On day one of Civ V I felt like there was a real mix of things I liked better than IV and things I liked less.
Social policies and their links to culture are awesome, city-states are pretty good (religion was good in theory but since you could never afford to take the "religious path" on higher difficulties it was rather limited), decoupling gold from science is great and of course there is combat.
On the other hand Diplo is a nightmare, the interface is extremely unpolished and I just don't like the look as much. But I was hopeful that the first two issues would be solved by patches/mods.
After my second day with Civ V though, I've found that the little things come together to make it a really soul-crushing experience for me. From the moment Baba Yetu started playing Civ IV felt upbeat, exciting, and bright. Key techs, wonders, and land with specials nearby all had a feeling of great importance to them. None of these things have the same shine in V. Wonders are far less powerful. Land is all pretty much the same other than finding a happiness resource you don't have. I'm sure there will be people of an opposing opinion about tech but I look through the tree and I don't see nearly as much interesting stuff as there was in IV. Also as one person mentioned, there is the constant feeling of never having enough production.
I am shocked to say it but I think I will be putting V on the shelf for awhile.
Social policies and their links to culture are awesome, city-states are pretty good (religion was good in theory but since you could never afford to take the "religious path" on higher difficulties it was rather limited), decoupling gold from science is great and of course there is combat.
On the other hand Diplo is a nightmare, the interface is extremely unpolished and I just don't like the look as much. But I was hopeful that the first two issues would be solved by patches/mods.
After my second day with Civ V though, I've found that the little things come together to make it a really soul-crushing experience for me. From the moment Baba Yetu started playing Civ IV felt upbeat, exciting, and bright. Key techs, wonders, and land with specials nearby all had a feeling of great importance to them. None of these things have the same shine in V. Wonders are far less powerful. Land is all pretty much the same other than finding a happiness resource you don't have. I'm sure there will be people of an opposing opinion about tech but I look through the tree and I don't see nearly as much interesting stuff as there was in IV. Also as one person mentioned, there is the constant feeling of never having enough production.
I am shocked to say it but I think I will be putting V on the shelf for awhile.