Is it worth it? I have money to spare and I've been meaning to get at least 1 Grand Strategy vidya gaem. I haven't played any stategy game ever.
Civilization V is -75% right now on steam, but before buying, is it worth it at the price it is right now? with DLC or no DLC?
Civilization V is a heavily flawed game, but it can still be pretty fun. Don't expect the AI to be good at war though.
Is Civ V worth it? Yes it's a very fun game, but it's been free a few times and it's been bundled with DLCs a few times. Instead of buying directly from Steam, try looking at trade sites, you can probably buy it for cheaper there.
Pretty much what this user said. It's only really worth with it with all the DLC. Vanilla feels like an incomplete game.
Though if it was down to me, I'd go for Endless Legend which is a far better game.
Do yourself a favor and play with the Community Patch Project installed. The base game, even with all DLC, is shit.
Would I be better off if I got Civ IV with all DLC instead?
Honestly? Yeah. It also lets you play with more than 3 friends online cause the netcode on Civ 5 is that horseshit
what are the 4x games that let you make unique or detailed civs to play
something that always gets me into playing 4x is watching the stargate atlantis ep 'the game'..
Back in the time of Civ IV those were called expansion packs.
Civ4 is the better game and definitely has the better mods, so do yourself a favor and get it instead of 5.
Galactic Civilizations, Master of the Orion, Alpha Centuari and generally the older Civ games come to mind.