Civilization has always evolved and there's been aspects to love in every one of its entries. Having put a lot of time into Sid Meier's Civilization 7 over the past month, I have not a single doubt that things will turn out the same way they always do.

Civilization 7 is mere days away from releasing, and its critical reception paves the way for some interesting comparisons to past series entries.

I gave up on Civ a few versions back: the historical features and flourishes didn't evoke "guide human civilization" as a game any more for me. Just more themed elaborations of complicated game systems I didn't have time to figure out.

T here's one historical movie scene that comes to mind for me when I think about Sid Meier's Civilization 7, and it's not a flashy arena fight in Gladiator or mission control chee

An excellent art style, fantastic sound track, and great leaps forwards for replayability, Civilization 7 is a great game. But it will prove divisive.