Impressions: Sid Meier's Revolution Demo
Is it Christmas morning? If that means a new Sid Meier's Civilization game, yes. The demo just hit Xbox Live today. And God, it goes down so smooth.
2. The controls are spot on. I was worried that, at least on the consoles, playing with a joypad would make the game lose its subtly. Nope. The joypad controls great. And the "B" button now serves the same function as the "Enter" button, meaning you'll be pressing it for hours as you wait for the Library of Alexandria to be built.
3. The game moves fast. In a good way. By trimming down on the size of the world and the number of units (you don't need dozens of units to kill one village), the game becomes incredibly smooth. While it may lead to shorter sessions rather than the nightly marathons that Civilization and Alpha Centauri had, it does make it satisfying to see the results of your science immediately.
Science!
OH NO(s):
1. The cursor occasionally disappears off the screen. I hope it's a bug in the demo. If it's not, the game could easily become frustrating until patched.
2. City management may be simpler, but it also means that it's harder to get your city to run EXACTLY as you want.
3. No wonder videos? What the fuck? If I spend twenty-five turns developing economics, I don't want some CG lady clapping and telling me what it does. I want this:
Yeah, girl. That's the shit I need.
OH WELL(s):
Despite the minor flaws, this game looks like it's going to rock. While the 360 and PS3 variety have the graphical advantage, it might be the DS version that really catches me. The games are supposedly identical in terms of play, so I'm very excited to take this on the road.
OH SHIT(s):
1. The game is gorgeous. Civilization 4 was nice. But this is the first Civilization game that will just have you in awe of the world they created. Also, Cleopatra was clearly designed to be incredibly attractive. Which, according to recent discoveries, isn't at all true.
1. The game is gorgeous. Civilization 4 was nice. But this is the first Civilization game that will just have you in awe of the world they created. Also, Cleopatra was clearly designed to be incredibly attractive. Which, according to recent discoveries, isn't at all true.
2. The controls are spot on. I was worried that, at least on the consoles, playing with a joypad would make the game lose its subtly. Nope. The joypad controls great. And the "B" button now serves the same function as the "Enter" button, meaning you'll be pressing it for hours as you wait for the Library of Alexandria to be built.
3. The game moves fast. In a good way. By trimming down on the size of the world and the number of units (you don't need dozens of units to kill one village), the game becomes incredibly smooth. While it may lead to shorter sessions rather than the nightly marathons that Civilization and Alpha Centauri had, it does make it satisfying to see the results of your science immediately.
Science!
OH NO(s):
1. The cursor occasionally disappears off the screen. I hope it's a bug in the demo. If it's not, the game could easily become frustrating until patched.
2. City management may be simpler, but it also means that it's harder to get your city to run EXACTLY as you want.
3. No wonder videos? What the fuck? If I spend twenty-five turns developing economics, I don't want some CG lady clapping and telling me what it does. I want this:
Yeah, girl. That's the shit I need.
OH WELL(s):
Despite the minor flaws, this game looks like it's going to rock. While the 360 and PS3 variety have the graphical advantage, it might be the DS version that really catches me. The games are supposedly identical in terms of play, so I'm very excited to take this on the road.
posted by Mike Drucker at
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