Beyond Earth wasn't too much fun. I've played through it a few times but it doesn't give the same experience as previous Civ games. It really felt 65% complete and had room to grow but nothing happened.
I've found myself falling deeper and deeper into Civ5 and love the game (note: I have all DLC). I've gotten to the point that I can go random and still successfully win by using the Civ's strengths and my own tech leverage. I've probably started 3-4 Civs per week for a couple months now and won over half of those. Civ5 is super fun as a complete product.
I'm excited for the changes coming in Civ6. Between Civ4, Civ5, and the upcoming Civ6, I think Firaxis has put a lot of thought into dumping certain aspects of the series that made the game a bit one-dimensional at times. For example,
any experienced player most likely has their build order and tech decisions made for the first 50-75 turns upon starting the game. It sounds like Civ6 is going to shatter that mold and force tougher decisions on you early. I like that. It also seems like they are making cities and war more realistic. Very excited for that.
Count me in and ready for the big release. It may not be perfect out of the box but I want to jump in immediately. Firaxis and Bethesda are on the same level (in my notebook) in terms of releasing high quality gaming to their audiences. Can't wait to start yapping at you nerds about how I did this and that and how that lead to this OMG moment.
Can't wait. Please keep posting gameplay videos in here. I haven't had a chance to watch any yet (stupid work) but I'm planning to catch up this weekend.
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