Osvaldo Manso
Warlord
Sid Meier's Civilization is both simple and complex. It's simple in a way that you don't need to know a lot of the game to start enjoying it. However it's complex enough to provide regular players eternal fun.
Speaking for myself, after hundreds of different Civ games I have played, I always feel that I can do better and sometimes I feel as if there are still some secrets to be discovered in this game. I always feel that my best Civ experience is yet to come.
Like others have said, the replay value is immense and every game is different because you want to try different approaches and the geography of the world is always different (unless if you play Earth which I think is quite uninteresting).
On the other hand I find that its graphic simplicity is indeed a plus because things tend to be more abstract (I always turn animations off) and so they get a more serious look. Turn after turn after turn I forget that I am playing a computer game and get so evolved with the game that I feel like real responsibility over the fates of my citizens lay on my shoulders.
From the very first turn this game is addictive. I feel shivers running down my spine just by imagining what lies beyond the simple "Start New game" option...
Speaking for myself, after hundreds of different Civ games I have played, I always feel that I can do better and sometimes I feel as if there are still some secrets to be discovered in this game. I always feel that my best Civ experience is yet to come.
Like others have said, the replay value is immense and every game is different because you want to try different approaches and the geography of the world is always different (unless if you play Earth which I think is quite uninteresting).
On the other hand I find that its graphic simplicity is indeed a plus because things tend to be more abstract (I always turn animations off) and so they get a more serious look. Turn after turn after turn I forget that I am playing a computer game and get so evolved with the game that I feel like real responsibility over the fates of my citizens lay on my shoulders.
From the very first turn this game is addictive. I feel shivers running down my spine just by imagining what lies beyond the simple "Start New game" option...