Henriquejr spotted that Galactic Civilizations IV leaves Early Access on October 19:
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Non-RPG General News - Galactic Civilizations IV leaves Early Access on October 19
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Hmm...this game is very hard to keep track of it's development as it already fully released on the Epic Store, and then launched under EA on Steam with a different name?
ChaosTheory
Virtual Reality Hero
Stardock burned bridges with me and others due to their bulls*#t DLC scam on Steam. They charged current owners of the game full price for DLC, but allowed "new" owners a discount package with all of the DLC included. It was quite a controversy.
I'd been a fan since the first GalCiv and Fallen Enchantress. Now, I'll never buy another game from them.
I'd been a fan since the first GalCiv and Fallen Enchantress. Now, I'll never buy another game from them.
It's not quite the same game, but more of a rework with included expansion. The early impressions are positive, but since that probably is from diehard fans I'd take that with a grain of salt.Hmm...this game is very hard to keep track of it's development as it already fully released on the Epic Store, and then launched under EA on Steam with a different name?
I never heard of this. I didn't buy GalCiv 4 due to mediocre reviews, so maybe that's why.
Personally I think their last great game was GalCiv 2 with expansions and the other games I played were only quite good.
ChaosTheory
Virtual Reality Hero
It's principle, now =not buying. Plus, GalCiv 4 looks almost exactly like GalCiv 3. Same clunky art style, even. It's just like the Tropico series, where they (forget that developer) released 2-3 sequels that were basically the same game with some minor graphics tweaks. Except now, you'll need to wait 2-3 years of GalCiv 4 DLC to make the same game they have now with GalCiv 3.
Zloth
I smell a... wumpus!?
Normally I would know what that means but, with GalCiv 3, it seemed like the game had altered something fundamental every time I played it. I'm not sure where it ended up. (At this point, I would rather play a game of Age of Wonders.)
ChaosTheory
Virtual Reality Hero
It's one of those situations where they release a very basic game, and then they trickle out features via DLC for several years that were already included in previous versions. Right now, Galactic Civilizations 3 is a complete game ...after several years of DLC.
They are basically starting over with this money-milking process for a "new" game that looks basically the same as the previous installment. I can tell you from experience with Stardock that GalCiv 4 will not be a complete game for at least 3 years.
Having watched a bit let's play I'm actually feeling a bit positive about the state of the game from launch. I don't have enough time to play it for a long time, so I won't buy it right now, but I probably will eventually.