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Interesting to compare Civilization, Alpha Centauri and Beyond Earth. I felt Alpha Centauri was far more compelling because of its additional narrative elements
by EthanHeilman 10y ago
Interesting to compare Civilization, Alpha Centauri and Beyond Earth. I felt Alpha Centauri was far more compelling because of its additional narrative elements. Beyond Earth attempted to borrow these same narrative elements from Alpha Centauri but failed to make it compelling. In Alpha Centauri the narrative was often anchored to the ideology and personality of your leader, whereas Beyond Earth took a far less rigid approach to leaders and factions.
- cperciva 10y agoMy reaction to Alpha Centauri was exactly the opposite: After having played Civilization, I found the narrative in AC to be an annoying disruption of the game I wanted to play.
- EthanHeilman 10y agoDid you just want to play Civ2.5 or did you find the theme compelling? I enjoyed both games, but Alpha Centauri always felt more real because of the narrative. It was probably the most immersive game I've ever played and it isn't just me I've had friends that had dreams in the Alpha Centauri universe years after playing it. I can't say that about any other game (and I know people that played civ2 weekly for a nearly a decade).