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Olap@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It shipped with Denuvo and I don’t pay for malware. It’s the first Civ game I haven’t bought at launch. I’m including the original.

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  • Ugurcan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It doesn’t have Hot Seat either. I instantly refunded when I realized that. How the hell a Civ game have multiplayer but not hot seat?

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    • Prathas@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Might it get added later, hopefully?

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      • Ugurcan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I won’t buy promises anymore, sorry.

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• brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  https://steamdb.info/charts/

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  • MBech@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That’s about as expected. As a big fan of civ, it just looked like a worse version of 6, which was a worse version of 5.

    Only reason for the bigger playercount of 6 i because of Sean Bean’s incredible narration.

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    • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I bet proportionally more DRM-free buyers play 5 and 4 too.

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    • SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Just want a version that is strategic-view only

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      • warm@kbin.earth ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        You can play Unciv on mobile I guess, I don't see why you would want a strategic view only though? Nothing stopping you just using that mode exclusively yourself.

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  • pycorax@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Honestly that’s just how Civ has been for the past few releases, most people don’t get it until the typical set of 2 major expansion packs come out and eventually go on sale. The base price of the full package has always been crazy high.

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    • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      We will see. 'Cause for all Civ 6’s (and every Civ’s) controversy, this feels different… It’s like people have forgotten 7.

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• Justas@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Nah, 4 is still the best.

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  • comador@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Beyond the Sword with Leonard Nemoy narrating of course.

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    • Justas@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      There are also a bunch of mods, including the total conversion ones.

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• EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Well they removed the ability to play as “A civilization” in the game called “Civilization” so yeah everyone I know has swore off it.

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  • lmagitem@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yes and no. If you want to play China you can play as the various Chinese incarnations from beginning to end.

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• warm@kbin.earth ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Nah, 5 is still the goat.

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• Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Yeah, I like it. It's definitely an unfinished product and lacking a lot of content and polish atm, but it's got the bones of a good game. Absolutely not worth the current asking price tho

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• Bademantel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I mean why play an unfinished game? The radical changes sound interesting to me but it needs at least two add-ons to flourish, the same old story as with 5 and 6. I can wait and pick up the complete experience for half the price if that ever sees the light of day after the layoffs.

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• CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I played through exactly one full game, and it just felt… pointless, I guess? Like I was just clicking through turns to get to the end and none of it mattered. Then it told me I’d lost and was like “K” and then played Civ VI for a bit.

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• BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Naw, 5 and 6 are where it is at.

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• Nelots@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Nah, 2 was the series peak.

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• AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Nah, I didn’t even bother. I only play 5 & 6.

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• iMastari@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Naw, 1 was the GOAT. The full game, no DLC, one price.

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• ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I gave up after the 20th bug I encountered. (Yes I kept track.)

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