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Post Post #350 (ISO) » Mon Jul 25, 2016 1:15 am

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In post 349, McMenno wrote:friendly reminder that the franchise is currently on sale
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Post Post #351 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:16 am

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Did civ6 get announced recently or am I tripping something
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Post Post #352 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:23 am

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Yeah. It's already up for preorder on Steam.
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Post Post #353 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:00 am

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In post 351, Heat wrote:Did civ6 get announced recently or am I tripping something
They've been posting "First Look" videos for the major changes and Civs for a month now; where have you been?
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Post Post #354 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:19 am

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In post 353, Maestro wrote:
In post 351, Heat wrote:Did civ6 get announced recently or am I tripping something
They've been posting "First Look" videos for the major changes and Civs for a month now; where have you been?
Under a rock, apparently
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Post Post #355 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:25 am

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Thoughts on the artstyle?

The fog of war looks amazing, and the fact that the construction of things happens in many more stages, as well as map destructibility, is pretty cool. However I'm not too sure I'm a fan of the step towards the cartoon-like style, it makes the game feel less serious and could be seen as a step down from civ v.

Some of the hinted mechanics on the other hand sound great.
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Post Post #356 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:10 am

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In post 355, wgeurts wrote:Thoughts on the artstyle?

The fog of war looks amazing, and the fact that the construction of things happens in many more stages, as well as map destructibility, is pretty cool. However I'm not too sure I'm a fan of the step towards the cartoon-like style, it makes the game feel less serious and could be seen as a step down from civ v.

Some of the hinted mechanics on the other hand sound great.
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Post Post #357 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:51 am

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In post 355, wgeurts wrote:Thoughts on the artstyle?
It's a step away from gritty realistic which the industry needs.

I don't think abstraction in the art style is a bad thing for a strategy game. I think in something like Starcraft or Company of Heroes where what you're seeing is a direct representation of the boots on the ground. Civ, to me, has always been a little more presentational. More akin to a board game with several degrees of abstraction.

I like the art style, I don't want it to feel more real and gritty.
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Post Post #358 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:04 am

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In post 357, Oman wrote:Civ, to me, has always been a little more presentational. More akin to a board game with several degrees of abstraction.
Love this thought!
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Post Post #359 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:10 pm

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I absolutely adore the new artstyle.

Call me a nintendo kid but stilised > realistic, also because stilised games stand the test of time better, compare Goldeneye to Super Mario 64.
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Post Post #360 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:39 pm

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yeah I don't really like the cartoony stylye but its Civ so hype!
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Post Post #361 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:40 pm

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looking forward to the religious wars.
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Post Post #362 (ISO) » Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:55 pm

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My birthday is October 6th so I assume one of you is getting me this for my birthday.
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Post Post #363 (ISO) » Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:56 am

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Got the required delegates for a diplo victory, Denmark goes to war. Get them again, enter it in to the diplo screen and China fucking wins the Science victory a turn before.

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Post Post #364 (ISO) » Wed Sep 28, 2016 2:13 pm

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Civ 6 hype.

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Post Post #365 (ISO) » Sat Oct 01, 2016 12:26 pm

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Did you pre-order it?
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Post Post #366 (ISO) » Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:37 pm

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Yeah. :)
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Post Post #367 (ISO) » Sat Oct 01, 2016 8:31 pm

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Post Post #368 (ISO) » Sat Oct 01, 2016 8:39 pm

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I keep starting to watch videos on this then stopping - i don't want to ruin the gameplay for myself.
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Post Post #369 (ISO) » Sun Oct 02, 2016 3:43 am

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You can learn just about special abilities in the "first look" videos. If those spoil too much, you can stop after 1.
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Post Post #370 (ISO) » Tue Oct 04, 2016 4:15 pm

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In post 366, Titus wrote:Yeah. :)
Did you pre-order it for me too?
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Post Post #371 (ISO) » Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:20 pm

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In post 370, Nero Cain wrote:
In post 366, Titus wrote:Yeah. :)
Did you pre-order it for me too?
Unfortunately not. My wallet lacks room. I bought it when business was better.
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Post Post #372 (ISO) » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:03 pm

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currently preloading it

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Post Post #373 (ISO) » Tue Oct 18, 2016 3:28 pm

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Preload started yippie.

No one else gave me a suggestion, so I am going India first and going for
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Post Post #374 (ISO) » Tue Oct 18, 2016 7:35 pm

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What else did you get with the pre-order besides the Aztecs, or is that all?
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