Tonner Cyn Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 I meant to post this after I first read it but forgot. GameSpot had a news story up about a recent Take Two earning report. Apparently, buried in there was some reference that a new Civilization game is in the works. They did not confirm if it was truly Civ 5 or some sort of spin-off, and GameSpot said there are only rumors of the game making it to consoles and portables. Still, the prospect of playing a Civ game on the 360 has me pretty excited. Has anyone heard anything about this from any other sources? http://www.gamespot.com/news/6166680.html?q=CIV%205 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Interesting. I'd rather play it on the PS3 with mouse & keyboard support though. Still, I can see a customized interface which is controller friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Interesting. I'd rather play it on the PS3 with mouse & keyboard support though. Still, I can see a customized interface which is controller friendly.If they developed it for the PS3, do you really think they would implement two totally different interfaces like that? Has that ever been done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 "Civilization For Consoles" wouldn't suprise me. Take Two need money. I doubt it would be "Civ 5" per se as TT have already branched it out with the likes of the recent "Civ City". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 If they developed it for the PS3, do you really think they would implement two totally different interfaces like that? Has that ever been done? I suspect the PC version would still be designed for mouse/keyboard. Why not make the PS3 version a port of the PC instead of the 360 version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 HELL no. Civ is exactly the kind of game that takes a mouse and keyboard. I had no interest in BFME2 for the 360 either. I'd much rather play it on my PC. Some games really need a mouse. I can see MAYBE Civ on the Wii. I can imagine the horrors of wrist pain after 10 hours of Civilization, though. Not good. Civ is too addictive. Civ would be a good match for the DS. The touch screen would work great with a civ game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonner Cyn Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 No doubt the Civ series is much more playable on a keyboard-mouse set up. I'd probably be very tempted to get the PC version if it did come out on multiple platforms. For some reason, I didn't even feel compelled to try the Lord of the Rings game on the 360 but since I have a lot of history with the Civ series, I would be tempted to check it out. Now, I would be disappointed if it was some spin-off game instead of the true Civ 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 I had no interest in BFME2 for the 360 either. I'd much rather play it on my PC. Some games really need a mouse. Did you play it on the 360? I thought they did an admirable job bringing RTS controls to the 360 pad. Granted, BFME2 is a seriously dumbed down RTS and it would take a lot of work to get something as deep as a Civ game working right on a console. Sort of along the same topic I've wondered how Spore will control. Will it be borderline "too complex for consoles" or will it have a Sims style overly simply input system? I prefer the complex style to the "designed for people who have never played a game before" technique employed in The Sims games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Did you play it on the 360? I thought they did an admirable job bringing RTS controls to the 360 pad. Granted, BFME2 is a seriously dumbed down RTS and it would take a lot of work to get something as deep as a Civ game working right on a console. Sort of along the same topic I've wondered how Spore will control. Will it be borderline "too complex for consoles" or will it have a Sims style overly simply input system? I prefer the complex style to the "designed for people who have never played a game before" technique employed in The Sims games. I didn't, but considering the crazy frantic pace I'm used to playing BFME at (I was in a clan for about a year at gamereplays.org) I don't think I would be willing to transition to a gamepad for it. I think a game like Spore might work. My wife's experince with the console version of The Sims wasn't that great - she beat most of it and then went back to the PC version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonner Cyn Posted June 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Gamespot has a new story about Civ making it to consoles. Here's a link: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6173277.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;3 I guess if it turns out really bad I might not get it, but at this point I am definitely looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covak Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Don't forget that Civ is turn based. Even if the console controls are a little clunky it won't be a problem like with RTSes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonner Cyn Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/947/947005/imgs_1.html IGN has some screenshots up for Civilization Revolution from Leipzig. These shots make me feel even more confident about this game. I was worried that it would be something different from the classic Civ experience, but it looks like they got it pretty right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonner Cyn Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Gametrailers has some video up for this game from the E for All. It looks like Civ, which for me is great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonner Cyn Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/851/851294p1.html IGN has posted some hands-on impressions of the game. Sounds quite good and definitely one I am very excited about. I don't think it has a firm release date yet, but it should be in the spring. Hopefully April? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Screenshots of this looked pretty cool in EGM. Eliminating settler improvements will minimize the micromanagement - probably critical in getting this running better on a controller. City management can be done just fine with a menu-driven interface. This is looking better and better. Still, I clock hours and hours of Civ4 as it is on the PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covak Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 It's looking a lot more interesting than I expected. I figured I'd continue to favor the PC version, but I like the sound and look of the 360 version. At least, in the screenshots I like the look of those smaller, more dense maps. Combined with the other simplifications, it seems like a take on Civ I might enjoy more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I always play Civ4 on large maps at Epic speed. I never get much past rifling before I get bored and restart. :lol Somehow the post-industrial Civ was never much appeal to me. Gimme my swords and axes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonner Cyn Posted April 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Civ Rev got bumped to a July 8 release. Not sure if Ninja Gaiden had anything to do with that, but they are saying that the later release will allow them to set up some release tournaments and special items for various stores where you purchase the game. Some more impressions recently came out from people who have played the game and it all sounded quite positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 We're getting a demo on PSN & XBLA this week. As for the demo's contents, players will be able to assume either Caesar's laurel wreath as the head of Rome or Cleopatra's crook and flail as Egypt's pharaoh. Players can either play against the game's computer-controlled opponents up to 1250 AD or head online to battle it out with human opponents over the same time period. The demo also comes packed with a tutorial for those unfamiliar with Civilization's turn-based gameplay. All said, the demo will occupy about 1.08GB of hard disc space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 We're getting a demo on PSN & XBLA this week. Sweet. I've warmed up to this. Hope it turns out ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonner Cyn Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Anyone give it a shot yet? I plan on downloading it as soon as I get home, but I won't get to play until later tonight. And that's if I can pull myself away from Ninja Gaiden 2. And I really should work on finishing Assassin's Creed. And... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I don't know that I like the art style. But as I've never played the series, it is supposed to be awesome, and I'm looking for a strategy game, I'm downloading the demo now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covak Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 As a Civ4 fan I didn't find the demo very exciting. It seems like a pefectly nice, lite version of Civ4 with a really streamlined interface that works well enough on a console. But it's also so much like Civ4 that I just want to zoom out, have mouse control, and have all the missing complexity back. I hoped it would be a little more different, maybe a fun alternative to the PC game, but instead it just felt like a stripped down version with a clunky interface. It may be great for Civ noobs, but if any Civ4 fan bothers with it I'd love to hear why. EDIT: If the DS game is similar I'll gladly pick that up to play on the go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonner Cyn Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I'm a Civ fan from the very beginning. Civ4 is a great PC game. CivRev may be using Civ4 as a foundation but given that it is a console game I don't expect as much depth. Still, I felt the demo showed a fair amount. The essence of the Civ experience was there, and for me that is all I need. I can't explain why too well, but since I don't get much gaming time I tend to use the 360 more than my PC. Because of that, and because a game of CivRev won't keep me up until the wee hours for a few days, I'll be getting CivRev and enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 NEVER played this before. So it was bit confusing for me. Difficult for me to grasp what the hell was going on. With each turn as things became more apparent it became more fun. I'm guessing you cannot save in this game? You play one session from start to finish and either win or lose there is no gray area? Is that true? Because I played for a while and was sad that I had to stop and couldn't save. Sadly, I don't know if I have the time to play through an entire game in one sitting which seems to be what you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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