Het is inmiddels 16 jaar geleden dat het eerste deel van Civilization uit kwam. Sindsdien zijn er 4 delen (+ uitbreidingen) verschenen. Onlangs werden al deze delen gebundeld in de box Civilization Chronicles. De bedenker van de Civilization games, Sid Meier, had een interview met Gamespot.
In dit interview kwamen verschillende projecten van Sid Meier ter sprake. Een paar opmerkelijke vragen en antwoorden:
"GS: Recently, EA announced that Command & Conquer 3 is coming to the Xbox 360. Can you see a Civilization game coming to next-gen consoles, given their processing power?
SM: Yes. I think the latest consoles have the processing power to deliver fun experiences with the bigger strategy games. It's definitely something we've been keeping our eyes on and we'll let you know where we'll go from here.
GS: Age of Empires was successfully ported to the DS, but so far the only portables that Civilization series has touched are mobile phones and the ill-fated N-Gage. Could we see a DS Civilization some time in the future?
SM: Our goal is to deliver Civilization on any game platform that makes sense. If we can deliver a fun experience to the players on the DS, then we'll do it. We're still in the exploratory mode on all of this, but will definitely let you know our plans as soon as they're set. I believe the N-Gage version was a licensing deal that Atari made using the Civ II version Firaxis wasn't part of the development process, so it was ill-fated from the beginning."
GS: What about episodic content? It seems to have worked well for the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Might we expect Civilization campaigns to eventually be sold a la carte online?
SM: It's definitely something we've been talking about. We like the idea. Actually, we have lots of ideas we want to act on. Now, it's just a matter of timing and human resources in figuring out how to make it all happen."
Lees het hele interview
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