LGR - Sid Meier's Civilization VI Review
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Date: 2022-04-14
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Comments and reviews: 10
Johan
The whole city district system is the dumbest and most historically inaccurate change in civ ever.
Until the 20th century pretty much every city was concentrated and everything was stuffed in the city center. Most cities were pretty much built around the main marketplace and or public structures. Yet civ 6 throws this out the window. And not only is it historically inaccurate, its impractical in game too. It completely takes away the option to build smaller close together cities since you need all the terrain you can get to grow your city since districts and even wonders make tiles useless now.
And let's not forget the districts, massive tile encompassing wonders and messy looking improvements turn your map into an unclear, confusing, jumbled mess by mid-game.
I really, really don't like the district system. To me civ6 is the worst iteration of civ yet. Sorry to disagree.
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The whole city district system is the dumbest and most historically inaccurate change in civ ever.
Until the 20th century pretty much every city was concentrated and everything was stuffed in the city center. Most cities were pretty much built around the main marketplace and or public structures. Yet civ 6 throws this out the window. And not only is it historically inaccurate, its impractical in game too. It completely takes away the option to build smaller close together cities since you need all the terrain you can get to grow your city since districts and even wonders make tiles useless now.
And let's not forget the districts, massive tile encompassing wonders and messy looking improvements turn your map into an unclear, confusing, jumbled mess by mid-game.
I really, really don't like the district system. To me civ6 is the worst iteration of civ yet. Sorry to disagree.
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Paul
I haven't played a Civilations game much ever really. I definitely want to get IV when the price drops from $60 to something more reasonable though.
I am wondering if you've ever played a Total War game though. If you enjoy Civilations this much, I think you'll love Total War.
I'm playing Total War Medieval 2 at the moment. Not the newest game in the series by any means, but it's my favorite time period out of the entire series, so I chose it. There are plenty to choose from though, so if you haven't already, why not giving it a shot.
If love to hear what you think about the game.
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I haven't played a Civilations game much ever really. I definitely want to get IV when the price drops from $60 to something more reasonable though.
I am wondering if you've ever played a Total War game though. If you enjoy Civilations this much, I think you'll love Total War.
I'm playing Total War Medieval 2 at the moment. Not the newest game in the series by any means, but it's my favorite time period out of the entire series, so I chose it. There are plenty to choose from though, so if you haven't already, why not giving it a shot.
If love to hear what you think about the game.
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Matthew
Personally, I prefer Civ 4 and 5. I don't really get why you said that the other players declaring war on you do so for clear reasons. Perhaps it's because I have the Switch version, but it seemed completely random and ridiculous how the other players would suddenly denounce and declare war on you. Seems like the game is forcing you to play a particular way by constantly having a really powerful army or the other players will always be aggressive. I also don't like cartoonish, exaggerated art style, but that's more of a personal nitpick
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Personally, I prefer Civ 4 and 5. I don't really get why you said that the other players declaring war on you do so for clear reasons. Perhaps it's because I have the Switch version, but it seemed completely random and ridiculous how the other players would suddenly denounce and declare war on you. Seems like the game is forcing you to play a particular way by constantly having a really powerful army or the other players will always be aggressive. I also don't like cartoonish, exaggerated art style, but that's more of a personal nitpick
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fanjoy
The AI is really a major issue in this series. Regardless if the game is new or old, even with mods, the AI never works well in any Civ. This applies to the Total War series as well. Makes you wonder if it's worthy to play multiplayer. Never tried, it doesn't look too inviting. But eitherway, Civ 6 is a addictive game and one of my favorites of the year. I played on launch, had a blast, then I abandoned it. I downloaded again today, also there's some AI mods out there in civfanatics. I will give it a try once more.
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The AI is really a major issue in this series. Regardless if the game is new or old, even with mods, the AI never works well in any Civ. This applies to the Total War series as well. Makes you wonder if it's worthy to play multiplayer. Never tried, it doesn't look too inviting. But eitherway, Civ 6 is a addictive game and one of my favorites of the year. I played on launch, had a blast, then I abandoned it. I downloaded again today, also there's some AI mods out there in civfanatics. I will give it a try once more.
