Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall Reviews
Rise & Fall gets its hooks in deep, showing that the enlarged game's greatest strength may not be its scale or its history, but the sense of togetherness it inspires, and the way it drags the player down to the surface of its gorgeous world.
This expansion is a recognition that the magic of this series is in giving players lots of choices — sometimes difficult choices — as we all strive to stamp our own personalities on what is, effectively, a simulation of personal political leadership.
Rise and Fall introduces smart new features to Civ VI that enhance the base game without overcomplicating it.
Complex and interwoven systems can be daunting, but building an empire remains incredibly rewarding
A very worthwhile expansion of the venerable strategy game, whose new features seem a natural, and surprisingly realistic, extension of the original game.
Civ 6: Rise and Fall's new Golden Age and Governor systems add new and interesting decisions while Loyalty largely bogs it down.
Rise and Fall is a great addition to Civilization 6 that doesn't quite go far enough to be essential.
Messy, boisterous, chaotic - Civilization 6: Rise and Fall is the antidote to the Enlightenment.