However, the is timeless. The dark, muted color palette gives cities a realistic, slightly melancholic feel—more The Wire than Disneyland . When you finally get a skyline of skyscrapers at sunset, the low-resolution glow is strangely beautiful.
9.5/10 Legendary. Flawed. Essential.
And yet.
You own a graphing calculator for fun, enjoy traffic engineering, or want to know why modern city builders feel shallow. Avoid if: You want pretty graphics, a relaxing experience, or to see individual citizens go to work. SimCity 4