![]() I even got to watch it several times, as you will see below.Īfter the movie, I clicked quickly through the initial screens (single player, new game, difficulty level, etc.). Let me just say that this movie, with 5.1 Surround Sound, is simply awesome. First, Barry ran upstairs and pushed a new build, that had the opening movie in it. (And for any concerned about the health/quality of PC Civ, all I can legally tell you is, you’re going to be amazed, and you’re going to have FUN! :D)Īnyway, after Sid did his demo, and we chatted a while, Dan and I got a unique treat: we are the first non-Firaxis people to actually *play* the game! I got the console in the conference room, and Dan took the identical system in the next room. It will also demonstrate that TBS can be *fun*. This game is intended to give them a true strategy game. It is targeted at a quite different audience, and for a reason. It is a separate branch of the Civ family. Sid (and the rest) tried hard to make sure we understood a few things. For instance, to build a road between two cities is as simple as selecting that option, and paying the required gold. Workers don’t run around manually doing things. Another change is that if there is nothing to do, by default, it won’t wait at the end of your turn. But for hard-core control freaks, the ability is still there, just not as obvious. For instance, you don’t have to micromanage your cities. Despite what some may say, it hasn’t been “dumbed down”. If you’ve played Civ4, you should be pretty comfortable with it. ![]() As he played, he explained what was happening, and concepts behind it. For the record he played as Lincoln of the Americans. Sid started a game using the current build on an XBox360, hooked up to a huge (60 inch?) screen. Then we sat down with Barry and Sid (and Dennis and Kelly) for the official preview. We couldn’t take many pictures during this, since there was a lot of concept art and other non-releasable stuff posted on walls, etc. The day started with a tour of the company. □ Dan had a video camera with him, and once he edits the footage and posts it on Poly, I’ll post a link. We both agreed it was probably the most fun we had had in a while. Wednesday, November 7, DanQ from Apolyton and myself visited Firaxis for an exclusive preview of Civilization: Revolution. ![]()
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