By Kieron Gillen on August 19th, 2010 at 10:05 pm.
Paradox have announced a lot today, which we’ll get back to shortly – but the trailer to Cities In Motion especially caught my eye. It’s a transport-simulation game, set in Europe across 100 years from 1920 and generally covers pretty much any way that people get objects from A to B. Bar gyrocopters, which is only me, at night, in my alter ego of the Clockwork Basher. Anyway, here’s the trailer…
And, yes, the strapline is totally because it makes me think about the John Barnes rap in World In Motion. Pop Music!
19/08/2010 at 22:08 Yfel says:
Oooh, TTD 3D!
19/08/2010 at 22:18 Oak says:
Yes please.
19/08/2010 at 22:20 Duffin says:
… but you must get to the line
19/08/2010 at 22:43 Rosti says:
I know this isn’t the first RPS reference for The Greatest Foot-to-Ball Anthem of all Time, but I certainly hope it won’t be the last. Here’s a bit of Tube Dubber action for those so inclined.
Also: Auto-mobiles, planes & trains! Not necessarily in that (New) Order!
19/08/2010 at 22:22 Tei says:
I use to have Trasport Tycoon Deluxe running in a comp 24/7 on my house ( the way other people have fish). The sounds and economic dynamics are beautiful.
The Linux version is excellent, …is probably the only game that is as good as the first day of release.
This looks like a gorgeous version of it.
19/08/2010 at 22:27 Javier-de-Ass says:
yeah this looks fantastic
19/08/2010 at 22:36 Mr_Day says:
That is ‘like clockwork basher’, you ham wristed ne’erdowell.
19/08/2010 at 22:37 westyfield says:
Cities in Motion – c’mon, how can this not be a Mortal Engines game? Get your priorities right, games industry.
19/08/2010 at 22:45 Flameberge says:
Do Want.
20/08/2010 at 00:23 bob_d says:
Oh, hell yes.
19/08/2010 at 22:43 Sarrisan says:
Ooohhhh,
My almost forgotten OTTD bones are starting to go all a-jitter.
19/08/2010 at 22:47 fallingmagpie says:
It’s got very pretty water effects, but not my cup of tea gameplay wise. Bit tame.
19/08/2010 at 23:27 sassy says:
I also found myself admiring the water.
Trees were crap though
19/08/2010 at 22:47 Mister Adequate says:
Paradox are making a new TT?
Oh shit. Because they haven’t taken enough of my life with EU3, HoI2, and Vicky 2.
20/08/2010 at 01:14 RedFred says:
That’s what I thought too. I just can’t get into OpenTTD so this may work.
Although the video was hilariously lame. “Advanced simulation of: Economoy, Traffic.” That line is going to shift some units!
20/08/2010 at 12:14 Clovis says:
Yeah, not to mention a whole 4!! cities and 30 vehicles!!! Borderlands had like 2 billion weapons. Numbers need to be larger.
I somehow never played Transport Tycoon, but I’m always thinking that a game about transportation would be great.
20/08/2010 at 15:06 Pie21 says:
Play Transport Tycoon. It is GREAT.
21/08/2010 at 10:56 jsdn says:
Well, the whole reason I quit OTTD is because of the lackluster economy.
19/08/2010 at 23:13 Wilson says:
Ooh, interesting. If it’s anything like TT, it’ll be a must buy for me. Though it does concern me a little bit at how exciting I find the idea of realistic traffic simulation…
19/08/2010 at 23:29 sassy says:
As a gamer you shouldn’t be concerned about that. We could get excited about grass growing if it were packaged right.
19/08/2010 at 23:24 stahlwerk says:
A-Train!
19/08/2010 at 23:42 Surgeon says:
I used to love A-Train.
Remember Santa Claus flying across the map on Christmas Eve?
Awesome :)
19/08/2010 at 23:58 Navagon says:
If this is anything like Transport Tycoon then consider me sold. First Kalypso bring back the awesomeness of DK now this? A lot of publishers are competing for my love right now.
19/08/2010 at 23:59 Nilokey says:
This looks a lot more like JoWood’s game, Traffic Giant. Especially the tram graphics.
http://www.jowood.com/?lang=en&site=2&gameid=trafficgiant&pfid=PC
20/08/2010 at 01:29 Malawi Frontier Guard says:
Yes, it seems like the game mimicked this time is Traffic Giant, not Transport Tycoon.
Which is a shame, as Traffic Giant was only entertaining if you were high.
20/08/2010 at 07:51 Ragnar says:
Traffic Giant was semi-fun. Too shallow, but interesting premise. I hope this game is better.
20/08/2010 at 09:28 Levictus says:
I though Traffic Giant was pretty fun. It’s definitely no TTD, but it has it’s place.
20/08/2010 at 00:57 Edawan says:
I immediately thought, it would be so cool to combine that with Introversion’s procedural cities !
20/08/2010 at 01:04 konrad_ha says:
TT in gorgeous detail? GIEVE NAO!!!!
20/08/2010 at 02:04 Joel says:
Hard to say so far, but it looks more like a pure people-mover as opposed to the full cargo of TTD. Though, the “Advanced simulation of economy” could indicate otherwise.
20/08/2010 at 02:41 psyk says:
“4 different cities”
Doesn’t sound much like transport tycoon deluxe to me.
20/08/2010 at 07:09 c-Row says:
So, no player-built roads or railways? That would be a big letdown, though it still looks appealing to the TT-fan in me.
20/08/2010 at 07:10 c-Row says:
Yes, the press release mentions an “advanced editor”, but that sounds like city and road building are not an essential part of the standard game.
20/08/2010 at 07:32 Ragabhava says:
MIND THE GAP!
MIND THE GAP!
MIND THE….
20/08/2010 at 07:33 Ragnar says:
This! And Crusader Kings 2!
Hooray!
20/08/2010 at 07:41 neolith says:
Nice! But after experiencing OpenTTD 4 cities and 30 vehicles doesn’t sound that sandbox to me…
20/08/2010 at 07:52 Ragnar says:
You are making a mistake if you think this will be a Transport Tycoon clone. More kin to Traffic Giant.
20/08/2010 at 10:49 Player1 says:
Go and play , it’s brilliant, and free.
20/08/2010 at 15:17 Tom O'Bedlam says:
You’ve just made afriend for life
20/08/2010 at 14:02 sfury says:
No bikes?
: \
20/08/2010 at 14:23 loGi says:
Quite pretty that one
20/08/2010 at 14:52 ghableska says:
I do love that song. Anyone happen to know what it is?
20/08/2010 at 18:11 Brian Rubin says:
Oh, this looks fantastic. Want. Badly.
20/08/2010 at 19:35 Rocket Fellow says:
I’ll get you yet, Clockwork Basher, if it’s the last thing I do!
21/08/2010 at 22:14 Anonymous says:
This looks incredibly boring.
22/08/2010 at 20:49 Araxiel says:
This looks like a lame version of TTD in 3D.
I think, the transportation of passangers should be a part of a transportation game…but not it’s core!