Humankind - the Civ killer?

[Syt]

The cultures of the Bronze Age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k90G9bHyk_w

The cultures of the Classical Age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk4zt-IGeWs

[crazy canuck]

I have begun following that guy mainly because he did such a good job with the first intro pieces to Humankind.  I liked the Bronze age piece and am looking forward to the other ones he does.

[Josephus]

Looks like they've pushed publication back to 2021 now.

[crazy canuck]

Looks like they've pushed publication back to 2021 now.

Good, I am not sure how I would resolve the dilemma of what to play if that came out too.  This is the golden age for strategy games 

[jimmy olsen]

Six minutes of gameplay, Alpha build

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azcnslbGBYc

[jimmy olsen]

Looks good to me

PartyElite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYbJyzRv2XE

PotatoMcWhiskey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71bTl185ZEo

[Maladict]

amphitheatron

[grumbler]

amphitheatron

You don't like it when the classical name is used instead of the modern one?  Or is it that you don't think an amphitheatron is a good choice for the unique building for the Greeks?

[Syt]

I'm surprised that they include Mycenaeans and Greeks, what with one being the successor of the other, for all intents and purposes. They could have added the Hittites or China instead.

[Maladict]

amphitheatron

You don't like it when the classical name is used instead of the modern one?  Or is it that you don't think an amphitheatron is a good choice for the unique building for the Greeks?

There were no amphitheaters until after Greece became a Roman province, and only a few were ever built in the Greek world. They are not places where plays were performed. The icon also shows it to be a regular theater (although it might be Roman rather than Greek, it's hard to make out). Using the ancient word when the English word is commonplace can be a bit sad, but using it when you mean something else entirely is

[jimmy olsen]

I'm surprised that they include Mycenaeans and Greeks, what with one being the successor of the other, for all intents and purposes. They could have added the Hittites or China instead.

The have the Zhou dysnasty as one of the Bronze Age civs.

I'm sure there will be tons of DLC civs

[jimmy olsen]

amphitheatron

You don't like it when the classical name is used instead of the modern one?  Or is it that you don't think an amphitheatron is a good choice for the unique building for the Greeks?

There were no amphitheaters until after Greece became a Roman province, and only a few were ever built in the Greek world. They are not places where plays were performed. The icon also shows it to be a regular theater (although it might be Roman rather than Greek, it's hard to make out). Using the ancient word when the English word is commonplace can be a bit sad, but using it when you mean something else entirely is

Aren't the game devs French? Might be translation issues?

[Maladict]

Aren't the game devs French? Might be translation issues?

I don't think so, French uses the same distinction (amphithéâtre/théâtre).

[Sheilbh]

I've just looked up the difference and it's not a distinction that's survived in English. We would use amphitheatre to describe things that aren't in the round - so modern day settings like the Minack Theatre in Cornwall, or full in the round settings would be described as amphitheatres. I think it's more to do with the bowl/scoop shape than anything else.

[Maladict]

I've just looked up the difference and it's not a distinction that's survived in English. We would use amphitheatre to describe things that aren't in the round - so modern day settings like the Minack Theatre in Cornwall, or full in the round settings would be described as amphitheatres. I think it's more to do with the bowl/scoop shape than anything else.

It is very much a distinction when talking about Greek and Roman buildings. No archaeologist, classicist or ancient historian would ever make that mistake, nor would the ancients as far as I know. An amphitheatre has the full 360 degrees, a theatre 180 degrees (Roman) or slightly more (Greek).