Pleasantly surprised

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I eyeballed this game for awhile, having played GC 1&2. But I was reluctant to make the investment for two reasons: my processor is barely above minimum (I have a Core 2 Quad at 2.33 Ghz) and I'd read that this was just a rehash of GC2. After purchasing and playing I was pleasantly surprised that neither of those seems to be the case. The game uses about 50% of my CPU and 80% of my RAM (8GB) but it runs pretty smooth. But what really impresses me is the ambience of the game. To me, even though it is essentially the same as GC2, the feel seems different...more epic somehow. Maybe this was just because I expected it to lag and it didn't. At any rate I'm pleased with the purchase. So far I enjoy it more than GC2.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Welcome to the forums and glad to hear you like it. 

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Welcome back.  Having played the previous versions you have an advantage over those who are discovering Galciv for the first time.  As the game expands over the next eight years I'm sure you will have a lot more pleasant surprises in store for yourself.  And thanks for posting on the forum. :digichet:

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top


So far I enjoy it more than GC2.

 

Me too, even with its current issues :thumbsup:

 

And welcome aboard.  Lots of good info and help can be found in these forums and the trolls aren't too bad  ;)

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

For GC3 to be considered a good game, it just has to be better than its competitors.  By that standard, this IS a good game.  

On the other hand, there's always things to gripe about.     :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

Welcome to the forum.  

Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Core 2 Quad at 2.33 Ghz

My C2Q at stock, 2.4GHz, is too slow, but OC'd to 3.2GHz it runs fine.

It's a weird time to buy a CPU because AMD has fallen behind, new arch not out yet until 2016. TONS of powerful used chips for cheap available.

 

What excites me about the game is the roadmap - it's improving and will do so for a long time, many games these days are published then forgotten, glad this is Brad's pet project, just have to make sure Paul keeps him in order for all those years  ;P

Reply #6 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Welcome to the club heft  :grin:

Reply #7 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

It's good to see you posting again, heft. It's been too long. 

I'm rather pleased with GalCiv3 too. 

Don't be a stranger. :)