AnimalsDreamI am only now discovering the sheer addictiveness of Sid Meier's Civilization.
I actually find the new ones quite good at getting you started, with their dynamic tutorials (I started on 6).
I still missed a lot of stuff that took me several matches to understand, but it explained enough for me to manage the easier difficulties properly and as I learned more about it I started going over to harder challenges.
And even with a thousand hours on Civ6, I ended up having a very similar experience when I started Civ7.
I spent so much time playing this version, loved it but not the 30min+ turns while waiting to do a move in end game. Depending which version you are playing, you can save before entering one of the random village huts and if you get something you don’t like (attacked) you can reload and it will reroll the hut. Not all versions allowed this
Boomer Humor DoomergodI’ve been playing since 1991. My friend had a copy and I was so into it I’d go over to his house to play it when he wasn’t home. Then I got my own copy and I haven’t stopped playing since.
Well, except that one time where I had to have my wife hide the Civ V disc from me because I couldn’t stop myself.
I guess what I’m saying is take breaks and go outside, but I know your life will be “just one more turn…” from here on out.
I played more Civ 1 than any of the later games. Civ 2 is also great as is 4 (3 is decent, but I wasn’t nearly as enthralled with it). Every game in the series since has had aspects to it that I disliked enough to keep me from continuing to play and I heard enough bad comments about 7 to not both buying it.
I made the mistake of buying 7. “It’s Civ, how bad can it be?” I literally forgot it existed until reading your comment. When I want to play Civ I pull out 6.
ALWAYS play one generation behind with Civ because they don’t actually finish the last game until the new one comes out. Civ 7 will probably be fine, in like a year and a half.
Honestly, one could probably just keep playing Civ 5 without missing much unless there is a specific mechanic in Civ 6 that you enjoy. If you just use it to play risk (i.e. military victories only) Civ IV is probably the best version.
I seem to be this minority. Civ 4 on the Xbox 360 was my first but Civ V was the first on PC and I have wasted away many Saturdays playing.
I almost deleted it from my MacBook before forgetting that I still have a game from a few weeks ago I’m near completing. I branched off to nuke Alexander off the map because he was a dick to everyone but then everyone feared me and I felt bad and haven’t returned.
No, that’s Zelda.
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Vitaly_ChernobylI think my favorite Civilization game is actually Civilization Revolution. It is a casualized console release, but I feel it has just the right amount of complexity to be a really fun, chill game. Also, I like going for an economic victory in that game.
I think I would have really enjoyed Civ Revolution had I not already played a ton of Civ 4 on which it was based. I just couldn’t get over what was missing.
I think the best modern civ is either IV or V depending on how much you just want to do a military conquest victory.
I have an original Civ2 disk with my CD stacks. Only one remaining cd-rom…
James 🦉 #FBPE 🇪🇺@Tylerdurdon @AnimalsDream Civ 2 was my first ever online purchase!
I’ve played the first five Civ games and I have fond memories of buying units with diplomats! There’s also FreeCiv which is an open source project that’s very similar to Civ2 but probably supports modern hardware better. It’s been built for android but from what I understand they’re built by third parties so if you’re tech savvy or feeling adventurous you could build it yourself. I played it many years ago in a really rough state where nothing was explained and my own knowledge of Civ 2 was the only thing that made it playable but from what I have heard it’s much better now.
Fun fact, Civ1 was ported to the SNES and Civ2 was ported to the PlayStation.
I was babysitting the neighbours kids one night and their dad was like “kids are in bed feel free to play civ until we are back”
I had no idea what he was talking about and he delayed his date night to give me a tutorial. Gave me the CD rom after because it wasn’t needed to play. Great times.
sp3ctr4lPeaked at Civ 4, been downhill from there.
If the idea of having Civs that change with the era, but leaders who stay the same appeals to you…
Humankind did it better.
Humankind had so much potential. I wish they had spent more time fleshing out the late game and fixing their multiplayer code.
I mean they have been rolling out updates and fixes since launch, couple of content packs, balance tweaks, reworked a number of systems…
They’re currently working on a scenario, WW2 Pacific, sounds at least broadly similar to the kinds of scenarios in earlier Civ games, in concept.
I would hope that after that, they can eventually get to something approaching proper mod tools.
