Definitely agree. There's plenty of grand strategy to the point where it's a meme genre and has been for years. 4X can fill a very similar niche while also being unique enough that people won't just dismiss it as "more EU4". Just don't make the opposite mistake and make something that's just poor man's Civ.
If I had a dream game in this genre, it'd be a combination of Civilization and Command and Conquer. Superweapons, over the top absurd units, intentionally cheesy writing, but matches last hours instead of minutes and span entire globes. Give your Romans laser swords and a Greek Fire superweapon that lets them incinerate entire cities. That would be awesome.
Honestly, now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I'll make this game if you don't. It sounds fun.
Definitely agree. There's plenty of grand strategy to the point where it's a meme genre and has been for years. 4X can fill a very similar niche while also being unique enough that people won't just dismiss it as "more EU4". Just don't make the opposite mistake and make something that's just poor man's Civ.
If I had a dream game in this genre, it'd be a combination of Civilization and Command and Conquer. Superweapons, over the top absurd units, intentionally cheesy writing, but matches last hours instead of minutes and span entire globes. Give your Romans laser swords and a Greek Fire superweapon that lets them incinerate entire cities. That would be awesome.
Honestly, now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I'll make this game if you don't. It sounds fun.