It has been difficult at times for new mainline releases in the Civilization series of games to win over new players right out of the gate. For civilization seventh-which had launched just a year earlier-the conflict seemed to be deepening, with some players saying it didn’t feel like a Civilization game.
‘Civ VII’The developers of the game, Firaxis Games, announced today that it is planning an update this spring called “Test of Time” that reconsiders some of the unpopular changes, in some cases replacing key mechanics from the original release.
I spoke with Ed Beach, creative director of the Civilization franchise, and Dennis Shirk, its executive producer, about what’s changing, the team’s explanation of player reaction to the options in the initial release, and Firaxis and 2K’s plans for the future of the Civilization model.
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