Apolyton Weekly Survey I: Grade The Game

[Kataphraktoi]

voted 5,but would have voted 10 if you asked what i thought about its modability(instead of the game)

[hexagonian]

8, and if it does deliver what is being reported it will, the score will be higher.

[Robert]

Originally posted by Paddy the Scot
9 - Fantastic

why do you think it's mediocer, based on the current information?

I think it's great (8) at least because:
- 3D looks good (wrong 1st argument, oh well...)
- religion concept looks great
- resource system looks great
- improved resource improvements on terrain looks great
- new combat system looks great
- more diplomacy options look great
- multiplayer appears to be working and good
there's more, but this comes to mind first.

I wonder how people can think the game is mediocer at this moment. Of course you're allowed to, but I hope you can explain why.

[Solver]

8. I have a few concerns about issues such as Workers, possible diplomacy weaknesses (lack of tech-for-gold trades?) and such, but overall, I am very excited, and I believe Civ4 will deliver .

[Nikolai]

Cyber: Did you by any chance quote the wrong post?

[Robert]

Niolia: no change at all, I'm flawless

[M. le Comte]

Such a survey is biased on such a site.

I voted 8...

[Locutus]

Originally posted by M. le Comte
Such a survey is biased on such a site.

Then you weren't around when Civ3 in the run-up to Civ3's release

[Addled Platypus]

I vote 8

A lot of great info, now its up to the playfo

Another poll after its release and played to see how votes change?

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Platypus Rex
Another poll after its release and played to see how votes change?

Indeed. In fact, we'll probably be doing this poll at least once more before release as well, in a few months or so.

[DerSchwarzfalke]

Based on limited knowledge, I voted 6 (fair). Something tells me they are going to rush the game to get it out in time for Christmas and the AI will not be any significant improvement over the AI of the past games.

I do, however, like where they are going with the series with this latest incarnation and am gradually persuading myself that it will be worth it to shill out money for a brand new computer game for the first time in a while.

EDIT: But then again, this is a silly poll. If we were not in the least bit enthused about Civ IV, we would not be posting here in the first place.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Locutus
Indeed. In fact, we'll probably be doing this poll at least once more before release as well, in a few months or so.

The only thing that could bring my vote down would be if the promised editing abilities are massively scaled down

[alva]

Voted '9'

So far I've seen very few things I'm not fond about, au contrair, so based on that...

[alva]

Originally posted by Locutus


Then you weren't around when Civ3 in the run-up to Civ3's release

True, but I do think that back then, all everyone wanted was civ2 with better graphics, any change was considered heressy.
I remember very clearly a thread called 'your first civ3 game' in which most people said they would play one game with traits - to ee what's it's all about - and then turn them off as it was not 'CIV'.
Now people have come to grips with the fact that changes can be fun.

On the other hand, expectations are probably lower now (because of CIV3) than they were when CIV3 came onto the horizon.

[Locutus]

I'm a lurker at TrekBBS (the Star Trek fan forum), and although noone who's not a fairly hardcore Trekkie will use that board, you'd be surprised by the abysmal rating many Trek films, episodes and even entire series get, even from such a hardcore fanbase. Hardcore fans can still be critical, they are often more so than casual fans, who don't even take the effort of visiting fansites.

And I think that if Firaxis had been a bit more conservative with the modding info and if the graphics been slightly less impressive -- in other words, had this poll been held a few weeks before rather than a few weeks after E3, I think the outcome could've been very different. In fact, a few months ago, the overall atmosphere in this forum was downright negative: ugly graphics, little info, the game was being "dumbed down", people not believing MP would be included out-of-the-box because they 'lied' last time, etc. It's really only in the last weeks that things have changed...

Also, this poll will become more interesting as you hold it more often (before and after the game's release) and you can see how the results change over time (it's a pity noone held such a poll a few months ago).