Best Civs For Culture Victory Civ 5 (2024 Updated)

I started out the Civilization series with Civ 2 on my PC. Have bought several incarnations of this series and have enjoyed most of them. This one is a good one but it does have a few flaws. The Barbarian system could use a few tweeks, they seem way too powerful too early.

Also I have yet to play a world where the other nations are not crowded on top of me. I would like to have some time and room to explore and find stuff, its what made the other earlier games so much fun.

I liked finding a deserted village and then getting something, but now you have no time for that because your neighbor is breathing down your butt. It would be nice to be able to explore and see the world.

Also it seems like every other nation, no matter the difficulty seems to have the ability to build ships way sooner than you. All and all a good game and well worth the price. If this is the last game in the series then I’m cool with that.

I had played Sid’s Civilization when I had my PS3 and really enjoyed it. Once i Got rid of my PS3 this was probably the only game that I had missed playing. Now I have an XBOX 1 and when I saw this was one sale, I jumped to get it, This game is a lot of fun and it really is all about strategy.

Who will you be an ally with and who are you willing to take out if you don’t have your demand met. This game is very long because you literally start from the early era to the newly modern times. I prefer this version rather than the PC version because the control are so much easier.

Again this is is all about strategy and may seem repetitive at times, so I don’t recommend it for a kid as they might get bored easily. Overall very fun game!!.

Many a countless nights were spent playing Civilization Revolution back on the PS3. Those online gaming sessions with friends lasted until dawn. But alas, I’ve grown older and work a “9 to 5”, as do most of my gaming friends.

I’ve enjoyed the game so far. It’s Civilization. on a console. It runs well enough, but isn’t a graphical powerhouse – it looks like it could run on a PS3. The number of “Leaders” is huge (don’t forget to download your bonus civs after installation).

The game is deep, with a pretty steep learning curve. While the tutorial is helpful, true mastery only can come with practice and repeated playthroughs. My complaints about the game are minimal. As i said, the tutorial is helpful, but only scratches the surface of what you can do.

This was an issue with Civ Rev, too. Controls aren’t as intuitive as they could be (switching between units could be made easier). The camera should zoom to your units getting attacked on other civs’ turns, but maybe there’s a setting for it.

One last complaint: This weekend, Civ VI is $20 (physical copy) for the Nintendo Switch, although it released only 1 week prior to the PS4 version. All in all, I’m happy to have Civilization on my PS4.

Great strategy games are few and far between on consoles, and Civ VI scratches that itch quite weill. GIve it a go!.

I think I’ve finally had it with the Civilization series. I haven’t enjoyed one of the games since Civ 3 (which I loved). Ever since they took away the ability to stack troops, the gameplay has become very slow.

Civ 6 is tedious to play, and I found myself not enjoying it the slightest bit. Here are the issues I see: 1) Still no stacking of troops means units take a very long route to someplace to avoid your own troops! This has been going on since Civ 4.

2) Too many barbarians to start. I want the barbarians, but not to be overwhelmed by them, and certainly not for them to have advanced technology I don’t have. 3) The opposing player AI is still lousy.

From the start it’s been lousy. You almost never know why someone dislikes you or denounces you. Others can declare war without provocation and be forgiven very easily. If I attack someone who declared war on me or surprise attacked me several times then somehow I am considered a warmonger.

The warmongering thing needs to be forgotten over time, just like in real life. 4) The pace of building units is painfully slow, and the pace of research is too fast. I would say building needs to be two to three times faster and research needs to be 1/2 to 1/3 the speed.

It shouldn’t be the case that I discover 15 technologies before I can build 10 units. That’s what happens. 5) Roads take forever to build. You can’t automate works to build roads and you have to trade with every city to get a road.

Late in the game you’re still short on roads. 6) The graphics are a huge step backwards. There is an old style hand-drawn map that overlays areas you’ve seen but don’t have any units it. It is super hard to read that map even though you’ve been there, and it stays that way throughout the game! Trees and terrain look cheap.

Everything except the wonders look cheap, and too much time was spent on showing wonders being built instead of making units and terrain look good. I’m saying goodbye to the Civilization franchise. I wanted so much for the games after Civ 3 to be even better, but they got worse.

I wanted to waste my time on these games, but instead I wasted my money. They had three chances to make it good and they failed on all three of them. Sorry Sid, I’m out.

I have no complaints about this game, and find it works great on console. The price was a deterrent at first, but at $30, it’s great. I was enjoying it as it but checked for the add-on content everyone raved about and it’s under $40 for both expansions.

