By Jim Rossignol on October 15th, 2010 at 8:32 am.
It’s been a while since people who like transportation systems have been well catered for by PC gaming. Paradox have seen that gap and now they’re sliding into it like a gelatinous cube of game development in a slick tube of publishing. This trailer for Cities In Motion shows off their metro system, which looks rather pretty, and also has a lovely underground mode which allow you to build train tracks in the depths of the earth. Hell, I haven’t seen that since I was playing Minecraft, yesterday. Sorry, sorry.
Additionally: I think this looks really fun. I know, but I am Truck Simulator guy. We all have our issues.
15/10/2010 at 08:41 Matthew Berry says:
Signed up for the beta, and I hope to get in. Maybe, just maybe, this could be the 3D upgrade of transport tycoon that I’ve been waiting for.
15/10/2010 at 22:56 Araxiel says:
Where can you sign up?
15/10/2010 at 22:57 Araxiel says:
Ah crap, to late.
15/10/2010 at 08:44 Dekoy says:
Transport Tycoon really needs a major graphical overhaul.
15/10/2010 at 14:05 bonjovi says:
And Android version, so i can build my Tube network while I’m on the Tube!
15/10/2010 at 08:45 James says:
That video sounds like motion!
15/10/2010 at 08:55 Brumisator says:
*fondly remembers the horrible underground metro and waterpipe system in Sim City 2000*
Hair-pull-o-tastic it was!
15/10/2010 at 13:17 Surgeon says:
Bloody hell, I’d totally forgotten about that and how infuriatingly fiddly it was.
15/10/2010 at 08:56 megaman says:
Looks pretty. OpenTTD so far filled all my Transport Tycoon needs during the last couple of years, but it indeed looks pretty and an additional perspective on the “Transportation of the Masses” theme can’t hurt. :)
15/10/2010 at 08:56 KMD says:
News about games by Paradox always make me glad.
15/10/2010 at 09:51 Rinox says:
I think we need a confirmation from Fred Wester, CEO of Paradox here.
15/10/2010 at 10:19 Fred Wester, CEO of Paradox says:
I can confirm that News about games by Paradox always make KMD glad.
15/10/2010 at 12:46 Utgaardsloke says:
There you have it, confirmed!
15/10/2010 at 14:06 Rinox says:
Awesommmee
15/10/2010 at 09:05 MrEvilGuy says:
this reminds me to play with trains again.
15/10/2010 at 09:27 HexagonalBolts says:
oooooooooohhh i’m tingling with anticipation!
15/10/2010 at 09:29 HexagonalBolts says:
awww the beta’s closed :(
15/10/2010 at 09:56 Rinox says:
What, this game has no actual webpage, just a freaking Facebook page? :-/ I’m sorry mr Zuckerberg, but I will not bend over for your scummy, data-stealing narcissist engine.
Closest I managed to find to a ‘real’ webpage:
http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/cities-in-motion
/facebook rant over
15/10/2010 at 11:08 Ragnar says:
There is some effort to collect information over in the paradox community forums.
15/10/2010 at 10:33 Urael says:
“they’re sliding into it like a gelatinous cube of game development in a slick tube of publishing”
Egads, Jim! Thanks – the first thing my brain did was try to picture that…and it succeeded! There was green gunk flowing EVERYWHERE. My poor brain…
15/10/2010 at 12:19 Frankie The Patrician[PF] says:
You post was stolen by Vuitton spam bot…are you glad? :)
15/10/2010 at 12:29 stahlwerk says:
How is that possible?
15/10/2010 at 18:33 Urael says:
I’m…honoured?
15/10/2010 at 10:35 Louis Vuitton BULLES MM says:
Egads, Jim! Thanks – the first thing my brain did was try to picture that…and it succeeded! There was green gunk flowing EVERYWHERE. My poor brain…
15/10/2010 at 10:49 vanarbulax says:
I’m walking in line, I’m visiting cities in motion.
I’m walking in line, just barely enough to be living.
Gett outta the way (no time to being)
This isn’t the time (so nothing was done)
Not talking about (not many at all)
I’m turning around (no trouble at all)
Two different cities surround you, ’round you
16/10/2010 at 08:03 Matt says:
(insert some sort of reference to Siouxsie and the Banshees here)
15/10/2010 at 11:14 RogB says:
love’s got the world in motion and I… oh wait.
15/10/2010 at 11:33 Casimir's Blake says:
Honestly Jim, no-one should have to apologise for playing Minecraft!
15/10/2010 at 11:41 TheAl says:
That title reminds me of one thing…
“Underground, overground, wombling free, the wombles of wimbledon common are we…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJFx7n9V3Xc
:D
15/10/2010 at 12:25 Novotny says:
lol me too, I was just about to post something
15/10/2010 at 11:42 Skurmedel says:
I got in to the beta. It seems like a really nice game. Will have more time to play with it tonight.
15/10/2010 at 11:44 harvb says:
Well it mentions underground, so I can see *some* connection to Minecraft.
16/10/2010 at 00:05 Temple to Tei says:
All things are connected to minecraft
All things will be in minecraft
All things are minecraft
16/10/2010 at 11:36 Jimmy says:
Everything for Minecraft;
nothing outside Minecraft;
nothing against Minecraft.
15/10/2010 at 12:26 user@example.com says:
His cities are in motion,
Fred turned his tender eyes to me.
As deep as any metro,
As sweet as any harmony.
But he blinded me with planning–
“She blinded me with planning!”
And PLEASE STAND CLEAR OF THE DOORS
15/10/2010 at 13:47 Navagon says:
This is shaping up to be a must have. One thing I loved about Transport Tycoon which this might not have is the level editor. Watching those small, crappy little towns you placed around the map flourish as your transport network expands really helped make that game something amazing.
15/10/2010 at 14:28 wiper says:
I’m genuinely excited about this.
The shame, oh the shame :(
15/10/2010 at 14:38 xxx says:
looks like poor mans traffic giant, nothing even comparable to transport tycoon
15/10/2010 at 14:59 Malawi Frontier Guard says:
Wasn’t Traffic Giant poor man’s something already?
15/10/2010 at 17:44 Sébastien Richer says:
Sorry what ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9eBUtvmFxI
15/10/2010 at 21:28 pupsikaso says:
Doesn’t look like this will be like TTD at all. This is all about transportation in and between cities, whereas in TTD cities were the weakest point.
16/10/2010 at 02:25 Birdy says:
I’m just waiting for the day a Transport tycoon comes out for the Sim city 4 engine.
ah, I dream though.