Civilization VII

[Zanza]

The "Founders Edition" with the first two DLCs is 129 Euro. 

[Syt]

The "Founders Edition" with the first two DLCs is 129 Euro. 

Yeah, saw that.

"Still cheaper than a Paradox game with all DLC!" - Capital G Gamers, probably.

[saskganesh]

People don't finish long games for many reasons. But they will start over and play some more. The real fun is usually found in the start up and middle. Endings are often an anticlimax.

Replayability is a sign of a good game. Shortening the mid-game won't make it necessarily more fun.

[Syt]

The problem is always to make the game interesting and open till the end. Many times the game might be decided half way through, but then it's just a slog to "clean the board." Stuff like crises, late game ganging up on the points leader etc. can mitigate that somewhat, but you probably also want to avoid a situation where the player has to relentlessly min/max to stay in the game (because while some players like that, I'd assume the vast majority of players don't; and I'd argue the "interesting decisions" design suffers when you need to make (near-)optimal decisions at all times).