It may look complex, but once you get into the gameplay, you can see how it's easy to understand but difficult to master. Civilization has always trended toward being quick and accessible rather than micro-managey, and Civilization VI is no exception. If you've never played a Civilization game before, you guide a civilization from its very first collection of huts to a world-spanning empire. Overall, it's a solid and enjoyable Civilization title. Civilization VI is the latest in the franchise and generally succeeds at providing a more fully featured experience than the last two games. There are dozens of 4x (short for eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate) games on the market of various shapes and complexity, but Civilization has always stood out for its ease of play and hidden complexity. But that's part of the appeal of the franchise. It's never been a realistic franchise, so you might have Leonardo Da Vinci helping with the creation of the atom bomb or Japan as a steampunk society that dominates the globe in the 1400s, all while struggling to keep that dastardly Gandhi from nuclear weapons. This silly little game helped me realize that.History is written by the winners as they say, and that is never more true than in a game of Civilization. Moral of the story, you never know what life holds in store for you, and if I would have given up when all the odds were stacked against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.
We have been in a relationship for a year now, and are very happy together. The woman I am with was going through a very similar situation at the time of my own separation, and we just stumbled in to each others life unexpectedly. My third child is, wait for it, ALSO 4 YEARS OLD. We don't fight, or argue, or say hurtful things to each other. Today, I am close friend with my kids mother. I stopped feeling so damn sorry for myself, and I became the father I needed to be in that moment, not the weak boy I was behaving as. It hurt my hand like hell but I was motivated. I relaxed for 5 minutes to this music long enough to realize that I was going to be okay.Īfter coming to that realization, I turned the game off, and I went back to work. I was able to see the fruits of my "labor". I was able to experience other peoples joy and happiness. I was able to put behind me the pain and suffering that had been cast over me. With that being said, after doing so, I had a new found joy and hope for life. In fact, I may have only played this game a day or two. I must admit, I didn't beat the game, or play nearly as long as some of you. I decided that it had to be worth a shot. I somehow stumbled upon this game and read some of the reviews. Having nothing better to do, I searched for a game I could play, ONE HANDED while I recovered. I have never had fits of rage, or been one to break down and cry, but I was in a low spot that just really buried me from being able to see the light on the other side. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man with no history of depression or anxiety. The hand I desperately needed to make sure I could continue to provide.Īfter learning of the severity of my self-inflicted damage, I was borderline suicidal. the hand that I held and carried my children to bed with. That caused me to break my 5th metacarpal in my right hand. I got so mad one day from everything spiraling out of my control that I punched some concrete in a moment of overwhelming emotion. When we were going through our separation, I found myself lost and miserable.
My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and adopted our son together.