Galactic Civilizations III

1. ClinkinCups

   May 15, 2015

   10

   Now I've been following this game since alpha as a supporter. I've watched it flow and ebb and finally morph into a BEAUTIFUL final product.Now I've been following this game since alpha as a supporter. I've watched it flow and ebb and finally morph into a BEAUTIFUL final product. Here's why:
   
   The Dev's have been nothing but accommodating for us. Listening and taking our idea's from the forums to the project lists. This made us supporters feel like part of a family and i personally know i assisted in the making of this game.
   
   The cinematic of battle mode make me have a "Nerd-gasm" every.single.time. Its fabulous and it has come a long way from its initial stages.
   
   The strategy itself is direct and time consuming. Something more 4x games need today. To wake up in the morning with your coffee and slug away on your immense universe. Struggling to keep your economy going in the midst of a global depression.
   
   The AI are SMART and **** Ive died multiple times from there cunning attacks and alliances against little old me. For anyone saying the AI is not well done. Take a step back and please, Please go look at other AI dependent games. You will see the beauty of Gal Civ 3.
   
   All in all? I love this game. I would recommend it to ANY of my friends. 4x fans or not.
   
   This is the strategy game of the year.… Expand

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2. andre_rossel

   Sep 3, 2021

   10

   A TRUE MASTERPIECE BUT FALL SHORT TO BE A LEGENDARY.
   
   This is a great game, not good; great, the tech tree has so much love just as theA TRUE MASTERPIECE BUT FALL SHORT TO BE A LEGENDARY.
   
   This is a great game, not good; great, the tech tree has so much love just as the races and their playstyles and personalities, it has the best diplomacy system i ever seen. The AI in general is super responsive to your movements. And balancing economy, military and research can be a real challenge. Ideologies are also fun and ads to the game balancing between been consistent and do what its best.
   
   2 things stops this one from complete greatness. First the campaing its crap. Its crap because its too small scale and short to reflect the needs of a game made for civs developing over time on big maps.
   The second it has a meta. One power Ancient its totally broke OP, beats all other by far also missiles with miniaturization beats absolutely anything, just stack power, speed and other mod on small hull to total supremacy. I beat on gifted by research without barely even making contact with other civs. investigated entire tech lines on one turn.… Expand

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4. joggy

   May 16, 2015

   9

   Don't fix what is not broken. Guys from stardock kept that in mind and gave us remake of old hit, upgraded in a good way. If you playedDon't fix what is not broken. Guys from stardock kept that in mind and gave us remake of old hit, upgraded in a good way. If you played previous galactic civilization (and if you didn't, you should have cause it's legendary game) you will be right at home here, but you will see little improvements almost in every aspect of the game. Of course there are some technical issues still, unfortunately I don't expect the games of today to come out as 100% finished product. But these are minor things like loading saved game for 1-2 mins on high end rig. What is important is that this game is still fun to play, the "one more turn" syndrome is back and I like it :)… Expand

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5. theirrelephants

   Nov 11, 2015

   6

   Rather than building on GC2, it seems to be rather bereft of features by comparison. The campaign was pitifully short and very disappointing.Rather than building on GC2, it seems to be rather bereft of features by comparison. The campaign was pitifully short and very disappointing.
   
   The large maps and resource systems have great POTENTIAL, but that's all it is at the moment. With the AI the way it is, I can't really recommend this game at the moment. Just play Galciv2.… Expand

   • 3 of 3 users found this helpful
6. seanb1979

   Jun 10, 2015

   5

   I'm giving this a 5 because it's close to a carbon copy of the old game, which was great. I'm deducting 5 because it feels pretty much likeI'm giving this a 5 because it's close to a carbon copy of the old game, which was great. I'm deducting 5 because it feels pretty much like the old game with slightly shinier graphics and a few added features. When something is a decade or so in the making, you expect something a bit more fresh and new than this. Avid gal civ fans will have logged a lot of hours on the old game and will find their excitement quickly dwindling when they see how little has changed.… Expand

   • 3 of 5 users found this helpful
7. ihatecoc

   Nov 1, 2015

   5

   Crash happy game, full of missing things like fonts, saved files that vanish in thin air, ship designs never saving, crashing or extreme lag,Crash happy game, full of missing things like fonts, saved files that vanish in thin air, ship designs never saving, crashing or extreme lag, even fleets without ship icons (looks like your flying black nothingness inside your fleet logistical box) Some things I like but hey its so cool when your fleet flies off the map into nothingness while battling the opponent. What? Wait for bargain bin on this one...… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
8. Ogbek

   Sep 27, 2015

   0

   Doesn't support steamos despite being a recent game. That alone means I won't buy it.
   
   It's basically just a retread of Galciv II withDoesn't support steamos despite being a recent game. That alone means I won't buy it.
   
   It's basically just a retread of Galciv II with better graphics -- no bad thing, but certainly not compelling enough to buy a game that won't play on a steam machine.… Expand

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