Its a good game, but are we, the gamers, so stupid that we need everything toned down so much?
What an achievment Civilisation was that you could take a nation through time on such low speced hardware.
The fancy Graphics werent there back then and neither was the massive marketing capabilities that are around today.
Therefore the game gained fame through blood sweat and tears. (gameplay, hardwork and originality)
Civilisation 2 and 3, although less original were remarkably fun to play even though there were glitches in realism here and thee and various parts of the games that we would rather have done with out.
I got the latest Civilisation hoping for more hours spent bringing a young tribe into a world super power.
After playing for a good couple of weeks i had mixed feelings over the game.
The 1st thing i noticed was the opening music. I loved it! It was catchy and non intrusive. Another good point was the amount flexibility that the initial options offer now. If you want to play a fast game (which i know some of you do) then you now have that option. However the downside is the slow option really isnt as slow as some of would like.
The Graphics have been nicely improved and although not up to date they are nice to look at. I am constantly amazed however at the massive drain on your machines resources when you consider the graphics arent anything special.
My PC is a pretty special machine and yet here and there during the game it seemed to either run slowly or have a uselessly slow framrate.
My largest complaint with the game is how much they have dumbed ths game down. It seems to be a desease spead through out developers recently that all their games are made for 8 year olds. Too much is done for you or in the back ground. It highlights good places to build a city and everything has written guidelines on it to make it easier to understand.
I personally do not like this aproach.
Having said that, the AI is a lot better in this game and i like the way it tells you WHY another nation likes you or not instead of just assuming you know.
In short, i do like the game, its not original and doesnt really offer a new experience. I have and will spend some time on the game but its not really as fun as the others because it just doesnt play as well and its too dumbed down.
To Summerise
+The sound is great, lots of apropriate sounds and tunes.
+The graphics are better and dont look bad
+The game hasnt changed too much
+borders are still there and improved.
+Religion is a welcome addition to the game
+AI is better
- Its dumbed down
- Its dumbed down (i know i said that but im sick of Devs doing this)
- Its not as fluid or fun as it used to be
- Not enough original content
- Drains too much system resources
- Its just not as fun as the old games