RaisinCrazyFool

Damn, the market’s crazy. You could get a Pixel 7 brand new, unlocked, for less than $400 when it was still current, 3 years ago.

The only things Pixels have going for them are the aggressive sales and GrapheneOS.

What’s the best alternative? It’s been a while since I used any of them. I checked Tidal recently and it looked like they have an AI slop problem too.

It’s not strictly a city-builder, but the PS2’s Dark Cloud involved building cities to accommodate all of the inhabitants’ requirements. Each city was like a puzzle, where you had to arrange things in a particular way (with some degree of freedom) to avoid conflicts.

Then there’s action-RPG combat and dungeons that might not be your style. But it’s a really great game. One of these days I really ought to play the sequel.