Civ III v. CTP 2

[jdjdjd]

Hey all,

I loved the game Civilization:Call To Power, and due to married with children life, got sidetracked from keeping up on the new games. Now that I'm ready to get back into it, at least as much as time permits, what do you think is the better game...

Civ III or CTP 2....

Also, are these ames related in some way or did they have a common start, or something? just curious.

Thanks

JD

[Immortal Wombat]

You can get CtP2 for about £5, buy that and wait for Civ3 to drop in price, and Activision to release a MP/scenario editor expansion pack. Then run away from this thread as fast as possible before it becomes a flame war

The games are unrelated.

[Guynemer]

Alpha Centauri.

By a country mile.

[TCO]

civ2!!!

[Locutus]

Postia ante flamia...

When (if?) you buy CtP2, don't forget to drop by the CtP2 forums here and read/ask about mods, they make the game worth its weight in gold...

[Immortal Wombat]

Anyone willing to buy a modded CtP2??

[St Leo]

I'd recommend Europa Universalis 2, but you might object to the eventual divorce.

[Imran Siddiqui]

EU2 gets old fast (but last a bit longer than EU1).

[Harovan]

I wasted 35 Euro on EU2. I seem to be the only one who doesn't like it. Oh well, may be i'll like it later.

[jdjdjd]

I appreciate the input so far.......

But getting back to the point....

CTP 2 or Civ III

which is the better game?

[Immortal Wombat]

define 'better' and 'game'?

[jdjdjd]

How about which do you prefer to play? and why?
Or should I just get civ II which is real cheap right now, 10 US dollars.

[Guynemer]

I told you. Alpha Centauri. It is, by far, superior to both Civ 3 & CTP 2. If, for some unholy reason, you are limiting yourself to the inferior games, go with Civ 3.

[Immortal Wombat]

You can probably get CtP2 for $10 as well. And that is better than Civ2 certainly.

[Cookie Monster]

jdjdjd:


If time is limited with you and it sounds like it is then buy CTP2. With a few mods and the patch you're on your way to many hours of fun!!

With Civ3, unless you have massive amounts of time to invest learning the game, you will become frustrated very fast. You'll put the game away and curse yourself for spending money on a game that is just plain frustrating at times. It took me the longest time to finally get the hang of Civ3 and I'm a veteran civ1 and civ2 player.

Wait for Civ3 to drop in price and get CTP2 now. I think you'll end up happier.