Total War vs Civilization

Which do you like more and why?

Total War because I like the strategy aspect of actual battles more than just city managing.

imo they are far too different to compare.

I prefer Total War, however I still love Civilization.

civilization, i like going the concept of going from stone age to space.

Total War, I get bored of Civ pretty quickly.

I personally like Total War much better. Not only can I build stuff, but I can also fight battles in real-time.

I prefer Total War, however I still love Civilization.

Wasdie

Total War is a lot more fun to watch then to actually play. Civilization for me.

imo they are far too different to compare.

mrbojangles25

Have to go with TW, Civ is alright but I'm not a fan of the economics and battle system in Civ games compared to TW games.

Which do you like more and why?

GONtheSKYLORD

I like Total War games better. I have played 2 games of each brand.

Civilization Evolution on Xbox360 left a bad taste in my mouth. I can't believe I paid 69.99 for it; I begrudgingly played it, but I didn't have a high opinion of it. I also owned Test of Time which I thought was excellent: Getting to play on another planet after you advance with earth was excellent. Test of Time also had more than 1 nuke. That is part of the reason I disliked Civ: Evolution, I can't understand how a game could go backwards and have less options than a game that is 8 years older than it.

Meanwhile Total War: Rome and Total War: Empire are both great games imo, and they have more action.

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imo they are far too different to compare.

GONtheSKYLORD

ah in that case, Total War

imo they are far too different to compare.

mrbojangles25

Total War, could never get into Civ

shogun 2 with darth mod over civ 5 with brave new world any day of the week. and with the influx of new twr2 previews and gameplay... sep 3rd is when ill stop going outside for a month. 

I personal prefer Civilizations 5 over Shogun 2 and Empire. But I have not played the other games in the series. I wish you could have more then 2 players in Total War gamesTokeism

battles can have 8-10

[QUOTE="Tokeism"]I personal prefer Civilizations 5 over Shogun 2 and Empire. But I have not played the other games in the series. I wish you could have more then 2 players in Total War gameswis3boi

battles can have 8-10

Both are good games, but I think Total War is in a different league, when it comes to quality/replayability etc. Also, the tactical battles in Total War is wayyyy more immersive to me, than battles taking place only on the campaign map.

Civilization, it's much more relaxing and satisfying. Total War has always been much to clunky for me.

Inbetween the to I prefer Civilization. However I will play any Paradox game over it if I want strategy. My next Victoria 2 game will be to play Manchuria and Remain independant from China while being communist.

I like both but Total War series offers me more imo.

Civ, easily. Much prefer turn-based strategy. 

I'm not a fan of turn strategy. Obv civilization is clearly best at that aspect, as thats the main point of it. In Total War, the turn map side is lame and boring.

Civilization is not bad, only that it takes you so much time, and you realise at the end that all that time you spent playing wasn't worth the little enjoyment you had.

I like total war the best, but for the rts battles. When i'm in the map i'm brainlessly trying to fight something so i get thrown into the rts battle :P

Total War but I've never played Civ.

how about best of both!

This comparison pains me. Those franchises complement each other perfect, it's hard to pick just one, you definitely want BOTH!

That said, I'd say Civilization has maintained a higher quality across the years, so it would be my pick. 

I prefer Total War but Civ is also one of my favorite games.

TW does combat better, while Civ does everything else better.

This comparison pains me. Those franchises complement each other perfect, it's hard to pick just one, you definitely want BOTH!

That said, I'd say Civilization has maintained a higher quality across the years, so it would be my pick. 

padaporra

For me, Sid Meier's Civilization and the Total War games are two different beasts, and I play them each depending on the mood I am in. I really don't care for the combat system in Civilization V, so when I play Civ 5 it is to build up a civilization into greatness. I focus on more peaceful victory conditions like building the Utopia Project to gain a cultural victory or sending a ship into space to gain a scientific victory.

When I play a Total War game it is to relive different time periods of history where I am building an nation to become the most dominant empire around. It allows me to fight battles the way it was fought during those times. It is a very realistic game.

So to cap: Civilization is a civilization building strategy game, but the Total War games are empire building wargames.

I've gotten more hours out of civ but I allways get bored after an hour or so. So I have long games i come back to again and again. Total war shogun i can play for countless hours on end I love the battles and stratagy involved.

I think it depends what Total War you talking about as the quality and style varies quite widely. For me though, Shogun 2 is probably the best epic strategy game made and the best "Japan" themed game. It's not perfect, the elephant in the room "AI" is still problematic. But everything else melds together so well. It's a game full of character that feels really, incredibly iimmersive.

FOTS (the expansion) deserves credit as well, when your culture changes after many hours and many turns, the music changes as does the landscape. It's subtle but very cool and ambitious how they attempt to encapsulate industrialization from Western influence. It's not intimidate and contrived like other games, it borders on almost not noticeable. The gun battles are sadly weaker compared to Napoleon.

The multiplayer component of Shogun 2 (although imbalanced as ****) is pretty fun. You can also use player drop in (most people and pussy cats and thus don't use it) to make up for shitty AI.