I'm not touching any civ game until it got it's two DLCs. 5 and 6 had only a really good game loop after them and it's cheaper that way. I'm not alone in this I think which might be half of the reason for the struggle.
Meh my biggest complaint about Civ 7 was around unique districts being placed randomly by the AI, making captured cities a lot worse than cities you create yourself.
They've made changes to the age system so that more carries over between ages now, but the age system never really bothered me. It's a more explicit rubber banding mechanic. It's not for everyone though, and there are a couple things I don't like about it, but it's different than previous Civs, and a nice change from the snowballing in Civ 6.
I think their biggest mistake with this game was just changing too much at once. It's a lot different than Civs 5 and 6, and I'm wondering if people were just expecting more of that instead.
I have not played Civ 7 but i've seen a lot of it played. As someone who has only dipped my toe into Civ over the years, Civ 7 actually seems pretty interesting to me. Just the core concept of changing cultures as the game goes on, and ending up with a sort of hybrid of all the cultures that came before, is really compelling to me. It's interesting to here your take as someone that seems to have played more of it.
To me, the biggest issue with the game right now seems to be the lack of a space age, as that just makes the endgame seem very abridged. What is the biggest issue with the game for you specifically? I know you said changing too much at once was a mistake, but you seemed to be speaking to their overall strategy more than anything.
There's a few issues I have with it, but the age transitions isn't one of them. The modern age, when I last played, felt far too short. I also found that it's more fun to play with longer age lengths and no crisis.
I already have a few hundred hours into it. If the game interests you, I'd recommend it. They've done a lot the past few months to improve the balance.
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