What do folk think of Civ VI?

[Flickmann]

Have folk here given Civ VI a go? What do you think about it? Does it compare favourably to Civ IV?

[Congo_Jack]

red255 a écrit :

2k has apparently released a new launcher for its games so CIV 6 is now literally unplayable.

Yeah I noticed when I played XCOM 2. Didn't seem to affect that that though.

[covok48]

Civ IV is the best game ever made.

Civ V is ok but it took them 4 years of DLC to make it acceptable.

Civ VI is hot woke garbage.

[aK]

I refunded it after 100 minutes. It's really bad. These new players don't know anything else. They started at 5, where the playerbase grew, the devs see the huge influx of players and growth as a postive thing and will continue to make titles like 5 and 6.

We won't get another IV style civ ever again, the money is not there.

For example if the next version CIV 7 is like 4, the massive amounts of "WTF DID YOU DO" will come out, because that is all they know. The current player base want more of the 5 and 6 style civ, which is sad. Most of them never played 4.

[Mtabacco]

just started playing this again after playing both of the others and have to say this is far better if you get past the square tiles.

[Vuyek]

aK a écrit :

I refunded it after 100 minutes. It's really bad. These new players don't know anything else. They started at 5, where the playerbase grew, the devs see the huge influx of players and growth as a postive thing and will continue to make titles like 5 and 6.

We won't get another IV style civ ever again, the money is not there.

For example if the next version CIV 7 is like 4, the massive amounts of "WTF DID YOU DO" will come out, because that is all they know. The current player base want more of the 5 and 6 style civ, which is sad. Most of them never played 4.

this is terrifying to me.

err, the new civ normal.

[Farthead2244]

I like CIV IV, V and VI. I played IV first as a kid before Steam.
CIV V and VI are definitely easier than IV, the AI is rather dumb and overall those two games are more chill and casual.
But I wouldn't outright say that one is better than another.

[Thomas Turbando, o jurista]

Farthead2244 a écrit :

I like CIV IV, V and VI. I played IV first as a kid before Steam.
CIV V and VI are definitely easier than IV, the AI is rather dumb and overall those two games are more chill and casual.
But I wouldn't outright say that one is better than another.

Maybe not if you consider only the games themselves, but if you add mods to the equation IV is definitely better.

[manubebec]

If you are a big fan of old CIVs and particularly CIV IV, don't waste money on CIV VI, only disappointment awaits you. It's probably a good game for those who started playing CIV with CIV V or VI, but not for the older players who played BTS for years.
Lack of cities micromanagement, lack of cities, incredibly stupid IA, especially about tactics...Which were supposed to be the good point of CIV VI.

[Mr. Ape]

I recently got into Civ6 (about 60 hours now). Right now I'm actually enjoying the game quite a lot. It's definitely an improvement from Civ5. Wide play is no longer punished, and the new district mechanics adds a lot depth to the game.

The graphics are excellent. I love how everything you build is visible on the tiles, from buildings in the districts to wonders. Yes some people don't like the artistic direction, but I think it looks gorgeous. On ultra settings, the lighthouse actually emits a beam of light that casts shadows. When that beam hits a Destroyer docked in the harbour at night... makes me feel like a kid again playing with my model toys.

I'm also a fan of the one unit per tile mechanics. I've always hated the doomstacks from civ4. Not only did they feel like spreadsheet battles, they were pretty easily cheesed (forces you to spam catapults). The new combat mechanics actually makes army composition and positioning much more important. Of course the AI doesn't do well with it, but thats part of the fun. When they spam out units on deity, we need every advantage we can get.

Civ6 is a step up from Civ5. However, compared with Civ4, im still on the fence. Civ4 is still the game with the most depth, but it is getting a bit dated. While Civ6 isn't as deep, it does make up for it with its modern visuals. For me, both games have their place on my hard drive.

[Thomas Turbando, o jurista]

What I don't like about vanilla Civilization is how the unpredictable and at the same time fluid aspect of history cannot be replicated, given the limitations of the game. Mods help, but the mechanics they add are too deterministic for it to do much good. If you understand how they work, you'll never be taken by surprise. Your biggest threat is still the foreign, outside enemy, when in reality it's the enemy from within that more commonly brings an end to empires and civilizations.

[SirCabbage]

Honestly I really was feeling like I wanted to play Civ- like- badly of late. I own all of them, including Civ6 and all its expansions... but even with all the mods in the world, Civ6 just couldn't scratch that itch. I got sad, lamenting how much better Civ4 was in every way... SO I went back and played it again with Caveman2Cosmos (a mod. still being updated actively in 2021)- and I'm in love once more. So yeah, Civ4 will always be bae.

[frog]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mobile game
v sucks too, but not as much

[Rain season.]

I'm a huge Civ 4 guy and I gave Civ 6 a go thinking it would underwhelm me and it did at first, but once I got to grips with it all, I was totally surprised and fell in love. The graphics which seemed bland and cartoonish at first, I now find very appealing. The game mechanics are nice and the cities look amazing when you've built them up.

The only thing I didn't like was the AI's decision-making capabilities both during war and out of it at times, so just to put it out there, Civ 6, though a very well-done game, has some very apparent flaws too.

But, overall, it's a very nice game! I'd say you should give it a go but just try to keep an open mind and try to learn the whole thing before you judge it.

[undeadnightorc]

Civ6 and its expansions add a ton of new features and mechanics to the civ formula but for me that is all useless as long as the AI is dumb as rocks. CIv4's AI isn't perfect but I much prefer it over 5 and 6's.

[Vuyek]

undeadnightorc a écrit :

Civ6 and its expansions add a ton of new features and mechanics to the civ formula but for me that is all useless as long as the AI is dumb as rocks.

Nailed it.
Whats the point of playing Civ when I am never threatened nor challenged?
It's as if I was competing in a sport with a 2 year old (any sport).