Civ 5 or BE for a new player?

[Coldbeer]

Hey guys first than all apologize my english, is not my language.

Today i want buy a civilization game but never played a civ game before and i dont know if buy the civ 5 or beyond earth, please help me with to take decision, i know nothing about the game so in both i start with 0 knowledge about the mechanics.


Thanks in advance.



ps: idk if posted it in the right section if not move it please.

 

[Hail]

civ5 bnw

 

[Xenotitan]

Civ V is less buggy and more polished. It is the better game.

 

[ls612]

Civ 5 Complete has more content and fewer bugs ATM. It is also better balanced and has a larger community.

 

[m15a]

Civ V is also much easier to wrap your head around since the mechanics are more closely related to history/real life and the in-game explanations are clearer. Plus, the message boards can help you with anything you don't understand.

Also, Civ V Complete is cheaper. I don't know anything about this Mac Game Store (don't need a Mac because it's on Steam), but they're selling it for $9.50. See this thread.

 

[CraigMak]

Civ V with G&K and BNW is the better game. BE might get there some day, but right now it needs a lot of patches, fixes and balance changes.

 

[Coldbeer]

Thanks guys, going for the civ 5.

 

[CraigMak]

Good to hear, hopefully BE will be an excellent, fleshed out, well polished and balanced game by the time you get tired of Civ V.

 

[Coldbeer]

Good to hear, hopefully BE will be an excellent, fleshed out, well polished and balanced game by the time you get tired of Civ V.

Thansk bro i like the "space" lore thing just gonna wait till first expansion of BE.

 

[CraigMak]

Thansk bro i like the "space" lore thing just gonna wait till first expansion of BE.

Yeah, the space theme is fun but learning real world facts while playing a game is pretty amazing too. I know a ton of stuff that I wouldn't have if I didn't play Civ.

You made the wise choice. BE is not ready yet. I play it only because it's new and fresh with lots to figure out.

 

[greggbert]

Ya civ is much better and more complete, get both expansions they are great.

This one is also fun, but only if you have eaten up civ 5 and gotten all the goodness out of it you can handle.

 

[Coldbeer]

Found a $9.99 deal for the civ 5 complete edition, not bad right?

 

[CraigMak]

Found a $9.99 deal for the civ 5 complete edition, not bad right?

Wow! I think I paid $30 for Civ 5, $50 for G&K and $50 for BNW. But of course I got G&K and BNW the day they came out.

 

[Gort]

Found a $9.99 deal for the civ 5 complete edition, not bad right?

Yeah, that's astoundingly good value. Have fun.

 

[m15a]

See the thread I linked above about possibly saving another 50 cents, but, yeah, I think that's 80% off (of the already reduced "Complete" edition price).

 

[Coldbeer]

See the thread I linked above about possibly saving another 50 cents, but, yeah, I think that's 80% off (of the already reduced "Complete" edition price).

Is the same offer i found in reddit lol, thanks i bought it now

 

[JokerJace]

CiV BNW is the better game in every regard. Easy question.

 

[Qbix]

If you want the better game: Civ V with both addons. No question. Check out the mod section for Civ here, lots and lots of useful stuff.

If you want the easier game: Civ BE, it's a downgrade in terms of features and gameplay in almost all areas. The only thing that will make you think is the Techweb.

 

[EnderCN]

I started with Civ BE and moved to Civ V having not played a Civ game since III first came out.

BE is much easier to get into and the pacing is a lot better than Civ V. Civ V has a lot more depth to it and is the better game if you are going to spend a lot of time on it. For someone who just wants something to pick up, beat a few times and move on I'd suggest BE though. If you want a game you'll be playing long term than definitely Civ V.

 

[Xenotitan]

If you want the better game: Civ V with both addons. No question. Check out the mod section for Civ here, lots and lots of useful stuff.

If you want the easier game: Civ BE, it's a downgrade in terms of features and gameplay in almost all areas. The only thing that will make you think is the Techweb.

Civ BE isn't a downgrade just because it doesn't have everything Civ V had. It has things that Civ V didn't. The main problem with BE is all the bugs and a general lack of polish.