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Hack&Lube · 09-22-2010, 06:23 AM

Can somebody explain to me the draw of Civilization? I've been playing PC games for forever, especially Microprose (too bad they are gone) games like Sid Meier's Pirates! But I have never really "got" why Civ was loved by so many. It's not like I don't like sims (I loved Railroad Tycoon and all those sims back in the day and I still play city building games) but Civilization has always escaped me. Maybe it's because I'm weird and don't like any alternate history type things (I hate Steampunk for one thing) and Civ is all about building an alternate history with cultures that should never exist together being neighboring states and the way it's all setup seems cartoony to me.

09-22-2010, 06:23 AM	#239
Hack&Lube Atomic Nerd Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	Can somebody explain to me the draw of Civilization? I've been playing PC games for forever, especially Microprose (too bad they are gone) games like Sid Meier's Pirates! But I have never really "got" why Civ was loved by so many. It's not like I don't like sims (I loved Railroad Tycoon and all those sims back in the day and I still play city building games) but Civilization has always escaped me. Maybe it's because I'm weird and don't like any alternate history type things (I hate Steampunk for one thing) and Civ is all about building an alternate history with cultures that should never exist together being neighboring states and the way it's all setup seems cartoony to me. Last edited by Hack&Lube; 09-22-2010 at 03:39 PM.