GalCiv reviews, opinions?

[Fyron]

Guys... you can not compare SEIV and GalCiv! They are completely different games, each catering to different tastes. SEIV focuses on the microscopic level, GalCiv focuses on the macroscopic level.

[ February 09, 2004, 18:35: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[gregebowman]

I agree with Fyron. The games are 4X, but that's as similar as they get. I like both, and probably devote as much time to one as the other. I'm more familiar with SE4G, and the modding process, so I'd say it's easier to mod SE. But GC is moddable also. You'll just have to try it to see if it fits your particular tastes.

[Atrocities]

There can be no comparisson between SEIV and GalCiv, they are drastically differant games.

GalCiv is a great game but boring after about the first day or so. Replay desire very low. Still an excellent game in its own ways, love the look of it, but just boring.

SEIV is a fricking aswome game boring after only the first year or so and only for short periods of time before the desire to play returns stronger than ever.

[Paul1980au]

You know the playability of SEIV i think lies in the fans being listened to and having a say in game development. Would like to some expansions on the weapons systems thought before the patches end. Expanding it more would be good at a base patch level and not just mods. Id also like to see super planets per game perhaps 2 per small map that have upwards of 600% of any one of the three resource types. ? and planet based modifiers into say combat, research etc.

[Grandpa Kim]

I just downloaded the demo a couple days ago. To me it is pleasant bit of fluff... but I feel the same about Dungeon Odyssey and Starfury. Games like SEIV and Civ II are my kind of games. The seem more long range. Correction, it takes a long time to play them to their full depth. I get the feeling with Gal Civ, DO and Starfury that after a few hours play you've gone as deep as you can go and the rest is just repetition.

Just my incredibly biased opinion.