Civ5 Or Civ6? Civilization 6 And Its Struggle To Surpass Its Prequel

Sid Meier's Civilization games Sid Meier's Civilization has become one of the headlining games in the strategy genre. What is Civ5? Civ5 was praised by critics, but was drastically different from its predecessor, and while revamping many of the game's mechanics, there were notable omissions, the biggest one being religion. What is Civ6? Critically the game was still well received, though not as well as Civ5. On the surface it appears to have everything Civ5 had DLC included, and in some ways improved upon them immensely, again the biggest example being religion. The biggest issue of Civ6 that fans seem to have is its push for outward expansion. Claiming the most territory offers you a definitive advantage, with very little to disincentives doing so, whereas previous entries gave players the ability to consolidate their empire into a smaller, but more powerful nation . With such an option no longer being a reasonably viable strategy, many people's preferred playstyle was essentially removed. This along with other weird changes like turning civics into another science tree, and removing a lot of the unique civilization differences, made for a more homogenized experience on the larger scale . Main difference between Civ5 and Civ6 That really seems to be the main difference between the two games. Civ5 offered a lot of different playstyles, while Civ6 is built around one main playstyle that gives the player a lot of freedom in its intricacies, such as providing the ability to build each city to a specific role in order to support your needs via the various districts you can implement. Once again, the only exception to this rule is in Civ6's religion, which can almost feel like another game that's being played simultaneously.