Cities: Skylines Review (Nice)
I used to love this game. After the failure of SimCity this had appeared as the game I wanted straight from the beginning... but now I just can't bare to play it a second longer. The way Paradox runs this game is such a parasitic and greedy way. And that has to do with their DLC
The DLC is getting ridiculous. Paradox is really getting lazy on their work to milk as much money as they can out of their fanbase. Even the trailer video for their recent financial DLC shows their lazyness with how lackluster and boring it is. And the more they release these little content packs, the more you realize how much they've been setting this up from the start. You want a financial institution in your city management game? Well buy it as DLC. Want airports? Buy it as DLC. Want shipping and tourist boats? Buy it as DLC. Want to really design the industry in your city? Buy it as DLC. Want some cool tourism features in your city? Buy it as DLC. Want some universities in your city? Buy it as DLC. Want some night life for you city? But it as DLC. Want some weather system in your city? Buy it as DLC? Want catastrophes that have been a trope of city management games since Sim City? Buy it as a DLC.
DLC DLC DLC DLC!!!
I'm getting so sick of all these little bits of DLC. What happened to the older generations of games where a company sold maybe 3-4 expansion DLC at most that were a solid 20-40$ each, but individually had enough content equivalent to half of the base game?
We're at 330$ worth of DLC everyone, but don't worry. I'm sure they'll have a subscription service here soon like they've started doing for their other games as they continue to release more overpriced little micro DLC of content you'd expect to be apart of a simulation game by default.