Recent reviews by Alex

Insane server issues for first few weeks aside, this game overall has been a huge letdown compared to previous titles.

The combat feels empty and overly uninvolved. Mechanics could definitely use tweaking. It seems like to win any battle you have to just knock back and spam super moves until the other guy dies. Literally what I had to do to finish the last bunch of campaign missions because combat was so unintuitive.

Customisation is a neat concept, though severely lacking when creating character. You end up seeing dozens of the exact same characters all the time. Nothing really unique, very few options overall beyond clothing.

My biggest peeve right now is the multiplayer, or lack there of. Personally I don't care about the cheating, I don't do competitive so it doesn't affect me. However a big selling point of this game was the co-op. At first, yes you could meet up with friends (which was difficult to begin with) and play some alternate quests together. However since the server updates, now there are "instances" of the main hub. As a result, and the lack of true steam friends integration, unless you and friends get lucky and into the same instance (not choosable btw), there is no way to play together. In order to add friends in game, you need to physically be in front of the character, and you can only add individual characters to your friends list. This list is not cross-character, and does not carry over between them. If you happen to be in different instances, there is no way to invite a friend to you. Nor can your friend join you on your instance. Using steam invite and join is a no go. There is no support for it that I have found. As it stands, I have been able to play with friends 4 times since the game came out, and most of that consisted of doing a single mission, then getting kicked back to title screen, and never being able to get back together again.

Unless you're a die hard fan who only plays single player, don't waste the money.

If you enjoy Civ games, but want something a bit more in depth, this is definitely a must have. Easily my new favourite.