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What is the appeal of turn-based games like Civ, compared to other real-time strategy games like Age of Empires?
by srid 2y ago
What is the appeal of turn-based games like Civ, compared to other real-time strategy games like Age of Empires?
- add-sub-mul-div 2y agoTurn-based games are more complex because having time to make your moves allows you to consider much more than you could in real time.
- Strom 2y agoIt's casual crossword solving vs competing at Jeopardy. Civ games last a very long time (depends, but e.g. 10 hours) and are extremely slow paced, which plenty of people enjoy. Games like Age of Empires punish you for daydreaming for mere seconds during a 30 min match.
- xboxnolifes 2y agoOne of the appeals is they aren't real-time.