Civ4 Col: (P)reviews & Articles

Niptium · June 26, 2008, 20:21

New articles are popping up on the web...

IGNPC

Niptium · June 26, 2008, 20:22

Gamespy

Dale · June 26, 2008, 21:35

Thanks.

kolpo · June 27, 2008, 10:02

I really like this part:

"Right after you hit the big bell-shaped button that causes your colony to revolt, you'll have some big decisions to make. A series of either/or questions pop up immediately after you declare independence, the collective results of which will comprise your nation's constitution. Will you support slavery? Enforce the separation of church and state? Model yourself after your monarchist rulers, or opt for a representative democracy? Each of these elements will bestow certain global properties on your colony. If your state is against slavery, for instance, you'll enjoy a bonus to the population of each of your settlements. "
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/civilizatio.../884502p1.html

From the IGN preview got I also the impression that the basic way goods work is still as deep as in colonization, which is what i hoped for. I was affraid those goods would be just civ4 like resources, but that article cleared up that fear

Jeje2 · June 27, 2008, 12:25

Variety has taken a litle different approach in their viewing of this sequel.

Civilization IV: Colonization... Wow that looks offensive

In the column by Ben Fritz there are

Quote:

But goddamit, am I the only one who think it's morally disturbing to make a game that celebrates COLONIZATION? It's ironic, actually, because just a few months ago a friend sent me a link to some information about the original "Colonization" game from 1994 (pictured left) that this one updates. At first, I thought it had to be a joke, but sure enough, it was real. However, I dismissed it as a relic from a time when neither developers nor players took videogames seriously as media with moral implications.

and the rant just goes on...

minger · June 27, 2008, 14:17

I think the article does raise some worthy points of consideration.

Having said that, I will still buy Colonization.

(I refuse to type out the ridiculously long and award full name of the game.)

Niptium · June 28, 2008, 11:04

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeje2
Variety has taken a litle different approach in their viewing of this sequel.

Civilization IV: Colonization... Wow that looks offensive

In the column by Ben Fritz there are

and the rant just goes on...

Too little history is just as harmfull as no history at all. The guy really needs to stop filling columns with mulicultural 1970's universalist bullsh*t. I am an history master student who has taken a deep interest of the involvment of France and the Netherlands in the New World (thanks in part to Colonization when I was 12)... The fact of the matter is that the colonization of the new worlds (including Africa's coastal fringe and Oceania) cannot be summed up to pillaging, raping and stealing like this history dimwit makes it looks like. It is also and foremost an encounter between cultures, an approach that had a deep impact upon both cultures. What's really offensive in this case is that because of this guy, people would likely better censor our common past than celebrate it as it is.

Niptium · June 30, 2008, 09:56

http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/sid-mei...10141033312078

Niptium · June 30, 2008, 10:10

Gamespot's

Niptium · July 4, 2008, 02:42

3 new articles

http://news.bigdownload.com/2008/07/...-colonization/

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3168463

http://ca.askmen.com/gaming/pc/Sid-M...eview-1-1.html

*updated with links corrected*

Dale · July 4, 2008, 18:29

Can't get the Bigdownload one to open anything. Blank page.

Dale · July 4, 2008, 18:36

Thanks for the articles, keep them coming.

Col Info Centre updated: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=178099

Niptium · July 5, 2008, 00:23

The Bigdownload link has been corrected. It is actually the best preview to be found on the net as we speak.

Dale · July 5, 2008, 01:07

Thanks I'll update the info centre next chance I get.

Niptium · July 5, 2008, 03:11

Thanks for your dedication, sorry if I am flooding this forum with messages, but this game, this very very game I have been in waiting for so long - and loved it much more than the civilization serie. I mean, if stalking a game is a crime, then arrest me.

Really, I would LOVE to fly out to Vegas just to play test it and actually I have dreamt of having inputs into the conception of this game for a long time. That makes me obsessed - I know.

Dale · July 5, 2008, 03:35

I'm the same. Been waiting 14 years for this game.

BTW, Firaxis is in Baltimore, not Vegas.

Niptium · July 5, 2008, 11:03

But E3 is...

Jeje2 · July 6, 2008, 00:54

[OT]

Quote:

Originally posted by Dale
I'm the same. Been waiting 14 years for this game.

Boys - just take a number and join the line...

As earlier stated I'm third in the line, only because of my unwillingness to take out the two in front of me (= Brian & Sid)

[/OT]

Dale · July 10, 2008, 08:43

Mod action: Topped and renamed.

Please add links to all previews, reviews and articles you find on Civ4 Col.

Thanks

Niptium · July 14, 2008, 01:18

A new article I seemed to have missed last week...http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=53641

Xochipilli · July 16, 2008, 07:32

Some new previews from E3...

http://e3.gamespot.com/story.html?si...086&pid=946846
http://pc.ign.com/articles/890/890527p1.html

and new screenshots!

http://www.gamed.nl/view/43390

Harovan · July 16, 2008, 12:22

The same screenshots can be found here, plus one more, which appears to be a scene from the intro video.

Dale · August 11, 2008, 14:04

Game Infowire has nothing new in today's information: http://www.gameinfowire.com/news.asp?nid=12677

snoopy369 · August 11, 2008, 14:49

Well, they did have something ... C4C is apparently the third offering in the Civ4 series. I guess they decided to skip Warlords??

Dale · August 11, 2008, 16:39

Actually, that's a quote direct from T2's press release from months ago. And it's quite correct:

1. Civ4
2. CivRev
3. C4C

snoopy369 · August 11, 2008, 16:42

How is CivRev in the Civ4 series? It shares little in common with Civ4 ... and BtS and Warlords certainly should count, they're practically different games.

Locutus · August 11, 2008, 16:58

Quote:

Originally posted by Dale
Actually, that's a quote direct from T2's press release from months ago.

No, that *is* T2's press release from months ago

It's pretty common for obscure sites to republish old info (especially official press releases) like that, I usually just ignore them

Locutus · August 11, 2008, 17:03

And as for the 3rd offering, I suspect they either were mistaken and meant 3rd offering since the original, or they meant Civ4, War of Two Cities and now Colonization -- CivRev is indeed not part of the Civ4 franchise in any way.

Dale · August 11, 2008, 17:23

Quote:

Originally posted by Locutus
It's pretty common for obscure sites to republish old info (especially official press releases) like that, I usually just ignore them

That's why I said "nothing new".

Dale · August 11, 2008, 17:25

Quote:

Originally posted by snoopy369
How is CivRev in the Civ4 series? It shares little in common with Civ4 ... and BtS and Warlords certainly should count, they're practically different games.

Okay sorry, how's this list then:

1. Civ4
2. Road to War
3. Civ4 Col

I mean, RtW is the only thing worth singing about since Civ4.

BTW, they wouldn't mean CivCity: Rome would they as the second?