So why don't you play Fantasy General or Elven Legacy instead?
Would it be that Civ V is actually a better game?
If not, why are you still playing Civ V?
If you don't like this game, why do you take so much time and trouble over-criticizing it here?
Yes, Civ V is not perfect, but it's a lot better than so many make out!
And your post could be answered in exactly the same way.
So why don't you post in threads that talk positively about Civ V instead?
Would it be that you secretly agree with some of the points here?
If not, why aren't you playing Civ V instead of posting here?
If you do like this game, why do you take so much time and trouble defending it here?
You see? Your post adds nothing to this discussion/rant. Civ V may be lot better in your opinion.
No, really. If you like Civ V, that is great. More power to you. However, for those of us that do not like it, for whatever reason, please do not criticize us (if that was your intention; if not then there's nothing wrong in asking a question), especially when Kamamura has taken the time to write a detailed post on why they do not like it.
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My opinion is that I still think it's bland, boring and it intentionally caters to the lowest common denominator. It's a cookie-cutter game that is a shadow of every version of Civilization that has come before it. Instead of bring proud of it, Firaxis should be bloody ashamed of not only releasing something so obviously broken but also something that in no way shape or form matches up to the complexity of prior games before it. They should also be ashamed that their owners (Take-Two) now are nickel-and-dime'ing the game to death through BS downloadable-content where instead they should be fixing the game non-stop and THEN releasing the extra content after the so-obvious problems are resolved.
Since the last patch was released, I've tried Civ V again and to me it is still the same - it lacks soul, depth, it is boring, and more importantly, it's still broken (especially the combat AI - probably the most important AI). Maybe new players to Civ will not know what I mean but if they've ever played a different franchise through it's various versions and suddenly the developer releases a new version in that franchise that rips out most things that made the game fun in the first place and the game has become a shadow of itself, then you'll know how I feel about Civ V.
I'll stop
'ing now and go back to Civ IV. Thanks for your time!