GameDaily Preview's SimCity Societies These days, The Sims get all the attention, but the massive metropolis-building game SimCity started it all. The classic favorite makes a return in a brand-new installment featuring upgraded gameplay in SimCity Societies. Like many of the games that would later copy the city-building formula, SimCity's developers painted the franchise into a corner. They had literally thrown in the kitchen sink with SimCity 4, and between infrastructure planning (power lines) and underground water mains, the game had become far too complex and unapproachable to attract any new players. Societies hits the reset button and steers the franchise in a different direction. Players can still get their city-planning skills going, but with one-third the micromanagement. Both power and water pipes will be removed, leaving players with only road design and traffic to manage. However, Societies shifts attention from zoning out areas to creating entire cultures to match their cityscapes. You can read the entire preview here.
