Civilization 7 Opens To Mostly Negative Reviews As Players Call It An “Unfinished Mess” – TheGamer

While Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 launches on February 11, those who bought the Deluxe Edition can already play the game a few days beforehand. This kind of advance access for higher tier versions brings in more earnings, as well as acts as marketing for the game, via reviews and word of mouth. However, it seems to be doing the opposite for Civ 7.I’m not even being sarcastic.As it currently stands, the game sits on Mostly Negative reviews on Steam, with over 1,200 reviews. The biggest complaints appear to be about the game’s UI feeling unfinished. As you’d imagine, a strategy game like Civ 7 requires an in-depth and intuitive interface and menu options, but many claim it feels like a pre-alpha build. “A couple minutes in and it’s just… so blatantly unfinished, especially by Civ standards<" says one user review. "The UI is total slop, everything looks super janky, the resource icons are like stock images from 1998. There is no discernible aspect of care put into the game, and that's something I never expected from Firaxis. Comparing this unfinished mess to the Civ VI release is night and day."Apart from the UI, a lot of the reviews have also been slating the art and the icons. Some have even commented on the lack of maps in the game. While more will probably be added soon, players feel like there are too few at launch. However, the biggest observation many players made was that the game overall feels like it was made for console and then carelessly ported to PC. This strangely seems in contrast with critical reviews, as Civilization 7 scored 81 on MetaCritic at the time of writing. In TheGamer's review for Civilization 7, writer Harry Alston said, "Civilization 7 has completely surprised me. I was ready to hate the new civilization and age system, I was ready to grumble at the sneaking live-service features. Instead, I’ve fallen into a deep obsession with Civilization again. The game fills me with a warm fuzzy feeling that makes me feel like a child rushing home to play Civ 4 on a dusty old beat-up CRT with a packet of biscuits and no responsibilities."We want to hear from you! Share your opinions in the thread below and remember to keep it respectful.Your comment has not been savedI bought the Founders Edition and think the game is promising. There are some quirks and things we need to get used to or that needs fixing, but I like it so far. It's got some good new ideas and I also think we players need to spend more time with the game before we can give more objective reviews about it.Agreed! I'm having a blast, and i'm getting the one more turn feeling from this one as well. I am going to wait for a year, after Firaxis Issues multiple updates to fix the many glitches and issues that many people. Then I will buy it for cheaper with a DLC bundle in a Black Friday sale. Until then, I will continue happily playing Cov 6i haven't had a hitch or bug yet, maybe y'all have mediocre hardware, or just don't know how to set up your games/system correctlyI am not surprised that professional reviewers who get the game for free come to a different conclusion to players who shell out hard earned cash.This may be a decent game in a year or two when there is a DLC bundle on sale and the worst bugs are fixed.It's a great game now, but some people always have to have something to whine about i guess.......i have yet to encounter any bugs, maybe your hardware is mediocre, or you aren't setting up your games/system correctly.....People like worth a buy(shill)Ruined their entire YouTube career over itPlaying civ7 on the Xbox, was worried about playing with a controller, but it works, took awhile but now onwards and upwards to do my best in civ7I wish they would release a decent length demo. I'm just not throwing all that money down on what is invariably a slightly worse slightly different game than the last Civ. (As has been true time and again in the Civ franchise) None of them have been bad, and I love the games overall, but I'm just not throwing $70 down for another slightly tweaked game with essentially the same dumb AI anymore. Stand tall and shake the heavens with our in-progress guide to every Wonder in Civilization 7. Confused about those locked attribute nodes - and a few related mechanics - in Civilization 7? So were we.Here's a complete guide to the new diplomacy system in Civilization 7.Civilization 7 changes a lot about the franchise, while keeping the formula the same. Here's everything we've learned so far.Army Commanders are a new unit in Civilization 7. This guide covers how to get the most out of your commanders.Here's a complete guide to resources in Civilization 7, broken down for each age. Source: https://www.thegamer.com/civilization-7-ui-issues-steam-mostly-negative-reviews/