Cael
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Alpha CentauriTop Tier:
Alpha Centauri (without Alien Crossfire)
Master of Magic
Civ 4:BTS (FFH2 mod)
Master of Orion 2
Second Tier:
Civ 3
Colonisation (original)
Galactic Civilisations 2
Third Tier:
Colonisation (new)
Civ 2
Space Empires 5
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
Warlocks 2
What makes top tier so great?
- great storyline and setting
- distinct factions
- leader personalities really shine through
- good (even unique) mechanics
- lots of pros and cons (choice matters) in a variety of things
Master of Magic
- massive number of permutations with regards to race, skills and magic picks
- unique spell casting and combat system that nothing has ever matched since
- unique setting, unique gameplay
- just about the first game with race specific units, building trees and restrictions
Civ4:BTS
- great system, basically the culmination of decades of Civ evolution
- the sheer number of superb mods are insane
- seriously, if the first reason isn't good enough to make it top tier, nothing will
Master of Orion 2
- distinct factions, massive number of permutations due to racial picks
- unique combat system
- just about the first game that allowed you to really make your own units (Alpha Centauri has moddability of units, but not to Master of Orion 2's level)
- choice of techs mattered