Hey Everyone...now that some of us lucky ones who haves consoles with internet have had the oppurtunity to play the Civ Rev Demo first hand I wanted to give my own thoughts on it and hopefully hear other peoples thoughts.
First off I want to start by saying I think the games was a lot of fun to play.
It is definitely different from playing older PC versions though and it is certainly not a CIV5 which I think could only properly be done on a PC still.
My first impressions have been though that they games moves way quicker. Everything is speed up. Teching, building units, starting combat. It's hard to appreciate it having just read the online reviews but once you play it you understand how games can only last 2-4 hrs. The nice thing about this is that it keeps your interest in the game easily. I think this will also be beneficial in getting other gamers to enjoy playing CIV. My brother for one has never liked strategy games and hates PC games, exspecially ones where you have to think. But he played it last night and was upset when he got to the end of the demo because he said it was starting to get real fun. Which is amazing if you know my brother cause is a hardcore first person shooter fan and that is it! This I think is great because Civ Rev may be able to pull a whole new class of gamers into its addicting grasp
Another great thing is the control system. Anyone comfortable with their console controller and knowing previous CIV games will adapt real quickly. I was able to flip through units, check city screens, and make modifications within seconds of playing. This is a real bonus and props have to go out to the development team for being able to do this.
Its a little hard to get into all the other changes having played just a little bit so far. Basically because there are so many of them. Just in terms of how you control your gameplay. No more sending workers out to build roads, mine resources, etc. etc.
The combat system is much better though and definitely entertaining to watch. Being able to put three units of the same type together to form and army was both fun and capable of great destruction. But the AI builds them too and you get some great 9x9 battles. The combat animation is entertaining and if you have a unit far superior to the one your attacking it animates your unit just running them out of the tile and puts text on the screen saying "Over run" and if your next to water those units just jump into their own watery grave
It is also important to note that combat occurs quickly. As soon as you start the game you have barbarian huts to attack and claim prizes from and it only takes a couple seconds before meeting a neighboring civ. Making it one reason why games end quickly
There are a whole lot more unique things about this game but hopefully some other people will point those out for everyone who doesn't have the oppurtunity to play the demo.
Finally I want to state some concerns about the full game release and things that may be consider cons:
Modification and customization has been done away with to a great extent. This for many CivFanatics
is going to be a big bummer. Part of the reason Civ is great and has dominated TBS games is that it is highly customizable and you can change everything from the map to the civ. It appears at first glance that this is not that case at all with Civ Rev. There is suppose to be only one map size (while the map itself changes) and the same number of civs each game. So really the only changes a player can make are which Civ they choose to play as and what victory they choose to pursue. This I think will limit replayability which has been a cornerstone for former Civ games. This is my biggest concern. But who knows. I have only played the demo and I want to keep playing it over and over to try different things.
Anyways I hope some of these thoughts entice other gamers to give the game a chance and maybe the full version release will be more than what the skeptics expected. I for one will be buying immediately and playing as much as possible!
First off I want to start by saying I think the games was a lot of fun to play.
It is definitely different from playing older PC versions though and it is certainly not a CIV5 which I think could only properly be done on a PC still.My first impressions have been though that they games moves way quicker. Everything is speed up. Teching, building units, starting combat. It's hard to appreciate it having just read the online reviews but once you play it you understand how games can only last 2-4 hrs. The nice thing about this is that it keeps your interest in the game easily. I think this will also be beneficial in getting other gamers to enjoy playing CIV. My brother for one has never liked strategy games and hates PC games, exspecially ones where you have to think. But he played it last night and was upset when he got to the end of the demo because he said it was starting to get real fun. Which is amazing if you know my brother cause is a hardcore first person shooter fan and that is it! This I think is great because Civ Rev may be able to pull a whole new class of gamers into its addicting grasp
Another great thing is the control system. Anyone comfortable with their console controller and knowing previous CIV games will adapt real quickly. I was able to flip through units, check city screens, and make modifications within seconds of playing. This is a real bonus and props have to go out to the development team for being able to do this.
Its a little hard to get into all the other changes having played just a little bit so far. Basically because there are so many of them. Just in terms of how you control your gameplay. No more sending workers out to build roads, mine resources, etc. etc.
The combat system is much better though and definitely entertaining to watch. Being able to put three units of the same type together to form and army was both fun and capable of great destruction. But the AI builds them too and you get some great 9x9 battles. The combat animation is entertaining and if you have a unit far superior to the one your attacking it animates your unit just running them out of the tile and puts text on the screen saying "Over run" and if your next to water those units just jump into their own watery grave
It is also important to note that combat occurs quickly. As soon as you start the game you have barbarian huts to attack and claim prizes from and it only takes a couple seconds before meeting a neighboring civ. Making it one reason why games end quicklyThere are a whole lot more unique things about this game but hopefully some other people will point those out for everyone who doesn't have the oppurtunity to play the demo.
Finally I want to state some concerns about the full game release and things that may be consider cons:
Modification and customization has been done away with to a great extent. This for many CivFanatics
is going to be a big bummer. Part of the reason Civ is great and has dominated TBS games is that it is highly customizable and you can change everything from the map to the civ. It appears at first glance that this is not that case at all with Civ Rev. There is suppose to be only one map size (while the map itself changes) and the same number of civs each game. So really the only changes a player can make are which Civ they choose to play as and what victory they choose to pursue. This I think will limit replayability which has been a cornerstone for former Civ games. This is my biggest concern. But who knows. I have only played the demo and I want to keep playing it over and over to try different things.Anyways I hope some of these thoughts entice other gamers to give the game a chance and maybe the full version release will be more than what the skeptics expected. I for one will be buying immediately and playing as much as possible!
