The latest Civilization game, Civ 7 was released (for the standard edition) yesterday. I’ve been really busy, so I’ve only racked up a couple of hours of game play. But here are my thoughts so far:
- I love the artwork. This release sees the return of the Civ 5 style artwork, rather than the cartoony Civ 6.
- I love the idea of the Ages. It has three distinct ages for players to enjoy.
- I love stacking military units to form an army.
- I’m glad that the Workers didn’t make a return.
- I love the city growth and tile expansion.
- There’s a lot to get your head around and consider.
- I like the fact that natural disasters are included from the off, rather than an expansion or add on later.
- The diplomacy is greatly improved.
- Not had much interaction on the military side of things with the AI yet, so not sure how that is.
I’m sure there’s things that I won’t like about it as time goes on. But right now, I’m more positive than I have ever been about a Civ game on release. Avid Civ gamers should pick it up, whereas more casual players might want to wait for a Steam Sale or price drop first.
I’m going to try really hard not to let it interfere with my productivity in terms of my writing. But I’ve already found myself saying: Just one more turn to myself.
Blog soon,
Antony
