Comments on: How Civ 3 Makes Me Miss the Golden Age of Gaming… http://www.79soul.com/?p=182 Dedicated to discussing, promoting and sharing great, new and little known music. Every podcast features several hand-picked tracks, found available from the artists themselves. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:44:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: System Requirements http://www.79soul.com/?p=182#comment-8320 System Requirements Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:11:40 +0000 http://www.79soul.com/?p=182#comment-8320 So when is starcraft 2 coming out anyway. Any mention of starcraft ruffles my feathers, I hate late games...Sweet blog though, keep it up! So when is starcraft 2 coming out anyway. Any mention of starcraft ruffles my feathers, I hate late games…Sweet blog though, keep it up!

]]> By: Kaedrin Weblog http://www.79soul.com/?p=182#comment-4453 Kaedrin Weblog Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:15:38 +0000 http://www.79soul.com/?p=182#comment-4453 <strong>Manuals, or the lack thereof......</strong> When I first started playing video games and using computer applications, I remember having to read the instruction manuals to...... Manuals, or the lack thereof……

When I first started playing video games and using computer applications, I remember having to read the instruction manuals to……

]]> By: Saskwach http://www.79soul.com/?p=182#comment-4442 Saskwach Sun, 05 Aug 2007 07:16:21 +0000 http://www.79soul.com/?p=182#comment-4442 I had this problem with Civ 2. I don't know if all Civ 2 boxes came without the manual but mine did, I suspect because it was being sold as a "classic", supposedly meaning only rock-dwellers wouldn't know how to play. It was really fun and even funny learning how to play, especially as until then the most complex game I'd ever played was Crash Bandicoot. My first game I took ten minutes to realise what was happening on screen, who I was controlling and HOW I was controlling them. My second game I thought I was doing well until I met with the closest opposing power, who was using tanks while I was still sold on catapults. The only useful thing I did before being splattered was mob one tank. I had this problem with Civ 2. I don’t know if all Civ 2 boxes came without the manual but mine did, I suspect because it was being sold as a “classic”, supposedly meaning only rock-dwellers wouldn’t know how to play. It was really fun and even funny learning how to play, especially as until then the most complex game I’d ever played was Crash Bandicoot. My first game I took ten minutes to realise what was happening on screen, who I was controlling and HOW I was controlling them. My second game I thought I was doing well until I met with the closest opposing power, who was using tanks while I was still sold on catapults. The only useful thing I did before being splattered was mob one tank.

]]> By: Roy http://www.79soul.com/?p=182#comment-4302 Roy Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:25:14 +0000 http://www.79soul.com/?p=182#comment-4302 See, I don't want to actually have to micromanage the combat- but I find it annoying that the game doesn't automatically pick the best unit for a given fight. If I'm the defender, my units should have that benefit. If I've got pikeman, they should automatically step up against mounted units. Particularly since the game makes a big deal about what great defensive units the pikeman are. I definitely <i>don't</i> want it to try to be like Starcraft- I just want it to make smart choices. I'd much rather be able to focus my attention on the building and developing aspects, although I'm still feeling my way through them. I only played for a couple of hours, so that probably is part of it. See, I don’t want to actually have to micromanage the combat- but I find it annoying that the game doesn’t automatically pick the best unit for a given fight. If I’m the defender, my units should have that benefit. If I’ve got pikeman, they should automatically step up against mounted units. Particularly since the game makes a big deal about what great defensive units the pikeman are. I definitely don’t want it to try to be like Starcraft- I just want it to make smart choices. I’d much rather be able to focus my attention on the building and developing aspects, although I’m still feeling my way through them. I only played for a couple of hours, so that probably is part of it.

]]> By: Stupendousness http://www.79soul.com/?p=182#comment-4301 Stupendousness Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:10:12 +0000 http://www.79soul.com/?p=182#comment-4301 I only ever played the first Civilization. My husband has played all 4. He liked Civ 4 a lot, and it definitely came with a fairly thick manual. I think he likes the Civ games for exactly the reason you were annoyed by the combat: the game doesn't require extreme micro-management. This is why he doesn't play StarCraft, according to his own words. I have a feeling that the makers of Civilization purposely created it to play on a macro level. The beginning of any Civilization game is the best part for me. I enjoy creating as opposed to management. And I like the excitement of not knowing what's going to happen, whereas later in the game I usually feel too entrenched in past mistakes. I only ever played the first Civilization. My husband has played all 4. He liked Civ 4 a lot, and it definitely came with a fairly thick manual.

I think he likes the Civ games for exactly the reason you were annoyed by the combat: the game doesn’t require extreme micro-management. This is why he doesn’t play StarCraft, according to his own words.

I have a feeling that the makers of Civilization purposely created it to play on a macro level.

The beginning of any Civilization game is the best part for me. I enjoy creating as opposed to management. And I like the excitement of not knowing what’s going to happen, whereas later in the game I usually feel too entrenched in past mistakes.

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