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Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: idolminds on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 09:02:11 AM
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At the end of any Civilization game you can choose to keep playing. So what happens when you keep playing the same game for 10 years?
Its not pretty. (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/06/12/fate-of-the-world-the-decade-long-game-of-civ-ii/)
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Wow, this is great stuff.
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Ditto.
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That is phenomenal! Running a simulation for that long I'm eager to see the data!
It is pretty funny that the end result is akin to the dystopian future we envision in other games :P
The tag line for that 10 year game? "War. War never changes."
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Sid Meier's reaction. (http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/civilization-creator-comments-on-decade-long-game-of-civ-ii/)
“My first thought was, ‘Wow! I can’t believe anyone has been playing “Civ II” for that long.’ It’s been more than 15 years since we released that game, and I don’t think any of us expected a decade-long game would come out of it. It would be amazing if we could come back in 2025 and find out if someone’s had a 10-year game of ‘Civ V’ going.”
:D
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I liked how he pimped Civ5 very subtly.
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Haha
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Should have pimped IV IMO...
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Man, I wonder what he did that got him in that state. With me and grand strategy games I find that if I survive the early game and manage to establish my empire, i become next to unstoppable. In almost every 4x game I play the challenge is at the beginning when I am expanding and have limited resources and troops. Once I establish myself, the A.I can do nothing to prevent my ascension into godhood. However, even though my victory has been pre-determined i must go through the tedious chore of finishing off my opponents which can take hours and hours depending on the game.
I remember playing a game of Civ V and early on the French and Chinese were easily the top powers in the game. I managed a decent empire and was expanding being extra careful not to start any wars because I was not ready for them. Then the French thought it would be awesome to invade me. What followed was the greatest war I have ever played in a Civ game. Cities would change hands often and I was in the fight for my life. They had invaded from the east and were advancing slowly. After a drawn out conflict they seized Boston and were only a stones throw from Washington. If my capital fell than the game would be over so I took EVERY army i had in the west (which was there to defend against a possible attack by the English) and threw them into the defense of Washington. They weathered the storm and I managed to secure my capital and slowly start regaining territory. A couple hours later at like 5 a.m in the morning, Paris fell to my armies. I came out of the conflict the clear sole superpower in the world. My army and territories were the largest and I was way ahead in technology. However, even though my victory was cemented I still had to defeat like 5 other Civilizations and that took hours and hours of marching numerical and technologically super forces at the A.I.