[Blarg]

It's my nature to get obsessed with anything I even halfway like. Civ 4 is definitely one that can keep me up literally all night. That said, I think the game has too much detail for the actual fun level. This is similar to what happens in some RTS's and MMORPG's, where micromanagement substitutes for anything fun sometimes. This game can keep you so busy you don't really notice that it's not as exciting as it seems to check over your city tiles or something. It's just...busy.

I'm getting Earth 2160 next week, an RTS. The graphics look astounding, and the franchise has been around and refining its gameplay for a good while now. I think I might wind up playing it more than Civ 4, especially if there's a good multiplayer to it. That's where RTS games really exist, in multiplayer.

But right now, I've played almost 9 hours of [card game] straight and I think I'm actually going to fire up a Civ game to relax.