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You're correct. It's absolutely uninspired. There's no poetry; no metaphor; no symbolism. It's just a list of what I assume the mobile studio thinks are the two most redeeming features of the game.
IGN: 2K Reveals Civilization Mobile Game, Moves to Calm Concern It May Impact Civilization 7
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Why would anyone think this mobile title is Civ 7? The article literally includes a quote from them to clarify it's not.
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no, it doesn't...
Firaxis Games "is in active development" and "we are working with an external partner [...] to develop"
Its cleverly worded to be slightly ambiguous, but parsing it carefully suggests this mobile title is what they were referring to all along. If they had a mainline "civ 7" in the works, they coulda easily found a way to say so -- the statement's deliberate ambiguity was chosen carefully, they don't make these statements off the cuff
7 probably just a drawing board item for them right now
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This is an irrational parsing of the quote.
Even absent any clarifying quote, one needs only exercise a modicum of common sense to be absolutely certain that the sequel to Civilization 6, a best-selling, critically acclaimed AAA title, is not a throwaway free-to-play mobile game (announced to practically zero fanfare, not promoted at all, and actually previously released as another game).
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they never said anything about a "sequel to Civilization 6" -- you're reading in words that just aren't there. Look back the Feb 2023 tweet:
On the brightside, for those looking forward to a true Civilization VII -- the revenue from this mobile payout-less slot machine will fuel its development somewhere down the line
and now we have:
On the brightside, for those looking forward to a true Civilization VII -- the revenue from this mobile payout-less slot machine will fuel its development somewhere down the line
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You may want to read the title of the article (and this thread) again. It's pretty clear that these are 2 separate games 
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I can't find clear info, but it seems that it's available in some countries, but not in all, as they are apparently testing things.
As people here don't know about it, and looking at the art style, I'd guess that means Eastern Asia, also given that @Eagle Pursuit mentioned that this is developed by Tencent, a Chinese developer.
.I can't find clear info, but it seems that it's available in some countries, but not in all, as they are apparently testing things.
As people here don't know about it, and looking at the art style, I'd guess that means Eastern Asia, also given that @Eagle Pursuit mentioned that this is developed by Tencent, a Chinese developer.
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2 separate games, sure... there will certainly be a "Civilization VII" someday, but all the announcements this year, they're talking about this mobile game.
The article makes statements that are not quotes from Firaxis, and draw from other articles that were not written by Firaxis. The studio has to refill its coffers after midnight suns, the PC/console market is over-saturated with titles in the post-covid world, and all the growth potential is in the mobile market. Its a good move by Firaxis, this mobile title, even if it sounds lackluster to us diehard fans of the franchise
The article makes statements that are not quotes from Firaxis, and draw from other articles that were not written by Firaxis. The studio has to refill its coffers after midnight suns, the PC/console market is over-saturated with titles in the post-covid world, and all the growth potential is in the mobile market. Its a good move by Firaxis, this mobile title, even if it sounds lackluster to us diehard fans of the franchise
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Yes, the article says they're doing a "soft launch", rolling it out in a few territories at a time. I'm not sure how extensive the soft launch is currently or will be in the end, but it's not currently available in the US market.You may want to read the title of the article (and this thread) again. It's pretty clear that these are 2 separate games
I can't find clear info, but it seems that it's available in some countries, but not in all, as they are apparently testing things.
As people here don't know about it, and looking at the art style, I'd guess that means Eastern Asia, also given that @Eagle Pursuit mentioned that this is developed by Tencent, a Chinese developer.
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Interestingly, if you check out its presence on 2k’s website (https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/sections/18923487262227-Civilization-Eras-Allies) you’ll see postings dated months back, like to July 2023.
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I just played a few hours of Civ VI on a long haul flight. (Posted on here from transit lounge).
That's pretty much all the Civ VI I play anymore (other than play testing and updating my mods).
If this game can be played offline (like in flight) I can see myself playing it.
Otherwise it's pretty ho hum.
That's pretty much all the Civ VI I play anymore (other than play testing and updating my mods).
If this game can be played offline (like in flight) I can see myself playing it.
Otherwise it's pretty ho hum.
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Good to see that they toned down the ridiculous cartoon characters, hope that continues in civ 7 as well.
I like the animation of workers and marching. Demo is a little rough -- how many times do we need to see a guy remove his helmet?
Game seems heavily battle oriented: you have to *fight* to expand your city to a new tile? That's new, and not improved IMO.
Demo hardly had anything other than barbs in huge spawn -- intel aspect slows the action. No real info on tech, culture, etc.
Rewards are inflated, like that old board game Life which inflated Monopoly money by adding a couple zeroes.
I'll pass.
Game seems heavily battle oriented: you have to *fight* to expand your city to a new tile? That's new, and not improved IMO.
Demo hardly had anything other than barbs in huge spawn -- intel aspect slows the action. No real info on tech, culture, etc.
Rewards are inflated, like that old board game Life which inflated Monopoly money by adding a couple zeroes.
I'll pass.
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Diablo fans right now:
First time?
First time?
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I don’t think this is comparable. Diablo Immortal was given a big presentation at BlizzCon; fans obviously thought they were getting something else and were extremely disappointed. And obviously “do you guys not have phones?” was perceived as patronizing by those in attendance.
This game has received no big press or hype from 2k. It just flew in randomly under the radar. There’s nothing to be disappointed by. It’s not like 2k made some big announcement hyping us all up only to reveal this.
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Sure, so basically:
Diablo fans right now (minus marketing):
first time?
Also, does the gameplay on that video is just a slideshow or is it just me?
As a side note:
Diablo Immortal brought a lot of money for Blizzard so I get it. I'm not the target though.
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I kind of doubt Firaxis is benefitting at all from this mobile game. It's probably a deal between 2K and Tencent without Firaxis having any say at all
And the reason it's so under the radar is that this - existing Civ fans - isn't really the target market for the game. The mobile game is definitely developed primarily with the Chinese market in mind, China's mobile gaming market is humongous and it dwarfs their PC market and just about every other market really. Making a somewhat Civ-like mobile game is likely a good way to make some money in China, especially when said mobile game reuses existing assets, which this one clearly does to a degree. I'd be surprised if this game receives significant marketing attention in the West - if that had been the plan, they wouldn't announce it so quietly - but it can be an important product on the Chinese market.
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The sky is falling, guys.
blackbutterfly
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Gone are the days when companies "build it and they will come". Even Apple has moved towards more traditional market driven development. (That's largely because Steve Jobs is gone).
Clearly Firaxis tried this with Marvel's Midnight Suns (perhaps for the last time) and failed.
New top brass at Firaxis commissioned the New Player Survey and launched a mobile/social game in partnership with a Chinese dev.
That's moving on.
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