City Rain Now Available
Update: City Rain has now been released and is available to download for $9.95 from Direct2Drive
Original Story: City Rain - Building Sustainability will be available soon to purchase, according to the brand-spanking new official site. Downloadable through Direct2Drive, City Rain will cost somewhere between $9.95 and $14.95.
One of the winners of the IGF Student Showcase this year, it's a cross between Sim City and Tetris where players must fit falling buildings onto a plot of land to create a bustling city, complete with power plants, schools, police stations and more. The upcoming release will feature worldwide online ranking and a bonus game called Blockmania.
It's a unique experience and there is plenty of fun to be had. A demo is available to play on the official site.
Comments
cool game
Posted by: Elvis Brevi | February 6, 2009 5:59 PM
Why would anyone voluntarily release their games on Direct2Shite? It's really the very worst of all download services...
Enough of a reason to discount any possibility of me ever buying it, at least.
Posted by: seriously... | February 6, 2009 9:33 PM
I totally agree. I wanted to buy this game too. Eh, saves me $10 I guess, but I did want to support Mother Gaia Studio's work. Too bad for them.
Posted by: Jellybit | February 8, 2009 2:24 AM
I think it's rather extreme to not help them out just for using D2D.
My guess is that it has something to do with D2D sponsoring IGF - i.e. where City Rain was given its fame.
Posted by: Michael Rose | February 8, 2009 7:25 AM
Yes, I don't understand why there's so much D2D hate. Maybe it's cool to hate on D2D? Who knows, kids these days will do anything.
Posted by: none | February 8, 2009 3:14 PM
It's not that it's "cool" to hate on D2D. It's that we're dealing with DRM. When buying a physical disc, it doesn't matter who you buy it from because you can use it the same way 10, 15, 20 years from now, on any compatible hardware you choose. I buy my games for the long haul, and I'd rather my licenses not be strewn across several services, having to remember who I bought a game from in order for me to play it again. It takes more trust to buy digital than physical. I still play my NES games sometimes. Will I be able to do that with digital downloads 20 years from now? Who knows, but I'm choosing to invest with a service I feel is strongest, and treats the customers the best. D2D is not on that list for me.
Posted by: Jellybit | March 12, 2009 8:46 PM
City Rain was just release today as a full fledge game. We corrected major flaws in the XNA concept and incorporate many new features. Hope everyone will enjoy it. It will be out on XBOX Live Indie in 1 months.
Posted by: Alexandre Renaud | October 5, 2009 3:24 PM