Civillization IV Impressions

Orgull · Post by **Orgull** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:29 pm

Just getting the thread started so we can get to page two and some real impressions tomorrow.

vizionblind · Post by **vizionblind** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:33 pm

thought it's not out till Wednesday?

Roscoe · Post by **Roscoe** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:51 pm

I got an email from EBgames saying my pre-order is shipping the 24th (today), and it should be in tomorrow

jpinard · Post by **jpinard** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:55 pm

Man I can't wait. I totally should have pre-ordered but didn't. So hope EBGames has extra copies tomorrow.

IGN gave it a 94, so in real-life reviews that means it gets ~85. No mention of game killing bugs either. WOOT!

Asharak · Post by **Asharak** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:02 pm

35 posts til Page 2...

And I've heard scattered reports from different stores, some saying it will be in tomorrow, some saying Wednesday.

I know I'll be phoning all over the place tomorrow.

- Ash

Mithridates · Post by **Mithridates** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:16 pm

jpinard wrote: IGN gave it a 94, so in real-life reviews that means it gets ~85.

No it doesn't. It just means IGN gave it a 94. Are you going to tell me that if IGN gives something a 100, that correlates to a 90 in real life? So, then, how will something get over 90 in real life?

Lassr · Post by **Lassr** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:19 pm

Yea, I'm not sure when it suppose to be in stores. Firaxis sites says it ships to stores tomorrow. Best Buy ad says it's available Wednesday. EB says tomorrow. I hope it's tomorrow. I'm ready to play.

Captain Caveman · Post by **Captain Caveman** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:22 pm

Mithridates wrote:
jpinard wrote: IGN gave it a 94, so in real-life reviews that means it gets ~85.
No it doesn't. It just means IGN gave it a 94. Are you going to tell me that if IGN gives something a 100, that correlates to a 90 in real life? So, then, how will something get over 90 in real life?

This one goes to 111.

jpinard · Post by **jpinard** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:22 pm

Mithridates wrote:
jpinard wrote: IGN gave it a 94, so in real-life reviews that means it gets ~85.
No it doesn't. It just means IGN gave it a 94. Are you going to tell me that if IGN gives something a 100, that correlates to a 90 in real life? So, then, how will something get over 90 in real life?

It's a joke. IGN has a history of over-rating games. Look at the long list of pc games that got 80+ scores recently http://pc.ign.com/reviews/

Many deserved good scores and many did not - all personal opinion of course.

rrmorton · Post by **rrmorton** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:28 pm

I'm not optimistic about tomorrow. I didn't get the recorded phone call that said, "Hi, this is Arys from Gamestop, calling to remind you that... Civilization 4... should be arriving in stores tomorrow."

Hetz · Post by **Hetz** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:31 pm

EB seems to be the only ones getting this in tomorrow.

Lee · Post by **Lee** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:40 pm

I preordered from EB. They charged my card Sunday, and their website says shipping today, but my order is still listed as "open" on their website. I have seen EB slow to update their site status in the past though, so who knows.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:47 pm

Bringing us one step closer to Pg. 2 -

I have a pre-order in with the neighborhood b/m EBGames. Their word is SHOULD be tomorrow.

Does anyone know if you had to specify the CE, or do you just get it automatically if you perordered? The spiral-bound manual would be nice.

Dogstar · Post by **Dogstar** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:57 pm

Right now I'm hoping for Wednesday. If it's tomorrow, I won't be able to pick up my pre-order as I'm on my way to NJ for an intense six-hour budget meeting, followed by a three hour drive home in rush hour traffic and rain.

Captain Caveman · Post by **Captain Caveman** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:00 pm

Dogstar wrote:Right now I'm hoping for Wednesday. If it's tomorrow, I won't be able to pick up my pre-order as I'm on my way to NJ for an intense six-hour budget meeting, followed by a three hour drive home in rush hour traffic and rain.

And what do you plan to do after that? SLEEP? Wuss.

Orgull · Post by **Orgull** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:02 pm

Captain Caveman wrote:And what do you plan to do after that? SLEEP? Wuss.

Sleep is for the weak.

malichai11 · Post by **malichai11** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:09 pm

This blows. I pre-ordered from Amazon as they were offering it for 44.99 at one point, and as a Silver shopper, over-night is only 3.99, and they had the shipdate listed as the 24th. They changed the shipdate from the 24th to 2-3 days sometime this afternoon. I'm pissed.

It's the first time I've ever attempted to pre-order a game from Amazon.

SlapBone · Post by **SlapBone** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:41 pm

Called the phone number on my EBgames order page and actually got a live voice. The live voice says that EB shipped the game to NO ONE.

I guess Wednesday is the best possible date. I think the preorder was bigger than they expected and they were rushing to try to cover the last minute shoppers. I know I ordered mine at 4:30 am 10/23/05.

