Ask Sid Meier

Posted by Zonk on Monday September 26, 2005 @06:54AM from the why-do-i-lose-at-civ-so-much dept.

Sid Meier is a household name in gaming. Titles he's designed, such as Railroad Tycoon, Pirates!, and Civilization, are pillars in the history of PC gaming. This year the fourth chapter in the Civilization series of games is being released, and we have a great opportunity. Today we're asking for questions about design and philosophy to pass on to Mr. Meier. On Wednesday, we'll be asking for questions to give to the Civilization IV development team. That day you'll have the chance to ask technical questions about the moddability and design concepts that went into the game. For today, here's your opportunity to put questions to one of the most respected game designers in the industry. Keep them topical, and one question per post please. We'll pass on the ten best questions, his responses will go up as soon as we get them back.

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Re:The grimy future by Stanistani · 2005-09-26 07:02 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Grub!

We can't take you anywhere!

*snicker*

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Re:General Questions about Adventure Games by slowmovingtarget76 · 2005-09-26 07:30 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I recommend heading over to http://www.adventuregamers.com/. I think that shorter attention spans and trying to grab market share (and recoup development costs) have driven most game makers away from adventure. I for one would like to see a return to games like the old Sierra Spaequest/Hero's Quest/Leisure Suit Larry games.