While last year’s expansion, Gods and Kings, brought Civilization V out of a stale rut, it is Brave New World that elevates the game to completion and sets the stage for the inevitable Civilization VI. It’s as if Firaxis has managed to convert heroin into a playable format.
Civilization V continues to be one of the most popular grand-strategy games you can play on Steam, for about three years.
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Philip Boyes:
When I was a kid, I played a lot of Civilization 2. I played a lot of strategy games in general, but having a deep love of both history and sci-fi, the epic sweep of Civ 2 from prehistory to the stars held a particular appeal. I loved taking my little people from their huts and ziggurats to the world of science and advanced space-flight.