Don’t Have To Use Steam, Very Pleased!

I actually first purchased this physically when it first came out a few years ago. I bought it brand new from Best Buy, but when I took it home with me and tried to install it, I was told the license on the package was already in use. I contacted Steam and they were rude and said I had to prove I bought the game new, and clearly thought I had pirated my copy. I followed their steps (which made the game unreturnable) and they very curtly told me to buy another license. I told the gamemakers my story with Steam and showed them the receipt of purchase and they were very kind and gave me a license to play the previous game for free, so I played that instead. But it was on Steam, and I was fed up with Steam and ended up deleting Steam and IV as well. But I remembered the gamemaker’s kindness, and when I realized a few years later that V was available on the Apple store, I jumped on it!

I played Civ II over and over as a kid, but wasn’t too impressed with IV for various reasons. I liked the app, though, so tried getting this. Very very pleased with the hexagonal tiles, the graphics, the improvements, etc. I love the music and play this before bedtime, because even when I’m wiping out other civilizations it’s so darn relaxing. So if you were like me and had a bad Steam experience, or didn’t find its predecessor that great, give this a try! I’m definitely going to be buying the expansion packs and I am really looking forward to playing VI, which improves on my one big problem with V, which is the inability to stack military units. Other than that, this has been a great experience getting back into one of my old favorites!

Ogawa Burukku about Civilization® V, v1.3.9