In fact, GC3 was initially a very by-the-numbers space 4X game, which was a true shame considering its lineage.Īnd in a market increasingly more crowded by legitimately good games, it was very disappointing to see Stardock’s misstep.Īs I mentioned before, however, Stardock has stuck with this game through it all, and now, with a significant amount of content and gameplay-changing mechanics, let’s take a look at how Galactic Civilizations 3 shaped up. However, it didn’t feel like anything special whatsoever. Sure, it was faced with the near-impossible task of living up to its predecessor, Galactic Civilizations 2, a game that many consider being one of the best space 4X games of all time. I was an open critic of the state of GC3 at its initial release.
That’s a good question and one that I’m going to attempt to answer for myself in the same process. Three expansions, many, many patches, and some DLC later, how does GC3 stack up against the (increasingly stiff) competition? Not surprisingly, Stardock has done an excellent job of supporting the game, despite the lukewarm reception it initially received. There’s also a briefer video summary below.Stardock Entertainment initially released Galactic Civilizations 3 (GC3) almost SIX years ago at the time of this writing, and as I have recently stated, I believe that the fourth iteration will be announced this year, so naturally, I figured it’d be a good time to write a comprehensive review of the game. You can read the full changelog for Galactic Civilizations 3 and Crusade version 2.3 here. Meanwhile, the base Galactic Civilizations 3 game has received improvements to diplomacy (AI is better at bargaining), a balance pass on planetary improvements, greater density of galactic anomalies, faster turn times, and a smarter war-time AI. Influence points from buildings, on the other hand, are now increased and pacifist players should get a hand from starbases generating more influence too. In terms of balance, many civilization abilities have been reworked, and ideology points from buildings have been “significantly” reduced.
It’ll also be better at waging war, and exploring.
In Crusade, you should now see the AI handling its home planets a lot better. Crusade has received AI improvements and game balancing, while the base title has received attention in similar areas plus performance boosts. Stardock’s Galactic Civilizations 3 and (particularly) the Crusade expansion have been updated to version 2.3 today.
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