First Reviews of Civilization V

An anonymous reader submitted linkage to a story explaining why Hemos has been twitching for a week in anticipation: "Defying the urge to phone-in an unambitious sequel and coast on past successes, Sid Meier's Civilization V is anything but a lazy rehash. It feels almost as if someone described the concept of the renowned 19-year-old turn-based strategy series to a talented designer who'd never played it, and let him come up with his own version. It's similar enough to be familiar to veterans, different enough to be fresh, and its polish and accessibility make it a great place for new players to pick up one hell of a Civ addiction."

Civilization 'V'

[AnonymousClown]

What does the 'V' stand for? "Victory"? "Vendetta"? "Venereal Disease"?

I was lost for Civilization II - Why the two 'I's? Confused me with World War II - "eye eye".....

Re:Civilization 'V'

[The Car]

You, sir, are obviously not familiar with the metric system.

Re:Civilization 'V'

[Anne_Nonymous]

V stands for vacation. You're going to have to request one if you're not going to get fired.

Re:Civilization 'V'

[Anonymous Coward]

V stands for "Vwooosh!"

Re:Wine?

[a whoabot]

You'll probably have to research Monarchy, and also have a source of grapes.

No more religion?

[Anonymous Coward]

I can't force everyone to convert to Confucianism anymore?

Re:Civilization 'V'

[oodaloop]

It refers to Rocky V, which was the fifth movie. It stood for Very.

Re:Just...one...more...turn...

[Sonny Yatsen]

I don't think I'm going to get Civilization V. The last time I played Civilization, I sat down at 9 AM and got up again at about 6 AM of the next day, having completely forgotten to eat or sleep.

Oh, who am I kidding? I'll be the first one at the counter.

Re:Wine?

[theshowmecanuck]

If he is waiting for it on Linux he'll have sour grapes. IT'S A JOKE ALRIGHT!! :)

Re:A veteran Civilization fan...

[jpapon]

So what you're saying is that you've built your own great wonder?

May your +100% happiness not expire with the discovery of toddlerhood, or worse yet, teenagery.

Re:A veteran Civilization fan...

[Anonymous Coward]

There's a reason grad school takes 5 years to finish.

Re:Just...one...more...turn...

[XxtraLarGe]

Ok, it's midnight. One more turn. One more. Five more. Oh crap, sunrise! I gotta go to work! One more.

Me and my roommates used to have a joke that we were calling in "civ" to work or taking a "civ" day if we stayed up too late the night before playing.

Re:Color Blindness Support?

[Anonymous Coward]

Can someone comment on the support for red/green color blindness?

I recommend retroviral gene splicing [nature.com].

Re:A veteran Civilization fan...

[Totenglocke]

Wait........people finish grad school?? I know getting my bachelor's was the best 7 years of my life.....

Re:How in the hell can that possibly be praise?

[UberOogie]

You still do not know what the body of the elephant looks like - just like Civ has not reached perfection. Now, are you going to cling to the tusk and leg and claim that those are the only parts of an elephant?

No, but I am going to complain if I end up with an elephant ass.

Re:Goddammit stop being so happy you guys

[bonch]

Whew, for a while, I thought nobody would mention Alpha Centauri in a Civilization article. Since somebody does every single freaking goddamn time, I was getting worried.