What is Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth?! | Civ Beyond Earth Review

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Published on August 10, 2021 4:00:04 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C5OffyZdFs

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Civilization: Beyond Earth (2014)

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Review

Duration: 19:45

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Welcome to Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. This is my Beyond Earth review, in 2021, reflecting on the second most-recent civ game which released after Civ 5 Brave New World, and just before Civilization 6. Civ BE released in 2014, and it's one DLC pack (Beyond Earth: Rising Tide) released around one year later in 2015 - hot on the heels of Civ 6's release!

So what is Civ Beyond Earth? For a modern Civ game, it seems like almost nobody even knows that this game is, where it came from, and critically - is Civ Beyond Earth fun? Is Beyond Earth a good civ game? Does it compare to Civ 5 or Civ 6? What about Civ Beyond Earth vs Civ 5? or BE vs Civ 6?

In this review of Civ Beyond Earth I discuss what the game actuall is, how beyond earth differs from other civ games, what made is feel bland and boring, and what beyond earth does well - including its nuanced Aliens system (replacing barbarians), its space and colony exploration early game mechanics, it's virtues (culture tree) and technology web (the tech tree), and how it's affinities mechanic works, and the various quests and victory conditions on offer in Beyond Earth!

Huge shoutout to a very generous subscriber and channel member, Hannah K, for generously gifting me a copy of BE to review and enjoy!

So is beyond earth a good game? is beyond earth worth it? and what separates beyond earth from other civ games? Is this the true successor to Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri? Alpha Centauri 2? And can it compete with other RTS and 4X games on PC and within the strategy genre? How about Stellaris, or Off World Trading Company, or indeed Endless Space, from the team behind Humankind Game! Feels unlikely... but as always, let's discuss!

This Sid Meier's Civ Gameplay for Beyond Earth was recorded very recently, with the DLC Rising Tide enabled (however much of my playtime is without it, so I'm happy to cover questions like: what is rising tide dlc? and is the rising tide dlc for beyond earth good or worth it? in another video).

Contents:
0:00 - Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth Review
0:53 - How Beyond Earth begins
1:45 - Civs, Leaders, and Sponsors in Civ BE
3:06 - Is Beyond Earth boring?
4:36 - Without history, what is civ?
5:10 - The Upsides - Trade and Diplomacy
6:08 - Affinities in Beyond Earth
7:45 - Aliens instead of Barbarians - and they're clever!
9:20 - Cultures, Civics and Virtues in Civ Beyond Earth
10:00 - A fantastic Science & Technology tree
11:00 - Upgrading and customizing units in civ
12:46 - Beyond Earth's AI is Bad
15:20 - Victory Conditions and Questlines in Beyond Earth - how to win?
16:18 - Rising Tide DLC
16:50 - Buyer's Recommendations - Is Civ Beyond Earth worth a buy?

Thanks so much for watching!
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Title: What is Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth?

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