The BE-meter (pre-release) poll

[sisko]

Vote to see the results! 

[NewAgeOfPower]

Definitely not. It may prove to be a worthy heir, but it hardly walks in the same footsteps as AC.

[Buster's Uncle]

I am a Star Trek fan, and I learned the folly of getting my hopes up a very long time ago.

[BlaneckW]

AC was more about the colonial's political-ideological vision played out on a different planet, while BE moves the ideological consideration to how colonization is handled.  My feeling is they have opted to serilize the game of real-world ideological considerations.  This is the new politically-correct fisher-price model.

In some sense I like the idea of giving a "deeper" consideration to colonization, though the actual tech tree is probably silly.  But I doubt it follows down the regular path of administrative/economic considerations like AC did - or like any civ should.  I doubt that BE makes room for ideopoliticial vision, and while my criticism of the ideas of BE have softened, I still doubt it's actual gemaplay.

Lately games have been implementing "quest" systems.  But these definitely feel like cop outs to me.  These are a replacement for expanded interface, for instance, something like dealing with internal factions.

[NewAgeOfPower]

I am a Star Trek fan, and I learned the folly of getting my hopes up a very long time ago.

Its not hoping or anything, it's that we've seen BE gamplay through their videos, and it doesn't have the same style as AC - it shares many similarities, but they have different approaches to so many things.

[Buster's Uncle]

BE is not doing well in this poll...

[Geo]

Mmm? It's not because BE isn't the sequel to replace SMAC that the game isn't supposed to be good/sufficient?

[Buster's Uncle]

I would see that as a measure of sufficiency, but point taken.

[JarlWolf]

Whether or not the game is good isn't determined by this poll- its just if its a successor to SMAC/SMAX. Which it is not.

[sisko]

i see some of you have strong opinions about Civ: Beyond Earth, so why don't you go ahead and make a prediction about the game and how it will affect our community: The Preditions Game

[sisko]

Finally someone voted YES!

Current situation:

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[Othniel]

I don't think of it as a sequel as it doesn't share continuity with AC. At best its a reimagining, but in that fails to describe it. It is a civilization game that happens in the future on another planet. A little more depth would be nice, but I like it.

[Vishniac]

Where is the banana-dancing option in this poll? 

[sisko]

no banana in here. this poll is about serious stuff!

..waiting for your vote 

[JarlWolf]

I think the game will be good mind- I just don't think it will be a true heir to Alpha Centauri. I think if anything it is more the [progeny of unmarried parents] child of Civilization and Alpha Centauri at most.