I come to Civ 6 today as a longtime fan and supporter of Civ 5 who was unable to make the transition to Civ 6 when it was released back in 2016. I loved, and still do love, civ 5, and how familiar that excellent game is to me. However, with the release of both Rise and Fall, and Gathering Storm, I decided to give civ 6 another chance, and I am glad that I did. While I still have some gripes about the graphics and certain gameplay choices, I am greatly enjoying my time with the game. With Civ 5, I found myself too often falling into the same pattern of play, with very little variation between runs. Civ 6 is restrictive is the best kind of way. The district system means you have to think carefully about each cities expansion and what their role in your empire will be. Additionally, the new loyalty, dark/golden age, and governor systems mean you have to purposeful with expansion and development. While I have only scratched the surface of the new mechanics of the game, I would reccomend that other players who, like myself, largely ignored the game on launch in favor of returning to civ 5, give the game another chance. I also am aware the investment to purchase the DLC is not insignificant, I do think it is vital to enjoying this game to it's fullest, and if you are the type of civ fan who continues to play and enjoy the games for years after their launch, then I think it surely money well spent.

I come to Civ 6 today as a longtime fan and supporter of Civ 5 who was unable to make the transition to Civ 6 when it was released back in 2016. I loved, and still do love, civ 5, and how familiar that excellent game is to me. However, with the release of both Rise and Fall, and Gathering Storm, I decided to give civ 6 another chance, and I am glad that I did. While I still have some gripes about the graphics and certain gameplay choices, I am greatly enjoying my time with the game. With Civ 5, I found myself too often falling into the same pattern of play, with very little variation between runs. Civ 6 is restrictive is the best kind of way. The district system means you have to think carefully about each cities expansion and what their role in your empire will be. Additionally, the new loyalty, dark/golden age, and governor systems mean you have to purposeful with expansion and development. While I have only scratched the surface of the new mechanics of the game, I would reccomend that other players who, like myself, largely ignored the game on launch in favor of returning to civ 5, give the game another chance. I also am aware the investment to purchase the DLC is not insignificant, I do think it is vital to enjoying this game to it's fullest, and if you are the type of civ fan who continues to play and enjoy the games for years after their launch, then I think it surely money well spent.