14 DAY TRIAL // Video game developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive have managed to deliver a solid promotional campaign for Cities: Skylines, which is at the moment at the top of the Steam sales chart, and the two companies are ready to reveal the final video developer diary for the city builder, which is slated for a March 10 release.
The focus of the new footage is on the under-the-hood systems that have been introduced in order to make sure that gamers will be able to quickly and easily implement their ideas for a virtual city.
One of the most interesting elements of Cities: Skylines is a Dynamic Water System, which introduces both mass and direction to all the rivers and the estuaries on each map, meaning that gamers will need to carefully place buildings that interact with them so that the water supply remains secure and unpolluted.
There are also more details offered about the way a District Tool and the Economic Simulation can be used to make zoning both quick and fun, allowing players to make decisions about the future of their city, while also creating virtual spaces that can hold a million virtual citizens.
Gamers still have time to take part in a competition associated with Cities: Skylines, which challenges them to create an original building or other assets for the game if they are interested in getting some cool prizes.
Cities: Skylines aims to offer a new take on a classic genre
For a long time, the city building genre managed to attract wide audiences and offered variety, with the best titles of the past including Pharaoh and the second SimCity.
Unfortunately, the reboot of the series from Maxis and Electronic Arts disappointed the community and also failed to make a big impact in terms of sales.
The Emeryville studio that created it has been closed down by the publisher, although it seems that the franchise will continue to get content in the coming years.
Cities: Skylines has evolved from a solid foundation created by the previous titles in the series, but it's unclear whether the developers will be able to deliver a city building experience capable of satisfying those who love the genre, although at the moment a lot of gamers are excited about it.
