A Civilization game has been installed on all of my PCs dating back to at least 2005s Civilization 4.
Before that it was Civilization 2 on the PlayStation, played with my dad after school.
And I wasnt born when the first Civ was released, so I can be forgiven there.
Zendaya is anything but Meechee in this new teaser trailer.
Out of all these, its Civilization 5 that stands out as the greatest Civ game ever made.
Its also one I can no longer play as its not supported on Windows 11.
So Ill dump another 500 hours into Civ 7, I guess.
As a true comrade, he stayed put and saw out just one more turn.
But Civ 5s multiplayer is notoriously awful.
I cant think of another game that has ever had a hold of me like Civ 5 did.
But What Was So Good About It?
Civilization 5 has a timeless quality.
Its style, atmosphere and UI design put Civ 7 to shame.
All of this complemented very solid gameplay.
Gandhi and his tendency to drop nuclear bombs is an all time great.
Civ 5 also had many meta-strategies that developed over the course of its life-cycle.
Games were complex, but ultimately you could grow to understand exactly what was happening in most situations.
If you started next to Arabia then you knew to expect a Horse Archer rush at some point.
Of course, Civilization 5 didnt start out great.
None of the Civilization games start out great.
And a greatly improved multiplayer mode.
Or, even, a game that actually ran on modern OS.
This is unlikely to ever happen.
New game make money.
So the cycle continues.
Earn some Simoleons, pursue some hobbies, and unlock your Sim’s potential.
