Civilization IV, worth it for a newcomer to the series?

Regardless of the price, Are civ games worth it for a person that has never played a civ game in his entire life?

TiA.

Definitely, although you could wait for Civ V.pilouuuu2004

At $10 for the Complete edition on Steam, there's no harm in getting Civ IV while waiting for V . :)

[QUOTE="pilouuuu2004"]Definitely, although you could wait for Civ V.quijeros

At $10 for the Complete edition on Steam, there's no harm in getting Civ IV while waiting for V . :)

Civ IV was the first Civ game I played, it took me a pretty long time to figure out how everything works. But I recommend it.

Also, it's INCREDIBLY ADDICTIVE, you have been warned.

It's absolutely worth it. The gameplay is limitless. I've been playing it nonstop for years. As for one of the posters above regarding graphics, I bought CIVIII later on sale and there's no comparison with IV on graphics. CIVIV has great graphics for this type of game and there are very popular mods that improve graphics and interface. Join the civfanatic.com strategy forum and you will learn the game quickly - it's rather complex at first.

Im buying it right now actually.