It's safe to say that Sid Meier's Civilization 7 has failed to resonate with fans.
I genuinely enjoyed my time with the game earlier this year, but the more I play it, it's just not scratching the same itch like past Civ games.
There's honestly several reasons for this. It's easy to point blame at the controversial Age system, but in reality, there are a lot of problems under the hood that all add up.
To Firaxis' credit, they've been hard at work on doing what they can to improve the game's state, as is tradition with the Civ franchise, and the newest patch, Update 1.2.5, is going a long way to improve things.
Civilization 7's Newest Update Features Improved Map Generation, A Rework For Napoleon, UI Improvements, And Much More
Firaxis recently highlighted their philosophy around improved map generation at the start of the match. It's one of the headlining features in this newest update, and a very welcome change that should make for a far better gameplay experience.
As anticipated as that update was, one of the biggest issues with the game is, undoubtedly, the user interface. Civ 7's Update 1.2.5 features UI improvements centered around city...
