit the right balance between style and realism. Ultimately I feel that they sacrificed the game's graphical performance, city size and server stability all so they could put a blurb on the back of the box about how the game simulates every Sim in a city. If they had just nixed that silly idea at the start of development we'd have a game that could have been a good successor to 4.

Avatar image for lordjerkins
LordJerkins

4

Forum Posts

1510

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#2  Edited By LordJerkins

As with so many things it's always depressing how quickly people say "oh well this doesn't affect ME so go right ahead". I've been playing Street Fighter 3 and Capcom Vs SNK 2 online for years (CvS2 since Xbox Live launched) and Xbox Live is the only legit way to play them at the moment. Surely there must be a few people in Fortress Microsoft who could find a better solution than this, especially with no obvious improvement for 360 users. Who would want over 100 friends anyway when, after almost five years, Microsoft still haven't given an option just to disable friend notifications. I don't like slipperly slope arguments but one doesn't have to be Nostradamus to see that, with a policy like this, years from now Microsoft might decide to pull support on a game YOU still enjoy playing online despite it not being compatible with the Xbox 1080. It's a ridiculous situation when I can play 30-year-old Pac-Man online on my Xbox 360 but a Xbox game I paid €60 for only a few years ago is no longer supported.
 
And finally, without wanting to get too serious about it, I also think that moves like this tend to have a disproportionate effect on those from less advantaged backgrounds. I remember back when the PS2 came out many poorer families in my school were still buying PSXs for their children and its games several years after the PS2's launch. It may not matter to those who are able to afford to keep up to date with all the newest consoles and some might say would someone who got an Xbox secondhand really be interested in paying to play it online. However, I can't help but think Xbox Live may eventually become free and I hate the idea that those who arrive to the party late through no fault of their own should have the shadow of disconnection creeping up on them years after the rich guys have moved on.