The ages thing was weird, interesting idea i think that is executing in one of the most mid ways
you basically lose half of ur ♥♥♥♥ kind of, altho its worth mentioning that half of ur units do just get packed into a general or admiral, but ur definitely still losing stuff, i swear i kept having to convert towns into cities, etc...

That being said, i enjoyed my first game to its completion, is this than 6? no i dont think so, and if your new to the civ franchise and are wanting one to jump balls deep into, this might not be the one, u should probably go check out civ 6, but if youve been playing civ for a while like me, then i think its worth running a few games and really get a feel for the new mechanics, bc some of them are awesome, like the generals and admirals and ♥♥♥♥, and the way the leaders and civs work is different but not bad neccesarily, honestly my biggest complaint is just how exactly they did the age system, id feel better about if i didnt feel like i was getting semi-map wiped every age.

All in all, for a civ fan, id say its worth the play
as a new player, id steer clear
as a casual 4x player that just wants a good 4x game, go play almost anything else

The ages thing was weird, interesting idea i think that is executing in one of the most mid ways you basically lose half of ur shit kind of, altho its worth mentioning that half of ur units do just get packed into a general or admiral, but ur definitely still losing stuff, i swear i kept having to convert towns into cities, etc... That being said, i enjoyed my first game to its completion, is this than 6? no i dont think so, and if your new to the civ franchise and are wanting one to jump balls deep into, this might not be the one, u should probably go check out civ 6, but if youve been playing civ for a while like me, then i think its worth running a few games and really get a feel for the new mechanics, bc some of them are awesome, like the generals and admirals and shit, and the way the leaders and civs work is different but not bad neccesarily, honestly my biggest complaint is just how exactly they did the age system, id feel better about if i didnt feel like i was getting semi-map wiped every age. All in all, for a civ fan, id say its worth the play as a new player, id steer clear as a casual 4x player that just wants a good 4x game, go play almost anything else