Phil Walker
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VERY opinionated. Best stay away from. You've been warned!!!
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Post by Phil Walker on Feb 8, 2006 18:18:42 GMT -5
Gave my review in the other forum, so now about the game itself and why I'm enjoy it so, and what it includes.
As I said, Sid outdid himself with this one. As with the others in the Civ. Series, this has all the great features and some additions. Better graphics on the play map and now you can see your actual cities and what they contain. Great attention to detail!
As to what else has been added, new units, buildings, technologies, and yes even new wonders. Everything you took for granted in the others, now you have to research and build buildings, units, and/or wonders for. To give you an idea, hunting is now a technology. Your workers can build hunter's cottages and even wineries now. Depending on what resources are near your city, you now build to obtain these resources and not only foods, but luxuries, and minerals. I do hightly recommend getting this game if you haven't thought about it or are "sitting on the fence".
Available in both a multiple CD or single DVD version and as with most games anymore there is a patch out already as well. Enjoy ;D !!!
Sincerely,
Phil
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Post by anguille on May 24, 2007 3:56:40 GMT -5
I've just started playing the game but for the moment i find it (compared to CIVIII and CIVII) pretty boring...i've build two cities so far and i'll i do is waiting for xtech and xunit to be finished...just pressing turn or enter....
What's so good about the game? What should i be looking forward?
At this time, CIVIII is still way ahead imho...
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Post by Keith Heitmann on May 27, 2007 15:23:38 GMT -5
Beats me. I have Civ III and the expansion I beta tested for it, and didn't find the game that interesting to play. I was pretty well bored with it myself.
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Phil Walker
Scharfuehrer
VERY opinionated. Best stay away from. You've been warned!!!
Posts: 251
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Post by Phil Walker on May 28, 2007 0:49:29 GMT -5
The differences are obvious really if you know how to play this version. While my favorite is Civ2, I'll take 4 over 3 anyday. The thing with 4 is most of the cheats have been removed (so you cannot just build setller upon settler) for instance. You have to develop your food-related (growth) technology first and build a granary and/or fishing boat first thing as only then will you get more citizens. You need 3 or more citizens in your city or any "unit" will take forever to finish. All else comes to a halt when builing units while when building buildings not just the construction goes on. They did slow down the progress (more realistic) as many more things can happen in this veerion than the other two had to offer.
Sincerely,
Phil
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Post by anguille on May 29, 2007 9:40:01 GMT -5
Beats me. I have Civ III and the expansion I beta tested for it, and didn't find the game that interesting to play. I was pretty well bored with it myself. You mean you didn't like neither CIV IV not CIV III? I know you tested conquest. Actually, my fav part are the first two periods...after it gets micromanagement hell. |
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Post by anguille on May 29, 2007 9:41:56 GMT -5
The differences are obvious really if you know how to play this version. While my favorite is Civ2, I'll take 4 over 3 anyday. The thing with 4 is most of the cheats have been removed (so you cannot just build setller upon settler) for instance. You have to develop your food-related (growth) technology first and build a granary and/or fishing boat first thing as only then will you get more citizens. You need 3 or more citizens in your city or any "unit" will take forever to finish. All else comes to a halt when builing units while when building buildings not just the construction goes on. They did slow down the progress (more realistic) as many more things can happen in this veerion than the other two had to offer.
Sincerely,
Phil
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Post by Keith Heitmann on Jun 6, 2007 19:43:49 GMT -5
Beats me. I have Civ III and the expansion I beta tested for it, and didn't find the game that interesting to play. I was pretty well bored with it myself. You mean you didn't like neither CIV IV not CIV III? I know you tested conquest. Actually, my fav part are the first two periods...after it gets micromanagement hell. Was that Civ IV? If it was, you can tell it didn't even impress me enough to get the name right.   |
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Post by Keith Heitmann on Jun 7, 2007 17:47:41 GMT -5
Nope, just found my copy of the Civ game, and it was Civ III.
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Not a problem! Had me baffled at first as well, but after restarting games a few time (at first), I learned these things out as it was easiest to just keep building settlers in 2 at least. The thing 2 had that I really miss in the others is the audible council. Got a "kick" out of them myself.