Ancient marvels of north Africa sit alongside the beauty of medieval European cathedrals. My early charioteers survive through to later ages, but are upgraded and modernized along the way, always keeping that Egyptian feel. Maybe my culture is crying out for a Mesoamerican influence, or a taste of France.Īs the game progresses, my cities, my culture, and my military become a melting pot of different influences. I’m also making personal and aesthetic choices. If I’ve reached the early modern era and I’m running behind on scientific innovation, I need to make a selection that improves my position. Strategically, I’m picking the cultures that fit my needs through history.
Each of the game’s six eras offers 10 cultures, right up to the modern age. When I make my selection, I keep all my Egyptian stuff, but I tack on the works of the Romans, such as legions, early industry, and efficient roadworks. As the classical era begins, I’m offered another 10 new cultures, including Roman. So, if I choose Egyptian, I gain advantages from rivers and I build pyramids. Instead of choosing to be a single civilization, I select from a variety of cultures throughout history One might be better at technology, another at military. Each of those civs has a different emphasis in terms of units and traits. So, in the bronze age I can be Hittite or Egyptian or Olmec or seven others. Instead of choosing to be a single civilization, such as the Aztecs or the Germans or the Zulu, I pick and choose from a variety of cultures through six ages of history. I settle a city, research technologies, build units, explore, build districts, fight enemies, expand, build wonders, and try to become the most impressive civilization in the world.īut here’s where things get interesting. I begin with a settler unit on a hexagonal map that’s dotted with hills, forests, rivers, and special resources. The basic template is familiar enough, but the difference is in the details. Grand historical strategy is getting the shake-up that it deserves.
My main takeaway is that Sega-owned developer Amplitude Studios is bringing fresh ideas to a format that’s long been dominated by Firaxis’ sure and steady sense of evolution. I watched a demo of the game last week, and I’m excited about this 4X strategy epic, due out next year on PC. Humankind is going after Sid Meier’s Civilization, and it’s not messing around.
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