Which Gal Civ...

Recently ive been playing Total War:Empire and just about done playing it. This was my very first game on a PC. So im thinking ill go for the Gal Civ games. And when i pull it up under reviews, I see about 4,5 or more. So which one do I play first, any suggestions?

I enjoyed the second one the most.

If you are looking for a turn-based strategy game, I would recommend getting Civilization 4. I only say this because you indicated that you are a PC gaming newcomer and you might not even really know about it. It is arguably the best turn-based strategy game there is, though it certainly has something of a learning curve.

However, if you really have your mind set on Galactic Civilizations 2 (which I also own)...most of the "games" you are thinking of I assume are the expansions to that game, meaning that you need Galactic Civilizations 2 in order to play them. This is not an uncommon practice for PC games. There are also packages that include the game and one or both of its expansions. There are two expansions to Galactic Civilizations 2. The first is Dark Avatar. The second is Twilight of the Arnor.

I don't think you can even buy the expansions to this particular game alone in stores, although you can directly from Stardock's (the game's publisher) own Impulse software. Whatever you do, don't buy the first Galactic Civilizations. That game is pretty bad in my opinion. Sorry if this is confusing. Let me know if you need any more info.

If you are looking for a turn-based strategy game, I would recommend getting Civilization 4. SpaceMoose

on a side note: you can get "Civilization III: Complete" for only $4.99 off of steam.

Get the Galactic Civilizations 2 Ultimate Edition that includes both expansions.mr_mozilla

That's the correct answer and here's the direct link to Impulse.

http://www.impulsedriven.com/galciv2ul

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If you are looking for a turn-based strategy game, I would recommend getting Civilization 4. SageJMP

on a side note: you can get "Civilization III: Complete" for only $4.99 off of steam.

[QUOTE="mr_mozilla"]Get the Galactic Civilizations 2 Ultimate Edition that includes both expansions.Cenerune

That's the correct answer and here's the direct link to Impulse.

http://www.impulsedriven.com/galciv2ul

Ok so i think im getting these civilization games mixed up, but from what i gather, i need to go ahead and order this one off of impulse and want be disappointed right or is there a better RTS(which is what im kinda in to at the moment) out there that i need to play first like Civ 4. Oh yeah i have a 360 and loved the Civ Revolution which is what got me hooked on RTS in the first place.THANKS for the infoBOONE123

You will LOVE Civilization 4 buddy if you liked Civilization Revolution. Its pretty cheap now to in price, might be worth checking out?

Other RTS games i like are Age Of Empires1,2,3, Dune2,Starcraft and Company Of heroes.

Ok so i think im getting these civilization games mixed up, but from what i gather, i need to go ahead and order this one off of impulse and want be disappointed right or is there a better RTS(which is what im kinda in to at the moment) out there that i need to play first like Civ 4. Oh yeah i have a 360 and loved the Civ Revolution which is what got me hooked on RTS in the first place.THANKS for the infoBOONE123

Well, to clear on thing up, it not a Real Time Strategy (RTS) game. A game like Warcraft III or Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 or Warhammmer 40,000: Dawn of War II is a RTS game, meaning that....well, kind of like it sounds, there are no "turns." The game just keeps moving along regardless of what you are doing. In the case of Total War, the map portion is turn based, but the combat part is real time. Most games are one or the other though. The combat in most of the other games tends to be simpler than in the Total War games, but on the other hand there tend to be more unit types and as a result of it being simpler, and the computer opponents tend not to do some of the utterly foolish stuff (at least on harder settings) that they do sometimes in Total War combat, as the option to make unit positioning blunders simply isn't there.

Galactic Civilzations 2 and Civilzation 4 are both turn based strategy (TBS) games. Unlike the Total War series, they are ENTIRELY, even the combat. Total War is actually pretty unique in the regard that it sort of combines the two genres.

I have not played Civ Revolution, but everything I have heard about it is that it's "Civ lite," which is pretty much what they were going for I guess. That game, while good, is not really the full Civilization experience at all. Civilization 4 is much deeper. I would not say that you'd be disappointed by Galactic Civilizations II. I'm just saying that I think Civilization 4 is a better game. That's all.

Another game you very well might like, which is also on Impulse, is Sins of a Solar Empire. That game is a real time strategy game, but it has a very relaxed pace to it, and you can even pause it and issue commands while it's paused if you want. My recommendation is still Civilization 4. That game still stands out as the pinnacle of single-player strategy games out of everything I've played. (It can be played multiplayer online, but that's definitely not the reason to get it.)

[QUOTE="BOONE123"]Ok so i think im getting these civilization games mixed up, but from what i gather, i need to go ahead and order this one off of impulse and want be disappointed right or is there a better RTS(which is what im kinda in to at the moment) out there that i need to play first like Civ 4. Oh yeah i have a 360 and loved the Civ Revolution which is what got me hooked on RTS in the first place.THANKS for the infoSpaceMoose

Well, to clear on thing up, it not a Real Time Strategy (RTS) game. A game like Warcraft III or Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 or Warhammmer 40,000: Dawn of War II is a RTS game, meaning that....well, kind of like it sounds, there are no "turns." The game just keeps moving along regardless of what you are doing. In the case of Total War, the map portion is turn based, but the combat part is real time. Most games are one or the other though. The combat in most of the other games tends to be simpler than in the Total War games, but on the other hand there tend to be more unit types and as a result of it being simpler, and the computer opponents tend not to do some of the utterly foolish stuff (at least on harder settings) that they do sometimes in Total War combat, as the option to make unit positioning blunders simply isn't there.

Galactic Civilzations 2 and Civilzation 4 are both turn based strategy (TBS) games. Unlike the Total War series, they are ENTIRELY, even the combat. Total War is actually pretty unique in the regard that it sort of combines the two genres.

I have not played Civ Revolution, but everything I have heard about it is that it's "Civ lite," which is pretty much what they were going for I guess. That game, while good, is not really the full Civilization experience at all. Civilization 4 is much deeper. I would not say that you'd be disappointed by Galactic Civilizations II. I'm just saying that I think Civilization 4 is a better game. That's all.

Another game you very well might like, which is also on Impulse, is Sins of a Solar Empire. That game is a real time strategy game, but it has a very relaxed pace to it, and you can even pause it and issue commands while it's paused if you want. My recommendation is still Civilization 4. That game still stands out as the pinnacle of single-player strategy games out of everything I've played. (It can be played multiplayer online, but that's definitely not the reason to get it.)

Yeah i know what the diff. is b/t Real and Turn base, thats my bad I should of put TBS for Civ Rev. And I loved C & C Tiberium Wars was awesome(RTS). OK so civ 4 would about World in ConflictBOONE123