I like the new art direction. basically if you liked nintendo growing up then you probably enjoy this. If you are more of an xbox/ps person then you probably despise it.

Also looks accessible to lower specs people like myself, I thought I might not be able to play since my laptop is starting to get old.

GGTeMpLaR

United States7226 Posts

July 19 2016 20:11 GMT

#85

I'm so hyped for this game.

I was really skeptical of the art direction they took and was getting Age of Empires Online flashbacks when I first saw it, but it's grown on me a lot at this point.

I bet it looks fantastic in-game.

Superbanana

2369 Posts

July 19 2016 20:44 GMT

#86

While it does look like a mobile game (due to art style) nothing seens to inditate the game will be a simplistic and shallow time killer, like most mobile games.

I am a believer so far, considering the information available.

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

July 19 2016 21:03 GMT

#87

I love the mobile game look. Mobile games need to be played on a smaller screen so developers make the art easily distinguishable instead of having the super detailed and intricate mess we have with modern games. I played Beyond Earth and Civ 4:Colonization recently and found it hard to easily identify things. I ended up turning on every single icon I could find to cover up the "art" with something more informative.

And yes, I grew up in the NES generation instead of on the xbox/ps.

EatThePath

United States3943 Posts

July 20 2016 07:48 GMT

#88

^ Yeah for a game like Civ I much prefer readability, and art that gives you the impression of a thing, not a photographic visual depiction which is A) unattainable for the scale and scope of the things in the game and B) dissonant with the mental process of playing the game. Civ is a chessboard stapled to spreadsheets on a mahjong table with pretty margins.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

July 21 2016 17:15 GMT

#89

sertas

Sweden878 Posts

July 21 2016 17:28 GMT

#90

i hope they are gonna change the stupid move one unit at a time and super punishment of taking cities crushing your happyness

B-royal

Belgium1330 Posts

July 21 2016 19:35 GMT

#91

Civ4 beyond the sword was the best civilization in my opinion. I've never played 5 but it doesn't appeal to me at all. Neither does this one.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

July 26 2016 15:45 GMT

#92

What... An Italian leading the French civilization.

WindWolf

Sweden11767 Posts

July 26 2016 16:16 GMT

#93

I am happy that they do not reuse the Civ 5 leaders in Civ 6

Latham

9552 Posts

July 27 2016 15:48 GMT

#94

Maybe there will be multiple leaders per civilization, and the traits that used to be linked to the civ will be linked to the chosen ruler instead?

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

July 27 2016 16:43 GMT

#95

So far, I haven't seen any indication that any civ will get multiple leaders. However, the game is set up to allow it. The traits are separated into civ bonuses and leader bonuses. It would be easy to create new leaders that have different bonuses but uses the same civ bonuses.

Shapelog

United States5184 Posts

July 27 2016 18:34 GMT

#96

On July 27 2016 00:45 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
What... An Italian leading the French civilization.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eINr4EqAkSc

It could be worse tbh. At least there is some reason to why.

I mean, they could have Julius Caesar leading it due to invading Gaul instead rofl.

CuddlyCuteKitten

Sweden2512 Posts

July 27 2016 18:58 GMT

#97

This actually looks kind of promising. But I preordered Civ V to and that was basically unplayable compared to IV (never touched it again) so we will see.

Excalibur_Z

United States12224 Posts

July 27 2016 19:15 GMT

#98

On July 28 2016 03:58 CuddlyCuteKitten wrote:
This actually looks kind of promising. But I preordered Civ V to and that was basically unplayable compared to IV (never touched it again) so we will see.

That's too bad, because V is actually a lot of fun after its expansions fleshed it out some more.

I am cautious over VI though, given how Beyond Earth turned out.

haitike

Spain2703 Posts

July 27 2016 19:21 GMT

#99

To be honest all the Civilizations since Civ3 improve a lot after the mandatory two expansions.

I thought that Civ4 was bad when I played it and I came back to Civ3. Then after two expansions of Civ4 I started playing it a lot. Same thing with Civ5 later.

Latham

9552 Posts

July 28 2016 19:18 GMT

#100

I just wanted to ask why do so many people dislike Civ 5? It was pretty ass at launch, but nowadays which game isn't? It's so good now after the Xpacks. Only thing I'm missing is speeding up building with slavery lol.
I also get the love for Civ IV because it really was *that* good but I just think people are afraid of change at this point.