There are some on CivFanatics saying Wal-Mart may have it.

jpinard · Post by **jpinard** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:20 am

MY EB said they are definately getting it today. And damn I can't sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ranulf · Post by **Ranulf** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:20 am

malichai11 wrote:This blows. I pre-ordered from Amazon as they were offering it for 44.99 at one point, and as a Silver shopper, over-night is only 3.99, and they had the shipdate listed as the 24th. They changed the shipdate from the 24th to 2-3 days sometime this afternoon. I'm pissed.

It's the first time I've ever attempted to pre-order a game from Amazon.

I've never pre ordered from amazon but almost everyone I've know who has, has not been too happy. They don't ususally seem to fast to get the game out.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:26 am

EB changed from shipping 10/24 to shipping 10/25, so if you're counting on EB I'm now thinking tomorrow. Gamestop, OTOH, says currently shipping. I may blow off my pre-order if I can get it at Gamestop today.

persself · Post by **persself** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:29 am

tgb wrote:Does anyone know if you had to specify the CE, or do you just get it automatically if you perordered? The spiral-bound manual would be nice.

I preordered from EB online, but chose pick up at store option, and there was a separate choice for CE.

onnel · Post by **onnel** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:41 am

Hey mods, can we get this thread moved to Unreleased Games please.

And I'm only half joking.

Onnel

Hetz · Post by **Hetz** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:33 am

Im going to be hit up Gamestop, Best Buy, Media Play, Wal-Mart and EB today. I think my best bet will be Wal-Mart or Media Play. They both put out PC games early if they have them. They seem to have no concept of a street date for a PC game....only console games.

Pre-order be damned....I need this game now!

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:58 am

i pre-ordered yesterday at EB and was told that it would be in about noon today. but now it appears that it's not even shipping until today. very annoying.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:24 am

hepcat wrote:i pre-ordered yesterday at EB and was told that it would be in about noon today. but now it appears that it's not even shipping until today. very annoying.

I did the same. I got the collectors edition but I have no idea what that means from a product standpoint. What the heck, I knew the guy was just telling me what the computer was telling him. Maybe I will actually get some work done today now

baron calamity · Post by **baron calamity** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:26 am

If you aren't preordering, I think best buy might be your best chance today.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:29 am

Can I still pre-order for and get it today? Maybe I'll be checking the gamestops (gamespots?) around here for a late lunch today. I'll keep cheking back. I figure it's gotta release when hit page 2 right?

Asharak · Post by **Asharak** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:30 am

LordMortis wrote:I figure it's gotta release when hit page 2 right?

If someone can confirm that that works, I'll break out all my old padding skills right now, damnit.

- Ash

IceBear · Post by **IceBear** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:47 am

Asharak wrote:
LordMortis wrote:I figure it's gotta release when hit page 2 right?
If someone can confirm that that works, I'll break out all my old padding skills right now, damnit.

- Ash

You have padding skills? Prove it

(see, now you have an excuse to pad)

Exodor · Post by **Exodor** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:54 am

Fry's ad yesterday said it would be in "by 4 PM today"

Subject to manufacturer's ship date

Too bad Fry's is so far away - I wonder if I need to buy something there for work today?

Charlatan · Post by **Charlatan** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:06 am

So how's the page 2 thing going?

Has it happened yet?

Huh?

Has it?

storz · Post by **storz** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:08 am

My order from Amazon still not shipping yet.

Now, come on page 2...

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:10 am

baron calamity wrote:If you aren't preordering, I think best buy might be your best chance today.

Best Buy isn't showing availability til Thursday.

Asharak · Post by **Asharak** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:24 am

Bah. Both the EBs nearest me now are saying the 27th!!!

- Ash

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:29 am

i think this is a scam on the part of fireaxis. normally i don't get terribly worked up over game releases, but having the date switched hours before the initial ship date on EB's site has driven me to a near frenzy of perturbed annoyance. i think i'm going to go get belligerent with my local EB guy for telling me today. smack him around a bit. show him who's boss...

...oh, who am i kiddin'...i'm just gonna go quietly stew at home after work.

Peoux · Post by **Peoux** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:33 am

This is false advertising!

... calling it an Impressions thread, but nobody has any impressions of the game, cause it's not in the stores yet! Foul! I call foul!

DCL · Post by **DCL** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:34 am

Don't know if it's a computer glich but gamestop says it's shipping.

http://gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=646074

If it is shipping from their warehouses, I wonder if their stores will have it today?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:48 am

Tick... Tick... I will wait until noon to start callng...

SlapBone · Post by **SlapBone** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:49 am

hepcat wrote:but having the date switched hours before the initial ship date on EB's site has driven me to a near frenzy of perturbed annoyance.

The weird thing is, EB website said 10/25/2005 until yesterday when it switched to the 24th. Now that it has switched pack, everyone is like "WTF?".