Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - Blu-ray Forum

AranhaHunter · 06-09-2008, 11:56 PM

Man this demo is addicting, at first I didn't really know what I was doing and was confused, but now I'm getting the hang of it and thoroughly enjoying it. The controls are simplified over the PC's Civilization counterpart, which can be both good and bad.

If you liked other strategy games such as advance wars or field commander or liked board strategy games like Risk, this is definitely worth checking out. I'll definitely be buying this.

JasonR · 06-09-2008, 11:58 PM

I love Civ III and IV, I could play them for hours on end.

sore_and_crucified · 06-10-2008, 12:03 AM

I was quite surprised by it. Ran out of turns and wanted to carry on, I had a global victory and had armies placed all over the place, great how you can merge three lots of warriers into a mini army.... great stuff!!!

Idealsupra · 06-10-2008, 12:05 AM

Yeah I liked it. Dont know if I $60 liked it lol... but it will get a rent from me for sure and possibly buy once the price comes down.

savage1984 · 06-10-2008, 12:13 AM

demo on psn??

jq71586 · 06-10-2008, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by savage1984

demo on psn??

Yup. Just came out this past week.

Proteus · 06-10-2008, 12:14 AM

I've always loved the Civ stuff..

I really liked how they simplified it for the masses in the demo. Made it a lot more fast paced feeling. Was fun trying to beat the AI before the demo ran out!

I went back and played Civ IV Warlords after the demo to see the difference...

They aren't even the same game at all really. Same concept. Completely different gameplay. Civ IV is SO MUCH more complex. It's like in the CivRev demo they just put everything in Civ IV on 'Automation' and removed all the controls for it.

I was happy to see they put caravans back in CivRev though... I miss caravans in Civ.

BLu-Balls · 06-10-2008, 02:51 AM

Great Demo! I spent over an hour playing this demo. My wife went apeshit because she missed Canadian Idol and our PVR didn't record it. I had to add timeshifting so that I can record it for her later. Man this Demo is addictive. She is snarling at me as I type. Lol! Gotta love her!

kx11 · 06-10-2008, 03:01 AM

i loooooooved the game , it's a must buy for me

canonbomb1987 · 06-10-2008, 03:20 AM

i too tried the demo last night and loved it. pretty simple yet involving. will give def consideration to the game when it comes out.

darkpoet25 · 06-10-2008, 03:21 AM

I downloaded the demo and have yet to play it. Is it hard to get into at first? I've never played the other Civ games before.

Marquoz · 06-10-2008, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by darkpoet25

I downloaded the demo and have yet to play it. Is it hard to get into at first? I've never played the other Civ games before.

Play on the chieftan version, it gives you hints as you go through the game, it's very easy to get into! It will take a few play throughs to find a play style that fits you. I personally like to build out really quick and get a lot of cities, and then pump my technology. Others build up their armies and conquer cities. There's a lot of different ways to win the game, which is cool about it!

AM-MAN · 06-10-2008, 04:55 AM

at the risk of sounding "...

....", is this the same sid meier known for the films

AM-MAN · 06-10-2008, 05:02 AM

double post

Pelican170 · 06-10-2008, 02:24 PM

Civilization games are great! very addicting but can take some time to fully understand if you have never played before. I dont know how this will be on the PS3, i think id tend to buy these for pc..

superdynamite · 06-10-2008, 03:42 PM

The demo is amazing. I loved trying it out and I am definitely purchasing when launched.

The animations are completely mind blowing for this type of game. It was very unexpected because we usually don't get great animations with this type of game.

I am a huge fan of the original Populous which was the greatest real-time strategy game ever made. Although Civ Rev is turn based, I can see from the Demo that I will enjoy this as mush as I enjoyed Populous.

I loved the Demo but you definitely need the full version with instruction manual to get the full effect of the game.

100% buying this one! Four Stars!

SpaceDog · 06-10-2008, 04:01 PM

I loved Civ 2 but did not love Civ3 and never tried Civ4. I found that in Civ3 I was being destroyed before I could leave my patch of starter land. Is Revolution or IV better?

ThePhantomOak · 06-11-2008, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Marquoz

Play on the chieftan version, it gives you hints as you go through the game, it's very easy to get into! It will take a few play throughs to find a play style that fits you. I personally like to build out really quick and get a lot of cities, and then pump my technology. Others build up their armies and conquer cities. There's a lot of different ways to win the game, which is cool about it!

I think it is interesting that so many people are military minded...

I have yet to find someone who try's to win by any other means except to see if they can do it.

