That’s all. Played Civ since IV and the boardgame-like nature of it meant that I’ve gotten a lot of friends and family into it as a means to experience video games in general.

Civ VII looks really bad, even if I haven’t played it myself. Systems upon systems that aren’t properly explained, that somehow feel both cluttered and less in-depth than previous entries. Three truncated games making up the segments of one larger game is lame, too. A bad solution to the problem of people burning out in the later eras.

Most of all, though, is the business model of it all. Civ already leaned into 4X DLC conventions which meant getting the whole package was an expensive endeavor, but at least, for example, Civ VI had just two major expansion packs. Civ VII is already drowning into microtransaction leader purchases.

And then there’s, just, the price. It’s obscene. Denuvo is devastating to see as it creates a lot of barriers to giving the thing a try. I don’t get excited for games any more, but Civ VII would have been one of them.

Anyone try it themselves? Anyone in love? Anyone feel like me?

  • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Same feeling. Also lately a lot of civ clones was popping out, i tried Humankind, Millenia, Old World and i liked none of them. So i was hyped for Civ 7 and forked the money only to see it literally copy the mechanics and UI from those games… Like what the actual fuck i actually stopped playing at the age change, this is the most pointless and infuriating thing in entire franchise since the douchebag cities in Civ 3 (and i also hated Civ 3 as the only game in series due to that).