Civ 4 vs. Civ 5

pingwing · 27 Mar 2012 at 10:45

Oh I like winning economically, just hated the method of building too many units to over run everyone, there wasn't that much skill in the combat.

Downloading 3 again off steam just to play the Napoleonic wars scenario again

probably the most fun one made for civ...

Pottsey · 27 Mar 2012 at 10:57

Zbornak said:
I've never played either but I can tell you that everyone is going to say Civ 4.

Wrong, after lots of balance patchs. Civ 5 all the way. But Alpha Centauri beats them all.

Cavallino · 27 Mar 2012 at 11:02

Is there any document out there or book on Civ strategies? (Or different kinds of play?)
E.g. Game reports which make nice reading?

grimm · 27 Mar 2012 at 11:34

I really like Civ 5. It is poorly optimised though in the late game but that doesn't bother me too much.

Hurlbag · 27 Mar 2012 at 12:22

Civ III ultimately gets my vote, but out of IV and V definitely IV. The lack of complexity in V kills so much of the interaction, you just feel like you're mashing end turn button til the game ends.

blues_r_best · 27 Mar 2012 at 13:10

Play Civ V with the Vanilla Enhanced Mod. More balance changes, a new unit type (Vanguard), opportunities (events from Civ IV), the AI now spend money plus many more.

http://civmodding.wordpress.com/

Also looking forward to the new expansion.