ThunderPeel2001

Bah! Too many people. Which one do I blame if I don't like the game???

Never trust anyone, Ben. Not even yourself. That's the thing I've learned from being on the Idle Forums for nine(!) years!

Indeed. It took me several years of owning the original (yes, I own the original CDs!) before I finally forced myself to get through the game. It was just SO intense, SO freaky (especially when those goddamn spiders appeared), that turning off spawning was the only way I could enjoy the story and atmosphere without needing to change my underwear every two minutes. The great thing is that the game doesn't seem to "cheat" to get its scares. It's not just about wandering into a pitch dark room and something suddenly going "boo!". Or about bad guys that can move 50 times faster than you. The situation feels real, and the scary moments feel completely earned.

I came across a post just like that on the Irrational forums... Can't believe they people are let down by this game, but I think expectations may be too high for some.

Holee shit! It works! I did I not know about this...??? This is a prime contender for the "Things That Improve Your Life Thread", if ever there was one!

I can't say any one of them was "must see" compared to the others. You might enjoy: Hillbilly, Scientist, Monk, though (the Adventurer is probably the least interest one of them all).

I really enjoyed it. I didn't mind the loss of stacking units. I found that, as per usual, my army fell behind the AI's almost immediately, as I scrambled to get new tech and cooler cities, but in 5 it didn't matter so much. Playing defensively, I could easily take out anyone who attacked my city. Alexander the Great kept insulting me and then attacking me. His army was huge, but he barely made a dent in my civilization -- I lost two cities through the entire game. That's a nice change. One thing I felt was missing was all the stats! It was much harder to see who was at war with who. What was going on with regard to different things. In the age of info-graphics, I was expecting much improved versions of the ones from Civ 3 -- instead they were just missing. A bit weird! The ending screen was really dull and ugly, too. I know it's not about the ending, but at least in Civ 3 you got some slight emotional satisfaction. You could see how you did against your opponents throughout the game in different areas, etc. In Civ 5 it feels like they dropped the ball there. (Apparently the "space" ending is similarly bland, too -- which is a shame.) Also, I'm not sure how Culture works in Civ 5. It seems that you win just by spending your "Culture Points" on Social Programs -- as opposed to just having the most awesomest culture in the world that every loves. In Civ 3, if you culture was amazing (many wonders, tons of high-tech cities, etc.), a lone city surrounded by all this would willingly want to become part of your civilization. That never happened in Civ 5, which I thought was odd. Also, there doesn't seem to be "cultural influence" any more -- you just buy hexes when you want them. Also also, I was confused by the UN. I created the United Nations, then everyone voted -- on what, I don't know... nobody told me -- I got the most votes, and then nothing happened. It was all a bit weird. Does anyone know what the point of that was? Finally, I thought they did a good job with how the other AIs talk. Rather than say things like, "We demand Spices from your puny nation!" (like in Civ 3), they would be more diplomatic in their threats, making them sound far more reasonable, even when they were just threats. I also enjoyed how they responded to my warmongering -- I got a lot of crap for my actions On the whole, it felt kind of half-finished. Or three quarters finished. I was kind of expecting it to the be the ultimate version of Civ, and in many ways it was, but in others it dropped the ball. I'll have to check out that Gods and Kings DLC!

Yeah, and what's all this about self-sustaining floating cities...? Weeee-ird!

Wow, that first minute...!

It's here. It's the best example of its genre ever made (according to the critics I've read). But it's selling like cold potatoes... Why? http://www.huliq.com/10177/rock-band-3-uk-sales-are-dreadful Am I still going to get my real guitar?

Don't forget The Guild and Geek and Sundry!

Interesting. Sounds like I should give it a shot sometime. Even if it's just for the experience.

Hmm. I wonder if this is purely down to country. The selection of movies on the UK Netflix is astoundingly, almost unbelievably, bad. It's like they went for all the cheapest titles they could. Sure, there's some good ones, but it seems like they padded it out with cheap filler -- like people wouldn't notice. But everyone in the US seems to rave about Netflix...?

Hope you're alright there, Kroms. I don't think the book was meant to fill you with despair! :-/

So I just wasted my entire day playing Civ -- as you do. Felt like Civ III, but prettier, and less annoying. Although it certain has its quirks, too! What did everyone else think of this?

That's just cheating! (I wish I'd had that list when I played through it.)

Skip Rebirth. The author did one beta release and then got hired at a game company. Plus he made some bizarre choices with the character designs. It was promising, but ultimately disappointing. Just go with SHTUP only! Yep. Welcome to the fun! (Remember the ini files where you can tweak respawn rates.)

I found all three in about 30 seconds. Yay! Clearly everyone in your office sucks. Either that, or we're all awesome! (Actually I'm sure it's a ton more easier when you don't have to scroll around.)

Yes, a lot of people do. Especially those who come from countries where everything comes with rice (as opposed to here in the UK, where everything comes with chips). I feel like buying one just to spite Tycho.

Yes, there is this: http://www.idlethumbs.net/forums/topic/7585-sim-city-v/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/ This thing sure look intriguing! Anyone else have any thoughts on it?

I've heard similar things from other rice-cooker owners. Apparently they're awesome devices.

Jon Shafer's "At the Gates" By: Jon Shafer Type: Video games about: The lead designer of Civ V creates his own sim. Why You Should Care: Shafer recently wrote a big update about all the mistakes he felt he made making Civ V - and how he's going to learn from them for this project. Sounds interesting! Link: http://kck.st/VIjFWg

You only really need one mod: The Texture Mod. (If you want to tweak the game mechanics, which are in no way utterly die-hard on their default setting, then you can just use the game's .ini file.)

Well, now the game's available to everyone at GOG, I'm intrigued to hear people's reactions to it.