Bah...lemme say my piece on CIV4 and then no more...
I went and paid the last of my pre-order yesterday...and with my receipt I got a 10 turn "playable" demo...not really playable as most stuff was locked, or unattainable in 10 turns...I met noone, built no buildings/wonders, learned no techs...with that said...
The "3-D" makes all the graphics look out of proportion...what I did get to see alot of, was the map scrolling, in action, not screenshots..., its almost laughable IMO how badly the graphics are missized(In both views available on the VERY LAME DEMO)...everything looks niftier, or whatever...sure...but as for a better game?...not if this demo is a true example of the final game(often demos dont include things, or include last min, changes)...as far as Civ4...I will play it eventually, but for now Im more or less stuck between helping with BfNY and playing EFZI...so...thats all Im gonna say about that