Civilization VI Review

[@Luqman899]

been play civ since civ 3...still don't have a clue what I'm doing

[@JonatasAdoM]

:D I wouldn't like CIV if I played it like those professionals, it's not the same

[@Owl_Coup_Productions]

Luqman Darries id try civ revolution and work up from there

[@Fillduck]

I hope that Sean Bean doesn't die in this game.

[@fattony3736]

Fillduck he does, Gandhi nukes him.

[@MegaGralha]

Why did you have to spoil dude? fuck you

[@Blahde]

He did.

[@chaselenoel4626]

9's here, there, every fucking where

[@ondrejsaska3201]

BF, TF and Civ are great games. Yeah, that might be it.

[@madzmedia2]

Chase Le Noel I think this could be one of the best years in gaming in a very long time.

[@TheEmir1000]

except Gears of War 4

[@ElectronicShredder]

+Ondřej Saska yeah, since Titafall didn't lose its playerbase faster than no man's sky lol

[@DuranmanX]

Hope WOFF and Xenoverse 2 get a 9

[@DihStyle69]

a lot of 9's lately, uh? i ain't rich man, chill

[@VARIOUShorses]

Gee, Gamespot can't win. Go a while without a 9 or 10 and you'll be called negative or picky, give out a few in a row and it seems like you're too soft. No doubt if they were to give an even distribution they'd be called inconsistent. I guess that's why I prefer to not leave a number at all, but I can't deny that numbers are a staple of reviews and critiques for a reason, they're awfully helpful as a summation of your point.

[@NylePudding]

Unfortunately it's just the way KZbin comment sections work, the provocative comments often get pushed to the top, but that doesn't mean many people have that opinion.

[@daric_]

VARIOUS videos Yeah, I don't really care about numbers anymore. I played Devil May Cry 4 for hundreds of hours, yet it got mostly 8s. I think it would be best to not have a number at all. But too many Internet-dwelling trolls would have a fit if that happened.

[@KaranJanii]

they need to start adding points like ign

[@JonatasAdoM]

+Karan Jani PLEASE, NO ONE should copy IGN

[@wotan9276]

I find it strange that no one is mentioning the MASSIVE issues with AI, diplomacy and lategame balance right now. I'd say that the AI is straight up broken in its current state. I'm not sure if all the people who give these near perfect scores ever fought any proper wars or if they just ignore issues but right now the game is pretty far from a 9. Here are just a few major issues: 1. I have seen an AI civ invade a city state with enough units to take it 5 times over and fail utterly because they did not attack the city itself but kept chasing some stray units while getting picked off by the city. They even had an catapult and a 2 guys with rams but none of them ever attacked the city. 2. The AI nations don't seem to know how to pillage. I once got invaded by Spain with 15 warriors while my army was away, they went through half my territory so they could attack this one small weak town i had, didn't pillage a single improvement along the way and got picked off and made to run away by the 2 archers and 1 warrior i had defending as they tried to take that one crappy town. I've been pillaged by barbarians, but even those have ran over a bunch of improvements without taking the free loot. 3. The diplomacy AI seems to be bugged to all shit because I have seen them take actions that should be straight up IMPOSSIBLE. For example, I've had one nation I had a friendship declaration with declare war on me, which is something that should not be possible according to the description and I certainly could not do so myself because the game straight up removes the options for all hostile actions while the declaration is in effect. 4. Lategame balance seems completely fucked when it comes to navy and air force. It seems that land units that turn into transport ships have full or even higher defense while at sea. I have seen one mechanized infantry unit survive attacks from 2 battleships and 2 destroyer fleets. Furthermore, carrier fleets still have the capacity of just a single carrier and bombers are a complete fucking joke because they do less damage to land units than fighters and barely even scratch cities. 5. Another mid/lategame issue is that the AI is slacking at troop upgrades despite having the gold to do so. I have seen enemies coming at me with anti tank troopers accompanied by the basic fucking warriors with stone clubs. This problem is made worse in midgame due to the absurd scarcity of strategic resources. I have played games where I owned half a continent on huge maps and still had only 1 source of iron and horses.

[@hulkcanada]

Wotan yes, AI is incoherent in Civ VI. Reviewers either play on super easy difficulty (Prince or lower) and don't notice anything, or they just don't care and consciously fuel the hype with meaningless 9/10 scores for a game riddled with issues.

