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Games mentioned here must also reflect the cultures of the civilizations. So games like FIFA, Wargame (Eugen Systems) are not included. | Games mentioned here must also reflect the cultures of the civilizations. So games like FIFA, Wargame (Eugen Systems) are not included. | ||
Games with | This page has [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Video-Games-with-Real‐Life-Locations|a sibling]]. | ||
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== Main == | == Main == | ||
== | === [https://civilization.com/ Sid Meier's Civilization] === | ||
This franchise is an example of 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate) games. | |||
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You can choose a civilisation and develop it to compete with others. Each civilisation has its own leader with some unique features. | |||
There are more than one way to victory, so you don't need to fight a war to win if you like. | |||
What's more, there is a Civilopedia, with introductions about those civilisations. There is even a [https://www.civilopedia.net/ online version of ''VI''], which is some ideal reading material: not only good for language learning, but also good for understanding the world. There is also [http://civilopedia.serenity.pw/civilopedia/en-us/ an unofficial website for ''V''] | |||
You can spend hours on it if you like. Its multiple-hour music collections are real-life ones [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhhuipP2X053HE1trv2sD--pw8zOyaknQ in V] and [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh4Eme5gACZGDVGh-unzj0p70NiADSdY0 in VI]. Their picks of national anthemes are nice. | |||
Every technology has a quote. Rumor has it that in the next Civilization game, the quote of archery is “I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.” | |||
''The | |||
<blockquote>-¡Carajo! -gritó-. Macondo está rodeado de agua por todas partes. ''— Cien años de soledad''</blockquote> | |||
The peak of this series is considered to be ''III'', ''IV'', ''V'' or ''VI''. | |||
There is a [https://www.civfanatics.com/ fan site of it]. | |||
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgBnpbaQFo4&list=PLccc4ZXUigPjtnroo8UItgPDmoVDHIH5O ''IV''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3x3P8gsCFA&list=PLs3acGYgI1-vlaNn-v504LZ7HjayX9I11 ''V'']. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pczrASkYGSo&list=PLs3acGYgI1-tJBJ55aVgYqjX5CTuKhjb7 ''VI'']. | |||
=== [https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/europa-universalis-iv/about Europa Universalis] === | |||
It is a grand-strategy game with setting in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern period. Its focus is nation administration. | |||
With extension packs, some nations have their distinctive ways of playing, which makes it more realistic. | |||
It is very complicated to play grand-strategy games. You need to spend hours, lose the game several times to get used to it. As a beginner, you'd better pick a European nation. Otherwise, you will probably be subdued by European colonisation. | |||
Expansion packs are indispensable if you want to fully enjoy. The price of all DLC is more than 10-folds of the original game. | |||
There is a science fiction game similar to it: [https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/stellaris/about Stellaris]. | |||
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaLP7m_g5Q4&list=PLs3acGYgI1-uWvHEhlIvx-vzsX0vhMOZj ''IV'']. | |||
Mods for realism: [https://www.moddb.com/mods/real-flags Real Flags]. | |||
=== [https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/crusader-kings-iii/about Crusader Kings] === | |||
It is a grand-strategy game with setting in the Early Middle Ages and High Middle Ages. Its focus is dynasty administration. | |||
If you ask why China is not on the map, then you are great for asking. The answer is not on the Steam Community or Reddit. | |||
It has a spin-off that sets in Japan: [https://content.paradoxplaza.com/sengoku/SKSK01GSKsgku001.html Sengoku]. | |||
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAvJJuv1hvM&list=PLH-huzMEgGWBBUYoAjpLxFkbgFw19CeA_ ''II''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbGDKTBQrHI&list=PLwVftHdWAdHNVf2RuGGVA3AQnD5EJ5aqj ''III'']. | |||
