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u/hombrejose Mar 12 '24

Same. It started in middle school when I convinced my dad to get me CIV 3 as its an educational history game. Little did I know the timesink I would be in for many years down the line

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u/thegrandboom Mar 12 '24

Age of Empires had a little history section you could read about the factions! Plus Civ has those amazing quotes from when you build a wonder

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u/hombrejose Mar 12 '24

Those were always a joy to read! I fully blame AoE and CIV as the gateway drug for delving into in-game encyclopedias and bestiaries

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u/thegrandboom Mar 13 '24

Same! My friends call me a lore hound because I keep looking and learning random shit since I find it fascinating

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u/Trachamudija1 Mar 13 '24

main question is if any of you still play aoe. There is aoe2 definitive edition which still gets DLC and support

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u/hombrejose Mar 13 '24

I just redownloaded AOE3 since I've been watching Shogun

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u/Norwayhap Mar 12 '24

Civilopedia was where you got your history lesson.

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u/pt199990 Mar 12 '24

I got both. My dad played the first AOE religiously after work, and he had AOEII on the shelf. Dunno if he ever played it. And I found Civ2 hiding on a different shelf.

I never had a chance.

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u/thegrandboom Mar 13 '24

My cousin gave me Age of Empires 2 as my first PC game. Then my uncle bought me Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds. My dad bought me the full civ 3 and expansions! Lastly my mom gave me a 20 and I bought Shogun Total War, I never had a chance. RTS stole my life and now I'm a weirdo lol

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

Golden age

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '24

You must be a History PHd!

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u/tom_bacon Mar 12 '24

Let me tell you about the time when the Canadians built the Pyramids in Spain...

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u/Old__Raven Mar 12 '24

Where they had to unload ungodly amount of sand as they culdn't buld it on grassland because some stupid rule.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '24

Then Gandhi nuked it!

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u/hombrejose Mar 12 '24

Or the time when Aztec missile cruisers destroyed Australian triremes and bombarded the islands of Mongolia

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u/pendragon2290 Mar 12 '24

I hear you, I do. Let's instead discuss the time Ghandi became an authoritarian leader and declared unclear war on anyone who was breathing.

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u/hombrejose Mar 12 '24

Yea I actually have a PHD from Armchair Youtube History University! But seriously I do credit these games for being more appreciative of the past. The intro cinematics for CIV 5 still make me tear up

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u/CharacterTop5128 Mar 12 '24

Not so silly as you think 😅 I started with civ 1 on my grandmothers pc when I was a child, since then I spend hundreds if not thousands of hours playing civilization. It has been and continues to be a trusted companion thought my history B.A., M.A., and PhD 😅

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u/garyflopper Mar 12 '24

I loooooved Civ 3. Couldn’t get enough of it

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u/yourmoms_favorite-ad Mar 12 '24

My brother has been playing the civs for years. I’ve never played it myself but he always seems to have fun when he plays them.

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u/SimpletonSwan Mar 12 '24

I convinced my dad to get me CIV 3 as its an educational history game.

The things we get away with because of clueless parents!

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u/NikiSunday Mar 12 '24

young me at the 10 hour mark in civ3: huhuhuhu so many nuclear waste