Note: This review is about Civilization V: Complete Edition. I will not describe the gameplay very deeply. I believe it was described many times in other reviews here on Steam and on many game sites.

This game brings back the atmosphere that was in the good old RTS like Rise of Nations or Empire Earth. Choose the civilization you wanto to play as, then guide it from the ancient history to the near future.
You can win by conquer every capital city on the map. If you are going to do that, you probably will have to kill everything that stands in your way and conquer all the cities on the way as well. However, there are more victory conditions than just conquer and kill everything. There are more peaceful ways to achieve victory. You can spread your culture to other civilizations. You can become a world leader. Or build a spacecraft and send it to Aplha Centauri. Thanks to this, the game is not only for bloodthirsty warmongers, but also for players who like to play as a peaceful lord. It's also more replayable.

Another good point of Civ V is the opportunity of taking history in your hands and change it. What if Zulu was the first nation who sent their spacecraft to Alpha Centauri? Does it hear ridiculous to you? Or what if Napoleon didn't declared himself as the Emperor of France, but was elected as Leader of the World instead? Do you say that it's impossible? Not in this game. This is what I miss in newer games.

The game is turn based, so you don't have to hurry. This makes the game relaxing. What makes it even more relaxing is the soundtrack, especially when you play as one of the Middle East civilizations.

Another thing that I like about games like this is the fact that you can learn something by just playing them. Civilopedia, the in-game manual, contains informations not only useful for the gameplay, but also some historical facts.
The other way to learn something is to create The Great Works of Arts. They can be produces by Great Writers, Musicians and Artists that are born in your empire. They are named by real persons and the works they create really existed. You can read excerpts from the books, hear parts from the songs and look at the paintings.
Sure, you won't gain enough knowledge to teach at Oxford University, but it can raise an interest in you about these things. Well, at least it did in me. There weren't many games with such an impact on me, only Age of Empires II and Rome: Total War, as far as I can remember.

I was able to lost myself while playing this game. Many times I told myself "Ok, I will play this for a few minutes". Then I looked at the clock and thought "Well, it's pretty late". I can fully recommend this game for anybody who likes to play strategies.


"Sir, what will be it today?"
"We are going for the space victory, James".
"What civilization will you send to space, my lord?"
"We will play as Morocco."

After few days...

"How is it going, sir?"
"We are nearly done, my dear James. We have the most delegates in the world congress. The other nations are waging wars against eachother."
"What ideology have you chosen, if I may ask you?"
"We are following the Autocracy ideology."
"Pardon my, my lord, but I am not sure if Autocracy is suitable for space victory."
"Maybe it isn't, James. But we'll get an achievement for it if we win."
"Oh, I understand. How much did you progress in your goal to win the science victory, sir?"
"Just a few turns and our spacecraft will be ready. Then we will send it to space and we will be the winners.
Just a few turns..."

[b]Note: [/b]This review is about Civilization V: Complete Edition. I will not describe the gameplay very deeply. I believe it was described many times in other reviews here on Steam and on many game sites. This game brings back the atmosphere that was in the good old RTS like Rise of Nations or Empire Earth. Choose the civilization you wanto to play as, then guide it from the ancient history to the near future. You can win by conquer every capital city on the map. If you are going to do that, you probably will have to kill everything that stands in your way and conquer all the cities on the way as well. However, there are more victory conditions than just conquer and kill everything. There are more peaceful ways to achieve victory. You can spread your culture to other civilizations. You can become a world leader. Or build a spacecraft and send it to Aplha Centauri. Thanks to this, the game is not only for bloodthirsty warmongers, but also for players who like to play as a peaceful lord. It's also more replayable. Another good point of Civ V is the opportunity of taking history in your hands and change it. What if Zulu was the first nation who sent their spacecraft to Alpha Centauri? Does it hear ridiculous to you? Or what if Napoleon didn't declared himself as the Emperor of France, but was elected as Leader of the World instead? Do you say that it's impossible? Not in this game. This is what I miss in newer games. The game is turn based, so you don't have to hurry. This makes the game relaxing. What makes it even more relaxing is the soundtrack, especially when you play as one of the Middle East civilizations. Another thing that I like about games like this is the fact that you can learn something by just playing them. Civilopedia, the in-game manual, contains informations not only useful for the gameplay, but also some historical facts. The other way to learn something is to create The Great Works of Arts. They can be produces by Great Writers, Musicians and Artists that are born in your empire. They are named by real persons and the works they create really existed. You can read excerpts from the books, hear parts from the songs and look at the paintings. Sure, you won't gain enough knowledge to teach at Oxford University, but it can raise an interest in you about these things. Well, at least it did in me. There weren't many games with such an impact on me, only Age of Empires II and Rome: Total War, as far as I can remember. I was able to lost myself while playing this game. Many times I told myself "Ok, I will play this for a few minutes". Then I looked at the clock and thought "Well, it's pretty late". I can fully recommend this game for anybody who likes to play strategies. [i] "Sir, what will be it today?" "We are going for the space victory, James". "What civilization will you send to space, my lord?" "We will play as Morocco." After few days... "How is it going, sir?" "We are nearly done, my dear James. We have the most delegates in the world congress. The other nations are waging wars against eachother." "What ideology have you chosen, if I may ask you?" "We are following the Autocracy ideology." "Pardon my, my lord, but I am not sure if Autocracy is suitable for space victory." "Maybe it isn't, James. But we'll get an achievement for it if we win." "Oh, I understand. How much did you progress in your goal to win the science victory, sir?" "Just a few turns and our spacecraft will be ready. Then we will send it to space and we will be the winners. Just a few turns..." [/i]