Submitted by TimidEngineer t3_11czohq in gaming
I've never played any of the Civilization series, but have been considering picking it up as a distraction.
The base game is on sale for $5 and the anthology is on sale for about $25. I wondering if I should get the base game or go ahead and get the anthology...
I want to check it out, but wondering if the anthology is worth it if I won't really play it much.
One time I brought my PC over to a friend's house for a 3 day weekend. We were going to play a bunch of games. We finished one game of Civ 6 and the weekend of was over suddenly.
I would only get it if you wanted to play Civilization 6, otherwise probably avoid it.
I mean, that's literally the answer to getting any game. 'If you want to play X, you should buy it, otherwise avoid it.'
> 'If you want to play X, you should buy it, otherwise avoid it.'
My Steam library strongly disagrees with this.
Yup.
Yes. Civilization is easily one of my top 5 favorite video game series.
Honestly 5 is better. If it's on sale I'd just go for that one instead.
Civ6 is great. If you don’t have experience with the franchise, it’s not bad to start with 6. Honestly I found the district mechanic a bit difficult to get used to and I prefer a bit from civ5, but I do believe it was only because of the number of hours I sank into civ5. If you want to try it out, might as well get it now.
Asking Civ players if you should buy Civ is like asking drug addicts if you should try drugs.
It’s only $5, you might as well I mean there’s nothing to lose if you end up not liking these styles games
If you like strategy games then it's one of the best. For $5 I vote yes.
Yes
It’s a great game. It’s essentially an incredibly complicated board game. If that sounds appealing, get it.
Base game. If you sink 100 hour’s then consider buying DLCs.
If you've never played any Civ game before, just get the base for $5. First, see if you like the genre. It's a turn-based strategy game and has multiple ways to win. It can be very overwhelming your first time playing.
Alpha Centauri is way better.
It’s good, I honestly prefer Civ 5, but it’s hard to beat 90% off
If you have any part of you that is like "that looks fun" then do it.
I've put about 300 hours into every Civ game since 2. They are quite fun if they are a type of game you like playing.
No , buy civ 5 it’s vastly better
Civ 5 is better
Get the whole thing.
If you can afford the anthology and get into it, you'll definitely get your money's worth. Even just a single playthrough can give you many hours of entertainment.
That being said, perhaps spend the evening looking up playthroughs of Civ6 to see if you think it will be your jam. Here's a playlist from a YT channel called PotatoMcWhiskey. I can't remember if this is the exact playlist I watched when I was considering buying Civ6, but it was definitely his channel that I found helpful.
I'd spend a bit of time watching vids like that, but if 25 bucks isn't a big deal, it's a solid gamble you'll get good time out of it. Also, I find Civ is GREAT for having something to do in the background while exploring new music on Spotify, YT etc.
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