Posts Tagged ‘sid meier’s civilization iv: colonization’

Embedded Reporter: Sid Meier’s Colonization

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Deep from the trenches, it’s time for your Monday video feature: Embedded Reporter.

What you just saw was what will most likely be the opening cinematic for the upcoming total conversion game Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization. With how much I played the original Colonization, it’s only a matter of time before I find myself awake at 0500 simultaneously thinking “One more turn” and “Holy cow! Is the sun really rising right now?”

The original Colonization was really a strong representation of what the settling of the New World must have been like. Here’s hoping that I’m still able to dump my stores of cigars or rum into the ocean to protest rising taxes

PC: In Case You Hadn’t Heard, the New World is Being Found Again

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

In case you’ve been living under a rock or just don’t really follow PC news, everyone is abuzz about the announcement of Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization. As many have pointed out, that’s quite the epic title, but I suppose it’s appropriate considering the epic nature of new-world colonization.

Ryan Davis of Giant Bomb posted a great article as an uninitiated player of the series. All I can say on the matter is that I sunk SO MUCH time into the original Colonization that I can’t wait to get my hands on this new game. It’s gonna be…wait for it…legendary.