This VS SimAirport?

[lightrocket2]

I am wondering which of the two to get because they are both basically the same game. I'm leaning SimAirport from what I am seeing so if anyone here plays both could you give me a pros / cons or reason that I should choose Airport CEO?

[DeadMechGaming]

ACEO seems to be more oriented to the admin side of the house while SA is more about "place and play" Overall both games seem to be decent, though this one does offer more options. For one, unlike SA you can contract different companies to run your retail and cafes (like a generic McDonalds and Airport Olive Garden Rather then every cafe being the same).

One of the major downsides right now with ACEO is that it has some major lag issues in the late game. For example, I made an airport with roughly 54 stands for commercial airlines and as soon as people started to arrive it froze my game. I expect this will be fixed in future updates though as this game litterally just came out.

[mattzstringer]

lightrocket... well bare in mind AirportCeo has been out 7 days and SimAirport 6 months then as a package Sim Airport would be your answer in the short term. However I don't trust the developers at Sim Airport, they rushed out a game in March because they thought AirportCEO was due to be released at an inflated price, when questioned on the high price they responded that they wanted 'serious testers only' which I thought was just a cop-out comment. Natrually they have now discounted the price just as AirportCeo comes out.


This might well be an example of 'free market' and common business sense, but it proves to me in the long term their priority is to milk what they can get and when the sales dry up it would concern me they would stop development.



So in answer, if your happy to risk it, go for both games.

[Kaoz]

Sounds like no solid proof but speculation. Look at any company who target the same market. They always compete to get out first with products and/or features to get customers to spend their money on them first... apple, Samsung, google, etc

[light]

Its you vs the search function.
Sorry but there are 3+ discussions about this already.

[Rieder]

I've seen fair and impartial streams from both camps, Sim Airport and Airport CEO. For me I had no hesitation in waiting for Airport CEO in deference to Airport Sim. Now it is out I am so glad I did.

[Volonur]

I own both games. They are both good and both are cheap, so i dont see a reason why not buy them both.

However if for some reason you cant afford having them both, i would suggest going for Airport Sim or wait untill CEO has progressed far enough through Early Access.

Right now CEO is just dull and empty without even a proper Road Map. Sim on the other hand has tons more content, working more properly and has a very good features confirmed to come out early 2018, such as multiple floor structures, emergencies and incidents etc.

If at some point CEO will manage to have emergencies/incidents, multiple floor structures and as much content as Sim does, i will definetly say go for CEO as it has slightly better graphics and animations. However without proper road map, its a gamble to buy CEO. So take the risk and make a desicion.

[mitchellmiller32]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Last2Night:

I own both games. They are both good and both are cheap, so i dont see a reason why not buy them both.

However if for some reason you cant afford having them both, i would suggest going for Airport Sim or wait untill CEO has progressed far enough through Early Access.

Right now CEO is just dull and empty without even a proper Road Map. Sim on the other hand has tons more content, working more properly and has a very good features confirmed to come out early 2018, such as multiple floor structures, emergencies and incidents etc.

If at some point CEO will manage to have emergencies/incidents, multiple floor structures and as much content as Sim does, i will definetly say go for CEO as it has slightly better graphics and animations. However without proper road map, its a gamble to buy CEO. So take the risk and make a desicion.

Let me preface my post with:

*** I have put over 500 hours into SimAirport & 60+ hours into ACEO *** I love both games.




I would agree with Last2Night. I own both games. Currently I have spent most of my time in CEO (I like the progression of the play better, but like Last2Night said, there isn't a whole lot to add after you've saved a million bucks or so).

SimAirport has custom airlines (which the community has added real life airlines), Public Address System, Fuel System (not as good as CEO), Baggage System (not as good as CEO), Flight Scheduling System (Better than CEO), Can name gates, Bigger Jets, Can simulate up to about 2,000 Pax before it gets slow, Security Systems that are customizable, First Class Queue lines that get priority, and many others. People who are saying that SimAirport lacks content hasn't played it recently or hasn't put enough effort or thought into the game, or are blinded by their commitment to CEO. (I love CEO by the way) Honestly, the real life airlines gave me a second wind in SimAirport when I was kinda maxed out on the content. Once SimAirport added multi-levels I will likely put another 50+ hours into that game.

However, at this point, what gets me more interested in CEO is the realism of the taxiways, detail on the planes, LOVE the baggage system, LOVE the fuel system, and generally I just like the way you can see the $$$ roll in with the green. Can't wait to see what more will be added to CEO.

[Thorozar]

You can name gates in ACEO as well. I agree if you can afford both titles go with both. If you have to choose here is where I stand, and I own both.

If you want more detail and closer to true airport operations go with ACEO.
If you want a quick build go with SA.
Both games have mods, ACEO has a business and franchise mod you can find on the fourms, no Steam workshop support quite yet.
If you like Prison Architect UI and graphics, SA is nearly a clone of that.
If you prefer a bit more detail ACEO is for you.
Both games could use a lot of optomization, so both fail this. Factorio is your game if you want a smooth Indie.
Its true that once you get a good economy in ACEO it is pretty easy. They have done 0 to balance the ecnonomy, and that is good because they need to get the nagging bugs removed first. It also allows you to try different designs quicker, and maybe try extreme mode where you are forced to start small and build, that was fun for me.

SA is a team of professional devs, ACEO is part time guys who, now that they have money coming in, have said they will hire some help, especially in the graphics department.

I would recommend to try both, or wait a few months and revist while each has more time to smooth out their games, they are both alpha and early access afterall.

If you are dead set on getting one now, I would go with ACEO as it seems to be a deeper game and shows more promise.

[Clumbersnort]

I just cant get past the preschool style of the graphics in SimAirport. I've seen kids cartoons that look just like it...