How good is the storyline?

[MysticWind]

Is it worth it to get GalCiv 1, Altarian Prophecy, and GalCiv II for the storyline in the campaign modes? Or is it simply better to just get Dark Avatar and Twilight of the Arnor for the sake of the most "modernized" updated gameplay, with races that all play differently, and the best A.I. out of the series?

 

[ArmOrAttAk]

In the old days we called them patches. these days developers sell them as whole new games. I hope that answers your question.

 

[TC01]

Dark Avatar and Twilight of the Arnor are expansion packs for GC2. So if you get TA you need GC2 anyway... so I'm not sure what exactly you're asking.

I would buy the Ultimate Edition now since it includes all three.

And what's more, all three have a campaign and with TA you can play all three of the campaigns if you like. But the campaign isn't really the highlight of the game.