If you haven't played Civ 5, be sure to check out some videos of the diplomacy screens with foreign leaders on YouTube, they're amazing. Full, expressive 3D renders of each great figure in a paragon of their culture (Augustus ruminating on a marble throne, Khan riding horseback on the windy steppes, Montezuma in the glow of a burning sacrifice, etc.). They even speak their own languages! It's great if you're a history buff; here's a good video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7HZlzSQYY0 |