20-12-2001 20:14									#31
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Gave it a 7. Would have gave a 7,5, but no fraction allowed
I'm not childish enough to let my disappointment about the game give it anything below the average. Though, I'm not childish enough to end up with ridiculous high grade just because I had fun playing it. Especially considering how much more work is needed about it.

Funny to see how many people will just look for either max or min, thinking it will weighten their opinion.

	20-12-2001 19:31									#32
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For me it was a six, but I voted before playing with the patch. With the patch there is improvement, maybe now scrapes a seven. Maybe first expansion will drag it up to eight and multiplayer up to nine, lets wait and see.

Hey I still had fun playing, but not as much fun as when I first played civ2.

	21-12-2001 00:02									#33
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Just bumping this once more before I leave for the holidays.

Be back in awhile to check up on it

	21-12-2001 01:29									#34
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bump...only 4 more shopping days until X-mas!

	21-12-2001 07:50									#35
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quote: Originally posted by dainbramaged13 what... a 7 isn't negative enough for u?

6.5-7 was my vote. Game was released early. Still fun to play but could have been much better and should have.

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	25-12-2001 23:45									#36
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el bump

	26-12-2001 01:12									#37
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Average of 7.47 until now.

	26-12-2001 03:14									#38
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I gave it a 9. Yep, I liked it that much. I know this is a rather passionate score, but I'm having a lot of fun with Civ3.

And fun is the ultimate measure.

	26-12-2001 03:40									#39
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I wish I could say the same. After all, I'd prefer to realize some value for my investment. What, exactly, is it that is fun for you? What sort of style do you play? How long have you been playing? How large do your empires become? Do you automate your workers? Do you wage war with multiple combined arms? What level do you play on? And how many times have you played deep into the modern age?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

	26-12-2001 05:16									#40
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quote: MarkG: el bump

why don't you stick it ?

Liberterian: I'm playing emperor, huge map, 16 civs.
playing style: expanding, growing / improving, war (take 1 or 2 civs) grow / improve, war ( take 1 or 2), grow / improve, war.......... then you'll reach the end game.

I like it to play civ as if I'm the leader of my people.
I want to keep them happy and satisfied, I want to protect them and keep up a good economy. And of course I want to expand now and then.

Pherhaps it's easier to win by raging the continent early in the game, but it's for sure not more fun. You need some phantasy to have fun playing this game I guess.

	27-12-2001 08:38									#41
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quote: Originally posted by drake a 7 is basically a "good" rating....still a very respectable mark. 10 excellent 5 average 1 horrible Only 16 votes so far...average score - 8.3

No one seems to have voted this way......

It isn't obvious at all. Does anyone think that Gamespot is giving 5 for average?...

	27-12-2001 15:13									#42
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I gave it a 7, because I really like the game, but it isn't finished yet!!

I hope the future patches (if they ever come out!) will take it to 8 or 9, with MP included.

What we are unfortunately seeing is that Fireaxis has the same approach that Activision had for CTP: get the cash!!

I don't mind if the patches follow. The game is already very enjoyable with the present patch.

	27-12-2001 18:33									#43
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Hey, thanks for keeping this thread going all...145 votes is pretty good! Though I know theres much more than that!

In my absence the average score was raised significantly. Through 145 votes the average is now at 8.15

	08-01-2002 23:14									#44
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	09-01-2002 04:14									#45
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I give it an 8. I haven't gotten to the end game yet so the vote may actually be lower if micromanagement is a pain. Overall, an enjoyable escape.

	09-01-2002 04:17									#46
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quote: Originally posted by Trifna No one seems to have voted this way...... It isn't obvious at all. Does anyone think that Gamespot is giving 5 for average?...

You really seem to have earned your title, or you're just picking a fight. This is the most straight forward poll I have ever seen. Who cares what Gamespot thinks. Vote what you think on a scale of 1-10. What could be simpler?

	09-01-2002 05:36									#47
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I gave it a well deserved 3 and boy am I shocked to see the high scores.

I attribute that to mass desertions from the forum of the more discerning gamers. Heck I gave the game away and I still have Outpost on the shelf.

LMAO!

	09-01-2002 06:12									#48
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quote: Originally posted by notyoueither Note that as of the end of Dec 19 it's less than 10% that give the game less than a 5. Note that it seems to be the same 5 or 10 (or fewer) posters who consistently slag the game.

I slag the game pretty consistently but gave it a 7 way back when this poll was released. Still do. A score of 1 for this game is as ridiculous as a score of 10 (or 9 for that matter).

quote: Maybe there are just a few, very vocal, detractors.

There are DOZENS of people who do not like Civ3 very much. Some are long timers like myself or Yin, some are settlers who came by because they got the game and wanted to see if others disliked what they got out of the box. They came by, made a comment or two, and left, never to be seen again. More than just a few, very vocal, people. They may not rail against it as others, if you created a poll that asked, "Overall, are you disappointed at the product Civ3 turned out to be?" you'll get an overwhelming number of people to affirm that sentiment. After so much time, they should have done so much better.

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	09-01-2002 07:00									#49
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I gave it a big 5

I think Im being generous considering I only played it for 3 weeks before shelving it. I sure hope I hear about it when Firaxis decides to FINISH the game so that I might give it another try.

	22-10-2002 11:04									#50
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Big bumperoo.

What say the current crop?

	22-10-2002 11:52									#51
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The thread starter did not give us any idea of what we are rating. I mean is it civ3 comapred to civ2? Is civ3 compared to any pc game I ever played? Compared to expectations is silly as nothing has much of a chance to met those and whose expectations anyway? I would saay it is a better game than civ2 and has better staying power as civ2 was far too easy.

	22-10-2002 12:54									#52
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Rate it. Not compared to one other title, but all other titles, or none.

How do you like it?

Is it perfect, is it a 10?
Is it horribly aweful, is it a 1?
Is it so-so, is it a 5?

How do YOU rate it? How does it satisfy YOU?

Sorry to shout.

	22-10-2002 13:09									#53
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I have given Civ3 solid 8 out of 10. Still lots of things to precise or fine-tune, but overall, the game is really great IMO and will stay installed on my drive probably forever... errr, I mean until Civ4 comes out...

	22-10-2002 13:46									#54
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I give it a 9 because the AI is better compared to CIV I and CIV II.

Bad starting location on emperor level or higher, now way you can beat the thing.

	22-10-2002 17:18									#55
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Oh, a resurrected thread. Now, when I reread it, I found out that old Libertarian had posted some questions about why I think the game is fun.

Well, I'd have to say that I still think that Civ3 is a fun game. But it has its share of problems too, and this only becomes evident when you play the game for a longer time...

Anyway, the game is still fun, as I said, and I like the culture aspect, the unique units, the strat resources, the new combat system (yes, I do!). All in all, though, it is not a classic in the sense that Civ2 was. If I could vote again, I'd change my vote and would give it an 8 -- I gave it a 9 before.

	22-10-2002 19:17									#56
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Patched up to 1.29, I think I'll give it a 9.

-Arrian

	22-10-2002 19:19									#57
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a 9 sounds good to me too ,

	22-10-2002 19:27									#58
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I gave it a 9. I hesitated though between 8 and 9.

	22-10-2002 19:58									#59
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The perfect game does not exist, but Civ III is a great game. All our critics have only one goal : improve the game again and again.

	22-10-2002 21:55									#60
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Ok, I will go for 9. No 10's are likely to be found. This is as good of a game as I would expect to find. Others have been as good, such as Moo and a few others. I could list a few RTS, but they are not so playble after you stop playing them. I could list a few RPG types, but you can not play them as often, you can come back to them after a long layoff.