Column #202; By Bugs ****ing Bunny

[DanQ]

The 202nd edition of "The Column", dated January 5th, 2002, <A HREF="http://apolyton.net/misc/column/202_destroy.shtml">has arrived</A> albeit somewhat late. Entitled "<I>CivIII</I> Will Destroy Free World", author Bugs ****ing Bunny tells us that if we thought that <I>Civ</I> couldn't get any more addictive, it actually didn't this time around. To comment on this article, simply reply to this thread.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

[klesh]

Excellent read!

I thought it was going to be all about how good CivIII is but we all know it isn't. There was a discussion of this awhile back in one of the CivIII forums too....found it!

Too bad Firaxis et al get to benefit by all the great work the CivII mod community is doing to really improve the horrendious look of this game.

This is a very funny take on things. Enjoyed it, thanks Bugs.

-FMK.

[Immortal Wombat]

I love wonder movies

Nice one Laz.

[GodKing]

Cool.

I miss the wonder movies too.

[notyoueither]

I thought that Smith's looked rather like the last Gas Station on the road to H*ll, New Mexico. I keep expecting Apaches to ride up and burn whatever city it is built in.

Just goes to show that we interpret what we are familiar with into the images we see.

Off to seek clouds.

Good read.

[Gatekeeper]

I, too, will miss the Wonder Movies.

Gatekeeper

[MBloomIII]

"minged to the mong"

Ming takes on new meaning.

I can't wait to go to Mingapulco! Now I understand the excessive spamming.

[Sirotnikov]

As always, excellent reading material


The style is wonderfull, classic Lazarus and the Gimp.

The content is excellent and so on the spot. They loose the "feeling" that Civ has to have for it to be - Civ.

[DarkCloud]

Wonder Movies...? I always turned them off... Once they were good, but after that- why would you want them?

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On another note->

Take the Sistine Chapel, for example. Did it show the jaw-dropping magnificence of Michelangelo's and Raphael's art, which not only was the crowning moment in high Renaissance art but also a key influence on global perceptions of the Christian iconography? Nope. Instead I got an exterior shot of a small and rather brutal Gothic church which appeared to have been made of adobe.

(The best line in the article )

[Mr. President]

Gotta love it!

[Lancer]

I clicked on the article knowing that I was in for a good read because, after all, it was written by Bugs...and my pleasurable anticipation was enjoyably fulfilled.

oh yeah, and Firaxis...

Gimme back my wonder movies!!!...Waaaaaaaa

[The Mad Monk]

Agreed whole heartedly on the wonder movies and ever-NOT-so-wonderful snapshot replacements. As for the leaders...I always wondered which home for the mentally disabled the got them from. Every time Alexander or Catherine started to smile, I fully expected to see a fine sliver of drool start running from the corner of their mouths...

[Zopperoni]

Ah, so true and so amusing at the same time

Great article, Laz

[rah]

Five thumbs up.

I felt the exact same way, even knowing the movies had been axed prior.

"Buggermethat'sbloodyamazingovision"

Gotta love it.

RAH

Now if all the complaints about the game had been handled that way, I'd still be checking out the CIVIII forums.

[Lancer]

With the passing of the wonder movies Civ lost its...wonder. Still a great game, its history is still epic, but it has lost its... majesty.