10 Humongous Video Games You'll Completely Lose Yourself In
1. Sid Meier's Civilization VI
The mother of “just one more go”, Civilization VI is the latest entry in Sid Meier's incredible turn-based strategy. I'd be cheating if I said the games are humoungous because the game board is the entire world; but it's a universal truth that it's impossible to play a Civilization game “for a bit”.
Newton's 3rd law: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Meier's law: for every hour in Civilization, there are 4 hours in reality.
The game has expanded so much in scope over the years, thanks largely to the success of DLC in previous games becoming a key feature of the next iteration. After choosing your colourful leader and advancing your growing empire through the ages, the player examines their strengths and weaknesses, as well as those civilizations around them, and determines if they will become a warmongering conquerer, a cultural paragon, a warmonger, a beacon of science, perhaps a warmonger, a religious leader for the world to follow, or, if you're like me, a warmonger.
The game is a balanced blend of trade and alliances, and a race against time. Even if you're not hell bent on annexing every city in sight, it's always a kick in the nads when a neighbouring nation beats you to building a cultural wonder, or your politics are outvoted in the UN. And lets face it. When you try the peaceful approach and your neighbours don't play ball, there's only one thing to do. Invade!
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