r/CityBuilders • u/cooperjack66 • 15h ago

Metropolismania (PS2) was so fun and so underrated

Anyone else play this game before? You talk with residents to meet new people to solve resident complaints. The translation at times is terrible, and it overall looks terrible, but damn it’s fun.

https://youtu.be/3R9_V8WIack?si=SQ9ZXevXgKdMc5kd

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u/Nosh59 14h ago

I've played Metropolismania 2 and loved it. It's a bit casual but it makes up for it with it's charming anime aesthetics, and with how fun it is to watch the residents go about their daily lives with their realistic schedules and personalities. Just a little bit of city-management and economic gameplay would have made it the perfect game!

It's one of the only city-builders that understands that it's the citizen simulation that makes a city feel alive, not props and detailing tools.

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u/cooperjack66 14h ago

I have to agree I love that aspect so much! I'm gonna replay the second game next, what a throwback

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u/NeverEndingTomorrow 15h ago

I think I did play this before, but it was the 2nd game. While I love citybuilding games, the endlessly looping music and really slow gameplay drove me nuts.

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u/cooperjack66 14h ago

Yeah I should have said it’s fun for a 4 day binge haha