Good. Completed the demo today and was saddened that the timer expired. Think wanting to play more is a good indication.

I share some concerns over the simplification though. For example, I was looking for the slider to allocate more gold to research. Either I can't find it or it ain't there. Can't see any other use for gold then bribing city-states. Some other stuff...

Plays smooth though, and the combat I can definitely live with, contrary to previous games. Probably first Civ game I played where I didn't get wiped out in the first 100 turns. :lol:


I shall order it at once.

Boxed though, get it for €40,- instead of the frickin €50,- Steam wants for the frickin *cough*digital ditribution*cough* version.

I must say I am really enjoying this game, hmm... anouther addictive game... how nice...

There's no sliders, but that's not really a simplification, more like a change.

Well, either that or I can't remember how it worked in the older games.

They've definitely stripped down and streamlined a lot of things. I do miss some things - the religion aspect was ham handed in IV, but I liked what it was aiming for. I miss that aspect in V. But other things I don't miss, like the city's health score, and other minutiae that seemed to bog down the bigger picture in the game.

Combat is a lot simpler. Wow, I can actually field an army and go on a conquest now. I guess I was having too much fun as most every other civilization ended up calling me bloodthirsty and accused me of picking on the weak. This is a big change for me. I would have never considered a conquest victory in IV. Now I can see it being possible here.

Lovin it!

Really? I'd say it's completely the opposite. Combat in older Civs was pretty much just stacks of doom annihilating each other with he who had more troops winning...

Yeah, I guess you're right in a sense. But I think it's simpler to see that one spearman beats one horseman. I guess strategically placing your troops is not simpler. However figuring out which troop was going to attack which and do I have enough archers or horsies in a stack of doom is gone - and for that I'm happy.

Ah, I see. It's not really simpler as much as it makes more sense now.

Exactly.

I never get into any Civilization game so I don't understand what's with the hype and perversion with the game :hmmm:

I would rather play civilization like board game

its just fun, to control your own civilization. kinda cool to direct your people to sucess or distruction.

*edit, maby its just because you just more into board games?

Been playing Civ5 for a few days. Like Civ4, it takes getting used to. I hated Civ4 when it first came out because it was not Civ3. Soon I came to love Civ4 and I am positive I will enjoy Civ5.

So far my only complaint is that my game computer, which I thought was pretty hot, is pretty slow for this game. Waiting for the AI to make their moves takes about 30 seconds which may not seem a long time but when it applies to 500 turns it adds up.

If you do buy Civ 5, make sure you buy the strategy guide. There is no manual for the game (which I hate) but there is an extensive in-game guide (which I hate). Sigh, I am an old fashioned guy and I like my printed manuals.

I am positive that like the other Civ games I will get my money's worth. It has been a good series and so far I am happy with it.

But if you are looking for a Civ4 with better graphics, you will be disappointed.

Not exactly I was hooked to Hearts of Iron 2 then which I think is the greatest PC strategy game if not one of the greatest.

My friends used to tell me that Civilization was great. But somehow the graphics never appealed to me and I'm not exactly a graphics guy. I play DW and HoI 2 for example.

Heck I can live without 3D even.

Just that I feel civilization graphics are more suited to younger people rather than more matured gamers looking for serious civilization building game.

I dont know, I feel if I gave this to a "younger person" they would be board out of their mind within a day. It dosent have enough explosions.

Its not HOI, I can assure you that, but for fun, with some strategy, and stuff, its pretty good.

If I set my brother in front of a Civ game, he'd go running for the hills. :lol:

Not for the faint of heart, though Civ5 goes a long way towards making it more accesible.

You're concluding from graphics that the gameplay is bad? :doh: