11-21-2018, 11:51 PM
This is a thread for general discussion of the games from the Civilization series, which has endured for over a quarter of a century now. So far, there have been six entries in the main series:
That's not all, though. There have also been several spin-offs over the years, including Civilization Revolution, Civilization IV: Colonization, and Civilization: Beyond Earth. So, all in all, we have around a dozen games to discuss here .
Myself, I've been playing the franchise since 2010, when I got the then-new Civilization V for my birthday. At this time, it was being savaged by long-time fans of the series; however, I had never known any different, so I had a blast with it . In fact, I've accumulated over 2,000 hours on Civ 5 on my Steam account over the years . I did later get Civilization IV, but as I explained in this thread, I never managed to get into it . Later on, I picked up both Civilization Beyond Earth and Civilization VI when they were new - and, while they never ate up my entire gaming time in the way that Civ 5 did, I've had great fun with both . Now, I'm excited about the upcoming Gathering Storm expansion for Civ 6, which was announced yesterday:
So, what about you? Which games in the series have you played, and which is your favourite?
- Sid Meier's Civilization (1991)
- Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996)
- Sid Meier's Civilization III (2001)
- Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005)
- Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010)
- Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2016)
That's not all, though. There have also been several spin-offs over the years, including Civilization Revolution, Civilization IV: Colonization, and Civilization: Beyond Earth. So, all in all, we have around a dozen games to discuss here .
Myself, I've been playing the franchise since 2010, when I got the then-new Civilization V for my birthday. At this time, it was being savaged by long-time fans of the series; however, I had never known any different, so I had a blast with it . In fact, I've accumulated over 2,000 hours on Civ 5 on my Steam account over the years . I did later get Civilization IV, but as I explained in this thread, I never managed to get into it . Later on, I picked up both Civilization Beyond Earth and Civilization VI when they were new - and, while they never ate up my entire gaming time in the way that Civ 5 did, I've had great fun with both . Now, I'm excited about the upcoming Gathering Storm expansion for Civ 6, which was announced yesterday:
So, what about you? Which games in the series have you played, and which is your favourite?