[@benjieleshansky2371]

"Captured on PC" No shit man

[@grimetimepecs]

Catpured.

[@GalacticAstroparticles]

Seems to me like it's just very minor improvements/changes since Civ 5, a game that came out more than 6 YEARS AGO, or even the "Gods and Kings" expansion that is more than 4 years old. If this was any other franchise, it would be ripped apart for improving/changing so little after 6 years, but Civilization is SOOO like-able and sweet, you can't really fault it.

[@iceburger]

Nice to see a game Catpured on PC

[@chee1989]

iceburger I thought I was the only one who saw it

[@tintintb1980]

Hardly surprising, considering that Civ 6 is only available on PC.

[@nameremoved4010]

I run Linux and have it thru Steam.

[@DAFTnYOUNG]

Apart from the still ugly UI and unsurprisingly limited AI (understandable considering the amount of choices AIs have to make every turn for hundredth of turns), this is a massive improvement over Vanilla CIV V and a great one over CIV V + DLCs. I was afraid the Eureka system would tunnel players into completing the same mini "quests" with every new civilization, but it really feels like all the stuff they've added makes for a huge variety from one game to the next (at least when avoiding lower difficulty settings). Those who expected more changes will probably keep being disappointed as Firaxis need to keep a balance deepening the gameplay and maintaining accessibility. I have played CIV 3 through 5 with all DLCs and CBP but this already feels like the biggest step in the learning curve I have seen in the series. Can't wait to see how it plays out in games and what future improvements and added features they can bring too.

[@robertreichle1]

I like almost everything about it, but I still find myself not wanting to start it up very often already. The one thing that is bothering me about it is how SLOW everything feels. Units move slowly. Waiting for your next turn takes forever. The required attention to detail is good, but also seems to just add to the already slug-slow pace of the game. I've played over 2,000 hours of Civ V, and I usually didn't complain about game pace until I approached the Industrial Age. This feeling of slowness is a big problem for me because even if I LOVE everything about the game, I'm still sitting there feeling like it's dragging me down instead of being as fun as it should be.

[@steve0szymanski]

5 was amazing... with the DLC. I bought Civ5 out of the gate and it was ok, but it really taught me to wait for the GOTY edition the next time I buy. Sure, it looks good now... but if I buy it in a year with the first expansion/DLC... it'll be great.

[@killer970116]

The biggest drawback from civ 5 is the lack of options one had in comparison to when civ 5 was first released. There is not even a earth map....

[@Nadhriq00]

Civ 6: where God(s) smite thunderbolts for every religion equally.

[@StrideRunner68]

Bf1,Civ6, Titanfall 2, Planet coaster, all must buys... Rwby and unbox also made my list

[@sasmyf3168]

Score is 9. So leave.

[@rockyrob07]

ScaryisHere cheers thats all I needed, I'm gone

[@ChunkyWalnutX]

You people are idiots.

[@quantumwitcher9376]

thanks bye!

[@car-keys]

Except, there is value to be had in seeing why they liked the game. The reasons GameSpot likes something won't necessarily apply to everyone's tastes, so you can't just use a number at face value.

[@kingty3187]

I want this and battlefield so badly and now I know both of them are excellent games

[@zthompson2350]

I've one two culture victories now, they're not that difficult. My first one was accidental, I was going for domination and accidentally triggered it after killing the second to last civ. The second one was intentional as I was playing as France and dominated with mid game wonders. Currently playing a game as Gorgo, it's 150 A.D. and I've more or less wiped out the Arabians. Gave them peace for a bit so I could get the cities rebuilt.

[@Revkor]

sorry I'm staying with Civ 5

[@madzmedia2]

That little cutscene at the end was awesome.

[@erkki542]

00:51 am i the only one who thinks the narrator sounds exactly like sean bean (ned from game of thrones)

[@73maxmau]

Are you trolling, or you really don't know, he is the voice actor in the whole game?

[@alexbarbatei7365]

Nice to see in a game castle peles at 5:40,a symbol of my contry

[@williamrivera6339]

was that sarah jessica parker at 1:58?

[@jivan430]

9/10 to save everyone time.

[@Artorias70]

A lot of 9's lately, Especially from game spot!

[@jessedupere429]

Looks like a good game but not going to buy it because its for PC and like to game on my PS4 better.

