Civilization IV or Galactic Civilization II?

Which do you guys think is the better game and why? I'm thinking of picking up one of them and just wanted to know what some people thought about them. onemic

Honestly, you can't go wrong with either game. Their both good.Subacious

Agreed.  I loved both of them very much and both of them were worth the price.  The previous posters all have great perspectives on what differentiates both games.  Good luck in choosing!

I had this very same question a while ago and in the end I went for Gal civ 2, it is a very deep experience, the AI is fantastic and the customisibility is great, you make a galaxy, one of tiny, small, medium, large, huge or gigantic(trust me, when it says gigantic, it means it), you can then choose stuff about your galaxy, e.g. rarity of planets, then you choose your race, there's nine races to choose from, or you can create your own... Then it's onto the actual game, in which you have to win by either conquest, diplomacy(setting up alliances), influence or technology, to do that you must use every tactic you can think of to dominate and win.

Does that sound good to you? Then get gal civ 2.

THeyre both great so there is no wrong choice, but I definately like GalCiv 2 a lot more.  Its different, and its got a great sense of humor.  If youre a history buff, then go with Civ4, if not then go for GalCiv 2.

If you want a really good Si Meier game, go for Alpha Centauri.  Oldie but a goody!

I think its very hard to dislike Civ 4. You cant go wrong with it.

However, i think Gal Civ2 is a better game, but it's not for everyone.

Is there MP for galactic civ II? Also should I get dark avatar or the original?onemic

There's no multiplayer.

Get both if you can, if not get the original and see how much you like it, if you like it a lot, get the exoansion pack.

I think its very hard to dislike Civ 4. You cant go wrong with it.

However, i think Gal Civ2 is a better game, but it's not for everyone.

XaosII

I love Civ 4.  And I'm a big sci-fi fan, the theme of Gal Civ 2 looked so cool to me and appealed to me a lot.  But then I got it and played it and it turned out to be not good at all.

Civ 4 is way better than Gal Civ 2 even if you love sci-fi and hate history, it's just two boring and requires way too much micro-management, like twice as much as Civ 4.

THeyre both great so there is no wrong choice, but I definately like GalCiv 2 a lot more.  Its different, and its got a great sense of humor.  If youre a history buff, then go with Civ4, if not then go for GalCiv 2.

If you want a really good Si Meier game, go for Alpha Centauri.  Oldie but a goody!

mrbojangles25

 I really wish they made a sequel to Alpha Centauri, that was such a great game.  I thought about installing it the other night again, but I haven't done so yet

Tough call...

Civ IV is a lot more polished, but IMHO not as open ended as GC II.

GC II has a huge tech tree which I thought would always be cool, but I actually prefer the streamlined one CIV IV has.

GC II has a killer AI, CIV IV's pales in comparison. CIV IV has the better graphics if that matters to you.

No MP in GC II, CIV IV has that and a ton of other modes that you can configure.  

They are both super replayable, so do what I did and buy them both :)

I think its very hard to dislike Civ 4. You cant go wrong with it.

XaosII

I actually... got very wrong with it. My first game was a disaster. It was just a smash in the face, too much at one time. Needless to say, no organization whatsoever, allies and enemies were thrown left and right. Buildings... I was unable to micro manage, so it was all build a bit of that and that in every city. Not to mention religion and political systems, I think I went through them all.. Tried again, same thing.

It was just a big click fest, have to try again some time .