Sins of the Solar Empire or GalCiv?

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Hi all - it's my birthday and I thought i'd get a strategy game for my self.  I don't often have a lot of cash -  but sins and Galciv seem to have a lot of re playability - but also seem to be a lot alike. Can someone who has played both shed a little light on both please.  I'm not a hard core player who wants to spend 10 minutes a turn planning 10 turns ahead.  But i do enjoy building empires and all the Civilization stuff. 

 

 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

GalCiv is a TBS, kinda like Master of Orion, whereas Sins is technically an RTS but tends to not be too bad of a clickfest.  Sins is unlike any other game I know, but does have some few small similarities to Homeworld in its 3D RTS-in-space nature.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Sins will be easier to get into and learn. GalCiv2 does take a bit of time to learn all the ins and outs but if you are a veteran TBS grand strategy player you may pick it up quicker. I find GalCiv2 more relaxing to play. Turns can go pretty quick and the "auto-turn" feature helps it go faster.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Why not try Distant Worlds at Matrix Game.  It is RTS with pause.  Distant Worlds > GalCiv2.  Sins is fun if you don't have time to spend playing game.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

thanks for that -- sounds like GalCiv 2 is more my cup of tea.  got a note that Gal Civ 2 is on special so that is a bonus, :)  i'll grab that -- though thats not all expansions - i haven't looked at it.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

The expansions for Gal Civ 2 are rather nice... I love the game, but really have to say I still liked MOO2 better because of tactical battles... It was so fun using strategy and tactical finesse to beat the computer in MOO2, I could have 20 ships and take out hundreds if I did it right. In Gal Civ, well it just wasn't quite as fun IMHO. Still a good game though.

Sins is something I'd like to pick up sometime, I played the demo and enjoyed it, the whole space genre is one of my favorite. Just picked up AI Wars, you ought to try that out as it is rather fun. They have a demo too, takes a while to get the strategy down but they have lots of documentation and are constantly updating the game.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

I bought GalCiv1 after seeing some excellent reviews online, and especially after seeing the poor reviews that GalCiv2 got. But when I started playing it, I figured GalCiv wasn't for me. Annoyed, I went out & bought Sins Trinity, and I absolutely love it! It's exactly what I wanted. I play it alot and would definetely recommend it.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Sind of a Solar Empire is more like Haegemonia if you know that (But with much much bigger battles). Great game. Especially in Multiplayer.

Gal Civ is more a Space Civilization Master of Orion mix but sadly with the lag of a multiplayer mode. So total different games. If you are more the Multiplayer competitive player then buy sins of a solar empire. If you are more a solo gamer who likes Turn based games then buy Gal Civ. But if you love great sci-fi games in general ^^ Get both

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

 I have played Gal Civ since it came out on the os/2 platform years go. I thought Sins would be easy to transition to, but I have not even been able to figure the basics of it out. What a waste of money for me.