[@partibananathurai5862]

Gaming PC>>>>>>>>PS4. My gaming pc can outperform any console. The only reason I have a ps4 is for exclusives like Uncharted 4 and TLoU

[@boatygatling4782]

Nope playing Civ 6 on my PS4 and it runs better than the PC. 120fps 4k.

[@boatygatling4782]

Civ 6 is not just a PC exclusive! I'm replying to your comment after I just finished playing Uncharted 4 on my PC. I'm about to start playing Dota 2 now on my Xbox.

[@647agent]

Im new to civ!! Played for 6 hrs and loving its intensity.. But thers a really lot to do and learn. Anyone got idea about how much time to be invested to dully understand the game?

[@647agent]

*fully*

[@647agent]

Game_inator thank you for the info mate..

[@Takhar7]

For people who play this game - what's the learning curve like? Always wanted to get into CIV, but was always worried it was too steep a barrier to entry.

[@mohamedmardi6539]

TickTak77 I played Civ 5 and by far it's the easiest strategy game to get into. I never play strategy games and play other kinds of AAA games on my ps4 but CIV 5 is amazing. Don't get this one as it's broken at the moment but buy civ 5 brave new world. civ5 with all the expansions is amazing.

[@Takhar7]

Mohamed Mardi thanks for the reply. Did you ever play Age of Empires back in the day? I'm desperately looking for a similar experience to that one

[@giobs111]

TickTak77 Rise of Nations and Cossacks 3 ar similar to Age of Emperise

[@Takhar7]

giobs111 thanks

[@RazvanRogozMarketing]

I'll be damn if I know who to believe. Half of the gamers on STEAM complain about the AI and lack of proper feedback mechanisms. Yet, 90% of all reviews on KZbin make it look like a masterpiece.

[@43SunSon]

I come here because free on epic.

[@ghox9024]

:D

[@c0mmanderKeen]

Thank you for the review! May I ask what difficulty you were playing on when at least one AI was failing to display coherent planning?

[@RaphaeLima]

is Rio de Janeiro next to Oslo???

[@n176ae]

I like the different graphics. Fits strategy games in my opinion

[@Blakesedit]

Anyone know the background music at the start? Its really nice!

[@terryrodriguez3578]

Man I wish I had a pc to play this on. I only have a ps4. It would be cool if Sony let you use a mouse and keyboard to play games like this. I remember loving civilization 4 back in the day and seeing this review makes me want to jump back in.

[@SirLanze-yy1iu]

do i need a larger resolution for this game?

[@JuggaloJD420]

And its got Sean Bean.

[@ramadhanafif]

what the music in the intro? anyone know the title?

[@Durwood71]

I love me some Civ, but it seems like every game eventually hits a point where you're just clicking "End Turn" over and over again. It sounds like Civ 6 may have mitigated that to some extent, which is nice.

[@dichebach]

Have played Civ since the beginning, but I honestly gave up after Civ IV. I still feel that Civ III Conquests was the pinnacle of the series and that since then, most of the improvements have been in the form of graphics, sound, user-interface and animations. The computer opponents are not any better, the game play is not any better, the strategic depth is not any better, and the user-configurability is not any better. I waited about a year or more, until the price had halved to get Civ 5. I played it 30 or 40 hours, and realized it just wasn't as good as Civ 4, which in itself was only a partial improvement on Civ 3. Civ 3 and even 4 to some extent were some of the most amazing gaming I've ever experienced. For years at a stretch, the ONLY games I played. But Civ 5 just didn't do it for me. It felt childish and shallow. Based on your overview, I'm not seeing much that tells me Civ 6 is any different. So I reckon I'll follow the same path: wait till the price drops substantially, buy it, try it, and pretty quickly set it down.

[@Ganruut123]

I like how he is casually driving his tank around dudes with slingshots and catapults without a mention....

[@elliotlemon8402]

We are now seeing what is called a point inflation, where even IF a game probably Only has to be pretty good, Will get next to a perfect score. They dont really mean Much.

[@SpookyDeadeye]

This game will be my child's childhood game.

[@RogueWave318]

Was that Sean Bean's voice at the end?

[@hazzman14]

yeah he does alot of the voice for the game

[@dencrowcune]

As the legends go, Sean Bean was killed by barbarians before he could settle his first city.

