Good games on the PC? - Page 3

On March 07 2009 17:52 TheYango wrote:

I agree with your assessment of balance issues, though, IMO that doesn't make a game (particularly given that its entirely irrelevant to mods). I'm curious what you mean about dumbing down resource management. Civ 2 definitely has the most simplified resource management scheme of all of them. Civ 4 is less complex than Civ 3, but at the same time I feel the system is more polished.

In regards to the AI, did you play vanilla or with Beyond the Sword? Because Beyond the Sword gives the AI a pretty substantial update (I think its also available as an add-in to vanilla Civ 4).

On March 08 2009 07:21 TheYango wrote:

Except, IMO, it isn't a step back. Civ 3's resource management is complex, but also unrefined and cumbersome (e.g. uneven importance of resources and much more difficult to achieve certain victory types compared to others because of sheer number of resources). Civ 4's resource management is simpler, but also is less intrusive upon other mechanics. Simpler =/= dumbing down.