I’ve been saying it for some time – I believe many of the Cities Skylines 2 religious have been expressing the identical factor. The bottom of Colossal Order’s metropolis constructing sequel is powerful. The foundations are there. Since launch, efficiency issues and numerous inconsistencies and points with the simulation have spoiled CS2, nevertheless it has potential, particularly if Colossal Order is given time to iterate and improve. Now, lastly, it seems like a nook has been turned. The big new Cities Skylines 2 replace, which overhauls the economic system, might be the start of a tangible comeback, and participant responses thus far appear to recommend that CS2 is on the up.
Cities Skylines 2 goes to be right here for some time. Like its predecessor, it is a city building game that can develop, change, and enhance over a few years, courtesy of patches and mods. Till now, progress has felt a bit sluggish and stymied – the transformative updates we’ve been hoping for haven’t materialized.
However the gigantic Cities Skylines 2 economy patch is completely different. It provides extra problem. It fixes issues with land and constructing values. It strips out subsidies. Cities Skylines 2 mods are nonetheless helpful for tweaking different areas like visitors and pedestrian habits, however with this new replace, Colossal Order is lastly taking significant steps to handle the sport’s central points.
And it appears to be working. “Lastly prepared to purchase the sport,” one Steam participant, ‘surfinbum,’ writes on the sport’s dialogue board. “Began a brand new metropolis and [it] appears significantly better after two hours of play,” one other participant, ‘BlackLion78,’ replies.
“The brand new replace is nice,” ‘mariosconsta’ says on Cities Skyline 2’s Reddit web page. “After taking part in for a couple of hours I’ve to say that I really loved the sport.” “Okay, I’m actually liking what I’m seeing thus far,” one other person, ‘Impossumbear,’ writes. “The sport is troublesome now and you actually have to observe your budgets rigorously. Up to now, so good. Hoping that this pattern continues, as a result of I’m having enjoyable now.”
On Monday June 24, the day that the brand new Cities Skylines 2 replace was launched, the sport acquired 31 optimistic participant critiques, essentially the most in a single day since not less than the top of Might. The concurrent Steam participant depend additionally jumped. 8,790 folks have been taking part in Cities Skylines 2 concurrently on the day of the replace’s launch. In accordance with SteamDB, that is the very best quantity since Sunday April 21.
These are optimistic indicators, however there are nonetheless causes to be cautious. In addition to a spike in optimistic Steam person critiques, on June 24, there was a corresponding spike in damaging responses. 46 damaging critiques have been posted on the replace’s launch day, as soon as once more the very best quantity because the finish of Might. On the identical platforms that Cities Skylines 2 gamers have shared favorable feedback concerning the replace, others observe crashes following the patch’s arrival.
Nonetheless, the economic system replace seems like a significant step in the appropriate path for Cities Skylines 2. The unique sport was launched in 2015 and was repeatedly up to date for eight years. In lower than 12 months, Colossal Order has made important adjustments to CS2 – with a protracted lifespan forward of it, it feels just like the strategy game now has the possibility to achieve its potential.
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