DezNutz · 06-11-2008, 03:02 PM

When is the release date for this game, Sometime in July?

PS3-Playb3yond · 06-11-2008, 02:10 AM

Haven't tried the game yet but I will.

06-09-2008, 11:56 PM	#1
AranhaHunter Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Trading Score:1	Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution Man this demo is addicting, at first I didn't really know what I was doing and was confused, but now I'm getting the hang of it and thoroughly enjoying it. The controls are simplified over the PC's Civilization counterpart, which can be both good and bad. If you liked other strategy games such as advance wars or field commander or liked board strategy games like Risk, this is definitely worth checking out. I'll definitely be buying this.

06-10-2008, 05:02 AM	#14
AM-MAN Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:the Blu-planet@****	double post Last edited by AM-MAN; 06-11-2008 at 05:54 AM.

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06-09-2008, 11:58 PM	#2
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	I love Civ III and IV, I could play them for hours on end.

06-10-2008, 12:03 AM	#3
sore_and_crucified Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	I was quite surprised by it. Ran out of turns and wanted to carry on, I had a global victory and had armies placed all over the place, great how you can merge three lots of warriers into a mini army.... great stuff!!!

06-10-2008, 12:05 AM	#4
Idealsupra Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:30	Yeah I liked it. Dont know if I $60 liked it lol... but it will get a rent from me for sure and possibly buy once the price comes down.

06-10-2008, 12:13 AM	#5
savage1984 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Los Angeles	demo on psn??

06-10-2008, 12:14 AM	#7
Proteus Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:SoCal PSN:CaptBurn	I've always loved the Civ stuff.. I really liked how they simplified it for the masses in the demo. Made it a lot more fast paced feeling. Was fun trying to beat the AI before the demo ran out! I went back and played Civ IV Warlords after the demo to see the difference... They aren't even the same game at all really. Same concept. Completely different gameplay. Civ IV is SO MUCH more complex. It's like in the CivRev demo they just put everything in Civ IV on 'Automation' and removed all the controls for it. I was happy to see they put caravans back in CivRev though... I miss caravans in Civ.

06-10-2008, 02:51 AM	#8
BLu-Balls Expert Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:TO Canada Blu-ray collection:867 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 10	Great Demo! I spent over an hour playing this demo. My wife went apeshit because she missed Canadian Idol and our PVR didn't record it. I had to add timeshifting so that I can record it for her later. Man this Demo is addictive. She is snarling at me as I type. Lol! Gotta love her!

06-10-2008, 03:01 AM	#9
kx11 Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:28	i loooooooved the game , it's a must buy for me

06-10-2008, 03:20 AM	#10
canonbomb1987 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:57 Trading Score:5	i too tried the demo last night and loved it. pretty simple yet involving. will give def consideration to the game when it comes out.

06-10-2008, 03:21 AM	#11
darkpoet25 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Indianapolis, IN Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:297 Blu-ray reviews: 4	I downloaded the demo and have yet to play it. Is it hard to get into at first? I've never played the other Civ games before.

06-10-2008, 04:55 AM	#13
AM-MAN Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:the Blu-planet@****	at the risk of sounding "... ....", is this the same sid meier known for the films

06-10-2008, 02:24 PM	#15
Pelican170 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Newtown, CT 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:735 DVD collection:256 Trading Score:13	Civilization games are great! very addicting but can take some time to fully understand if you have never played before. I dont know how this will be on the PS3, i think id tend to buy these for pc..

06-10-2008, 03:42 PM	#16
superdynamite Banned Member since:Aug 2007 Location:NYC	The demo is amazing. I loved trying it out and I am definitely purchasing when launched. The animations are completely mind blowing for this type of game. It was very unexpected because we usually don't get great animations with this type of game. I am a huge fan of the original Populous which was the greatest real-time strategy game ever made. Although Civ Rev is turn based, I can see from the Demo that I will enjoy this as mush as I enjoyed Populous. I loved the Demo but you definitely need the full version with instruction manual to get the full effect of the game. 100% buying this one! Four Stars!

06-10-2008, 04:01 PM	#17
SpaceDog Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Raleigh, NC Blu-ray collection:116	I loved Civ 2 but did not love Civ3 and never tried Civ4. I found that in Civ3 I was being destroyed before I could leave my patch of starter land. Is Revolution or IV better?

06-11-2008, 03:02 PM	#19
DezNutz Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:24	When is the release date for this game, Sometime in July?

06-11-2008, 02:10 AM	#20
PS3-Playb3yond Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Cincinnati, OH Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:13	Haven't tried the game yet but I will.

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