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I'm not sure I want a 'soft reset' in the middle of the game. The whole point is to play one civilization through to victory.

When the age transition finally comes, it's like one game ends then another begins.

But why? If I wanted a new game, I'd go to the main menu and click "new game". I want to keep playing my existing one! I don't want to have to change civs half way through the game. I see that you get to keep some advantages, like your existing territory and commanders, but were people asking for this? I don't understand the appeal of this.

I can say that the question of whether this is the best iteration yet will probably be redundant until all the expansions roll out and we see the full vision enacted.

Indeed. At least I'll have the benefit of reading feedback from 5+ years of DLC and expansions until they bundle it all into a reasonable "complete" edition and I pick it up.

20 hours in

Pssh... at least finish a full game before you post a review!

It feels to me like Firaxis took stuff from Humankind and Millenia into their game because they are out of ideas.

I would be receptive of this if it was limited along geographical or cultural lines, but given that in Civ you don’t really play as nations from different time periods but rather their most modern equivalent (Like Germany instead of any of the previous countries that became Germany over time) I have the feeling you’ll be able to go from Japan in one age, right to American in the next age, my interest level in this game has dropped exponentially. Like, the driving mechanic behind the entire series is guide “A civilization” through time, not a series of entirely different, unrelated civilizations. That’s why the game is called Civilization and not CivilizationS

Strange to hear Civ described as a Grand Strategy title. Usually that is reserved for things like Victoria or Crusader Kings, which are not turn based.