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fanjoy
In terms of strategy and realism, the districts don't really work for me. Having one district per tile seems bizarre to me. It would be interesting if each tile could hold 3 districts starting with the central district. And you could build more districts over time and expand the city into more tiles. Eventually, by the end, you could have these multi tiled seamless metropolises with suburbs, infrastructure etc. Right now, the whole thing just looks and feels like a huge mess.
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In terms of strategy and realism, the districts don't really work for me. Having one district per tile seems bizarre to me. It would be interesting if each tile could hold 3 districts starting with the central district. And you could build more districts over time and expand the city into more tiles. Eventually, by the end, you could have these multi tiled seamless metropolises with suburbs, infrastructure etc. Right now, the whole thing just looks and feels like a huge mess.
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Pound
So I have been wanting to get into Civ as I've never played any of the games in the franchise, and was therefore debating whether or not to buy VI or V. The amount of negative reviews on Steam is overwhelming, but I am leaning against VI after watching your review. Have you played it during the last couple of months, and has the AI been improved any further? I would also really like to know how the dlc's that have come out has affected further gameplay.
Thanks in advance!
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So I have been wanting to get into Civ as I've never played any of the games in the franchise, and was therefore debating whether or not to buy VI or V. The amount of negative reviews on Steam is overwhelming, but I am leaning against VI after watching your review. Have you played it during the last couple of months, and has the AI been improved any further? I would also really like to know how the dlc's that have come out has affected further gameplay.
Thanks in advance!
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Ryan
I've heard you mention and given some brief stories several times about how your uncle got you into games. I'd love to see you do a video about how your interest in games developed over time. Maybe a -How I got into games- video. My grandparents got me into games when I used to go over there and play their NES. I love hearing how other people got into games by mistake, a family member, friends, etc. and how their interest and habits changed over time with each new platform.
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I've heard you mention and given some brief stories several times about how your uncle got you into games. I'd love to see you do a video about how your interest in games developed over time. Maybe a -How I got into games- video. My grandparents got me into games when I used to go over there and play their NES. I love hearing how other people got into games by mistake, a family member, friends, etc. and how their interest and habits changed over time with each new platform.
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ItsHyomoto
It's odd watching this video again since it makes me realize you didn't cover Rise and Fall or Gathering Storm this time around. It would be cool to hear your thoughts on what you think the new expansions brought to the game. While Rise and Fall felt a bit weak, and was priced appropriately, Gathering Storm really has a full-on Sim City effect on the game having you manage resource usage as well as adding some more considerations to your urban planning.
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It's odd watching this video again since it makes me realize you didn't cover Rise and Fall or Gathering Storm this time around. It would be cool to hear your thoughts on what you think the new expansions brought to the game. While Rise and Fall felt a bit weak, and was priced appropriately, Gathering Storm really has a full-on Sim City effect on the game having you manage resource usage as well as adding some more considerations to your urban planning.
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SeaOfTides
It's a shame they went with such an ugly art style. It looks like a tablet game. Civ 5 is beautiful, absolutely gorgeous, and really makes you feel the immersion, the dignified triumphant inspiring history of humanity. Civ 6 is more like Lego Bob the Builder. I could never look at this ugly art style for the 8 hours it takes for just one Civ match without getting a headache. Even worse, it reminds me of how far art and culture have fallen.
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It's a shame they went with such an ugly art style. It looks like a tablet game. Civ 5 is beautiful, absolutely gorgeous, and really makes you feel the immersion, the dignified triumphant inspiring history of humanity. Civ 6 is more like Lego Bob the Builder. I could never look at this ugly art style for the 8 hours it takes for just one Civ match without getting a headache. Even worse, it reminds me of how far art and culture have fallen.
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tarrker
I disagree. Everyone I know still plays Civ5 and we all spend small fortunes on the DLC and expansions for Civ5. Why is this relevant? Because Civ5 still has a ton of bugs that have gone completely unfixed. Then here comes Civ6 and everyone is praising the crap out of it for -innovations- that were ripped completely wholesale from other, better games. Seriously. Play Warlock and Warlock 2 sometime. They are far better, imo.
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I disagree. Everyone I know still plays Civ5 and we all spend small fortunes on the DLC and expansions for Civ5. Why is this relevant? Because Civ5 still has a ton of bugs that have gone completely unfixed. Then here comes Civ6 and everyone is praising the crap out of it for -innovations- that were ripped completely wholesale from other, better games. Seriously. Play Warlock and Warlock 2 sometime. They are far better, imo.
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