Design
SimCity's Turn Toward a Dark, Dystopic Vision of Our Urban Future
It's impossible to miss the socioeconomic and political commentary embedded within Cities of Tomorrow.
When I first saw the city of the future, everything seemed to be perfect.
The skyline was dotted with MegaTowers, buildings so tall, so efficient and so densely populated that they functioned as vertical cities unto themselves. Instead of having to walk around the corner for a gallon of milk, tenants needed only descend a flight of stairs. A person’s daily commute was reduced to an elevator ride. The neighborhood park wasn't a few blocks away, it was on the 27th floor. Everything a MegaTower resident needed was mere steps away.