Comment on Civilization VII "Test of Time" update lands May 19, finally letting you play entirely as one civ
erraticunicorn@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Rage culture in gaming is such an obnoxious problem. So many people on the subreddit rag on the game and haven’t even played it.
The firaxis team took a big swing, whether or not they missed is subjective. Vote with your wallet, all the previous iterations of civ are still there to be happily played.
I think the game is not as good as Civ VI but is following the same cycle all civ games have taken since I started playing. It’s not as fleshed out as the previous entry until all the expansions land.
Personally, I will always appreciate game designers attempting to try to do something fresh over playing it safe.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 4 days ago
They did not attempt anything fresh. They just copied the mechanic of one of its competitors.
That’s not the issue with the game, at all.
erraticunicorn@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Splitting the game into distinct eras that atomically enforce switching is novel to me as someone who plays quite a few 4x games including humankind.
Enjoyment of a game is always going to be relative, this bitter hatred & entitlement at the pit of some gamers souls brings down the whole medium. You don’t like the game? Don’t play it, go on and enjoy the hundreds of thousands of other games out there rather than linger and whine until the devs cater to your whims.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Counterpoint: Humankind already exists. It exists as a similar but alternative game series to Civilization, which is a good thing. That means people who like Civilization games get something, and the folks who like what humankind did get something. Turning Civilization into a completely different game in the one way most at odds with its identity. You already have Humankind, the devs of Civilization don’t have to cater to your whims by just cloning Humankind.
erraticunicorn@lemmy.world 4 days ago
For better or worse Ed Beach, designer of Civ VI, decided what makes the next iteration of Civilization Civilization. Like it or not, civ switching is now part of the franchise.
Maybe you should try Old World? That game is rad too.