An idea just pop up in my mind

[kangyio]

I don't know whether you guys have noticed or not,the players of civs are much more generally considerably well educated with a wide range of knowledge than some other game players.Perhaps it's the knowledge related to the game is so much more than some of the other games which enables civ players to actually care and know about things in our world.

By the way,I love playing both Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA quite a lot(don't want to start a war on this one)

 

[Sarevok]

which is true. the Civ games are for people that are interested in this topic and so you can easily call Civ3 a game that nt only more fun that normal games, but it is also accurate and can entertain just about anyone. Its target are people who know alot of history.

 

[kangyio]

Exactly.And civ could bring up many issues other games can't for discussing too as you can see from all the forums on the webs.Many current affairs and history issuses are discussed through the medium of civ.

Ah.You metioned about accuracy.Nothing is perfect for sure,civ is not an exception of this statement.I just want to say one thing and one thing only,you remember the production switch?You know that amazed me when I first touched this game, i.e.the shields already produced are shifted to the 'shield box' of the new production which I think is incredible.If you think about it,if you change from producing library to Great Libraty,it might make sense.BUT,if you go from Great Wall to a spear man,what's going on here?!A spear man wearing stone?

Baldur's Gate is a great game,isn't it?Sarevok?

 

[superslug]

Originally posted by Sarevok
which is true. the Civ games are for people that are interested in this topic and so you can easily call Civ3 a game that nt only more fun that normal games, but it is also accurate and can entertain just about anyone. Its target are people who know alot of history.

Those who know history are definitely one target group, but not at all the only one. Civilization also applies to those of us wannabe dictators in waiting who have a burning desire to rule the world and live forever...of course I could have trouble with the starting at 4000bc bit, seeing as how we're six millenia past that...oh crud, there's only 47 turns left and someone else built the UN! I'm gonna lose!!!!!!

 

[Bouddica]

What an attitude! 'I am so smart because I play civ'

If you ask me you are all wannabe-intellectuals!

I am very dumb and I don't know anything about really cool history and I am damn proud of it!

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[kangyio]

Originally posted by Bouddica
What an attitude! 'I am so smart because I play civ'

If you ask me you are all wannabe-intellectuals!

I am very dumb and I don't know anything about really cool history and I am damn proud of it!

What's this post for Bouddica?Especially that is well chosen.
No,I am not saying'I am so smart because I play civ' ,it's just that when I first came to this forum and saw many intelligent discussions so got the feeling.

I am very dumb and I don't know anything about really cool history and I am damn proud of it!

Approach from a philosophical view,everyone must have one thing or more they are good at,so of course one should be proud about oneself.

 

[The Head]

Well either way Civilization makes you think a lot more than the average computer game. I guess that’s way my elementary school’s elective classes included “CIV I”

 

[Djarum Kretek]

I learned a lot about how real world events develop through the Civilization series. After 10 years of playing Civ, I'm still learning more...

Aside from learning about the above, I became COMPELLED to learn more about other civilizations' history... It's amazing how one action of a far away civ affected other civs...

Did you guys know that because China built the Great Wall and waged wars with the Xiongnu tribe (the Huns), basically pushed them away from harassing China...... the Huns then moved slowly to the West and then started to harass the Civs there. Including Atilla's raid that further weakened the Western Roman Empire...

I started out as knowing the history of Southeast Asia and China more than the others... now, my knowledge became enriched with knowledge of Emperor Hadrian of the Romas, Smoke Jaguar of the Mayas, etc. Very rewarding for me...

 

[tjhooker]

Tha game just have so many aspects to discuss. Action-games, First Person Shooters (or what its called) have less thinking and more acting. I guess I like these "slow" games cause I'm more interested in quality than quantity. Beein good in Civ is more than just playing it till your hand gets tired, and eyes are worn. Civ got a more intelligent way of learning.

(Sorry if I offend any "fraggers")

 

[Volum]

I like both FPS and Strategy ( i play both Civ and CS, allthouhg i am far more better in Civ) Luckily so does one of my friends so first i can kill him in Civ and then he can kill me in CS.
I think Civ is a pretty good reason why one of my best classes is history, especially war histories, i love reading about wars and battles looking at peoples tactics.
One of my friends once said that i should have lived during WW2.
But i think im gonna stick to games for now

 

[Alexnm]

Originally posted by Volum
One of my friends once said that i should have lived during WW2.

It was not an amusement park, you know...

 

[general_kill]

It's true, I bought several books on world war 2 already, and I found myself reading page to page on my global study text book. It just seem more interesting when you can relate to history in a fun way.

 

[America444]

i love history in fact its my favorite school subject and i love civ in my opion civ and history are kind of connected in civ you play out history and history could influence the way you play civ also look at how many people post in the history forum and the off topic forum that that also post in the civ forums history lovers definetly a civ target group

 

[kangyio]

I agree relate history to interesting stuff,e.g. civ and other games,history could become attractive.But I have to say I never enjoyed doing history like you did america444.

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

Civilization 3 is a definatley more intellectual.
1. Your success is not depended on how fast you can click your mouse.
2. You must devise a plan and effectively implement it, this usally must start from turn one to be successful.
3. While playing you learn more about the civs you are playing as most of the time. (America did not Build the pryamids just to clarify, lol)

 

[Ace4nyC]

Originally posted by CIVPhilzilla
Civilization 3 is a definatley more intellectual.
1. Your success is not depended on how fast you can click your mouse.
2. You must devise a plan and effectively implement it, this usally must start from turn one to be successful.
3. While playing you learn more about the civs you are playing as most of the time. (America did not Build the pryamids just to clarify, lol)

Are you sure ? about the pyramids i saw on in vegas ... it looked REAL ancient...1980s ... thats kinda old if its not from 2005 its old

 

[FenrysWulf]

I think strategy games in general appeal to more intellectuals. People who play Civ probably also like to play chess and other games that you have to think about, not just press a button fast enough. Besides strategy, I also play RPGs (Role Playing Games), which tend to be turn based and also require more problem solving skills than reflexes.

 

[kangyio]

Besides strategy, I also play RPGs (Role Playing Games), which tend to be turn based and also require more problem solving skills than reflexes.

You sound like people who play turn-based game don't have good reflexes
But I have to I am indeed crap at playing real time games.I remember pressing space key subconsciously when playing Rise of Nations and Warcraft after playing Baldur's Gate and civ,which was a bit of a disaster.