When comparing Civilization vs Half Life 2, the Slant community recommends Civilization for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” Civilization is ranked 18th while Half Life 2 is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose Civilization is:
Once you start, you're committed for at least three hours.
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Pros
Pro Immersive, highly addictive
Once you start, you're committed for at least three hours.
Pro Defined a game genre
The original Civilization is responsible for bringing the 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate) genre to masses and defining certain characteristics that are now staples of the genre.
Because Civilzation was commercially highly successful other publishers tried to replicate Civ's success.
Pro Many mods will run with just the free Source Engine installed
A total conversion which does not directly use any assets from Half Life 2 can be played without even purchasing the base game.
Pro Supports total conversions
The Source SDK allows mod creators to build new game content from the ground up, leaving no trace of Half Life 2.
Pro Some Half Life 2 mods were later released as stand-alone games
Examples include Garry's Mod, Dear Esther, and The Stanley Parable.
Cons
Con Big learning curve.
Managing everything from resources to armies to research is a delicate balance.
Con No multiplayer
The original version had no multiplayer.