GalCiv2 makes life tough for Civ4

[onomastikon]

I love Civilization as much as the next person, but after having DLed Galactic Civilizations 2 a few days ago, I am really really surprised. This game seems to be exactly everything that Civ4 is, except better. Moreover, I had a tiny bitsy problem with DLing the game, and I wrote Stardock (devs) who answered my query (which I had gotten solved 3 hours later anyhow) within 24 hours. Has anyone here ever gotten a human answer from Firaxis? And it runs smoothly on my machine even in endgame.
Has anybody here also played GC2? I am thoroughly addicted now, and I am liking it more than Civ4. Strange, huh?

 

[troytheface]

i would concur with that last comment- i thought RTW was what one of these games should be - killer graphics - battles u can control - men flying up in the air when a stone from a catapult hits'em- all kinds of units, leaders that age and die ......and it took me about two weeks afor i went back to civ. go figure.

 

[warpstorm]

While I do like Civ4 a lot, I think GC2 will have legs. It really does have the right stuff (just one more turn, I really mean it this time). It may seem strange but Soren and Brad are friends and talk about game design.

 

[Warspite2]

I say CIV4 has prooved to be the jewel as far as the civlization series goes and generally the best TBS game ever developed on the PC. On the other hand, GalCiv2 stands proudly onside of it as best turn based space strategy. I have been playing GalCiv since the first release and yes I do like it. Another runner up for space strategy would be Space Empires 4.

 

[Ex-Cop]

Personally I prefer CIV. I can relate to the say Russians or the Persians more than I can to some fictional space alien made up name. I usually never know who is declaring war on me in GalCiv2. After playing hard for 3 days Im back to CIV. For some reason GalCiv2 isnt as good as Moo2.

 

[Shaihulud]

generally, people who likes Civ games would like GalCiv games. In my days I would play both of them, but sadly I don't have so much free time nowadays.

 

[A Silly Goose]

Really, the two games just have different aspects that set them apart from each other; so, you'll find yourself hooked on designing ships in GalCiv II, while Civ IV's user interface might be much easier to use.

Heck, I've been playing tons of Master of Magic the last week or so, and have hardly touched Civ IV in that time--I'm having too much fun blowing things up with my hero units in MoM's tactical battle system!

 

[Codeman]

being married, having a daughter, and working long hours at the office i don't think i could juggle another 'just one more turn' type of game...

no, i think civ is enough to keep this conqueror busy!

 

[Sabin Stargem]

I am waiting for Space Empires V, for now. At some point or another I probably will pick up Galactic Civilizations II, but I have made Space Empires V a priority because I enjoy designing ships and such - a holdover from Stars!. Galactic Civilizations and Space Empires IV had remarkably different designs and styles, and I hope the same goes for this round. That, and I hope Space Empires V allows it's creators to gain a measure of glory and profit. I want the videogame industry to be diversified, and I feel that developers that create good games should be allowed some success - for the happiness of all.

By the way, here is a link to the screenshots for SEV. Things look promising.
http://www.malfador.com/Se5Gallery.htm

 

[Pratputajao]

I have to agree that GC2 is outstanding. I find my initial reaction to the game to be much more pleasant than I had with CIV. Right now I am really enjoying this game, I think this one will stay on the HD for years.. ( I still have GC 1 on the HD) Until I am able to play CIV without major slowdown or other problems it will be on the shelf and I will be enjoying GC2 and AOW-SM for my turn based gamming. Great job stardock!!

Oh, btw I had read on Stardock's forum that they *may* get the rights to the Master of Magic (MoM) series!!!! Can this be true!?? I have been waiting for a sequel to that gem since the Mid 90s; God I hope that happens!!! If anyone is going to make a sequel to that game I would be really happy if it is stardock.

 

[onomastikon]

I have to say that Stardock more than meets my expectations as to what a gaming company needs to do to keep their customers happy.
After another day of comparison, I also have to say that GalCiv2 seems to lick the pants off CivIV; it has everything CivIV does -- just more, and better.
Technologically, it runs smoothly on my meager laptop as well as my high-end system -- the system which STILL has problems with CivIV. It is simply programmed well. It is so user friendly, despite being deep and complex. It looks sharp too. And to top it all off, the AI is really astounding. I think stardock has done a great job. They also happen to be very open, friendly people -- and you have to love a company that treats gamers as worthy customers, not potential criminals or goofballs. Sometimes, I have the feeling that Firaxis doesn't really give a damn about us as long as they make a profit. Odd, I never thought I would ever say another type of 4X game could lick Civ, but there ya go.

 

[Codeman]

i may just have to try it. though i am having no problems at all with civ4 and extremely pleased with it, i've heard so much about galciv2 i may check it out.

 

[joasoze]

I have both and love both. After years without a decent TBS, I now happily have two new ones. Oh, the joy

 

[Carewolf]

More to the point GalCiv2 was the second game lately that had problems on my computer (DirectX 9c seems to have issues) Civ4 almost works now with 1.52 which came out two months after the game. GalCiv2 worked mostly with 1.0D which came a few days after release, and is now more stable than Civ4 with the 1.0X patch which came out a week after release..

That Firaxis has pathetic patch policy is just a simple proven fact at this point.

 

[Mano3]

Right there with ya' folks. Everytime I buy a new game, I'm bored in about a week and back to CIV IV. It's like being a junkie trying to go clean!

I've even scoured the PC gaming community to find and try other turn-based strategy games and all fall quickly to the wayside, bowing down to the CIV IV Overlord...

 

[THARN]

I Loved the total war series- absolutely think the total war series is on its way to being the best strategy game in history- when they get the economics/diplomacy/city population all worked out....Once thats done- there will be no competition. I played galciv for about two weeks when it came out and found it tedius with nothing to excite me. went back to civ 3 conquests..
civ 4 is a darn good game and I have been enjoying it. I dont think that galciv2 is going to have that extra 'sparkle that I'd need to make it worth the investment even though the update from galciv 1 sounds intriguing. I have yet to really find a diplomacy aspect in any strat game worthwhile-even civ 4-- close but not quite there.
Just wait- when medieval total war's next incarnation comes out with a solid and deep economics/diplomacy (crosses fingers) clean off your hard drives- you wont be looking back at all.

 

[romelus]

i have a question. i didn't really like galciv 1, i lost interest midway through the first game. i am however a rabid fan of MOO1 & 2, and i like my civ of course. are there enough differences between galciv1 & 2 that i might like galciv2? i hear ship design is possible now, which is good. what else has been improved?

 

[Elhoim]

Too bad is more bugged than Civ IV on it´s release, but it´s performance is way better...

 

[GiantRaven]

What is this game about? Is it like Civ in space?

 

[warpstorm]

Is it like Civ in space?

Give the man a cigar.