I think the age system could have been interesting, but CIV VII really dips deep into the worst sins of the franchise.
- tiles feel irrelevant like in CIV V, techs mitigate this, but the terrain feels absolutely useless, unlike cows or gold like in CIV IV for instance. Ressources matter but only some of them.
- buildings feel less impactful then in CIV VI or CIV IV. There are no great person points to get, so it is mostly like Humankind, get more hammers to get more hammers.
- CIV VII really dips hard into CIV V happiness restriction but adds a cherry on top and tells you how many settlements you are supposed to get. Why establish a town system to reduce micromanagment when you have only 4-5 anyway. I know it is a soft limit, but they present it like a hard limit.
- The UI is atrocious
- I dislike the leaders assortment a bit. I really thought CIV V was the best here with Iroquis and others and CIV VI dropped the ball with balance but had likeable leaders. Machiavelli as a leader? Really? Harriet, for an european audience?
- I do actually like the idea of the age system, but while Humankind tells you to gather stars, in CIV IT DOES NOT MATTER. You get 1-2 more traits to choose from if you do good. Yay.
- And do not get me started on exploits. I look at you superscout. How am I supposed not to use you?
I could go on.
Maybe it is my age and I am finally one of the guys, in the past everything was better, like I often felt here with CIV V or CIV VI.
But CIV VII really is a bad release in the franchise.
Do not buy it, I regret it.
- tiles feel irrelevant like in CIV V, techs mitigate this, but the terrain feels absolutely useless, unlike cows or gold like in CIV IV for instance. Ressources matter but only some of them.
- buildings feel less impactful then in CIV VI or CIV IV. There are no great person points to get, so it is mostly like Humankind, get more hammers to get more hammers.
- CIV VII really dips hard into CIV V happiness restriction but adds a cherry on top and tells you how many settlements you are supposed to get. Why establish a town system to reduce micromanagment when you have only 4-5 anyway. I know it is a soft limit, but they present it like a hard limit.
- The UI is atrocious
- I dislike the leaders assortment a bit. I really thought CIV V was the best here with Iroquis and others and CIV VI dropped the ball with balance but had likeable leaders. Machiavelli as a leader? Really? Harriet, for an european audience?
- I do actually like the idea of the age system, but while Humankind tells you to gather stars, in CIV IT DOES NOT MATTER. You get 1-2 more traits to choose from if you do good. Yay.
- And do not get me started on exploits. I look at you superscout. How am I supposed not to use you?
I could go on.
Maybe it is my age and I am finally one of the guys, in the past everything was better, like I often felt here with CIV V or CIV VI.
But CIV VII really is a bad release in the franchise.
Do not buy it, I regret it.
