queenpea
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PotatoMcWhiskey, perhaps the most followed Civ 7 YouTuber, has posted dueling reviews. One positive and one negative.
PotatoMcWhiskey: Civ 7 Is a MESS - 0/10 | Civ 7 is a MASTERPIECE - 10/10
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If someone here truly thinks the UI is good, I invite you to watch the 7:25-11:20 part of his "Civ 7 is A MESS - 0/10..." video. I haven't played the game yet, but I've been saying this for months, based on the gameplay I've watched, this is one of the worst UIs I've seen in my entire life.
queenpea
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To be fair, he sprinkles a lot of criticism throughout his 10/10 video (or more than you would expect).
He doesn't really seem to be a fan of the civ-switching mechanic, legacy paths, and Ages.
Klaus Hergersheimer
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Potato McMad! uh oh.
Though I appreciate his honesty about Civ 6 graphics. I wasn't a big fan of it, but with a million things going on in that game, it was easy to see what things actually were.
In 7, he says the world looks beautiful but the cities are terrible. I too think that's a big downside of this diorama/miniatures aesthetic: not every building needs this clutter and weathered scars on it; it tends to wash together into this gray look when you look at it from a thousand feet up...
Though I appreciate his honesty about Civ 6 graphics. I wasn't a big fan of it, but with a million things going on in that game, it was easy to see what things actually were.
In 7, he says the world looks beautiful but the cities are terrible. I too think that's a big downside of this diorama/miniatures aesthetic: not every building needs this clutter and weathered scars on it; it tends to wash together into this gray look when you look at it from a thousand feet up...
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He actually likes it in general but is super pissed about the UI.
I thought it was kind of fun how it did it in two videos.
queenpea
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He also says he can’t really recommend that you buy the game as he said that it doesn’t feel ready for launch.
But he also recommends buying it, explaining that being a part of the journey of Civ 7 and contributing to the overall success of the game buy communicating with devs about bugs and changes they should make is also very exciting.
queenpea
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He invites you to buy it if you would like to join the adventure of watching a game grow and get better. It’s not a recommendation. He’s published two reviews and is deliberately not coming to a conclusion about the game.
was able to get the negative one in during my lunch break, will watch the positive one later but I think the negative video can really be summarized by "UI bad", feel bad for Carl after having to get a Angry Potato DM. Gonna be interesting now seeing him on the livestream being all professional after this tho.
Leyrann
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He explicitly states, in the positive review video, that he came around on this and likes it now. And he says that while the legacy paths aren't great, he still thinks it's an improvement over older versions of the game.
queenpea
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I watched both videos and this wasn’t the impression I had. He says repeatedly that he wishes we were receiving a more traditional version of Civ for 7.
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This is the bit that resonated with me, it sucks given the price but I'm going into with the attitude that I'm an Alpha tester with a chance to shape things towards a good conclusion. I have some real concerns but am also excited to see if they really have fixed the pain points they have correctly identified.
Surprised that the community lets the general disrespectful tone of the negative review slide.
Way out of line and complete misjudgement by him in my view (tho I get the concept of two reviews and find it funny, that's not the point. This ultimately will stand for itself and act as a focal point for all sorts of idiots). Visually very annoying with the accelerated gameplay, as well.
He needs, in his words, to chill the f*** out. I wouldn't blame Firaxis to cut ties with the man after this.
Way out of line and complete misjudgement by him in my view (tho I get the concept of two reviews and find it funny, that's not the point. This ultimately will stand for itself and act as a focal point for all sorts of idiots). Visually very annoying with the accelerated gameplay, as well.
He needs, in his words, to chill the f*** out. I wouldn't blame Firaxis to cut ties with the man after this.
Leyrann
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Oh no, can't have a content creator actually be honest about the game he got early access to!
People might actually start trusting him to not just be kissing the behind of the developers in the hopes of getting early access in the future too!
None of that requires f-word cursing and disrespect or ranting on same subject several minutes without saying anything new.
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