I was thinking of purchasing some of the SimCity series, but I was not sure which one. I watched some reviews, and saw people liking The SimCity 4 better than The SimCity 2013, because of the better gameplay, and in spite of the lower graphics. I saw that The SimCity 2013 was actually very limited because of the higher graphics quality, so one must wonder, does the better graphics automatically mean better game? I believe no. And better graphics are also the reason why we need to have loading screen each time we travel in The Sims 4, so that is another proof of better graphics destroying the overall game quality. And I am sure that there is a way to create some cute and pretty lowered graphics that would not require a supercomputer to play, but would also look appealing. That would be some real challenge for the developers.
Maybe I will go for The Cities: Skylines in the end. But, since The Sims evolved from The SimCity, it seems logical that these two should be merged together. Why to have The Sims withouth their SimCity, and why to have The SimCity without its Sims.