Terms: Trailers – advertisements for the game, usually do not describe how to playReviews – overview on how the games work with criticismWalkthroughs – step by step walkthrough showing how the game is played in detailGameplay – recordings of playing sessions Watch the trailers/reviews of the three “city builder” video games below. Refer to the walkthroughs or find more information on-line if you want more detail.
Civilization VI:https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/10/26/sid-meiers-civilization-vi-review (4:13 pro review)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKUFvo3_FYQ (12:18 detailed walkthrough by company)
Cities Skyline: https://youtu.be/yh2IKRtCjSU (4:43 player review) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0NbbPZfHwc (18:34 player walkthrough)
Anno 2205:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn2JhjIPRDYf (3:46 trailer) https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/11/04/anno-2205-review (4:38 expert critic review) Answer the following questions in a short essay of 400-750 words:
- What insights into urban life are provided by city builder games?
- How do those insights differ from what you learned watching the two films for this unit?
- Which of the games did you like the best and why?