Firaxis has said Venice is their favorite addition, and it's easy to see why: I've never seen a Civ play this differently from the others. They have a unique playstyle and several new mechanics (double trade routes, a unique Great Merchant that can puppet city states, the ability to buy units in puppeted cities), and they'll need it. That's right: Venice is One City Challenge deluxe, the ultimate test for a Civ fanatic. Their Unique Ability is not being able to build settlers or annex cities. You'll read about the big one in every Civ V: Brave New World review, I'm sure. Alright, let's dive in.Įnrico Dandolo, Scourge of God. It goes much farther, and I believe it takes Civ 5 to its apex. It was a solid expansion, and it made Civ 5 much better.īrave New World does the same thing, with a focus on the late game and the builder's game. Gods and Kings, the first expansion, added a Religion system that was much more robust and interesting than Civ 4's. It had some great new mechanics, but lost a lot of the depth of Civ 4 (full disclosure: Civilization IV is my favorite game of the 2000s), and the builder game - my personal playstyle - was heavily broken. UPDATE: check out our review roundup and see what everyone else is saying (they all like it too).īefore we dive into the Civilization 5: Brave New World review proper, let me say this: I didn't love vanilla Civ 5. It's more than that: it's the best thing that's ever happened to Civilization V. I would be doing Brave New World a disservice to call it Civ V's best expansion pack. And Archaeology adds something truly new to the Civ series. ![]() The World Congress and the Ideology system make the late game much more exciting. ![]() The new trade system and Culture Victory transform and revitalize the builder game. I've been playing the expansion for a few days now, and I am very, very happy to report that Brave New World is fantastic. Civilization 5: Brave New World review time! The latest and most likely final expansion to Civ 5 is out tomorrow (July 9) for North America, and July 12 worldwide for both PC and Mac.
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