[@philjohnson957]

why are the people bigger than the buildings

[@AmazingJoe96]

because you wouldnt be able to see them if they were correctly sized

[@paradoxacres1063]

Because they're giants, duh. (The normal-sized ones stay indoors all the time)

[@Simon-pl2zi]

because its a game

[@SataTheOne]

Ahhh civilization never disappoints and I trust GameSpot that this is another great game :)

[@ThatGuy-zo5iv]

dear ign, stop putting red bars at the bottom of your videos, youtube does that too to show your progress through a video so i always think ive watched your videos when i havent.

[@cwispynoodles7672]

0:10 it says "Catpured on PC"

[@hooligansharma]

Not better than civ 5 bnw which gelled together really well. Some great new ideas, but balancing and ui missteps (mainly lack of info on systems) leaves me frustrated.

[@manciudorin2481]

15 hours into the game and im bored back to civ5 for now

[@SnapsZGaming]

Manciu Dorin why are you bored

[@Krescentwolf]

More like... Why are you going back to Civ5 when Civ6 has almost everything a fully expanded Civ5 had. Except maybe mods, which will come in time.

[@manciudorin2481]

civ5 seems bigger, more civ states,better graphics(for me)more difficult etc

[@manciudorin2481]

***** im playing civ6 at huge map with all the civilation and all victory types

[@Zouron]

One thing I have to agree with the game seems a lot smaller (regardless of map size), you can barely start a game before you are surrounded on all sides by city states or neighbouring civs.

[@argytube4595]

It is pretty impressive theat they actually have included ancient Greek as a language

[@katamari84]

im a casual gamer that play csgo,overwatch,rise of the tomb raider,uncharted to name a few,am i too late to learn a game like this? the micro managing scares me but yet intriguing...

[@progflog]

jethro_my It's easier than it looks, trust me xD

[@MrVad3r]

endless legend is such an underrated game.

[@Josh-vw9jo]

Is that Sean Bean voice at the end.

[@fozero7]

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you cleanse them in atomic fire, then you win - Gandhi

[@Permafrostrock]

Wow, specific missions for spies. Where did I see it again? In Civ 2 ^^

[@TheKestevon]

so many games got 9/10 these days especially shooters. Gamespot has become forgiving lately

[@lancelotxiii9089]

5:22 sounds like civ alright!!!

[@James-ek3il]

0:12 the catpured on PC

[@EnclaveGeneral]

Personally I give the game a 5/10.

[@EnclaveGeneral]

My main issue is that the A.I is absolute trash.

[@hacm1925]

Enclave General did you delete our comments? cuz I don't see them

[@EnclaveGeneral]

Hacm Nope, I haven't been on KZbin all day.

[@SonyOnly]

I laugh at the fact you scroll down and PC Gamers literally are impressed with the score yet refuse to pony up the dough until game goes on sale XD.

[@skykid]

I like it, but I like Civ V with expansions better.

[@Kuddochan]

For a vanilla Civ release it's by far the richest one yet though. Civ V vanilla was really underwhelming compared to Civ IV with its expansions. This time it's at least somewhat close. Hopefully they won't wait too long before implementing the World Congress again, that's probably the biggest thing missing atm

[@jakerebo8538]

Only here because of the humble bundle. I dont know if I should skip the month.

[@andrewvandyk9258]

i got a civilazation ad which showed gamespot score

[@althafgiffary2852]

The AI is the dumbest ever in this game. The eureka system is a big problem in particular. Not that the system is bad, but the AI just cannot handle it. So every turn you will end up attacking warriors with your tanks. And nothing about the broken espionage system? messy UI? stupid production system?

[@entropus1991]

Great game. Been playing alot since last week.

[@niteshmurti]

Love Ned stark's voice ^_^

[@toukairin354]

"CATPURED ON PC"

[@BuzzChronicles]

need better ways to plot againts far enemies half he time someone u never say willing and u cant touch them

[@AlSamZar]

is it just me or Civ games seems over complicated ..! AOE are very simple yet so much fun.!

[@voluntarism335]

I will be a dictator and emperor and conqueror fear me

[@Khakimzhan]

Thanks for the spoiler at the end of the video

[@CHRISTIANNWO]

Since Age of Empires IV won't be made, I was looking for a good replacement. It doesn't look like Civilization is that game, but I was wondering if anyone knew any games that played similar to Age of Empires. Thanks.

