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TSPrivateJohn
post Jun 13 2008, 09:35 AM, updated 18y ago

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"A Thinking Man's game"


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I tried the demo yesterday, had a blast with it for 6 hours straight, seriously!
If you like strategy game, this is it. It's not as hardcore as the pc version, more fast pace and...fun?? Suppper addictive!!


Why the MP is fun?
-It's turn-based but everyone move simultaneously.
-Live vision support.
-Private Chat from the game instead of dashboard (why? Look down)
-Diplomacy!!! Imagine playing with 4 players...*evil grin* Expect lotsa betrayal & fake alliance...
There are alot of diplomatic option in the game, not just ally or hostile.

Giving up Grid and going for this tomorrow!!! Any strategy fan, hit me up for a game or two because it's not a popular genre on console sad.gif
(lag shouldn't be an issue because it's turn-based)


Come on...launching a nuclear warhead at your opponent who are still stuck at medieval age! That's fun! rclxms.gif

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post Jun 13 2008, 09:55 AM

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You buying??
Demo i don't think can invite because it only allow player matchmaking and the turn is limited.

My 360 is not off yet, i am still sobbing here because i was betray by AI and my human opponent launch the nuclear warhead at the sea then send me xbl message "hope you enjoy the show" while my best warmachine is a freakin' catapult doh.gif

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I can imagine now..... gonna be a zombie in the office because of the "just one more turn" syndrome.

I am suffering from the JOMT syndrome already, it's 2:55am over here laugh.gif
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post Jun 13 2008, 10:07 AM

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...or when you are feeling old. Sitting at the sofa, sipping coffee.... laugh.gif

Good, See you on the battefield when you got the game. Fear my mongolian army! (from the stats it looks like a good rusher with all the barbarian allies)
Going back to the demo now tongue.gif
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post Jun 14 2008, 12:08 AM

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^1.25 GB. Hope the game is out in Asia so can play with you guys.

Bought the game 10 pound more expensive than online site but i couldn't wait! Too late for Friday delivery.
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post Jun 15 2008, 11:07 AM

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It's not Realtime strategy, so it works even better. (given that RTS is also playable on console now)

I am playing this game non-stop and work my way up the ladder...Be warned, one game can last up to 6 hours or longer!
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Having loads of fun with it, chatting with random people in each game, exchanging strategy or leisure talk.
(compare to the RTS crowd who usually send a big "f u" XBL message when each game end laugh.gif ) Probably all the player of CR are old man tongue.gif



The sense of accomplishment when you are able to protect your civilization knowingly each nation want a piece of you is....unspeakable. thumbup.gif
My favourite combo : Chinese (literacy) + Technology + Democracy + abit of culture.
Military might = Bomber + G.Infantry...american style biggrin.gif
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post Jun 15 2008, 10:27 PM

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QUOTE(wintzen @ Jun 15 2008, 09:06 PM)
@PJ the demo is only available using US account?
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Yup, the demo is available in every region except asia.

Have you guys check whether the game is region free?


Just had another great game today...was struggling at first when 2 player "ally" with me but station two army infront of my base blocking me from expanding. sweat.gif
So i keep researching kao kao & expand from the sea/island. At the mean time I keep selling technology to the AI to make them stronger then pressure other human player.
Near the end when my technology is on the lead i have air superiority (bomber) + G.I while other player still riding horse. GG tongue.gif
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post Jun 17 2008, 10:21 PM

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For Asian version (HK), playasia is listing July as the release date. Same as US?

In Take-Two forum, PAL version is said be region free on NTSC console but not sure about NTSC/J.

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post Jun 22 2008, 07:13 AM

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QUOTE(-= Virgil =- @ Jun 21 2008, 11:48 AM)
Anybody notice that PJ stopped posting here after he got his hands on the game whistling.gif
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lol, i am still here laugh.gif

I've been hanging out at the Civilization Revolution official forum, meeting other players, exchange & perfecting my strategy.
Some of us top 10 players are having friendly match from time to time, great fun tongue.gif (the no.1 player is an arrogant bastard though, haven't really play him yet.)


Added on June 22, 2008, 10:43 ambtw, here's the stats for each civilization. Before you got the game, give it a go & choose your favourite biggrin.gif
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ROMANS
Starting: Romans begin with Republic and Code of Laws
Ancient: Half-price Roads
Medieval: Half-price Wonders
Industrial: More Great People
Modern: New Cities have +1 population

EGYPTIANS
Starting: Begin the game with a Wonder
Ancient: +1 food and trade from desert regions
Medieval: Receive knowledge of Irrigation
Industrial: +1 Rifleman movement
Modern: +50% caravan gold

GREEKS
Starting: Begin the game with a Courthouse
Ancient: Receive knowledge of Democracy
Medieval: More Great People
Industrial: Half-price Libraries
Modern: +1 food from Sea regions

SPANISH
Starting: Begin with knowledge of Navigation
Ancient: exploration cash doubled
Medieval: +1 Naval combat
Industrial: +50% gold production
Modern: +1 production from hills

