I fucking love civ. I still play civ6 1-3 times a year. And it was the same with civ5 and civ4 (GOAT!!!). It is too fun. I play on easier modes so i can dominate. But i fucking hate the loading times!!!

What am I missing from civ 4 BTS?

The Civ series isn’t really an attempt at a history simulation like Vicky is, it’s a board game that uses history as a theme.

Anyway I’d say it’s worth, I’ve bought and played the piss out of every single Civ entry going back to the first one on DOS.

My advice: not matter which Civ you try, play the base game WITHOUT expansions first. Like any other board game, the expansions aren’t needed to enjoy it and are designed to breathe fresh air into the experience after you’ve already put a hundred hours in, not to be there and be distracting when you’re still trying to get to grips with the basics.

Most casual fans like Civ 5 better, and most die hard strategy nerds who’ve poured thousands of hours into playing on the hardest difficulty like Civ 4 better, but both tend to think Civ 6 is pretty good.

If you’ve never played a Civ game before, it’s a cool experience, and probably worth the money. It’s fun to plod around through history saying “hey I recognize that!” and laughing about who built the Great Pyramid this time. There’s a ton of little things to do, and steady drips of rewards and small novelties, so it takes at least a few games to get old. There is a deeper level of strategy buried in there (particularly in 4), but all of them have an awful lot of busywork between major decisions, and I think they’re at their best as a fun tour through history in a blender, rather than as a deep strategy experience.

Of course, you could get the first two Master Of Orion games on GOG for the same price.

for 5 sure absolutely