Civilization V or Empire Total War?

[Acousticx]

Which one should I get?

Actually the main reason I am starting this thread is because my friend, who has played Empire before this, got CiV V and said that ETW was better. Now I am just seeing what you guys have to say about this. Appreciate it!

[Petrov]

Well. Yeah the normal version that happens, BUT I have modded mine so much it crashes when I click something...

[iamme]

Yeah mine crashes before I even start it. When I move my mouse towards the game shortcut it starts to crash. By the time I actually click on the shortcut it already crashed. BEFORE I EVEN STARTED IT.

[Akar]

Civ 5, so much more mod able and fun.

[Kanaric]

Both games are strategy games without an AI. Fairly useless to me.

Play EU3 or Galciv. You get a strategy game with a good AI and fully featured as well, something that Civ5 and ETW doesn't have.


If you REALLY must have one of the two get Civ 5. Firaxis will patch their games and there isn't any stupidity like no modding or 1 province france.

[pickelhaube]

Both games are strategy games without an AI. Fairly useless to me.

Play EU3 or Galciv. You get a strategy game with a good AI and fully featured as well, something that Civ5 and ETW doesn't have.


If you REALLY must have one of the two get Civ 5. Firaxis will patch their games and there isn't any stupidity like no modding or 1 province france.

Kanaric I think your tastes became too casual ,simplifed and console. That EU3 and Galciv are just examples of modern shiny trash with no real AI and strategic experince.

I think you should play Civilization 1, Panzer General and such. Right?

[Antissa]

Kanaric's advice is worthwhile - Europa Universalis III would be your best choice. If you had to pick between Empire:Total War or Civilization V, then choose the latter.

[Yuko]

maybe this will convince you, Civ 5 is the better game.


Edit: even freaking Cristopher Tin (composer of Baba yetu) posted on the video's comments.

[Antissa]

maybe this will convince you, Civ 5 is the better game.


Edit: even freaking Cristopher Tin (composer of Baba yetu) posted on the video's comments.

That was hilarious , good find.

[Acousticx]

Ok, here is my problem.

I like Empire because of it's historic realism. I could care less about RTS battles in it because 19/18th century warfare bores me.

I like CiV V because you go through every time period, and have the entire world to conquer(I believe there is an earth map?). I don't like it's historic realism though. For instance, having France during 3000 B.C. Not to mention it will end up anywhere on the map.

WHAT SHOULD I DO!?

[P.T.]

Ok, here is my problem.

I like Empire because of it's historic realism. I could care less about RTS battles in it because 19/18th century warfare bores me.

I like CiV V because you go through every time period, and have the entire world to conquer(I believe there is an earth map?). I don't like it's historic realism though. For instance, having France during 3000 B.C. Not to mention it will end up anywhere on the map.

WHAT SHOULD I DO!?

Maybe you could change the names of the Civ's (I'm not sure if they are changeable), or try being less literal minded.

[Acousticx]

Everyone, SHUT THE UP ABOUT WHICH IS BETTER. If you weren't so got damn ignorant, you would have noticed that about 8 posts back I stated that I was going with CiV V. Now begone!




Oh and thanks for the people that helped me pick a game

[eXistenZ]

Jewish Nazies never came to mind when playing civ iv

EDIT: @acousticx: well you can always auto-resolve (although you'll always do a better job yourself), and, depending what difficulty you play, considering the 100 years campaign, you don't fight that many battles. The war is maybe won on the battlefield, but the campaign moves are more important.

If you like historical realism don't go with civ. there is an earth map, but it's nowhere close real history. and indeed, the french at 3000bc is silly when you put it like that.

[TheXand]

maybe this will convince you, Civ 5 is the better game.


Edit: even freaking Cristopher Tin (composer of Baba yetu) posted on the video's comments.

Lmao, I really liked that video Baba Yetu sounds better with those lyrics, the last comment at the end of that song was funny too :L

[Lord Romanus III]

Best . . . video . . . ever.

[Giorgos]

Best video, really.

And montezuma really is a douchebag. That freak can't keep an alliance to save his own life...

[LuckyLewis]

hah, that video is great, I love how Christopher Tin from his official youtube channel actually commented. I wonder if Baba Yetu is somewhere in CIV 5, I loved it.


On topic, Id agree and get CIV, you would probably get far more hours out of it due to that one more turn syndrome.

[crossjon]

On topic, Id agree and get CIV, you would probably get far more hours out of it due to that one more turn syndrome.

I agree with this. If you need some more convincing try the demo.

[Heavy Weapons Guy]

ETW has only crashed once for me. I say ETW.

[Dave Strider]

I've played ETW for 150+ hours, no crashes.

I've played Civ 4 alot. It IMHO is worse than ETW though I can't speak for Civ 5.