You know that feeling?
Do you still remember that when you were playing with building blocks when you were a child, you were very eager in your heart, and you wanted to try your best to stuff all the houses into a big plate, stuff it to the top, and then say to yourself: This is my kingdom.
As I grow up, this urge still exists.
It's just that the building blocks are replaced by mobile phone screens, and it's called "City Island 2".
But to be honest, playing the original version for a long time is quite frustrating.
Waiting for gold coins is like waiting for constipation. Want to build a skyscraper?
Sorry, go work for three days first.
So, I downloaded the legendary "cracked version".
money?
That's not a problem.
The question is, then what?
Open the game, unlimited gold coins, unlimited diamonds.
Looking at the overflowing number in the upper right corner, I was stunned for a few seconds.
Build it!
Give me all the most expensive ones!
Ten minutes later, my island was filled with strange buildings.
Next to the pyramid is a Japanese shrine, and opposite the Gothic church is a candy-colored amusement park.
ugly.
Really ugly.
At that moment I suddenly understood that resources are not what limits you in the game.
Be yourself.
It turns out that being the mayor is not easy either.
I started getting serious.
Tear down the mess and reorganize it.
Residential areas should have schools, hospitals, and parks within walking distance.
Industrial areas must be placed downwind, otherwise citizens will complain about strange smells in the air every day.
Next to the commercial street, a large parking lot needs to be equipped. Although all the people in the game are like gods, the vehicles are parked in a regular manner, as if they are conducting a military parade.
There is a building that keeps showing "low satisfaction".
I clicked to view it, and what I saw was an old man claiming that the streetlight in front of his house was too dim to see clearly when he went out to walk his dog at night.
Hold.
I had to dismantle the street lamp and replace it with a brighter one.
He was happy.
Details are so damn important
There are some things this game does very well.
On rainy days, passers-by hold umbrellas.
If you stare at a person, he may come out of his home, walk to the bus stop, get on the bus, and disappear.
Just like the real thing.
I spent the whole afternoon adjusting the curve of a section of railway.
When I want the train to pass between two buildings, I can just see the sea.
It took seven or eight attempts.
The train finally came this way, and the sun was shining down on the two carriages. At that moment, I felt like crying.
Crazy.
The city is built, what next?
In fact, if you play the cracked version for a long time, you will get tired of it.
After using up unlimited resources, the challenge is gone. However, the excitement that comes from saving money for three days and finally building a landmark has also disappeared.
Quite contradictory.
But the social features came to my rescue.
Entering an alliance, there is a male friend in it. The city he lives in is full of buildings built in violation of regulations. The buildings are so close to each other that not even a breath of wind can pass through. He said that this is the so-called "Hong Kong style."
Another eldest sister only planted trees on the entire island and built a large number of parks without inhabiting people. She claimed that this was an "urban forest" for birds to live in.
I've been to her place, and it's true, the screen is full of green, and it's so quiet.
now i understand
This game, or rather this kind of game, is not actually about becoming the mayor.
It’s for you to be God.
But God can’t mess around, you have to keep your “people” happy and the city alive.
One night I couldn't sleep and turned on the game at around two o'clock.
The whole city is quiet, the street lights are on, and occasionally a car drives by.
I zoomed in and stopped at a window.
There's a light on inside.
I thought, who lives in this house?
What is he doing?
Could it be that he is like me, unable to sleep, looking out the window at the city he lives in that was built by me?
have no idea.
But at that moment, I wasn't alone.
If you also downloaded this cracked version, don’t rush to fill up the land.
Slow down.
Listen to the complaints from citizens, adjust the location of the park, and design an aesthetically pleasing route for the train.
You will find that unlimited gold coins do not give you power.
It's patience.
One final word:
After playing for two weeks, I have more than 300 screenshots of the game saved in my phone.
Each picture is of a dusk or a rainy night.
This is not a game, this is a dream I created with my own hands.
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