Vote on the best Sid games ever!

[Fridge]

Just found this site - they've got a list of the best Sid Meier games of all time - make sure Civ's at the top!

http://www.ditto.net/Lists/Sid-Meiers-best-games?channel=7

 

[Shaihulud]

Sid Meier Alpha Centauri is the best!

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Yup, but I'm not going to register to vote.

 

[Fridge]

Fair enough Ziggy - I was a member already.

Alpha Centauri's joint 2nd at the moment...

 

[Shaihulud]

I hear Firaxis are planning for colonization 2

 

[Fridge]

Yep - using the Civ IV engine...

 

[Ansar]

[wiki]SMAC[/wiki]

 

[Fridge]

Everyone loves SMAC - that has to be the next 'update'. Colonisation was great, for a while, but SMAC is (possibly) the most interesting in the series...

I'm trying to vote it up the list, but I need help!

http://www.ditto.net/Lists/Sid-Meier...ames?channel=7

 

[Alpine Trooper]

SMAC is number one.

 

[ArneHD]

Actually, there won't be a new SMAC; Sid Meier doesn't have the rights for it and Brian Reynolds left Firaxis anyway.

 

[Catharsis]

I've never understood why everyone likes SMAC. It was ugly, overcomplicated and tedious.

 

[Alpine Trooper]

I've never understood why everyone likes SMAC. It was ugly, overcomplicated and tedious.

I love the look of the fungus in that game, you can automate everything if you didn't want to micromanage, and how was it tedious? It was like Test of Time but even greater.

 

[ArneHD]

I've never understood why everyone likes SMAC. It was ugly, overcomplicated and tedious.

As well as fun, and immersive. It is by far, in my opinion, the most immersive game that Sid Meier has made. You really feel like a faction leader sitting in your tower directing your forces around the map.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Test of Time is my absolute favorite.

 

[jessiecat]

I've never understood why everyone likes SMAC. It was ugly, overcomplicated and tedious.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I totally agree. I've played every Sid Meier game since the
days of DOS and Amiga. And SMAC is the worst of the lot, with Gettysburg a close second.
It's ugly, pretentious and boring. It could only be of interest to sci-fi-driven techo-freak
adolescents with an obsession with futuristic FPS's.
The best for me was Civ2 with Col as close 2nd. I await Col2 with much hope and
anticipation. Meanwhile I only play RFC now as it appeals to my alt-history inclinations.
SMAC, in my view, wasn't even worth the cost of the packaging.

PS If my remarks seem unnecessarily ageist, forgive me. But I have actively hated SMAC for 15 years.

 

[Perfection]

SMAC

 

[Kozmos]

Death to SMAC haters, freedom to the SMAC people!

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I guess I support Civ 4, but if you like Alpha Centauri thats okey doke by me too.

But I refuse to register just to vote. So really, I only offer it empty, Ron-Paul-like support.

 

[illram]

Civ 4 then SMAC.

If Firaxis doesn't own the rights to SMAC then they need to buy them, because a SMAC 2 would be awesome.

 

[CivLuvah]

Sid Meier Alpha Centauri is the best!

No it's not it's wierd and creepy. CIV4 ROCKS!!!!