Right. I waited for Civ IV like it was my first unborn child, and then immediatly bought it and played it for hours -- I tried to hold judgment against it until I had enough expierence with it and I played it a lot. I upgraded my graphics card just for it. I really wanted to play it forever and love it -- but I cannot.
For whatever reason, in my opinion, CIV IV fails because if its interface and its attepmt to use 3d graphics . I think the differene between me and those who like Civ IV over Conquests is either (1) that those people enjoy graphical games with moving cows and growing trees, (2) they are so sick of Conquests that they just want a change and/or (3) they just can't bring themselves to the terrible resolution that (after waiting for such a long time) the game is disappointing.
My main point is, wouldn't the new ideas in Civ IV (such as religion, which I liked) be SO much more fun to play if the interface was like it was in Civ III? ITS THE INTERFACE PEOPLE!!![/B]
Who wouldn't have rahter seen the ideas raised in CIV IV implemented in the CIV III interface???