Civilization V is a Return to Form for PC Gaming
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By Marcus Yam
published The classic PC gaming franchise remains close to its roots.
Are you an old-school PC gamer who feels that they just don't make games like they used to? In a world where game developers often have to cater towards the larger console gaming markets, the classic PC game mentality is a rarity – but Firaxis hasn't forgotten.
With Civilization V, fans of the series, especially those from a PC background, will appreciate what Sid Meier and his team are creating.
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Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
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welshmousepk Hopefully this will get bought and not pirated, and may instigate a revival for PC gaming. Perhaps thats wishful thinking though...Reply -
smalltime0 hopefully they flesh out the tech tree a bit more, for a more gradual technological increase.Reply -
vulcan900 Whenever I think of strategy games, the first thing that comes to my mind is Age of Empires. It was simply the best.Reply -
Moshu78 vulcan900Whenever I think of strategy games, the first thing that comes to my mind is Age of Empires. It was simply the best.Reply
That's because you're not old enough to remember the original civilizations. AoE was just a Microsoft clone. CIV forever! ;)