Civ Rev for PC: A Game of Personality

As a fan of the Civilization series, I've always been drawn to its unique blend of strategy and role-playing elements. In my experience, however, my civilizations rarely make it to the end-game – instead, they're often outflanked by one faction or another, spread too thin, and collapse under their own weight like an over-eater who finally achieves critical mass.

Despite this, Civilization Revolution offers a range of ways to win, including military victories, scientific breakthroughs, economic dominance, and cultural achievements. And when you're not busy conquering all your opponents or reaching Alpha Centuri first, you can quash rebellions and break peace treaties – decisions that reflect poorly on your character, if I'm being honest.

As someone who's never been a fan of the obvious rock-paper-scissors mechanics underlying most real-time strategy games, I appreciate how Civilization offers a more nuanced experience. It's as much about governing your civilization as it is about building and battling. And yet, despite my best efforts to build a democratic utopia, I always seem to end up in some sort of dictatorship by the time the game is over.

Little Napoleon, indeed.

The transition from older Civilization games to Revolution has been smooth, with few jarring moments to disrupt the gameplay experience. Sid Meier's Firaxis studio has always been ambitious, and their willingness to adapt to a more casual audience was inevitable – after all, ambition is what makes Civilization what it is.

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