Civilization VI - to play or not to play?

heartburnron · 29 Jan 2018 at 21:53

So I've received a key for Civ 6 plus the Australia and Viking DLCs through my monthly Humble Bundle subscription. The problem is I can't decide if I want to play the game or sell/donate the keys. I've only been PC gaming for 5 years so never really bothered with strategy and turn based combat games. The few attempts I had made up until recently left me feeling overwhelmed and I abandoned these games due to it feeling too much like work to get in to them.

However, I'm playing Pillars of Eternity just now and after ploughing 77 hours in to it, I'm getting to grips with turn based and party management combat and really enjoying the game. So my question is - do you think I'm likely to enjoy Civ 6 now that I've wetted my appetite for strategy a bit with Pillars of Eternity? Particular consideration needs to go to the the huge investment in hours I know this game would command if I do decide to keep it.

Also, are there lots of cinematics in Civ 6? I like cinematics and feel these would be a real incentive for me to play through the game knowing there was more story and 'film' to unlock.

Also what does the tag '4X' mean?

FlakGunna · 29 Jan 2018 at 21:55

I have a Call to Arms Deluxe Edition and Killing Floor Steam Key I could trade you for it if you aren't willing to play it?

Tombstone · 29 Jan 2018 at 22:03

I have almost 300 hours in Civ 6 now, my missus has 840 hours in it. So, is it worth it...for me, yes. But then I am a long time fan of the Civ series.

4X is a genre of game and means eXploration, eXpansion, eXploit and eXterminate, could have been called 4E I suppose but I digress. Essentially these are city/base building games with a heavy emphasis on strategy, they are often open ended games and fairly non-linear and not story based. Civ 6 for example does not have a "storyline" that you play along, nor a campaign as such, there arent any cutscenes really (apart from short 20 second ones when you build certain buildings).

As the hours played shows, for someone like myself or my missus, its been a terrific game in terms of hours played for value.

To be entirely honest though, from what you have written in your original post, I would say its not going to be a game you will enjoy. Of course you never know if you will like any particular genre until you actually try a game from that genre but based only upon what you have written, I would say you may be better off to trade/sell it and get something you are certain you will like.

Pottsey · 29 Jan 2018 at 22:18

While Civ games are amazing Civ 6 is the worst of the civ games with an AI that is next to useless. If it wasn't for the terrible AI it would be worth playing. The AI is a walk over even on the hardest settings.

4x is
EXplore, EXpand, EXploit and EXterminate

Civ 6 doesn't really have cinematics. You do get mini Cutscenes when you build a wonder of the world. Each wonder has its own Cutscenes.

EDIT: Take a look at Divinity Original Sin 1 & 2.

heartburnron · 29 Jan 2018 at 23:36

FlakGunna said:
I have a Call to Arms Deluxe Edition and Killing Floor Steam Key I could trade you for it if you aren't willing to play it?

Thanks for the offer but I have Killing Floor already and I don't really fancy Call to Arms. As I said, up until now I haven't been in to strategy games but don't like to completely rule things out. I guess I was kind of sold by the trailer for Civ 6 but if there isn't a campaign as such I don't think I will invest the time required for the game. Especially as I went a bit mental last year and bought almost 400 games - damn sales and bundles - I just can't say no to that kind of value! Anyway I have a few games to get through so perhaps it's best I avoid a game capable of devouring the kind of aforementioned hours! Think I'll put a post in the members market. Thanks all for replying...

FlakGunna · 29 Jan 2018 at 23:44

heartburnron said:
Thanks for the offer but I have Killing Floor already and I don't really fancy Call to Arms. As I said, up until now I haven't been in to strategy games but don't like to completely rule things out. I guess I was kind of sold by the trailer for Civ 6 but if there isn't a campaign as such I don't think I will invest the time required for the game. Especially as I went a bit mental last year and bought almost 400 games - damn sales and bundles - I just can't say no to that kind of value! Anyway I have a few games to get through so perhaps it's best I avoid a game capable of devouring the kind of aforementioned hours! Think I'll put a post in the members market. Thanks all for replying...

No worries