Yeah, it was a bit of a buggy mess of a launch, no arguing that, but they have been and are still just slowly refining and improving the game.
Of the seemingly fairly small number of people still playing it… Recent Reviews = Mostly Positive.
Personally, I don’t know why you’d play any deep strategy game multiplayer.
Every time I’ve tried multiplayer, in any 4X / Grand Strategy game… everyone is annoyed that I am taking too long, to, you know, evaluate this considerably complex strategy game, with tons of potential upside to taking your time to micro manage things.
But I am one of those apparently rare people who plays single player on the biggest maps and slowest time scales my system can manage…
… I just have way more enjoyment that way, and I appreciate that the AI in Humankind at least seems to me to be generally better at playing the game than most AIs in most 4X / Grand Strat games, when the player and AIs are on an equal footing in terms of bonuses/maluses.
My partner and I love to sit next to each other and play these kinds of games co-op — or mostly co-op since they have a bad habit of going Gandhi in 4X games. It’s us versus the world, as it’s always been. ❤️
I’ve been playing civ since ’96 starting with civ2 on a console. Been playing civ4 beyond the sword for the last 8 months or so. It’s a mod that comes with civ4 complete. Very addictive. I like taking over cities through cultural domination. I usually play 3-5 hrs a night while “watching” tv.
Had to uninstall Unciv from my phone.
Having a Civ-like install 24/7 available in my pocket isn’t something I can handle…
Having a Civ-like install 24/7 available in my pocket isn’t something I can handle…
C’mon bro just one more turn.
l mean, I should still have plenty of time, as it is still quite early in the evening!
*looks at watch*: 2:49am
*looks at watch*: 2:49am
… When did the sun rise?
Never too late to dicover a classic.
By sheer chace I came across Alpha Centauri (wikipedia) a sequel to the original Civilization on gog.com. Best purchase ever. Exceptional gameplay. The best 5$ I remember spending.
BuelldozerAlpha Centauri is a game I’ve had since release. Ended up building a dual P3 1Ghz box so I could play without experiencing extreme slow downs during end game when the whole world is visible.
I still do a playthrough once a twice a year.
NighedI think you may be right.
I have vanilla Civ V on Steam and I was able to get Civ VI with a bunch of expansions for free through Epic. VI has some cool stuff, but I think I enjoy V more.
CIV VI really dives into board game-like qualities and while it’s a double edged sword, I think what it does, it does very well. There is room in the series for experimentation and trying new angles. The problem with VII is it doesn’t seem to even know what it wants to be or how it wants to do it. It’s unfortunately a mess that I don’t think they can fix.
rustydrdCiv 6 was the one that finally got me, and I actually found that easier to get into than 1 and 2, which I had tried before. I did go back from 6 to play earlier titles and also liked 2, 4, and 5, but I keep coming back to 6. Unfortunately, I could not get into 7. I really tried, but I just wasn’t having fun somehow.
@rustydrd @AnimalsDream I'd say VI is the most balanced of the later games. Think it finally got right what they'd been trying in IV and V. I found the culture and archaeology made for a really nice mini game.
Civ 2 is still and always will be the best civ
Boat stacking armies for an invasion was the bomb
Getting pulled into nonsense by the war hawks was so frustrating yet so peak
FMV advisors best advisors.
Especially culture dude. Those anarchy councils were hilarious.
@MrNesser @AnimalsDream 2 mech infs in each city – sorted
If you enjoy the original Civilization, be sure to try out Freeciv. Basically the original game but with expanded gameplay and updated for compatibility. It’s OpenTTD to Transport Tycoon, if you’re familiar with those games. It also has multiplayer features, and there are sites that run turn-per-day MMO events.
Just one more turn, bro.
Then you’ll totally go to bed.
I’ll add my vote for Sid Meyer’s Alpha Cebtauri, it is a masterpiece. If you want to branch out Master of Magic is also quite fun and adds some interesting twists. Though it’s not a Sid Meyer game. There’s even a remake of it.
RememberTheApollo_Alpha Centauri was the shit. I played the heck out of that.
AzzuI helped develop Unciv.
Have fun.
Thank you for your service o7
You’ve helped me waste dozens of hours I should be giving to the corporation. Thank you for doing your part.