Civilization 2

Convincing my school library that this was an academic game was the highlight of my primary education.

Haters might hate but this game is peak Civ. Not the best game in the series, but for sure the most entertaining. The council, the palace, the animations, the civilopedia, everything about it was so good. And the gameplay wasn't too bad either, just horribly imbalanced.

I found both the strategy aspects and the sessions with the high council very enjoyable.

The addition of "state of the art" wonder-videos and a chatty council made this a great expansion.Also, I've played Civ2 so much that I noticed that the Knight units attack sound is lifted from the Black Knight in Holy Grail.

Wow I spent a lot of time playing this game in middle school And again for about a year in my twenties. The whole thing is a haze but I eventually got to the point that I knew too much about it. For example, start on a delta, make certain initial choices, and it becomes very easy. And I kept playing after it lost all challenge. I'm a little scared to even think about this game because it was a powerful addiction to me. On the same level as quitting smoking.

I enjoy the series immensely but this one never stood out.

I can't articulate why, but I never enjoyed this as much as the first Civilization. Even after Civilization III came, I always still ended playing the original far more often.