Sid Meier's Civilation PC Games (Digital Download): Civilization V $7.50 or GOTY Edition $12.50, Civilization IV: The Complete Edition $7.50 (expired)

Darn, on the PC version is on sale.

Good find anyway. repped.

Civ 5 is a great game. I love the tweaks to the game that differentiate it from previous iterations.

Nice deal.

Um, 12 TUs and 2 posts and it's already FP? Great game, btw. If I didn't already have it, I'd be in.

Reviews are up and down.

I haven't played civ since civ 2. Any thoughts between civ 4 complete and civ 5?

Note that you can purchase the Amazon "DRM Free" version OR just the Steam key from Amazon. Look for the little blurb about DRM (next to the big warning triangle) and click the link to switch between versions. They both cost the same. I'm sure people have opinions about which one is better.

I picked up Civ IV complete for Steam and it activated with no problems. I've been meaning to pick this up for awhile now...

Quote from mcl853 : I haven't played civ since civ 2. Any thoughts between civ 4 complete and civ 5?

The two biggest differences for me were that you can no longer stack multiple military units per tile and that you must research all techs to reach the end of the tech tree. In Civ 4, you could skip some techs entirely if you chose to do, but Civ 5's prereq structure for researching new techs requires you to master all of them eventually, though you can temporarily delay researching some techs to rush others.

There are other major changes under the hood. Religion was removed in vanilla and readded in Gods and Kings with significant changes. Espionage also got the axe and was reintroduced in G&K, again with significant changes. You should read a full review to see what those changes are. Those game systems are completely different.

Lastly, the AI has been changed. Now, playing on high difficulties will mean almost constant war. With everyone. Many of the negative reviews I've seen from people who have been playing Civ 5 for a long time complain that it's pretty much impossible to win Deity or Immortal difficulty with any victory condition other than Domination. This is just what I've read. I haven't played the game enough to even attempt it on those difficulties.

Overall, many people enjoy Civ 5, and there are still lots of folks who played Civ 4 and prefer it (with expansions). Personally, I prefer Civ 4 for a strategy-oriented game, but Civ 5's simplification of game systems and more casual feel make it more accessible. I find myself playing Civ 5 more overall.

Quote from theredfro : Note that you can purchase the Amazon "DRM Free" version OR just the Steam key from Amazon. Look for the little blurb about DRM (next to the big warning triangle) and click the link to switch between versions. They both cost the same. I'm sure people have opinions about which one is better. I picked up Civ IV complete for Steam and it activated with no problems. I've been meaning to pick this up for awhile now...

Came here just to say this.

I already own it on Impulse, but would like to get Civ IV on Steam so I can ignore it on two services instead of one.

Should probably mention somewhere that the sale only includes PC, not Mac.

Game of the Year Edition includes:

Sid Meier's Civilization® V
All 4 Cradle of Civilization Map Packs (Mediterranean, Asia, Americas, Mesopotamia)
Civilization Pack: Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar II)
Double Civilization and Scenario Pack: Spain and Inca
Civilization and Scenario Pack: Polynesia
Civilization and Scenario Pack: Denmark - The Vikings
Explorer’s Map Pack
Official Digital Soundtrack

I haven't played this since 2 or 3. The last thing I remember is an archer defeating my tank so I uninstalled it. Is that kind of crap still possible? I always hear great things about the game but that one thing really soured my experience.

Already have these from previous sales but great deal, TU and repped!

Quote from MacDude : Darn, on the PC version is on sale.

Quote from hokeez : Should probably mention somewhere that the sale only includes PC, not Mac.

Not true. Both Civ V and Civ IV activate on Steam (just be sure to click to the Steam-enabled SKU [amzn.to] for the Steam code). And those subs on Steam work for Mac.

I checked Bronasium [thebronasium.com] before I bought and can confirm with my own Steam account on my Mac that I have access to them.

-sj