Cities XL's graphics are pretty amazing:
![[Image: cuqa.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/191/cuqa.jpg)
Street level
![[Image: 94zx.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/33/94zx.jpg)
(almost) street level
![[Image: clmb.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/827/clmb.jpg)
A (relatively) new screenshot of my city from the top of a nearby mountain, on a part of the map yet to be inhabited.
![[Image: 6mx3.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/824/6mx3.jpg)
Night's are great in the game
![[Image: u3fh.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/812/u3fh.jpg)
Sunrise in a downtown area
![[Image: 5h4j.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/822/5h4j.jpg)
Besides the dark highways, it doesn't look bad.
![[Image: 6ex6.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/203/6ex6.jpg)
Sunset over an older district of the city
![[Image: j9hz.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/10/j9hz.jpg)
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![[Image: 7z53.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/703/7z53.jpg)
Another sunset looking towards the bay area
![[Image: qoea.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/541/qoea.jpg)
I don't love the daytime graphics as much in the game personally, but the view of the terrain is great.
Overall, I think it's fair to say I'm pretty impressed. I haven't even maxed out the graphics requirements either. Then again, while the graphics are pretty good, I think it's pretty safe to say that the game isn't perfect either.
![[Image: 73xi.jpg]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/850/73xi.jpg)
Looks cool, but where do you see these in real life?
Bridge failure, 100%. The bridge is actually pretty effective as far as its functionality, but due to the somewhat unrealistic height requirements, I had to make it at a weird angle in order to get it high enough. I'm working on a mod that will fix the bridge height requirements.