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Vintage Paw said:
Right, I'm dl-ing.

Re: cartoony – nature of the DS beast I reckon. Hopefully should be good fun though :)
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yeah, it's good. a cut down version of the original but that makes it kind of fun... I'm just on the verge of world domination in my first game... armies seem to be the way forward...
 
I'm kicking India's arse at the moment. OK, so my first game is on Chieftain, but still :hmm:

It took me a little while to work things out, but it's not bad.

Is there a way to view the whole map? I haven't worked that one out yet.

Chieftain is ridiculously easy.
 
Kid_Eternity said:
Just turned it on now, it's doing some back up formatting thing...will post up first thoughts a bit later. :cool:
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Yeah, it took ages doing that on mine too.

I started off as Cleopatra, remembering I always favour the Egyptians in other versions. I don't think it has the same special starting abilities or whatever for different civs though, I could be wrong of course.

No chance to pick your world's conditions either. Haven't checked out the pre-loaded games yet.
 
Well, just had my first go and must say I'm quite impressed! It's never going to comparable to the pc version but it's done well enough for the DS. :cool:

It's definitely better than Sim City or those Zoo games on the DS, and a bit better than Theme Park (which is bloody good on the DS!). Graphics are nice, can't wait to give the online stuff a go, and what's this game of the week thing?! I like it! :D

Looks like the DS will be sucking my life away and making those boring journeys to work fun again. :o
 
Ace :cool:

I love Theme Park too. That and Hotel Dusk were responsible for hours and hours of my life when I first got the DS. I'm glad I've finished at uni now Civ is out :D

Glad you like it, Civ that is. Graphics are a bit confusing to understand, and it takes a while to work out where all the info you need is (in the city screens I'm still getting used to stuff, and I wish there was an easier way to see what units you have fortified in there when actually in the city).

Things like waiting turns when changing governments aren't there now, which I suppose is quite nice. Things like that, little obstacles in the game, have been removed, presumably because people using the DS might want something a bit less long-winded – for journeys or to dip in and out of. I haven't had a city go into disorder yet, but that might just be my amazing management skills :cool:

The diplomacy process is different too – so far, from what I can see, you have to try to attack a friendly civ then say ooh, let's negotiate, before you can start bartering, which seems a bit stupid. Perhaps I'm missing something.

I like the screen at the top when you attack – seeing my tanks go against some warriors was quite coolio lol.

Chieftain level seems hugely easier than Chieftain on any of the other versions I've played (actually, I've played them all :D). It's taking roughl 3-6 turns to research new tech. Again, I assume it's because of the DS demographic – on the move, no time for long drawn-out games.

On the whole, it's not comparable to normal Civ in the strategy stakes, but it's a great, fun new take on the game that takes into consideration the needs/wants of your average DS player really well. It'll never be as satisfying as normal Civ, but people aren't going to be playing it in the same way or with the same expectations.
 
Yep, all very true, one thing I must say is a little annoying is the lack of cueing, you can only build one thing at a time (unless I'm missing something) but apart from that it works very well in this tiny environment!
 
Vintage Paw said:
The diplomacy process is different too – so far, from what I can see, you have to try to attack a friendly civ then say ooh, let's negotiate, before you can start bartering, which seems a bit stupid. Perhaps I'm missing something.
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press select and then pick "diplomacy screen". ;)

I don't know how to get a full map though, there must be a way. They also seem to have removed all of the unrest from the cities, not that I'm complaining cos I used to hate that.

And... do armies have to all be the same type of unit? I can't seem to mix em up.

I like Naval Support.
 
One thing I can't find or it doesn't have is the option to disband units. I keep getting this bloody militia units that wont fortify and need telling to skip a turn each round. Damn annoying!
 
Kid_Eternity said:
One thing I can't find or it doesn't have is the option to disband units. I keep getting this bloody militia units that wont fortify and need telling to skip a turn each round. Damn annoying!
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I just stick em on a boat.

You can't upgrade units either it seems, unless you build leonardo's workshop which upgrades everything once.

Luckily combat seems to be a more viable option than in the past so my obsolete units tend to get wiped out quick sharp. :cool:
 
tommers said:
I just stick em on a boat.

You can't upgrade units either it seems, unless you build leonardo's workshop which upgrades everything once.

Luckily combat seems to be a more viable option than in the past so my obsolete units tend to get wiped out quick sharp. :cool:
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Ah good idea! Yeah I noticed that about the unit upgrade but tbh it doesn't bother me, individual upgrading is fiddly and I much prefer a swooping upgrade! :D

I do like that they kept the replay the whole game feature so you can see your game played out at the end. My first game was fairly funny; I had a couple of cities and little cultural influence until about 1900 AD then woosh I shot up and started skanking other civs cities all over the gaff in a hundred year spurt before building the UN and winning. :cool:
 
Couldn't say, only played it on Chiefton (I normally start each new Civ game on the easiest just to try out the new things before getting my ass kicked!)...
 
Any suggestions of games which don't need the stylus?

I'm looking at:
LEGO Indiana Jones
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Space Invaders Revolution
Boulderdash Rocks
Rayman DS
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer
Bleach: Blade of Fate - or whatever the first one is
Yoshi's Island
As games which don't rely on the stylus or at least in a minimal way (like only bits of sonic rush needed stylus action).

I'm just reading reviews though and so it's hard to tell. Halp.
 
drag0n said:
Any suggestions of games which don't need the stylus?

I'm looking at:
LEGO Indiana Jones
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Space Invaders Revolution
Boulderdash Rocks
Rayman DS
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer
Bleach: Blade of Fate - or whatever the first one is
Yoshi's Island
As games which don't rely on the stylus or at least in a minimal way (like only bits of sonic rush needed stylus action).

I'm just reading reviews though and so it's hard to tell. Halp.
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I don't think Civ needs the stylus.
 
tommers said:
I don't think Civ needs the stylus.
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Good point.
I've never played civ before though, so the whole thing is rather confusing.

I found out Princess Peach doesn't use the stylus so that's my game for when I can't hold shit. :cool:
 
Still laying waste to nations on Civ DS, great fun although a couple of things are starting to annoy. The lack of map is a bit annoying but what really grates is the inability to cue up production...too much micro managing!
 
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