Poll: Which Should I Buy?

[MCGT]

Quick question Escapists, I've always enjoyed strategy games and since getting a new laptop I am now able to play one better than Rome Total War. Looking on Steam I've got the choice between Civilisation 4 or 5 and normally I would get the cheaper (older) one, especially because I've heard some complaints about 5. However there is a sale on at the moment making them the same price, and now I've got 10 hours to decide which one. Any thoughts?

TLDR: Civilisation 4 or 5?

 

[k7avenger]

If you're familiar with 4X games, get Civ 4. If you're new to that particular genre, get Civ 5. The AI in Civ 5 can't war its way out of a paper bag. You could hypothetically increase the difficulty, but that only gives the computer bonuses while making bad military choices, aka "Their arrows will blot out the sun."

 

[number2301]

Try the demos, I personally think the new combat in Civ V takes it completely out of sight of the previous games with their stacks of doom.

Civ 4 was Civ 3 plus some, Civ V feels like a real revolution.

 

[k7avenger]

Try the demos, I personally think the new combat in Civ V takes it completely out of sight of the previous games with their stacks of doom.

Civ 4 was Civ 3 plus some, Civ V feels like a real revolution.

I know! I happen to think the hexagon grid with 1upt is fantastic. So much better than civ 4's stacks of doom. Its just a shame that the AI is rather incompetent at using it to it's advantage.