Civ 4

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More E3 stuff. The screenshots are a lot better.

Looking at those screenshots, it seems pretty obvious the map grid is still based on squares. I can hardly believe that. The industry standard has been hexagons for many years now, why the heck haven't they got up to date yet?

The maps look pretty but ominously similar in function to the previous game. It just confirms my impression that they haven't really taken this game far beyond the previous title. Why do they think people will want to buy essentially the same game twice?

I'll probably end up buying it, but only because I'm desperate for a halfway challenging strategy game. Won't be paying full price for it though.

Thanks Martinus for digging up these screenshots. Much appreciated.