Any One Here Still Play

mlmbd · #1 November 28th, 2002, 05:06 PM

For those of you like me, wondering should I or shouldn't I, get CivIII: Play the World. Here is a link to check out!
http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/december02/civ3pc/

mlmbd

Fyron · #2 November 30th, 2002, 09:21 PM

The only real new feature the Civ3 exp pack adds is the multiplayer ability (well, unlocks in the source code, anyways). The other things (New Civs, new Units, etc.) are things that can be modded into the normal game.

mlmbd · #3 December 2nd, 2002, 04:33 PM

Fyron, got CivIII PTW over the weekend. It is really pretty nice. I am an Image not Mod ding person. So for me the new stuff is nice.

Now, I just have to wait for MOO3!!!

mlmbd

Fyron · #4 December 3rd, 2002, 01:11 AM

Well, Civ3 PTW is most certainly not worth $30, esp. when Civ3 cost me $50 (and was very buggy and feature-deprived at the time).

mlmbd · #5 December 3rd, 2002, 06:41 PM

Oh, I didn't say it was worth $30. But like you I already spent the money for it. That's all I meant!

mlmbd

Fyron · #6 December 3rd, 2002, 10:55 PM

No, I didn't spend any money on the expansion. And I won't. I payed $50 for the game 3 days after it came out, and only got half the game. Now they want to charge me another $30 for the rest of the game? I don't think so.

Jmenschenfresser · #7 December 3rd, 2002, 11:21 PM

It's been my impression for a while now that some games are intentionally stripped down to give them stuff to sell later on.

I realize lots of stuff involves development issues with deadlines that are hard to meet, but sometimes it 'seems' flagrant.

It's something that just now comes to mind, but I wish the game review sites out there added a volume or density field to their Ratings...to answer the question of how much game is really in this game.

Had this been the first Civ game, I personally wouldn't have thought it ridiculous to exclude certain things, but being the third and given than 2 had and has such a wide multiplayer appeal, to leave it out of 3 is scandalous.