For as long as there’ve been video games, there’ve been attempts to classify the various types of people who play them. It’s a bit of a parlour game that reveals bits of human behaviour. What do you call the person who tries to parse a game’s inner workings? Legendary designer Sid Meier’s coined his own categories and says that each personality type can help creators figure out various aspects of games they’re working on.
Sometimes there is such thing as serendipity. When Jake Solomon was in high school, he spent all of senior year playing X-COM, a classic sci-fi game series that is part turn-based grid battle, part strategic simulator.
While the last Civilization V trailer got us hot and heavy with menu footage, this one hits a little closer to home, dealing with the trauma and tragedy of Civilization addiction.
Oh boy. If Civilization V screenshots were enough to get you arranging for sick leave and divorce papers, you may not want to watch this trailer. Or, you may want to. Up to you!
