Civ V lost whatever magic and fun it's predecessors had.
Graphics look worse that Civ IV, how the hell they manage to do that? Cities look pathetic. The leaders look too serious, I thought the silly/funny look of Civilization: Revolution was the right way to go, but they went 180 degrees here. There is no incentive to play this rehash of same old same old. I have done this so many times, it just isn't fun anymore.
Civilization, imo, needs to decide if it wants to be a fun, colorful and somewhat silly or serious, realistic, logical and with proper pace between eras. The diplomacy still is a joke. This version doesn't do anything for me.