REVIEW 2015 Civilization V (2010) ★★ / strategy That said, like all Sid Meier Civilization games it is extremely addictive (“just one more turn!”), so despite my multiple complaints with its implementation I can’t really over-criticize a game that kept me up until 5am on several occasions. Third, the add-ons are low-life money-pinching schemes. Second, I have a lot of quibbles about how they implement many historical elements (the economy, political systems, war management, etc) – many elements are redundant and unnecessary, while some major ones are lacking. As someone who would choose functionality and minimalism over cluttered beauty every time, this did not appeal to me. First, they’ve encumbered it with far too much graphical eye candy at the expense of functionality.
In the interests of completion, I did at one point try out Civilization I – while acknowledging its preeminence, multiple aspects of it were understandably ridiculous (remember the trick of extending your naval reach by building out “rivers” of cities inland?).Īn extremely addictive game and a definite improvement on Civ III. I recall finding Civilization III (2001) rather ridiculous – spearmen could take out modern armor in defense, making the end game an insufferable slog. No real flaws, as can be expected of mass market AAA-rated games, but same considerations apply as above.Ĭivilization II (1996) is, together with Civ 4, my favorite in the Civilization series – though perhaps that is on account of it being the first one I recall playing. The action moves to a fantasy version of World War I, complete with Ilya Muromets bombers, Dreadnoughts, and airships. The three superpowers – the US-Oceania, Russia-Eurasia, and China-Eastasia – fight an endless and materially expensive war over the same territories on their imperial borders, but always failing to make lasting advances. I preferred the hardcore (higher damage + no marking) servers, since the standard version was too gamified. I still have plenty of pleasant memories about covertly planting Goth barracks near enemy bases and overwhelming them with bands of Huskarls. It helped develop my interest in history, and was probably – more than anything else – what brought me into gaming. I spent untold hours at this game (and a related forum) in the early 2000s. ⭐ Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999) ★★★★★★ / strategy
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