Civilization VII is clearly a game for people who love style over any meat and potatoes in their gaming meals. It seems that the people who made the game were fooling people with graphics and nice sounding music. This is a big reason why the game is not doing so well right now.
The game had tons of advertising that was being poured onto YouTube. However, the game is not worth the money and one can clearly see that engagement on YouTube is lagging Kingdom Come 2. While these games are not the same genre, one can see how Kingdom Come 2 has spoken to what the audience wants. It has been two months since the game came out, and it is highly successful. The team has been continuing to update the game. They also make videos that give a behind the scenes look at the creation; this provides inspiration for budding video game makers.
Civilization VII shows that style cannot win over substance. People are paying just to watch a moving painting with some interaction here.
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