It’ll be another week before it’s released in Europe.
Apart from that, I’m a bit wary. I liked Civ3, but with each expansion pack I got a feeling saying “Why didn’t they do this from the start?” Maybe I’ll wait a while to hear some feedback.
I hope Civ4 doesn’t have anywhere near the amount of bugs as Age of Empires III had in its initial release. The first patch was released a day after the game was. Still, there are so many more issues to be dealt with. The game itself is hardly an improvement on AgeII…what a let-down.
I need to see how this new “Turbo mode” or whatever they called the shortened gameplay style works out before I pick it up. In Civ3, I’d always lose interest before the game would finish, usually once the computer players started using 5 - 10 minutes for their turns.
Supposedly, it’s designed with multiplayer in mind, which is nice since that’s usually where the best gameplay lies, but I fear that it is a little too slow for me. If not though, it’d certainly be great to have a deep strategy game to try.
trust me, anybody who is already playing Civ4 is going to disappear off the face of the earth for the next couple of weeks, so don’t expect to hear from any dopers regarding this game.
I am too scared to get it, knowing my history with that series…
Not yet available for the Mac. Usually some company comes along (MacSoft?) and works a deal with Firaxis to port it to Mac after the initial release. So far noone has announced they are porting it yet.
In the meantime, I will be enjoying playing Civ IV on my lesser and overly bloated Windows XP machine.
Well, something might have crept in late, but the game itself was pretty much bug-free by late Spring.
A number of the gameplay changes and balance changes suffered from the inevitable unintended consequences, and some of these sorts of issues might arise upon release, but the game itself has been solid for a long time.
There will, of course, also be the inevitable hardware issues with combinations not seen in the testing phases.
Here is a walkthrough from one of the game testers (not me).
Amazon also claims delivery by Nov 9 for me too, Terminus Est.
I called the local EBgames to see if they had any Civ4 Special Editions in stock. They do, but only for those who pre-ordered, and not for all of them; they were shorted about four or five on their order. I asked if any other local EBgames would have any in stock for non-preorders, and he doubted it as he had gotten a few calls from other managers who were also shorted on their delivery.
My suspicion is that Amazon also got shorted on their supply and don’t have enough to fulfill all of their existing orders.
I specifically don’t have it yet because I have several exams and papers this week, and as soon as I pick it up… well there’s a lost week or so. Looking forward to seeing some great reviews as you guys get it in
I probably won’t get mine until Christmas. I just moved into this house that’s been neglected for three years, and cannot in good conscious get wrapped up in Civ 4.
I am so envious of you guys that do have the time for it.