Have you bought Civilization VII?

[Noble Zarkon]

I'm already getting close to $1/hour of playtime

Oh that's a good metric, I'm similar to you in Civ VII (Civ VI cost me about 10p an hour lol).

 

[ColtSeavers]

I feel really bad for anyone who formed this opinion without actually playing the game. My experience with the game has been the complete opposite. Every single civ/leader combo I've tried played vastly differently.

People seem to have this misguided opinion that just because the milestones page exists in the game, that you are forced to follow those objectives. You absolutely are not. The sandbox is still there if you just...let it. Free your mind and the rest will follow

Granted, I haven't played the game, so I'm perfectly aware that I don't have the full picture here. The question I raised though, was about replayability, among others, due the limited map selection. I don't think you can answer this either, until you played several games and are still motivated to go on.

 

[chazzycat]

That's fair, it's super early. For what it's worth, I've finished 6 games so far, and cannot wait to get started on #7. Totally hooked

 

[rocksinmypath]

Yes. I'm also in the $1 per hour club. Even with all of its flaws, this game is already clearly better than 6.

 

[Siptah]

Bought the Founder's Edition and I'm very happy that I did. Enjoying the game very much, but I'm still far away from $1/h.

 

[GrayingGamer]

Nope, I'll probably wait at least a year for the big sale-bundle, if at all.

From what I've seen, the late game and AI are no better than previous games, and that's pretty much what I was most interested in - I'm ready for a Civ-type game that actually peaks at some kind of WWII global conflict, instead of the meh slog we always get.

 

[agamemnon_of_the-bronze_]

i am on my first game. i think it still lets you play in interesting ways. its nuanced innit. i picked roman empire and when i switched to spain, it felt cool to have rome still in the empire. i felt like the southern europe/habsburg ruler. very cool.

 

[Stomper66]

Not buying anytime in the foreseeable future, if ever. Except for navigable rivers and commanders, practically every change is exactly what I do not want in a Civilization game. It’s as if Firaxis’ design document was a list of things I don’t want.

Same but I do like it that all the units have a unique design. I haven't bought the game and don't know yet if i will so if anyone knows where I can find screenshots of every unit please let me know. Who knows that might sway me.

 

[ydejin]

Same but I do like it that all the units have a unique design. I haven't bought the game and don't know yet if i will so if anyone knows where I can find screenshots of every unit please let me know. Who knows that might sway me.

Try Well of Souls. They’ve got a very nice collection of unit screenshots.

Civilization VII Analyst: Units

well-of-souls.com

Civilization VII Analyst: Antiquity Age Units

well-of-souls.com

Civilization VII Analyst: Exploration Age Units

well-of-souls.com

Civilization VII Analyst: Modern Age Units

well-of-souls.com

 

[99-percent-sure]

Bought it 15 days ago (Deluxe edition), and I'm 105 hours in so far. It's not perfect, but I'm having a very good time with it, and I'm looking forward to the devs improving it as we move forward, just as they improved the past few Civ releases with updates like Beyond the Sword and Gathering Storm. The point is to have fun, after all, and I certainly am.

 

[Shirotora Kenshin]

No. And i‘m sure i never will.

 

[Patine]

I haven't. Lack of cash flow at the moment, I'm still working on upgrading my computer, or just buying a new one (the one I currently have just BARELY plays Civ6, and is the reason I told Dale I hadn't yet invested in Old World), and there are quite a few features I remain very dubious of.

 

[Carazycool]

i just posted my thoughts on it.

I bought it, but I wish I hadn't.

I've played every Civ from Civ II to Civ VI. Every new version they've come out with has always been my favorite game, until the next one came out.

I'm sorry to say it, but Civ VII is a big, fat, steaming pile of camel poo.

 

[ProMeTheus112]

No, because I don't like the way they set up Civ Swichting (Leaders and Civs should match) and I have the impression, the game is not a sandbox anymore, where you can explore and build your empire on your pace, and don't have to follow arbitrary timelines. Map selections seem therefore also to be quiet limited. Seems to me, you play the game more or less the same way every time, I can not imagine, how this can keep you motivated in the long run. Waiting if DLCs/ Patches will change my mind eventually, but as of now, I don't think I will buy this game anytime in the near future.

Maybe you will like to hear that the game is giving you a lot of choice in which direction(s) you develop each age, you are free to pursue each of every 4 paths each age to varying degrees, and also to pursue different objectives in order to prevail over your opponents, even on high difficulty. I think it's really well made and at this time I feel it's the best Civ game I played yet (played since 1).

 

[Bast]

I'm waiting until the majority of this happens:

- Tibetan civilization and/or leader added
- Burmese civilization and/or leader added
- A British monarch as a leader (Elizabeth I, Victoria, Henry V, Anne, new or old take your pick)
- Polish civilization
- A Nordic and Baltic civ representation (could be anything from Norse to Sweden or Lithuania)
- An expanded religious mechanic hopefully with representation of different types of Buddhism like Mahayana, Vajrayana and Theravada. Why is Christianity the only one that gets split like this. Especially for Buddhism with differences between the civs that are already in the game like Khmer, Chola and East Asian civs, that should already be in it

That's 6 points, so at least 4 points needed

 

[ProMeTheus112]

The biggest improvement to AI in general here seems to be that the AI isn't getting extra settlers at the start (and plays quite reasonably coherent), which means that you seem to have a LOT more choice of strategy when it comes to opening the game and proceeding compared to previous Civs like 6 or 5. You no longer HAVE to be extremely aggressive immediately to have a chance to win. In that sense it's a game changer for me. Maybe it's a bit easier to win on higher difficulty than before, but the game is probably much more interesting to play.

 

[Bast]

Haven't bought it. I'm torn. I like a lot, the vast majority of what I've seen as changes. But.

I love the age system as a concept (and leaders detached from civs, and the leader selection is good), but it requires a *much* larger and much more diverse civ selection to realize its potential, and right now, not only does it not have that, but there are some very concerning signs that the Devs intend to waste design space on adding another age where half the civs would just be repeat of already-existing Modern civs (eg, Prussia/Germany, Russia/USSR, Ggreat Britain/UK, French Empire/France, and the worst offender of all, America/USA).

If they add a 4th age. I'm done. I'm not getting it. I read or heard somewhere that one of the big motivators of ages was to be able to add civs that they normally wouldn't add because it's hard to represent them for the whole game. I feel the same right now, there isn't any civ or leader that I'm dying to play. That's why I'm waiting. If they didn't do civ switching we'd have 31 civs already. That means every game you load you could have a variety of civs. Now you're going to keep seeing the same people and same civs in antiquity? It kinda defeats the purpose.

 

[trev1972]

Not buying anytime in the foreseeable future, if ever. Except for navigable rivers and commanders, practically every change is exactly what I do not want in a Civilization game. It’s as if Firaxis’ design document was a list of things I don’t want.

This is, unfortunately how I feel

 

[Xur]

Civ7 feels like a SimCity2013 or Heroes of Might and Magic moment to me. Maps are small and immersion is dead.

Either I’m out of touch or the developers are. I used to ONLY play giant TSL Earth maps on marathon and that’s simply not possible in civ7. I didn’t care if I finished the game - It’s about the journey, not the destination. I liked getting the “replay map” at the end though, so at least there was a reason to finish back then.

I am also one of those weirdos that enjoyed workers and roads as they were in civ5. Like someone else said, Firaxis does the exact opposite of what I want.

I didn’t buy obviously.

 

[trev1972]

One thing I do miss is playing the latest game, posting my daft screen shots and discussing the game however