#Civilization vi review series

Trade routes, tourism, and archeology have returned from Civ V, as well as the religion system, though that does feel a little weak. The tech tree is much smaller than it was in Civ V, but since a lot of items have been moved to the civic tree, when the two are taken together it’s about a third larger than the previous game’s.įiraxis has packed this game with mechanics that are usually the stuff of expansion packs.

It’s really cool that warmongering people have an easier time discovering military-focussed techs than peace lovers. By completing certain tasks like constructing a mine or controlling a certain number of archers, you receive bonuses to research, called Eureka moments. The tech tree, along with its new sibling, the civic tree, now adapts to how you play the game. The system brings an interesting layer of customization to your government that’s deeper than it ever has been in the series. Cards can give you things like ‘faster Industrial Era Wonder construction’, or ‘+2 gold from trade routes’. The civic tree unlocks different government types and cards seem to replace the Policy Tree. I’ve seen countless empires rise and fall by my hand over the years, and Civilization VI makes putting my enemies to the sword as fun as ever. It’s largely the same system as V with just a few improvements making the tactical combat a little bit deeper. Near the mid-game the ability to group units of the same type together is unlocked à la Civilization Revolution, making them stronger. Medics, anti-tank guns, siege towers, and more can be attached to your units, giving them special abilities like faster healing or better strength against cities. It’s largely the same as the last game, with the exception of the new support units. It looks like the unstacked combat of Civ V and Beyond Earth is here to stay, something I’m a big fan of. It makes it all feel like more of a board game than ever before with adjacency and terrain bonuses. Districts house different building types, such as a campus being the centre for science, and an encampment being the centre for military. Districts, wonders, and improvements can’t be built on the same tile, meaning that you really have to plan placement.

In past games, cities occupied only one hex, but here they grow to cover multiple tiles, giving them the feel of real metropolises. The big new addition is the ‘unstacking’ of cities The many interlocking systems blend together mostly seamlessly, but we've seen most of it before. Victory comes by the way of war, science, diplomacy, religion, or score. With each new release, I once again take part in the age-old tradition of sitting in my pyjamas eating chips and drinking copious amounts of soft drink, eyes fixated on my computer screen as I rule over a single fledgling city and grow it into the most powerful nation in the world.Ĭivilization VI carries on the formula of taking a group of settlers from the dawn of time into the future.

#Civilization vi review series

Every main series release since has sucked away many, many hours of my life. Sid Meier’s Civilization III was my first turn-based strategy game, and it blew my young mind away. There aren’t many franchises that can keep me as consistently happy as Civilization. Reviews // 5th Nov 2016 - 6 years ago // By Tyler Spectre Sid Meier's Civilization VI Review