New gamespot video and preview

[karramba]

Gamespot posted a new preview: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy...l?sid=6272395&tag=topslot;img;1&mode=previews

and a new interview: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/civilizationv/video/6272391?hd=1

enjoy!

 

[Aramel]

It seems like they are still monkeying around with the bonuses wonders give you. Chichen Itza now extends Golden Age length, and the Pyramids increases production. I wouldn't be surprised if they changed again before the game is finally out.

 

[bjbrains]

Well, the author forgot to add a few key words to what the pyramids do: You can see in this screenshot that they increase worker improvement-building speed by 50%: http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2010/215/reviews/938528_080410_790screen012.jpg

This screenshot is really juicy though. Confirms a bunch of wonders, including the Sydney Opera House/
http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2010/215/reviews/938528_080410_790screen014.jpg

 

[CTH]

Alot of new info there, new screenshots, lists of alot of the wonders. I WANT TO PLAY!

 

[Vraslosken]

Hmm, wonder what the "National college" does. I certainly do not hope that is the final version of the Pyramids. Hagia Sofia always was the worst wonder of Civ 4.

 

[bjbrains]

Hmm, wonder what the "National college" does. I certainly do not hope that is the final version of the Pyramids. Hagia Sofia always was the worst wonder of Civ 4.

Well, remember that workers are harder to get (more expensive and don't get food added to their production), and they come earlier, aka when you really want your workers to be faster.

 

[Celevin]

Notice the wording of Hermitage: "Must have a museum built in *ALL* cities". This allows big and small empires to build them unlike, say, Wall Street which was sometimes difficult on large map sizes.

I dislike the idea that I all of a sudden can't build a Hermitage just because I founded a new city. Instead, I think they should go with a system like "80% of your population must have access to a museum" or something.

 

[Schuesseled]

I love it, he got wooped by a city-state. Brilliant. Lots of info in thier, quite a bit of badly worded or just plain wrong, but there we go.

 

[Mannu]

I kind of figured Sydney Opera House would be in when it was on the cover of the game.

 

[Bluetooth]

A lot of new screenshots and info.

From the Screen shots: Your citizens have been happy with your rule for so long time that the Empire enters a Golden Age.

Happiness seems to be a key to success. Almost like Civ 2.

 

[Tylerryan79]

There is improvement maintainance now, not just roads. If you look at the pic with all the advisors the economic one says the greatest expense is improvement maintainance, and to only improve tiles you must to keep growing. So no more improving everytile until you have enough people to work them.

 

[alanthreonus]

Hmm, wonder what the "National college" does. I certainly do not hope that is the final version of the Pyramids. Hagia Sofia always was the worst wonder of Civ 4.

Well does the screenshot mean that workers build improvements faster or cities build workers faster? But like bjbrains said, Pyramids come a lot earlier than The Hagia Sofia, so either way it should be useful.

 

[bjbrains]

The wording on the pyramids is really ambiguous. It says that "worker construction speed is increased by 50%". I'm still pretty sure it means improvements, because of how liberty words unit production as 'speeds up the training of settlers'. I also seriously doubt that they'd do that kind of bonus in civ 5 simply because you can't stack workers - 50% improvement-building speed is so much better than the other option (and much better than the Hag in Civ 4).

 

[snipperrabbit!!]

Era splash screens are back ! woooooooooooooooohooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bjbrains]

It also looks like the wonder 'pictures' are really nice pieces of artwork. I'm fairly certain that the reason they didn't do 'wonder movies' is that they couldn't get them to fit the art style and still look good.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

Hmm, wonder what the "National college" does. I certainly do not hope that is the final version of the Pyramids. Hagia Sofia always was the worst wonder of Civ 4.

Hagia Sofia sucked because it came came too late to be of much use and got obsolete too quick. It got better in BtS when Hagia Sofia required Theology, and an early wonder like the Pyramids with this effect could be really good.

 

[12agnar0k]

lots of new screen shots, loving all this information.

 

[Schuesseled]

Well, the author forgot to add a few key words to what the pyramids do: You can see in this screenshot that they increase worker improvement-building speed by 50%: http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2010/215/reviews/938528_080410_790screen012.jpg

This screenshot is really juicy though. Confirms a bunch of wonders, including the Sydney Opera House/
http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2010/215/reviews/938528_080410_790screen014.jpg

actually it says {Worker Construction Increased by 50%} which may indeed refer to worker improvements, or it could refer to building a worker.

 

[bjbrains]

actually it says {Worker Construction Increased by 50%} which may indeed refer to worker improvements, or it could refer to building a worker.

As I said in a later post, while it is ambiguous, it wouldn't make sense to do it the other way. Worker speed is much better without stacking workers for one. Also, I've never seen units 'constructed' in Civ, they're always produced, or as Civ 5's liberty tree calls it: "trained". Workers 'construct' improvements, they themselves are not constructed.

 

[Zhahz]

Two really nice previews with gushing comments from the previewers. I'm gonna explode...bring it on!