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I have more than 94 hours in this game...way more not sure how that got calculated.
The one thing that I realized as I'm getting older and older is that I care less and less about other peoples opinions. The mixed review for this game makes me look back and think about how many potential gems I may have missed out on due to so many peoples crappy takes. Especially considering there are actually mixed games (path of exile) out on the market right now that genuinely do have mixed opinions but are rated much higher. This doesn't even just account for video games. I realized this when watching the show on netflix Black Summer and was taken back by how its a 62% or something on Metacritic. That show should have been much higher but I'm guessing TWD fans didnt like it.
The same way Civ players (im guessing) dont like this game. I've played Civ 5 and minimally have played Civ 6. You can see the short time I have played Civ 6...didnt really care for it not going to lie.
This game to me is absolutely fun and a step in the right direction as far as how this genre should be going. I'm not going to say its perfect (it's really not). There are plenty of things that need to be tweaked.
Obviously there are bugs and have been bugs since the start of the game. Ive ran into maybe 2 that nearly bricked the playthrough but both times I figured out what was locking it up after reloading to a previous turn (within 10 turns) and managed to continue the playthrough.
There needs to be a re-balancing of some of the currencies and costs but I believe they just got updated in the new and already playable beta.
Some cultures do blow the others out of the park and on harder difficulties it does become a bit more difficult to not play the meta culture. A lot of this seems to be changed as well in the current playable beta where many cultures just got buffed and seem more viable depending on what you specifically need for your playthrough. On harder difficulties you will never be playing the same game.
Sure its similar to civ in some ways and not as intricate in *some* areas compared to civ but in other areas it just seems to blow civ out the park in terms of depth. And the things that might not be as complicated as civ say trade routes for example seem more streamlined and Id rather just have this version.
Im guessing most people are not going to agree with me but frankly it just doesn't matter. There was so much love put into this game from the quirks of your units and map all the way to the music. Which the music...
The music is absolutely beautiful in this game. The different scores range from minimalist and meditative where you are contemplating (in a relaxing manner) your next move. Loved it in earlier eras. Then from there range to an uppity score that seems to come on at the perfect time where you're itching for something to go down with your neighbors. Seems to come on right when you are getting the hang of things and are predicting potential moves quite a few turns ahead. The music in this game really is incredible and I find myself humming the tune when not playing. It's definitely a big reason why I play for the long sessions that I have found myself playing lately. The only time I might feel where the music deters is when It changes from an incredible score to the battle score which while still good is not one of the masterclass scores and feels a bit intrusive when id prefer to have been listening to the one prior.
There's far too much that I like about this game and I really hope amplitude isnt disheartened by the large amount of crappy takes in this review section. I truly hope they continue putting their heart and soul into this game. Just because the civtards don't like it doesn't mean that Civ has to be the only game in the market. There can be others. And this one in my opinion just does it better.
Are you trying to get into a game like Like Civ, Aoe, those old school browser based games like Evony but are disappointed in the lack of scope? Try this game. This is the 2022 version of what these styles of game should be.
If you haven't played any of those games but are into RPGs, Turn based control and domination style gameplay you should most definitely try this game.
If you want a Civ type game where the progression is fully realized by picking newer era cultures then you want to try this.
I loved Evony, loved AOE (I know AOE4 is a thing), I definitely enjoyed Civ 5. To me this is the right progression for these type of games. And if you disagree that's completely fine. But this game DESERVES to be here. It deserves to be in the conversation and I'm highly disappointed in the community for telling the developers that this games consumer response is mixed. It shouldn't be mixed and we need to see this genre improve and move forward. This game is trying its best to do that.