Should i buy galactic civilizations 2

Only real problem I have with it is you go in with no Pretty damn good space 4x game. Only real problem I have with it is you go in with no context as to the races and technologies and as opposed to say..

The mechanics and rules are excellent though so don't let that put you off. As it's name says, it's a civilization-like game in space. Every race has it's own tech-tree, special abilities etc. Creating your own ships As it's name says, it's a civilization-like game in space. Creating your own ships is a great feature. And, for every different mission, there's a one ship, that makes it a deep game. Different kind of weapons, modules, defence systems makes it a lil' bit complicated at start.

And AI is really brilliant in diplomacy. They're not so great in wars but when you're in diplomacy screen, it feels like you're playing against real players. I wish, there was a real-time strategy elements in this game. Space wars in Real-time would be really great. You can watch the combat of your fleets but commanding them would be really nice. Economical mechanism is stable.

Mining bases and trade routes are great features. This game is obviously aimed to hardcore fans of X4 genre. I don't really enjoy X4 games but I enjoyed for example Endless Space a lot. I This game is obviously aimed to hardcore fans of X4 genre.

I bought it on steam for 4,50 euroes. It's extremely complicated, and that would be perfectly okay. BUT it's very hard to learn anything about this game, there is no decent tutorial and managing your empire is extremely non-intuitive forcing you to read manuals and instructions from the internet for hours. Seriously I consider this the biggest flaw of the game that made me decide to trash it.

It kills the fun from playing it, however it may help if you are a maniac of X4 genre. The graphics are UGLY. Yeah, it's an old game and I shouldnt whine about the graphics.

Maybe, but this graphics is just so extremely bad looking that it crosses the line between ugly sh. They could have at least make race portraits look decent. Also there is no any form of showing how your fleets fight, there is only a battle-report. Audio is annoying and I prefer to play music from youtube during playing. Another major flaw is that game works terribly on windows 7. I had to restart it a few times because it didn't allow me to click things, dunno why.

Also after a little tampering with sound in settings they got bugged and I can't get them working properly. This is ridiculous for a game that you pay for. This may be a classic loved by fanboys, but I just feel like I wasted my money. I don't recommend this to anyone but X4 genre lovers, they should enjoy GC 2 a lot. In what seems to be a running theme for Stardock, this game is frustratingly opaque.

I love a good 4X game. I've spent hours playing Civs 3 In what seems to be a running theme for Stardock, this game is frustratingly opaque. Perhaps Galactic Civ II is indeed like Endless Space, and you have to spend hours either learning about the game online or having a friend explain it to you to get anywhere. Thus, the player needs to decide whether he wants to invest into research and development or leave the planet to a hostile player.

Furthermore, Dark Avatar presents new scenes, new challenges, asteroids which can be used as mines, new races, and a new version of the spy system. Further differences in characteristics between the races are provided by Twilight of the Arnor. Here, the player can experience new features, starting with individual developments to race-specific weapons, skills and buildings.

In addition, there are sensational improvements to the planets, many new star ships, a much bigger galaxy, and a new soundtrack! On top of that, Twilight of the Arnor includes editors for the planets, scenario, and technological development. Play Sound. Please enter your birth date to watch this video:. January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Enter.

Galactic Civilizations 2 Cutscene 1. Critic Reviews. Score distribution:. Positive: 3 out of 4. Mixed: 1 out of 4. Negative: 0 out of 4. PC Zone UK. Buy GCII, and you may never need another strategy game ever again.

All this publication's reviews. The lack of truly stellar presentation isn't a big deal though, as you won't be playing Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe for its aesthetic qualities, you'll play for the engrossing gameplay. Thanks for the suggestion! I've been wanting to try both for a while. Based on how I like Trinity, I'll make the step up to Rebellion later.

FakeKisser : I also bought those two. Haven't tried Sins yet but I'm finding Gal Civ pretty impenetrable. Guess I should read the manual..

If it was me, it would be GalCiv 2. The last expansion blew my mind with race-specific tech trees. It doesn't sound like a big thing, but it really shows off a lot of the personalities of each of the races you can play as and often play against.

What did you end up doing? And if you have tried either one what do you think so far. I tried GalCiv 2 but its really complicated and i am wondering if Endless Space is easier to get into. ES has a very mello learning curve for being the decent 4X game that it is. If you like space and 4X TBS, you will most likely enjoy it. GalCiv 2 has some great TBS gameplay, but it's extremely difficult to penetrate when you first start playing it.

As I recall, there's just a bunch of video tutorials, nothing interactive, and the interface leaves much to be desired when compared to more modern games like Civ V and Endless Space that have great interfaces that really help you manage a massive amount of info.

I'll also echo the recommendation of Sins of a Solar Empire. I really enjoyed that game when it was first released. The mix of 4X style strategy with mellow paced RTS gameplay is unique and works surprisingly well. Has this genre evolved much since Master of Orion 2? The only differences seemed to be that the tech tree was all laid out in Endless Space and the combat and planet building was more complex in MOO2.