It is currently on sale on Steam, so I decided to try it. First game play was not very positive. Everything was quite confusing, even in tutorial mode, I felt it didn't guide me enough. Can I settle anywhere I want, or can I only use tiles marked in green? Or must I settle on a city site only? I gave up after 50 minutes in frustration.
When away from my computer, I could not stop thinking about it. "It can't be that bad." I googled a little and followed some reddit discussions: "don't play it like civ".
On another try, it started to make sense. "Ok, that is how it works!" Eventually, I was playing the game until 3 am last night
Pros:
When away from my computer, I could not stop thinking about it. "It can't be that bad." I googled a little and followed some reddit discussions: "don't play it like civ".
On another try, it started to make sense. "Ok, that is how it works!" Eventually, I was playing the game until 3 am last night
Pros:
- Graphics are good. It looks better than Civ VI
- 1UPT has more tactical depth than in any Civ game.
- Unlike in Civ, it does matter if you found your city on hills or behind the river.
- There is so much content (events). In comparison, Civ VI feels very shallow.
- It is easy to miss ruins which are important (and interesting!)
- Wall of text. As non native English speaker, I need more time to comprehend events. This game works best when it is available in your native language.
- Similarly I often miss tips in the loading screen.
- Managing units. I am often clicking an icon on top of the unit rather than the unit itself. There is more, but I have to try to check if/what key shortcuts there are.