I downloaded those, and then it looked like there was even more in the game (not on PS Store). I clicked for more info, and it auto downloaded the newest add-ons for free (“Free” since I’d already paid for the previous add-ons).

So, as Day 1 release at $59. 99 and then another $50 of add-ons, I can see the critique for sure, but as it stands today, I think this game is worth it. For those who have played Civ, you get your money’s worth.

I have done two games so far, and the first one was honesly 14 hours, and that was just skimming the surface. There are like 30+ leaders, and tons of map variabilty. I will also agree that the game not easy.

I have only played on the easiest for the first matches, and it has been challenging. But at the end of the day, this works great on console and I have zero complaints.

Great version of the classic game. As a player of previous versions, took a little getting used to the importance of accumulating culture and faith points. And boy: this game punishes you for conquering.

You can still do so, but you definitely pay the price for occupying cities, so it requires more thought. Indeed, the game gives you a push to try for other victories (culture, science, diplomacy). It was frustrating at first to be punished for conquest, but I wound up appreciating that.

Even the screaming sounds when you attack cities makes you feel ashamed of conquest. In sum, I appreciated the less warlike nature of this edition of Civ.

At the end of the day, this is a great strategy game. It’s worthy of the Civ name and brings a lot of positive changes to the table. Strategically and tactically it’s a deeper, more satisfying experience ultimately.

You feel a lot more like a tactician, forward deploying front lines, follow on attacks, and keeping artillery and other ranged units in the rear. Fighting over resources is a real and necessary strategy now as well.

But its detracting issues still leave me wanting more. Especially how similar each game feels to the next. A cultural victory means filling up five of the civil policy trees, which means pumping out sufficient culture to adopt policies more frequently than your opponents.

But that’s something you’ll be trying to do anyway if you have any interest in expanding your borders. Military victory is straightforward, but if you’re ahead technologically you’re likely ahead in production and military units as well anyway so conflict eventually tends to become unavoidable.

Diplomatic victory once again involves building the U. N. and voting but by the time you get there you will have already had a lot of battles and adopted a lot of policies as well. Since your options for fostering peace are extremely limited, you usually have no choice but to fight even if your goal is peaceful.

The same goes for the space race, which is virtually unchanged. It seems a bit too easy to reach any and all of the victory goals, with little substantive gameplay difference between them in terms of what you’ll experience while progressing toward them, no matter which nation you play as.

City States are fun, but both they and puppet states are a poor replacement for Vassal states. All in all, I’m happy with the game. If you love Civ, you’ll likely enjoy this game. But if you fell in love with any of the things about Civ IV that are gone from this game, you may end up feeling overwhelmed.

Fortunately, the strategic depth and the good things it brings to the table – to say nothing of the DX II tessellation and fresh coat of paint it spruces things up with – are enough to make it worth a buy if it’s been a while since you’ve played Civ IV.

You’ll have a good time. But I’m hoping some of the available (or future) DLC that I have yet to invest in will address some of these issues. TLDR version: war is deeper and more satisfying; game looks and plays beautifully; everything else is either been there done that, or much more limited than in Civ IV.

But the game is still a blast to play if you’re into 4x strategy at all and brings some positive changes to the table as well.

! Introduction ! Sid Meier’s Civilization V is a 4X turn-based strategy game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games and Aspyr Media. The game was released on Microsoft Windows and macOS in 2010, and later on Linux in June 2014.

It is the 5th installment in the Sid Meier’s Civilization franchise that has sold over nine million copies worldwide. ! Gameplay ! Civilization V is challenging and super fun, but it never gets repetitive or boring.

You start of by leading a prehistoric civilization into the future with the help of research, exploration, diplomacy, and military conquest. You can choose from a total of 43 cultures and assume the role of its leader, where each one has two unique combat units and buildings.

Over 6050 years, your small settlement must grow & achieve the victory conditions to win or survive until the end of the game turns, after which the civilization with most game points wins. The end victor is decided on many factors such as population, culture, and technological advancement.

Victory in the game can be attained by focusing on scientific research and building a spaceship to win the space race. Or you may focus on diplomacy and subdue other civilizations. Otherwise, world domination is possible, but other options are more straightforward than this.

In the core gameplay, over the turns, the player has to manage civilian and military tasks. The civic duties include finding new cities, expanding, spreading religion, and building the most magnificent human-made wonders.

