Just a question

[covok48]

The feel of the game did it for me. Civ 2,3 give the feeling that you're another cog in the civ universe, but the first made you feel as if you were a god, controlling your own little civ in it's own little civ world.

Sounds strange? Not really. As a player, you knew that you were smarter than other civs and could dominate them. Therefore the game, though challenging, would be rewarding if you put the neccessary time into it.

All this with beautiful graphics (mac version) for $40 in 1994. It's the reason why I keep my little POS Mac around.

 

[Baaraki]

I like the simple graphic lay-out, that's the main reason. Pseudo 3D maps are difficult to read.
And I like the explanation with each new technology. You really learned something. It's a real humanist game.

 

[covok48]

Plus it had the best civilopedia ever before it really got PC.

 

[Zwelgje]

It's a feeling.

 

[dshea_32665]

I like to play it because I can play it on my Sony Clie so I can play it anywhere. I play Civ3 on my laptop.

dshea

 

[lord42]

Personally I like CIV3C best but I like haveing civ 1 around for short games. Actually back to it now, I want to explore the north pole bug somemore

 

[carniflex]

To my mind, civ1 is the best because:

civ1 has the most fun diplomacy screen: complete set of gfx for each civilization, fonction of its governement and technology level

civ1 has the best musics: one per civilization.

civ1 has the most "opened" tree tech. For example, you can reach computers without railroad. In civ2, you need chivalry to get computers ! In civ3, tis awfull, you've to discover 90% of the techs of each "period".

civ1 has a wonderfull full-screen replay, with ability to write it to disk. Not civ2

civ1 has not those damn b....... of civ3 heroes that build one wonder in one turn.

civ1s customizable castle is far better than that civ2s throne room

 

[Mongols_rule]

read my signature!

 

[carniflex]

read my signature!

Indeed, if this signature didnot exist as yours, i would have chosen it as mine. Tis really a fine one, mongol comrade.

 

[Licentia]

Civ 1 is a different experience than Civ 3. Civ 3 is newer and I believe it is superior in so many ways. However, it doesn't have the simplicity that Civ 1 has. Add to that the fact that I played it before I played the other Civ games, those are the reasons I like it.

Example: Mario 3 is many older generation's favorite Mario game. Newer generations would look at it and laugh when compared to Mario 64. It's that you fell in love with it and it holds a special place in your heart.