Civilization V

[Gord]

What's the Codex Consensus (tm) on Civ V?
Is it worth paying 9 bucks for the complete edition or should I stay with Civ 4 if I ever feel the itch again?

 

[racofer]

Not even for free.

 

[Irenaeus]

What's the Codex Consensus (tm) on Civ V?
Is it worth paying 9 bucks for the complete edition or should I stay with Civ 4 if I ever feel the itch again?

Civ 4

 

[Lady_Error]

5 with the add-ons.

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

5 with expansions and a shitfuckton of mods is a bearable game.
civ4 + all the stuff you know easily pisses on its head.

 

[Anthedon]

4 all the way, it beats 5/6 with or without mods.

 

[Spectacle]

Play Civ3 instead.

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

i loved civ3 and didn't like civ4 vanilla, but i can't remember why.

 

[fastjack]

i loved civ3 and didn't like civ4 vanilla, but i can't remember why.

I was the same at the time. After both of its expansions civ 4 is my favorite civ now while civ 5, even after its 2 expansions, is the worst game iin the series imho.

 

[Irenaeus]

civ 5, even after its 2 expansions, is the worst game iin the series imho.

There's a civ 6 now lol

 

[fastjack]

There's a civ 6 now lol

Yeah, I only played it twice before uninstalling it but (again imho) it was superior to civ 5 with expansions which I think says volumes about how bad civ 5 is.

 

[Gord]

it is then.

 

[Elwro]

4 all the way. And with some of the bigger mods it might be your game of the decade.

 

[coldcrow]

Gord I recommend Civ 4 with Realism Invictus SVN. If you have a good PC the worldmap scenarios are a real treat to play at Monarch+.

 

[Nahel]

Realism Invictus or Fall for Heaven 2 make CIV 4 a winner easily. And even the base game is a lot better than 5. I bought 5 at release and it was one of my biggest disappointment of all times, with dragon age 2.

 

[Lady_Error]

I like the strategy view in Civ 5, exactly what I was looking for in a Civ game since Civ 1 (top down perspective and no bullshit). Never played the Civ 5 base game, only with all the expansions.

 

[Dickie]

I played strategic view a lot in Civ 5, too. It made the game run so much faster, and everything was super clear.

For Civ 6, they decided that hexes shouldn't have straight edges, and it makes it much harder for me to tell what's going on. I might just be getting old, but I liked the very clear, bold edges on the hexes in 5.

 

[tuluse]

You can't turn on a grid display over the map in civ6?

 

[Grif]

Is it me, or that UI for Civ 6 seems absolutely cluttered? Numbers, bright colours, random symbols and shit everywhere, and nowhere to tell what's important. Reeks of Web 2.0 design. And lmao, that big ass NEXT TURN button that takes up like 5% of the available screen. Even V had a better arranged interface.

 

[Wintermute]

Noticed a Civ bundle on humble bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/civilization-bundle
Am going for Civ3+4 for $1. Have both but not on Steam.
Is it worth $7.58 more for Civ 5 + DLCs? Are there any other necessary Civ 5 DLCs besides those listed there? (Gods+Kings, Brave New World, DLC Pack?)
Do know better than to spend a cent on Beyond Earth.
Thanks.

 

[Lady_Error]

It depends on your taste. If you think that Civ4 is the best ever, you will probably not like the changes. For me, Civ5 with DLC's is the best one.

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

civ5 + dlcs + shitload of mods is a bearable game. anything less than that is utter garbage.
also there are no total conversions like dune wars or fall from heaven because, as already said, civ5 + dlcs is utter garbage.

 

[KoolNoodles]

Noticed a Civ bundle on humble bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/civilization-bundle
Am going for Civ3+4 for $1. Have both but not on Steam.
Is it worth $7.58 more for Civ 5 + DLCs? Are there any other necessary Civ 5 DLCs besides those listed there? (Gods+Kings, Brave New World, DLC Pack?)
Do know better than to spend a cent on Beyond Earth.
Thanks.

Short answer, yes. Civ5+ is a p. good game. Sure mods help, but BNV made it turn out alright. Despite the rose tinted fanboys, it's on par with Civ4(except for the modding scene, but meh). The sad thing is both Civ4/5 get some things right and some things wrong, which makes you think "well dang, what if they...." once you look closely at either. None of the other DLCS are necessary/matter, btw, though if you can get the other Civs as a giveaway/part of a bundle they are fun.

Civ6 kinda blows right now, imo, but after some expansions and patches I'm sure it will be fine too. Except they can't patch out the fucking awful graphics palette.

 

[tuluse]

Noticed a Civ bundle on humble bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/civilization-bundle
Am going for Civ3+4 for $1. Have both but not on Steam.
Is it worth $7.58 more for Civ 5 + DLCs? Are there any other necessary Civ 5 DLCs besides those listed there? (Gods+Kings, Brave New World, DLC Pack?)
Do know better than to spend a cent on Beyond Earth.
Thanks.

Civ5 sucks and misses the point of a Civ game imo.