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Who knew a game such as Civilization could be so fun? Let me explain: what had me skeptical about Civilization was not only the fact that it’s turn-based, but also the fact that it didn’t really focus on combat. What I mean about combat, I mean armies. 9 units in Civilization is considered an army, in contrast to games such as Empire Earth or Rise of Nations, which require at least 50 men and artillery. But the combat and turn-based setup doesn’t matter.
In Civilization, the whole point of the game is building your empire. What I love most is how the cities are constructed. If you’ve played Rise of Legends, which a fine game, city construction is somewhat like that (not as epic as Rise of Legends, unfortunately). When you build a structure, it gets added onto your city. It’s actually part of your city (except there are no soldiers patrolling the city, like Rise of Legends, but that’s irrelevant and bias). Another good point is that the population grows according to the amount of food the city has.
My second favorite thing about the game is technology. Not only can you trade it, you can gather it rather than gathering gold. And to finish off my favorite part of the game, every speaks their own language. You don’t have the Roman speaking Modern English (and with no accent either) like in other games that I’ve played.
I have the demo for the PS3, so no screens – you’ll have to Google those. If you like economic management, then I suggest you pick this up. I know I will.
Suzui-sama has finally hit the surface of the otaku (there, I mentioned it) culture. At the beginning of the episode, he visited Animesong. Apparently, Animesong is a cafe similar to Farrell’s, but not as eccentric. I love how the waitresses, who dress as maids, sing a song when they deliver their first order (a maid sang a song on the microphone as she was giving Suzui-sama his drink – must be loud during business hours). My only complaint is that I wish that he had focused a little bit more on this subject.
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