Millennia

Attempts a spirited but messy coup to Civ’s throne.

Phil Iwaniuk

GAMES The games we play PRICE $51.25 PLATFORM PC WEB paradoxinteractive.com/games/millennia Millennia’s a lot like Civilization. Like Amplitude’s recent remix of the classic Sid Meier experience Humankind, it promises an enticing shakeup of the decades-old formula and offers a fresh spin on things. Fresh blood in this sub-genre can only be a good thing. I must admit that sentiment wasn’t always foremost in my mind during several unilaterally savage campaigns in Millennia, however. It has a way of burying salient menus and mechanics within its UI, and of teaching you new systems by simply springing events on you. Whereas Civ generally rewards a really concentrated effort towards one of its victory conditions from the outset, Millennia wants you to be a generalist. There are juicy unlocks waiting in its labyrinthine…

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