I played through the Civil War scenario as the Union. I will also play as the Confederates and replay perhaps one additional time to get all the achievements. Outside of this, I find that the scenario lacks the luster of previous scenarios. It doesn't include any of the new game mechanics nor any of the new civs from the expansion. It seems out of place. There are many other scenarios which would have been better and more appropriate for the expansion from a thematic point of view (i.e. War of 1812, Spanish American War, the list is almost endless). The Civil War could have also had more depth including neighboring powers (i.e. Indian tribes, Texas) either as playable civs or as city states. compared to other scenarios, this one just comes off weak.
What do you think of this scenario? Will you play it more than one or two times? Does it take the crown for worst scenario in the Civ 5 series?
As an aside, what other historic wars or time periods would make an interesting Civ 5 scenario?
What do you think of this scenario? Will you play it more than one or two times? Does it take the crown for worst scenario in the Civ 5 series?
As an aside, what other historic wars or time periods would make an interesting Civ 5 scenario?