Re: Civilization VII

On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:21:16 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:20:03 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic, candycanearter07 wrote:
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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 16:39 this Wednesday (GMT):

On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:18:16 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
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But with "Civilization VII", it might just be a game so awful I don't
want to keep playing it like that. I wonder if marketing can use that
'advantage' in their ad-copy? ;-)

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"You'll never play another turn again."

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Pick up and play gameplay! Stop any time you want!

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Given the fact that some dislike the length of the game, we have
introduced the option of a "ceasefire" card. The game immediately ends
when it is drawn and whoever has the most points wins the game.

Oh gog, can you imagine were that to happen? Adding a deck-building
mechanic to the game? It brought to mind an image of a bunch of
C-levels talking about Civilization:

    "Hey, is there anyway we can cram in some deck-building
mechanics?"

   "Good idea. Maybe some role-playing elements too. Can the player
level up their stats, maybe? Conquer five cities and get a +1
population bonus!"

    "Battles are too boring. Throw in some QTE to determine if a unit
stack wins in combat or not."

    "We definitely need to work in some rogue-like elements.
Rogue-likes are really hot now. Maybe if you lose the game you can
respawn with no resources but all your cities intact."

    "Every civilization has a leader; perhaps we can add cosmetics to
spice up the character image? Think of the MTX revenue!"




<shudder>