Does anyone else miss adding on to your Palace?

[Zen.]

I know it really served no purpose, but I kind of miss the people loving me so much that they offer to add on to my palace and make it all awesome. I am a little sad that it has disappeared from the last few Civilization games.

 

[Willowmound]

I miss it. But it's only you and me. Everyone else misses the throne room.

 

[Martin Alvito]

I miss it. But it's only you and me. Everyone else misses the throne room.

Nah, I'm with you two. The throne room was rubbish by comparison.

Fortunately for Civ II, it was by far the better game.

 

[Zen.]

Ah yes... throne room. I think Civ 1-2 had the palance, and civ 3 had the throne room right?

memory fuzzy...can't... remember...

 

[Martin Alvito]

Civ had the palace and Civ II had the throne room.

Civ III had advanced algorithms of suck.

 

[Fabiano1979]

I used to love both.

I think its these kind of litle things that helps to immerse you in the game. But maybe its just nostalgy.

 

[Zen.]

Ah yes. Most of my civ 2 experience was in Civ2: Test of Time. Slightly better graphics/unit models than civ2, so that would be why my hazy memory remembered some semblance of a rendered room.

I suppose that the palace/throne room concept is something that has been lost from the franchise forever.

 

[El_Machinae]

I don't miss the palace at all. I never perceived any value from the exercise.

 

[zarakand]

Not at all. It was one of the things that was fun the first few times I played then quickly got bored of and irritated by it.

 

[Bibor]

To paraphrase Sid Meier, the palace was there for extra goofiness and gameyness.

 

[Zen.]

Really? It always made me feel like a great ruler. lol
Perhaps it was because I was young.

While I do think it was a fun side thing, I would much prefer them working on gameplay features that actually matter, so I guess I'm not really that sad.

 

[Zen.]

To paraphrase Sid Meier, the palace was there for extra goofiness and gameyness.

Just out of curiosity-
Do you, by chance, know where or when he said this?

 

[SammyKhalifa]

I liked it. Not going to cry because it's gone, but it was neat.

 

[Bibor]

Just out of curiosity-
Do you, by chance, know where or when he said this?

Yeah, the video that dispelled any illusion I had about Sid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY7aRJE-oOY

 

[Zen.]

Yeah, the video that dispelled any illusion I had about Sid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY7aRJE-oOY

Thank you sir.

 

[mitrydates]

What I miss is not the palace itself, but the possibility to move the palace to another city making it capital.

 

[The_Quasar]

What I miss is not the palace itself, but the possibility to move the palace to another city making it capital.

That was Civ IV... yes, I liked that too... fixed capitals are rather a step backwards.

 

[Bibor]

That was Civ IV... yes, I liked that too... fixed capitals are rather a step backwards.

OT but agreed. However, as some stuff is capital-oriented (maritimes, social policies) I understand why they did it. There should still be an option to do it though, maybe at an atrocious money or hammer cost.

 

[Guardian_PL]

I know it really served no purpose, but I kind of miss the people loving me so much that they offer to add on to my palace and make it all awesome. I am a little sad that it has disappeared from the last few Civilization games.

I miss that, I miss the AI leaders changing their outfits with each Era (omg so much work for the art programmers lets make a crappy dlc instead), I miss wonder movies, victory movies and a replay.

 

[SammyKhalifa]

I miss that, I miss the AI leaders changing their outfits with each Era (omg so much work for the art programmers lets make a crappy dlc instead), I miss wonder movies, victory movies and a replay.

The movies are cool, though I quite like the paintings and narration now. Some kind of victory movie should be in too.

Did people really enjoy the replay? Not arguing with you, it's just that I always viewed that as filler even more than the palace/throne room. I hardly if ever used it myself.