On the other hand, the military can be used to raise an army & battle to take over other civilizations. What’s changed? Civ V encourages tactical gameplay after they renovated its warfare mechanism. You cannot stack your troops into a single tile, unlike its precedents, thus allowing different types of strategies to face your enemy and allow flanking.

Now each combat unit occupies one unique space; Therefore, unit positioning is very crucial in Civ V as it’ll require a bit of planning, although it might get tedious to move around each unit in a large force individually.

Once you capture a city, you can place a puppet ruler who will rule in your stead, thus freeing you from governing it and focusing more on warfare. Unlike previous games, the game now wholly divides the map into hexagonal tiles instead of squares, and not only cities defend themselves by firing at enemies, but also, the town expands one or two tiles at a time.

! Diplomacy ! The diplomacy system remains mostly unchanged; you meet other leaders and can trade with them or enter agreements like Co-operation and Pacts of Secrecy. If you are helpful to them, and do the tasks or give them gold, they will provide you with food, culture, or military units.

But if you attack them, they may declare permanent war against your civilization. The system is not perfect either as leaders may suddenly declare war and catch you off guard even without provocation.

The city-states are a great addition to the game. They are not to win the game or take anything over, but they just add complexity to world diplomacy. ! Graphics ! Graphics may not be the most significant concern it’s a a turn-based strategy game after all, but Civ V does an outstanding job on attention to details and its art style.

The map is bright and vibrant and almost feels like a lively virtual board game. Zooming in on fur resource tiles will show foxes sporting together. Mounts and food resources will show sheep, cattle, and horses grazing in their tiles.

Each style of buildings and wonders differs from other cultures and civilizations, which makes the game visually striking. ! The Verdict ! Civ V is the most fantastic and critically acclaimed game by fans all over the world.

It is one of ‘better’ empire-building games that remains unmatched even after ten years of its release. Its also considered among Top 50 games made for PC with over 90+ hours of playtime potential and additional two expansions to add even more.

I highly recommend it undoubtedly. Rating: 4. 4 (4 stars).

There are some installments in the Civilization franchise that can be revisited again and again over the years and decades and always feel like the same wonderful game (the original Colonization, Civilization III, Call to Power).

Unfortunately, while V is a good member of the franchise, returning to it always feels like playing a beta of VI. Unlike so many other other installments, it feel like it was a stepping stone to its younger sibling, with so many of the mechanics being earlier versions of those in VI and so little that is uniquely V.

This game is amazing! It can be hard to learn but once you get the hang of it, it is pretty great. You can replay it as many times as you want and it will always be different. You can win in so many different ways and the options are endless.

Battle other players and make your way victory!.

No problem with what was supplied. It was in excellent condition – as advertised. The game itself, the one that is supposed to be the ‘best ever’ etc. I have been a Civ player since the beginning of Civ time.

Civ VI has problems that would have been avoided if the developers could spend a bit more time playing it than talking about new features. Good stuff – more resources; graphics; unit movement, builders Bad stuff – alert function does not work, it is the same as fortify, so units can be attacked without waking; not able to name ships, which was possible on Civ V BNW when produced in a city with barracks; BIG ONE – not able to play under my own name and race, a big mistake made with Civ III; in hot-seat mode, barbarian attacks are made between turns, unseen; even on easiest settings, barbarians, somehow, stay ahead of technology and have vehicles years before oil has been found(?).

I am new to CIV but I am loving learning the mechanics as a single player and with friends. We have a great time playing together and trying to go to war with each other. or help each other out. Especially when you can’t actually be together in person this is a great way to spend an evening on discord hanging out.

Its like a table top game and I love it.

I must admit I have not been playing on this new expansion for very long yet I think this a brilliant buy. I have missed religion in the games and also the spy/espionage concept which I use to love. The new civs are brilliant yet there are not as many new units, building and wonders that I was hoping for.

Also I am still not sure I like only being able to place no more than one unit per tile. I build massive armies yet lack the room to house within the world.

Civilization is such a great game. theres so much stuff to do and every time you play you can do it differently. I love that it has a narration and the graphic are great. theres alway room for improvement and I def.

recommend to gamers who like comp. games.

This is a great addition to Civilization 5, which focus on the later years of the game. Including Ideology, Trade routes Foreign and Domestic, and great works of art music and writing.

