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Sid Meier on Civ III

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

Irishman writes "ZDNet News has an interview with Sid Meier and Jeff Briggs about the upcoming Civ III. For any Civ fans, this is a must read. I am now having flashbacks of days without sleep, trying to capture that last city or win the game in a different way. "

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  1. Irritating screenshot by ArsSineArtificio · · Score: 5, Informative
    The only thing that annoys me is the CivIII screenshot showing the leader of the Egyptians: Cleopatra, a black African.


    Cleopatra was a GREEK, folks! Not black.


    For that matter, the other Egyptians weren't black either.


    For that matter, neither are they today.


    Where in the heck do these ideas come from?


    ASA

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    All employees must wash hands before seeking equitable relief.
  2. Re:Here goes my karma... by Xzzy · · Score: 5, Informative

    > but isn't it high time we started seeing
    > something new out of Sid Meier?

    The thing you gotta realize however is that the recent flood of Sid Meier-branded games weren't exactly owned by him or his creative team. The license has been tossed around quite a bit over the past several years, and only with Civ III did the license fall back into the hands of Firaxis, which is the company Sid Meier owns.

    EBworld has a pretty decent history of it right here.

    The obvious implication is that the game isn't bogged down by market drones who don't really want a new game.. they just want the same old game glossed up so people will buy it. I have faith that now that full control is back in Sid's hands, the game will be just as fresh as it was back when I was playing Civ on my 286. :)