DanQ
Feb 13, 2008, 07:18 PM
The eighth part of Apolyton Civilization Site's multi-part preview of Civilization: Revolution written by yours truly :D is now available (http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=174596). Entitled "Springboard", it`s the third installment in a more narrative format than its predecessors and is also the last to serve as an overview of CivRev. It includes not one but two gameplay videos and a brief but nevertheless exclusive look at the game`s Civilopedia.
Here's an excerpt from the full write-up:
... a general playing style...: greater speed of a game from start to finish. But greater speed does not necessarily mean less time played; it can also refer to more things occurring at anytime in-game (and in particular on-screen). But CivRev has not `turned` the series to fit this mould that has and continues to serve real-time strategy well on consoles. Much has been learned about cultivating and nurturing deep, meaningful turn-based gameplay from the four direct iterations of Civ on the PC over the past one-and-a-half plus decades... good, bad and ugly.
One can formulate, hypothesize, analyze and critique the bullet points, flowcharts and arguments of game design for hours on end without answering a fundamental question: is the game fun?
Enjoy. :cooool:
Here's an excerpt from the full write-up:
... a general playing style...: greater speed of a game from start to finish. But greater speed does not necessarily mean less time played; it can also refer to more things occurring at anytime in-game (and in particular on-screen). But CivRev has not `turned` the series to fit this mould that has and continues to serve real-time strategy well on consoles. Much has been learned about cultivating and nurturing deep, meaningful turn-based gameplay from the four direct iterations of Civ on the PC over the past one-and-a-half plus decades... good, bad and ugly.
One can formulate, hypothesize, analyze and critique the bullet points, flowcharts and arguments of game design for hours on end without answering a fundamental question: is the game fun?
Enjoy. :cooool: