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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:55PM Cap Morgan said

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No jokes from me. Sid Meier is da man

Posted: Jan 27th 2010 3:04PM RobS the 3rd said

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Does anyone else feel his eyes piecing into their soul?

Posted: Jan 27th 2010 3:09PM Kid Icarus said

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"real-world, historical and mathematical facts cannot form the foundation of a successful game design," but that "the driving force of a game's design should be the psychology of the player."

This seems like an obvious statement. Players are there for the experience, if a game can connect with the player emotionally then its for the most part successful.

Posted: Jan 27th 2010 4:10PM Breakdown said

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Civilization III was awesome, didn't dig IV or Revolution so much though.

Posted: Jan 27th 2010 4:22PM SmilinGoat said

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I'd love to see another Pirates! game.

Posted: Jan 27th 2010 4:53PM CA said

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It's like watching Larry King in HD! Scary!

Posted: Jan 27th 2010 5:17PM ShadowOp said

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I feel like breaking up with my girl friend all of the sudden... Oh Lawhd, must close the page!

Posted: Jan 27th 2010 6:06PM BigD145 said

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Sid is merely the buyer and tweaker for the Civ line. He's certainly not the creator.

Posted: Jan 27th 2010 6:27PM wcarnation said

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I never got the deal with Sid Meier, his whole reputation is like fueled by PR than actual accolades. He didn't design Civilization 2, 3 or 4, was only consulted on a few of them. He didn't have anything to do with Alpha Centauri, or the Pirates! and Railroads revivals.

He made Civilization 1 and Civilization Revolutions. Other people made the sequels under him and he put his name on the box.

"egomania, paranoia and delusion", Indeed.

Posted: Jan 28th 2010 7:44AM (Unverified) said

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Sid made a ton of games though (Pirates!, Railroad Tycoon, Covert Action, Gettysburg! to name just a few) and he oversees the newer projects. I played probably thousands of hours with the original Civilization game, and I consider him a game design genius.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2010 3:22PM scratchh said

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Cid is the MAN!

I need a new Pirates! game like I need oxygen! I would LOVE a decent port to the iPhone. I got Tradewinds2 expecting it to be like Pirates, but it just doesnt deliver.


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