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Alternatively, Civ 6 for the tablet could be amazing.
Civ 5 and Beyond Earth both have tablet modes. They work very well.
Tablet "mode" isn't too useful if I can't install it on my tablet in the first place.
Civilization 6 is coming in October, with big changes
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Re: Civilization 6 is coming in October, with big changes
#72I would love to see a game that accurately reflects modern geopolitics. It would generate a world and run a history up to a certain point, at which you'd take control as head of state of a particular nation and conduct national affairs. Ideally, the game would be able to make conducting the affairs of a large global hegemon like the United States as interesting as playing a small kingdom beset on all sides. Sort of l…
A Civilization game that doesn't involve rushing to remove Gandhi from the game before he starts piling up nukes is not a Civilization game. At least that's where I draw the line.
That goddamned smile. They're gonna keep him that way, aren't they?
Re: Civilization 6 is coming in October, with big changes
#73And I'm still sitting here and waiting for Age of Empires 4 :/
I am looking forward to see new version of the Age of Empires. I currently play extensively a AoE2 on random map and I would like to improved AI of the path finding of units. It drives me crazy if I set a map with 6-8 players with a 300 population cap and the units after getting an order to attack they are attempting to adopt formation instead of fight in close quarters.
Re: Civilization 6 is coming in October, with big changes
#74I'm a bit surprised at the graphics they have shown so far. I originally saw a screenshot and assumed it was a mobile game rather than a full-fledged AAA title for the PC.
Let's hope some mods will make the look more palatable. Here is a fan made mockup of how Civilization VI could look with a different art direction: http://i.imgur.com/ZawuP8E.jpg Here is the original look for comparison: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/289070/ss_a79c8...
I think the original looks so much better. I guess I'm tired of the trend in games where they remove most of the color and add some filters to them.
Re: Civilization 6 is coming in October, with big changes
#75I love the Civilization series, but I'll be honest: it really bothers me that certain companies have one or two franchises and they keep churning out new iterations of them every year or every other year. It just feels like a money grab after a while (especially with franchises like Call of Duty or Madden, which, from my perspective, don't improve appreciably in between iterations). I'd like to see them taking some r…
> I love the Civilization series, but I'll be honest: it really bothers me that certain companies have one or two franchises and they keep churning out new iterations of them every year or every other year. The main Civ series has had a new base-game release every 4-6 years, not every year or every other year. Civ I: 1990 Civ II: 1996 (6 years) Civ III: 2001 (5 years) Civ IV: 2005 (4 years) Civ V: 2010 (5 years) Civ…
>>The main Civ series has had a new base-game release every 4-6 years, not every year or every other year.
I think my point still stands.
I got downvoted for it though, so it's probably not very popular. :)
Re: Civilization 6 is coming in October, with big changes
#76I'm a bit surprised at the graphics they have shown so far. I originally saw a screenshot and assumed it was a mobile game rather than a full-fledged AAA title for the PC.
Let's hope some mods will make the look more palatable. Here is a fan made mockup of how Civilization VI could look with a different art direction: http://i.imgur.com/ZawuP8E.jpg Here is the original look for comparison: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/289070/ss_a79c8...
While the new one looks more natural, the original is more iconic: the colors are exaggerated to make items stand out more clearly.
Re: Civilization 6 is coming in October, with big changes
#77I've bought every Civilization game except the very first one. They're good games, but the one I really love is Alpha Centauri. Maybe it's a nostalgia thing--- I got SMAC when I was in middle school. But the faction design was phenomenal, and it was great how you actually had to play the factions differently, and knowing the other factions meant you handled them differently. I started playing University of Planet and…
SMAC also had 10/10 flavor text and setting overall. It's a game that has a lot of character.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
Let's hope some mods will make the look more palatable. Here is a fan made mockup of how Civilization VI could look with a different art direction: http://i.imgur.com/ZawuP8E.jpg Here is the original look for comparison: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/289070/ss_a79c8...
I think the original looks so much better. I guess I'm tired of the trend in games where they remove most of the color and add some filters to them.
Well, the fan-made mockup has such look because that's the only thing you can do with the screenshot.
Real mod could do much more, e.g. changing textures or models geometries.
It's the whole new cartoony art direction that's weird and off-putting, unfortunately evoking the feel of cheap mobile games.
Here is a real world photo example of what look modern AAA "Civ-like" game could strive for:
http://i.imgur.com/p4XZDeR.jpg
It's possible to be lush and colorful, yet realistic and more mature looking.
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#79Hopefully they can add some AI that is not totally lame.
Agreed. I was kind of disappointed in the "AI" in Civ V. The first time I played and an country denounced me I obliterated them off the map and thought to myself, no one else will be foolish enough to denounce me now. Wrong, if you take over nation completely then everyone starts to denounce you, that is the way the "AI" is programed to think.
Re: Civilization 6 is coming in October, with big changes
#80Does anyone remember Empire Earth? I'd love for that game to be remade. I truly enjoy playing Civ but the RTS side of empire earth created a dynamic mix of technology advancement and geopolitics combined with a starcraft like micro-management opportunity.