Hi,
I am reliatively new to CIV 5. Relatively means that I picked up game just after release, and deemed it unplayable game for morons (finished it once, easy levels, etc).
Now after 2 years, few patches and expansion I came back to the game and see how mistaken I was...
Hovewer the thing is:
I was playing CIV 1 during old days on Amiga, and CIV 2 a lot like decade ago (was comming back for short bursts of gaming later on). The thing is that basic strategy in those games was to GRAB AS MUCH LAND AS POSSIBLE and POPULATE IT WITH CITIES! More cities=more production+more rescharch+more money+MORE POWER
I hated CIV 3, don't remember 4. Hovewer now it seems that game actually benefits people who create FEW cities (4!?), which is really strange for me. After all major empires should be big. And so called cultural victories (IE dominating entire globe with your nation's culture) should not be possible for countries the size of Monaco (maybe I am going to far... 4 cities.... Moldavia? - don't want to offend anymone). I am VERY happy with hexes, culture, and one-unit-per-chex mechanics (I was proposing this when playing CIV 1! ), but now maps feel empty
I am reliatively new to CIV 5. Relatively means that I picked up game just after release, and deemed it unplayable game for morons (finished it once, easy levels, etc).
Now after 2 years, few patches and expansion I came back to the game and see how mistaken I was...
Hovewer the thing is:
I was playing CIV 1 during old days on Amiga, and CIV 2 a lot like decade ago (was comming back for short bursts of gaming later on). The thing is that basic strategy in those games was to GRAB AS MUCH LAND AS POSSIBLE and POPULATE IT WITH CITIES! More cities=more production+more rescharch+more money+MORE POWER
I hated CIV 3, don't remember 4. Hovewer now it seems that game actually benefits people who create FEW cities (4!?), which is really strange for me. After all major empires should be big. And so called cultural victories (IE dominating entire globe with your nation's culture) should not be possible for countries the size of Monaco (maybe I am going to far... 4 cities.... Moldavia? - don't want to offend anymone). I am VERY happy with hexes, culture, and one-unit-per-chex mechanics (I was proposing this when playing CIV 1! ), but now maps feel empty