Civ 4 by Take Two????
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Civ 4 by Take Two????
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Well there is certainly plenty of blame to go around.
The design by Quicksilver was flawed (the idea of the player not really being in control is my take on it) and their development effort never worked either as they appear to have just thrown the kitchen sink into the game.
So Atari stepped in and cleaned house to get it out the door. My beef with them is they knew they were selling a half finsihed mess but rather than stay the course and support their paying customers they just cut their losses and ran after an ineffective patch or two.
I'm playing Civ3 now PBEM and will probably get Civ4 now that Atari is not publishing it.
The design by Quicksilver was flawed (the idea of the player not really being in control is my take on it) and their development effort never worked either as they appear to have just thrown the kitchen sink into the game.
So Atari stepped in and cleaned house to get it out the door. My beef with them is they knew they were selling a half finsihed mess but rather than stay the course and support their paying customers they just cut their losses and ran after an ineffective patch or two.
I'm playing Civ3 now PBEM and will probably get Civ4 now that Atari is not publishing it.
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Better Take 2 than a behemoth like Atari or Microsoft. I expect they're smart enough to give Sid & Co. a very long leash. And Firaxis is professional enough not to need it. The game engine is already finished and the core game is playable. They have most of this year for tweaking rules, refining the interface, playbalancing, and creating content. That, my friends, is how games SHOULD be made.
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Then it's about damn time that Sid and Firaxis learned the lesson.Ironrod wrote:Better Take 2 than a behemoth like Atari or Microsoft. I expect they're smart enough to give Sid & Co. a very long leash. And Firaxis is professional enough not to need it. The game engine is already finished and the core game is playable. They have most of this year for tweaking rules, refining the interface, playbalancing, and creating content. That, my friends, is how games SHOULD be made.
Seriously 3 was a mess and didn't deliver the final final product until you purchased the second expansion. They got most of the game working fine. But, in particular, I'm referring to the MP which was horrific in PtW and never adequately patched unless you bought Conquests.
I will wait until there is a serious discount on 4 before giving him my money (but I am not naive enough to think that I won't acquiesce eventually, damn him).
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