What have they done to the franchise I once loved?

User Rating: 3 | SimCity Societies PC
Graphics: Childish, but at the same time textured and quite colorful. There is no real problem with the actual buildings themselves, but the frame rate lags on even higher end computers, creating endless frustration. Not only this, but (developers from hell, Tilted Mill) tacked on a very cheesy menu bar and controll screen, which only frustrates an experienced simcity fan.
7/10

Gameplay: Frankly, this spinoff is insulting. EA has just insulted me aswell as thousands of simcity fans. What happened to the good old days of maxis, actually owning their own company and creating masterpieces like simcity 3000. The whole experience seems unfulfilling, and there really isn't any gameplay to worry about - aside from "societal values" which dont even work might I add.
3/10

Sound: This is a "city builder isn't it?" one may ask. Well, if it were a city builder - it may actually have had the chance to be good and actually have decent city sound effects and not just sims screaming and laughing constantly. There is absolutely zero ambiance that coordinates with the idea that you are building a city. They did add some songs from past simcity games that never get old, but add to the insult that they've been added to this game.
2/10