One of the most noticeable changes in core gameplay has been the increased focus on terrain thanks to the addition of districts and housing. In most cases, these overhauled systems are a marked improvement over Civilization V and are interconnected in subtle and complex ways. The game feels new and exciting while retaining the familiar addictive gameplay of the series.įiraxis has overhauled a number of the mechanics from Civilization V, including religion, culture, and espionage. With a few hundred turns under my belt (many of them spent cursing the game’s unrelenting barbarian hordes), I’ve come to grasp the biggest changes introduced in Civilization VI.Ĭivilization VI is a major evolution of Civilization V: Brave New World, building on existing structures while making steps into fresh territory unexplored by previous Civilization titles. Speaking of war, you can now also use casus belli - justified reasons for conflict with enemy Civs - to massively reduce the diplomatic penalty for warmongering usually tacked on to declarations of war.After playing an unhealthy amount of the latest iteration of Sid Meier’s Civilization this past weekend, I’ve been left with a familiar “one more turn” addiction. VI lets you do things like gear your social policies toward producing a more effective military, and after the completely justified war, shift focus to rebuilding your cities and keeping your post-war populace happy. It's moved away from a static progression style for your civics, government and research where once you picked an option, it was there to build on for the rest of the game. That not only leads to a balancing act over things like choosing whether to harvest natural resources or use the space for developments like economic districts, it means your cities just look more impressive as they expand.Ĭiv VI feels more dynamic.

The most obvious change is that your cities, previously confined to one tile on the hex-based map, are now spread out over multiple spaces. Screenshot by Luke Lancaster/CNET The home front Cities now cover multiple spaces on the map.

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