Just downloaded my copy from Steam last night, pretty interesting gameplay. They've made a ton of changes to it.
I am reading into Civilization V, both IV and III were brilliant turn-based experiences without a doubt. The changes I've seen so far are minor, they introduced a hexagonal grid and that's not getting me very hyped. I have yet to see any changes that are really going to put me on the edge of my seat.
For now I'll hold out, Civilization IV Fall From Heaven is still keeping me occupied on the strategy front of my gaming life. :|
As a digression, are you a new administrator? Or is it simply an activity spike?
I have heard that Civ5 doesn't live up to the Civ legacy. People have said its more simplistic and less detiled. I don't know for sure, I downloaded the demo but have not yet played it.
I got onto the Civ bandwagon late, with a cheap purchase of Civ4 deluxe edition on Steam some 18-24 months ago.
It has great addicting gameplay. It's very challenging, not being a veteran myself I play on difficulty 3/10. I hope the new one will have the same gameplay.
Civ5 is definitely tempting me, I notice there are less civilisations and leaders than the predecessor, but maybe this will be rectified with expansions.
I like the look of hexagonal game tiles, formations of armies and ranged bombardment (something badly lacking before IMO).
For £25-29 it's a no brainer for me, just if I have the time to play it. I was so excited to hear about it's release at first and held out for it, contempt with Civ4.
I was wondering how big is the download on Steam? As otherwise I may just elect to get a retail copy and the just activate it on Steam.
