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PC Gamer gives Oblivion a 4 page, 16 screenshot review, Galciv2 gets 1 PAGE?????

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PC Gamer gives Oblivion a 4 page, 16 screenshot review, Galciv2 gets 1 PAGE?????

What's going on here?

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I am very impressed with both games, they are of similar quality, had similar bugginess right at the beginning, and will both be PERMANENTLY installed on my hard drive (for at least a few good years.)..

WHY SUCH A DISPARITY? I mean come on, Four pages of oblivion and one of Galciv? Isn't the magazine thin enough already?

Who did stardock need to **&*& to get at least 2 pages?

What do y'all think?
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Reply #26 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yeah, that's the problem. The dev's themselves have been surprised at sales, because noone knows who it is. If I go onto any online game like CoH or WoW and ask "who here has galciv2", I either get blank looks or (very rarely) someone excited saying "Yeah I'll have that tomorrow/few days/couple weeks!" followed by a VERY long absence from the game
Mention Oblivion, however, and watch those who hate Elder Scrolls prepare for war against those looking forward to the game


I'm finding that a lot of the 'old school' turn-based-game strategy fanatics are coming out of the 'wood work' to check out GalCiv 2. I've gotten at least two work colleagues to buy it based on my reviews alone. The word of mouth influence for buying this game is huge, and it seems that there is a considerable majority of old-timers who have been waiting for a game like this for a while. I remember the same build-up and hype shortly after MOO III was released. Then, of course, the reviews for that game came out and many people who played it simply didn't find the game fun (myself included), so it 'died' rather quickly. Luckily, GalCiv2 seems to be the exact opposite of MOO III: it's engaging, nice to look at, has a lot of depth without being needlessly abstruse, and, more than anything, it's fun.

Honestly, I didn't even know GalCiv 2 was in development. I was 'trolling' the Gamespot website a few weeks ago, looking for reviews on SW: Empire and War and The Battle for Middle Earth 2. I had played the demo's for both of those games, and was looking for some more information while patiently awaiting their release.

Then I saw the Gamespot review of GalCiv 2 ... and I was amazed ... and I have totally forgotten about those other games.

I bought GalCiv 1 years ago, and enjoyed the game quite a bit, but always felt it lacked something. The 2-D tile-based graphics, the lack of a ship editor, and the fact that you couldn't play as any of the various non-human races (or design your own) really made the game feel limited. Even Pax Imperia had more customizability than that. But the gameplay was 'solid' nevertheless (very reminiscent of Alpha Centauri and Civ), so I would always return to it from time to time, playing it on my laptop late at night in some hotel room while on a business trip, or during some weekend when the Civ III / IV boredom set it. When I saw the Gamespot review .... and read about all of the new features ... I immediately went out and picked up a copy of the game. (Lucky for me Best Buy was restocking the shelves the morning I stopped in ... shelves that would be come completely empty five days later.) The rest, as they say, is history.

I think a lot of people have been waiting for a good, 'modernized' turn-based space civilization game for a while now. When MOO III failed, it left a huge void that needed to be filled. Not only that, but I think a lot of the gamers out there are starting to get jaded with their MMORPG's (the yearllong 'love affair' with WoW and CoH is starting to show some wear and tear) and the FPS market has been really lackluster as of late (with the exception of F.E.A.R.) RTS's are still derivitive as ever (with an occasional breakout 'hit', like Warhammer: Dawn of War). You can almost argue that the gaming 'public' has been waiting for a game like GalCiv 2 to arrive for a very long time. As such, it's really no surprise that it's doing well, even in the light of so many huge 'corporate' games.
Reply #27 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Oblivion has been talked about and anticipated for months. For many gamers, it was THE release they were waiting for this year.


What? I waited for GalCiv2 for OVER A YEAR. And even before it was to be announced, I bought gal civ 1 to support the company so it could make something like gal civ 2 in the future! I don't give a rats arse about Oblivion.

I guess they never got around to reading the instructions, and using Ctrl-N. If it looks unfair try again.


AMEN brother. A lot of complaints on this board are by the uninformed. Though I can't say it's all their fault, there is a large segment fo population which can't figure anything out without being told about it. Still I would encourage people to explore the game a bit more.
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