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Comment on Sid Meier's Civilization VII | Review Thread

simple@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Especially in a game like Civ. it’s hard to know how people feel about it until a week or so later. I remember when Civ 6 was said to be the best game in the series on release, but after spending some time with it, it was lacking. Reviews like these are more of a first impressions.

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essteeyou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Reviews like these are paid advertising.

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- ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Why’d they pay for bad ones?
  
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  - essteeyou@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    When Civ VIII rolls around they won’t send review copies to anyone who gave bad reviews last time.
    
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    Ashtear@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Just like they wouldn’t the last time…and the time before that…and the time before that…
    
    It’s not a thing at outlets like these. Paid promo from influencers and independent reviews are not the same thing.
    
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    ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    That’s not paid advertising. And review scores only tend to slide by a couple of points in aggregate after everyone else gets their review in.
    
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