Civilization VII's early access launch has been met with mixed reviews, with the primary criticism being the game's user interface. Firaxis Games acknowledges these concerns and promises to implement significant improvements in an upcoming patch.
Those who paid extra for early access got their hands on Civilization VII early. Shortly after the Advanced Access period began, the game jumped to a Mostly Negative review rating on Steam as players noted a few core issues. While that has smoothed out to “mixed” as more players settled into the game, most reviews cite one major, overarching quality of life issue – the User Interface. In response, developer Firaxis Games has issued a statement promising to fix the most glaring issues.
In Early Access, the UI is the biggest problem. This is a pretty significant issue since the UI affects everything about the player experience in the game. If it doesn’t work well, it’s pretty difficult to enjoy a game. Early Access players are noting that the “UI is terrible” and makes it hard to find key gameplay information. Others call it “clunky” and suggest it feels like an early version that was never revised. This is further compounded by the game’s $70 price tag, which many players feel isn’t justified by the game’s current quality.The developer response is somewhat reassuring. In a recent post, Firaxis Games shared that they’ve been “poring over your feedback” and that fans’ “opinions matter greatly to us.” Along with these words, they outlined their key priorities for improving the game going forward. Improving the UI is their top priority. While they state they “need some time to digest all of the feedback,” the team has already outlined key fixes. These include making the UI more intuitive, improving map readability, and making it feel more polished. If Firaxis can indeed improve on these issues, it’s likely that players will be much happier with the game.In addition to the UI complaints, many players were sad to see certain features from previous Civilization games disappear. Firaxis plans to address these concerns as well, noting that they do intend to add community-requested features, including big changes to the multiplayer experience and a wider variety of map types. Players are also hoping to see other Quality of Life features from prior games, like a quick save or restart option, return. These promised updates, as well as other fixes and adjustments, will be released with Patch 1.1.0, which is set to come sometime in March. While that is a little ways away, hopefully, the extra time will mean that Firaxis is able to massively overhaul the “rough” UI and truly improve the player experience
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