Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings

1. LordDiniz

   Nov 24, 2012

   10

   Gods and Kings is a true expansion pack, not a minor DLC as we keep having from other games.
   The expansion really adds to the game, givingGods and Kings is a true expansion pack, not a minor DLC as we keep having from other games.
   The expansion really adds to the game, giving you a bunch of new features to play with, and it makes the strategy-setting more complex and, in result, better. The features include not only the religion, but also new civilizations, units, wonders, the expanded diplomacy... It really improves the game!
   In regard to the price, I think that 24 dollars may be a little too much for an expansion, as you can buy a lot of full games for that price, so I'd wait for some sale (like Black Friday) to get it with a good discount.
   But it is definitely worth it.… Expand

   • 5 of 8 users found this helpful
2. Mercator360

   Sep 21, 2012

   9

   This is a great expansion for Civ 5. It makes the game a lot better. It adds new technologies, balances the social policy tree and addsThis is a great expansion for Civ 5. It makes the game a lot better. It adds new technologies, balances the social policy tree and adds religion to the game. If you liked Civ 5 this expansion is a mus have. If you did not like Civ 5 you will not like this expansion either.… Expand

   • 1 of 3 users found this helpful
4. Cytokinesis

   Jun 19, 2012

   9

   To start this off: I am a HUGE Civ fan. I listen to Civ podcasts all the time, i watch let's plays and I have over 500 hours in Civ 4 and 700To start this off: I am a HUGE Civ fan. I listen to Civ podcasts all the time, i watch let's plays and I have over 500 hours in Civ 4 and 700 in Civ 5. I am a civ nut. If you don't like Civ 5 this probably won't change anything for you and I highly doubt anything ever will, honestly. But if you do like Civ 5 this expansions is great. So far I've played it almost 10 hours playing 3 games with 3 different Civ's. The new religion is really cool and offers a lot of diversity to how you play the game. It really opens up a ton of strategies that weren't possible before. The espionage system, sadly, is not as cool. It's still alright because it allows you to do some unorthodox strategies that you simply wouldn't have been able to do before espionage, but ultimately it is very shallow. The new units and combat revamp add a lot of life and depth back into war and the city state changes were all around a huge upgrade. Definitely get this if you like Civ 5, it will make you fall in love again because of all the new strategies you are able to do.… Expand

   • 5 of 12 users found this helpful
5. uppermi

   Dec 22, 2012

   8

   The base game felt like it was missing something that I couldn't quite put my finger on. This expansion helped to fill this void. Overall itThe base game felt like it was missing something that I couldn't quite put my finger on. This expansion helped to fill this void. Overall it is one of the best expansions for any game I've ever played.… Expand

   • 0 of 2 users found this helpful
6. Sivus

   Jun 5, 2014

   7

   Feels like the trend of "lets have you pay for what should have been in the original" has really taken flight and it's very shameful. Half ofFeels like the trend of "lets have you pay for what should have been in the original" has really taken flight and it's very shameful. Half of what you pay for in this "expansion" should have been patched in and the other half should have been packaged into a lower priced DLC. Still, this added another 50 hours to my play time so I guess I can only be so angry...I did, after all pay for it knowing full well what to expect!… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
7. Tridus

   Jun 24, 2012

   5

   It's still Civ 5. Depending on what you think of Civ 5, that'll either be a good thing or a bad thing. For me it was a bad thing. The newIt's still Civ 5. Depending on what you think of Civ 5, that'll either be a good thing or a bad thing. For me it was a bad thing. The new systems don't feel well integrated. Religion in particular is built around yet another pool of points that you gather up from buildings, then spend on stuff. You know, like every other system in the game. You pick some buffs, then you can pretty much ignore it. Since diplomacy is so schitzophrenic you can ignore it for that purpose, and it spreads on its own (eventually), or you can use a missionary or great prophet to speed it up. Great prophets have no other real use then spreading religion, unlike other great people (who you can buy with faith later, likely added because the points would be virtually worthless once the religion is buffed up otherwise). Spies are really limited in what they can do, and since tech stealing is so prevalent you'll want to use a couple to defend against it pretty much all the time. That makes the whole system really limited and passive. If you thought Civ 5 was a great game already then you'll enjoy this, but IMO Civ 4 did both of these systems better.… Expand

   • 28 of 34 users found this helpful
8. Transponster

   Feb 17, 2013

   0

   less than useless. Although my PC is clearly within the crosshairs of this game, it constantly hangs. It always says "Next Turn", butless than useless. Although my PC is clearly within the crosshairs of this game, it constantly hangs. It always says "Next Turn", but nothing happens. The little workers work, but the game does not progress. I have to get to the Task Manager to close the game and Steam. Really not worth the effort for 5 minutes of play. Throwing it out. Will never buy from Steam or Sid again.… Expand

   • 1 of 2 users found this helpful

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