Sid Meier's Civilization VI Reviews

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10 / 10
Oct 21, 2016

Civilization VI is my new favourite addiction that I honestly can’t really fault. Each of the gameplay changes provides a fresh challenge, but they were well worth undertaking once they clicked. It’s packed full of the stuff that made the previous games great, but also has a crisp style that makes things clear enough when the game gets extremely busy. As such, the vanilla version of Civilization VI is so good, expansions aren’t really necessary to improve upon it. Having said that, I’m excited for what’s next.

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10 / 10.0
Oct 28, 2016

Civilization VI has reached the perfection inside the turn based strategy genre. Complex, addictive and with a very strong personality, Firaxis wants us to stay hundreds of hours in front of the PC.

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Telegraph
Top Critic
Oct 21, 2016

A high point for the iconic strategy series

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5 / 5.0
Oct 25, 2016

The features we touched on above are just some of the game-changing and quality of life improvements that Civilization VI has brought to the table. We could go on and on with praise, but really all you need to know is this: Civilization VI is still the supreme deity of historical turn-based strategy games.

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10 / 10.0
Dec 2, 2016

Civilization VI is the best strategy game available on the market and a must-buy for everyone who enjoys a good strategy game. It improves and revitalizes the franchise on so many levels. This might be one of the strongest Game of the Year contenders

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SECTOR.sk
Sector.sk Staff
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Nov 22, 2016

Sid Meier's Civilization VI does not have direct competition that can guide you through human history in a more entertaining way, as the new Civilization does, and can only be compared to its predecessors.

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Nov 20, 2016

The me from 1992 would have been blown away by Civilization VI. The amazing graphics and sound, and how cool the cities and farms and units all looked would have been jaw-dropping.

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LevelUp
Top Critic
9.8 / 10.0
Oct 24, 2016

Improving on it's predecessors, Civilization VI stands on the shoulders of giants to reach even beyond. With more freedom, personalization, complexity and meaningful choices than ever, the game is every inch as addicting as ever, even to the veteran, who will toil with the improved difficulty, new victory conditions and mechanics. A masterpiece.

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9.7 / 10.0
Nov 1, 2016

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is one of the best turn-based strategy games in recent years. Its new district system is very good. You really need a good strategy to improve in game and mistakes are not easily forgiven especially in high difficulty levels. It’s AI is better in some manners but it yet has problems in diplomacy. However, if you’re a fan of turn-based games, you must buy Civilization VI.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2016

Civilization remains as addictive as ever. As soon as you start building your empire, say goodbye to your weekend

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2016

Firaxis’ sixth simulation of our world might be the best 4X strategy game yet made

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ZTGD
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Nov 3, 2016

This is an astounding game. Civilization has always been associated as the benchmark for strategy gaming, and Civilization VI is now at the peak. This is as good as it gets.

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Chris Wray
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Nov 12, 2016

Civilization VI is the pinnacle of the series. It's featured huge, sweeping changes, and nothing was left out. Everything has found a purpose, they all work together in tandem but also have a reason to stand alone. Only slight AI issues can be found here, but nothing every other 4X or Grand Strategy game hasn't encountered on a worse level. Civilization VI is, frankly, the best 4X strategy game in the world.

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9.5 / 10.0
Nov 1, 2016

Even though he didn't create the 4X genre, Sid Meier and the Civilization series unquestionably nurtured and rose it to prominence for the last 25 years. The latest chapter succeeds, again, in bringing new life to the genre and raising the competition bar to new heights.

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Fextralife
Tarshana
Top Critic
10 / 10
Oct 29, 2016

Great start, complex strategies, new Leaders to discover, detailed diplomacy, beautiful graphics and a replayability factor that could never be fit into a score. Quality gaming has never felt better!

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 24, 2016

Firaxis continues its hot streak with Civilization VI, a visually resplendent strategy game that makes every turn feel important and every approach viable.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2016

Civilization VI builds on and enhances the formula that has made this such a successful series. Build, expand, research, explore, make alliances and wage war through an epic journey from the stone age to modern ages and beyond. Compete to be the first to lead your people to one of the several victories and become known as a leader who stood the test of time.

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9.5 / 10.0
Nov 5, 2016

Civilization VI is most definitely the best base-game installment of the franchise yet. There are so many gameplay mechanics included here that it feels like it’s already had a large expansion. I can’t wait to see what Firaxis could possibly add to improve on an already spectacular and complete game. But as much as I hate to say it, with so much to learn this is one of the least accessible games in the series for newcomers. Still, with beautiful visuals,step-up in AI competence, and so much to do, for returning players this is the best Civilization game in history.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 24, 2016

Whether you’re a veteran of the genre or have never played a 4X game in your life, this game will give you a truly unique, fun and exciting experience that you won’t want to put down. Even if you’re not sure if you’d enjoy a 4X game, let me be the missionary to convert you to the amazing world of Sid Meier’s: Civilization VI.

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Dan Stapleton
Top Critic
9.4 / 10.0
Oct 26, 2016

Civilization VI will go down in history as the most fully-featured launch version in the series. Many of those are smartly revamped versions of Civ classics, buy it finds its own identity with great new ideas like spread-out cities, customizeable governments, research boosts, and leader agendas. And even though the AI has some improving to do, it can put up enough of a fight to make world domination a challenge.

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