Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about my new found love for Sid Meier's Civilization, in the shape of the fifth installment in the series. I also got my greedy little hands on the second DLC, Brave New World, and it's joy to play.

But Civ V is no joke. Although not nearly as difficult to pick up and play as many strategy games out there – Crusader Kings II comes to mind – there are lots of little things to learn and keep track of. Religion, Culture, Economy etc. all contain hidden depths you need to understand in order to master this great game.

So in order to gain a deeper understanding, I dug around on the web and found a lovely little site called www.civfanatics.com where you can read easy to understand guides in all the aspects of this magnificent game.

But when I went there today, I found some new I just have to share with you all:

Namely, that in the final quarter of 2014 (if all goes well) we will get Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth!

Civ in Space! Say it with me, Ciiiv iiin Spaaaaace!

Sorry, I got a little carried away there, but it does look amazing. I myself missed out on Master of Orion back in the olden days, so I'm really looking forward to this.

Now I know I have recently been all giggly about stuff and later on regretted it, but I can't help it this time.

Until next week, here's hoping!

Civilized zombies?

I almost forgot to blog today, and there's a very good reason for it.

During the Steam Holiday Sale, I picked up two very good yet pretty different games.

First I bought Project Zomboid. This is a zombie survival horror game where you almost certainly will die. It's both challenging and exciting.

Although it looks pretty old-school, it hides some fairly advanced things under it's pixalated surface.

You create a survivor, and then you have to forage for everything. Food, water, bandages etc. you have to be careful not to eat raw or burned food. You have to cover the windows so the zombies don't see you and break in. You have to find something to do when you're hiding out.

Project Zomboid is still unfinished, but like so many good indie games, it'll constantly evolve in part thanks to it's mod base.

I'm looking forward to when the multiplayer gets implemented.

The other reason I nearly forgot to post today is Civilization V. as any player of the venerated Civ series knows, “just one more turn” can mean three hours gone.

So far I find Civ V to be as good as the first one was back in the day (1991), and I crave your indulgence dear readers, but I have to cut this short today. I have enemies to crush and greatness to achieve!

See you all next week.