I would be inclined to agree with you, except that the simulation is one of the weakest parts of the second game.

But also part one did not have the same ludicrous number of game-breaking bugs on release.

CS2 has gotten better for sure, and will keep doing so over time, but I’ve given up on wanting to buy it because it seems fundamentally worse than its predecessor.

If they ever add DLCs for true simulation of the economy and for showing fire, police, and ambulance crews at work as well as re-adding bicyclists I might reconsider.

Munich of all places offers an interesting case study on open source software in German public service. They ditched MS 21 years ago despite Bill Gates’ personal lobbying of mayor Christian Ude. But they had to go back eventually because they simply couldn’t make the alternative (based on a custom Linux implementation with Libre Office) work. They’ve now shifted to using open source as much as possible without sacrificing interoperability.

This page has a great writeup on the topic: https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/document/munichs-long-history-open-source-public-administration

The Franco-Belgian comics scene has turned out so many timeless classics.

I was never really into DC and Marvel, except for some graphic novels like the Alan Moore books.