I think major titles such as Civilization could learn a thing or two from Endless Legend. When I first learned this was an indie game I was blown away. It is better than most AAA I have seen. It's graphics are simply beautiful! It's gameplay is addicting on the same level as Civ! It's lore is compelling! Everything about this game will pull you in and before you know it, you are hooked! "How does this compared to Civilization though?" I hear you ask, "It looks like a copy cat to me!" I hear you cry. But that simply isn't so! Here's a quick comparison.

Civlization V:
1 unit per tile
Expanding borders worked by citizens and improved by workers
Two diplomatic stances; war and peace
Special units that quickly go obsolete
Forced to get all technologys, even ones you probably won't use, just to progress

Endless Legend:
1 party per tile. Under normal circumstances, 4-8 units in a single party
Static borders and can only work tiles surrounding your city. Citizens act as multipliers. Can extend city's reach within borders.
Four diplomatic stances; war, cold war, peace, and aliance.
Units don't go obsolete. Instead you can give them better equipment.
Tech web that doesn't force you to get all the techs. Only x amount to reach the next era. Meaning it's very possible to only get the one's you will actually use.

All and all, I am not saying Civilization is a bad game. I infact, still play it time to time and enjoy it's historical setting. However, I think it could learn a lot from this game. Endless Legend does it's own thing. Worth every penny you spend.
There is most deffinitly room for improvement. I think the game could highly benifet from extending naval aspects of the game. And like most games, there are bugs. My final verdict, I give it a 9/10. A must own for fans of the genre!

I think major titles such as Civilization could learn a thing or two from Endless Legend. When I first learned this was an indie game I was blown away. It is better than most AAA I have seen. It's graphics are simply beautiful! It's gameplay is addicting on the same level as Civ! It's lore is compelling! Everything about this game will pull you in and before you know it, you are hooked! "How does this compared to Civilization though?" I hear you ask, "It looks like a copy cat to me!" I hear you cry. But that simply isn't so! Here's a quick comparison. Civlization V: 1 unit per tile Expanding borders worked by citizens and improved by workers Two diplomatic stances; war and peace Special units that quickly go obsolete Forced to get all technologys, even ones you probably won't use, just to progress Endless Legend: 1 party per tile. Under normal circumstances, 4-8 units in a single party Static borders and can only work tiles surrounding your city. Citizens act as multipliers. Can extend city's reach within borders. Four diplomatic stances; war, cold war, peace, and aliance. Units don't go obsolete. Instead you can give them better equipment. Tech web that doesn't force you to get all the techs. Only x amount to reach the next era. Meaning it's very possible to only get the one's you will actually use. All and all, I am not saying Civilization is a bad game. I infact, still play it time to time and enjoy it's historical setting. However, I think it could learn a lot from this game. Endless Legend does it's own thing. Worth every penny you spend. There is most deffinitly room for improvement. I think the game could highly benifet from extending naval aspects of the game. And like most games, there are bugs. My final verdict, I give it a 9/10. A must own for fans of the genre!