[@Circurose]

CHRISTIANNWO Rise of Nations and Age of Mythology. I recommend Age of Mythology if you like gods and mythical creatures.

[@CHRISTIANNWO]

Junior Jester Age of Mythology is Age of Empires with a mythological theme. It's just like another installment in the Age of Empires series. Maybe i'll try Rise of Nations.

[@TheBlueSensei]

I've patiently waited for this.

[@ondrejsaska3201]

You really showed the ending?! You got to be kidding.

[@LOVER_LINK]

How steep is the learning curve for this game?

[@atlas_6655]

Link My Love not steep at all

[@MegaMadman50]

Link My Love it's not steep. but the skill cap is decently high.

[@glennv3176]

I played on average difficulty huge map for my first game, right now my nuclear submarines are dropping thermonuclear warheads on archers... Just make a ton of cities early on, invest everything in getting science, build up a huge army. Game is too easy on anything but hardest difficulty.

[@TheHonourableGrandMasterJay]

Catpured on PC? Why would the cat purr on the PC?

[@michaelcampion4018]

Civ 3 Will Always Be The Best!

[@photomorti]

This game seems insanely difficult for people who never played a game like this

[@hulkcanada]

Stopped watching after he said that housing and amenities replace global food and happiness. Food requirements have never been global and they are still in the game. Played Civ VI for 15 hours. Verdict: AI and diplomacy are so horrible that I lost interest in this overhyped disappointment.

[@Tebura91]

Ned starks voice. he is allive!

[@D34tho]

Was this a review? really? You were just explaining the game holy shit.

[@jacksonsilver9705]

Too complicated for me sorry

[@DirtNassty]

Me too... Im way too stupid for this shit... Why am I even here

[@HermannTheGreat]

Looks nice, but not much different than V. Probably rushed early to makeup for the losses on the recent Scifi Civ Failure.

[@dessinalo91]

Hmm, I will go back to Endless Legend :P

[@TheFireNeox]

Is that Sean Bean?

[@wutstock5865]

this game is a HUGE dissapointment. i loved civ 5, played it countless hour. so when civ 6 came out i bought it straight away. in a nutshell: if you love civ 5 and are hoping for more of the same you shouldnt buy civ 6. graphics are a joke, workers can only build 2 improvements, general layout is shit. gameplay sucks. why would they make such drastic changes ? i gave it a go for 15h, thinking i'd just have to get used to it, but i dont. went back to playing civ 5. a huge waist of money this game

[@hineighbor]

1:58 Caitlin Jenner

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

The only flaws of the game: AI is shitty, terrible, it needs to be reworked from scratch. Second, some leaders are ridiculous. Hardrada is a JOKE, the guy was the ultimate loser. Other historical figures like Tomyris for example, historians don't know if she even existed. Gorgo and Catherine had marginal influence, they are far to be considered leaders of an entire nation. Hopefully the next patches can fix the AI and some small tweaks on the bloated UI. Now the leaders... Well, the game seems to follow the same Civ 4 premisse, maybe we will have multiple leaders for each Civ. That will be wonderful, because overall the game is nearly perfect.

[@AdriansCorner]

This review glossed over just how bad the AI is in this title. Wish I'd known how broken the game was before buying it. Perhaps next time you guys should make sure you give complete overviews of the game.

[@YorkshireSpud]

Good game, however the diplomacy system is really broken atm.

[@MrDarkAkari]

im know im poor..so i wait for dlc and then buy it all in one big steam sale

[@DuranmanX]

2:01 Sounds Greek to me

[@cliff185026]

playing since Civ 2 on ps1. loving this. playing as America I'm taking over the entire continent. prince difficulty.

[@cliff185026]

1945

[@pwnfromabove819]

Guys! IT SAYS THE FOOTAGE WAS CATPURED ON PC! IT MUST BE A FAKE!

[@zknightman74]

wow a lot of 9's lately.....HAS THE CURSE BEEN BROKEN?!?!?!

[@marck527]

when is this bad boy coming to the Xbox One s?

[@MultiScotty24]

2017 Feb 29th

[@MikeStringfellow]

Catpured on PC.

[@persiancat2008]

Why is Persia not in the game??? #Shapir lives matter

[@iplayunity8764]

u take a 9 ...u take a 9 everyfucking game takes a 9

[@jwalkrr]

inb4 shit hits the fan