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I first played Colonization way back then and I loved it, clunky and crappy in retrospect but at the time it was wonderful.
Earlier Civs I likes the underwater cities
It was at about Civ 3 that other games were catching up and I started being more judgemental. But I still liked it a lot, using history and trying to make it half realistic (1/4?... 1/8?)... but if you look back at the limitations compared to Civ 6 there was so many things wrong with it.
When I played Civ4 I hated the stacks sooo much I burnt the disks. If we ever go back there I will do so again.
When Civ 5 came out is was a mess but I stuck with it for a while but the AI annoyed me so I stopped. Once BNW was out it was playable and I loved it. Yes it has problems but it was not easy to beat on top level and a pleasure to play on prince. That meant depending on mood I could have variety.
Now Civ6 is out I am older and wiser... and busier. I know it is not the best but is playable. You can obey your own rules in your head rather than take advantage of the weaknesses. I do not play to win anymore. Its about the struggle and journey. Everyone has a diffeent agenda, play to suit yours.
What I want is that ability I had in Civ5 of saying "I feel like an immortal game including these Civs on this map" and then spam about 20 quick games to get a decent layout to invest 10-20 hours of my time in knowing it is not going to be a walk over.
The thing with being an oldie is that we tend to remember things fondly. There was always more severe issues in older releases but we were not so aware and not so demanding. As time and tech moves on its easier to get fussier.
Earlier Civs I likes the underwater cities
It was at about Civ 3 that other games were catching up and I started being more judgemental. But I still liked it a lot, using history and trying to make it half realistic (1/4?... 1/8?)... but if you look back at the limitations compared to Civ 6 there was so many things wrong with it.
When I played Civ4 I hated the stacks sooo much I burnt the disks. If we ever go back there I will do so again.
When Civ 5 came out is was a mess but I stuck with it for a while but the AI annoyed me so I stopped. Once BNW was out it was playable and I loved it. Yes it has problems but it was not easy to beat on top level and a pleasure to play on prince. That meant depending on mood I could have variety.
Now Civ6 is out I am older and wiser... and busier. I know it is not the best but is playable. You can obey your own rules in your head rather than take advantage of the weaknesses. I do not play to win anymore. Its about the struggle and journey. Everyone has a diffeent agenda, play to suit yours.
What I want is that ability I had in Civ5 of saying "I feel like an immortal game including these Civs on this map" and then spam about 20 quick games to get a decent layout to invest 10-20 hours of my time in knowing it is not going to be a walk over.
The thing with being an oldie is that we tend to remember things fondly. There was always more severe issues in older releases but we were not so aware and not so demanding. As time and tech moves on its easier to get fussier.