Firaxis Games to remake Colonization

http://www.firaxis.com/games/game_detail.php?gameid=21
from Stardock Forums

Keeping up with the trend at Firaxis to relaunch older Sid Meier titles, the company has announced that Colonization is going to be released as a standalone expansion pack for Civilization 4. In it you will play as either English, Spanish, French or Dutch colonists trying to forge a new nation in the New World. It will include "Improved Diplomacy", multiplayer, a new interface and the brilliant level of moddability there is in Civ 4.

Personally I am looking forward to the game and will certainly be buying it when it is released, although I think that only four civs seems a bit limiting.

Does anyone else have any thoughts on this game?

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
A little late, since I've known about it for weeks, but still pretty nifty. The Civ 4 engine is a good way to give it a much-needed update and make it a modern game. I'm hoping they'll try something similar with Alpha Centauri next, especially if this update sells well.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Let's hope they don't let Meier anywhere near it, so they can ditch the ridiculous 'tax rate rises in random increments to 99% due to outrageous cartoon king' and 'you must fight a War of Independence to win' stuff.  Colonisation was much more interesting and low-level than Civ (and modern Civ games are just a sad reflection of the industry), but 1 victory condition that permeates the entire game (people loyal to the home country don't work as hard, lol) is just dumb.  The War - the focus of the entire game - even involved piles of AI cheating.  Pfft.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting catwhowalksbyhimself, reply 1


A little late, since I've known about it for weeks, but still pretty nifty. The Civ 4 engine is a good way to give it a much-needed update and make it a modern game. I'm hoping they'll try something similar with Alpha Centauri next, especially if this update sells well.

End of catwhowalksbyhimself's quote


Now an Alpha Centauri remake would be amazing :) .