Civilization VII - coming February 11th

[RobotSquirrel]

Firaxis didn't turn the comments off on the trailer oh no! ahaha

 

[Zeriel]

It is safe to say that we all here agree that those who will play CivVII deserve harriet tubman as a leader of american civilization.

Still better than Kamala, to be fair.

At this rate it feels like only a matter of time before video games are outright political propaganda with "VOTE today!" messaging and advertisements in the big franchises. They are already giving off immense "how do you do, fellow kids" vibes with everything in this game.

 

[Zeriel]

it just keeps going beyond the point where you couldn't believe it could get any worse.

it could be worse than manking and millennia. no idea how, i'm a sick in the head optimist, but i'm sure they can.

About that...

 

[Zarniwoop]

Firaxis didn't turn the comments off on the trailer oh no! ahaha

Yet. The likes to dislikes are about even at the moment. Give it time.

 

[covr]

it just keeps going beyond the point where you couldn't believe it could get any worse.

it could be worse than manking and millennia. no idea how, i'm a sick in the head optimist, but i'm sure they can.

About that...

Millennia is actually a very solid and addicting game, much better than CIV 6 and probably would be miles better vs CIV 7.

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

I'm well past being angry (I didn't even bother with 6 after how shitty 5 and BE were), I'm just curious: who is nu-Civ even made for? People who don't like any challenge or depth, and too dumb to branch out into city builders?

Reminder that they are absolutely killing it popularity-wise. Civ V (five!) easily beats p much every other existing strategy game when it comes to having an active player base on steam and it's basically an ancient title with support dropped aeons ago.

I hope that VII can break this trend and join the growing flop brigade, but I'm really not betting on it. It's not only about yuge pre-exisiting fanbase, but also the fact that the competition also completely dropped the ball and this time they got a bit smart and VII looks OK presentation-wise (VI looked fucking horrid in comparison).

 

[flyingjohn]

who is nu-Civ even made for?

For the millions that bought civ 5/6 and every single dlc. Can you make a shitty city and post it on twitter/reddit?
That is the only question they have. Reminder that 60% of civ 6 owners have never finished a single settler game or even started a war.

Civ V (five!) easily beats p much every other existing strategy game when it comes to having an active player base on steam and it's basically an ancient title with support dropped aeons ago.

Well civ v still has something going:
-Mod community active compared to 6
-Streamers like it alot more (yogscast pretty much gave the the game a boost)
-Hardcore fans like it lot more thanks to nq mod and community
Also support didn't end, they removed the 2k launcher recently. And broke the game with it.

I hope that VII can break this trend and join the growing flop brigade

Not a chance. Civ 6 with all its dlc and no proper mod support was the test, they pretty much made 10x money then on civ v. Plus, the switch version will print money. This will be the biggest civ success ever.

 

[Israfael]

She should have a new unique trait - mostly peaceful. But it is probably a good lightning rod for Firaxis - instead of complaining about dumb AI, 1UPT heresy and other stuff most of the online crowd would wage war about DEI and other non-gaming related stuff

 

[The Nameless One]

Imagine demanding 32gb and a latest gen CPU for a turn-based 4X with less features than 30 year old games such as Master of Orion. (or God forbid - SMAC)

 

[Gerrard]

Reminder that 60% of civ 6 owners have never finished a single settler game

Civ V is even lower though.
But I think in Civ V you only get the achievement for that particular difficulty, and not all lower ones.

 

[Anomander]

What is a single settler game? You mean only one city for whole game?

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

What is a single settler game? You mean only one city for whole game?

Civ V introduced building tall which has become a cancer in the genre

 

[Max Damage]

*BNW
Vanilla Civ 5 and G&K brought ICS back with revenge before they nerfed everything into opposite direction in BNW, because fuck building on top of elegant sweet spot 4 achieved.

 

[Zeriel]

What is a single settler game? You mean only one city for whole game?

Settler is a difficulty level (the easiest).

 

[flyingjohn]

I am actually amazed at how firaxis is incompetent, yet will get away with it.
The entire point of civ switching was to make your civ feel different during all the eras. Guess which game solved that already?
Civ rev, the dumbed down console only game, had civ bonuses for each era. All they had to do was just give you more meaningful options when entering a new era and you could even lock them behind your previous decisions. It would save them money and time and they wouldn't be copying a failed humankind mechanic.
But of course they are too incompetent to even look at their previous games and have to copy amplitude again.
Also, the UI looks dogshit. Most icons and buttons just blend together into the same boring mess.