Leadified said:
Have you tried Cities: Skylines? It's definitely the next best thing. OT: Age of Empires 4 which would take place from the Victorian Era to World War II.
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Funny you should say that, because I was contemplating whether or not to mention a Sim City 5. I have Cities Skylines, and surprisingly it is a godsend in the way that it's finally, after a decade of nothing good, something that deserves to stand next to SimCity 3000 and SimCity 4. I love the free-form building, you can basically make whatever city you want. Free layout of roads, making the most epic highway interchanges, that's basically perfect. That part of the game is genius, but besides that somehow it is still not truly the thing I dreamed about though. The old SimCities up to 4 had nuances that made the games feel they had just that much more depth and realism (probably not the perfect word), feel 'grander' or a larger scale, more challenging and in turn more addicting to play. It's hard to explain.
And maybe I'm still being unfair, for one because Cities Skylines is probably as close as it's going to get and because I'm also not mentioning a Rollercoaster Tycoon 4 (I know there technically is one, but you know, a real one). I figured by the looks of things Planet Coaster is actually going to be what I ever wanted out of a Rollercoaster game, if it's going to get the content and features I think and hope it is. Maybe though, I'll end up feeling similar about this game than I do about Cities Skylines; great game, but it isn't "it". It's weird I know.
But yeah anyway, Cities Skylines is great, and as a sidenote I would also very much take your Age of Empires 4!
