Citalis
- August 19, 2016
- Red Forest
- 2h median play time
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Get on itch.io Store"Citalis" is a single-player Economy Simulation game where you build your own city from scratch with a 10,000,000$ loan and 3,000$ starting cash. Manage Commercial, Residential, and Park districts to balance the core aspects of a successful city while monitoring water levels, preventing urban decay, and keeping up with loan repayments to avoid business shutdowns and natural disasters. With fast-paced gameplay, it takes approximately 2 hours to complete.
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a charming art style and relaxing gameplay, making it enjoyable for casual play.
- At its low price point, many players feel they received good entertainment value, especially if purchased on sale.
- The game encourages creativity and has potential for future updates, with some players expressing hope for improvements.
- The game suffers from frequent crashes and bugs, making it frustrating and unplayable for many users.
- Gameplay is overly simplistic and repetitive, leading to boredom after a short period of play.
- Lack of depth in mechanics and features, such as no achievement system or meaningful progression, detracts from the overall experience.
- gameplay16 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Citalis is characterized by its simplicity and repetitiveness, with many players finding it tedious and lacking depth. While some mechanics offer potential for customization and aesthetic appeal, they are poorly balanced and often lead to confusion, resulting in a lack of engaging challenges. Overall, the game fails to provide a compelling reason to continue playing beyond initial exploration, leaving many users feeling bored and unfulfilled.
“I liked the customization of the buildings and the general art style, but the mechanics need balance and refinement.”
“The game is fairly simple, but I find the art style charming and the gameplay relaxing.”
“The videos on the store page provide a very accurate explanation of what the gameplay is like.”
“There is no discernible point to playing the game, and after 45 minutes of gameplay, I can just leave the game on and come back later and have more money than I could ever spend on the simplistic buildings.”
“The lack of interesting game mechanics results in a tedious and boring game.”
“Simple concept, very limited options in terms of gameplay and quite repetitive.”
- graphics7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The graphics are generally described as cute and charming, with appealing artwork and potential for future development. While the customization options for buildings are appreciated, the overall aesthetic is somewhat undermined by the game's basic mechanics and lack of depth. Players find the art style relaxing, but it emphasizes a sense of isolation due to the design of separate floating islands.
“The graphics are cute, and I see the sprites used have potential if utilized correctly in the future.”
“The game is fairly simple, but I find the art style charming and the gameplay relaxing.”
“Mastering the game is very easy, and there might be some additional gameplay for someone who really wants to beat their high scores, or to genuinely make an aesthetically pleasing district, but after that there is nothing.”
“I liked the customization of the buildings and the general art style, but the mechanics need balance and refinement.”
“Even the art style of them being separate floating islands enforces the isolation.”
- music6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews; while some players find it relaxing, others criticize it for being overly repetitive and lacking variety, with only one track playing on loop. Although the option to turn off the music is appreciated, many feel that more musical diversity would enhance the overall experience.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“Of course you can turn off the music and put on your own.”
“It should have more than one track of music (but this is not that important).”
“My only complaint is the music - I disabled it after a couple of minutes, but it is so repetitive that it is currently burned into my brain.”
“There is not enough variation in the gameplay and the music is very monotone.”
“Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Kevin MacLeod a lot, but there's only one song and it's constantly on repeat.”
- story3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is perceived as lacking depth, with some players expressing a desire for a more developed narrative and additional gameplay elements like skill trees and upgrades. While one user highlights a moral about perseverance, the overall sentiment suggests that the game could benefit from a more engaging storyline.
“The moral of the story is that you never know what life has in store for you. If I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“It would be better if there was more to do, skill trees or different upgrades - even a storyline would be nice.”
“No story at all.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and monotonous, lacking engaging mechanics or strategic depth, which contributes to an overall sense of boredom.
“The lack of interesting game mechanics results in a tedious and boring game.”
“There's no strategy or anything; it's just incredibly tedious.”
“This is pointlessly tedious and monotonous.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users report frequent freezing issues, indicating significant stability problems with the game.
“The game freezes constantly.”
“I experience frequent crashes that disrupt gameplay.”
“Stability issues make it nearly unplayable at times.”
