
DLC and Civilization Selection: Brave New World and Civ 5 Complete Edition Not all Civs in this list will appear. But it's a smaller experience right now, and it's more expensive. Civ VI is a good game, and it's impressive that the gameplay feels quite deep without expansions.

There are just so many civs in V that you'll have a long fun time just trying them out. In Civilization V, players strive to become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the dawn of man into the space age, waging war, conducting diplomacy, discovering new technologies, going head-to-head with some of history's greatest leaders, and building the most powerful empire the world has ever known. You can press Control + D to bookmark the list. Civ V is cheaper and will last you a long time.
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The only thing BE has is its soundtrack, but Civ V's is pretty epic too, so it can't even score a point there.Sid Meier's Civilization V is the fifth offering in the multi-award winning Civilization strategy game series featuring the famous "just one more turn" addictive gameplay that has made it one of the greatest game series of all time. I never did a single fist pump on getting a wonder in BE, but when beat an AI to that key wonder in Civ 5. Civ 5 has numerous wonders that are "must haves" throughout the game depending on your chosen path. Or you don't even realise they are a wonder. So terrible, that many of them are worse than normal buildings.
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But for the average gamer, the diversity in religion and social policies opens up so many ways to skin the cat.ģ) Wonders. I'm sure the uber power gamers with their 100 turn deity victories would disagree as they home in on the optimal solution for every path. Although there are a similar number of victory types, the paths to victory in Civ 5 are bewilderingly numerous. BE has a handful of characters, who look different, but lack personality and have no discernable difference in gameplay.Ģ) The paths to victory. Civ5 has a huge cast of differing characters, all with their own personalities that affect how they play each game. But the three that stand out for me right now areġ) The leaders. I see now why it is (still) such a popular game.īE, which is based off the exact same engine, and uses exactly the same interface, just can't touch it, and there are many, many reasons for this. I'm asking the same question in the Civ V forum, just to see how much of difference of opinion there is, if at all.ĮDIT: dammit, forgot to add poll! Anyway, there's a poll in the Civ V forum.Ĭlick to expand.Having made my decision, got Civ5 CE, and put 100 hours into it already, having put in ~120 hours previously on BE, it's incredible really.Ĭiv 5, with all the DLC, is an excellent game. I don't have much time for games these days (and Mrs Suribachi questions every penny I spend haha ), so just curious on the communities thoughts - does Rising Tide make BE into the game we all wanted, or is Civ V Complete Edition too good to pass on?



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The full game is expensive on Steam, but only £11 on Amazon for the Complete Edition. Watching some of the videos about Civ6 on youtube made me fire up the old Civ V demo in Steam, and because its mechanics are so similar to BE, I was able to get into it this time. I keep trying to get into it, and just can't, it tantalises me with its potential, but it just doesn't quite deliver and leaves me pining for the atmosphere of SMAC. I did get BE, and was massively disappointed. I never really got into Civ V - tried the demo, didn't really like it, so never bought the game and went back to Civ IV. So, with the announcement of Civ 6, I've found myself drawn back to the franchise again.
