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[LoSboccacc]

So better as ipad coffee breaker than pc strategy game?

Anyone want to share their opinion?

[Chiefwaffles]

I'd compare it to FTL - It's a fun game in its own right, but it's not exactly the kind of game you have play for hours and hours on the same save file. Definitely more than a coffee break game, though.
(edit) Definitely longer than FTL, though. I'm on a standard map and about 1 hour or so in, I control 20% of the galaxy, and that was more or less the "free land!" part of the game.

[motorbitch]

well. reducing the lengh isnt the worst they can do to 4x tbh.
maybe i was overly sceptical with my previouos  estimation. at least they seem to have the balls to try a little bit new. (even if these innovations proably are just forced by the target devices)

[Flying Dice]

Eesh. That's just sounding more and more like a turn-off. Not enough content to be a 4X with meaningful depth, but too much to be a good "I have ten minutes what can I do?" game, and nothing innovative like FTL to keep things shiny. I'm just going to keep waiting for Sid and Firaxis to maybe make another good Civ game someday.

[miljan]

This is just a average  mobile game, but bad and over priced PC game. Wait for a sale or get the mobile version, or better dont get it at all.

[LoSboccacc]

This is just a average  mobile game, but bad and over priced PC game. Wait for a sale or get the mobile version, or better dont get it at all.

what don't you like of it?

[Hanzoku]

I honestly have to say the price is also a turnoff for a mobile game. I can't think of any iPad games I would spend 15 euros on, especially without being able to try it in any fashion first.

[gimli]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier

Man...all these titles and mobile crap released after Civ 4..honestly, even Civ 5. was a meh. Sid has abandoned the pirate ship.   

[Chiefwaffles]

I dislike the trend of mobile ports being cheapter than their PC counterparts.
Take Starships for example. The PC and Mobile versions are literally exactly the same. Why should you pay less for a version that's better in that you can play it whenever you want, wherever you want? If anything,  you should pay more.

[jocan2003]

Well i broke the game.... or was frigging lucky.... Start the game i got the cloak wonder, great time to invest point in the cloak tech, then i start capping world only to find like 4 free tech, guess what i did there.

The whole time the ennemy could never shoot at me because the cloak wonder make you ship cloak as soon they move so basicly free action then you get to shoot. Suffice to say i spent 80% of my fight where the enemy could not shoot me, that and heavy investment in laser tech later on. Capped a pirate planet and dump a couple upgrade and city later on and won. If i can clear a game in a few hour top wich is supposed to be strategy... on an epic scale map vs 4 others... Man what the HELL happent to Sid... his game used to be good.... but now? Meh.

[GrayFox]

I dislike the trend of mobile ports being cheapter than their PC counterparts.
Take Starships for example. The PC and Mobile versions are literally exactly the same. Why should you pay less for a version that's better in that you can play it whenever you want, wherever you want? If anything,  you should pay more.

But people just generally aren't willing to pay as much for mobile apps.