I mean, the ages thing grew on me. It was way too common in other civs to just snowball early and dominate the rest. Any modern civilization was just bad, because by the time they got online it was over.

[–] MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

It also speeds up the games a bit. I simply do not have the time as a full adult to sink 10+ hours into a single game. I have actually finished every game of Civ 7 I've played so far, which has never happened with any prior Civ installments at my current playtime.

[–] CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I am enjoying the age mechanic as a new approach to the formula. It's not without its flaws, but in previous Civs after a certain point I just stopped playing/didn't finish games when the outcome was clear. I'm doing that less now.

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Honestly the flaws I have the biggest complaints about is the God awful UI.

Incorrect tool tips, no drag and drop, no ui for city connectivity, no renaming cities, disappearing entities.

It's genuinely painful at times.

[–] CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Big agree. Figuring out over building with the interface was so frustrating! Seeing city connectivity too.