Why do you play Civ ?

[reddishrecue]

I play civ because it has technology and it keeps you learning new things. Its true that some of the things aren't realistic but there are a lot of facts in the game that can apply to real life. Civilization has been entertaining to me even online because even though the games don't get completed, there's no pressure into obtaining a victory as long as you are doing your objectives and realizing that you still want that one more turn since there are things in life that you have to do.

 

[King Flevance]

I like the simplistic terrain design for resource management and city placement.
I like the tech tree unlocking new features in the game as it goes.
I like that there are multiple paths to victory that require different strategies.
I enjoy the concept of being able to forge relations with other empires, though most titles have stumbled on this.

Civ really does have a good formula due to its simplistic design. Some of the entries to the series have been able to pull some seriously versatile strategic depths out of these simple mechanisms. Each entry always offers big innovations to the series as well, which can be viewed as good or bad based on your tastes. I feel in love with Civ with the first game when I was like 13 so the simple mechanics certainly helped. I had played Bandit Kings, Rot3K, and Nobunaga's Ambition but Civ seemed so much easier to grasp and seemed to progress at a much faster pace also.
Civ 2 added so much, Then 3 added totally different stuff, and so on. Now, here we are on 7 and they are still tinkering with the formula. We do have some stuff like culture that will probably be here to stay permanently. I am hoping to see a return of commerce as a resource that can be funneled into research, gold, culture, etc. But I am also interested in the influence resource coming up. So I play Civ for its basic formula but I also do like the innovation attached to the series. Innovation can be a double edged sword for sure I just hope FXS tempers it well in the future.

 

[Naokaukodem]

I play Civ 5 without Districts also like historical empire simcity. I play on lower difficulty, sometimes with mods, just chilling, building an empire iakin to simcity/sims but instead of city/house, I'm building an empire and its history. There's nothing too deep in that Just my way of playing.

Oh I see... I may borrow your philosophy during some games, actually I already played some "Prince games" in Civ6 but I got bored quickly every time. I prefer Civ5 too. (even in Settler difficulty to get all the wonders, Shoshones are good for that as you can pop out settlers in that difficulty out of goody huts and create cities with the right requirements, like being coastal or near a mountain. When I saw the same challenge on YouTube but in Civ6, and in DEITY, I was like meh. The video I watched, the guy was at his 8th try, but still. You have to have so much luck that at that point I don't see the point) Thing is once I've done a challenge I feel like it's unlikely I will do it again. (well I've done the Settler all wonders several times and I might begin over) I might try the invasion of another continent in Prince or something too. (I always played Pangaea)

 

[vorlon_mi]

@King Flevance , your mention of Nobunaga sent me on a quest. I wasted a *lot* of time in 1990-91 playing Nobunaga's Ambition 2, when I should have been studying. I remembered the name, but had to search the different games to find the one with graphics that I remember. I started playing Civ II relatively soon after that, having found it in the discount bin. Best $10 I ever spent!