I feel like it wanted to try a lot of new ideas, and they came together in unexpected ways.
City-states, for example. Maritime city-states are HUGELY broken. Get a couple of those in your corner, and all of that extra food makes your population skyrocket.
I also feel like the game is more about being punished than about accomplishing things. Like, if you work hard and build a robust road network? You get taxed off your ASS.
Happiness Luxuries are the same. Civ 4's luxuries were all about getting bonuses. In Civ 5, you're basically just trying to constantly negate the ever-increasing happiness penalty.
The social policy system is a neat concept, but I always found myself getting frustrated with the amount of time it took to get them. Plus, the whole "gets exponentially more expensive" thing always bummed me out- it's that whole punishment thing again.
It is beautiful, though!
City-states, for example. Maritime city-states are HUGELY broken. Get a couple of those in your corner, and all of that extra food makes your population skyrocket.
I also feel like the game is more about being punished than about accomplishing things. Like, if you work hard and build a robust road network? You get taxed off your ASS.
Happiness Luxuries are the same. Civ 4's luxuries were all about getting bonuses. In Civ 5, you're basically just trying to constantly negate the ever-increasing happiness penalty.
The social policy system is a neat concept, but I always found myself getting frustrated with the amount of time it took to get them. Plus, the whole "gets exponentially more expensive" thing always bummed me out- it's that whole punishment thing again.
It is beautiful, though!
I amuse myself.
Civ 5: It's the best.
- 05/06/2011 05:07:25 AM
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I've played the past two, and loved them for about. . .two hours each.
- 05/06/2011 07:34:10 AM
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Exactly this. If a game doesn't have multiplayer, I need it to have story. *NM*
- 05/06/2011 08:57:24 AM
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I have... mixed feelings about it.
- 05/06/2011 07:45:49 AM
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The punishment system is why I don't play it any longer. *NM*
- 05/06/2011 09:36:20 PM
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Ah hah! I found the essay I wanted to post. Very interesting- "What Went Wrong With Civ 5"
- 06/06/2011 12:06:56 AM
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Hmm yeah I got about a third of the way through that.
- 06/06/2011 01:13:12 AM
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He's definitely a top-tier player. Beta tested Civ4, as I understand it
- 06/06/2011 03:16:45 AM
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to all: which is the best (or your favourite) civ?
- 06/06/2011 10:13:00 AM
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4
- 06/06/2011 04:48:25 PM
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Yeah... 4 is my favorite. Plus it has a bunch of expansions and patches *NM*
- 06/06/2011 05:23:10 PM
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4 is a great game
- 06/06/2011 07:10:36 PM
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Eh, I mostly just wasn't a fan of espionage's mechanics. I don't think it really changed much, tho
- 06/06/2011 10:13:25 PM
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if i buy it 2nd hand (£20 saving) do i have to worry about online registration
- 07/06/2011 10:48:57 AM
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