Is civ5 worth buying it?

[wazzzuup]

Is civ5 worth buying it? say why or why not!
is it better than civ4 why or why not.

Thanks

 

[warlordtheft]

Civ5 is worth buying if:
You like the 1upt and ranged combat.
You like not having to laydown infrastructure everywhere.
You like the lack of stacks of doom/splash targets.
GDRs.
Hexagons!!

Most of the rest of the game is similar to CivIV. I do miss the wonder animations though.

 

[black213]

I've played it for over 500 hours, obviously it is! Even without Gods and Kings (although I can't stand vanilla anymore)

 

[hobbsyoyo]

It is worth buying, especially with Gods&Kings.

G&K is to CiV what BtS was to CIV.

CiV really is better than CIV IMHO.

 

[Anvari]

If you are a hardcore Civ 4-player, you obviously has your reasons.
If not, give it a try. Because the Addon Gods and Kings is really great and makes Civ 5 a really enjoyable game.

 

[gozpel]

It's worth it, penny by hour, you get it's worth paid for by playing it.

Every new game you start up is different, it will never be repeated. That's why I play it.

The issues with the game has been in for a long while, but if you can look beyond that, you have a game that you can play forever....and ever...one more turn.

It's the only game out there that does what it does, nothing compares to it. Still it's not perfect.

 

[H4run]

honestly no, I hardly enjoy it, I play civilization since dos and I never been so dissapoint like this. I hardly enjoy it really, the graphic seem so dull, there is no diplomacy they all just crazy cyborg that end up always in world war, there are no clear alliances, no politic, nothing. But the battle is awesome, that is the only things, call me weird I even don't like the hex system, not to mention about the goverment system it is so childish. For me, a real civilization is, civilization 4 with combat system like civ 5, oh really, if everybody can mention me a mod that meet my fantasy for civilization 4 combat system it will be splendid.

 

[Corporal Kindel]

I significantly liked civ 5 over civ 4. Civ 5 went back to 1UPT which works as opposed to the multi unit killer SODs used in civ 4 which doesn't IMO. I also like hexagons much more than squares as a strategy game player, and the fact that the developers optomized the use of hexes with flanking and rear attack bonuses is way cool. The new social policies and culture VCs are also awesome.

I was able to get civ5 and TGAK expansions new for about $25 apiece on amazon. So you can buy both for $50 which is probably the cost when the game first came out two years ago.

 

[Socratatus]

I`m still deciding. If it wasn`t for Steam, I would`ve bought it 2 years ago full price.

 

[wazzzuup]

sorry i sound stupid but what is STEAM?

 

[Sonereal]

Civilizatoin V+Gods and Kings is worth the price of admission if you wait for a Steam Sale.

 

[Corporal Kindel]

sorry i sound stupid but what is STEAM?

It's a sales and distribution utility that allows people to buy PC games via download instead of getting the physical disks, also it does multiplayer support (I think), and allows for immediate download of patches, player mods, and the inevitable sales ads for new PC games once you install it.

Pretty much every PC game now uses this or some other version of it. Just about every PC game I've bought over the past couple of years uses it or a variation. Sins of a solar empire & elemental war of magic uses stardock, for example, which does the same thing as steam.

It's the new "in thing" now.

I don't think one absolutely has to have it to play if you bought the physical disks, as I have, but it does make updating & patching easier.

 

[Corporal Kindel]

I`m still deciding. If it wasn`t for Steam, I would`ve bought it 2 years ago full price.

Can't one still play the game if one bought the physical disks?

 

[PhilBowles]

It's a sales and distribution utility that allows people to buy PC games via download instead of getting the physical disks, also it does multiplayer support (I think), and allows for immediate download of patches, player mods, and the inevitable sales ads for new PC games once you install it.

Pretty much every PC game now uses this or some other version of it. Just about every PC game I've bought over the past couple of years uses it or a variation. Sins of a solar empire & elemental war of magic uses stardock, for example, which does the same thing as steam.

My copy of Sins is on Steam. Not that it's proven to be worth the investment; too much of an RTS tech tree, and with too few players in maps, to have any depth as a 4x game, combined with a low-resolution, non-tactical combat system that's a poor fit for an RTS (combined with an atypically small number of either factions or unit types per faction), and the annoyance of DoTA-style hero units - while it has some nice ideas and I may not have played it enough, it just seems to combine the worst of two different genres into a confused mess.

 

[Socratatus]

Can't one still play the game if one bought the physical disks?

No. The physical disks still forces Steam on you before you can play the game.

However, not all games force Steam on you and some allow choice with Steam. for example, the Witcher 2 allows a Steam or none Steam versions. Warband Mount and Blade\Fire and sword allow you to take the game off Steam with a code. even X3 has a non-Steam client so you can take it off Steam. Sins of a Solar empire is also available non-Steam.

It`s really donw to the game company if it makes Steam mandatory or not.. (looking at YOU, Sid Meier).

You don`t really have to have Steam if you know how to get patches yourself and keep your dics in order, as I do. And I don`t play online so I totally don`t need Steam. Another thing with Steam is you can`t return the game or sell second hand if you have problems or hate it. This might be fine in America, but here in Britain and Europe we have Laws that tears up that Steam rule to protect the consumer. I can still return a game, but if i`ve already registered it on steam that screws things up for a new buyer, although he can return it and it will be chucked in the bin. Still it causes needless problems.

A good company would give a choice.

 

[Sonereal]

Sid Meier just has his name attached to the game. He doesn't make those decisions.

Second, a good company gave you the choice of "not buying it".

 

[Socratatus]

Sid Meier just has his name attached to the game. He doesn't make those decisions.

Second, a good company gave you the choice of "not buying it".

Well whoever makes those decisions, then.
A good company gives you the choice of buying a game without a restrictive DRM as others have done by example.

 

[Cicero63]

Well whoever makes those decisions, then.
A good company gives you the choice of buying a game without a restrictive DRM as others have done by example.

I really don't understand what's so horrible about Steam, its like an XBox Live for computers but free (by technicality). I had it for several years now and have enjoyed it immensely

 

[Sonereal]

Well whoever makes those decisions, then.
A good company gives you the choice of buying a game without a restrictive DRM as others have done by example.

Civilization V has continuously ranked in the top #10 daily most active Steam games since its release two years ago, under Dota 2, TF2, and Football Manager 2012 currently. A good company bends to the majority and the majority has clearly spoken. It isn't like Steam is Origin or something awful like that.

 

[Corporal Kindel]

My copy of Sins is on Steam. Not that it's proven to be worth the investment; too much of an RTS tech tree, and with too few players in maps, to have any depth as a 4x game, combined with a low-resolution, non-tactical combat system that's a poor fit for an RTS (combined with an atypically small number of either factions or unit types per faction), and the annoyance of DoTA-style hero units - while it has some nice ideas and I may not have played it enough, it just seems to combine the worst of two different genres into a confused mess.

Distant worlds was a lot better 4x space game. Have you tried that one yet?