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Civilization 6 announced, out October 21st
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dragonfart28
Banned
I'm loving this cartoonish art style.
This is like the perfect blend of Civ V and Civ Rev.
Exactly what this series needed.
This is like the perfect blend of Civ V and Civ Rev.
Exactly what this series needed.
Very intrigued by the gameplay changes, especially stacked units and environmental research boosts which people have been wanting for ages. Not a huge fan of the visual style though, i hope they at least tone down on the cartoon factor a little bit although I'll wait before making any rash judgments.
Don't worry, it's not an intimidating game at all, the systems just take some time to get used to. There's a nice tutorial in the game to ease you into things. It's definitely an 'easy to learn, hard to master' type of situation.
Don't worry, it's not an intimidating game at all, the systems just take some time to get used to. There's a nice tutorial in the game to ease you into things. It's definitely an 'easy to learn, hard to master' type of situation.
Screenshots:
Completely depends on how this scales to the world. I can see this style working brilliantly if the scale of the world is much bigger than in Civ V. Regardless, I still like the style. Obviously as posted previously, I would be totally down for the realistic look too.
Lister
Banned
You don't think $60 is reasonable for a game that is likely to last you hundreds of hours? Waiting for Uncharted to hit $.50 cents?
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Well the good news is that there's a modern Civilization game that runs on your Nexus 10 as well!
Simon Belmont
Banned
Set it on the easiest difficulty, with just a couple different Civs and experiment. No need to be intimidated, other than at the amount of time you will lose.
KillerDark
Member
Awesome news, hope it turns out great!! Civ is one of my favorite strategy games, I have lost a lot of time to the series haha
Civ 6 looks good, but Civ 7 could look like this:
True but it seems to be regressing. Civ 7 will look like this
Looking forward to seeing what they do, didn't really play much civ 5 due to finding paradox games but ill always have a soft spot for Civ
Lister
Banned
It won't. You're missing out man. A $400 PC now adays would get you access to all the amazing stuff happening in strategy on PC. This + Stellaris + Dawn of War III would probably have you in strategy Nirvana for years and would eb totally worht the investment.
afternoon delight
Member
Agreed! Maybe me and the lady friend will top 600 hours in V before two years from now when the last installment lands.
V's pain-free incorporation of mods ameliorated a totally oooohkaaaay experience before Brave New World shipped... G&K was merely alright...
Civ V is actually surprisingly simple to get into. I remember feeling the same when starting it. It will take a game or two to properly click with the majority of mechanics, but it is amazingly addictive once you get going.
Play a lower difficulty, they are VERY easy.
CivRev isn't my taste. I would love a Civ4 port on mobile though. Would be feasible by now, I guess.
So ready. Better City planning is something I've wanted for a while. Broaden the map more. I would love for a return of the Palace building or something of the like, which I guess the city planning will be like.
Also as pretty as it is they really need to make it so long term play is viable. Even with a hexa core processor and all around high end rig things get pretty slow with lots of players and after a hundred or so turns.
Also as pretty as it is they really need to make it so long term play is viable. Even with a hexa core processor and all around high end rig things get pretty slow with lots of players and after a hundred or so turns.
FTFY
I only recently got into Civ V, and while it was a bit overwhelming at first (I got the complete edition so it had all the extra mechanics from both add-ons), I quickly became hooked to it! So I am really looking forward to this! I am not really a fan of those screenshots, but those seem to be zoomed in and at an angle, and lets face it, that's not how most people play Civ Hopefully it will look better more zoomed out.
Hopefully it will look better more zoomed out.Yep, that's a Civ trailer alright
Wary about the stylistic direction looking more like Civ Rev/Clash of Clans, not my favorite. Lacks the gravitas and historical grandeur the series evokes so well.
New systems sound promising, especially the focus on diplomacy.
Wary about the stylistic direction looking more like Civ Rev/Clash of Clans, not my favorite. Lacks the gravitas and historical grandeur the series evokes so well.
New systems sound promising, especially the focus on diplomacy.
Was thinking the same, someone opened the strategy floodgates and it's been amazing.
I don't have any place for a PC in my apartment and the recent child is taking too much time/money for me to invest as well.
In two years maybe. Or please donate, lol.
Krisprolls
Banned
Civs are my favorite games but I have mixed feelings here
- Cartoony art style looks more like Civilization Revolution, I would have preferred something more realistic.
- No new exciting feature. Tell me why it will be better than Civ 5, I see nothing here.
- It feels like they dumb down the game... : /
Maybe I'm too negative, let's wait for the new features. I hope they didn't remove too many things and unlike Civ 5 AI can actually play the game well (one unit per tile is a AI killer)
- Cartoony art style looks more like Civilization Revolution, I would have preferred something more realistic.
- No new exciting feature. Tell me why it will be better than Civ 5, I see nothing here.
- It feels like they dumb down the game... : /
Maybe I'm too negative, let's wait for the new features. I hope they didn't remove too many things and unlike Civ 5 AI can actually play the game well (one unit per tile is a AI killer)
Xamtheking
Member
ALL OF ITSo Civ 5 is on sale on steam.
Do I need to get the complete edition + the cradle of civ dlc or just the normal edition?
Thinking of finally jumping in
afternoon delight
Member
Dayum, didn't know I wanted, but now I do. :|Civ 6 looks good, but Civ 7 could look like this:
Thankfully I also like the colorful broad strokes they're using for VI.
Darkstorne
Member
Woah, that art direction... Not at all what I was hoping for from a PC-only game. I honestly won't be surprised if this is targeting tablets as well. Civ V looks more visually impressive. Thoroughly confused.
