Epic City Builder 4
- October 14, 2021
- Andrew Rowe
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Get on itch.io Store"Epic City Builder 4" is a city-building game that allows players to construct a whole nation across multiple maps, from a massive capital to rural towns. The game features procedurally generated maps, classic city-builder elements like subways, plumbing, and disasters, and the ability to research and produce a variety of products for the world market. Diplomacy and resource trading with other nations are also included, with a game world of 190,000 tiles providing a truly massive building area.
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Reviews
- The game offers a unique blend of city-building and 4X elements, allowing for interaction with other nations and strategic gameplay.
- Despite its rough edges, the game is easy to pick up and can provide hours of enjoyment, especially for fans of the genre.
- The developer is actively working on updates and improvements, showing potential for future enhancements and a more polished experience.
- The user interface is clunky and outdated, making gameplay feel cumbersome and less enjoyable.
- The game is plagued by bugs, optimization issues, and repetitive gameplay, leading to frustration for many players.
- Tutorials are inadequate, and there are significant issues with mechanics like terraforming and trading, which detract from the overall experience.
- music12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received largely negative feedback, with players expressing frustration over the repetitive tracks and lack of variety. While some appreciate the existing loop, many find it insufficient and have resorted to turning it off during gameplay. There is hope for improvement, as the developer plans to add more music in the future.
“Music is a nice loop, but the developer is planning on adding more music, so that will be nice to have while playing.”
“I played for 30 minutes, and the only thing that bugged me was the music.”
“I give this one 6; it's the same music track playing again out of 10, so scraping by with a recommendation, but maybe pick this up in a sale.”
“I played for 30 minutes and the only thing that bugged me was the music.”
“There needs to be more variety and better music at the moment, so when I play, I turn it off.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been described as generally acceptable, but it suffers from significant issues, particularly with the trading mechanics, which are frustrating and poorly implemented. Additionally, the tutorial fails to provide adequate guidance, leaving players feeling disappointed and confused. Overall, these shortcomings detract from the overall experience, leading to a lack of recommendation for the game.
“That said, the gameplay seems alright.”
“For those two crippling reasons alone, again ignoring the plethora of other much more obvious issues with the game after even 10 minutes of gameplay, I would not recommend anyone buy this game, even on sale.”
“But the tutorial doesn't help much... it actually sucks. Plus, to make things worse, I can trade certain items that I have little of, but the ones I have lots of I can't even sell... the button won't work. It's kind of a disappointment; I would have hoped that the mechanics for trading would be better since that's a key part of the game.”
“But the tutorial doesn't help much... it actually sucks. Plus, to make things worse, I can trade certain items that I have little of, but the ones I have lots of I can't even sell... the button won't work. It's kind of a disappointment; I would have hoped that the mechanics for trading would be better since that's a key part of the game.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game has been criticized for being unoptimized and buggy, leading to a repetitive experience for players. While it is technically playable, these issues detract significantly from overall enjoyment.
“Playable, bugged, unoptimized, repetitive”
“Playable, bugged, unoptimized, repetitive”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its lack of clarity and coherence, with players struggling to understand the plot and the significance of various elements within the game. Additionally, extensive spelling mistakes and poor tutorials further detract from the overall narrative experience.
“I cannot possibly recommend this game for two reasons, and two reasons alone: the extensive spelling mistakes and poor tutorials, along with the lack of any useful information on the plot, including 'What is this building I'm clicking on?'”
