
Maybe next time they'll have an Old School Sid Meier Bundle!Įdit: How is Ace Patrol as a game? The cartoony graphics were a turn-away for me, but I don't actually know anything about the gameplay. The current setup probably will draw in more people. But that's more because that's what I don't already have. Maybe Pirates!, perhaps a Civil War game or Alien Crossfire, and some of the new-on-GOG ones like Covert Action and Silent Service. I'd kind of hoped that there'd be more old-school titles when seeing this, though. But for those who don't own most of what they can run, it's a great deal.
#STEAM CANT BUY CIV V COMPLETE BUNDLE FOR A FRIEND WINDOWS#
And Ace Patrol requires Windows 7, which is kind of surprising. I'm pretty sure BNW was on sale for $7.50 on Gamersgate last weekend, so it's not really worth it for just that with a sale likely to recur in a few months. I also own nearly everything, the exceptions being the Civ5 expansions and Ace Patrol. It's worth noting that the average price has jumped, and appears to be continuing to climb - it's $7.68 right now, up from $7.63 a few minutes ago. Forwarded to a friend who doesn't already own most of these games. I think the diplomatic victory changes they're making will really change this though.That's a pretty good deal. it's just an annoying popup while I'm dealing with other stuff.


Sometimes it's really interesting, other times. also it's really easy to build stuff to avoid flooding, so why bother? I don't know. I personally try to avoid coal to prevent it, but. The global warming stuff is a bit awkward. The civs in this expansion are all really fun. Don't build a city adjacent to a volcano and you're fine. I was pretty worried about the disasters being annoying, but they always add positive aspects as well as negative so it's more-so variation than anything. They name all the rivers and mountains and deserts and volcanoes and it sounds really superficial but it really gives a lot of personality to the game in my opinion. Or you can go straight to Store and search for 'Civilization V', all that is in your library will be marked properly and if youre missing something. Makes even the tech-tree more interesting because you unlock govt promotions. The best way to see if youre missing any DLCs is to find CiV in your Steam Library right click on it, choose 'View Downloadable Content' and there you see what you have attached to your account. They only add positive stuff in my opinion. And as I said before, as all other Civ games are restricted on Steam, it doesn't look good for those of us affected by the restrictions. Seeing as Civ 5 is now a SteamWorks infested title, no other DD service will touch it. Governors (was that added in rise and fall?) are a great add to the game. You can get the Civ games world wide (as far as I know) from GamersGate too, but you can't on Steam. I've had some fun with the bonuses (they help you sprint towards certain objectives- prophet, wonder, expansion, etc) but generally I could do without them. Dark/Light ages I personally think are a little tedious. Whereas the AI doesn't always do a great job and it's fun to see their cities break away. It's pretty easy for a human player to avoid losing a city to loyalty and there are several ways to counter it. Generally pleased with the changes though.


Originally posted by Will:It seems like they add so much tedious♥♥♥♥♥♥that you might just have more fun without them. The fact I spent £35 on DLC and don't regret it one bit may say a lot about my sanity, but I think for a product that will happily eat away your hours and give you a more enjoyable civ experience across the entire time-line, not just early and mid game, this is one I recommend. I feel they finally gave the late game in particular a purpose and now I get the enjoyable feeling that a modern and beyond-era leader should get. New victory condition (diplomatic returns from civ 5 but in an arguably more detailed format), more stuff to do late game (focus on late game fuel while monitoring climate change and ensuring your coastal tiles don't flood! Build barriers to protect otherwise!), natural disasters provide short term risk but long term reward (volcanoes fertilise land but temporarily destroy tile improvements) and future tech and civics keep the game interesting late on. I recommend Gathering Storm, as obnoxious as its price tag is! There are much worse ways to waste £35 than into an expansion pack that does add a good chunk of replayability value to the game.
