as I said in the header it isn't quite civ 4 (Nothing will ever meet my expectations from that game, though) but it does have all the prerequisites for a civilization game featuring as such multiple nations and even multiple leaders per nation which you can go to war or be in peace with large maps technology branches diplomacy spies (a feature which was sold as DLC in the civ 5) and much more, so while this game isn't exactly the next Civilization IV it is still solid in its current state.
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I think I've finally had it with the Civilization series. I haven't enjoyed one of the games since Civ 3 (which I loved). Ever since they took away the ability to stack troops, the gameplay has become very slow. Civ 6 is tedious to play, and I found myself not enjoying it the slightest bit. Here are the issues I see: 1) Still no stacking of troops means units take a very long route to someplace to avoid your own troops! This has been going on since Civ 4. 2) Too many barbarians to start. I want the barbarians, but not to be overwhelmed by them, and certainly not for them to have advanced technology I don't have. 3) The opposing player AI is still lousy. From the start it's been lousy. You almost never know why someone dislikes you or denounces you. Others can declare war without provocation and be forgiven very easily. If I attack someone who declared war on me or surprise attacked me several times then somehow I am considered a warmonger. The warmongering thing needs to be forgotten over time, just like in real life. 4) The pace of building units is painfully slow, and the pace of research is too fast. I would say building needs to be two to three times faster and research needs to be 1/2 to 1/3 the speed. It shouldn't be the case that I discover 15 technologies before I can build 10 units. That's what happens. 5) Roads take forever to build. You can't automate works to build roads and you have to trade with every city to get a road. Late in the game you're still short on roads. 6) The graphics are a huge step backwards. There is an old style hand-drawn map that overlays areas you've seen but don't have any units it. It is super hard to read that map even though you've been there, and it stays that way throughout the game! Trees and terrain look cheap. Everything except the wonders look cheap, and too much time was spent on showing wonders being built instead of making units and terrain look good. I'm saying goodbye to the Civilization franchise. I wanted so much for the games after Civ 3 to be even better, but they got worse. I wanted to waste my time on these games, but instead I wasted my money. They had three chances to make it good and they failed on all three of them. Sorry Sid, I'm out. Read full review
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Despite the controversy surrounding this game, especially the art style, I really enjoy it. Civ VI vanilla is much more fleshed out than Civ V vanilla and Gods and Kings ever were. Here's my review: Pros - More fleshed out than Civ V vanilla was at launch - Workers actually have to be produced on a regular basis, no longer are there 5000 year old workers roaming the planet - The road building system is fun and is more historically accurate than having state workers build roads (except Rome) - Gaining influence over city-states is no longer a matter of being wealthy, its a serious challenge compared to Civ V - Districts and wonders being present on the map make territory and strategic planning of city development vital to success - The eureka/inspiration system is fun and makes research more interactive - Introduction of the civic tree makes culture just as vital as science, making player strategy more well rounded than it was in Civ V with social policies - The religious victory is a new option for peaceful victory and allows you to finally fight off the religious units of other civs w/o declaring war, which was a pain in the butt in Civ V Cons - Not enough wonders from non-European countries especially from Asia and Africa. - Art style isn't for everyone - Diplomacy game is lacking because there is no world congress - Combat AI is still poor, and can easily be defeated, even with inferior numbers - Qin Shi Huang's character model is seriously weird - Agenda system attempts to rationalize AI aggression, but feels like more of an afterthought as the AI is aggressive regardless - Diplomacy AI is still bad, AI refuses to make peace unless you hand over all of your cities, even when they are down to a 3 population tundra city themselves. - Religious warfare is never-ending and the AI is obsessed with spreading its religion so it never relents on sending wave upon wave of religious units to you. The introduction of a non-interference treaty for religions, or something along the lines of that, would go a long way to preventing endless religious warfare Overall: Despite its many, many flaws, Civ VI is still a lot of fun to play, and builds upon the foundations that were laid by Civ V. City development and war mechanics bring the landscape to life and force the player to build and fight more strategically. Civ VI is definitely worth the money, and while it certainly has its issues, it is a worthy successor to the Civilization series.Read full review
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I have really enjoyed this game. Every CIV is better than the one before it. I didn't like the artillery change (less distance). The graphics are really cute. I like the new city builds. One thing I don't like is the ability of barbarians to destroy things that take a long time to fix(Districts, harbors, aqueducts, etc.). Perhaps it would be OK if the fixes could be done by builders as done for farms, etc. but with more turns. This way a complete set of 3 builders could repair a district, district building, harbor, etc. Another problem is that all barbarian attacks are not brought to your attention. If you fail to look around the map, barbarians can be tearing up districts, etc. before you know it. In civ V, you knew when barbarians were at your cities. In civ VI you have to search around to make sure you aren't getting your lunch eaten. Other than those few things, and overall, I like the game.Read full review
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It is not working on my laptop. I can't get it to download and operate. I love the game, but I feel like the process of downloading and using it is not functioning. I have 8 GB ram, 500 GB HDD, I have a Core i7 processor, and am running windows 11. Not sure why I am having the problem.
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