The Great War is portrayed through vignettes of historical fiction and gives players insight to its brutality, scale, and effect on human lives. The single-player campaign, War Stories, handles the weight of World War I with respect. While other shooters in 2016 went to the future, Battlefield 1 returned to a dark and grim era of the past. It’s arguably the most complete base Civilization game to date. All these tweaks refined the strategy experience which already had a strong foundation. The AI leaves more to be desired, but Civilization VI truly shines when playing online. The sheer variety of win conditions in Civilization VI empowers players to pursue different play styles without being put at an inherent disadvantage. The Civics research tree - which now runs parallel to the Technologies tree - adds deeper options for players seeking Cultural victories. Diplomacy is better implemented, and could be used to exchange luxury goods to keep citizens happy and establish trade routes to enrich everyone involved. Unstacking cities adds nuance to turn-by-turn planning by making players carefully consider the placement of assets and account for terrain. Civilization VI retains its underlying 4X strategy formula, but enriches its mechanics and systems. Doom went all-in on the hyper-stylized, over-the-top, self-aware attitude and it hit the mark.Ĭivilization is one of gaming’s marquee strategy franchises, and this year PC gamers were granted another amazing entry into the series. Glory kills for health and chainsaw kills for ammo add a strategic layer to combat. It revels in the simplicity of classic run-and-gun gameplay, but adds modern touches like weapon modifications and upgrade paths for abilities. Now Playing: Top 5 PC Games - GameSpot Game of the Year 2016 By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's

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