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Bummed out about Civ VII (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Denuvo is devastating to see as it creates a lot of barriers to giving the thing a try. I

Seems Linux version is playable for free due to different DRM.

Haven't even played VI, thought it looked weird when it came out and that I'd wait until it was affordable with all DLC on sale (like how I got V). Once it got on sale I was already addicted to the Vox Populi mod and everything else seemed inferior.

I don't understand the reasons to play VII, or even why make it in the first place. It's just less than the previous ones and none of the systems have intrigued me. The leader list is also bizarre, when any rando like Machiavelli or Lafayette can make it to the same list as Genghis Khan, Pachacuti or Xerxes If they're European enough. Apparently Ada Lovelace is next.

AAA games are already far beyond inaccessible to me due to gringo prices and expensive hardware requirements, but thankfully it doesn't look like I'll be missing much.

Edit: if you still want to feel something new but better developed, I heartily recommend the Civ V Vox Populi mod. You can play it on Linux through wine too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Thanks for the mod recommendation, making this post actually made me take a trip back to Civ IV and try the 'Caveman2Cosmos' mod, which is absolutely unhinged in how expansive it is. Civ V was my personal favorite so knowing there's a decent overhaul mod (especially one that adds vassal states back in) gives me another civ-related thing to look forward to.