GERMANS
Starting: Elite units automatically upgrade
Ancient: New warrior units are automatically veterans
Medieval: +1 production from forests
Industrial: Half-price barracks
Modern: 2% interest on gold

RUSSIANS
Starting: Russians begin with more of the map visible
Ancient: +1 food from plains
Medieval: defensive units receive the Loyalty upgrade
Industrial: Half-price Riflemen
Modern: Half-price Spies

CHINESE
Starting: Chinese begin with knowledge of Writing
Ancient: New cities have +1 population
Medieval: Receive knowledge of Literacy tech
Industrial: Half-price Libraries
Modern: Cities not affected by Anarchy

AMERICANS
Starting: Begin the game with a Great Person
Ancient: 2% interest on gold
Medieval: Rush units at half-price
Industrial: +1 food from plains
Modern: Factories provide 3x production

JAPANESE
Starting: Knowledge of Ceremonial Burial
Ancient: +1 food from Sea Regions
Medieval: +1 Samurai Knight attack
Industrial: Cities not affected by Anarchy
Modern: Defensive units receive Loyalty upgrade

FRENCH
Starting: Begin the game with a Cathedral
Ancient: Receive knowledge of Pottery
Medieval: Half-price Roads
Industrial: +2 Cannon attack
Modern: +1 Riflemen movement

INDIANS
Starting: Begin with access to all resources
Ancient: Cities not affected by Anarchy
Medieval: Free Religion tech
Industrial: Half-price Settlers
Modern: Half-price Courthouse

ARABIANS
Starting: Begin with knowledge of Religion
Ancient: +50% caravan gold
Medieval: Free Mathematics tech
Industrial: +1 Horseman/Knight attack
Modern: 2% interest on gold

AZTECS
Starting: Aztecs begin with a wealth of gold
Ancient: Units heal after winning in combat
Medieval: Temples provide +3 science
Industrial: Half-price roads
Modern: +50% gold production

ZULU
Starting: Zulus can overrun their enemies more easily
Ancient: +1 Warrior movement
Medieval: Cities grow faster
Industrial: +50% gold production
Modern: Half-price Riflemen

MONGOLS
Starting: +50% trade from captured cities
Ancient: Barbarian villagers join us
Medieval: +1 Cavalry movement
Industrial: +2 production from mountain regions
Modern: Free Communism tech

ENGLISH
Starting: Start with knowledge of Monarchy
Ancient: +1 Longbow Archer defense
Medieval: +1 Naval combat
Industrial: +1 production from hills
Modern: 2x Naval Support

More in-depth explanation on how they assign stats to each different race. Interesting stuff, have fun reading. smile.gif

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post Jun 29 2008, 09:11 PM

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Dropped to no.2 few days ago biggrin.gif (number of my games X 1.5 hours = time of my life wasted)
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QUOTE(eismeal @ Jun 29 2008, 08:06 PM)
i still cant get what is so best about the game. I mean its ok playing in pc but on console?? My wife been bragging me to buy this game. She wants to try it out on console. As i remember the last game i bought like this and waste bin was command and conquer.
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lol your wife into strategy game? Pretty cool. Anyway, this is a turn-based game.

The difference between the pc & console version is the graphic & depth. Civilization Revolution is more fun for multiplayer because of the pace & accessibility, the graphic is prettier.
AI & depth on the pc version makes it better for singleplayer but it could cost you more than 22 hours for 1 game while CR on an average of 1-2 hours.

Also buying this game equal to buying half of a history text book with all the extras. tongue.gif Some are really interesting read.

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post Jul 2 2008, 02:54 AM

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I think only PAL version is out thus far (both platform), US version due out sometime this month together with the Asia version if playasia source is reliable. tongue.gif
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post Jul 2 2008, 03:44 AM

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Set a gaming calender with those who gona buy this game, say...it's Sid Meier Friday! Call of Duty Thursday...etc biggrin.gif
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post Jul 3 2008, 12:01 AM

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QUOTE(wcliang @ Jul 2 2008, 12:34 PM)
haha d/l the demo and try 1st lah. i dun like C&C ,it's too hard for me lol. this 1 just nice and easy to control. buy la buy la ( so i can tumpang tongue.gif)

eh wait..still no news when ?........noooo we need Civilization....we need Revolution
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When your screen become like this....
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...It's not easy to control anymore laugh.gif

PS : that's not my game.


Added on July 3, 2008, 11:27 am
Was winning a game just now, planning to show you guys my SSR in the space so i recored it then the next thing i know, the game froze on me while i was attacking my opponent. Arghhh...my artillery,battleship & GI all wasted!


The game has the tendency of freezing when you playing online. (10:1 ratio) Hope they release a patch soon...or not, because this is a known issue since Civ4. sad.gif

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post Jul 5 2008, 08:24 PM

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QUOTE(king_kenny @ Jul 4 2008, 05:23 PM)
noob Q here,,

If I were playing in multiplayers mode,,,

if i decided to quit,,but the other players want to continue,,

what would happen to the game & to my 'vast & rich' empire?hehehe
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Your empire crumble la... laugh.gif If you quit, the other player will win in Domination by default.