=== [https://www.victoria3game.com/ Victoria] === | |||
It is a grand-strategy game with setting in the Late Modern period in 19<sup>th</sup> to 20<sup>th</sup> century. Its focus is society and economy. | |||
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dg8G4iwu1o&list=PLsT4scrqjQbQe65v85CK_2og21aSELASO ''II'']. | |||
=== [https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/hearts-of-iron-iv/about Hearts of Iron] === | |||
It is a grand-strategy game with setting in World War II. Its focus is modern warfare. | |||
Beginners can simply pick the US and export to both warring sides and get familiar with the game's mechanism with ease. | |||
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_uCwrt-LkA&list=PLs3acGYgI1-v2rWyEDR8Mn3Avf9CxH1s1 ''IV'']. | |||
Mods for realism: [https://www.moddb.com/mods/hearts-of-iron-4-historical-flag-mod Hearts of Iron 4 Historical Flag Mod] | |||
=== [https://www.taleworlds.com/ Mount & Blade] === | |||
Experience the life in the medieval period or some other periods. | |||
Some people guessed Warband factions in real life, but in Bannerlord, it's all made clear: | |||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_%26_Blade_II:_Bannerlord#Story | |||
Tutorials for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPL7vaAi9VQ&list=PLUOKiTUOuMiHl56bOsAXMwnz5vtQKKLiK ''Warband''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rBeztuTNXA&list=PLl_Xou7GtCi6ZkrFq_wc_mdr6Yorc_Ukp ''II: Bannerlord''] | |||
=== [https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/far-cry/far-cry-6 Far Cry] === | |||
It is an open-world first-person shooter series. You can experience the cultures in different regions and enjoy killing fools if it's not “infamous” difficulty in ''2''. | |||
The peak of this series is considered to be ''2'', ''3'' or ''4''. | |||
=== [https://tombraider.square-enix-games.com/ Tomb Raider] === | |||
It is an action game series. Different historical sites to explore. Solving puzzles is its merit. | |||
The peak of this series is considered to be ''I'', ''II'' or ''Rise of the Tomb Raider''. | |||
=== [https://www.totalwar.com/ Total War] === | |||
This is a real-time tactics series. Each of its work focuses on an era. It is less and less realistic now. | |||
The peak of this series is considered to be ''Shogun 2''. | |||
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M318IisjSrU&list=PL28oZ4FVZmk43uea450vNr4iF1VlPc9j4 ''Shogun 2''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7wceACVq1Q&list=PLgD7g4nZBibfNcWunu4SC_6QgcDXV0txu ''Rome II''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEgzRFOGZqE&list=PLDLBnN-W_m2ljZzMSWAviTdT3Gy14SmS_ ''Three Kingdoms'']. | |||
Mods for realism: [https://www.moddb.com/mods/fots-historically-accurate-banners FOTS Historically accurate banners]. | |||
=== [https://www.ageofempires.com/ Age of Empires] === | |||
It is one of the most successful multicultural RTS franchise. Don't expect it to be very historically accurate. | |||
The peak of this series is considered to be ''II''. | |||
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMn9NGPUcrc&list=PL18-XpQU3nZNHRVgR29r0MZM6o8MZbZug ''II'']. | |||
=== [https://knightsofhonor.com/ Knights of Honor] === | |||
Mixture of ''Total Waroo and ''Age of Empires''. | |||
=== [https://mohawkgames.com/oldworld/ Old World] === | |||
Mixture of ''Civilization'' and ''Crusader Kings''. | |||
=== [https://destructivecreations.com/games/ancestors-legacy.html Ancestors Legacy] === | |||
It has four nations, each of which has a campaign. | |||
=== [https://anno-union.com/games/ Anno] === | |||
Develop a colony on an archipelago. You can learn about economy. | |||
Its civilizations are an amalgam of European civilizations, and other ones. | |||
Its peak is considered to be ''1404'' or ''1800''. | |||
=== [https://play0ad.com/ 0 A.D.] === | |||
'''It is free and open-source.''' | |||
It is a real-time strategy game based on ''Age of Empires''. | |||
Although there is an “A.D.” in the name, the civilisations in the official version are “somewhere along the timeline of 500 B.C. to 1 B.C.” | |||
It has mods, the most popular one among which is [https://0ad.mod.io/delenda-est Delenda Est]. | |||
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[https://polyglotclub.com/member/GrimPixel GrimPixel] | |||
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