Love PC games. Kinda like controlling my my games destiny by building up civilizations. Forming armies to concur others and protect your cities. Making beautiful cities and landscapes. Definitely will let other know about this game.

the best

TranslateShow in original languageMit Sid Meiers Civilization IV: War of Two Cities spielt man ein legendres Strategiespiel auf dem PocketPC. In vereinfachter Form gegenber dem PC-Klassiker schlgt man sich in einer antiken Welt gegen feindliche Stdte.

Jede gewonnene Schlacht bringt den Spieler einen Schritt weiter auf dem Weg zur Weltherrschaft. Sid Meiers Civilization IV: War of Two Cities bietet dem Spieler die Wahl der Gegner an. Gegen Rom, Japan, USA oder Russland gilt es, im Zweikampf gegen eine feindliche Stadt dieser Mchte zu siegen.

Verfgbar sind Armeen und Waffen sowie Farmen und Technologie. Wie bei Strategiespielen blich, erarbeitet man sich das ntige Arsenal und den technischen Fortschritt durch Punktsiege. In Sid Meiers Civilization IV: War of Two Cities whlt man zwischen einer langen Kampagne oder kurzen Schlachten zwischen zwei Stdten.

Mit Hilfe der Tasten steuert man die Ansichten und ruft neue Soldaten oder Materialien auf. Ein virtueller Steinkatapult dient in der Demoversion dem Feldherr als Artilleriegeschoss. Bodenkmpfe steuert die Software automatisch.

Fazit Sid Meiers Civilization IV: War of Two Cities bringt eine auf das Wesentliche reduzierte Version des PC-Klassikers. Grafisch und spieltechnisch bewegt man sich in sehr engen Grenzen. Fr erfahrene Spieler wirkt das Spiel eher langweilig, da es sich um ein simples Spielchen handelt, das weit entfernt von der Komplexitt des Originals bleibt.

TranslateShow in original languageAls groer Freund von Civilization (dem alten Klassiker) habe ich mich nach einer neueren Version umgesehen. Die gerade neu erschienene fnfte Version (V) ist mir einfach zu teuer.

Beim Vergleich im Internet fand ich, dass Version IV ihr grafisch durchaus gewachsen ist. Dafr gibt es das Spiel aber schon zu einem Bruchteil des Preises. Auch ist Civilization IV nher am Klassiker, als es Civilization V ist.

Im Internet gibt es dann noch ein offizielles Update zur Version 4. 1. 7, sowie eine berarbeitete Version der Grafiken und der bersetzung, die von Fans gemeinsam mit den Entwicklern hergestellt wurden.

So aufpoliert kann sich Civilization IV auch im Jahr 2011 mit seinem eigenen Nachfolger messen.

I’ve been wanting this game for so long and now I’ve finally got it but finding it hard to get people willing to learn to play it. I’m a big fan of the Civ pc series and have played it since the original on the amiga 500 back in the early 90’s.

Not having played many complex board games like this it took me a whole weekend to unbox and figure out. This game is really complex. I’ve finally got the hang of the rules and had a couple of games and I love it but unfortunately my gf does not.

Tried to get some of my family into it but they were put off by the learning curve. So as far as the game goes now that I have got a grasp of the rules I really like it and can’t wait to play it. Downside is finding like minded people willing to put in the effort to learn how to play the game.

So if you have a core group of board gamers and already into similar games like settlers of cattan then I would highly recommend this. Its reviewed well on the net too with about 8/10’s. My rating I will give it the same 8/10.

They have done a great job of converting the pc game into a well polished beautifully presented board game. There’s also some downloadable content on gameboardgeek. com that helps with keeping track of things while you play the game which gets difficult once you have 3 cities and get closer to the end of the game.

Always was a fan of the computer Civ since the II. The board game is great. It can’t translate everything from the PC, and thank God for that. There’s plenty of ways to win, the random combat mechanic is nice but could be more clarified in the rules how it works.

Aside from that, it is not a beer and pretzels game. It requires logical thinking and time. It is a great buy if you arent’t a fan. If you are a fan, its almost a must-buy.

The game had less damage then reported. 99.99% of all of the pieces were accounted for. Got here early.

Civ 1 and 3 are fantastic. Civ 2 is incomplete, lacking some scenarios but Civ 2: Test of Time is on there and complete. Unfortunately you will need a Virtual Machine (VM) and a workstation with a physical disc drive to make ISO’s that can be mounted if you want to play the games as they are not compatible with Windows 7 or above.

I used to play this game with my father and grandfather in “hotseat” mode, passing the laptop back and forth. Still one of my favorite titles in the series. Civ III, IV, and V are equally fun in my opinion.