I've been a fan of the civilization series since II. However I haven't played all of them due to being busy at different points in my life. Didn't play VI for example, but I did enjoy V, some of the DLC for it was good IIRC.
I'm concerned about the pre-order push, and that there is going to be a Switch version. But it does look like it could be good? No way I'm pre-ordering, but would like something to look forward to.
Absolutely no chance whatsoever that it's going to be any good, both because of the amount of rainbow shit that a popular franchise in 2024 will incorporate and because the people making it are very bad at making video games.