Wed, Jul 13, 2011 | 17:00 BST
Quick Shots: First images of Cities XL 2012 released
Focus Home Interactive has released the first set of images for Cities XL 2012, its newest version of the PC city-building sim.
Cities XL 2012 will include over 1,000 in total over 60 3D maps which are “entirely constructible and sport incredible detail.” The latest in the series will also be open to modding and will feature a guide within the game to get players started.
The shots are posted below, courtesy of Blue’s News.
Cities XL 2012 will be available in October 2011 as a standalone game. It will be fully compatible with the 2011 version.
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Posted in: PC, Simulation
Tags: Cities XL 2012, focus home interactive
10 comments
#1
Erthazus
13/07/11, 5:01 pm
Impressive.
#2
Bluebird
13/07/11, 5:12 pm
This is the sort of game that makes me want to have a decent PC.
(Or a console version, but I don’t think there are enough people who only own consoles who are interested in this kind of game.)
#3
Erthazus
13/07/11, 5:15 pm
there must be enough Ram for this first of all
and i mean “enough” is from 2GB to 4/6 GB
#4
Bluebird
13/07/11, 5:19 pm
Possibly, but for now I would be happy with a lesser version.
#5
deathgaze
13/07/11, 5:25 pm
Don’t get your hype on just yet, guys. CitiesXL is most certainly not SimCity 5 or anything close to it. Yes, the graphics are impressive, but no more so than previous editions of the game (y’know, 2010 and 2011). On top of that, the biggest problems in previous versions was the crap interface – something that they’ve hidden in these shots. I’m willing to bet that the gameplay is still the same as previous versions — boring. Unless they made some drastic changes, I won’t be buying it.
#6
DSB
13/07/11, 5:29 pm
Because the two first ones were totally worth it!
…. NOT!
#7
Grimrita
13/07/11, 5:55 pm
@5 very true. Good games let down by a clunky UI. If they can fix that, and add a bit more spice into the game, they will have a winner.
#8
galaxy366
13/07/11, 7:47 pm
Looks the same as Cities XL 2011
#9
jacobvandy
13/07/11, 8:12 pm
It’s a shame that EA has been putting so much into The Sims, completely ignoring Sim City and the others, and leaving room for sub-par imitators such as these. The fact that this is their third iteration in as many years shows you there’s demand for a city-builder, but EA is more interested in letting you go on virtual dates with your damned Facebook friends…
#10
HauntaVirus
13/07/11, 10:07 pm
Multicore support please? I just bought Cities XL 2011 and it only uses 1 effin’ core. In other words, it runs like ish.