Ellis Wright

The core of this game is good. Pros: - Visuals: the way the game looks is outstanding - Army commanders: Makes waging war both interesting and easier with less micromanaging and an added layer of strategy - Age changes: I like them. prevents a single game from getting stale, that being said, it can be a bit jarring that everyone is a new civ and knowing which civs a leader chose Cons: - UI needs work as many other have noted - No 'explore' button for any units - No unit dropdown to see which units you have and how to get to them - No gamescore anymore which I used to like as a quick snapshot of how well a given player was doing even though the score is imperfect - Too easy to get cities in peace treaties - The AI is still not very smart at playing the game