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Sep 30, 2019
A once great game falls like the Roman Empire
2 of 2 found this helpful 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.
Apr 10, 2017
Best dark chocolate cookies from Europe
I loved these when I lived in Europe as a kid. I am thrilled to be able to get them here in the US now. They're more expensive than the Keebler cookie variety, but oh so much better!
Sep 05, 2023
Huge book covering practically everything!
Great book in perfect condition! A critical resource for the AI practitioner.