Lister
Banned
If you have room for consoles you have room for a PC:
It's not 2005 anymore
Budget is another kettle of fish though. Congrats on the baby. My 2 year old is in Germany right now visiting family for a month... I've never cried at an aiport before but I cried like a baby when I said goodbye, enjoy every second, they change so fast!
You don't think $60 is reasonable for a game that is likely to last you hundreds of hours? Waiting for Uncharted to hit $.50 cents?
Not everyone lives in USA where the game costs 60.
If you have room for consoles you have room for a PC:
It's not 2005 anymore
Budget is another kettle of fish though. Congrats on the baby. My 2 year old is in Germany right now visiting family for a month... I've never cried at an aiport before but I cried like a baby when I said goodbye, enjoy every second, they change so fast!
Hey thanks. I'm living the same feelings you have. He's only one year old but this is madness already.
So... No I really don't have the space for any desk or something, even another box going with my TV, and... You know I just prefer to play on my PS4, I've already been banned for saying that haha, look at my post history.
But then, CIV is always something to me, I have more than 2000 hours of Civ5 (worldbuilder+game), it is the game I've played the most in my life (and Civ4 3 2 1 should be in the top10 as well). So, in a year or two, maybe. But I would love to see Firaxis doing a decent port of their game on consoles (you know, the Civ2 way). But I'll stop talking about that here, I fear the hammer.
Red Arremer
Member
It won't. It also will be ass at release, just like Civ 4 and Civ 5 were. They got good with the expansions. Sadly, Civ BE also was ass at release but never got the good expansion treatment.
fixedpoint
Member
It looks .. cheery. Hopefully mods can take care of the unit scaling. Pre-order placed!
I should probably uninstall as well : ) Congrats on the new baby!October will be SO busy:
-final milestone of my current game-dev project
-my 2nd kid will be born
-Battlefield 1
-AND NOW CIVI?
How will I ever sleep?
So Civ 5 is on sale on steam.
Do I need to get the complete edition + the cradle of civ dlc or just the normal edition?
Thinking of finally jumping in
All you need is Civ V: Complete ($12). The Brave New World (and to a lesser extent, Gods & Kings) expansions dramatically changed the base game and pushed it over the top, making it the best Civ to date. The base game is night and day with and without the major expansions.
Uh, didn't expect it to look like that. I remember when Civ4 and 5 screenshots first came out they looked amazing, this one looks... worse than 5 in a way?
Anyway, I'm not too hopeful they have actually rethought Civ and the formula with this, but I'll probably buy it day 1 anyway. Cause Civ.
Anyway, I'm not too hopeful they have actually rethought Civ and the formula with this, but I'll probably buy it day 1 anyway. Cause Civ.
Okay maaybeee ill wait till the first steam sale
It doesn't look great for sure, and the art style isn't what I want CIV to be, but then, let's see how it looks in motion, fully animated.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I go to sleep, wake up, and now there's THIS?!?
And I missed out on knowing about it for hours?!?
Clearly, the solution is to never sleep again. Fortunately, come October 21st, that'll be pretty easy.
Quick thoughts:
-Actually dig the art style. The "more expansive cities" thing has me thinking the maps will be significantly larger, so the simplified cartoony style gives it some additional bandwidth to play with, while still looking pretty solid. It's far from realistic, but with Firaxis moving towards more game-y games in general, that's probably not seen as a downside where they're sitting. Besides, I've never played Clash of Clans, so it hasn't ruined the look for me yet
-Speaking of more expansive cities, MORE EXPANSIVE CITIES! YES! Been wanting something like that for a while. Cities as huge, sprawling edifices... mmmmmmm
-Unit changes sound great. Taking a nod from Civ Rev, but with much more depth, from the sound of it. Being able to merge a Settler and a Warrior is a godsend.
-And oh my god, feature continuity with 5? TAKE MAH MONEY
And I missed out on knowing about it for hours?!?
Clearly, the solution is to never sleep again. Fortunately, come October 21st, that'll be pretty easy.
Quick thoughts:
-Actually dig the art style. The "more expansive cities" thing has me thinking the maps will be significantly larger, so the simplified cartoony style gives it some additional bandwidth to play with, while still looking pretty solid. It's far from realistic, but with Firaxis moving towards more game-y games in general, that's probably not seen as a downside where they're sitting. Besides, I've never played Clash of Clans, so it hasn't ruined the look for me yet
-Speaking of more expansive cities, MORE EXPANSIVE CITIES! YES! Been wanting something like that for a while. Cities as huge, sprawling edifices... mmmmmmm
-Unit changes sound great. Taking a nod from Civ Rev, but with much more depth, from the sound of it. Being able to merge a Settler and a Warrior is a godsend.
-And oh my god, feature continuity with 5? TAKE MAH MONEY
Haha that's the correct answer isn't it
Anyway I just checked and the cradle dlc thing is included in the complete edition it seems. So I'm probably getting that!
Good to hear!
I'm a little surprised so many people here mind the graphics. It seem great to me if only because you can CLEARLY make out the tile type, the units etc. Making them more realistic or detailed can make the game much less readable I think a clean, colorful look is an improvement in terms of gameplay.
Sure, it gives off a sort of mobile-ish feel, but that's because mobile games emphasis readability and ease of use, which are things I want a Civ game to emphasis over beautiful scenery.
Sure, it gives off a sort of mobile-ish feel, but that's because mobile games emphasis readability and ease of use, which are things I want a Civ game to emphasis over beautiful scenery.
dapperbandit
Banned
Excited by the trailer, disappointed by the screenshots. That style looks awful.
Screenshots:
looks like a commercial for one of those mobile games.