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Civilization - Beyond Earth review
The back of beyond
Above And Beyond: Rediscovering Alpha Centauri
Beyond Beyond Earth?
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Feature: The back of beyond
Civilization – Beyond Earth review
By Will Wiles • 5 years ago • 162
"They should have sent a poet," says astronaut Jodie Foster, struck dumb by wonder upon encountering alien intelligence at the end of the film Contact. It's easy to feel the same way about Civilization: Beyond Earth, the latest iteration of Sid Meier's venerable and mighty Civilization franchise. C:BE takes the player to the ostensibly virgin soil of a new planet, but it's not long before…
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Feature: Beyond Beyond Earth?
As we prepare to cast judgement on Civilization: Beyond Earth, Firaxis' latest voyage into the unknown, we cast out minds back to Alpha Centauri's treatment of humanity's future. With a stronger emphasis on narrative, rigid factions and a malleable Planet, Alpha Centauri changed the Civ formula significantly and to great effect. We asked author and Icon deputy editor Will Wiles to examine the impact of…
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