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HELP! Im looking for a game like CIV 6 where the point is to go to war (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by Pondis@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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So I got really into CIV 6 recently. And of course I built a huge army and started steam rolling everyone around me and made the ENTIRE WORLD furious, which apparently isnt the point of the game.

So is there a similar 4x game where I can be a warmonger and not be shunned?

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[–] Dr_Nik@lemmy.world 41 points 5 days ago (3 children)

There is another comment that says this, but for clarity there is a franchise called "Total War" that has multiple editions which is exactly what you are looking for. They also have the ability to control the specific battles on the field like an RTS or you can play it with the battles operating like Civ. I personally really like the Total War Warhammer 3 edition (but I'm a Warhammer fan).

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 11 points 5 days ago

I will throw in another vouch for this series. It is exactly what you're looking for. I haven't played any of the more recent entries but I've heard they've been received very well. Total War: Rome 2 is a classic, but for something more modern I've heard only good things about Three Kingdoms, though I haven't played that one personally.

[–] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Op, this is it. The franchise has been around for decades and covers many historical eras. Recently they got into fantasy and did well with it, though personally I prefer the historical titles with the dynamic dueling.

Like Dr_Nik said, battles are either RTS style that you can choose to control, let ai take over and observe the battle instead, or you can autoresolve and skip a battle entirely. The overall gameplay is similar across each game, but the mechanics and ai behavior vary wildly across titles. If you don't like one game, pick up another and you'll probably love it

[–] deeferg@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Agreed with this. Started in the CIV world with 5, then a buddy introduced me to Rome:Total War and it was like finding crack. I still like to take over all of Europe at some point once a year.

Just a heads up OP, the games are limited to regions of the world, it's never the full globe.