I had heard a lot of good things about Galactic Civilizations 2 in the past, but I put off giving it a test drive (demo link) as I heard it was turn based and not real time as many of my favorites are.
I should have thought back a little further and I would have remembered that they can still be a lot of fun. I played a Star Trek game years ago on Windows 3.11 that I enjoyed a lot, even though by today’s standards it probably wouldn’t be much to look at.
I got it installed, I picked my race, skills, bonuses, etc. and started up. I didn’t bother reading a manual of any kind as I expected to find the control intuitive. For the most part I did, but after several hours of play I still have to rummage around at times to find exactly what I’m looking for.
To keep this short, I enjoyed the game and plan on picking up a copy in the months ahead. For now I’ll play the demo and try to figure out the best ways to advance. For my first game I’m really concentrating on research and neglecting military/etc.
Of course, it helps that I put both my enemies on stupid and started one on friendly terms with me. I figure I’d rather learn at a slow pace then having them show up for my head before breakfast.
