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All of this talk about Civilization V makes me wonder, how did Civilization IV and Alpha Centauri compare to one another? Was one better than the other? (I've played Alpha but never Civ4.)
SMAC is one of the best games ever made. It's certainly the best 4X game ever....
civ for the masses, smac for the more hardcore gamers.
that's how it'll always be.
The console franchise Civilization: Revolutions appears to be more geared towards the masses than the PC's Civilization franchise.
Why do you say that? I'd find it hard to believe that Rev has outsold Civ especially since the ladder has been out for decades.
alpha centauri is my favorite turn-based strategy game ever. I'd love to see an alpha centauri 2.
Where did he imply it outsold anything. Just because it plays to the lowest common denomenator doesn't mean it was successful.
The console franchise Civilization: Revolutions appears to be more geared towards the masses than the PC's Civilization franchise.
It sounds like there is some demand for a SMAC-2. I'd like a sequel to Alpha Centauri, too. I wonder what's getting in the way of one. (Probably publishing contracts and other intellectual property issues.)
From what I understand, EA owns the rights to SMAC basicly cockblocking firaxis, which is ironic considering the whole reason SMAC got made was because some company was cockblocking the civ franchise at the time.
If a company was cockblocking the Civ franchise at the time, how were they able to release Civ IV?