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Old 01-29-2025, 02:36 PM   #8561
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This just came out and I’m going to get it on Steam.

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Old 01-31-2025, 08:54 AM   #8562
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Spider-Man 2 finally coming out for PC in a few days!
Apparently it's a buggy mess of a port.

Hopefully it gets cleaned up eventually
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Old 02-01-2025, 10:23 PM   #8563
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Got my last points for Ascendancy in POE 2. I guess it's all endgame mapping now. Basically at where Elon was when he was streaming from his paid account lol.
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Old 02-02-2025, 08:07 PM   #8564
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Speaking of GTA. I would really like another GTA6 trailer.
I hear ya. I find certain gamer accounts still predicting it to come out this year to be in denial. I'd be shocked if it releases in 2025, at this rate.
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Old 02-03-2025, 09:58 AM   #8565
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After reading this review I'll probably end up giving Civ VII a try at some point, though might wait for a while.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...dest-problems/

Seems like they streamlined it somewhat which is good for me.
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After reading this review I'll probably end up giving Civ VII a try at some point, though might wait for a while.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...dest-problems/

Seems like they streamlined it somewhat which is good for me.

I'm going to go the patient gamer route and grab it once all of the DLC is out and it's cheap. It's weird not bring excited for a CIV game but there are so many other strategy games in my backlog that I need to play first.
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Old 02-05-2025, 11:10 PM   #8567
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CIV VII is getting mostly negative reviews so far. The complaints are mostly about the UI being designed for consoles.
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Old 02-05-2025, 11:11 PM   #8568
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CIV VII is getting mostly negative reviews so far. The complaints are mostly about the UI being designed for consoles.
so it should be good on console?...also 81 on metacritic
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Old 02-06-2025, 12:28 AM   #8569
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so it should be good on console?...also 81 on metacritic
I forgot to add that I was talking about Steam reviews. It should be fine for most people. Those paying for early access are super picky, and often dumb.


It's funny that it's on Switch day one. I'm guessing the hardware will really show its age with this game.
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Old 02-06-2025, 09:41 AM   #8570
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CIV VII is getting mostly negative reviews so far. The complaints are mostly about the UI being designed for consoles.
Disappointing but not surprising on early access.

I'll wait for launch. I didn't like Civ 6 and I can't get Civ 5 to work on Windows 11
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Old 02-06-2025, 09:44 AM   #8571
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Disappointing but not surprising on early access.

I'll wait for launch. I didn't like Civ 6 and I can't get Civ 5 to work on Windows 11
It's not really 'early access' though. Launch is next Tuesday. This is the full retail release.
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Old 02-06-2025, 11:35 AM   #8572
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The Kinda Funny review got me pretty pumped, but Snowbike Mike is a pretty positive guy, and he fully admits to being more casual than hardcore when it comes to the series. So if that tracks, it makes sense that the die-hard early access people might be a little annoyed.
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Old 02-06-2025, 11:14 PM   #8573
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After reading this review I'll probably end up giving Civ VII a try at some point, though might wait for a while.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...dest-problems/

Seems like they streamlined it somewhat which is good for me.
It's a whole pile of fun, but infinitely more complex if you want it to be
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I presume it'll be like most Civ games and not be good until the 2nd or 3rd expansion for it... I'll just wait for then.
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So you're saying I should finally give Civ V a whirl?
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Old 02-07-2025, 03:25 PM   #8576
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So you're saying I should finally give Civ V a whirl?
Why Civ V specifically? Is it one of the last good ones before VI and VII changed the formula or something?

Civ VI perhaps I can understand since you can get Platinum version free via Netflix subscription. I tried playing Civ VI and I just didn't really get into it though.
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Why Civ V specifically? Is it one of the last good ones before VI and VII changed the formula or something?

Civ VI perhaps I can understand since you can get Platinum version free via Netflix subscription. I tried playing Civ VI and I just didn't really get into it though.
Heh, I mentioned Civ V specifically only because I believe IV was the last one I played (and played to death, I will add)

I was interested in VI a few years ago when Canada was a faction, but never did pick it up.
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Heh, I mentioned Civ V specifically only because I believe IV was the last one I played (and played to death, I will add)

I was interested in VI a few years ago when Canada was a faction, but never did pick it up.
Well, if you have a Netflix subscription, install it on a tablet or phone and you should be able to get Civ VI platinum for "free" (included as part of your subscription fee).

It was too complex for me to play casually on my phone/not my cup of tea, so I gave up.
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Old 02-07-2025, 10:55 PM   #8579
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I have about 2800 hours in Civ VI. Thought it was pretty good. You should give it a try.


Edit: but definitely not on a phone, it’s way too complicated for that. It’s a game you can only really play on a computer. Even console would be bad in my opinion.

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Old 02-08-2025, 12:16 AM   #8580
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I played Civ II on PlayStation using the mouse. It was actually a great experience except for waiting between turns when deep in a game.
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