[Computer Game]: Civilization 3: Conquests, reviewed by wljohnso (3/4)

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10115.phtml

Wes Johnson's Summary:

The Civ3 series is like Star Trek Movies, odd installments are good, even are bad. Conquests is the third product in the Civ3 line and is a good deal of fun for its conquests and additions to generic gameplay.

Go to the full review for more information.

Post originally by allthumbs at 2004-02-11 10:59:27
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Wrath of Khan rocks!

Post originally by AceCaseOR at 2004-02-11 11:50:42
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allthumbs is correct.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Search For Spock, The Final Frontier, and Generations were the sucky ones (things started improving once we got to First Contact).

The good ones were The Wrath of Kahn, The Voyage Home, Undescovered Country, and First Contact.

After First Contact, the rule kind of ceased applying.

Post originally by EZ at 2004-02-11 16:17:21
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Civilization 2 is widely regarded as one of the best video games ever created, and is number one on many people's lists.

Civilization 1 is no slouch either.

Post originally by Wes Johnson at 2004-02-12 00:46:57
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I meant within the contexts of the Civ3 line

Civ3 = Good
PtW = Not godd
C3C = Good

In the larger term, there has yet to be a lemon in the main core games. All three have been good.

--Wes

Post originally by Wes Johnson at 2004-02-12 00:48:14
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I liked ST1...

...but that is not much of a defence. Yes you are right the evens are what I meant.

I guess if this is what I am being smoked on, not bad so far.

--Wes

Post originally by Wes Johnson at 2004-02-12 00:53:00
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I meant the even number Star Trek movies are good. Sorry, I boofed that emtaphore bad.

After cranking out the review I started replaying the Middle Ages Conquest and it is a little better than I implied. I tried it playing (Shudder) France and found a little more success early. It is a slow paced scenario, especially with technology and if you are at all impatient it will be a blood bath with the same early units for a very long time. I got most of western europe using spearmen, horsemen and swordsmen. The other factions are interesting, but the conquest is geared towards playing the Franks, Burgundians, Germans or English.

Cheers,
Wes

Post originally by MrMoto at 2004-02-12 21:35:59
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Regardless of the parity, it seems a bit of a stretch to make such a comparison based on a sample size of three. At least wait until the fourth game sucks.

M

Post originally by Wes Johnson at 2004-02-13 12:17:43
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That is fatalism. luckily there has not been a bad Civ game that Sid has been attached to...the call to power line I disregard.

--Wes