As almost all non-indie games of the coaster/tycoon/park/city type of game, this one just seems to be of bad quality, too rushed, very by-the-books with little love put into it.
I really have to wonder what is up with that.

At the same time, there are indies out there doing things much better - just that no indie has yet picked up the Pizza Connection type of game as far as I'm aware.

Fun fact: Almost all reviews on Steam so far are in German - for some reason Germans just go crazy over this kind of game. Just like simulations in general. And all complain about the same things: Bad performance, feels unfinished, step down from the earlier games.

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This is on my wishlist since what feels like the beginning of time :D
Maybe I will soon be able to finally purchase it and try it out - I really don't like episodic formats, so I only buy when something is complete.

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Quoting: GuestCiv6 graphics are worse than Civ5 or just bad graphics? Let's take a look.

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Looks fine, you can make out everything for what it is, even without knowing the game.

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Here I'm completely incapable of telling what is what without knowing the game.
What in that screen is a forest? What is just a bunch of trees? Is that a burning farm or some mudlands?
Where is one tile ending and another one beginning? Is that one cavalry unit or two or four?
Everything just has its saturation turned up to 11. That is the opposite of contrast. Making everything bright and colorful as hell does not improve anything.

Quoting: Guestbut people wanted a Gears of War palette like Civ5, so realistic and mature, well, i'm playing a videogame where George Washington is leading an army of archers and iron sword warriors, that's realism for you.

You know your argument completely falls apart if you're trying to somehow tie graphical design quality, art style and readability together with setting realism.

Quoting: GuestAbout wasted space on UI, there are mods for that.

That's all fine and dandy, but doesn't change the fact that the base game has terrible UI design.
Mods shouldn't be required to have a well-designed UI.
Stellaris, Endless Legends & Space, or so many other 4X games got this right (or at least better).
But some incapable designer thought it was a better idea to waste half the diplomancy screen on those caricature abominations instead of using it for something useful. This is the same level of nonsense as those Mass Effect: Andromeda weapon screens that use over 50% of the screen to just show a 3D model while you have to navigate around to get some actual data.

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The most annoying bug for me and my GF (on totally different systems), that using the Steam overlay often (especially when using the browser) freezes the app and requires you to kill Steam AND the game, still doesn't seem to be fixed.

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I honestly don't get why people like this game as much as they seem to.
In contrast to even Civ 5, the UI is horrible (mostly just wasted space, just look at the diplomacy screen), the AI is horrible, too (even on harder difficulties the AI doesn't seem to know what it is doing) and the graphics just look like mobile-for-kids.

Hell, I was playing on ... what was it? Immortal? ... and by mid-game I was at the top and just started clicking next turn and do only what advisors suggested - still ended up winning. The game basically played itself.
The whole game seems to be aiming to be a "baby's first 4X".

Maybe it would be some fun online with friends, but playing solo I felt totally underwhelmed, uninstalled and just moved back to play Endless Space 2 and Stellaris.

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Awesome!
It was on my wishlist already, but linux support always increases the chance that I actually buy something :)

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Quoting: razing32Hmm , very few reviews on steam.

Yes, zero...

It is interesting that this wasn't built with RPG Maker.
Why? I mean, it would have been perfectly suited.
The result sure looks like it was made with it...

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Mhhhhh..... bacon.

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Quoting: pete910As said in previous posts, it's not COD/BF type game. Rambo style tactics just don't work. you need to work as a team!
Spawning then all running off generally leads to what you have experienced!

Which tactic other than "wait for the enemy to show their head, then shoot" can even be applied in such a game for anyone but teams who know each other for some time and communicate well?
If you try to sneak towards your enemy, you'll just be shot. If you advance on the main field, you will be shot.
I could see maybe a few people surviving if everyone would wait for a signal to attack - but that would require an amount of teamwork that is rarely seen in online games with random people.

Quoting: LinuxpunkBelieve me, this game is tons of fun. It thrives to be "realistic", so single player "rambo tactics" won't work and you'll prob. get killed. You need to follow your squad and play as a group. Also, always stay in cover, if you shoot out of cover you'll prob. get killed before you get to safety.

I don't like team based games as that either means I will drag the team down cause I suck or someone on the team will drag me down cause they suck.
I prefer to rely on myself, so this game in all likelyhood just isn't for me.

Planetside 2, as another example, allows both playstyles. The big advances and battles are team efforts, but there is always room for some sly soloing.
Of course, that is also a completely different scale.

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