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  • Firaxis is getting ready to launch Civilization 7, the latest entry in one of the longest running computer game franchises (though it's beaten out by video games like Mario Bros.)

    It's going to suck.

    And you know it's going to suck because they're pushing the news out through glowing reviews in publications like The Guardian.  (The Guardian)

    And Ars Technica, and The Verge.

    One of the core features of the series has always been founding a civilisation in the Bronze Age and going on until you were wiped out or won the game (by achieving world peace one way or another, or in some editions by colonising another planet).

    Since that is too complicated for "modern audiences", and runs too slow on a mere 24 core 6GHz PC, the new version will reset your civilisation at forced intervals.


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1 Firaxis is in sync with modern world leaders: short attention spans and "we're not calling them barbarians any more".

-j

Posted by: J Greely at Wednesday, August 21 2024 09:47 PM (oJgNG)

2 Yeah, I noticed that "no longer barbarians" thing too.  I wonder if they'll stop raiding cities and stuff.

Posted by: Rick C at Wednesday, August 21 2024 11:31 PM (MItL9)

3 Humm, I played a lot of CivIII.  And a bit of FreeCiv (which is mostly Civ2 rules).  Had a housemate who played CivIV, but it seemed pretty dumbed-down, so I guess I've ignored the franchise since about 2009 or so.  It's their game, so they can do what they want, but the graphics are hideous and the developers should be ashamed.

Posted by: normal at Wednesday, August 21 2024 11:38 PM (LADmw)

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