Further thoughts:
Culture and Science are accumulated way too fast and Production way too slow. Takes fifty years to build a thing (unless DISCOUNT POLICIES), and only a second to get a tech/culture even on Epic, like, even with an insane +6 Prod Hanse, building stuff takes 5 years anyway. 'Tis not fast enough. As it is, I''d increase culture + science costs by 25%, and reduce Production costs by 25-30%.
Starts are TOO defining. It's too random based.
The AI doesn't shut up. Ever. Doesn't help how bland the AI leaders are, despite cartooniness. They just... don't seem alive, even when they move a lot, probably because of scenes going to dark before changing the scenery. That sucks. It was way better in civ 5...
It's been 3 or 4 hours I've played this, but I'm already tired sick of Victoria, Girugameshu and Pedro. They never shut up. At least Roosevelt said 3 things at the beginning and never bothered me again. so I like him.
The AI doesn't know what it's doing, it is just coded to relentlessly declare war on you to make it appear smart. It's been 5 wars with Victoria I've had, and by now I'm just bored of them. She can't do anything to my ARRER BOYZ
Archers are real OP btw. Best XP promos, best everything.
UI is awful. You must memorise where what is in what district.
But the game is stilll fun...