QUOTE(zhiyung @ Jul 5 2008, 12:55 AM)
Ok... so there is no multiplayer-saving or whatsoever, it's either finish the game or quit the game?
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Nope. Anyway the game will end in 2100Ad. Given that each turn's timer take about 1-2 minutes and your opponent do not sit out each turn, the game will end within 30-120 minutes. So i think it's pretty ok without the saving feature.


QUOTE(terranova @ Jul 5 2008, 07:42 PM)
Yes that's what i do. I never attack unless it's an army (3 of a kind). but i meant can u have 2 teams of army attacking at the same time? (like Total Wars series).

today i finished another round of demo, won by domination. eliminated all the other 4 civilization by 100AD. Legions and Horsemen FTW!!
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Lol no you can't, but if you have navy sitting beside your army then the navy will provide additional firepower to you. Also if you have an army with a general, it will help boost the attack/defense of other units at the same tile.

Tsk tsk tsk, you so violence...I world peace, see you in space tongue.gif
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QUOTE(terranova @ Jul 5 2008, 10:36 PM)
this one buaya talking ...... beware! tongue.gif

demo no navy or generals ... can't wait to play full game. but the progession of technology rather fast in the demo, esp towards the end. hope the real game not like that. before i can enjoy my new technology, already obsolete and new tech spring up after 5 turns. so fast ....
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That depend on how you play, if you research too fast then your tech will of course obsolete fast la biggrin.gif

QUOTE(alkt @ Jul 5 2008, 11:05 PM)
i need more tips on how to kill that Greek!

can't seem to kill him even i sent in 5-6 armies consists of warriors and horsemen and 1 or 2 legions doh.gif
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You must be some kind of hero, usually nobody would go up against Greek early in the game because they have early access to the game arguably best defensive unit, Greek hoplite (equivalent of Pikemen) until Riflemen/G.Infantry. laugh.gif
You need at least catapult....even so sometimes it's abit hard. Try get cannon or tank la tongue.gif

Stop attacking with inferior units if it's a loss battle, only feed him experience to level up.
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^Lucky win tongue.gif

QUOTE(terranova @ Jul 6 2008, 10:03 AM)
Oh that pretty boy Brad Pitt wannabe fella ah? If u let them grow too far in the game, very hard to beat. their defensive level can grow until like 22.5 when i first played the demo slowly slowly. in recent games, i attack them early (defense level around 5 to 7.5 only) and i also send 2-3 spies to weaken their defense and disrupt them. then only serbu them one army after another in one turn. if u let them recuperate after several turns, then their defense level go up again. anyway, that's what i did. no space race and all that flower power mushy smushy stuff for me, unlike that other peace-loving dude in this forum.
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...and here's a new launch trailer to get all excited till Monday.


Lets do weekly Civilization league like the Fifa kaki! tongue.gif
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QUOTE(Evirober @ Jul 16 2008, 11:11 AM)
Guys,
Just played the game... The demo u can climb the tech tree real fast but in game errr a bit slower plus some interesting trophy room. The game has really funny moments. The french Napolean Boner (correct me if I am wrong) falls down if someone of a taller stature comes along. Also the English love to show her cleavage after each conversation. LOL.
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Wait till you see gandhi angry and threatening you....that's so not right laugh.gif Also seeing Mao adopting Democracy is just plain weird.
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There is Live vision support, but i always disconnect the cam during rank match. Worried it might freeze the game more often tongue.gif
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post Jul 23 2008, 10:53 PM

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Heard that even the copy is not enough in the states, not sure whether they didn't print enough or the game is selling like hotcake. biggrin.gif

QUOTE(GamersFamilia @ Jul 22 2008, 09:47 PM)
SID MEIERS CIVILIZATION REVOLUTION - ASIA - CLICK HERE

BASED ON PLAYASIA...ASIA VERSION WOULD BE PAL VERSION.
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Where in that page does it indicate NTSC/J will be PAL version? If that's the case then why don't people just buy the PAL version since last month? As someone stated, I thought the PAL unit is region locked?

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QUOTE(terranova @ Jul 25 2008, 12:26 PM)
Premature ejaculation ....

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-dw-49-en-70-2tbt.html

They retracted the earlier stated 25 July release date. Asked my regular retail store also no good news. They dunno.

I'm going out to get my PS3 version tonite. Not playing this waiting game no more. Enough is enough ......

Edit :

Eh? if u see this page http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-19-49-en-15-civilization.html it states release date is now 28 July.
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Well according to the official forum, online portion of ps3 version is pretty broken. (both private match & matchmaking) So if you can. Must....re...siissttt.... tongue.gif

Wait la until confirmation that 360 asian version is cancel only...wait..what's that?
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