Post originally by vbh70s at 2003-08-27 09:21:30
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First off, great review. Very clear and concise (though I guess you've had the practice after 45 reviews ).

I disagreed on some points, so I thought I'd throw my 2¢ in.

First cent, I did not find the interface or the game in general to be opaque. Granted, the last game I had played before I bought GalCiv was MOO3, so that may have skewed my perspective a little. It did take a little getting used to (like any strategy game, IME) but I had no problem getting into the swing of things.

Second cent (as I said in a recent MOO3 forum thread), I very much disagree with the Civ3/GalCiv parallel. I'm not saying that they're *totally* different, but I found the gameplay and the overall "feel" to be different enough. I also disliked Civ3 quite a bit, and liked GalCiv. So I'd say GalCiv is worth a try if you like turn-based strategy in general, regardless of your feelings on Civ3.

Thanks for the review!

PS, One thing I don't remember seeing mentioned: The updates are much more than just bugfixes. Released along with the game was a bonus pack of features available from the website (as a thank-you to legitimate purchasers of the game) and very soon now they will be releasing an entire expansion pack for free as well. Oh, and there's no copy protection!