OMG THE REVIEWS!!!! WHAT ON EARTH ???

[IronWolf]

A major studio that's literally milked a dlc series for decades and has had this much past experience should not bomb so badly in a brand new Civ Game.

How is this even possible devs ????? My god what is happening to the AAA industry?

[universecreep]

I guess we'll have to see what players think.

actual reviews about the gameplay, not ones with thumbs down cause it doesn't launch.

[Ripteye]

I'm feeling disappointed

[martinolund]

Filter the reviews to players that played more then 10 hours and go from there... right now there are no such reviews.

[Whiskey]

what happens when you outsource your workforce, no longer hire passionate people instead hiring people to do bare minimum to collect a paycheck. Game wasn't even play tested lol

[poke_ravi]

This is the new trend for AAA games. Except for a few trusted studios (i.e. CD projekt red), most big name developers are rushing out half-completed games to save on development costs with the plan to add more content later (if the game does well that is). Otherwise the product is abandoned and they move onto the next game with the hope of milking gamers even more.

[Gigantoad]

Originally posted by poke_ravi:

This is the new trend for AAA games. Except for a few trusted studios (i.e. CD projekt red), most big name developers are rushing out half-completed games to save on development costs with the plan to add more content later (if the game does well that is). Otherwise the product is abandoned and they move onto the next game with the hope of milking gamers even more.

CDProjekt also rushed it out the door if you recall :D

[Aluminum Elite Master]

The scariest part:

Today is when players would presumably be the most likely to praise the game. People playing today were willing to spend at least $100 ($70 edition can't play till 2/11 still), so they were folks who put faith in the game being good and really wanted to give it a chance a few days early.

So, the fact that the Steam user reviews are in the 30%-range as of me typing this is, honestly, shocking.

Seriously, think about it. Mostly negative reviews from a sub-set of players who were willing to spend $100 or more. No one who bought just the standard edition is even playing yet (in other words, no one who might already been a bit worried and decided to stay at the $70 threshold).

[nowhere man]

You should be relieved, it means people are not stupid anymore, or at least are on the process of no longer being stupid. Corporate greed is no longer popular.

[TrashPanda]

Im shocked that they thought this was in any condition for release, did they even play previous Civ titles ??

It looks and plays like mobile trash and certainly not a game I paid 200 AUD for. Did they outsource this game? .. it looks and plays like it.

Uninstalled and refunded, Do better Firaxis.

[ArmaLite]

Originally posted by martinolund:

Filter the reviews to players that played more then 10 hours and go from there... right now there are no such reviews.

Would rather be sprayed direct in the face with mace than have to look at that UI to achieve a 10 hour review.

[Ellye]

I've left a negative review and refunded.

I think there's a good game here - but it's buried somewhere below a pile of some of the most horrible UI to ever make out of prototype stage.

This is not a finished product.

[Maverick]

Thank you, denuvo, from saving me $70

[Babyoilx1000]

THEY SPENT ALL THESE YEARS STRIPPING DOWN CIV6 JUST SO THEY CAN RESELL YOU DLCS!!!!

[TrashPanda]

Originally posted by Babyoilx1000:

THEY SPENT ALL THESE YEARS STRIPPING DOWN CIV6 JUST SO THEY CAN RESELL YOU DLCS!!!!

Explains the garbage starting Civ selection and the multiples of certain ones, it doesnt help they have locked old Napoleon behind a 2K account oh and multiplayer is also locked behind a 2K account.

[Martin]

Originally posted by Ripteye:

I'm feeling disappointed

mmm I thought maybe the streamers would tell some truth, I figured the graphics were because they were streaming, my first impressions is this is not civ. The graphics aren't gorgeous, they're pixelated and pastel and boring. but i'll stick with it, it isn't as easy to get into as civ 5 or 6 that's for sure.